Spiddle Middle
Spiddle Middle is a townland in the civil parish of Moycullen, barony of Moycullen, Co. Galway. Its name in Irish is An Spidéal Láir.
- Area
- 137 ha
- 339 acres
- Land parcels
- 189
- registered freehold, median 2,366 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres)
- Zoning
- G1
- Open Space/Recreation & Amenity
- Planning
- 37
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
189 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Spiddle Middle, from 10 m² to 76,096 m² (7.61 ha, 18.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 69 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Residential (Phase 2) (Strategic Residential Reserve)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N2.1Water/Rivers/Streams (Water)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
30 Jun 2026Conditional
chun teach nua cónaithe a thógáil chomh maith legaráiste nua agus le córás searachais nua
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661098
24 Mar 2026Conditional
for the demolition of a substandard dwellinghouse and the decommissioning of an existing septic tank. Permission is also sought for the construction of a replacement dwellinghouse, a proprietary effluent treatment plant, and a domestic garage
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660438
21 Jan 2026Refused
for renovating an existing derelict dwelling, demolishing an existing rear extension, and constructing a new rear extension. Construction of a domestic wastewater treatment system, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660062
20 Jan 2026Refused
of an existing derelict dwelling previously granted under planning ref 7544, extension and renovation along with construction of a domestic wastewater treatment system, and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660058
22 Oct 2025Conditional
chun teach nua cónaithe a thógáil chomh maith le garáiste nua agus córás searachais nua
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561548
31 Jan 2023Conditional
A) Athrú úsáide ábhartha ó Gharáiste a fuair pleanáil roimh seo go Oifig Baile / Stiúideo.B) Garáiste nua a thógáil 30.00m² agus don obair agus seirbhisí eile atá bainteach leis an suíomh. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe 30 más cuí
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360061
15 Jul 2022Conditional
for a development consisting of the construction of a new single storey dwelling (262sqm) and garage (53sqm) with wastewater treatment system and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 262sqm & 53sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22881
24 Jan 2022Refused
for 3 bay stables, dungstead and seepage tank and riding/lunging arena and sand track. Gross floor space of proposed works: 162.40 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 2256
23 Nov 2021Refused
chun teach nua cónaithe dha stór a thógáil chomh maith le garáiste nua, agus le Córás searachais nua ag an seoladh thuas. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 224.57 sqm & 54 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 212186
18 Nov 2021Conditional
of alterations that were made to the dwelling (previous planning reg. reference 05/1785). Gross floor space of work to be retained: 117.43 sqm.
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212160
15 Nov 2021Refused
to retain and complete a rear boundary wall adjoining private rear garden amenity area.
Permission · Galway County Council, 212115
9 Sept 2021Refused
chun Teach nua cónaithe a thógáil chomh maith garáiste nua agus le córás searachais nua ag an seoladh thuas. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 167.7 sqm & 54 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211652
9 Jul 2021Conditional
for the de-commissioning of an existing septic tank & construction of a new treatment plant & sand polishing filter percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211255
15 Jun 2021Conditional
chun teach cónaithe 239.04 sqm agus garáiste 19.25sqm a thógail chomh maith le, Córas séarachais, Ait siothlaithe agus don obair agus seirbhisí eile atá bainteach leis an suíomh I Baile Liam, An Spidéal, co. Na Gaillimhe. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 258.29sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211055
23 Apr 2021N/a
chun Teach nua cónaithe dha stór a thógáil chomh maith le Garáiste nua agus le Córás searachais nua. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: Teach: 294.52 sqm, Garáiste: 54 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21666
21 Apr 2021N/a
for 3 bay stables, dungstead and seepage tank and riding / lunging arena and sand track. Gross floor space of proposed works: 162.40 msq.
Permission · Galway County Council, 21642
15 Oct 2020N/a
chun Teach nua cónaithe a thógáil chomh maith Garáiste nua agus le Córás searachais nua. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 167.7 msq (teach) & 54 msq (garaiste)
Permission · Galway County Council, 201529
15 Oct 2020N/a
chun Teach nua cónaithe a thógáil chomh maith Garáiste nua agus le Córás searachais nua. Spás urláir comhlan na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 288 sqm (teach), 54 sqm (garáiste)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201530
8 Jul 2020Conditional
chun Teach nua cónaithe a thógáil, Garáiste nua, agus Córás searachais nua, agus cead coinnéail bealach isteach chuig an suíomh a choinnéail. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 220.6 sqm (teach), 54 sqm (garáiste)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20893
3 Apr 2020Refused
chun Teach nua cónaithe a thógáil, Garáiste nua, agus Córás searachais nua agus cead coinnéail bealach isteach chuig an suíomh a choinnéail ag an eoladh thuas.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20430
7 Feb 2020Conditional
chun teach cónaithe 227m2 agus garáiste 19.25m2 a thógail chomh maith le, córas séarachais, ait siothlaithe agus don obair agus seirbhisí eile atá bainteach. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 246.25 sqm (Teach - 227.00 sqm, Garaiste - 19.25 sqm)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20145
12 Dec 2019N/a
chun teach nua cónaithe a thógáil chomh maith garáiste nua, agus le córás searachais nua. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 183.2 sqm (Teach), 54 sqm (Garáiste)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191916
25 Oct 2019Conditional
and complete new dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank, treatment system and percolation area, and associated works; (Revisions to previously approved Ref; 09/1713 and 14/1142). Gross floor space of work to be retained: House - 200.3 sqm, Garage - 44 sqm
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191663
29 Aug 2019Conditional
le haghaidh cead ar teach cónaithe, garáiste agus seirbhis searachais a thógáil. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 204.33 sqm (Teach) 47.82 sqm (Garáiste)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191346
29 Aug 2019Conditional
le haghaidh cead ar teach cónaithe, garáiste agus seirbhis searachais a thógáil. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 256.00 sqm (Teach) 47.82 sqm (Garáiste)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191347
The 25 most recent of 37 applications.
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Connemara Bog Complex SAC 002034
- Natural Heritage Area: Moycullen Bogs NHA 002364
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Connemara Bog Complex 002034
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Spiddle Middle.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Spiddle Middle.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Spiddle Middle, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Spiddle Middle.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Spiddle Middle with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Spiddle Middle · An Spidéal Láir
- Area
- 1,370,397 m² (137.04 ha, 338.63 acres)
- Civil parish
- Moycullen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Moycullen
- Electoral division
- Spiddle, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,842 people lived in 622 households in the Spiddle electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Shannagurraun, Spiddle East, Spiddle West, Truskaunnagappul
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Spiddle Middle 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.