Knocknadaula
Townland in the civil parish of Kiltullagh, barony of Athenry, Co. Galway; in Irish Cnoc Ard Dála
- Area
- 140.9 ha
- 348 acres
- Land parcels
- 87
- registered freehold, median 3,331 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 26
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
87 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knocknadaula, from 116 m² to 166,302 m² (16.63 ha, 41.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Knocknadaula 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
11 Jul 2025Conditional
of dwelling house with minor external alterations of previously granted house design (Pl.Ref.No: 23/60011)
Retention · Galway County Council, 2560928
27 Nov 2024Conditional
to construct new farm entrance and farm access roadway to include all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 24340
30 Jul 2024Conditional
for the construction of a dwelling house along with an on-site wastewater treatment system, domestic garage and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 204.64 sqm (H), 50 sqm (G)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 24223
25 May 2023Conditional
and completion of elevation alterations to existing dwelling house including a new window and canopy to the front, a new window to the side, the omission of two previously approved roof windows and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360555
8 May 2023Conditional
of private house as constructed, also for retention of private garage/garden shed, and all other site services, all on revised site boundaries
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23183
13 Jan 2023Conditional
to change previously granted house design (Pl.Ref.No: 21/2347).Gross floor space of proposed works 234.10sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360011
30 Dec 2022Conditional
for development consisting of the installation of a 15 metres monopole carrying antennas, a dish, associated equipment, together with ground-based equipment cabinets and all associated site development works for wireless data and broadband services
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221269
2 Dec 2022N/a
to change previously granted house design (Pl.Ref.No: 21/2347). Gross floor space of proposed works 234.10sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2261194
24 Mar 2022Conditional
to construct a dwelling house with a waste water treatment plant, polishing filter and all associated site works. Gross floor area of proposed works: 195sqm (dwelling house)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260275
23 Dec 2021Refused
for illuminated advertising signage
Retention · Galway County Council, 212541
10 Dec 2021Conditional
to construct a dwelling house with a waste water treatment plant, polishing filter and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 202 sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212347
22 Jul 2021Conditional
to construct dwelling house with a waste water treatment plant and polishing filter and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works is 214 sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211333
19 May 2021Conditional
for a new dwelling house, domestic garage, sewage treatment plant and percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 168.5 sqm, Garage: 45 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21846
6 Aug 2020Conditional
for a new dwelling house, domestic garage, sewage treatment plant and percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works: H: 227 sqm, G: 50.76
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201095
23 Jul 2020Conditional
for a new dwelling house, domestic garage, on-site sewage treatment system along with all ancillary works, Gross floor space of proposed works; 168.5sqm (house) + 40sqm (garage)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201011
20 May 2020Refused
for a new dwelling house, domestic garage, sewage treatment plant and percolation area along with all associated works, Gross floor space of proposed works; 227sqm (h) 50.76sqm (g)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20609
23 Jan 2020Refused
for a new dwelling house, domestic garage, sewage treatment plant and percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 168.50 sqm, Garage - 45 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2070
23 Jan 2020Refused
for a new dwelling house, domestic garage, sewage treatment plant and percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 208 sqm, Garage - 45 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 2071
27 Jun 2019Conditional
for a new dwelling house, domestic garage, on-site sewage treatment system, along with all ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 225 sqm, Garage - 40 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19982
28 Dec 2018Conditional
for construction of a serviced dwellinghouse, domestic garage/store and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 273.3 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181897
23 Aug 2018Conditional
for the construction of a new dwelling house, garage, on-site sewage treatment plant and percolation area and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works dwelling 202sqm, garage 28sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181187
5 Jul 2018Conditional
to construct dwellinghouse, garage and associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works (house) 207 sqm. (garage) 60 sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18947
26 Jun 2018Conditional
to construct dwellinghouse, grage and associated service. Gross floor space of proposed works (house) 170.80 sqm. (garage) 40 sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18871
25 Jun 2018Conditional
to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and septic tank with percolation area including all associated works & services. Gross floor space of proposed works 190 sqm (House 145sqm and Garage 45sqm)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18863
13 Jun 2018N/a
for the construction of a new dwelling house, garage, on-site sewage treatment plant and percolation area and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works Dwelling 202sqm, Garage 28sqm.
Permission · Galway County Council, 18796
The 25 most recent of 26 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knocknadaula.
Recorded monuments
- GA097-121 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a S-facing slope in grassland. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 24m). On the OS 1:2500 plan (surveyed 1912-16) it is shown as a small mound (diam. c. 6m). A field wall to its E curves around it. On inspection, apart from a low rise, no visible surface trace survived. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 26 July 2019
- GA097-171 Enclosure
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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Knocknadaula.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knocknadaula.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Knocknadaula with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Knocknadaula · Cnoc Ard Dála
- Area
- 1,409,242 m² (140.92 ha, 348.23 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kiltullagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Athenry
- Electoral division
- Raford, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Raford electoral division: 645 people in 217 households; 84% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Abberanville, Ballykeeran, Carrowkeel, Carrowreagh, Clashaganny, Farta, Galboley
- Placenames
- Knocknadaula 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.