Lydacan

301 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lydacan, from 16 m² to 291,863 m² (29.19 ha, 72.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 62 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Lydacan 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.

• 5 Feb 2026Conditional

  to convert an existing garage to a livable structure (granny flat) along with all associated site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2627

• 30 Apr 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a dwellinghouse, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and percolation area, with all ancillary services and site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 312 sqm(H), 40.00 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560514

• 20 Mar 2025N/a

  to convert an existing garage to a livable structure (granny flat), open a second site access entrance to the property along with all associated site works and services . Gross floor space of proposed works: 51.62 sqm(granny flat)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2546

• 13 Sept 2024Refused

  for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and percolation area and for all ancillary services and site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 312.00 sqm (house) & 40.00 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461214

• 21 Aug 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, treatment plant and percolation area and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 278.00 sqm (house) & 57.00 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461083

• 25 Jul 2024Conditional

  for an extension and renovation of the existing pavilion building for improved change room and facilities for both male and female players and officials. Previous Planning Ref. nos. 98/483, 01/3081 and 23/61210. Gross floor space of proposed works: 80.00 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2460928

• 28 Jun 2024N/a

  for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and percolation area and for all ancillary services and site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 185 sqm (house) & 40 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460799

• 23 Oct 2023Conditional

  of: (i) the conversion of the domestic basement garage to residential use, (ii) the construction of a detached domestic garage structure

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361272

• 10 Oct 2023Refused

  for the enhancement of previously approved extension to include renovation of the existing pavilion building to provide for improved change rooms & ADA facilities for both male & female players & officials. The proposal provides for a more energy efficient construction & services including the use of heat pumps & solar panels. Previous pl. app. ref. nos: 96/483 & 01/3081

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2361210

• 27 Feb 2023Conditional

  of a domestic shed as constructed. Gross floor space of work to be retained 43.00sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360174

• 2 Feb 2023Refused

  for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and percolation area and for all ancillary services and site works.Gross floor space of proposed works 312.00sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360071

• 14 Oct 2022Conditional

  for the demolition of an old garage attached to the side of existing dwelling to allow access to the rear of site and construction of new garage and all ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works 60.00sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2261040

• 26 May 2022Conditional

  for the construction of a private dwelling house with an onsite sewerage treatment works and all other site services. Gross floor space of proposed works 180.80 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22680

• 12 May 2022Refused

  for the construction of a dwellinghouse, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and percolation area for all ancillary services and site works. Gross floor area of proposed works: 341 sqm (dwelling house) and 40 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260474

• 1 Mar 2022Conditional

  for a dwelling house, garage, new septic tank/treatment plant with percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 241 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22272

• 14 Jan 2022Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house along with domestic shed, domestic wastewater treatment system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 296 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2221

• 7 Dec 2021Conditional

  of serviced dwelling house on revised site boundaries. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 115.9 sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212307

• 28 Oct 2021N/a

  for rear extension to existing dwelling house and associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 58 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212004

• 30 Sept 2021Conditional

  to install septic tank and percolation area to service existing dwelling.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211805

• 30 Jun 2021Refused

  for the construction of a private dwelling house with on site sewerage treatment works and all other site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 180.8sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211162

• 2 Oct 2020Conditional

  for a) rear extension to existing house, b) internal and external alterations, c) replacement wastewater treatment plant and sand polishing filter bed d) alterations of existing vehicle accesses e) all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 48 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201430

• 17 Feb 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a single dwellinghouse, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling & Garage = 345.50 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20200

• 22 Nov 2019Conditional

  for extension and alterations to dwelling house, for a domestic garage/ fuel store and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 104.88 sqm (Extensions - 78.85 sqm & Garage - 26.03 sqm)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191818

• 23 Oct 2019N/a

  for 1. to demolish existing loading bay, 2. To construct an extension onto existing warehouse, together with all ancillary site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1862.19 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 72 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 191645

• 10 Oct 2019Conditional

  to construct a serviced dwelling house and domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: 195.2 sqm (House), 40 sqm (Garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191573

The 25 most recent of 34 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Corrib SAC 000297

Recorded monuments

• GA083-052 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In low-lying grassland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. c. 54m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at E and S and the enclosing element is obscured by overgrowth. Within E sector of the interior is a souterrain (GA083-052001-). (McCaffrey 1952, 116, no. 4) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 February 2018

• GA083-052001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within the E sector of a cashel (GA083-052----). This souterrain is defined by a drystone-built subrectangular chamber (L 3.3m; Wth 1.8m max.; H 1.42-1.78m) running ENE-WSW. Access is gained at the WSW end. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 February 2018

• GA083-053 Ringfort - unclassified
  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.

• GA083-054001 Country house
  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.

• GA083-054002 Castle - tower house
  Description

  On a natural rise in pastureland. A report dating from 1993 recorded it as a poorly preserved three storied rectangular tower house (L c. 6.5m, W 5.5m; GA083-054002-) incorporated into the N portion of a two-storied later house (GA083-054001-). Traces of a spiral staircase were visible at NW and traces of a pointed arch doorway, possibly the original entrance, survived in the SW wall. Numerous cut stone fragments from the tower house were incorporated into the later addition. Elements of the surrounding bawn wall (GA083-054003-) survived in the form of gun-loops in the property boundary some 28m to the E. Sections of the tower house, house and bawn were demolished in 1992 and the tower house was made subject to a preservation order in that year (no. 2 of 1992). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 10 March 2015

• GA083-054003 Bawn
  Description

  On a natural rise in pastureland. A report dating from 1993 recorded it as a poorly preserved three storied rectangular tower house (L c. 6.5m, W 5.5m; GA083-054002-) incorporated into the N portion of a two-storied later house (GA083-054001-). Traces of a spiral staircase were visible at NW and traces of a pointed arch doorway, possibly the original entrance, survived in the SW wall. Numerous cut stone fragments from the tower house were incorporated into the later addition. Elements of the surrounding bawn wall (GA083-054003-) survived in the form of gun-loops in the property boundary some 28m to the E. Sections of the tower house, house and bawn were demolished in 1992 and the tower house was made subject to a preservation order in that year (no. 2 of 1992). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 11 March 2015

• GA083-055001 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.

• GA083-055002 Field system
  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.

• GA083-056 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In level pastureland. When inspected in March 1992, this very poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 43m) was defined by the remains of double-faced drystone wall which survived in varying degrees from NNE through E to SSW and was densely overgrown from NE to S. From NNE to NE only the line of the inner and outer facing stones survived. From NE to SSW it was delimited by a collapsed grassed-over line of rubble and occasional boulders. No visible surface trace survived fro SSW to NNE. A later field wall overlay the cashel wall from ENE to ESE and an E-W running wall (L 15m) abutted it at E. Some 6m to the S of the latter wall, traces of a grassed-over collapsed wall (L c. 20m) were visible running parallel to it. The current OSI digitalglobe aerial photograph indicates that the monument has since been levelled. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 15 February 2018

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lydacan.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, 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_569 (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.

No address of the register names Lydacan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Lydacan · An Laighdeacán

Area

3,445,866 m² (344.59 ha, 851.49 acres)

Civil parish

Claregalway, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkellin

Electoral division

Carnmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Carnmore electoral division: 2,791 people in 953 households; 78% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carnmore West, Cregboy, Gortatleva, Kiltroge, Kiltullagh, Lakeview, Lissarulla

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Lydacan 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.