Ardgaineen

85 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardgaineen, from 20 m² to 286,358 m² (28.64 ha, 70.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 47 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ardgaineen 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.

• 9 Jun 2026Conditional

  of the existing domestic garage/fuel store and the existing storage shed and all ancillary site works

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2660925

• 27 Aug 2025Conditional

  for the extraction of rock from an area consisting of 4.35 hectares which was previously subject to rock extraction and all associated facilities/works to a final floor level of 4 mOD; Lateral extension of the existing permitted quarry area over a greenfield area of c.6.1 ha. area to a final floor level of 4 mOD; Restoration of the application area to natural habitat after uses following completion of extraction; All related ancillary development and associated site works including processing (crushing, screening and washing) and stockpiling of materials; provision of landscaped screening berms and all other related activities; The proposed development is within an overall application area of c. 12 hectares and is for a total period of 25 years. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561198

• 4 Nov 2024N/a

  for extraction of rock from an area consisting of 4.35 hectares which was previously subject to rock extraction and all associated facilities/works to a final floor level of 4 mOD. Lateral extension of the existing permitted quarry area over a greenfield area of c.6.1 ha. area to a final floor level of 4 mOD. Restoration of the application area to natural habitat after uses following completion of extraction. All related ancillary development and associated site works including processing (crushing, screening and washing) and stockpiling of materials; provision of landscaped screening berms and all other related activities. The proposed development is within an overall application area of c. 12 hectares and is for a total period of 25 years. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2461481

• 2 Mar 2022Conditional

  of a single storey extension to side of dwelling house, and to retain a domestic shed.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260173

• 15 Feb 2021Conditional

  for development consisting of the following: (a) Erection of a shed for the storage of the block making machinery and (b) variation of conditions of use, specifically Condition No. 2 of PL7/5/88667 (Concrete Batching Plant) and Condition 2 of PL7/5/88665 (Macadam Plant) such as to materially change the hours of use of both authorised plants. The applicant seeks to vary the operating hours of both plants, associated marshalling areas and haul road to allow plants to operate between the hours of 06.00 hrs and 20.00 Monday to Friday excluding public holidays and between 07.00 and 16.00 on Saturdays. Loading and unloading of vehicles shall be confined to the hours of 07.00 and 19.00 Monday to Friday and 08.00 to 16.00 on Saturdays. Operation of the plant outside of these hours shall be subject to prior agreement with Galway County Council. Gross floor space of proposed works: 45 sqm [SPLIT DECISION - REFUSE PERMISSION FOR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS OF USE, SPECIFICALLY CONDITION NO. 2 OF PL7/5/88667 (CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT) AND CONDITION 2 OF PL7/5/88665 (MACADAM PLANT) SUCH AS TO MATERIALLY CHANGE THE HOURS OF USE OF BOTH AUTHOIRSED PLANTS. THE APPLICANT SEEKS TO VARY THE OPERATING HOURS OF BOTH PLANTS, ASSOCIATED MARSHALLING AREAS AND HAUL ROAD TO ALLOW PLANTS TO OPERATE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 06.00 HRS AND 20.00 MONDAY TO FRIDAY EXCLUDING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND BETWEEN 07.00 AND 16.00 ON SATURDAYS. LOADING AND UNLOADING OF VEHICLES SHALL BE CONFINED TO THE HOURS OF 07.00 AND 19.00 MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND 08.00 TO 16.00 ON SATURDAYS. OPERATION OF THE PLANT OUTSIDE OF THESE HOURS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PRIOR AGREEMENT WITH GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL]

  Permission · Galway County Council, 21169

• 25 Jan 2021N/a

  The development consists of the variation of conditions of use, specifically Condition No. 2 of PL7/5/88667 [Concrete Batching Plant] and Condition 2 of PL7/5/88665 [Macadam Plant] such as to materially change the hours of use of both authorised plants. The applicant seeks to vary the operating hours of both plants, associated marshalling areas and haul road to allow plants to operate between the hours of 06.00 hrs and 20.00 Monday to Friday excluding public holidays and between 07.00 and 16.00 on Saturdays. Loading and unloading of vehicles shall be confined to the hours of 07.00 and 19.00 Monday to Friday and 08.00 to 16.00 on Saturdays. Operation of the plant outside of these hours shall be subject to prior agreement with Galway County Council.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2153

• 14 Dec 2020N/a

  for development consisting of the alteration of the operational hours attached to the existing concrete batching plant and asphalt plant by amending condition number 2 of planning permission PL7/5/88667 (concrete batching plant) and condition number 2 of planning permission PL7/5/88665 (asphalt plant). The applicant seeks to amend the operating hours of both plants, associated marshalling areas and haul road to allow plants to operate between the hours of 06.00 and 20.00 Monday to Friday excluding public holidays and between 07.00 and 16.00 on Saturdays. Loading and unloading of vehicles shall be confined to the hours of 07.00 and 19.00 Monday to Friday and 08.00 to 16.00 on Saturdays. Operation of the plant outside of these hours shall be subject to prior agreement with Galway Co. Co.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 201922

• 28 May 2020Refused

  Permission for a] extraction of rock from an area consisting of 4.35 hectares which was previously subject to rock extraction and all associated facilities / works. b] extraction of rock will be undertaken by blasting means down to minus 5m Ordnance Datum with material transported to the existing fixed crushing and screening plant for processing with occasional processing at the application site using mobile plant c] storage of quarry aggregate on completion of extraction d] landscaping and restoration of the site and associated ancillary facilities/ works e]the applicant is seeking a 5 year permission as part of the planning application. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement. Area of site to which the application relates: 4.35 hectares.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 20651

• 14 Aug 2018Refused

  for development consisting of: (a) Extraction of rock from an area consisting of 4.35 hectares which was previously subject to rock extraction and all associated facilities/works. (b) Extraction of rock will be undertaken by blasting means down to minus 5m above Ordnance Datum with material transported to the existing fixed crushing and screening plant for processing with occasional processing at the application site using mobile plant. (c) Storage of quarry aggregate on completion of extraction. (d) Landscaping and restoration of the site and all associated ancillary facilities/works. (e) The applicant is seeking a 25 year permission as part of the planning application. The Planning application is accompanied by An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR).

  Permission · Galway County Council, 181149

• 1 Aug 2018Conditional

  for dwelling house, garage/shed and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works (house) 254.2 sqm. (garage) 43.2 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181089

• 5 Jul 2018Unconditional

  for the erection of an aggregate storage shed and all associated ancillary facilities (gross floor space 1104sqm). Previous Planning Ref. 13/575.

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 18932

• 30 May 2018Conditional

  to construct domestic garage/shed. Gross floor space of proposed works 40 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18718

• 7 Nov 2017Conditional

  for the erection of an aggregate storage shed and all associated ancillary facilities. Gross floor space of proposed works 886.4sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 171590

• 21 Sept 2017Conditional

  for upgrading an existing quarry entrance comprising of new entrance gate, stone wall, signage & road markings and all associated ancillary site development works.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 171403

• 16 Mar 2017N/a

  for development. The development consists of quarrying of lands consisting of 0.9 hectares located to the north of the existing quarry which will be subject to extraction of rock primarily by drilling and blasting means and all associated ancillary facilities/works.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 17363

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 Ardgaineen.

Recorded monuments

• GA057-016 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a ridge in grassland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (D 33m) defined by a drystone wall. No trace survives at SE due to land reclamation. Field-clearance rubble obscures the enclosing element. A later field wall and animal shelter are visible within the interior. (CUCAP BDT 78) 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

• GA057-017001 Structure
  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.

• GA057-018 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  On roughly cleared ground in an area of limestone outcrop. An oval house (E-W; L 5.8m, Wth 4.9m) defined by a double drystone wall with a rubble core. According to local information, another similar house lay c. 150m to NE. It was destroyed c. 1979 during field clearance and numerous sherds of pottery were found within the interior. No visible surface trace survivies. 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

• GA057-019 House - indeterminate date
  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.

• GA057-165 Souterrain
  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.

• GA057-166 Barrow - ring-barrow
  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.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ardgaineen, 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

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ardgaineen.

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

Name

Ardgaineen · Ard Géinín

Area

2,489,512 m² (248.95 ha, 615.17 acres)

Civil parish

Annaghdown, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Annaghdown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,451 people lived in 486 households in the Annaghdown electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aucloggeen, Bunoghanaun, Cartron, Kilcahill, Kilgill, Tomnahulla

Placenames

Ardgaineen 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.