Cartron

56 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cartron, from 132 m² to 49,065 m² (4.91 ha, 12.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Residential (Phase 2) (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3), Galway City · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential)
  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 · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Agriculture and High Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3), Galway City · 1 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
• G1Recreation and Amenity (Open space, park)
  Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3), Galway City · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 26 Sept 2024Conditional

  for the development consisting of: • A c. 820m section of a parallel railway track (passing loop) to facilitate passing trains and 1 no. rail buffer; • A railway platform c. 185.5m in length and a minimum of 4m in width, with associated infrastructure including, access ramp, stairs, lift, passenger shelters, ticket vending machines, ticket validator poles, information display and wayfinding; • A pedestrian and cyclist underpass c. 10m in length and c. 6m wide to connect the existing and proposed platforms; • Alterations to existing underbridge (UBG164); • Signalling, electrification and telecommunication compound (maximum c. 3.4m in height) to accommodate a generator building (c. 20sqm), an electrical building (c. 26sqm) and a fuel storage room (c. 6sqm); • 3 no. advertising stands (c. 5.4sqm in total); and • All associated ancillary works including track drainage and fencing, removal and reinstatement of boundary walls, gated accesses, embankment widening, temporary construction compound, signage, lighting, landscaping and all site works. A planning application for a section of the parallel railway track (passing loop) to facilitate passing trains and associated works located in Galway City Council administrative area is being made to Galway City Council concurrently with this planning application. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Gross floor space of proposed works: 52.00 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2461261

• 26 Sept 2024Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of; A c. 240m section of a parallel railway track (passing loop) to facilitate passing trains and 1 no. rail buffer; and All associated ancillary works and landscaping. A planning application for enhancements to Oranmore Train Station including a section of the parallel railway track (passing loop) to facilitate passing trains and associated works, located in Galway County Council administrative area, is being made to Galway County Council concurrently with this planning application. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 2460302

• 17 Jun 2024Refused

  for the following Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising the demolition of the existing shed and associated structures on site and the construction of 171 no. residential units, 1 no. creche and all associated development works including the provision of pedestrian/cyclist facilities along the R338 public road connecting to Oranmore rail station, 1 no. ESB substation, 1 no. pumping station, the undergrounding of the existing ESB lines traversing the site, footpaths, lighting, parking, drainage, bicycle and bin stores and landscaping/amenity areas. Access will be via a new entrance on the L-71051 to the east. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 14,919.80 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 95.37 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460733

• 20 May 2024N/a

  for the following Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising the demolition of the existing shed and associated structures on site and the construction of 171 no. residential units, 1 no. creche and all associated development works including the provision of pedestrian/cyclist facilities along the R338 public road connecting to Oranmore rail station, 1 no. ESB substation, 1 no. pumping station, the undergrounding of the existing ESB lines traversing the site, footpaths, lighting, parking, drainage, bicycle and bin stores and landscaping/amenity areas. Access will be via a new entrance on the L-71051 to the east. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 14,919.80 sqm (house/s) & 232.90 (creche). Gross floor space of any demolition: 95.37 sqm

  Permission, 171 homes · Galway County Council, 2460581

• 27 Apr 2022Conditional

  for the construction of a new 2-storey extension to existing dwelling incorporating a “Granny Flat” along with demolition of existing shed & construction of new shed and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 126.80sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260402

• 5 Nov 2020Conditional

  to construct a single dwellinghouse, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling 188 sqm, Garage 60.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201646

• 1 Oct 2020Conditional

  to construct rear and side single storey extensions to the existing dwelling. Permission is to include external façade and roof amendments, site services and landscaping and an upgrade to the wastewater treatment on the site. Permission is to also include demolition of an existing rear extension. Gross floor space of proposed works: 75.4 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201426

• 29 May 2020Conditional

  of extension / granny flat to rear of existing dwelling house. Gross floor space to be retained: 52.90 msq

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20668

• 26 Sept 2018Conditional

  to construct a single dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site services. The gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling, 282sqm, Garage, 60sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181350

• 21 Dec 2017Conditional

  to construct a rear two storey extension to the existing dwelling. Permission is to include internal amendments to cater for a granny flat, façade amendments, site services and landscaping and an upgrade to waste water treatment on the site. The permission is to also include demolition of an existing rear extension (gross floor space proposed 187sqm, demolition 36sqm)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171853

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: Galway Bay Complex SAC 000268
• Special Protection Area: Inner Galway Bay SPA 004031
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Galway Bay Complex 000268

Recorded monuments

• GA095-012 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On the summit of a rocky hillock in grassland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 38m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall overlain throughout by a field wall. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 15 September 2017

Architectural heritage

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

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 Cartron, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_571 (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 Cartron with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Cartron · An Cartrún

Area

480,812 m² (48.08 ha, 118.81 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

Ardaun, Garraun South

Placenames

Cartron 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.