Ervallagh

140 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ervallagh, from 10 m² to 103,455 m² (10.35 ha, 25.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Ervallagh in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 9 Sept 2026N/a

  for renovation of the existing derelict roofed dwelling (38. 5sq.m) and ruinous outbuildings (32. 4sq.m) to the east and west of the cottage and construction of a new single storey link (33 sq.m) between the cottage and outbuildings to the west, to provide for a three-bedroom cottage (104 sqm GFA); renovation and rebuilding of existing single storey outbuilding (7sq.m) to the east to provide a utility room; installation of new private wastewater treatment system; 14 no. ground mounted solar panels to the south of the cottage; all ancillary site works and site services. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661531

• 13 May 2024Refused

  for the upgrade of existing septic tank with new wastewater treatment system, to the rear, and raised polishing filter bed, to the front including all associated site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 160.00 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2460545

• 9 Oct 2023Refused

  for the following: a) raising the pitched-roof ridge height to match the previously approved adjacent at No.8, with no change to the existing footprint of No.7; b) providing a bedroom and bathroom within the proposed raised roof space; c) altering the existing fenestration throughout; d) providing additional fenestration to the SE & NW elevations; e) replacing the existing original asbestos roofing & wall cladding with similar in powder-coated metal; & f) all associated site & internal works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23405

• 19 Sept 2022Refused

  for the following: a) A recessed, two-storey extension to the front with a developed roof-space over. b) Development of the roof-space to provide a second floor, rear-facing bedroom with ridge height per the adjoining dwelling. c) Alterations to the existing and including additional fenestration. d) Alterations to the roof profile including front facing roof-lights and replacement of the existing asbestos roofing and wall cladding. e) All associated site works and internal alterations. Gross floor space of proposed works: 50 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221060

• 3 Aug 2022Unconditional

  for revised site layout of previously approved permission (reference no. 08/1301) previous planning reference no. 12/616

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 22932

• 22 Dec 2021N/a

  for [I] a stepped two storey extension 27 msq to the front [ii]a rear roof terrace at 2nd floor level including obscured glass elements [iii]Alterations to existing and including additional fenestration[iv]Alterations to roof profile and replacement of the existing asbestos roofing and wall cladding. [v] all associated works.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212507

• 8 Apr 2021Conditional

  for development consisting of (A) Renovation of existing derelict dwelling including addition of new roof lights to front and rear, and construction of new single storey extensions with solar panels on south-facing roof (B) Renovation and rebuilding of existing single storey outbuilding (C) Construction of single storey boat shed (D) Installation of new private waste water treatment system (E) All ancillary site works and site services. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Gross floor space of proposed works: 273sqm Gross floor space of work to be retained: 42sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21541

• 23 Oct 2020Conditional

  for renovation, alterations and extension of existing dwelling house as constructed on revised site boundaries with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of work to be retained 37.0 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201573

• 10 Dec 2019Conditional

  for the decommissioning and removal of the existing wastewater treatment plant and construction of a new wastewater treatment plant at Michael Killeen Park, Roundstone, Co. Galway. The works will consist of the removal of the existing wastewater treatment tank and installation of 3 no. wastewater dosing units and 1 no. wastewater treatment plant along with all ancillary works, interconnecting pipework and site development works.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 191902

• 5 Mar 2019Conditional

  for a change of house plan/design on foot of a permitted house granted in Planning Reference 18/481 dated 27/08/2018. Gross floor space of proposed works: 161 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19304

• 19 Apr 2018Conditional

  for retention of planning for the construction of an agricultural track way, drainage works and a new agricultural entrance and for Planning Permission on the same site to construct a new dwelling house on the site of an existing ruinous dwelling, new proprietary waste water treatment system and all associated site works using the above mentioned retained site entrance. Gross floor space of proposed works 99 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18481

• 20 Jun 2017Unconditional

  for revised site layout of previously approved permission (reference no. 08/1301) previous planning reference no. 12/616

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 17905

• 19 May 2017Conditional

  for the construction of a new dwelling house, a new waste water treatment system and all associated site works (Gross floor space of proposed works: 215sqm)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17710

• 17 Feb 2017N/a

  the construction of a new dwelling house, on the site of an existing ruinous dwelling, new proprietary waste water treatment system and all associated site works. (Gross floor space of proposed works: 990 sqm.)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17201

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Cregduff Lough SAC 001251
• Special Area of Conservation: Dog's Bay SAC 001257
• Special Protection Area: Connemara Islands SPA 004159
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Dog's Bay 001257
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cregduff Lough 001251

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ervallagh.

Architectural heritage

• Roundstone Dominican Monastery, gates/railings/walls, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gateway, built c.1860, comprising round-arch vehicular entrance flanked by lower round-arch pedestrian entrances. Roughly dressed granite rubble-work walls with later rubble-stone buttresses and remains of render to rear elevation, rendered red brick crenellations over render cornice with central cross finial. Granite voussoirs and block-and-start surrounds to entrances. Decorative double-leaf cast-iron gates to middle entrance.

• Roundstone Dominican Monastery, bell tower/stand, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding three-stage bell tower, built c.1860, formerly part of abbey. Rendered bellcote with moulded coping and cross finial behind rendered crenellation concealing roof, with cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble granite walls with string courses between stages, and having limestone plaque commemorating foundation of abbey. Pointed-arch window openings to middle stage having replacement fixed windows, and square-headed window openings to top stage with fixed timber-frame windows. Square-headed opening with timber louver to upper part of top stage of west elevation. Pointed-arch door opening with replacement battened timber door. Blocked archway to east elevation. Located within industrial park with remains of abbey, having enclosing wall, including sea wall, to east.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0.

• Ervallagh, Roundstone5 sales

Name

Ervallagh · Oirbhealach

Area

1,466,596 m² (146.66 ha, 362.4 acres)

Civil parish

Moyrus, and its townlands

Barony

Ballynahinch

Electoral division

Roundstone, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Errisbeg East, Errisbeg West, Roundstone

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Ervallagh on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.