Cappantruhaun

53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cappantruhaun, from 178 m² to 260,944 m² (26.09 ha, 64.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Cappantruhaun 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.

• 29 Oct 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a single-storey extension to the western side of the existing nursing home. Retention permission is sought for an existing storage shed located to the rear of the site

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561584

• 16 Jun 2025Conditional

  to construct a six bay slatted cattle shed with straw storage area. Gross floor space of proposed works: 499 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 25141

• 29 Aug 2023Conditional

  to upgrade the existing 220k overhead line between the existing Cashla 220kV Substation in the townland of Barrettspark, Co. Galway, & Tower 138 in the townland of Oughtagh, Co. Galway. The proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to the existing overhead Line (approximately 49 km long & comprising of 138no. steel angle masts). The refurbishment works to towers will consist of: installation of replacement parts on the towers including insulators, shield wire, vibration dampeners, arching horns & anti-climbing guards; associated site development works, including temporary work areas, foundation refurbishment /strengthening & recapping/clearing of shear blocks; clearance of shear block bases; & ancillary works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance & levelling at the 6no. temporary construction compounds & associated temporary works to existing tracks & new temporary access routes to provide internal access routes to each tower with all associated works required to facilitate the development. No works will be undertaken to the overhead line (conductor). The proposed development will also consist of upgrades to the Cashla 220kV substation that will consist of: the decommissioning and removal of line bay equipment within the substation boundary; construction of a new adjacent offline like for like line bay & associated bay protection cabinets within the substation boundary; & new overhead lines connection between the end mast & the new line bay. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23355

• 14 Feb 2023N/a

  to construct a three bay single slatted cubicle shed. Gross floor space of proposed works: 101 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2348

• 20 Apr 2022Conditional

  to replace a 20m telecommunications monopole structure with a 30m telecommunications lattice structure, together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment enclosed by security fencing at the eir Exchange.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22525

• 26 Nov 2019Conditional

  for the alteration works at the Central Park Nursing Home, Clonberne into patient bedrooms. The development will consist of: alteration works to the existing nursing home consisting of the conversion of the existing pool, treatment & changing rooms to 4 new single patient bedrooms with minor elevation changes. Gross floor space of proposed works: 83 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 191830

• 22 Nov 2018Conditional

  to 1) construct an extension to the existing agricultural shed which will have animal effluent storage facilities and a concrete apron. 2) Create a new roadway from the existing/proposed shed to the existing entrance/exit gate serving the agricultural land. 3) Full planning permission also sought to create a new concrete slab and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works - 175 sqm. This application is accompanied with a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). Gross floor space of proposed works: 175 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 181666

• 29 May 2018Refused

  to 1) construct an extension to the existing agricultural shed which will have animal effluent storage facilities and a concrete apron, 2) Create a new roadway from the existing/proposed shed to the existing entrance/exit gate serving the agricultural land. 3) permission also sought to create a new concrete slab and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 175 sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 18705

• 24 Jul 2017Conditional

  to construct an extension to the existing shop and to construct a new storage shed and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works shed 56sqm, extension 14sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171098

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Cappantruhaun.

Architectural heritage

• Derrynabuie House, house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, having return to west side giving three-bay side elevation. Hipped slated roof with ashlar limestone chimneystacks centrally placed, and having further stack on return side, with cast-iron rainwater goods. Lime-rendered walls. Square-headed windows with limestone sills and original six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Wide, segmental-headed doorcase with mid-nineteenth-century panelled timber door and sidelights with marginal glazing, and modern replacement fanlight, approached by limestone steps. Yard to east side of house having elliptical archway.

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 Cappantruhaun, about 1 in 10 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 Cappantruhaun.

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

Name

Cappantruhaun · Ceapach an tSrutháin

Area

1,169,163 m² (116.92 ha, 288.91 acres)

Civil parish

Dunmore, and its townlands

Barony

Ballymoe

Electoral division

Cloonkeen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

493 people lived in 144 households in the Cloonkeen electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyedmond, Clonbern, Cloonkeennagran, Cogaula, Kippaunagh, Richmond

Placenames

Cappantruhaun 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.