# Knockanima, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Loughrea, barony of Loughrea, Co. Galway; in Irish Cnoc an Ime. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 491,244 m² (49.12 ha, 121.39 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,326 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Residential Existing, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 13 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Loughrea, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/loughrea.md - Barony: Loughrea - Electoral division: Loughrea Urban, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Loughrea Urban electoral division: 6,322 people in 2,508 households; 53% of households own their home; 49% of homes were built since 2001; 11% 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/20163 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 62789 - Centre: latitude 53.189216, longitude -8.561264 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockanima, from 287 m² to 120,245 m² (12.02 ha, 29.71 acres); 12 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2033861: 120,245 m² (12.02 ha, 29.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033861.md - Parcel 2033859: 110,543 m² (11.05 ha, 27.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033859.md - Parcel 2637988: 57,270 m² (5.73 ha, 14.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2637988.md - Parcel 2033858: 30,607 m² (3.06 ha, 7.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033858.md - Parcel 4932712: 28,540 m² (2.85 ha, 7.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4932712.md - Parcel 2114071: 28,219 m² (2.82 ha, 6.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2114071.md - Parcel 2033862: 17,533 m² (1.75 ha, 4.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033862.md - Parcel 2033871: 14,289 m² (1.43 ha, 3.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033871.md - Parcel 2033873: 4,531 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033873.md - Parcel 2081984: 4,315 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2081984.md - Parcel 2081980: 4,313 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2081980.md - Parcel 2081986: 4,259 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2081986.md - Parcel 2033870: 4,257 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033870.md - Parcel 4842459: 4,028 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4842459.md - Parcel 2033855: 3,519 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033855.md - Parcel 2033864: 3,197 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033864.md - Parcel 2081985: 3,187 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2081985.md - Parcel 2033872: 2,625 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033872.md - Parcel 4815411: 2,326 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4815411.md - Parcel 2033869: 2,056 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033869.md - Parcel 2033865: 1,827 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033865.md - Parcel 2033866: 1,712 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033866.md - Parcel 2033857: 1,660 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033857.md - Parcel 2033863: 1,551 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033863.md - Parcel 2081987: 1,495 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2081987.md - Parcel 2033856: 1,468 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033856.md - Parcel 2081983: 1,363 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2081983.md - Parcel 2081982: 1,359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2081982.md - Parcel 2033868: 1,302 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033868.md - Parcel 2081988: 1,144 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2081988.md - Parcel 2033960: 1,116 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033960.md - Parcel 5532510: 1,108 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5532510.md - Parcel 2081981: 1,063 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2081981.md - Parcel 2033867: 923 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2033867.md - Parcel 2081979: 902 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2081979.md - Parcel 4627753: 585 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4627753.md - Parcel 5971937: 287 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5971937.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Residential Existing (Existing residential): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 23 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030 - P1 Agriculture: Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 5 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030 - G1 Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030 - R1 Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030 - S3 Community Facilities (Community facilities): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030 - N1.5 Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030 - N6 Public Utility (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030 - R1 Residential Infill (New/proposed residential): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030 ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 13 applications, newest first. - 30 Jun 2026, Galway County Council 2661106: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for a residential development and associated site services. The development will consist of the following: construction of 35 no. dwelling houses comprising of the following mix; a. 20 no. two-storey, four bed semi-detached houses, b. 1 no. two-storey, four bed detached house, c. 8 no. two-storey, three bed semi-detached houses, d. 6 no. single storey, two bed detached houses; the removal of an existing single storey shed (in ruins); provision of carparking including ducting to all spaces for future EV charging points; provision of a public open space area (including a play area), private open space areas, bicycle parking, footpaths, public lighting, ESB Sub station, landscaping, groundworks and revised boundary treatments; provision of new vehicular and pedestrian entrance onto Lake Road (R351); provision for raised traffic calming measures along the Lake Road (R351); provision of surface water drainage arrangements to include on site attenuation and infiltration, and provision of road gullies at proposed traffic calming measures along the Lake Road (R351); connection to existing mains water infrastructure; proposed connection to sewer network via a proposed sewer extension along the (R351), together with all associated site works and services. An existing dwellinghouse is located at the eastern end of the site (Eircode H62X257), and is to remain in situ. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661106/0 - 17 Apr 2026, Galway County Council 2660593: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for; 1. the construction of 35 no. dwelling houses comprising of the following mix; a. 20 no. two-storey, four bed semi-detached houses, b. 1 no. two-storey, four bed detached house, c. 8 no. two-storey, three bed semi-detached houses, d. 6 no. single storey, two bed detached houses. 2. The removal of an existing single storey shed (in ruins). 3. Provision of carparking including ducting to all spaces for future EV charging points. 4. Provision of a public open space area (including a play area), private open space areas, bicycle parking, footpaths, public lighting, ESB Sub station, landscaping, groundworks and revised boundary treatments. 5. Provision of new vehicular and pedestrian entrance onto Lake Road (R351). 6. Provision for raised traffic calming measures along the Lake Road (R351). 7. Provision of surface water drainage arrangements to include on site attenuation and infiltration. 8. Connection to existing mains water infrastructure. 9. Proposed connection to sewer network via a proposed sewer extension along the (R351), together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660593/0 - 12 Jan 2024, Galway County Council 2460022: Refused. Permission, 1 home. for change of house design, the redesigned dwelling includes a reduction in floor area, elevational changes, reduced ridge height and all associated site services and site development works as previously approved under PL Ref: 211476 and amended by PL Ref: 2260244. Gross floor space of proposed works: 549.1 sqm (house) & 25.47 sqm (garage). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460022/0 - 28 Jun 2023, Galway County Council 2360710: Conditional. Retention, 2 homes. (1) of change of use of car port to sun room with minor changes to elevations of dwelling house (previously approved under planning reg. ref. no. 3580) & (2) to retain home office & garden shed. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360710/0 - 16 Mar 2022, Galway County Council 2260244: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for modifications to a previously approved dwelling house (Pl. Ref. 21/1476) to include a reduction in floor area, elevational changes and associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2260244/0 - 13 Aug 2021, Galway County Council 211476: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the demolition of an existing substandard dwelling house, the construction of a replacement two storey dwelling house and all associated site works including revised boundaries. Gross floor space of proposed works 790 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211476/0 - 27 Jul 2021, Galway County Council 211369: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to carry out alterations and extension to an existing dwelling house and all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works house 180.9 sqm and garage 63.1 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211369/0 - 27 May 2021, Galway County Council 21908: Unconditional. Extension of duration. for the construction of a serviced dwellinghouse and wastewater treatment system (gross floor space 186.30sqm). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/21908/0 - 25 Mar 2021, Galway County Council 21461: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. alterations, extension and elevational changes to an existing dwelling house and all associated site works including revised boundaries. Gross floor space of proposed works 401sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/21461/0 - 11 Mar 2020, Galway County Council 20303: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. for the construction of a dwelling house (which differs from the previously granted permission under planning ref. no. 14396), site access and all associated site services all on revised site boundaries. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 201.7 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/20303/0 - 20 Sept 2019, Galway County Council 191465: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for the demolition of existing sub-standard dwelling house and the construction of a new dwelling house, domestic garage, treatment unit, percolation area, site access, landscaping and all associated site services. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared as part of this planning application. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling House - 685.9 sqm, Garage - 135.8 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/191465/0 - 21 Jan 2019, Galway County Council 1966: Conditional. Permission. for the blocking up of an existing agricultural entrance and the construction of a replacement agricultural entrance, internal roadway and concrete bund for the temporary storage and disposal of animal waste.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/1966/0 - 21 Aug 2017, Galway County Council 171257: Unconditional. Extension of duration. for (a) the demolition of the existing bungalow dwelling and associated garage and (b)the construction of a pair of semi-detached independent living units to the southwest of protected structure 309 on behalf of the Health Service Executive (West) comprising of 1 no. one bedroom unit, and 1 no. two bedroom unit, together with storage shed and associated site works (gross floor space proposed 229sqm, demolition 148sqm) previous planning reference number 12/652. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/171257/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Lough Rea SAC, site code 000304, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000304 - Special Protection Area: Lough Rea SPA, site code 004134, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004134 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Rea, site code 000304 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - GA105-140: Workhouse, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA105-140----. 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. - GA105-141: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA105-141----. 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. 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) - Saint Brendan's Hospital, workhouse, 1840–1845, Regional interest, registry number 30410509, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30410509. Former workhouse complex, dated 1842, having standard plan of entrance block, with long accommodation blocks parallel to rear. Now in use as nursing home. Detached U-plan two-storey entrance block to west with five-bay first floor and three-bay ground floor, slightly advanced end bays with gables, two-bay projecting ends to rear flanking four-bay middle part, and with single-storey addition recessed to north end of entrance block, evidence of single-storey addition to south end, and recent single-storey extensions to rear (east). Pitched slate roof, with some cast-iron rainwater goods, rendered chimneystacks, tooled limestone cornice brackets and exposed rafter terminals, gablets to middle bays of front elevation, having cut-stone copings and kneelers to gables and gablets, with loops to latter. Snecked cut limestone walls to front elevation, snecked rubble elsewhere with some smooth render, with moulded string course between floors at front. Datestone AD 1842 over entrance doorway. Square-headed windows, chamfered to front elevation, with replacement uPVC windows. Tudor arch entrance doorway with chamfered surround, flanked by square-headed narrow windows, all three openings having linking label-mouldings, with chamfered details to spandrels of doorway. Steps to entrance. Seventeen-bay centre range, comprising thirteen-bay two-storey with dormer attic block, having M-profile two-bay three-storey ends projecting to rear (east), with seven-bay single-storey projecting range at right angles, formerly containing chapel, with three-bay single-storey projections to either side running parallel to central block. Chapel wing attaching central block to nineteen-bay two-storey east range, having central four-bay two-storey wing to east elevation, and two-bay full-height slightly advanced ends to east elevation, and with recent single-storey extensions to west and north. Pitched slate roofs with exposed rafter ends, gabled dormer windows with carved timber bargeboards, raised parapets with cut-stone copings to gables, tooled cornice brackets and gabled dormer windows to roof slopes having timber casement windows. Rubble limestone walls with some lined-and-ruled render, with decorative owl statues on mounts to west elevation. Square-headed window openings with tooled sills, some having four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows, paired to rear elevation, mixed replacement timber and uPVC windows. Tudor arch door opening with cut limestone surround having half-glazed timber panelled door. Three-bay single-storey projections to north and south of chapel wing have hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, some cast-iron rainwater goods, square-headed window openings with tooled surrounds and sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed window opening to north elevation of south rear wing, with cut-stone surround and tooled sill having cast-iron bars and leaded mullioned window. South projection obscured by recent lean-to extensions, having snecked dressed stone walls with some render, square-headed window openings with tooled sills and replacement mixed uPVC and timber windows, and square-headed door opening with double-leaf timber battened door to north projection. Pitched slate roof to linking chapel range with some felt, rubble walls, square-headed window openings with multi-pane leaded windows. Pitched slate roof to east range, having tooled cornice brackets and copings, with pitched replacement slate roof to wing to east, rectangular-plan ashlar bellcote with bell on cast-iron mount, ashlar chimneystacks, snecked dressed stone walls, square-headed window openings with tooled sills having some paired one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, some two-over-two pane, and some replacement uPVC windows, square-headed timber battened door and square-headed door opening with dressed voussoirs having half-glazed timber panelled door, and with some cast-iron interfloor vents. Single-storey multiple-bay lean-to corrugated-iron roofed greenhouses to east, attached to roofless single-bay single-storey outbuilding with rubble stone walls. Recent four-bay single-storey chapel to north-east. Four-bay single-storey outbuilding to north, having pitched slate roof, rendered chimneystacks, roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth course, square-headed window openings with smooth render reveals, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, some paired or in threes, and square-headed timber panelled door. Recent two-bay single-storey flat roofed outbuilding to south-west with multiple-bay flat-roofed projection. Four-bay single-storey outbuilding to south-east with pitched corrugated-iron roof having decorative timber bargeboards, corrugated-iron walls, square-headed window openings with three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows, and single-bay gabled porch with square-headed door opening having timber battened door. Rubble limestone boundary walls to site, some with wrought-iron pedestrian gates. ## 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1015, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1015.zip (ZIP). - 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/knockanima.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/knockanima.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/knockanima.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Knockanima 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) - Earlspark: https://everytownland.com/galway/earlspark.md - Loughrea: https://everytownland.com/galway/loughrea.md - Mountpleasant: https://everytownland.com/galway/mountpleasant.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/knockanima - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/knockanima