Tomree
Tomree is a townland in the civil parish of Moylough, barony of Tiaquin, Co. Galway. Its name in Irish is Tuaim Fhraoigh.
- Area
- 240.9 ha
- 595 acres
- Land parcels
- 58
- registered freehold, median 16,412 m² (1.64 ha, 4.06 acres)
- Zoning
- R1
- Residential (Phase 1)
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
58 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tomree, from 175 m² to 159,179 m² (15.92 ha, 39.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 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
- R1Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Business & Enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential Infill (New/proposed residential)
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
31 Jul 2024Conditional
for works done, and to complete dwelling house previously granted permission under planning reference number 05/3930, and permission is also sought for a new wastewater treatment system. Gross floor space of proposed work: (House) 204 sqm.
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460976
2 Nov 2022Conditional
of demolition of existing derelict dwelling house & permission for construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 170 sqm (house) & 21 sqm (garage)
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2261096
2 Nov 2022Conditional
of demolition of existing derelict dwelling house & permission for construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 170 sqm (house) & 21 sqm (garage)
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2261097
6 Jul 2021Unconditional
for development at Moylough National School to include (a) 2 classroom extension to existing school building (b) retention of extension to rear of existing school building (c) provision of temporary classroom in adjacent warehouse (d) provision of temporary vehicular 'drop-off' area in adjacent yard including new vehicular access onto N63 (gross floor space proposed 152sqm; retention 19sqm)
Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 211213
30 Apr 2021Conditional
for the demolition of existing derelict dwelling house upon subject site, construction of a serviced dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store and associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling: 281.50 sqm, Garage: 55.00 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: Derelict Dwelling: 88.92 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21726
30 Apr 2021Conditional
for the demolition of existing derelict dwelling house & shed upon subject site, construction of a serviced dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store and associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling: 264.28 sqm, Garage: 55.00 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: Derelict Dwelling: 88.92 sqm, Shed: 45.93 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21727
1 Oct 2019Conditional
for dwelling house and garage as built, all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services. Gross floor space of work to be retained: House - 259.78 sqm, Garage - 147.82 sqm
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191513
25 May 2017Conditional
of an existing 36m high telecommunications support structure (previously granted permission under reference 11/882 which was a temporary permission for a period of 5 years which has expired) carrying antennas and link dishes together with associated equipment unit & security fencing.
Retention · Galway County Council, 17742
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Tomree.
Recorded monuments
- GA045-052 Enclosure
Description
On a low ridge in otherwise level grassland. Oval enclosure (NNE-SSW c. 41.5m, ESE-WNW c. 31m) defined by a tree-lined narrow earthen bank and external fosse. The interior has been extensively quarried out; numerous gap appear modern. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Tomree.
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 Tomree, about 1 in 10 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 low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Tomree.
- 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 Tomree with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Tomree · Tuaim Fhraoigh
- Area
- 2,409,241 m² (240.92 ha, 595.34 acres)
- Civil parish
- Moylough, and its townlands
- Barony
- Tiaquin
- Electoral division
- Mount Bellew, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,972 people lived in 701 households in the Mount Bellew electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Annaghmore East, Annaghmore West, Clooncallaga, Marlay, Moylough More
- Placenames
- Tomree 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.