Townparks (5th Division)

233 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Townparks (5th Division), from 1 m² to 156,994 m² (15.7 ha, 38.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 163 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential)
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential Infill (New/proposed residential)
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.1Water/Rivers/Streams (Water)
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Business and Enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 28 Aug 2026N/a

  for the construction of 4 no. 3 bed semi-detached dwellings and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661470

• 2 Sept 2025Conditional

  to construct shed to cover existing vehicle storage yard to accommodate vehicle storage and maintenance to include all associated site works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 25224

• 22 Jul 2025Conditional

  to construct one dwelling house, one domestic garage, and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 191.20 sqm(H), 60.00 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560990

• 22 Jul 2025Conditional

  to construct two dwelling houses, two domestic garages, and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 384.90 sqm(H), 120.00 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560991

• 14 Feb 2025Refused

  to construct two dwelling houses, two garden sheds, and all associated services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560156

• 12 Jul 2024Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house, conversion of existing old pony stable to storage shed, effluent treatment system and percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works: 205.00 sqm (house) & 44.00 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460871

• 20 Oct 2023Conditional

  for the change of use from shop to two dwellinghouses with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23428

• 24 Mar 2023Conditional

  for the following: (a) the demolition of a substandard dwelling house at the above location & derelict sheds on site (Gross floor area of proposed works = 125 sqm); (b) the construction of 3 No. townhouse dwelling units with associated private open space at rear. (Gross floor area of proposed works = 275 sqm); and (c) the provision of a pedestrian access to the rear of the proposed units and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360287

• 13 Jun 2022Conditional

  for works to consist of: a) retention of widened driveway entrance to front of site, b) single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling. Gross floor space of proposed works: 14 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22766

• 15 Feb 2021Conditional

  of the existing modular building unit to the side of the existing building known as building 4and all ancillary site works

  Retention · Galway County Council, 21173

• 18 Aug 2020Conditional

  of a) dormer windows to front elevation, b) windows at first floor level to side elevations and c) domestic garage and attached shed. Gross floor space of work to be retained; 46sqm (garage)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201151

• 25 Jun 2020Conditional

  to construct a ground floor extension to existing kitchen / dining room at front of house and carry out all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 22.4 msq

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20811

• 5 May 2020Conditional

  Permission to construct a two storey extension to the rear of dwelling. Gross floor space of proposed works 26.2 msq

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20543

• 14 Jan 2020Conditional

  to: a) Partially demolish / remodel existing substandard single storey dwelling house by extending and converting it to a two storey dwelling house, b) demolish existing substandard garage/sheds and replace with a new garage, c) remove existing septic tank and install new effluent treatment system and percolation area, and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 238.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2026

• 1 Nov 2019Conditional

  for the existing dwelling house from the previous planning permission reference number 14100. Full planning permission also sought to retain the existing greenhouse and the garden shed and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 266sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191713

• 19 Jul 2019Conditional

  of the existing dwelling house (previous planning permission reference number 22311) on revised site boundaries. Full planning permission also sought to replace and install a new septic tank, treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 194 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191111

• 3 Dec 2018Conditional

  for a dwelling house, conversion of existing pony stable to garage, effluent treatment system, and percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works: 200 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 44 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181729

• 10 Aug 2018Conditional

  for retention of front bay window and rear patio doors and full planning permission for the conversion of attic area to living area with rear dormer windows, a side extension to house (self contained unit) and rear garage/store. Gross floor space of proposed works Attic 64.24m2, garage 35m2, self contained unit 28.60m2.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181140

• 16 Jul 2018Conditional

  for 1) carry out alterations and rearrangements of the existing internal shop layout, 2) erect a new exterior staircase to the side of the building, 3) change of use of part of the existing shop floor to use as an off-license and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works (off-licence/toilets) 28 sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 18997

• 29 Aug 2017Conditional

  of serviced extension to dwellinghouse and retention of domestic store (gross floor space extension 26sqm; domestic store 17sqm)

  Retention · Galway County Council, 171291

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Townparks (5th Division).

Recorded monuments

• GA029-191 Windmill
  Description

  On a ridge overlooking a stream, in NE suburbs of Tuam town (GA029-199----). Well-preserved shell of a circular three-storey windmill (D 3.7m) with opposing doorways at ENE and WSW. The 1st and 2nd floors are lit by four single-light rectangular windows at each of the cardinal points. According to local information, this windmill and a similar example (GA029-069----), which lies c. 870m to E, were constructed by Dr Hort, Bishop of Tuam between 1742-52. 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

• Mill (wind), 1745–1755 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding three-stage windmill, built c.1750. Roofless. Lime-rendered coursed rubble limestone walls with entrances diametrically opposite each other. Slit openings to upper stages. Windmill sited on mound of loose stones. No timberwork or machinery survives.

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; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_748 (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 Townparks (5th Division) with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Townparks (5th Division) · Páirceanna an Bhaile (an cúigiú roinnt)

Area

768,725 m² (76.87 ha, 189.96 acres)

Civil parish

Tuam, and its townlands

Barony

Dunmore

Electoral division

Tuam Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Tuam Rural electoral division: 6,556 people in 2,346 households; 65% of households own their home; 51% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymoat, Bracklagh, Curraghcreen, Demesne, Drum, Fortyacres, Loughpark, Townparks (4th Division)

Placenames

Townparks (5th Division) 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.