Carrowntober West

54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowntober West, from 40 m² to 133,196 m² (13.32 ha, 32.91 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 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.

• G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
  Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
  Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.2Industrial (General industry)
  Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.1Water/Rivers/Streams (Water)
  Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Athenry Local Area Plan 2024-2030, 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.

• 29 Sept 2025Refused

  for a period of 10 years for a development consisting of the provision of the following: i. 8 no. wind turbines with an overall turbine total tip height range of 178m - 185m, a rotor diameter range of 149m - 163m, and turbine hub height range of 101m - 104m, and associated foundations and hard standing areas; ii. A permanent 38kV substation compound (including a control building (157.6 sqm) with welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and apparatus, security fencing, underground cabling, storage containers, wastewater holding tank, site drainage and all ancillary works); iii. Permanent underground electrical (38kV) and communications cabling to the existing Cashla Substation in the townland of Barrettspark (including joint bays, communication and earth sheath link chambers and all ancillary works along the route). This cabling route is primarily located within the public road corridor which includes protected structures (RPS No. 3747, RPS No. 146). iv. Underground electrical (20/33kV) and communications cabling connecting the wind turbines and meteorological mast to the proposed on-site substation; v. 2 no. temporary construction compounds (including site offices and welfare facilities (with a combined floor area of 202.5 sqm); vi. A meteorological mast with a height of 30 meters, security fencing and associated foundation and hard-standing area; vii. Upgrade of existing site tracks/ roads and provision of new site access roads, junctions and hardstand areas, including a new site entrance off the L3115; viii. Peat and Spoil Management Areas; ix. Tree felling and vegetation removal; x. Biodiversity enhancement measures (including peatland habitat enhancement, Marsh Fritillary habitat enhancement and management, establishment of hedgerows and native woodland planting); xi. Site drainage; xii. Operational stage site signage; and xiii. All ancillary works and apparatus. A thirty five-year operational life from the date of full commissioning of the wind turbines and subsequent decommissioning is being sought. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompany this application. An Opinion on Unconfirmed Details issued by Galway County Council (Opinion Ref. No. 25/MP/2) on 29th May 2025 accompanies this application. The details unconfirmed in this application are the turbine total tip height, rotor diameter and hub height. The range of parameters un

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561412

• 29 Aug 2024Conditional

  for: (1) change of house plan to that approved under Pl. Ref. No.21/1949 and (2) All associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 185.70 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2461125

• 26 Jul 2024Conditional

  for a change of house plans with attached garage and the change of location of the dwelling house and attached garage from that previously granted planning permission under Pl Ref No. 20/1911 & 22/61138 (House floor area= 216.7m² + Garage = 55.2m²)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460948

• 11 Nov 2022Conditional

  for a change of house plans with attached garage and to revise the position of the dwelling house and attached garage and position of the site entrance from that previously granted planning permission under Pl Ref No. 20/1911 ( House floor area= 269m² + Garage = 63m² )

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2261138

• 21 Oct 2021Conditional

  to 1) construct a dwelling house, and domestic garage/garden store, 2) new sewage treatment system and 3) all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 222 sqm (house) & 60 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211949

• 11 Dec 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a dwellinghouse with an attached garage and carport, treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: dwelling-300 msq, garage-42msq, carport-28.2 msq

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201911

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 Carrowntober West.

Recorded monuments

• GA084-046 Quarry
  Description

  A hachured feature marked on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1983 to be a gravel pit. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 21 July 2014

• GA084-047 Quarry
  Description

  A hachured feature marked on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1983 to be a gravel pit. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 21 July 2014

• GA084-048 Mound
  Description

  In undulating pastureland. Marked on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular mound (diam. c. 13m). No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 22 July 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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 Carrowntober West, 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_867 (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 Carrowntober West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Carrowntober West · Ceathrú an Tobair Thiar

Area

821,155 m² (82.12 ha, 202.91 acres)

Civil parish

Monivea, and its townlands

Barony

Athenry

Electoral division

Aughrim, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,317 people lived in 436 households in the Aughrim electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 45% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydavid Middle, Ballydavid South, Caherroyn, Carrowntober East, Graigabbey South, Kilcornan

Placenames

Carrowntober West 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.