Woodquay

167 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Woodquay, from 74 m² to 132,451 m² (13.25 ha, 32.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 45 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Woodquay in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 24 Jul 2026N/a

  for the construction of a new storage facility shed for plant and equipment associated with bee keeping incl. all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2661279

• 24 Jul 2025Conditional

  of a shed to the rear of the property and change of use of an agricultural shed to a domestic studio. Gross floor space of works to be retained: 31.97 sqm(studio), 61.88 sqm(G)

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2561010

• 8 Sept 2022Conditional

  WORKS TO REFURBISH THE EXISTING CASTLEBAR-CLOON 110kV OVERHEAD LINE WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 57KM LONG, AND COMPRISES 252 NO. WOODEN POLESETS AND 40 NO. STEEL ANGLE MASTS BETWEEN THE EXISTING CASTLEBAR 110kV SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF AGHALUSKY, AND THE EXISTING CLOON 110kV SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLOONASCRAGH, CO. GALWAY. APPROXIMATELY 20KM OF THE EXISTING CIRCUIT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL AND APPROXIMATELY 37KM IN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 22780

• 7 Sept 2022Conditional

  to refurbish the existing Castlebar-Cloon 110kV overhead line, which is approximately 57km long, and comprises 252no. wooden polesets and 40no. steel angle masts between the existing Castlebar 110kV substation in County Mayo, and the existing Cloon 110kV substation in County Galway. Approximately 20km of the existing circuit is located within the functional area of Galway County Council and approximately 37km in the functional area of Mayo County Council.The proposed uprate development is located in the townlands of Belmont, Carrownageeha, Carrownurlaur, Cloonascragh (Kilbennan), Cloonascragh (Tuam), Cloondarone, Cloonfush, Cloontooa, Kilcreevanty, Killeelaun, Kilmore, Lehid, Liskeevy, Mullagh, Pollacorragune, and Woodquay in County Galway.The works will include:• the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor and wires with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection; • the replacement of the existing earthwire, including bonding leads, earth leads and vibration dampers; • the replacement of 53no. wooden polesets and 39no. steel masts; • the replacement of hardware, fittings and insulators; • the replacement of crossarms at 50no. wooden polesets and the realignment of crossarms at a further 5no. wooden polesets; • all associated site development works, including foundation upgrade works; • all associated works within the Castlebar 110kV substation and Cloon 110kV substation to accommodate the uprated 110kV overhead line including uprating of the Castlebar bay in Cloon 110kV substation and the Cloon bay in Castlebar 110kV substation; • the replacement of approximately 175m of underground cable at the Castlebar 110kV substation; • all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing Structures; and • other temporary associated and ancillary development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221030

• 18 May 2020Conditional

  for development consisting of existing dwelling house, existing horse stables, existing horse walker and existing horse area together with all ancillary site works and services. Gross floor space of works to be retained; 495sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20603

• 13 Dec 2018N/a

  for the construction of a single domestic dwelling house with domestic wastewater treatment plant and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 150 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181786

• 5 Nov 2018Conditional

  for the construction of a four bay slatted cattle shed with associated 4.0m x 16m x 2.45m deep slurry tank. Gross floor space of proposed works: 233sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 181571

• 10 Oct 2018Refused

  for development (to rear of existing dwelling), comprising: demolition of existing commercial storage shed measuring approx. 144sqm and construction of replacement commercial storage shed measuring approx. 175sqm and all associated and ancillary works and development including extension of existing site boundaries. Gross floor space of proposed works: 175sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 144sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 181418

• 6 Sept 2018Conditional

  of a domestic garage/fuel store and retention of a change of window layout in the lounge/sitting room of the existing dwelling from those in the plans of Planning Permission 02/42. Gross floor space of work to be retained 31.2375 sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181256

• 13 Dec 2017Conditional

  to 1. Construct a new four bay extension to the existing slatted shed, which will have underground effluent storage tank facilities. 2. Construct a new concrete yard. 3. Full planning permission also sought to construct a new dungstead and underground effluent storage tank facilities and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 259sqm (extension)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 171785

• 8 Sept 2017N/a

  for demolition of existing commercial storage shed measuring approx. 144sqm and construction of replacement commercial storage shed measuring approx. 387 sqm and all associated and ancillary works and development including extension of existing site boundaries. Gross floor space of proposed works 387sqm demolition 144sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 171344

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Corrib SAC 000297

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Woodquay.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Woodquay.

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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_613 (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 Woodquay with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Woodquay · Coill an Chalaidh

Area

2,380,932 m² (238.09 ha, 588.34 acres)

Civil parish

Belclare, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Belclare, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Belclare electoral division: 792 people in 279 households; 93% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyboy, Carrowmacowan, Cloonfush, Mullagh, Pollnamal, Sylaun

Placenames

Woodquay 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.