Bullaun

33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bullaun, from 279 m² to 134,321 m² (13.43 ha, 33.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Bullaun 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.

• 13 Aug 2026N/a

  for the (1) renovation and extension of existing vacant dwelling house, (2) on-site wastewater treatment system along with all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661386

• 14 Jul 2025Conditional

  for amendments to planning permission previously granted under 20/2065. Proposed amendments comprise of (1) amendments to proposed dwelling house plans, (2) addition of a detached domestic garage & (3) all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 251.00 sqm(H), 35.60 sqm(G), 67.69 sqm(G)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560944

• 20 Jun 2025N/a

  for amendments to planning permission previously granted under 20/2065. Proposed amendments comprise of (1) amendments to proposed dwelling house plans, (2) addition of a detached domestic garage (3) all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 286.60sqm(H), 67.69 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560809

• 26 Nov 2024Conditional

  for proposed domestic dwelling, domestic garage, treatment plant, percolation area with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 257 sqm(house), 60.00 sqm(garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461608

• 2 Sept 2024Refused

  for the construction of a domestic dwelling, domestic garage, treatment plant, percolation area with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 257.00 sqm (house) & 60.00 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461154

• 24 Jun 2024Conditional

  for a new dwelling house, domestic garage, on-site wastewater treatment system and all ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 302.90 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460769

• 19 Jun 2023Conditional

  to reconstruct & extend dwellinghouse, domestic garage & all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360672

• 4 May 2022Refused

  for proposed domestic dwelling, domestic garage, treatment plant, percolation area with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 317 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22578

• 31 Dec 2020Conditional

  for construction of a Dwelling house with integrated domestic garage, along with an on-site treatment system and all other associated works: Gross floor space of proposed works: H: 184 sqm G: 35.6 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 202065

• 30 Apr 2020Conditional

  Permission to retain walkway lighting & change to walkway layout and all associated siteworks.

  Retention · Galway County Council, 20527

• 30 Apr 2020Conditional

  Permission for 86 sq. m of temporary prefabricated accommodation together with all associated site works, connection to existing utilities and installation of a temporary septic tank & percolation area. The accommodation comprises of no. 1 single storey primary school classroom with ancillary sanitary accommodation. Gross floor space of prposed works: 86 mqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20534

• 9 Mar 2020Conditional

  for works consisting of the construction of a new two storey primary school with a gross floor area of 1890 sqm together with external play areas, new access road with vehicular set-down and surface car parking areas; with all associated ancillary site development works and connections to all public utilities. Works to also include alterations to the existing parish carpark and widening of existing entrance off the L3201 public road. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1890 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 20299

• 14 May 2019Conditional

  for works consisting of the installation of an underground surface water drainage pipe and outfall together with all associated site development works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 19721

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 Bullaun.

Recorded monuments

• GA097-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA097-029 Graveyard
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA097-029001 Church
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA097-029002 Church
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Bullaun, about 1 in 20 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Bullaun with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Bullaun · An Ballán

Area

584,173 m² (58.42 ha, 144.35 acres)

Civil parish

Bullaun, and its townlands

Barony

Loughrea

Electoral division

Bullaun, the unit of the census

Census 2022

340 people lived in 112 households in the Bullaun electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 51% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bellayarha South, Gortcam, Lackafinna North, Lackafinna South, Turoe

Placenames

Bullaun 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.