# Knockadikeen, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Loughrea, barony of Loughrea, Co. Galway; in Irish Cnoc Aidicín. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,160,317 m² (116.03 ha, 286.72 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,984 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Loughrea, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/loughrea.md - Barony: Loughrea - Electoral division: Loughrea Rural, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Loughrea Rural electoral division: 898 people in 307 households; 92% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/20162 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 62780 - Centre: latitude 53.192129, longitude -8.528971 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockadikeen, from 65 m² to 160,124 m² (16.01 ha, 39.57 acres); 32 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2026785: 160,124 m² (16.01 ha, 39.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2026785.md - Parcel 2074389: 147,408 m² (14.74 ha, 36.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074389.md - Parcel 2026787: 141,055 m² (14.11 ha, 34.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2026787.md - Parcel 2074390: 122,501 m² (12.25 ha, 30.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074390.md - Parcel 2074391: 120,097 m² (12.01 ha, 29.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074391.md - Parcel 2074392: 116,581 m² (11.66 ha, 28.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074392.md - Parcel 2026784: 115,041 m² (11.5 ha, 28.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2026784.md - Parcel 2074384: 50,112 m² (5.01 ha, 12.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074384.md - Parcel 2026783: 48,832 m² (4.88 ha, 12.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2026783.md - Parcel 4712183: 46,543 m² (4.65 ha, 11.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4712183.md - Parcel 4673024: 8,985 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4673024.md - Parcel 2026778: 8,109 m² (0.81 ha, 2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2026778.md - Parcel 4638463: 6,196 m² (0.62 ha, 1.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4638463.md - Parcel 2026786: 6,142 m² (0.61 ha, 1.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2026786.md - Parcel 4570904: 5,158 m² (0.52 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4570904.md - Parcel 2074387: 4,489 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074387.md - Parcel 2026782: 4,303 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2026782.md - Parcel 2074386: 4,012 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074386.md - Parcel 2074383: 3,758 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074383.md - Parcel 2026781: 3,110 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2026781.md - Parcel 2074380: 2,984 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074380.md - Parcel 6111561: 2,874 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6111561.md - Parcel 2026779: 2,566 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2026779.md - Parcel 3830202: 2,565 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3830202.md - Parcel 2070393: 2,403 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2070393.md - Parcel 2074379: 2,331 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074379.md - Parcel 3830013: 2,320 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3830013.md - Parcel 2026780: 2,317 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2026780.md - Parcel 4800340: 2,191 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4800340.md - Parcel 4957032: 2,161 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4957032.md - Parcel 3830014: 2,116 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3830014.md - Parcel 4638460: 2,075 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4638460.md - Parcel 2023043: 1,833 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2023043.md - Parcel 2074378: 1,417 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074378.md - Parcel 2074381: 1,327 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074381.md - Parcel 5801887: 1,080 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5801887.md - Parcel 2074382: 1,006 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074382.md - Parcel 5801889: 968 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5801889.md - Parcel 4638458: 392 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4638458.md - Parcel 2074385: 127 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2074385.md - Parcel 5801871: 65 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5801871.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Knockadikeen 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) 11 applications, newest first. - 27 Jul 2026, Galway County Council 2661292: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for the demolition of an existing substandard dwelling and construction of a replacement dwelling with effluent treatment system and all associated services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661292/0 - 20 Apr 2026, Galway County Council 2660602: Conditional. Permission. to provide a new effluent treatment system and decommissioning of existing septic tank. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660602/0 - 26 Mar 2026, Galway County Council 2660455: Refused. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a bungalow dwelling, effluent treatment system and together with site access and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660455/0 - 18 Feb 2026, Galway County Council 2660252: Refused. Permission. for the construction of a sports building to accommodate 2 No. paddle courts together with a reception area, ancillary services and all associated site services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660252/0 - 7 Jul 2025, Galway County Council 2560906: Conditional. Permission. for: lateral extension of the existing permitted quarry area (Plan File Ref. No. 46752) over an area of c.10.2 ha. area to a final floor level of c. 100 mOD; All related ancillary development and associated site works including processing (crushing and screening) and stockpiling of materials; provision of landscaped screening berm and all other related activities; Rehabilitation of the application area to natural habitat after uses following completion of extraction; The proposed development is within an overall application area of c. 24.7 hectares and is for a total period of 25 years. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560906/0 - 1 Jul 2025, Galway County Council 2560867: N/a. Permission. for the construction of an all-weather playing pitch, car parking, drop off area, fencing and all associated site services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560867/0 - 31 Oct 2024, Galway County Council 2461467: Conditional. Retention. of an existing agricultural shed and retention of existing fencing to agricultural yard. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461467/0 - 17 Sept 2024, Galway County Council 2461222: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a mini golf putting area and all associated site services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461222/0 - 22 Jun 2022, Galway County Council 22796: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for partial demolition of existing dwelling, construction of single storey extension to south-west & north-west elevations, extension at first floor level to the rear (north-east elevation) , changes to existing dwelling elevations and ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 77.77 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 360.2 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 4.2 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/22796/0 - 10 Mar 2021, Galway County Council 21332: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to (1) construct an extension to the rear of existing house, (2) provide a new effluent treatment plant with associated percolation area, (3) minor internal alterations to existing house. Works to include all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 76.8 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/21332/0 - 23 Dec 2020, Galway County Council 202038: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. of (a) the original dwelling house with additional single-storey extensions to the front and rear elevations & the existing shed structure on new site boundaries, (b) to Retain the new upgraded effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated site services on new site boundaries. Gross floor space of work to be retained: Dwelling 114 sqm + Shed 12 sqm = 126.00 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/202038/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knockadikeen. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - GA105-138: Well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA105-138----. 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. - GA105-139: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA105-139----. On the top of a rise in grassland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 29m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall. A hollow in the SE quadrant of the interior may be the collapsed remains of a souterrain (GA105-139001-). In the SW quadrant a series of low grassed-over wall foundations may be internal divisions. Abutting the cashel wall at WSW is an annexe which is roughly rectangular in plan (L 16m; Wth 14m) and defined by grassed-over stone walls. There is a gap (Wth 2.5m) at WSW. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 January 2018 - GA105-139001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA105-139001-. Within the interior of a cashel (GA105-139----). A hollow visible in the SE quadrant may mark the collapsed remains of a possible souterrain. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 January 2018 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Knockadikeen. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 10 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: Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knockadikeen. - 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/knockadikeen.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/knockadikeen.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/knockadikeen.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Knockadikeen 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) - Carn: https://everytownland.com/galway/carn.md - Carrowmore: https://everytownland.com/galway/carrowmore-60967.md - Gorteenapheebera: https://everytownland.com/galway/gorteenapheebera.md - Knockshangarry: https://everytownland.com/galway/knockshangarry-62878.md - Moanmore: https://everytownland.com/galway/moanmore.md - Moanmore East: https://everytownland.com/galway/moanmore-east.md - Moanmore West: https://everytownland.com/galway/moanmore-west.md - Tonaroasty: https://everytownland.com/galway/tonaroasty.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/knockadikeen - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/knockadikeen