# Prospect, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Monivea, barony of Athenry, Co. Galway; in Irish Geata an Láithrigh. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 218,992 m² (21.9 ha, 54.11 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 90 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 270 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Residential Existing, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 21 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Monivea, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/monivea.md - Barony: Athenry - Electoral division: Athenry, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Athenry electoral division: 5,765 people in 2,069 households; 67% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 9% 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/19624 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 63616 - Centre: latitude 53.294642, longitude -8.752888 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 90 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Prospect, from 10 m² to 28,330 m² (2.83 ha, 7 acres); 21 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1991106: 28,330 m² (2.83 ha, 7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991106.md - Parcel 4556776: 23,054 m² (2.31 ha, 5.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4556776.md - Parcel 1959724: 20,546 m² (2.05 ha, 5.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959724.md - Parcel 1959723: 17,658 m² (1.77 ha, 4.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959723.md - Parcel 5010338: 17,030 m² (1.7 ha, 4.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5010338.md - Parcel 1959711: 11,852 m² (1.19 ha, 2.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959711.md - Parcel 1959713: 11,248 m² (1.12 ha, 2.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959713.md - Parcel 1991108: 11,185 m² (1.12 ha, 2.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991108.md - Parcel 1991107: 7,906 m² (0.79 ha, 1.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991107.md - Parcel 1959722: 4,399 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959722.md - Parcel 1991122: 2,630 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991122.md - Parcel 5010346: 2,394 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5010346.md - Parcel 4934225: 2,302 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4934225.md - Parcel 1991123: 2,126 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991123.md - Parcel 1991125: 1,439 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991125.md - Parcel 1959719: 1,097 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959719.md - Parcel 1959715: 1,054 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959715.md - Parcel 1991120: 833 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991120.md - Parcel 1959721: 828 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959721.md - Parcel 1959718: 824 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959718.md - Parcel 1991119: 816 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991119.md - Parcel 1991124: 812 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991124.md - Parcel 1991121: 803 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991121.md - Parcel 1991118: 797 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991118.md - Parcel 1959720: 788 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959720.md - Parcel 1959714: 764 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959714.md - Parcel 1959712: 728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959712.md - Parcel 1991117: 610 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991117.md - Parcel 1991111: 578 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991111.md - Parcel 1991115: 568 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991115.md - Parcel 1991114: 567 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991114.md - Parcel 1959716: 556 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959716.md - Parcel 1991109: 553 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991109.md - Parcel 1991110: 551 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991110.md - Parcel 1991112: 544 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991112.md - Parcel 1991116: 539 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991116.md - Parcel 1991105: 500 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991105.md - Parcel 5884960: 386 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5884960.md - Parcel 1991126: 347 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991126.md - Parcel 5120658: 343 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5120658.md - Parcel 4859580: 328 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4859580.md - Parcel 1959725: 316 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959725.md - Parcel 5432350: 292 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5432350.md - Parcel 5189832: 286 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5189832.md - Parcel 1991113: 274 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1991113.md - Parcel 1959717: 266 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1959717.md - Parcel 5189845: 240 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5189845.md - Parcel 5120762: 237 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5120762.md - Parcel 4674681: 231 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4674681.md - Parcel 5432343: 229 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5432343.md - Parcel 5120693: 229 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5120693.md - Parcel 5149771: 228 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5149771.md - Parcel 5149656: 227 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5149656.md - Parcel 5232376: 227 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5232376.md - Parcel 4629910: 226 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629910.md - Parcel 5162243: 225 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5162243.md - Parcel 5976329: 223 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5976329.md - Parcel 5432342: 223 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5432342.md - Parcel 4629902: 213 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629902.md - Parcel 4895801: 213 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4895801.md - Parcel 5432341: 208 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5432341.md - Parcel 5369838: 207 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5369838.md - Parcel 5432340: 207 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5432340.md - Parcel 4629930: 205 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629930.md - Parcel 4629727: 204 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629727.md - Parcel 4629720: 204 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629720.md - Parcel 4629919: 203 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629919.md - Parcel 4629958: 202 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629958.md - Parcel 4629954: 201 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629954.md - Parcel 4629973: 201 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629973.md - Parcel 4629967: 201 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629967.md - Parcel 5884958: 181 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5884958.md - Parcel 4777415: 168 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4777415.md - Parcel 4556768: 164 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4556768.md - Parcel 5037113: 159 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5037113.md - Parcel 5833481: 104 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5833481.md - Parcel 5432349: 62 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5432349.md - Parcel 5432345: 61 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5432345.md - Parcel 5189819: 60 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5189819.md - Parcel 5120721: 59 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5120721.md - Parcel 5156573: 59 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5156573.md - Parcel 5189854: 59 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5189854.md - Parcel 5432339: 59 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5432339.md - Parcel 5120708: 58 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5120708.md - Parcel 5432348: 58 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5432348.md - Parcel 4629750: 55 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629750.md - Parcel 4629749: 55 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629749.md - Parcel 4629754: 55 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629754.md - Parcel 4629739: 54 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629739.md - Parcel 5369818: 10 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5369818.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Residential Existing (Existing residential): Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 66 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-athenry-local-area-plan-2024-2030-0 - N1.5 Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses): Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 9 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-athenry-local-area-plan-2024-2030-0 - M1 Commercial/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site): Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 8 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-athenry-local-area-plan-2024-2030-0 - C2.1 Business & Enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment): Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 6 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-athenry-local-area-plan-2024-2030-0 - G1 Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park): Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 5 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-athenry-local-area-plan-2024-2030-0 - R1 Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential): Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-athenry-local-area-plan-2024-2030-0 - S3 Community Facilities (Community facilities): Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-athenry-local-area-plan-2024-2030-0 - N6 Public Utility (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses): Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-athenry-local-area-plan-2024-2030-0 - N2.1 Water/Rivers/Streams (Water): Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/adopted-athenry-local-area-plan-2024-2030-0 ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 21 applications, newest first. - 14 May 2026, Galway County Council 2660757: N/a. Retention. of a stand alone unit, for staff changing facilities. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660757/0 - 31 Oct 2025, Galway County Council 2561600: Conditional. Permission. to construct a new media/press building and associated works onto the existing viewing terrace. The proposed development is adjacent to the site of a Protected Structure (RPS 123GA084-011). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561600/0 - 28 May 2025, Galway County Council 2560669: Refused. Permission, 1 home. sought for residential development. The proposed development comprises the following – · Demolition of an existing residential dwelling (221 sq. m). · Construction of 61 no. two storey dwellings consisting of; 22 no. 4 bed dwellings; 31 no. 3 bed dwellings; 8 no. 2 bed dwellings. · Provision of new vehicular and pedestrian access from/to the existing Prospect Road. · Provision of new active travel access from/to the existing R348. · Provision of a new pedestrian footpath on the existing Prospect Road. · Provision of information board and buffer area around Recorded Monument (GA084-111). · Provision of all associated surface water, foul drainage services and connections with associated site works and ancillary services to include the provision of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) features. · Provision of communal open space areas, private open spaces, landscaping works to include boundary treatments, ancillary surface, car and bicycle parking, bin stores and all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 7033.44 sqm. Gross floor area of demolition: 221.00 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560669/0 - 23 Feb 2024, Galway County Council 2460185: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for: a) the construction of a second floor extension, b) the change of use of part of existing building granted under pl. ref. no. 21/55 from office use to provide retail, office and assembly and recreation use, c) for all associated internal alterations, d) for the provision of an exit door to the southeast elevation, e) for the inclusion of a door and window to the northeast elevation, f) to replace a roller shutter door with window and door on southwest elevation and g) for all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 816.00 sqm & 130 sqm (extension). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460185/0 - 4 Jan 2024, Galway County Council 241: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. of the existing pedestrian accessway to the new Clarin College. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/241/0 - 22 Dec 2023, Galway County Council 2361574: Conditional. Permission. for the development consisting of: • The construction of a mixed use development of 37 no. residential units and 1 no. retail unit, within 5 no. building blocks; • Block 01 will consist of a 2-3 storey duplex building to accommodate 8 no. own door apartment units made up of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 6 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed units; • Block 02 will consist of a 2-3 storey duplex building to accommodate 9 no. own door apartment units made up of 3 no. 1 bed units, 5 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit; • Block 03 will consist of a 3 storey duplex building to accommodate 9 no. own door apartment units made up of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 6 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units; • Block 04 will consist of a 3 storey duplex building to accommodate 7 no. own door apartment units made up of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 5 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit; • Block 05 will consist of a 3 storey duplex building to accommodate 2 no. ground floor retail units (gross floor area 209.55sqm) and 4 no. own door apartment units made up of 3 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit; • Provision of private open space and public open space, including a riverside linear park adjacent to the River Clarin, children’s play area and walkway, together with provision of a public plaza adjacent to the new Séamus Cullinane pedestrian bridge; • Access onto L-3123 county road via existing estate road, with provisions for pedestrian crossings and repairs to the existing estate road; • Provision for hard and soft landscaping, bin storage and public lighting; • Provision of 114 no. bicycle parking spaces, including 4 no. bicycle stores for residents and cycle racks for visitors, together with 2 no. bicycle maintenance stations; • Provision of 50 no. car parking spaces including a number of dedicated electrical charge spaces and ducting to all spaces for future charging points; • Provision of an ESB Sub Station; • Connection to existing services, revised boundary treatments, footpath connections, signage and all associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 3252.25 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2361574/0 - 31 Aug 2023, Galway County Council 2361035: Conditional. Permission. for the proposed development will consist of: • construction of a 4no. storey medical device manufacturing facility providing warehousing, production areas, administration offices & restaurant (GIA: 40,226.6 m2); • construction of a central utilities compound to comprise a gas insulated switchgear substation building (GIA: 124.57 m2), pumphouse building (GIA: 84.79 m2) & MV building (GIA: 306.46 m2); • the development includes 4no. surface car park areas, which comprise a total of 500no. car parking spaces (including 100no. EV charging spaces & 18no. accessible spaces), 10no. motorcycle parking spaces & 178no. bicycle parking spaces; • provision of an outdoor landscaped ‘Wild Plaza’ & a 2.1km nature trail; • provision of roof mounted solar PV panels & plant equipment on the roof of the manufacturing facility; • provision of water, foul & surface water drainage infrastructure, including – o wastewater treatment plant, o processed wastewater holding, treatment, testing & filtration facility, & o pumping stations & attenuation areas, • provision of access roads, landscaping, alterations/removal of existing field boundaries, public lighting & all other site development works & services ancillary to the proposed development; • provision of pedestrian connectivity infrastructure on the R348, Prospect Road & L3103 including footpaths, pedestrian crossings & all associated works; • provision of temporary construction compound during the construction phase of the development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) & Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2361035/0 - 7 Jul 2023, Galway County Council 2360759: Refused. Permission, 30 homes. for development to include: construction of 72 no. residential units comprising of: (i) 30 no. houses (8no. two storey two bed residential dwellings, 19 no. two storey three bed residential dwellings, 2 no. three bed courtyard houses, 1 no. four bed courtyard house) (ii) 42 no. apartments units–(including 22 no. two beds & 20 no. one bed apartment units) set out in 9 no. two-storey blocks. Creation of new vehicular and pedestrian access from/to the existing Prospect Road, provision of a new footpath on the existing Prospect Road, demolition of a two-storey residential dwelling (221 sqm), provision of storm water attenuation measures, provision of information board & buffer area around Recorded Monument (GA084-111); & provision of communal open space, private open space, site landscaping & boundary treatment, car parking, bicycle parking, bin stores, pedestrian, cycle & vehicular links throughout the development & all associated development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360759/0 - 25 Nov 2022, Galway County Council 221195: Conditional. Permission. for development at a c. 0.0057 ha site in the car park of Athenry Shopping Centre (Tesco). The development will consist of: (i) the construction of a shelter canopy (c. 35 sqm) in the existing car park for the purpose of providing 2 no dedicated "Click and Collect" spaces for the existing store; and (ii) signage and all associated site development works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/221195/0 - 2 Aug 2022, Galway County Council 22933: Conditional. Permission. to build a two story extension to their existing office accommodation for office use, complete with all ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 314.82sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/22933/0 - 29 Oct 2021, Galway County Council 212026: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the upgrade of the sewerage network in the town of Athenry and the townlands of Caherroyn, Gorteenacra, Knockaunglass, Athenry, Baunmore, Gortnahown, Prospect, Newford, Ballygarraun South, Raheen and Cullairbaun in Co. Galway. The Athenry Town Walls and Gateway (Record of Proteccted Structure No. 132) is located within the subject site. The development will consist of; Decommissioning of an existing combined sewer overflow at North Gate street within the centre of Athenry Town; upgrade/replacement of the sewers from the Cuirt Ard/Caheroyan Road junction to the Caheroyan Pumping Station; decommissioning and removal of above ground structures of the Caheroyan Pumping station; construction of a new sewer from the decommissioned Caheroyan Pumping including crossing of the River Clarin and lands to the south east; construction of a new sewer which starts at North Gate, crosses the River Clarin at Bridge Street, flows via a new sewer to a pumping station adjacent to Pairc na hAbhainn housing estate, crossing a tributaryof the River Clarin to the pumping station site; construction of a new main wastewater pumping station adjacent to Pairc na hAbhainn housing estate including underground chambers, emergency storage tank, wet kiosk, above ground control kiosk, generator, lifting gantry (max 4m in height) and vent stack; Rising main from the pumping station, crossing the R348, to Athenry wastewater treatment plant; Construction of new boundary fencing of 2.4m in height around the pumping station and stormwater overflow outfall to stream to the north of the pumping station site; Decommissioning and removal of existing on-site package wastewater treatment plant at the pumping station site; construction of a new sewer which begins at a small estate in Raheen, passes through the Presentation College school site, crosses 2 no. railway lines and connects into a newly built sewer within the Clarin College school site and then flows to the Athenry Wastewater Treatment Plant; and connecting the existing rising main from the Presentation College to the new sewer; Installation of a new access gate between Caheroyan Drive and Caheroyan House to facilitate access to the sewer for maintenance and for agricultural purposes; and all associated site development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this planning application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/212026/0 - 26 May 2021, Galway County Council 21896: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. for [1] change of use of first floor office space to ancillary office space associated with supermarket [2] Provision of storage space and plant room at first floor level [3] Change of use from approved Plant Room to storage space at first floor level [4] Change of use of approved office space to storage space at first floor level and [5] Canopy and roller shutter door at ground floor level including windows at first floor level to rear elevation. Gross floor space of proposed works: 3699 msq. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/21896/0 - 25 Jan 2021, Galway County Council 2155: Conditional. Permission. for 1]Change of use of existing Public House and Restaurant granted under Pl. Rev. No. 03/5470 to Office Use 2] Proposed windows at first floor level to front elevation. 3] Retention Permission for roller shutter door to side elevation. Gross floor space of proposed works: 890 msq. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2155/0 - 22 Sept 2020, Galway County Council 201352: Refused. Permission, 60 homes. for development to include: the creation of new vehicular and pedestrian access off the main road; demolition of a two storey residential dwelling (221 sqm); construction of 60 no. dwelling units, comprising 35 no. two storey 4 bed residential dwellings, 17 no. 2 storey, 3 bed residential dwellings, 8 no. two storey 2 bed residential dwellings; provision of 135 no. car parking spaces; provision of pumping station and attenuation area; retention of recorded monument, provision of information board and landscaped buffer area for the monument; general provision of public open space and landscaping; provision of 2m boundary fence along the existing railway line; retention and enhancement of existing boundary treatment; and all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 7162.72 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition; 221sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/201352/0 - 28 Nov 2018, Galway County Council 181694: Unconditional. Extension of duration. to construct the following (a) an extension to the existing car park and (b) a bring (bottle) bank at Athenry Shopping Centre (gross floor space 3740sqm). Previous Planning Ref. No. 13/240. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/181694/0 - 22 Nov 2018, Galway County Council 181680: Conditional. Permission. for change of use of existing retail unit to martial arts and wellness studio at Unit No. 10, Block D, Bridgewater Shopping Centre. Gross floor space of proposed works: (Change of use) 100.5 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/181680/0 - 2 Aug 2018, Galway County Council 181101: Conditional. Permission. to extend existing cattle sales Ring Number 3 building. The proposed extension will be used for retail use. It also seeks planning permission for a change of use of existing sales Ring 3 from cattle sales to retail use. Gross floor space of proposed works 118.5 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained 174.2 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/181101/0 - 23 Mar 2018, Galway County Council 18355: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for development comprising the decommissioning of the existing, private on-site waste water treatment system to include remedial site works and a proposed connection to the public waste water treatment system to facilitate construction of 19 no. two storey 3 bed residential dwellings and 9 no. 2 storey 2 bed residential dwellings and provision of car parking, open space, landscaping and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 2906 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/18355/0 - 30 Jan 2018, Galway County Council 1877: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to demolish the existing roofed sheep penning/sales shed and re-erect a new sheep penning/sales shed on the footprint of the existing sheep penning/sales shed. Gross floor space of proposed works 2231 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/1877/0 - 22 Dec 2017, Galway County Council 171875: Conditional. Permission. for development consisting of a new 2 -storey 11,386sqm Post-Primary School, including a 2-classroom Special Needs Unit, incorporating Sports Hall; Classrooms; General Purpose Hall and all ancillary pupil and staff facilities; with all associated site works; a new sub-station; 92 number car parking spaces; ballcourts; hard and soft play areas and landscaping: including a new pedestrian/cycle path along the R348 and modifications to existing vehicular bridge into the site. Gross floor space of proposed works 11,386sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/171875/0 - 2 Mar 2017, Galway County Council 17288: Conditional. Permission. for development consisting of re-location of existing sheep shed. Gross floor space 2231sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/17288/0 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 Prospect. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - GA084-111: Cross, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA084-111----. 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. - GA084-112: Quarry, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA084-112----. On top of a hillock in pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1983 to be a disused gravel pit. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 22 July 2014 - GA084-113: Road - road/trackway, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA084-113----. 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) - Bridge, 1865–1870, Regional interest, registry number 30332034, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30332034. Humpback single-arch rusticated limestone railway bridge, built 1868, carrying road over Ennis to Athenry railway line. Round arch with rock-faced voussoirs, walls, piers and coping to parapet walls and to flanking buttresses in both elevations. Ashlar soffit. - Prospect House, house, 1780–1820, Regional interest, registry number 30332035, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30332035. Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c.1800, with full-height canted central entrance bay to front. Rear has lower two-storey return of c.1850, and recent single-storey extension. Pitched slate roof with slate ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks with terracotta pots, and with hipped slate roof to entrance bay. Chimneystack to south-east gable projects. Roughcast rendered walls throughout. Square-headed window openings having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and stone sills. Round-headed door opening having carved limestone surround with triple keystone, timber panelled door and cobweb fanlight. House set within its own grounds. Partly rendered rubble stone boundary wall. - Saint Bernard's, house, 1920–1940, Regional interest, registry number 30332036, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30332036. Detached three-bay two-storey L-plan house, built c.1930, having projecting gable-fronted east end bay, and with canted-bay windows to end bays, lean-to garage to east elevation, and single-bay single-storey extension to rear. Hipped slate roof with red brick chimneystacks and clay ridge tiles, and render eaves course. Smooth rendered walls to ground floor with smooth rendered plinth, and pebbledashed to first floor having smooth rendered quoins and decorative panel, lugs, and floating cornice to gable-front. Moulded render string course between floors and doubling as sill course to first floor. Segmental-headed window openings, paired and with moulded render surrounds to first floor end bays, with render sills to ground floor, and replacement uPVC windows throughout. Segmental-headed door opening with moulded render surround and half-glazed timber panelled door with overlight recessed in lobby. Square-headed window openings to rear having concrete sills. Square-profile red brick piers to roughcast rendered front boundary wall with render capitals and plinths, set in roughcast rendered walls, flanked by second pair of piers. - Fiesole, house, 1920–1940, Regional interest, registry number 30332037, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30332037. Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1930, with projecting gable-fronted east end bay and having canted bay windows to end bays, garage to east elevation, and recent conservatory extension to rear. Hipped slate roof with red brick chimneystacks and clay ridge tiles, and render eaves course. Smooth rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth to ground floor, and pebbledashed to first floor with smooth rendered quoins, decorative panel, lugs, and floating cornice to gable-front. Moulded render string course between floors and doubling as sill course to first floor windows. Segmental-headed window openings, paired and with moulded render surrounds to first floor, all having replacement uPVC windows. Segmental-headed opening with moulded render surround, and having recessed replacement uPVC door, with glazed timber panelled inner door. Square-headed window openings to rear having concrete sills. Decorative wrought-iron gates to front boundary flanked by square-profile red brick piers with render capitals and plinths, set into roughcast rendered walls, in turn flanked by second pair of piers. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 5 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: Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_831, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_831.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/prospect-63616.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/prospect-63616.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/prospect-63616.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Prospect 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) - Athenry: https://everytownland.com/galway/athenry.md - Ballygarraun South: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballygarraun-south.md - Baunmore: https://everytownland.com/galway/baunmore-60520.md - Gortnahown: https://everytownland.com/galway/gortnahown.md - Newford: https://everytownland.com/galway/newford.md - Raheen: https://everytownland.com/galway/raheen-63647.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/prospect-63616 - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/prospect-63616