Farranablake West

20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Farranablake West, from 29 m² to 87,855 m² (8.79 ha, 21.71 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• C2.2Industrial (General industry)
  Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
  Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 20 Jun 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a new overhead line from the existing Athenry 38kV substation to the customers new 38kV substation on the Dexcom campus. This includes 18 no. new polesets c.17m high and 3 no. new masts c.12m high, with 5 no. polesets and associated overhead wires to be retired. The development includes stringing of c.2.5km of overhead line and the laying of c.1.2km of underground cable and all ancillary works including any temporary works required

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560807

• 22 Aug 2024Conditional

  of existing dwelling house with revised site boundaries and to retain existing garage. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 37.50 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461092

• 1 Aug 2023Conditional

  to construct 2no. warehousing storage buildings which includes a new site entrance & adjustments of the road fronting the development, car parking & all associated site works & services. The works include an increased capacity to the wastewater treatment system & percolation area serving the development which was previously approved & granted under planning ref. no. 21/2094. This application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Galway County Council, 23307

• 17 Feb 2023Conditional

  for attic conversion including dormer windows and roof lights installation to the existing house and all associated amendments to house and construction of a detached garage. Gross floor space of proposed works 96.50sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360132

• 11 Nov 2021Conditional

  to (1) construct 2 No. warehousing storage buildings which includes a new site entrance an adjustments of the road fronting the development, car parking and all associated site works and services. (2) to construct a waste water treatment system and percolation area to serve the development which replaces a previously approved waste water treatment system which was granted under planning ref.no. 19-1643 and will serve both the proposed works and the development of the ' Kevin Burke Tyre' premises which adjoins the proposed site of development. This application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Gross floor space of proposed works: 4679 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 212094

• 20 Aug 2019Conditional

  for works at Rockmore House, Farranablake West, Athenry, a Protected Structure, RPS No. 245. The development will consist of the alterations, extension, and external and internal refurbishment of the existing house, outbuilding, external store, and site including: a) retention and completion and alterations to the two storey extension to rear, the lobby under front entrance landing, and additional windows to west and north elevations, b) demolition of single-storey extension to north-west at rear of the main house and bay window to north wall, c) retention and localised repair of existing replacement roof finishes, windows and render, d) alterations to internal and external walls and openings, and replacement of fascia, soffit and rainwater goods to main house, e) provision of new internal linings, stairs, joinery, floor, wall and ceiling finishes and thermal insulation, including electrical and plumbing works, f) alterations to existing front entrance external landing and basement including reinstatement of salvaged sections of original staircase, g) construction of new contemporary single-storey extension and terrace to west side of house, h) conversion of the existing outbuilding into guest accommodation, including replacement of existing floors and roof structures, replacement of existing windows and doors and rainwater goods, provision of new rooflights, flue and 2 No. new window openings, internal alterations and fit out including thermal insulation and waterproofing, i) retention and completion of external store including alterations to elevations and roof, j) construction of a new wastewater treatment system including polishing filter and all associated landscaping, site development and external works. Gross.. floor space of proposed works: 72 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: House - 67 sqm, Shed - 23 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 55 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191292

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Farranablake West.

Recorded monuments

• GA096-091 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

• Rockmore, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey house over raised basement, built c.1820, having two-bay side elevations, and various lower additions to rear. Hipped reslated roof with rendered chimneystacks centrally placed to valley. Rendered walls, with coursed dressed limestone to quoin pilasters and to entrance bay. Square-headed replacement timber sliding sash windows, bipartite six-over-six pane to ground floor front and six-over-six pane to side elevations and to basement. Timber panelled door with geometric sidelights, and spoked fanlight, reached by flight of steps over area, steps under reconstruction at time of survey. House set in mature grounds with good trees. Double-leaf latticed wrought-iron gates to road entrance with cut limestone octagonal-plan piers with moulded cornices and plinths, and dressed limestone quadrant walls with slightly projecting alternate horizontal and vertical coping stones.

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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_831 (ZIP).

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. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Farranablake West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Farranablake West · Fearann an Bhlácaigh Thiar

Area

209,107 m² (20.91 ha, 51.67 acres)

Civil parish

Monivea, and its townlands

Barony

Athenry

Electoral division

Athenry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Athenry electoral division: 5,765 people in 2,069 households; 67% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castleturvin, Farranablake East, Furzypark, Mulpit, Turloughalanger

Placenames

Farranablake West on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, 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.