Baunmore
Baunmore is a townland in the civil parish of Monivea, barony of Athenry, Co. Galway. Its name in Irish is An Bán Mór.
Parcel 1975124
- Area
- 855 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- N1.5 Transport Infrastructure (Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030) The objective
G1 Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030) The objective
N2.1 Water/Rivers/Streams (Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030) The objective - Townland
- Baunmore
Planning applications on this parcel
6 Dec 2024Conditional
for mixed use development consists of a total of 60no. residential units (55no. dwellings and 5no. apartments) along with provision of a discount food store and a café. To include: excavation/general site preparation works including infilling and raising, demolition of an existing bungalow within the application site, refurbishment of Athenry House (protected structure) for use as 4no. apartments. (Block C) ground floor café, with a 2bed apartment at first floor level and all associated site development works and services. Previous Pl. Ref. – 21/2281, 20/1384, 07/3703. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies this application
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461674
2 Dec 2021Refused
for development consisting of 1) construction of 59 no. residential units consisting of 3 no. 1 bed apartments, 17 no 2 bed apartments, 11 no. 3 bed apartments, 21 no. 3 bed houses, 7 no. 4 bed houses, 2) provision of 2,662.57 sqm of commercial floorspace and all associated ancillary and storage space consisting of: Block 5 - 2 no. Retail Units (gross floor area 284.57 sqm) - Unit 1: 121.17 sqm (net). Unit 2: 142.59 sqm (net). Block 6 - Café (221 sqm gross floor area), Provision of a Discount Foodstore with ancillary off-licence sales (gross floor area: 2,157 sqm / net retail area 1,422 sqm), (including roof mounted solar PV panels) 3. Works to provide for pedestrian access via the existing Athenry House Gate at the corner of Clarke Street and Cross Street. 4. Demolition of existing bungalow on application site (106.48 sqm) 5. Provision of shared communal and private open space, pedestrian and vehicular access, appropriate landscaping and boundary treatments, outdoor seating areas, street furniture, signage, bin stores, an ESB substation (37.21 sqm) associated car parking spaces (including accessible parking and EV Charging points), bicycle spaces and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development. 6. Refurbishment of Athenry House which is a protected structure (RPS Ref 131/NIAH Ref 30332038) to provide for use as a community and heritage centre along with demolition of ancillary derelict outbuilding. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 8567.3 sqm. Gross floor space of works to be retained:401.14 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 139.6 sqm
Permission, 28 homes · Galway County Council, 212281
24 Sept 2020Refused
for development consisting of 1) construction of 92 no residential units consisting of 8 no 1 bed apartments, 34 no 2 bed apartments, 11 no 3 bed apartments, 21 no 3 bed duplex apartments, 13 no 3 bed terraced houses, 5 no 4 bed terraced houses, 2) provision of 3,979 sqm of commercial floorspace and all associated ancillary and storage space consisting of Block 5 - 3 no. comparison Retail Units (gross floor area 309sqm) - Unit 1: 108.6sqm (net). Unit 2: 88.9sqm (net) and Unit 3: 76.5sqm (net). Block 6 - Creche (84sqm) & 2 no. Office Units (347sqm), Block 7 - Café (237 sqm gross floor area), Block 8 - 4 no. Convenience Retail Units (gross floor area 441sqm) - Unit 1: 67.7sqm (net), Unit 2: 71.6sqm (net), Unit 3: 88.3sqm (net) and Unit 4: 67.8sqm (net). Provision of a Discount Foodstore with ancillary off-licence sales (gross floor area: 2,268sqm / net retail area 1,420sqm). Change of use of Athenry House (RPS REf 131 / NIAH Ref 30332038) to office use (Gross floor area: 293sqm). 3) Works to existing Athenry House gate at the corner of Clarke Street and Cross Street. 4) Demolition of existing bungalow on application site (106.48sqm) 5) Provision of shared communal and private open space, pedestrian and vehicular access, appropriate landscaping and boundary treatments, play equipment, outdoor seating areas, street furniture, signage, bin stores, an ESB substation, 214 no car parking spaces, 291 no cycles spaces and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development. 6) A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. 7) Athenry House is included within the planning application site boundary and is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref 131 / NIAH Ref 30332038) The application site is within an Architectural Conservation Area. Gross floor space of proposed works; 12,953sqm, Gross floor space of any demolition; 106.48sqm
Permission, 92 homes · Galway County Council, 201384
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 69 recorded monuments.
- GA084-001 Historic town
Description
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- GA084-001001 Town defences
Description
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- GA084-001006 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
Description
This castle, a conserved National Monument, is situated in the NE end of the Anglo-Norman town of Athenry (GA084-001----). It was built by Meiler de Bermingham between 1235 and 1240 and it occupies a slight rise that controlled a ford over the River Clareen (Bradley and Dunne 1992, 22-3). Rectangular in plan (int. dims. 13.1m NE-SW; 7.25m NW-SE; wall T c. 1.7m) and of random-rubble construction with dressed quoin stones, it is three storeys high with a gabled attic; it has a pronounced base-batter (H 2.1m; base Wth 1.2m). It occupies the W half of the surrounding D-shaped bawn (GA084-001085-), some of the walls of which act as part of the town defences (GA084-001001-). The late Professor Rynne suggested a three-phase construction sequence (Papazian 1991, 2). The original castle was two storeys high and consisted of the ground floor and a first-floor hall. It was accessed by a decorated pointed arch doorway (Wth 1.3m; H 2.6m) at 1st-floor level. The doorway was reached by a flight of external steps/stairs or a forebuilding as indicated by the two beam slots in the external wall-face to its left and the projecting slabs above it. The hall was lit by four tall windows, each centrally located in a deeply splayed embrasure, one in each wall. Decorated capitals on top of the columns of the doorway and the embrasures in the SE and SW walls indicate that this chamber was intended to be displayed to the public (Sweetman 1999, 70).The original floor was wooden. A garderobe chamber in the N corner, which projects from the external wall-face, is lit by two narrow slit windows. Its external cesspit was excavated in 1989 (Papazian 1991, 6-7). Access to the ground floor was gained from this level by means of an internal wooden stairs or a ladder in the W corner. The lower floor was lit by four small windows, again each one set in a centrally located deeply splayed embrasure in each wall; the one in the SW wall is now blocked off. Originally this floor was probably used for storage. Drainage holes visible in the gable walls at 1st-floor level indicate the level of the original roof. The walls and roof were subsequently raised c. 1250. During this phase a gallery was added to the SW end of the building. Clear evidence for this includes the remains of a masonry arch in the SW wall near the doorway and three beam holes opposite it in the NW wall (Sweetman ibid.). The raised walls are windowless apart from a slit window in the SE wall that lit the gallery. An intramural stairway to its E leads to the wall-walk. The merlons of the crenellated parapet are pierced with long cruciform arrow loops and beam holes visible below it indicate that the castle was further defended by a hoard. Further alterations occurred in the 15th century when the high gable ends were added, the ground floor was vaulted and the ground-floor doorway was inserted. During this period the parapets were incorporated into the gable walls. The vault inserted into the ground floor was supported on the NW and SE side-walls, and three pillars along the centre of the floor. Traces of the wickerwork-centring are still visible on its underside. Following restoration works carried out by the Office of Public Works in the 1990s, wooden floors were added to the second floor, which is now an audio-visual theatre, and the attic. A wooden stairway which accessed the 1st-floor doorway was replaced by a steel one in 2018. (Leask 1941, 36-9; Bradley and Dunne 1992, 23-4) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 8 April 2019 The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 406. The following images have been appended: GA084-001006-_01.jpg GA084-001006-_02.jpg GA084-001006-_03.jpg GA084-001006-_04_SE_wall_from_SE.jpg GA084-001006-_05_Left_carved_capital_of_1st-floor_doorway.jpg GA084-001006-_09_Right_carved_capital_of_SW_window_1st_floor.jpg GA084-001006-_22_Batter_detail_of_wall_make_up.jpg GA084-001006-_23_Garderobe_1st_floor.jpg GA084-001006-_26_NE_gable_from_NE.jpg
- GA084-001014 Religious house - Dominican friars
Description
This Dominican priory, dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, is located on the E bank of the Clarin River, in the NE of quarter of the medieval town of Athenry (GA084-014----). It is c. 190m to the S of the medieval castle (GA084-001006-) and c. 160m to the SE of the parish church (GA084-001005-). It occupies the SW end of an associated graveyard (GA084-001025-). The priory was founded in 1241 by Meiler de Birmingham and received significant patronage from local Anglo-Norman and Gaelic lords. The survival of a manuscript known as the ‘Register of the Dominican Order of Athenry’, which is now housed in the British Museum but was published by Coleman (1912, 201-21), has made it possible to identify various patrons and to help trace its structural development. The church became a celebrated burial place for its founder and his descendants, as well as several bishops of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh. Thirty friars are recorded as being here in1445. The priory was granted to the Earl of Clanricard in 1568 by Elizabeth 1 and subsequently to the town of Athenry in 1574. During the latter year both it and the town were sacked by Clanricarde’s sons. In 1595 friars reoccupied the buildings but the town and priory suffered severely in the wars at the end of that century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 221-2). In the 18th century it was gutted to provide materials for the military barracks that that formerly stood to its south (www.monastic.ie last accessed 22 October 2018). The barracks has since been demolished and a terrace of houses now occupies this area. The very well-preserved church is the only surviving feature of the priory; no visible surface traces of the domestic buildings or cloister survive. The church consists of the nave and chancel (int. L 45.45m; Wth 7.6m), the northern aisle and transept, and the sacristy on the south side. The site of the crossing tower between the nave and chancel is marked by the two southern piers of the arches that would have supported it. All the walls survive to their original height. The first detailed study of the church was carried out by Macalister (1913, 197-222) who suggested that there were three main building phases. The nave and chancel (int. L 45.45m; int. Wth 7.6m) were built during the initial phase of construction that started in 1241. The northern aisle and transept were added c. 1324, when reconstruction work at that time included ‘enlarging the choir twenty feet’ by knocking the original east gable and extending the north and south walls of the chancel eastwards (ibid., 201, Fig. 1). The tower was subsequently added c. 1425. Later writers including Leask (1960, 126-8) and Conlan (2002, 218-19) agreed with this phasing. A more recent survey by McKeon (2009, 24-56) argues that the aisle and transept may have been added during the late 13th or early 14th century. McKeon further suggests that the chancel was never extended to the east but that the choir was enlarged by moving the rood screen further to the W. During this phase the W gable was rebuilt. When the tower was added in the last major building phase in the 15th century, a number of windows were replaced, some doorways were blocked and the aisle arcade was reduced. No visible trace of the original W doorway that would have accessed the church survives. Both it and half of the later 14th-century four-light tracery window above it were blocked up and plastered over in the 19th century when the external gable wall was incorporated into a handball alley. The six pointed lancet windows and three wall monuments (GA084-001070-, GA084-001071- and GA084-001072-) in the S wall of the nave date to the mid-13th century and are original features. The most easterly lancet was truncated and partially blocked when the tower was built. The double piscina between the most easterly wall monument (GA084-001073-) and the tower suggests that there was formerly an altar in this area and that it was also removed when the tower was built (McKeon 2009, 39). Two blocked doorways in the S wall of the nave, one towards its W end the other in recess between the piers of the tower, would have formerly accessed the W range and cloister of the priory. The other features in the nave are later in date and include a 16th-century round-headed statue niche above a moulded and decorated consul (Bradley and Dunne 1990, 32) and a 17th-century half-hexagonal protruding feature or viewing loft. The seven lancets in the north wall of the chancel are identical to those in the nave. The westernmost example was blocked up when the transept was added. The triple-arched cusped sedilia (Wth 2.4m) is an original feature and its similar design to the wall monument (GA084-001071-) in the S wall of the nave suggested to Macalister (1913, 209) that it was another tomb niche but unlike the tomb niches its base does not extend to ground level but sits 0.5m above it (McKeon 2009, 31-3). The central columns that supported the arches and most of the moulded stones of the arches themselves have been removed. The remains of a carved head visible on the terminal of the arch hood on the W side suggest it might be that of a bishop (ibid.). Three steps subdivide the chancel, marking off the choir from the area where the high altar stood under the four-light switchline tracery east window. This window, which was inserted in the 15th or 16th century, replaced an earlier larger five-light example. The outline and fragments of the tracery of the latter window, which indicate a 13th or 14th-century date, are visible in the gable wall. At the top of the gable the lower portion of a single-light window is visible. Twin-light trefoil-headed windows at the east end of the N and S walls lit the altar area. A 15th-century canopied altar tomb (GA084-001044-) is visible in the north wall. A pointed doorway in the south wall of the choir accessed the sacristy. The latter room is lit by a triple-light ogee-headed window with a hood-moulding in the E wall. Numerous architectural fragments are now kept in it. The northern aisle was separated from the nave by an arcade of five arches, three of which survive. The original arches and those of the lateral aisle off the transept were taller and rested on circular columns. They were subsequently partially blocked up and during this phase of construction the columns were encased in the later fabric. A blocked-up pointed arch doorway is visible at the W end of the N wall of the aisle. A two-light tracery window is visible in the W wall and two similar windows survive in the north wall. Two further wall monuments (GA084-001074- and GA084-001075-) are located between the latter windows. The tracery in the eastern example is indicative of a 15th century date. Most of the tracery in the western example is gone but the surviving sections indicate it was identical to the eastern one. The main feature of the north transept is the large reconstructed four-light tracery window in the N wall. Below it a composite wall monument (GA084-00173-) spans the entire width of the wall. Macalister (1913, 203) believed this was not an architectural ornament but rather three separate ‘sepulchral monuments’. The fact that the W end of it overlies a graveslab (GA084-00176-), and the E wall of the transept was reconfigured to accommodate its E end, suggest that it was formerly located elsewhere in the nave or chancel. Two twin-light switchline tracery windows are visible in the E wall; the northern one is a modern replacement (Bradley and Dunne 1992, 33). A sketch by Bigari (Grose 1791) indicates that the blocked doorway visible below this window was open in the late 18th century. The doorway to the lateral aisle on the W side of the transept is composed of two orders and is pointed. This doorway is now the only means of accessing the church since the original west doorway was blocked up. This aisle is lit by a twin-light cusped window in the W wall. The arcade on the E side that separates it from the transept would
- GA084-001015 Church
Description
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- GA084-001016 Well
Description
In flat pastureland c. 60m to the E of the Clarin River and within the medieval walled town of Athenry (GA084-001----). Named 'Spa Well (Chalybeate)' on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map, this well is known locally as the 'Pan Well' because its base consists of a subcircular stone basin (0.53m N-S; 0.51 E-W; D 0.13). It is enclosed by a circular drystone wall (diam. 0.68m H 0.4m), one to three courses high, and the outlet is to the SW. Another well (GA084-001017-) lies c. 168m to the SSW. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 13 November 2019
- GA084-001017 Well
Description
In flat pastureland c. 40m to the E of the Clarin River and within the medieval walled town of Athenry (GA084-001----). Named 'Moor Well' on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map, this roughly subcircular well (0.77m N-S; 0.72m E-W; D 0.7m) is defined by a drystone wall (Wth 0.5m), three to four courses high. A small gap at W access it. On inspection the well was dry. A spa well (GA084-001016-) lies c. 168m to the NNE. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 13 November 2019
- GA084-001019 Mill - corn
Description
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- GA084-001020 Cross - Market cross
Description
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- GA084-001021 Dovecote
Description
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Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, 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_868 (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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 85.6 ha
- 212 acres
- Land parcels
- 39
- registered freehold, median 4,257 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres)
- Zoning
- G1
- Open Space/Recreation & Amenity
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Baunmore, from 219 m² to 131,990 m² (13.2 ha, 32.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Business & Enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N2.1Water/Rivers/Streams (Water)
Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 0 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
13 Apr 2026Conditional
of the existing Dwelling house ,domestic garage /fuel store , install a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works all on revised site boundaries from previous planning application reference number 98/2027
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660551
12 Dec 2025N/a
for the construction of a Residential Development consisting of 23 no.residential units: a row of two storey terraced houses comprising 6 no. 3 bed houses and 1 no. 4 bed end of terrace house,- Duplex BlockNo. 1 (two storey building) comprisingof 2no. 2bed apartments and 2 no. 1 bed apartments on the ground floor,with 2no. 2 bed apartments and 2no. 1 bed apartments on the first floor.- Duplex BlockNo. 2 (two storey building) comprising of 3no. 2bed apartments and 1 no. 1 bed apartment on the ground floor,with 3no. 2 bed apartments and 1no. 1 bed apartment on the first floor, together with an integrated single storey bin store/bike store annex. The proposed development will also include for;- Provision of public open space areas, private open space areas, bicycle parking, footpath connections, public lighting, landscaping and revised boundary treatments.- Provision of carparking including ducting to all spaces for future EV charging points;- Provision of an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing to traverse the R-347 Regional road,- Connection to existing mains water infrastructure and foul drainage networks including on site surface water attenuation to serve the development, together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to theplanning authority with this application
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561842
11 Dec 2024Conditional
for 49 no. houses in the townland of Baunmore, Gortnahown and Farranablake East together with ancillary works. The development will consist of the construction of: •18 no. 4 bed semi-detached (2 storey) houses, •10 no. 3 bed semi-detached (2 storey) houses, 13 no. 3 bed terraced (2 storey) houses, • 3 no. 4 bed detached houses, • 5 no. 2 bed terraced houses. The proposed development will also include for; •The demolition of a shed ruin on site, • Provision of public open space areas (including a playground), private open space areas, bicycle parking, footpaths, public lighting, ESB Sub station, landscaping and revised boundary treatments. • Provision of carparking including ducting to all spaces for future EV charging points; • Provision of an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing to traverse the Baunmore road (L-31232 county road), • Connection to existing mains water infrastructure and on site surface water attenuation to serve the development, • Proposed foul drainage networks, including a sewer extension along the Baunmore Road (L-31232 county road), to connect to the existing Pairc na hAbhainn Wastewater pumping station to the north-west. • Proposal for adjoining Nursing home to east to connect to the proposed foul sewer with decommissioning of the associated on-site sewage treatment plant, together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 5,870 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 42.70 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461699
6 Dec 2024Conditional
for mixed use development consists of a total of 60no. residential units (55no. dwellings and 5no. apartments) along with provision of a discount food store and a café. To include: excavation/general site preparation works including infilling and raising, demolition of an existing bungalow within the application site, refurbishment of Athenry House (protected structure) for use as 4no. apartments. (Block C) ground floor café, with a 2bed apartment at first floor level and all associated site development works and services. Previous Pl. Ref. – 21/2281, 20/1384, 07/3703. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies this application
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461674
22 Dec 2023Conditional
for the development consisting of: • The construction of a mixed use development of 37 no. residential units and 1 no. retail unit, within 5 no. building blocks; • Block 01 will consist of a 2-3 storey duplex building to accommodate 8 no. own door apartment units made up of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 6 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed units; • Block 02 will consist of a 2-3 storey duplex building to accommodate 9 no. own door apartment units made up of 3 no. 1 bed units, 5 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit; • Block 03 will consist of a 3 storey duplex building to accommodate 9 no. own door apartment units made up of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 6 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units; • Block 04 will consist of a 3 storey duplex building to accommodate 7 no. own door apartment units made up of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 5 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit; • Block 05 will consist of a 3 storey duplex building to accommodate 2 no. ground floor retail units (gross floor area 209.55sqm) and 4 no. own door apartment units made up of 3 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit; • Provision of private open space and public open space, including a riverside linear park adjacent to the River Clarin, children’s play area and walkway, together with provision of a public plaza adjacent to the new Séamus Cullinane pedestrian bridge; • Access onto L-3123 county road via existing estate road, with provisions for pedestrian crossings and repairs to the existing estate road; • Provision for hard and soft landscaping, bin storage and public lighting; • Provision of 114 no. bicycle parking spaces, including 4 no. bicycle stores for residents and cycle racks for visitors, together with 2 no. bicycle maintenance stations; • Provision of 50 no. car parking spaces including a number of dedicated electrical charge spaces and ducting to all spaces for future charging points; • Provision of an ESB Sub Station; • Connection to existing services, revised boundary treatments, footpath connections, signage and all associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 3252.25 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 2361574
27 Apr 2023Conditional
for the construction of a residential development consisting of 15 no. houses. The development will consist of the construction of: 8no. 4 bed semi-detached (2 storey) houses, 2no. 3 bed semi-detached (2 storey) houses, 3no. 3 bed terraced (2 storey) houses, 2no. 2 bed terraced houses. The proposed development will also include for: provision of public open space, private open space, bicycle parking, footpath connections, public lighting, landscaping and revised boundary treatments; Provision of carparking including ducting to all spaces for future EV charging points; Provision of an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing to traverse the R-347 Regional road; Connection to existing mains water infrastructure and foul drainage networks including on site surface water attenuation to serve the development, together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360427
26 Apr 2023Refused
for the construction of a residential development consisting of 49 no. houses, together with ancillary works in the townlands of Baunmore and Gortnahown. The development will consist of the construction of: 18 no. 4 bed semi-detached (2 storey) houses, 10 no. 3 bed semi-detached (2 storey) houses, 13 no. 3 bed terraced (2 storey) houses, 3 no. 4 bed detached houses, 5 no. 2 bed terraced houses. The proposed development will also include for; The demolition of a shed ruin on site, provision of public open space areas (including a playground), private open space areas, bicycle parking, footpaths, public lighting, ESB Sub station, landscaping and revised boundary treatments. Provision of carparking including ducting to all spaces for future EV charging points; Provision of an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing to traverse the L-31232 county road, connection to existing mains water infrastructure and foul drainage networks including on site surface water attenuation to serve the development, together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360421
6 Oct 2022Refused
to construct a golf driving range which includes a driving range building with office and storage room and a waste water treatment system with percolation area including all associated works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 220 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 221094
9 Aug 2022Conditional
for the construction of a new domestic garage and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 56.90 sq m.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260807
21 Jun 2022N/a
for the construction of a new domestic garage and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 56.90sqm.
Permission · Galway County Council, 2260633
2 Dec 2021Refused
for development consisting of 1) construction of 59 no. residential units consisting of 3 no. 1 bed apartments, 17 no 2 bed apartments, 11 no. 3 bed apartments, 21 no. 3 bed houses, 7 no. 4 bed houses, 2) provision of 2,662.57 sqm of commercial floorspace and all associated ancillary and storage space consisting of: Block 5 - 2 no. Retail Units (gross floor area 284.57 sqm) - Unit 1: 121.17 sqm (net). Unit 2: 142.59 sqm (net). Block 6 - Café (221 sqm gross floor area), Provision of a Discount Foodstore with ancillary off-licence sales (gross floor area: 2,157 sqm / net retail area 1,422 sqm), (including roof mounted solar PV panels) 3. Works to provide for pedestrian access via the existing Athenry House Gate at the corner of Clarke Street and Cross Street. 4. Demolition of existing bungalow on application site (106.48 sqm) 5. Provision of shared communal and private open space, pedestrian and vehicular access, appropriate landscaping and boundary treatments, outdoor seating areas, street furniture, signage, bin stores, an ESB substation (37.21 sqm) associated car parking spaces (including accessible parking and EV Charging points), bicycle spaces and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development. 6. Refurbishment of Athenry House which is a protected structure (RPS Ref 131/NIAH Ref 30332038) to provide for use as a community and heritage centre along with demolition of ancillary derelict outbuilding. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 8567.3 sqm. Gross floor space of works to be retained:401.14 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 139.6 sqm
Permission, 28 homes · Galway County Council, 212281
29 Oct 2021Conditional
for the upgrade of the sewerage network in the town of Athenry and the townlands of Caherroyn, Gorteenacra, Knockaunglass, Athenry, Baunmore, Gortnahown, Prospect, Newford, Ballygarraun South, Raheen and Cullairbaun in Co. Galway. The Athenry Town Walls and Gateway (Record of Proteccted Structure No. 132) is located within the subject site. The development will consist of; Decommissioning of an existing combined sewer overflow at North Gate street within the centre of Athenry Town; upgrade/replacement of the sewers from the Cuirt Ard/Caheroyan Road junction to the Caheroyan Pumping Station; decommissioning and removal of above ground structures of the Caheroyan Pumping station; construction of a new sewer from the decommissioned Caheroyan Pumping including crossing of the River Clarin and lands to the south east; construction of a new sewer which starts at North Gate, crosses the River Clarin at Bridge Street, flows via a new sewer to a pumping station adjacent to Pairc na hAbhainn housing estate, crossing a tributaryof the River Clarin to the pumping station site; construction of a new main wastewater pumping station adjacent to Pairc na hAbhainn housing estate including underground chambers, emergency storage tank, wet kiosk, above ground control kiosk, generator, lifting gantry (max 4m in height) and vent stack; Rising main from the pumping station, crossing the R348, to Athenry wastewater treatment plant; Construction of new boundary fencing of 2.4m in height around the pumping station and stormwater overflow outfall to stream to the north of the pumping station site; Decommissioning and removal of existing on-site package wastewater treatment plant at the pumping station site; construction of a new sewer which begins at a small estate in Raheen, passes through the Presentation College school site, crosses 2 no. railway lines and connects into a newly built sewer within the Clarin College school site and then flows to the Athenry Wastewater Treatment Plant; and connecting the existing rising main from the Presentation College to the new sewer; Installation of a new access gate between Caheroyan Drive and Caheroyan House to facilitate access to the sewer for maintenance and for agricultural purposes; and all associated site development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this planning application.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212026
24 Sept 2020Refused
for development consisting of 1) construction of 92 no residential units consisting of 8 no 1 bed apartments, 34 no 2 bed apartments, 11 no 3 bed apartments, 21 no 3 bed duplex apartments, 13 no 3 bed terraced houses, 5 no 4 bed terraced houses, 2) provision of 3,979 sqm of commercial floorspace and all associated ancillary and storage space consisting of Block 5 - 3 no. comparison Retail Units (gross floor area 309sqm) - Unit 1: 108.6sqm (net). Unit 2: 88.9sqm (net) and Unit 3: 76.5sqm (net). Block 6 - Creche (84sqm) & 2 no. Office Units (347sqm), Block 7 - Café (237 sqm gross floor area), Block 8 - 4 no. Convenience Retail Units (gross floor area 441sqm) - Unit 1: 67.7sqm (net), Unit 2: 71.6sqm (net), Unit 3: 88.3sqm (net) and Unit 4: 67.8sqm (net). Provision of a Discount Foodstore with ancillary off-licence sales (gross floor area: 2,268sqm / net retail area 1,420sqm). Change of use of Athenry House (RPS REf 131 / NIAH Ref 30332038) to office use (Gross floor area: 293sqm). 3) Works to existing Athenry House gate at the corner of Clarke Street and Cross Street. 4) Demolition of existing bungalow on application site (106.48sqm) 5) Provision of shared communal and private open space, pedestrian and vehicular access, appropriate landscaping and boundary treatments, play equipment, outdoor seating areas, street furniture, signage, bin stores, an ESB substation, 214 no car parking spaces, 291 no cycles spaces and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development. 6) A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. 7) Athenry House is included within the planning application site boundary and is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref 131 / NIAH Ref 30332038) The application site is within an Architectural Conservation Area. Gross floor space of proposed works; 12,953sqm, Gross floor space of any demolition; 106.48sqm
Permission, 92 homes · Galway County Council, 201384
29 Aug 2018Conditional
for construction of dwelling house, garage, on site waste water treatment and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works 332.7sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181225
7 Feb 2017Conditional
for the construction of a new two-storey dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and all associated external works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 230sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17134
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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 Baunmore.
Recorded monuments
- GA084-020 Well
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.
- GA084-021 Church
Description
On a rise in undulating pastureland, c. 350m to the SSE of the town of Athenry (see GA084-001----). This poorly preserved rectangular church, which is aligned E-W, now stands in the front garden of a house close to a byroad. It is probably of medieval date and only the heavily ivy-covered W gable (int. L 5.9m; H c. 4.5m) and short returns of the N (int. L 0.6n; H 0.5m; wall T 0.8m) and S ( int. L 1.3m; H 2.75m; wall T 1m) side-walls survive. No architectural features are evident. An 18th-century wall monument (GA084-021001-) is set into the roadside face of the wall to the left of the gate leading into the church. (Cody 1989, 338-9, no. 152, 381-2, no. 166) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 24 January 2020
- GA084-021001 Memorial stone (present location)
Description
This memorial stone is set into the roadside face of the wall to the left of the gate leading into the church (GA084-021----). It consists of a rectangular plaque (H 0.43m; Wth 0.33m; T 0.13m) bearing a male figure standing with raised, spread arms in the top left quarter and a kneeling figure, in profile, with raised hands joined and looking towards the standing figure in the top right quarter. The figures appear to represent Christ on the cross and Mary alongside (Cody 1989, 381-2, no. 166). The lower half of the plaque bears the following inscription: PRAY FOR THE SOUL OF THOMAS [O'KELLY/O'REILLY?] HIS WIFE MARY HYNES & THEIR POS TERITY WHO EREC[T] ED THIS IMAGE IN R[E] MEMBERANCE OF SA[I] NT BRIDGET 1728 Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 24 January 2020
- GA084-022001 Ritual site - holy well
Description
In undulating pastureland, c. 14m to the S of a stream. Named ‘Toberblanra’ on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map but known locally as ‘Lady’s Well’, this monument is still a place of pilgrimage. On inspection in November 1983, it consisted of a pool of water (1.4m N-S; 1.37m E-W; max. D 1.4m), with a tree on either side, within the NW area of a roughly square, mainly drystone-built enclosure (max. dims. 4.6m N-S; 4.2m E-W) with an entrance gap (Wth 1.45m) opening to the SE. A small recess (Wth 0.75m; H 0.4m; D 0.3m), at the E end of the N side of the enclosing wall, contained various modern objects of devotion and a possible carved stone, the latter was difficult to determine because of a heavy coating of whitewash. A concrete pier had been constructed immediately outside the wall, to the W of the entrance gap. A large statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, placed in a glazed box, stood upon it and a there was a smaller boxed statue beside it, to the right. On the opposite side of the gap, a curious arrangement of stones appeared to form a kneeling pad against the wall. A well-beaten pathway surrounded the enclosure and the base of a cross (GA084-022002-) was noted c. 4m to the SW of the well. Considerable work has since been carried out on the well and its environs as part of FÁS Schemes from 1987 to 1989, and in the 1990s when the area was developed as a park to celebrate the millennium year, 2000 (https://athenryparishheritage.com/our-ladys-well-by-canon-tony-king-p-p/ last accessed 5 January 2023). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG and Olive Alcock Date of upload: 9 January 2023
- GA084-022002 Cross
Description
Associated with a holy well (GA084-022001-). On inspection in November 1983, this almost square cross-base (0.76m N-S; 0.74m E-W; T 0.27m) with a mortise (0.23m N-S; 0.22m E-W), very slightly set off-centre, was lying flat on the ground c. 4m to the SW of the well. It was of unknown date. Considerable work has since been carried out on the well and its environs as part of FÁS Schemes from 1987 to 1989, and in the 1990s when the area was developed as a park to celebrate the millennium year, 2000 (https://athenryparishheritage.com/our-ladys-well-by-canon-tony-king-p-p/ last accessed 5 January 2023). It is likely that the cross-base has been moved as a result of these works. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 5 January 2023 Our Lady's Well, Athenry By Canon Tony King P.P. Available at https://athenryparishheritage.com/our-ladys-well-by-canon-tony-king-p-p/ (last accessed 5 January 2023).
- GA084-023 Fulacht fia
Description
In wet marshy grassland. This fulacht fia is defined by a poorly preserved subcircular mound (10.7m NE-SW; 8.9m NW-SE; H 0.6-1.1m). The trough area is not clearly evident and this may be the result of disturbance caused by livestock which has resulted in areas of burnt stone and earth being exposed. (Cody 1989, 156-7, no. 11) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 18 November 2019
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Baunmore.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Baunmore, 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_868 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Baunmore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Baunmore · An Bán Mór
- Area
- 856,199 m² (85.62 ha, 211.57 acres)
- Civil parish
- Monivea, and its townlands
- Barony
- Athenry
- Electoral division
- Athenry, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 5,765 people lived in 2,069 households in the Athenry electoral division. 67% of households owned their home. 56% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Athenry, Boyhill, Farranablake East, Gortnahown, Kingsland South, Knockaunglass, Prospect, Rahard
- Placenames
- Baunmore 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.