Thomastown

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Thomastown, from 244 m² to 100,788 m² (10.08 ha, 24.91 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 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 Thomastown 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 2026Conditional

  of the existing dwelling house, from that previously granted permission under planning ref. numbers 15/367. Full planning also sought to retain the existing patio walled area to the rear and side of the dwelling. Retain the existing wooden fence which forms the rear north boundary and part of the west side boundary of the site. Retain the conversion of the previously granted domestic garage (planning ref. numbers 15/367) to an office room, tools room & study room all to be used for the enjoyment of the dwelling house. Full planning also sought to retain the extended storage area at the rear of same. Full planning permission sought to retain the natural stone face to the existing front boundary wall. Full planning permission also sought to carry out a landscaping plan for the existing site and all ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661273

• 9 Jul 2025Refused

  of 1. the existing dwelling house, from that previously granted permission under planning ref. numbers 15/367. Full planning also sought to retain the existing patio walled area to the rear and side of the dwelling. 2. Retain the conversion of the previously granted domestic garage (planning ref. numbers 15/367) to an office room, tools room & study room all to be used for the enjoyment of the dwelling house. Full planning also sought to retain the extended storage area at the rear of same. 3. Full planning permission sought to construct a natural stone face to the existing front boundary wall. Full planning permission also sought to carry out a landscaping plan for the existing site and all ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560920

• 18 Nov 2021Conditional

  to construct a revised vehicular and pedestrian site entrance with set down and a revised parking layout. These works will be carried out in order to accommodate the new local authority village layout enhancement proposals.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212164

• 27 Jul 2021N/a

  to construct a revised vehicular and pedestrian site entrance with set down and a revised parking layout. No. of car parking spaces to be provided: existing 20, proposed 12

  Permission · Galway County Council, 211372

• 22 Nov 2018Conditional

  of alterations to an extension as was granted under reference number 16/1766. Alterations include the lowering of the roof height, a revised glazing design and the omission of the first floor accommodation. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 82 sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 181679

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Belclare Turlough 000234

Recorded monuments

• GA043-125 Country house
  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 Thomastown.

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 Thomastown, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Thomastown · Baile Thomáis

Area

465,493 m² (46.55 ha, 115.03 acres)

Civil parish

Belclare, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Claretuam, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,132 people lived in 394 households in the Claretuam electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrowbeg North, Carrowbeg South, Carrowntemple, Common or Turloughnaroyey, Pollaturk or Newgarden

Placenames

Thomastown 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.