Farrannabox

122 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Farrannabox, from 1 m² to 10,627 m² (1.06 ha, 2.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 126 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
  Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 19 Feb 2026Conditional

  of minor elevation changes & floor plan modifications as indicated on the drawings to an existing shop from that previously granted under historical planning Ref No's 48274 (1984) & 60028 (1989); construction of an extension to the front of the existing shop incorporating a new shop front incl. all ancillary site development works

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2660264

• 19 Dec 2025N/a

  for development at this site for; i. the construction of a nursing home building comprising of 97 no. accessible ensuite bedrooms over three levels (ground floor 38 no. bedrooms; first floor 38 no. bedrooms and second floor 21 no. bedroom and all associated ancillary accommodation including staff facilities, support offices, kitchen, toilets, storage, day room, chapel, laundry room, tea/coffee dock, dining room, hairdresser, and related uses; ii. Demolition of existing structure; iii. The provision of outdoor amenity space; iv. the construction of a new slip road to provide vehicular access to the proposed development from the Athenry Road R347; v. the provision of a set down area and 41 no. car parking spaces (10 no. EV charging points, 4 no. disability car parking spaces); vi. the provision a bicycle shelter with 20. no spaces; vii. the provision of a fixed roof access ladder, roof plant, roof terrace green roof space and PV panels, viii. The provision of a 2.5 metre-high fence; ix. all associated lighting, signage, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, site development, enabling works and all associated site services

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561905

• 21 Mar 2025Conditional

  for temporary planning permission for the installation of a two-storey modular building, to replace the existing single-storey modular classroom buildings which will be removed. The modular building will consist of 11 no classrooms and associated facilities and a has a gross floor area of 1128.66 sqm. The proposed development is in the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS 55 Gate Lodge), located at the cemetery entrance to the south of the applicant site

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560301

• 22 Nov 2024Conditional

  of a domestic garage/ shed at the rear of back garden and all associated works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 33 sqm(garage)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461586

• 23 Feb 2024Conditional

  to 1: Modify and extend an existing ground floor extension to include an enlarged living space and a new utility room and toilet, 2: Provision of a first-floor extension to include two bedrooms at the rear of the dwelling house, 3: Provision of a single storey extension at the front of the dwelling house, 4: Construction of all ancillary services for the above development. Gross floor space of proposed works: 83.50 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460189

• 9 Jan 2023Conditional

  of a two storey, masonry constructed, flat roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 19.6sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 232

• 5 Jul 2022Conditional

  for an extension to an existing dwelling house. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 65.85 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22852

• 19 Aug 2021Conditional

  of a domestic single storey extension to the side and rear of the existing two storey semi-detached dwelling house and associated works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 20.06 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211498

• 30 Jun 2021Conditional

  of the rear and side single storey extensions and all associated works.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211171

• 24 May 2021Conditional

  to demolish existing garage/ store and to reconstruct and extend existing dwelling house to include all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: Extension = 30.46 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: Garage / store 32.87 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21878

• 15 Feb 2021Conditional

  for 1) demolition of existing single storey side garage/utility and rear extension, 2) construction of new 2 storey side extension and single storey rear extension, 3) New front porch including all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 88.6 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 57.2 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 43.5 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21176

• 14 Jan 2020Conditional

  of serviced extension and alterations to dwelling house and retention of domestic store/garage. Gross floor space of work to be retained: Extension = 25 sqm, Domestic store = 22 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2025

• 16 Sept 2019Refused

  to demolish the existing dilapidated commercial storage shed (previous granted planning permission reference number 12/1288) and replace with a new commercial storage shed. Gross floor space of proposed works: 75sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 45 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 191429

• 31 Jul 2019N/a

  for the following: 1. The existing front porch. 2. Retain the existing rear extension. 3. Retain the existing domestic garage / fuel store and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 30 sqm (Extension), 40 sqm (Shed)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191192

• 5 Nov 2018Conditional

  for a) 'change of plan' to rear extension granted permission under planning ref. 17/730 (and currently under construction), to incorporate a rear external staircase from first floor level, modification to rear elevation, b) to widen the driveway and entrance for two off road car parking spaces and all associated works to accommodate the subdivision/ancillary accommodation into two households granted permission under planning ref. 17/730. Gross floor space of proposed works: 84.3sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 94.3sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181568

• 29 Aug 2018N/a

  for 'Change of Plan' to extension and house modifications granted permission under planning ref 17/730 (and currently under construction), to incorporate: a) rear external staircase from first floor level and modification to rear elevation, b) extend driveway to incorporate a second off road car space and widen front entrance. Gross floor space of proposed works, 84.3sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained, 94.3sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 181220

• 16 Jul 2018N/a

  to construct a rear two storey extension, internal renovation and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works 52.5 sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 18998

• 7 Jun 2018Refused

  for a) Change of plan to rear extension granted permission under planning ref. 17/730 (and currently under construction), to incorporate a rear external staircase from first floor level, modification to rear elevation, b) to widen the driveway and entrance to accommodate two off road car parking spaces and all associated works. Gross floor area proposed 84.3m2, retained 94.3m2

  Permission · Galway County Council, 18770

• 26 Apr 2018Conditional

  of serviced extension and alterations to dwelling house. Gross floor space of work to be retained 33 sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18519

• 24 May 2017Conditional

  to a) retain extensions constructed in the 1960's (43.2 sqm.) b) remodel dwelling house involving changes to front elevation and c) extend to the rear of dwelling house at 60 Toberjarlath Road, Tuam. (Gross floor space of proposed works: 84.3 sqm., gross floor space of works to be retained: 94.3 sqm.)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17730

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 Farrannabox.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Farrannabox.

Architectural heritage

• Tuam Cemetery, graveyard/cemetery, 1880–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Entrance gateway to Tuam Cemetery, erected 1881, comprising vehicular gateway having square-plan Gothic Revival piers of ashlar limestone with chamfered corners having moulded stops, dressed plinths with cut-stone copings, punch dressings to faces of piers, moulded cornices and tall pyramidal caps having fishscale detail to courses and carved limestone cross finials, and supporting double-leaf decorative cast-iron gates. Flanked by snecked rusticated limestone quadrant plinth walls with cut limestone copings and supporting railings of similar style to gates, and terminating in similar piers. Pedestrian gate to west having similar piers and cast-iron gate. Boundary walls to sides and rear are of coursed rubble limestone.

• Tuam Cemetery, building misc, 1880–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached limestone-built stepped-plan three-bay single-storey T-plan gate lodge to Tuam Cemetery, dated 1881, having two-bay north side elevation, and with yard at east end with high rusticated limestone wall with rusticated stone coping. Gabled porch to re-entrant corner of front. Pitched slate roof with cut-stone copings with kneelers, cut-stone brackets supporting gutters, and rusticated stone chimneystacks. Rusticated limestone walls with dressed quoins and cut limestone, base moulding, and having plaque over entrance doorway with monographed date 1881. Square-headed window openings with chamfered stone surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Tudor-arch slit window to gabled bay. Shouldered square-headed doorway with chamfered jambs and original heavy timber battened door with ornamental hinges.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_707 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Farrannabox with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Farrannabox · Fearann an Bhoscaigh

Area

103,693 m² (10.37 ha, 25.62 acres)

Civil parish

Tuam, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Tuam Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Tuam Urban electoral division: 3,924 people in 1,659 households; 50% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Glebe, Parkmore, Toberjarlath, Vicarschoral Land

Placenames

Farrannabox 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.