# Letternoosh, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Omey, barony of Ballynahinch, Co. Galway; in Irish Leitir Núis. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,611,089 m² (161.11 ha, 398.11 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,141 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Omey, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/omey.md - Barony: Ballynahinch - Electoral division: Clifden, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 2,059 people lived in 796 households in the Clifden electoral division. 60% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 23% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/18136 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 63033 - Centre: latitude 53.507199, longitude -10.029356 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Letternoosh, from 14 m² to 414,890 m² (41.49 ha, 102.52 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2080184: 414,890 m² (41.49 ha, 102.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080184.md - Parcel 2080298: 184,674 m² (18.47 ha, 45.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080298.md - Parcel 2032183: 180,893 m² (18.09 ha, 44.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032183.md - Parcel 2032187: 133,278 m² (13.33 ha, 32.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032187.md - Parcel 2080299: 121,256 m² (12.13 ha, 29.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080299.md - Parcel 2032277: 113,685 m² (11.37 ha, 28.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032277.md - Parcel 2032278: 77,564 m² (7.76 ha, 19.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032278.md - Parcel 2032175: 24,125 m² (2.41 ha, 5.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032175.md - Parcel 2080183: 23,817 m² (2.38 ha, 5.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080183.md - Parcel 2032186: 19,087 m² (1.91 ha, 4.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032186.md - Parcel 4889998: 16,786 m² (1.68 ha, 4.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4889998.md - Parcel 2032174: 14,302 m² (1.43 ha, 3.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032174.md - Parcel 2032189: 14,036 m² (1.4 ha, 3.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032189.md - Parcel 2080188: 10,549 m² (1.05 ha, 2.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080188.md - Parcel 2080296: 8,537 m² (0.85 ha, 2.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080296.md - Parcel 2080189: 8,243 m² (0.82 ha, 2.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080189.md - Parcel 2080297: 7,950 m² (0.79 ha, 1.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080297.md - Parcel 2032176: 7,013 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032176.md - Parcel 2080185: 6,007 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080185.md - Parcel 2032177: 4,335 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032177.md - Parcel 2032172: 4,141 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032172.md - Parcel 2080187: 3,919 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080187.md - Parcel 2032180: 3,829 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032180.md - Parcel 2032179: 3,661 m² (0.37 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032179.md - Parcel 2080186: 3,547 m² (0.35 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080186.md - Parcel 4830674: 3,463 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4830674.md - Parcel 2032190: 3,423 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032190.md - Parcel 2032173: 3,053 m² (0.31 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032173.md - Parcel 2032184: 2,930 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032184.md - Parcel 2032191: 1,746 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032191.md - Parcel 2080190: 1,592 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080190.md - Parcel 5714348: 695 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5714348.md - Parcel 2032181: 672 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032181.md - Parcel 2032185: 671 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032185.md - Parcel 2032182: 568 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032182.md - Parcel 2032193: 483 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032193.md - Parcel 6186116: 467 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6186116.md - Parcel 2032178: 430 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2032178.md - Parcel 2375109: 185 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2375109.md - Parcel 2080191: 115 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080191.md - Parcel 2080192: 14 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2080192.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Letternoosh 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) 7 applications, newest first. - 14 Sept 2026, Galway County Council 2661556: N/a. Retention, 1 home. for; 1) dwelling as constructed and associated out building as constructed, 2) for the decommissioning of existing septic tank, and the installation of an upgraded wastewater treatment & disposal system, and all associated site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661556/0 - 17 Jul 2024, Galway County Council 2460886: Refused. Permission, 1 home. to construct new dwelling house & domestic garage construct new effluent treatment system, all associated site works and to retain existing site entrance. Gross floor space of proposed works: 140.66 sqm (house) & 34.00 sqm (garage). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460886/0 - 15 May 2023, Galway County Council 2360510: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. For development consisting of refurbishment and upgrading works [including (where necessary) replacement of existing poles along the existing overhead electricity line, minor ground works e.g. replacement or installation of stays, and maintenance or improvement works]; and all associated ancillary works including the provision of temporary accessways. Replacement poles will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to, the existing structures that they will replace. Replacement poles will have a maximum height of 12m above ground; and be similar in appearance to existing poles. Planning permission is sought for a 10 year period. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360510/0 - 29 May 2020, Galway County Council 20659: Refused. Permission, 1 home. to construct a new dwelling house, garage, effluent treatment system and polishing filter, new vehicular entrance as well as all ancillary site works and site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 234.68 sqm (House), 68.00 sqm (Garage). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/20659/0 - 6 Apr 2020, Galway County Council 20441: Conditional. Permission. for new covered tent preparation area and storage shed as well as all ancillary site works: Gross floor space of proposed works: 200.43 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/20441/0 - 12 Dec 2019, Galway County Council 191924: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. for (1) of existing vehicular site entrance and existing farm access road (2) Retention of existing farm storage shed (3) Retention of small area of reclaimed land (4) Permission for new forest access road as well as all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained; Agricultural Shed - 70.00 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/191924/0 - 19 Sept 2019, Galway County Council 191454: N/a. Retention. of (1) existing vehicular site entrance and existing farm access road (2) Retention of existing farm storage shed (3) Retention of small area of reclaimed land (4) Permission for new forest access road as well as all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 70.00 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/191454/0 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 Letternoosh. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - GA035-055: Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA035-055----. In cutaway bog on a ridge summit. The monument consists of a gallery (L 1.8m, Wth 1m) aligned E-W and formed of four stones. Two further stones, probably outer walling, are exposed to S. A displaced roofstone rests against the two taller W stones. Remains are probably those of a wedge-tomb. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010 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 Letternoosh. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Letternoosh, about 1 in 20 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Letternoosh. - 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/letternoosh.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/letternoosh.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/letternoosh.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Letternoosh 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) - Atticlogh: https://everytownland.com/galway/atticlogh.md - Glenbrickeen: https://everytownland.com/galway/glenbrickeen.md - Letterdeen: https://everytownland.com/galway/letterdeen.md - Shanakeever: https://everytownland.com/galway/shanakeever.md - Streamstown or Barratrough: https://everytownland.com/galway/streamstown-or-barratrough.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/letternoosh - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/letternoosh