# Grallagh, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Omey, barony of Ballynahinch, Co. Galway; in Irish An Ghreallach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 652,807 m² (65.28 ha, 161.31 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 48 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,394 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Omey, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/omey.md - Barony: Ballynahinch - Electoral division: Sillerna, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 466 people lived in 191 households in the Sillerna electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 23% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 36% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/18375 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 62379 - Centre: latitude 53.529776, longitude -10.128912 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 48 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Grallagh, from 58 m² to 146,535 m² (14.65 ha, 36.21 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1933464: 146,535 m² (14.65 ha, 36.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933464.md - Parcel 2019251: 51,810 m² (5.18 ha, 12.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019251.md - Parcel 5236862: 49,025 m² (4.9 ha, 12.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5236862.md - Parcel 1933461: 47,812 m² (4.78 ha, 11.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933461.md - Parcel 1933450: 44,306 m² (4.43 ha, 10.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933450.md - Parcel 2019249: 39,770 m² (3.98 ha, 9.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019249.md - Parcel 4646438: 22,957 m² (2.3 ha, 5.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4646438.md - Parcel 2019266: 19,615 m² (1.96 ha, 4.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019266.md - Parcel 2019165: 18,772 m² (1.88 ha, 4.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019165.md - Parcel 2019252: 16,756 m² (1.68 ha, 4.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019252.md - Parcel 5236864: 15,801 m² (1.58 ha, 3.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5236864.md - Parcel 1933462: 15,623 m² (1.56 ha, 3.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933462.md - Parcel 2019265: 14,870 m² (1.49 ha, 3.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019265.md - Parcel 1933463: 14,753 m² (1.48 ha, 3.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933463.md - Parcel 2019253: 13,474 m² (1.35 ha, 3.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019253.md - Parcel 2019255: 13,433 m² (1.34 ha, 3.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019255.md - Parcel 1933449: 12,801 m² (1.28 ha, 3.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933449.md - Parcel 1933452: 12,507 m² (1.25 ha, 3.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933452.md - Parcel 1933454: 9,855 m² (0.99 ha, 2.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933454.md - Parcel 2019260: 9,782 m² (0.98 ha, 2.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019260.md - Parcel 2019259: 5,387 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019259.md - Parcel 3820724: 5,153 m² (0.52 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3820724.md - Parcel 2019267: 4,972 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019267.md - Parcel 1933455: 4,713 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933455.md - Parcel 4766808: 4,076 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4766808.md - Parcel 4729138: 3,478 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4729138.md - Parcel 2609895: 3,417 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2609895.md - Parcel 1933456: 2,909 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933456.md - Parcel 1933460: 2,568 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933460.md - Parcel 2019262: 2,457 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019262.md - Parcel 2019257: 1,683 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019257.md - Parcel 4570634: 1,001 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4570634.md - Parcel 4742606: 980 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4742606.md - Parcel 2019258: 904 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019258.md - Parcel 1933451: 840 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933451.md - Parcel 1933453: 756 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933453.md - Parcel 2019261: 534 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019261.md - Parcel 1933459: 483 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933459.md - Parcel 1933448: 461 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933448.md - Parcel 2019256: 252 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019256.md - Parcel 2019264: 219 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019264.md - Parcel 2019250: 163 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019250.md - Parcel 2019254: 145 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019254.md - Parcel 1933458: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933458.md - Parcel 4570642: 78 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4570642.md - Parcel 1933457: 76 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1933457.md - Parcel 2019263: 71 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2019263.md - Parcel 4570639: 58 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4570639.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Grallagh in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 6 applications, newest first. - 24 Sept 2026, Galway County Council 2661602: N/a. Permission, 1 home. to construct a single storey extension to the rear of my dwelling. The extension will include a kitchen, dining and living area along with a new bedroom. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661602/0 - 15 May 2023, Galway County Council 2360510: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. For development consisting of refurbishment and upgrading works [including (where necessary) replacement of existing poles along the existing overhead electricity line, minor ground works e.g. replacement or installation of stays, and maintenance or improvement works]; and all associated ancillary works including the provision of temporary accessways. Replacement poles will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to, the existing structures that they will replace. Replacement poles will have a maximum height of 12m above ground; and be similar in appearance to existing poles. Planning permission is sought for a 10 year period. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360510/0 - 27 Feb 2023, Galway County Council 2360177: Conditional. Permission. to (a) decommission an existing wastewater treatment system & install a new proprietary effluent treatment system & polishing filter, (b) undertake alterations to elevations & change of use of existing agricultural shed (agricultural shed (170m²) is exempt development) to accommodate new camping facilities including sanitary services, laundry & storage (existing substandard sanitary & camping facilities to be removed), & (c) install new dedicated & sealed holding tank for effluent from camper van cassettes for toilet disposal & all ancillary site works at existing caravan & camp park. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360177/0 - 28 Jan 2021, Galway County Council 2178: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a single storey extension to the rear of my dwelling. The extension will include a kitchen, dining and living area along with a new bedroom. Gross floor space of proposed works: 51 msq. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2178/0 - 7 May 2020, Galway County Council 20566: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a new dwelling house, installation of a new proprietary effluent treatment system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 180.00. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/20566/0 - 19 May 2017, Galway County Council 17714: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to retain and complete a dwelling house, previously granted under 04/4030 and to construct a wastewater system and services on revised boundaries. Gross floor space of proposed works: 162sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/17714/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Barnahallia Lough SAC, site code 002118, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002118 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Leagaun Machair, site code 001289 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Grallagh. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Grallagh. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Grallagh, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Grallagh. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/galway/grallagh-62379.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/grallagh-62379.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/grallagh-62379.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Grallagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway: https://everytownland.com/galway.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Barnahallia: https://everytownland.com/galway/barnahallia.md - Claddaghduff: https://everytownland.com/galway/claddaghduff.md - Courhoor: https://everytownland.com/galway/courhoor.md - Fountainhill or Knockavilra: https://everytownland.com/galway/fountainhill-or-knockavilra.md - Leagaun: https://everytownland.com/galway/leagaun-62954.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/galway/grallagh-62379 - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/grallagh-62379