Leitrim Beg
Townland in the civil parish of Leitrim, barony of Leitrim, Co. Galway; in Irish Liatroim Beag
- Area
- 105.4 ha
- 260 acres
- Land parcels
- 51
- registered freehold, median 12,128 m² (1.21 ha, 3 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 4
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
51 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Leitrim Beg, from 169 m² to 96,761 m² (9.68 ha, 23.91 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 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 Leitrim Beg 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
17 May 2022Conditional
construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 226 sqm (house) & 40 sqm (garage)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260491
22 Mar 2021Conditional
for the construction of a Dwelling House, Domestic garage, Treatment Unit, Percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor area of proposed works 229.7 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21426
28 Jan 2021N/a
for the construction of a Dwelling House, Domestic garage, Treatment Unit, Percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 229.7 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 2165
30 Nov 2017Conditional
for (a) to relocate existing septic tank and percolation area on site, (b) Retain dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated site services on revised site boundaries. Gross floor space of work to be retained 186.52sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171713
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 Leitrim Beg.
Recorded monuments
- GA116-011 Bridge
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.
- GA116-080 Quarry
Description
This is disused gravel pit. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 24 August 2015
- GA116-123 Children's burial ground
Description
On a hummock in undulating grassland. According to local information, this natural rise (diam. 16m; H 1m) is the site of a children's burial ground. A few boulders are visible but no alignments are evident. The area is heavily overgrown with thistles and grass. The monument was brought to our attention by Dr C. Cunniffe. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 20 July 2023
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Leitrim Beg.
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 10 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.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Leitrim Beg with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Leitrim Beg · Liatroim Beag
- Area
- 1,054,147 m² (105.41 ha, 260.49 acres)
- Civil parish
- Leitrim, and its townlands
- Barony
- Leitrim
- Electoral division
- Leitrim, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyargadaun, Dalystown Demesne, Leitrim More, Limehill
- Placenames
- Leitrim Beg on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.