Breanloughaun

59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Breanloughaun, from 70 m² to 99,097 m² (9.91 ha, 24.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P1Agriculture
  Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3), Galway City · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Residential (Phase 2) (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3Residential R2 (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3), Galway City · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3Residential (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3), Galway City · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3Business & Technology (Office, business/technology park and related)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M3Nodal Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 2 May 2025Refused

  for the construction of a residential development comprising of 58 no. units. The development will consist of 28 no. houses and 30 no. apartments. The proposed mix of houses will comprise of; 10 no. four bed semi-detached 2 storey houses, 10 no. three bed semi-detached 2 storey houses, 2 no. four bed terraced 3 storey houses, 6 no. two bed terraced 2 storey houses. The proposed mix of 30 no. apartments will be accommodated within 3 building Blocks as follows; Duplex Block A (4 no. units within a 2 ½ storey building), comprising of 1 no. one bed apartment and 3 no. two bed apartments, Duplex Block B (6 no. units with a 2 storey building), comprising of 1 no. 1 bed apartment and 5 no. two bed apartments, Apartment block (20 no. units within a 3 storey building to the north/ rear of the site), comprising of 7 no. 1 bed apartments and 13 no. two bed apartments, The proposed development also includes; Provision of public open space (including a playground), private open space, bicycle parking, bin stores, footpaths, public lighting, landscaping, signage and revised boundary treatments. Provision of residential carparking including a proportion of electric charging spaces and ducting to all spaces for future electric charging points. Extension and alterations to existing access road off R339 Monivea road, together with provision for possible future access connections to adjoining lands. Provision for ESB Substation. Connection to existing mains water mains infrastructure, provision of on-site pumping station and connection and extension of foul drainage network to connect to the public sewer, including on site surface water attenuation to serve the development. Proposal for adjoining Briarhill National School to connect to the proposed foul sewer with associated decommissioning of the existing sewage treatment plant, together with all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 3,485.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560535

• 6 Sept 2024Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of; the construction and demolition of the temporary stables and the construction of permanent stables, pavilion, machinery and maintenance sheds, pre-parade ring as well as ancillary site works Permission is being sought for a period of 10 years An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies this planning application.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2460279

• 29 Oct 2020Refused

  for the construction of a residential development comprising of 44 no. residential units (i.e. 32 no. houses and 12 no. apartments). The development will consist of: - 2 no. four bed detached houses - 20 no. four bed semi-detached houses - 10 no. three bed semi-detached houses. The 12 no. apartments are proposed within a 2 storey building block. This will accommodate 2 no. 3 bed (5 person) apartments, 5 no. 2 bed (4 Person) apartments, 1 no. 2 bed (3 person) apartments and 4 no. 1 bed (2 person) apartments. The proposed development includes; - Demolition of an existing dwellinghouse and outbuildings - Provision of public open space (including a playground and a homezone), private open space, surface level car parking, bicycle parking, bin store, footpaths, public lighting, landscaping and revised boundary treatments. - Extension and alterations to existing access road, together with provision for possible future access connections to adjoining lands. - Connection to existing mains water infrastructure foul drainage networks including on site surface water attenuation to serve the development, together with all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 3429 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 129.9 sqm

  Permission, 32 homes · Galway County Council, 201610

• 20 Apr 2020Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a ground and part first floor rear extension to an existing dwelling including all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 20107

• 2 Dec 2019Refused

  for the construction of a domestic garage and ancillary site works to the rear of existing dwelling house. Gross floor space of proposed works: 98 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 191861

• 4 Jun 2019Refused

  for the development of a residential development comprising of 43 no. residential units which will be accessed via the existing junction/access road at Breanloughan, Briarhill. The development will consist of: - the demolition of an existing dwelling house and outbuildings, - Construction of 3 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey detached units, 22 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey semi-detached unit and 6 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey semi-detached units. Construction of a 2 storey apartment building consisting of 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 4 no. 1 bedroom apartments. - Provision for public realm landscaping including shared public open spaces. - Provision for shared carparking spaces to apartment building, together with bin storage building and bicycle parking spaces. - Connection to existing public mains water infrastructure, including connection to existing surface water and foul drainage networks, to serve the development, together with all associated site development works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 4790 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 129.9 sqm

  Permission, 43 homes · Galway County Council, 19844

• 13 Jun 2017Conditional

  for revisions to approved planning (pl. ref.15/1292), including design revisions to approved extension, the extent of the proposed site and boundary fencing details (gross floor space proposed 140sqm)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 17855

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 Breanloughaun.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Breanloughaun.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Breanloughaun, 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_528 (ZIP).

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

Name

Breanloughaun · An Bréanlochán

Area

600,879 m² (60.09 ha, 148.48 acres)

Civil parish

Oranmore, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkellin

Electoral division

Ballintemple, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,609 people lived in 566 households in the Ballintemple electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 45% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballintemple, Brockagh

Placenames

Breanloughaun 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.