# Mountpleasant, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Loughrea, barony of Loughrea, Co. Galway; in Irish An Lochán.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 621,818 m² (62.18 ha, 153.65 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 65 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,395 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Residential Existing, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Loughrea, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/loughrea.md
- Barony: Loughrea
- Electoral division: Loughrea Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 898 people lived in 307 households in the Loughrea Rural electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/20166
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 63363
- Centre: latitude 53.190426, longitude -8.552463 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

65 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mountpleasant, from 5 m² to 78,789 m² (7.88 ha, 19.47 acres); 29 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2091239: 78,789 m² (7.88 ha, 19.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091239.md
- Parcel 2091224: 55,019 m² (5.5 ha, 13.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091224.md
- Parcel 2091229: 41,603 m² (4.16 ha, 10.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091229.md
- Parcel 2091236: 39,848 m² (3.98 ha, 9.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091236.md
- Parcel 2609354: 36,879 m² (3.69 ha, 9.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2609354.md
- Parcel 2091232: 36,558 m² (3.66 ha, 9.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091232.md
- Parcel 2042469: 33,512 m² (3.35 ha, 8.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042469.md
- Parcel 2042468: 29,650 m² (2.97 ha, 7.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042468.md
- Parcel 2091230: 24,982 m² (2.5 ha, 6.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091230.md
- Parcel 2042466: 23,517 m² (2.35 ha, 5.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042466.md
- Parcel 2091235: 22,614 m² (2.26 ha, 5.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091235.md
- Parcel 2042461: 22,170 m² (2.22 ha, 5.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042461.md
- Parcel 2042464: 21,895 m² (2.19 ha, 5.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042464.md
- Parcel 2091231: 21,589 m² (2.16 ha, 5.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091231.md
- Parcel 2042467: 15,836 m² (1.58 ha, 3.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042467.md
- Parcel 2042460: 14,661 m² (1.47 ha, 3.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042460.md
- Parcel 2042470: 13,585 m² (1.36 ha, 3.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042470.md
- Parcel 2091233: 13,141 m² (1.31 ha, 3.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091233.md
- Parcel 2091238: 8,598 m² (0.86 ha, 2.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091238.md
- Parcel 2042471: 8,327 m² (0.83 ha, 2.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042471.md
- Parcel 5785356: 7,521 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5785356.md
- Parcel 2042463: 5,433 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042463.md
- Parcel 2042456: 4,838 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042456.md
- Parcel 5785366: 2,833 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5785366.md
- Parcel 5785353: 2,723 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5785353.md
- Parcel 2091216: 2,606 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091216.md
- Parcel 2091234: 2,549 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091234.md
- Parcel 2042465: 2,544 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042465.md
- Parcel 2091237: 2,392 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091237.md
- Parcel 2042472: 2,366 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042472.md
- Parcel 5785358: 2,104 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5785358.md
- Parcel 4676061: 1,976 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4676061.md
- Parcel 2091217: 1,395 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091217.md
- Parcel 2091228: 1,299 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091228.md
- Parcel 2091227: 1,191 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091227.md
- Parcel 2091226: 1,007 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091226.md
- Parcel 4632570: 973 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4632570.md
- Parcel 2042457: 965 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042457.md
- Parcel 2091225: 863 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091225.md
- Parcel 4761013: 858 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4761013.md
- Parcel 4651031: 837 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4651031.md
- Parcel 2042462: 781 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042462.md
- Parcel 2091220: 724 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091220.md
- Parcel 5767071: 688 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5767071.md
- Parcel 5767018: 651 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5767018.md
- Parcel 2091218: 637 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091218.md
- Parcel 2091223: 615 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091223.md
- Parcel 5767086: 552 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5767086.md
- Parcel 2042458: 520 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2042458.md
- Parcel 2091215: 518 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091215.md
- Parcel 2114345: 511 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2114345.md
- Parcel 2091219: 511 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2091219.md
- Parcel 5766942: 495 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5766942.md
- Parcel 5767039: 450 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5767039.md
- Parcel 5962540: 437 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5962540.md
- Parcel 5785253: 390 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5785253.md
- Parcel 5767118: 382 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5767118.md
- Parcel 5766977: 381 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5766977.md
- Parcel 6156334: 345 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6156334.md
- Parcel 5785255: 306 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5785255.md
- Parcel 5962537: 151 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5962537.md
- Parcel 5785354: 126 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5785354.md
- Parcel 5767076: 46 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5767076.md
- Parcel 4989165: 10 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4989165.md
- Parcel 5785343: 5 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5785343.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- R2 Residential Existing (Existing residential): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway County; 33 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030
- G1 Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway County; 4 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030
- P1 Agriculture: Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway County; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030
- N1.5 Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway County; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030
- R1 Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway County; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030
- R1 Residential Infill (New/proposed residential): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway County; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030
- S3 Community Facilities (Community facilities): Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway County; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-loughrea-local-area-plan-2024-2030

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

11 applications, newest first.

- 4 Apr 2025, Galway County Council 2560375: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the change of house type of a dwelling house, previous referred to as house type 1 under planning ref 22/45. Gross floor space of proposed works: 174.80 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560375/0
- 28 Mar 2025, Galway County Council 2560339: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for change of house type of a dwelling house, previous referred to as house type 4 under planning ref 22/45. Gross floor space of proposed works: 174.80 sqm(H). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560339/0
- 21 Jan 2022, Galway County Council 2245: Conditional. Permission, 8 homes. for the construction of 8 residential units consisting of 6 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses and 2 no. 4 bed detached houses in lieu of 4 large detached houses granted under 18/349, along with all associated site works and connection to existing services, previous planning ref no's 16/814 & 18/349. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1085.6 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2245/0
- 21 Jan 2022, Galway County Council 2248: N/a. Extension of duration. for 8 no. semi-detached houses, 3 no. detached houses, to complete site works and outline permission for 4 no. houses (gross floor space 1413.6sqm). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2248/0
- 20 May 2021, Galway County Council 21858: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for alterations to existing house to consist of [1] revised front door arrangement to include the provision of canopy over [2] provision of canopy and surround to existing patio side door [3] provision of new external door to utility room to replace existing window [4] provision of glazed door to bedroom 4.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/21858/0
- 4 May 2021, Galway County Council 21736: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for alterations to existing house to consist of (1) revised front door arrangement to include the provision of canopy over, (2) provision of canopy and surround to existing patio side door, (3) provision of new external door to utility room to replace existing window, (4) provision of glazed door to bedroom 4, (5) provision of door and window to existing external store.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/21736/0
- 11 Dec 2020, Galway County Council 201915: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. to revise planning condition 9 on the grant of permission 01/3428, from a lifetime term to a seven-year term and also to retain roof lights to the rear. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/201915/0
- 9 Nov 2020, Galway County Council 201673: N/a. Permission. to revise planning condition 9 on the grant of permission 01/3428, from a lifetime term to a seven-year term, and also to retain a domestic garage as constructed. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 18.1 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/201673/0
- 10 Dec 2019, Galway County Council 191897: Refused. Permission, 3 homes. for (a) the construction of 3 number two storey detached Dwelling Houses, (b) realignment of existing road and vehicle turning head (c) Rationalising existing open space provision and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 885.06 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/191897/0
- 20 Sept 2019, Galway County Council 191465: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for the demolition of existing sub-standard dwelling house and the construction of a new dwelling house, domestic garage, treatment unit, percolation area, site access, landscaping and all associated site services. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared as part of this planning application. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling House - 685.9 sqm, Garage - 135.8 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/191465/0
- 22 Mar 2018, Galway County Council 18349: Conditional. Permission consequent, 1 home. on the grant of outline permission (Ref. No. of Outline 16/814) is being sought for the construction of 4 no. detached dwelling houses and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works 1314.32 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/18349/0

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## 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 Mountpleasant.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- GA105-167: Tennis court, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA105-167----. 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.
- GA105-168: Burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA105-168----. 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.
- GA105-169: House - 18th/19th century, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA105-169----. 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.

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)

- Mount Pleasant, gates/railings/walls, 1870–1890, Regional interest, registry number 30337040, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA&regno=30337040. Gateway to Mount Pleasant, erected c.1880, comprising ashlar limestone crenellated round arch vehicular entrance having piers with imposts and plinths and with block-and-start raised voussoirs to arch. Flanked by smooth rendered curved walls with limestone copings and round-headed pedestrian entrances, terminating in square-profile piers with caps. Freestanding cast-iron circular-profile pier to inner elevation. Coursed rubble limestone boundary walls to site.

## 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 Mountpleasant, about 1 in 10 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1015, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1015.zip (ZIP).
- 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/mountpleasant.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/mountpleasant.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/mountpleasant.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Mountpleasant 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)

- Baunoge: https://everytownland.com/galway/baunoge-60524.md
- Earlspark: https://everytownland.com/galway/earlspark.md
- Knockanima: https://everytownland.com/galway/knockanima.md
- Loughrea: https://everytownland.com/galway/loughrea.md
- Moanmore West: https://everytownland.com/galway/moanmore-west.md
- Tonaroasty: https://everytownland.com/galway/tonaroasty.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.

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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.

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