Ballybrone

236 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballybrone, from 2 m² to 222,289 m² (22.23 ha, 54.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 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 Ballybrone 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.

• 25 Jul 2025Conditional

  to construct a fully serviced dwelling house, a domestic garage/fuel store and a waste water treatment system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 204.90 sqm(H), 40.00 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 25191

• 21 Mar 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, treatment plant and percolation area and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 219.00 sqm(house, 60.00 sqm(garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560306

• 30 Jan 2025Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store, treatment unit system and percolation area with all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 120 sqm(house), 60.00 sqm(garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560088

• 9 Dec 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, treatment plant and percolation area and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 249 sqm(house) & 60.00 sqm(garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461684

• 22 Dec 2023Conditional

  for the construction of private dwelling house with on-site sewerage treatment system and all other site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 232 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361558

• 10 Aug 2022Conditional

  for the construction of dwelling house, detached garage, treatment plant and percolation area and all associated work. Gross floor area of proposed work: (dwelling 282msq. garage 50.72msq)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260811

• 28 Apr 2022Conditional

  of an extension to both the side and front of existing commercial workshop, and permission is also sought to retain a domestic garage.Gross floor space of work to be retained 135.00 sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260411

• 21 Apr 2022Conditional

  to a) retain dwelling house on revised site boundaries b) retain minor elevations changes c) retain domestic garage as completed d) retain revised location of septic tank and percolation area e) retain revised location of site entrance. Gross floor space of work to be retained: Dwelling: 231 sqm, Garage: 56 sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22535

• 24 Sept 2020Refused

  to retain an extension to both the side and front of existing commercial workshop and on a revised site boundary to that granted permission under planning reference 96/2659. Gross floor space of works to be retained: 37.4 msq.

  Retention · Galway County Council, 201377

• 21 Oct 2019Conditional

  to construct a private dwelling house, a domestic garage and sewerage treatment system with all other site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 232 sqm, Garage - 60 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191628

• 14 Aug 2019Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, treatment plant and percolation area and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling - 186 sqm, Garage - 60 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191269

• 1 Apr 2019Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, garage, sewerage treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 250 sqm, Garage - 51 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19467

• 29 May 2018Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, garage, sewerage treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works (house) 250 sqm. (garage) 51 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18708

• 7 Mar 2018Conditional

  to construct a single storey extension to the front of existing dwellinghouse with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 24.5sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18258

• 15 Aug 2017Conditional

  to construct a domestic garage (gross floor space 72sqm)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171235

• 6 Feb 2017Conditional

  for the construction of a new dwelling, domestic garage, treatment plant and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House 198sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17127

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Corrib SAC 000297

Recorded monuments

• GA057-036 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a slight rise in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W 36m) defined by a low overgrown earthen bank and external fosse. The td. boundary encircles the fosse from N through E to SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA057-037 Enclosure
  Description

  On ENE-facing slope of a low hill. A roughly circular area (D 35m) poorly defined by an intermittent low denuded earthen bank. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA057-038 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In level grassland. Well-preserved almost circular rath (D c. 32.5m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank is visible from W to NW and from NNW through N to E. There is an entrance at SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA057-039 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On the S-facing slope of a low hill. Oval rath (WSW-ENE 44m, NNW-SSE 37m) defined by a denuded bank from WSW through N to ENE. A field wall cuts the monument at WSW and ENE, to SE of which a degraded scarp forms the enclosing element. An unclassified stone structure (GA057-043----) lies 10m to WNW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA057-040 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a N-facing slope in grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular cashel (E-W 38m) defined by a grassed-over drystone wall. Gaps at NE and SW appear modern. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA057-041 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In undulating grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular cashel (WSW-ENE 54.6m) defined by a grassed-over drystone wall; inner and outer wall-facing is visible at SE and S. A gap (Wth 4m) at SE could be original. Abutting the wall at SE is a rectangular structure (E-W; L 3m, Wth 1m), possibly a later animal pen. A series of field banks lie to NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA057-042 Enclosure
  Description

  On low-lying level ground. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1933) as a subcircular enclosure (NW-SE c. 40m) cut along W side and from NE to SW by two modern field walls. The latter wall is still present, and a curving scarp line to NW of it indicates the outline of the monument. No visible surface trace of the enclosing element survives to SE it. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA057-043 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  Some 10m WNW of a ringfort (GA057-039----). Marked on 1st and 3rd (1933) eds. of OS 6-inch maps. No visible surface trace survives. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 27) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA057-159 Ringfort - cashel
  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.

• GA057-159001 Enclosure
  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.

• GA057-159002 Enclosure
  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.

• GA057-159003 Field system
  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.

• GA070-001 Enclosure
  Description

  On a hillock in grassland. Market on OS 6-inch maps as a circular enclosure (D c. 40m). The area has been quarried out and no visible surface trace survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Architectural heritage

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, with attic, and having single-storey flat-roofed extension to rear. Pitched thatched roof with flush ridge, stone copings to gables, and rendered chimneystack. Limewashed random rubble walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, with painted stone sills. Square-headed glazed timber entrance door. Set back from road with lime-rendered boundary wall with flat stone coping, rendered gate piers and metal gates. Garden to front, farmyard with single-storey outbuildings to rear.

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 Ballybrone, 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_713 (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.

• Ballybrone, Turloughmore7 sales

Name

Ballybrone · Baile Uí Bhróin

Area

3,112,059 m² (311.21 ha, 769.01 acres)

Civil parish

Athenry, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Deerpark, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,440 people lived in 449 households in the Deerpark electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annagh Hill, Ballyglass, Barnaboy, Bullaun, Cahernahoon, Corbally South, Derrymaclaughna, Knockdoebeg East, Lackagh More

Placenames

Ballybrone 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.