Furboghgarve

30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Furboghgarve, from 20 m² to 81,789 m² (8.18 ha, 20.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 46 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Furboghgarve 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.

• 8 Jun 2026Conditional

  1) in ionad an leagain amach den bhealach isteach a ceadaíodh roimhe seo. 2) Cead chun an Corás searachas agus an limistéar síothlúcháin atá ann cheana a choinneáil ina suíomh athbhreithnithe, seachas mar a ceadaíodh sa bhunchead pleanála. 3) Cead chun na hathruithe ar aghaidh an tí a choinneáil, seachas mar a ceadaíodh sa bhunchead pleanála. 4) Cead chun spás áiléir an chéad urláir a athrú isteach ina spás chónaithe, mar aon leis na hoibreacha suímh uile a bhaineann leis sin

  Retention, 2 homes · Galway County Council, 2660921

• 22 Jan 2026Conditional

  chun teach nua cónaithe a thógáil chomh maith garáiste nua agus le córás searachais nua

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660071

• 17 Jun 2025Conditional

  for minor change of house plans, to previously granted permission (plan ref: 24/61746), to add an additional driveway so houses no.s 1 and 2 are independently accessed. House no. 1 permitted mezzanine level window to south-east elevation changed from round to square shape. House no. 2 to have an additional south facing window at mezzanine level. To include all associated site services and landscaping. Gross floor space of proposed works: 528.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560772

• 17 Dec 2024Conditional

  for 2 no. dwelling houses, 2 no. storage sheds, and installation of 2 no. wastewater treatment systems and associated polishing filter beds. Existing agricultural access upgraded to serve both dwellings, and all associated site services and landscaping works

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461746

• 12 Sept 2024Refused

  chun síneadh a thógáil ag an teach conaithe atá ann, chomh maith le hathruithe suímh gaolmhara agus le córas séarachais nua. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 152.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 24265

• 5 Jun 2024Conditional

  for 2 no. single storey dwelling houses, 2 no. storage sheds, and 2 no. wastewater treatment systems and associated polishing filter beds. Existing agricultural access upgraded to serve both dwellings, and all associated site services and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 500.00 sqm

  Outline permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460673

• 21 Dec 2023Refused

  for 2 no. single storey dwelling houses, 2 no. storage sheds, and installation of 2 no. wastewater treatment systems and associated polishing filter beds

  Outline permission, 4 homes · Galway County Council, 23495

• 9 Oct 2023Refused

  chun teach nua cónaithe a thógáil chomh maith garáiste nua agus le córás searachais nua

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361206

• 18 Jul 2022Refused

  1) of additional floor space of 75 sqm to the garage granted under planning reference (pl.ref.no. 13/510) and 2) the retention and change of use for the entire structure from garage to Gaeltacht college accommodation (gross floor space 102 sqm). Gross floor space of floor to be retained: 102 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22886

• 28 Jan 2021Conditional

  chun leathnú agus athrú a rinne sé da theach a choinneáil, chun leathnú nua agus athraithe eile a dhéanamh don teach,chun foirgneamh a leagan agus chun Córas Séarachais nua a thógail. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 149 sqm Build. Spás urláir comhlán na hoibre atá le coinneáil: 55 sqm. Spás urláir comhlán d'aon scartáil: 79 sqm [SPLIT DECISION - REFUSE PERMISSION FOR NEW EXTENSION]

  Permission, 2 homes · Galway County Council, 2170

• 7 Nov 2019Refused

  to construct 9 number detached 2 storey dwellings and garages with individual treatment plants and percolation areas. The application is also to include demolition of the existing house, shed and the removal of the road access on this site close to the main road R336 and the construction of a roadway and green area as a continuation of an estate roadway from the adjoining existing housing development. The permission is to include all landscaping and associated site services including storm water drainage and public lighting. Gross floor space of proposed works: 9 and houses and 7 detached garages, 2 attached garages - Houses 1,2,3 = 235 sqm, Houses 4,5,6 = 252 sqm and houses 7,8 = 256 sqm, House 9 = 213 sqm, all detached garages = 28.1 sqm

  Permission, 9 homes · Galway County Council, 191746

• 28 Aug 2019Conditional

  for alterations to an existing bungalow with first floor inhabited roof space, the construction of a new single storey extension with roof terrace over, to the south end of the existing dwelling house, the construction of a new single storey extension to the north end of the existing dwelling house, the construction of a first floor dormer extension of the roof space to the rear of the existing dwelling house, together with all associated site services and site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 76.7 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 337 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191341

• 15 May 2019Unconditional

  for Retention of existing loft conversion at northern wing of existing house including four velux windows (northern elevation) and retention of change of use at southern wing of existing house from a multi-purpose family room to Baptist meeting room. This application includes new external boiler house, new dormer window/access door to the north side with access door to garden terrace, insertion of three new combi-velux windows (southern elevation) and upgrade of existing effluent treatment system (gross floor space 334 sqm). Previous Planning Application 13/1321

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 19730

• 18 Apr 2019Refused

  for the construction of a new two storey house and single storey shed, new waste water treatment system, relocation and upgrade of existing site entrance and all associated site works. The site is located within the curtilage of Carraig Mór house which is a protected structure. Gross floor space of proposed works: 160 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19578

• 11 Mar 2019Refused

  chun teach cónaithe, córas séarachas, forbairt cheart slí ceart slí ar bhóthar rochtaine, garáiste agus oibreacha láthreán gaolmhara cuí a thógáil. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 229 sqm - Teach - 211 sqm, Garáiste - 18 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19335

• 17 Jan 2018N/a

  chun teach nua cónaithe a thógail chomh maith garáiste nua, le córás searachais nua agus uasghradrú ar an bother isteach chuig an suíomh (gross floor area 240.7sqm & 54sqm)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 1833

• 25 May 2017Conditional

  chun teach nua conaithe a thógail chomh maith gáraiste nua agus le córás searachais nua. (Spás urláir comhlan na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 224.4 sqm, & 54 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17737

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

Designated sites

• Natural Heritage Area: Moycullen Bogs NHA 002364

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Furboghgarve.

Architectural heritage

• Carraig Mór House, country house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860, having slightly lower two-storey projecting entrance bay. Recently renovated. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks having copings, and with bracketed eaves to front elevation. Painted rendered walls with block-and-start quoins and having string courses to front elevation between floors. First floor of entrance projection is glazed timber with bracketed eaves. Square-headed openings and one round-headed stairs window to first floor and camber-headed windows to ground floor, all with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. First floor of entrance projection has fixed camber-headed lights. Round-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door and fanlight. Enclosed within landscape gardens by rubble limestone walls and piers with wrought-iron gates. Stone outbuilding to north having hipped slate roof.

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

At the centre of the townland of Furboghgarve, about 1 in 5 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Furboghgarve.

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.

No address of the register names Furboghgarve with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Furboghgarve · Na Forbacha Garbha

Area

486,430 m² (48.64 ha, 120.2 acres)

Civil parish

Rahoon, and its townlands

Barony

Moycullen

Electoral division

Furbogh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,634 people lived in 534 households in the Furbogh electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cushmaigmore, Knocknagreana, Polleeny

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Furboghgarve 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.