Galvone
Townland in the civil parish of St. Nicholas', barony of North Liberties, Co. Limerick; in Irish An Ghallmhóin
- Area
- 18.7 ha
- 46 acres
- Land parcels
- 34
- registered freehold, median 1,538 m²
- Zoning
- C2.1
- Enterprise and Employment
- Planning
- 16
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Galvone, from 12 m² to 44,605 m² (4.46 ha, 11.02 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 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
- C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 30 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Education and Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 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
16 Dec 2024Conditional
alterations to existing car entrance and pedestrian entrance and propose to construct a new exit for cars only, and associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2461252
8 Aug 2024Conditional
the alteration of the existing building and will include the following works: i. Amended position of the existing vehicular & pedestrian entrance at Donogh O’Malley Park ii. Widening of existing road access at Donogh O’Malley Park including alteration of footpath and public lighting iii. External signage iv. Alteration of existing façades & roof areas v. Erection of external fixed canopy areas vi. New car-parking area with 35 no. car spaces, including 8 no. disabled access spaces. vii. New ancillary site structures to include a bicycle parking shelter, refuse store & services building viii. Site landscaping, boundary treatments and ancillary site works including amendments to widen & extend pedestrian footpaths adjacent to the site
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460796
7 Jun 2024N/a
the alteration of the existing building, which will include the following works: amended position of the existing vehicular and pedestrian entrance at Donogh O’Malley Park, new vehicular and pedestrian entrance at Churchfield, Donogh O’Malley Park. Permission for external signage, the alteration of existing façades and roof areas, the erection of external fixed canopy areas, a new car-parking area with 35 no. car spaces, including 8 no. disabled access spaces, new ancillary site structures to include a bicycle parking shelter, refuse store and services building, site landscaping, boundary treatments and ancillary site works including amendments to widen and extend pedestrian footpaths adjacent to the site
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460560
31 Jan 2024Conditional
(a) Canopy to west elevation of building 1 (128m2), (b) External transformer, (c) Electrical switch room (6.9m2), (d) Fire Pump Housing to rear elevation (52m2), (e) External Fire Escape stairway to building 1A, (f) Additional gate for loading dock, (g) ESB substation, (h) Existing Extension to building 5 (170m2), (i) Relocation of the existing weighbridge, (j) Minor changes to the existing south elevation of building 3, (k) Air treatment system (35.8m2). And Full Planning Permission for: (l) Demolition of existing building 6 (506.3m2), (m) Construction of a new building 6 (1,313m2), (n) Proposed new roof to existing courtyard within building 3 and extension of the new roof to the rear elevation of building 3, (o) Relocation of the existing permitted 26no. carparking spaces onsite and associated line marking of carparking spaces, (p) Relocation of permitted bicycle racks, (q) Relocation of permitted 2 number electrical charging points, (r) New screen planting to the rear of building 6, (s) Proposed drop kerbs and traffic bollards, (t) Removal of existing front gate and fencing at building 6, (u) Installation of new external security lighting to building 6, and minor revisions to existing permitted security lighting within the overall site, (v) Installation of ducting for future electric charging points to proposed car parking spaces. The works to Include all associated site services, all in the townland of Galvone Industrial Estate, Roxboro, Limerick City, County Limerick, V94XC61. The application relates to an existing waste facility permit WFP L 2021 12 001 01 R4 T1
Retention · Limerick County Council, 2460073
26 Jun 2023N/a
the construction of a new play area including all necessary site works, associated boundary treatment and provision of drainage and lighting. The works will include preparation of the site, installation of a range of play equipment, a protective perimeter, safety surfacing, tree and shrub planting, site furniture and the construction of a new uncontrolled pedestrian crossing
Permission · Limerick County Council, 238008
7 Feb 2023N/a
canopy to west elevation of building 1 (128m2), external transformer, electrical switch room (6.9m2 ), fire pump housing to rear elevation (52m2 ), external fire escape stairway to building 1A, additional gate for loading dock, ESB substation, existing extension to building 5 (170m2 ), relocation of the existing weighbridge, minor changes to the existing south elevation of building 3. Planning Permission for demolition of existing building 6 (493m2), Construction of a new building 6 (1,313m2), proposed new roof to existing courtyard within building 3 and extension of the new roof to the rear elevation of building 3, relocation of the existing permitted 26no. carparking spaces onsite and associated line marking of carparking spaces, relocation of permitted bicycle racks, relocation of permitted 2 number electrical charging points, new screen planting to the rear of building 6, proposed drop kerbs and traffic bollards, removal of existing front gate and fencing at building 6, installation of new external security lighting to building 6, and minor revisions to existing permitted security lighting within the overall site, installation of ducting for future electric charging points to proposed car parking spaces. The works to include all associated site services, all in the townland of Galvone Industrial Estate, Roxboro, Limerick City, Co. Limerick. The application relates to an existing waste facility permit WFP L20211200101R4T1
Retention · Limerick County Council, 2375
7 Nov 2022Conditional
the erection of 3no. external signs: 2no. wall mounted signs, 1no. free-standing sign and all ancillary site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 221192
29 Jul 2022Conditional
the continued retention of the capacity granted under P18/1278 i.e. to allow for the acceptance of not more than 24,500t per annum including additional waste streams collected under the normal operations of a waste management company along with all associated works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 22838
19 Aug 2021Conditional
construction of a new extension(1103m2), new weighbridge office(11.5m2), raising the height of current building number one and part of the building number two by 1.5m, total roof area 1635m2to be raised, relocating the existing weighbridge onsite, new loading dock, new ESB substation and switch room(43.5m2), relocating and line marking of carparking spaces onsite, new bicycle racks and electrical charging points, new external security lighting, new screen planting at the rear of the building, minor changes of the existing north, west and south elevation of building one to include additional roller doors and fire escape doors, minor changes to the existing north elevation of building two to include additional fire escape doors, proposed new rainwater harvesting tank, firefighting water storage tank, oil interceptor and traffic bollards, the works to include all associated site services. The application is accompanied by a Environmental Impact Assessment Report(EIAR). The application relates to an existing waste facility permit WFP L 2021 12 001 01 R3 T1
Permission · Limerick County Council, 211178
10 Feb 2021Conditional
the phased alterations and change of use of Bay 1, some 2200 sq.m from Youth Resource/Social & Recreation Centre to warehousing. The works will include the following: Phase 1: Removal of the existing subdivision of Bays 2, 3, 4 & 5 of the former Fulflex Building to enable the current 4 units to be returned to their former combined arrangement. Erection of a covered conveyor line between VPK Packaging Ltd production building to the former Fulflex Building. Phase 2: Demolition of existing administration building along the front elevation of the former Fulflex Building to facilitate the increase of vehicular parking facilities to accommodate lorry parking bays and associated turning circle with associated site works. Removal of existing subdivisions between Bay 1 and adjoining bays to return existing arrangement to former combined format and a change in use from Youth Services Facility to warehousing. Phase 3: Demolition of existing single storey annex buildings along the eastern elevation of the VPK Packaging Ltd buildings and erection of a single storey industrial building extension in its place to accommodate replacement production equipment and associated site works including storm water attenuation tanks
Permission · Limerick County Council, 21138
1 Aug 2019Conditional
(a) retention of adjusted site levels and existing pedestrian double gates integrated within Childers Road boundary treatment and (b) permission for a 1.8 wide footpath
Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19757
21 Dec 2018Conditional
the construction of a standalone office building, re-establishment of an existing entrance off the main Galvone Industrial Estate road to provide access for the public to the southside of the site, an air exchange unit, a new fire escape door to the east elevation of the existing building, an empty skip storage area, an increased capacity to allow for the acceptance of not more than 24,500t per annum including additional waste streams collected under the normal operations of a waste management company, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 181278
12 Jun 2018Conditional
the construction of a car park and yard extension, construction of a new boundary walls and fencing, alterations to existing entrance and gate, alterations to existing external cladding, erection of new signage, construction of truck loading dock and canopy and all ancillary site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 18585
17 Aug 2017Conditional
vehicular entrance and parking on driveway to include all ancillary works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 17774
17 Feb 2017Conditional
the construction of a single storey extension to the existing two-storey primary school comprising a 2 classroom special education needs unit to include 2 classrooms, a central activities space, multisensory room, para-educational room, office, storage, linen room, shower/toilets, ancillary spaces, alterations to part of the existing school, relocations of ballcourts, carpaking, pedestrian link, boundary fences, drainage works, landscaping and all associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 17137
20 Jan 2017Conditional
1. Side extension to existing corrugator building 2. Front extension to existing corrugator building including removal of existing front lean to roof and include this floor area under new portal 'A' frame and all associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 1740
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 Galvone.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Galvone.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Galvone.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- No susceptibility class 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_974 (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 Galvone with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.
The townland
- Name
- Galvone · An Ghallmhóin
- Area
- 186,568 m² (18.66 ha, 46.1 acres)
- Civil parish
- St. Nicholas', and its townlands
- Barony
- North Liberties
- Electoral division
- Galvone A, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Galvone A electoral division: 1,432 people in 550 households; 70% of households own their home; 3% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Clonlong, Rathbane North, Spital-Land
- Placenames
- Galvone 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.