Tullagh Upper
Townland in the civil parish of Loughrea, barony of Loughrea, Co. Galway; in Irish An Tulach Uachtair
- Area
- 34 ha
- 84 acres
- Land parcels
- 92
- registered freehold, median 1,525 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Residential Existing
- Planning
- 6
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
92 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tullagh Upper, from 2 m² to 53,828 m² (5.38 ha, 13.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 37 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential)
Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 2 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
25 Oct 2024Conditional
for amendments to previously permitted housing development granted under Pl. Ref. No. 24/60352 to provide for an additional 6 no. houses on an enlarged site. Works include : Extension/enlargement of the area of the housing estate permitted under Pl. Ref. No. 24/60352 by 0.26 hectares to the west. Construction 6 no. houses consisting of 2 no. 2 bed semi-detached 2 storey houses (Type B), 2 no. 3 bed 2 storey semi-detached houses (Type E) and 2 no. 3 bed semi-detached 2 storey houses (Type A). Connection to access and services permitted under Pl. Ref. No. 24/60352, together with all associated site works. Provision of additional communal open space, private open space, car parking including dedicated EV charge spaces, bicycle parking, public lighting, landscaping, boundary treatments, together with all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 601 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461430
29 Mar 2024Conditional
for the construction of a residential development comprising 14 no. units. The development will consist of: 2 no. 3 bed Semi-detached two storey houses (Type A); 2 no. 2 bed Semi-Detached two storey houses (Type B); 8 no. 2 bed Terraced two storey houses (Type C); 2 no. 3 bed Semi-detached two storey houses (Type D). The proposed development includes: creation of new vehicular entrance onto L-8265 road, pedestrian connection to existing footpath along L-8265 road, connection to public watermain and foul sewer along L-8265 road, to serve the development, provision of communal open space, private open space, car parking including dedicated EV charge spaces, bicycle parking, public lighting, landscaping, revised boundary treatments together with all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1,254.00 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460352
22 Feb 2024N/a
for the construction of a residential development comprising 14 no. units. The development will consist of: 2 no. 3 bed Semi-detached two storey houses (Type A), 2 no. 2 bed Semi-Detached two storey houses (Type B), 8 no. 2 bed Terraced two storey houses (Type C), 2 no. 3 bed Semi-detached two storey houses (Type D). The proposed development includes: creation of new vehicular entrance onto L-8265 road, pedestrian connection to existing footpath along L-8265 road, connection to public watermain and foul sewer along L-8265 road, to serve the development, Provision of communal open space, private open space, car parking including dedicated EV charge spaces, bicycle parking, public lighting, landscaping, revised boundary treatments together with all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1,254.00 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460184
29 Oct 2019Conditional
for 10 no. Apartments and a creche at "Páirc an Triantáin", Tullagh Hill, Loughrea. The proposed development consists of a redesign of the eastern part of the housing estate previously permitted under Pl. Ref. No.'s 08/1967, 14/237, 19/229 & 19/1009. The development will consist of the construction of (1) Block A: comprising of a two storey pitched roof building to accommodate 4 no. two bedroom apartments (2) Block B: comprising of a two storey pitched roof building to accommodate a creche use on the ground floor and 2 no. two bedroom apartments on the first floor (3) Block C: comprising of a two storey pitched roof building to accommodate 4 no. two bedroom apartments (4) Connection to the public sewer and public mains network (5) Vehicular access via the L-4224-11 county road to the north with additional pedestrian connectivity via the L-8265-10 County road to the south. (6) The proposal will include all associated site works, open space, boundary treatments, parking, landscaping and site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1,096.62 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191683
2 Jul 2019Conditional
and completion of minor revisions to 10 no. residential units previously approved under PL. Ref. No.'s 08/1967 and Pl. Ref. No.'s 14/237 and 19/229. The development consists of Retention and completion of external alterations to (i) House Type B6 (Unit No.'s 11 & 12 within the permitted "Páirc an Triantáin" part of the estate), (ii) House Type D2 (Unit No.'s 5, 6, 7 & 8 within the permitted "Páirc an Triantáin" part of the estate), (iii) House Type B7 (Unit No.'s 1 & 2 within the permitted "Páirc an Triantáin" part of the estate) and (iv) House Type B8 (Unit No.'s 34 and 35 within the permitted "Gort na dTulach" part of the estate) together with all associated site works. The housing development will be connected to the public sewer and public mains network. Gross floor space of proposed works: 961 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 961 sqm
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191009
20 Feb 2019Conditional
for the construction of 76 no. residential units, 2 no. commercial units and creche giving the following accommodation: a) 52 no. semi-detached houses (comprising 46 no. 3 beds and 6 no. 4 beds) b) 8 no. 4 bed detached c) 19 no. terraced units in 3 no. blocks comprising 12 no. 3 bed, 4 no. 2 bed houses, 2 no. commercial units & 1 no. creche d)and pumping station with overnight storage capacity, temporary treatment system & ancillary site works. (Gross floor area 8578.8 sqm) Previous planning reference 08/1967 & EOD 14/237
Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 19229
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 Tullagh Upper.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Tullagh Upper.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Tullagh Upper.
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
- 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_968 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Tullagh Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Tullagh Upper · An Tulach Uachtair
- Area
- 339,791 m² (33.98 ha, 83.96 acres)
- Civil parish
- Loughrea, and its townlands
- Barony
- Loughrea
- Electoral division
- Loughrea Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Loughrea Rural electoral division: 898 people in 307 households; 92% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Caherlavine, Cloonoo East, Cuscarrick, Knockauncoura, Pollroebuck, Tullagh Lower
- Placenames
- Tullagh Upper 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.