Lacklea
Townland in the civil parish of Rahoon, barony of Galway, Co. Galway; in Irish An Leac Liath
- Area
- 20.5 ha
- 51 acres
- Land parcels
- 69
- registered freehold, median 1,526 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Residential Existing
- Planning
- 14
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
69 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lacklea, from 12 m² to 24,862 m² (2.49 ha, 6.14 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 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
- R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 52 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Coastal Edge (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Residential (Phase 2) (Strategic Residential Reserve)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
16 Mar 2026Conditional
for minor alterations to existing dwelling house as follows: 1) Increase in size of corner window opening to south & west elevation. 2) Increase in size of 2 window openings to accommodate 2 new sliding doors to south elevation. 3) Convert existing window to door opening and increase corner window in western elevation. 4) Addition of new door opening in western elevation. 5) Block up a window opening in north elevation and provide new door opening in rear elevation. 6) Replace door with window in north elevation. 7) Increase window opening in eastern elevation. 8) Change in roof profile to part of front roof. 9) Replacement of all external windows & doors. 10) New deck with glazed balustrade
Permission · Galway County Council, 2660399
21 Dec 2021Refused
for the construction of 10 no. residential units (2 no. 4 bed detached dwellings, 4 no. 3 bed semi-detached dwellings and 4 no. 2 bed terraced dwellings) and all associated site works, vehicular entrances, infrastructure connections and boundary adjustments. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1,187. sqm
Permission, 10 homes · Galway County Council, 212477
9 Nov 2021Conditional
of the existing dwelling house and garage on a site with revised boundaries. Gross floor space of works to be retained 382.20 sqm
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212082
9 Nov 2021Conditional
for the construction of a new 2-storey detached dwelling house including all associated site works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works 294.91sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212083
28 May 2021Conditional
for extensions to front and rear of existing house. Gross floor space of proposed works 39.1 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21936
18 Dec 2020Refused
for the construction of a two storey, four bedroom dwelling house (approximately 311 sqm) and all associated site works including a new entrance and a new connection to the public sewer. Gross floor space of proposed works: 311 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201964
17 Nov 2020N/a
for the construction of a two storey, four bedroom dwelling house (approximately 311 sqm) and all associated site works including a new entrance and a new connection to the public sewer. Gross floor space of proposed works: 311 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201723
30 Jul 2019Refused
for the construction of a two storey, four bedroom dwelling house (approximately 259 M2) and all associated site works including a new entrance and a new connection to the public sewer. Gross floor space of proposed works: 259 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191180
29 Jul 2019Refused
the construction of a two storey, four bedroom dwelling house (approximately 277 sqm) and all associated site works including a new entrance and a new connection to the public sewer. Gross floor space of proposed works: 277sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 191179
26 Jul 2019Refused
for the construction of a two storey, four bedroom dwelling house and all associated site works including a new entrance and a new connection to the public sewer. Gross floor space of proposed works 311sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191171
16 Nov 2018Conditional
for the demolition of an existing shed and for the construction of a new detached garage (floor area of garage 88.8 sqm) including all associated site works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 88.80sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition work: 22.49 sqm (Existing shed)
Permission · Galway County Council, 181639
15 Mar 2018Conditional
for the demolition of existing partially built single storey structure and for the construction of a new 2-storey detached dwelling house (floor area of house 371.06 sqm.) including all associated site works and ancillary services., demolition 171.27sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18322
11 Aug 2017Conditional
for alterations and extensions to an existing two storey dwelling house to include 1) a 1 1/2 storey extension to the south-west, 2) a single storey porch to the east, 3) the enlargement of the existing balcony to the south, 4) associated elevational changes, 5) a domestic garage and all associated site and external works including a new connection the public sewer at Lacklea, Barna.
Permission · Galway County Council, 171219
6 Apr 2017Conditional
for development consisting of the demolition of the existing house and garage, construction of replacement house and all associated site development and external works. (Gross floor space of works for demolition: 188.36 sqm; Gross floor space of proposed works: 253.50 sqm.)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17458
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 Lacklea.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Lacklea.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lacklea.
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 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_381 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Lacklea with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Lacklea · An Leac Liath
- Area
- 204,981 m² (20.5 ha, 50.65 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rahoon, and its townlands
- Barony
- Galway
- Electoral division
- Barna, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Barna electoral division: 3,866 people in 1,287 households; 84% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ahaglugger, Forramoyle East, Newvillage, Seapoint
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Lacklea 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.