Fairyhill

246 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Fairyhill, from 19 m² to 225,226 m² (22.52 ha, 55.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 51 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 154 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 29 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Business & Enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism (Tourism and related)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Commercial/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Residential (Phase 2) (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Public Utility (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.1Water/Rivers/Streams (Water)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, 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.

• 14 Sept 2026N/a

  and completion of 2 No. 3-bedroom semi detached dwellings in Block 1 as granted under original planning permission 05/2868 and construction of a residential development with a total of 7 terraced dwellings (4 No. 3-bedroom and 3 No. 2-bedroom units). The provision of a site entrance off the existing Lios na Si housing estate, internal road, paving, pathways, parking, amenity space, streetlighting, connection to existing public services (foul water & mains water supply) an attenuation tank and all associated site development works, boundary treatments, landscaping and ancillary services to complete the development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with this application

  Retention, 2 homes · Galway County Council, 26233

• 10 Sept 2026N/a

  for; (a) construction of a single storey extension to the rear (south) elevation of an existing end of terrace two storey dwelling & (b) all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 26227

• 5 May 2026Conditional

  for construction of an extension to the side (East) and rear (North) elevations of an existing detached dormer dwelling; demolition of a single storey annex to the side (East) elevation of the existing dwelling with minor elevational alterations to the dwelling; demolition of an existing domestic store to the side of the existing dwelling and construction of a new domestic store in lieu of the demolished building; widening of the existing vehicular access and all associated site works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2699

• 22 Sept 2025Unconditional

  of planning ref. 19/1287 for developments at; Connaught Harbour to Portumna Bridge, Fairyhill following the ESB flood embankment, through Lough Derg Water Recreation Park, Portumna to Portumna Forest Park, Portumna Demesne, County Galway. The development consists of two Phases, Phase 1: a new multi-use shared leisure route (Blueway), 2.4km in length, with tailored surface finishes, information, directional and safety signage and all other associated ancillary works. The route commences at Portumna Bridge, crosses over the ESB flood bank via a new timber boardwalk, following along the toe of the flood bank connect to Lough Derg Water Recreation Park. A new cycle advisory lane, marked parking bays upgrade to footpaths shall be constructed at Lough Derg Water Recreation. The route continues through adjacent farm land which connects to OPW lands that lead to the existing access road at Portumna Forest Park. Phase 2: a new 8 berth marina, incorporating boat pump-out at Connaught Harbour, the removal of the two existing buildings and construction of a new car parking area. Located at the existing Waterways Ireland works yard at Portumna bridge the three existing building shall be removed, for the construction of a new car parking and amenity area, including a new timber covered space incorporating a bat roost. Existing footpaths shall be repaired where required and a new Toucan road crossing shall be constructed to connect to the Blueway constructed in Phase 1. The proposal will involve works to or within the curtilage of the following protected structures; Portumna Harbour, Fairyhill (RPS 477) and Portumna Castle, Portumna Demesne (PRS 3785). A Natura Impact Statement have been prepared and included as part of the planning application

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 25250

• 5 Sept 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a serviced dwellinghouse, new vehicular entrance and all associated services. The proposed development is adjacent to Palmerstown House, protected structure (RPS No. 3766) as defined by Part IV of the 2000 Planning & Development Act

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561261

• 26 Jun 2025Conditional

  to construct 1) a new single storey extension to rear of existing house. 2) Minor alterations and refurbishment to existing house. 3) A domestic garage and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 27.00 sqm(G), 74 sqm(extension)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560839

• 19 Dec 2024Conditional

  for the demolition of existing house and construction of new dwellinghouse and associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 114 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461768

• 26 Sept 2024Conditional

  for: (a) the construction of a two storey extension to the rear of an existing single storey dwelling. (b) Demolition of a single storey annex to the rear of the existing dwelling with alteration of the existing roof form from hipped roof to gable roof which shall include for the conversion of the existing attic space to habitable accommodation. Alterations to the existing dwelling shall include for modifications to the internal layout arrangement, minor changes to the exterior, removal of two chimneys and the application of external wall insulation and render to the existing elevations. (c) Demolition of an existing domestic store to the rear of the existing dwelling and construction of a new domestic store in lieu of the demolished building. (d) Provisions for an additional on site car parking space and (e) all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 199.03 (extension), 6.24 sqm (garage/store). Gross floor space of any demolition: 51.14 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 24279

• 18 Jun 2024Conditional

  of alterations to existing petrol station including (i) removal of stone wall and provision of bollards along Bridge Road; (ii) revisions to the height and design of the forecourt canopy inclusive of illuminated signage; (iii) additional signage inclusive of directional signage at entrance and exit of the site, the eastern and southern elevations of the former retail unit and interior of boundary fencing; (iv) replacement of 1 no. totem sign and replacement of vent pipes with 1 no. vent pipe totem sign; (v) brick paving at the entrance, under canopy and at northern, eastern and western boundaries; (vi) relocation of offset fill and associated structure at eastern site boundary; (vii) provision of 1 no. drive through car wash with associated signage and 1 no. lance car wash with associated signage, and associated pump house located to the north west of the site; (viii) ACO drainage channels around forecourt, along tanker stand and at the entrance and exit to the site; (ix) provision of apartment bin storage adjoining ‘shop compound’ comprising mini vent pipes, water tank, pumping station and oil and car wash interceptors to the north east of the site; (x) provision of 4 no. car parking spaces to serve the existing apartments; (xi) provision of new timber boundary fence on the northern, eastern and western site boundaries; (xii) change of use of retail unit to storage; (xiii) addition of fresh water tank; (xiv) all associated works inclusive of infrastructure, lighting, surface drainage, boundary treatments, and site works; and (xv) revised operating hours to provide a 24-hour self-service petrol station. Gross floor space of work to be retained: (Pumphouse) 25.77 sqm & (Change of use Commercial) 188.00 sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2460740

• 2 Apr 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a domestic garage and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 42 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460360

• 15 Jan 2024Conditional

  for: (a) the construction of a dressing room building and a temporary waste/effluent holding facility and all associated site services, (b) Retention Permission for a prefabricated building and a storage container and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 97.8 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2460034

• 24 Jul 2022Conditional

  construction of a walkway / foot bridge crossing over an existing drain/stream which connects Portumna Rugby club pitches (granted planning permission under planning reference numbers 14/114 (PL.07.243892) and 21/590) and Portumna Community School lands, and all associated site services.Gross floor space of proposed works 18.00sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260753

• 14 Apr 2021Conditional

  for [a] separate internal access roadways [off existing access from Clonfert Avenue] to serve existing agricultural lands and amenity area and rugby pitch development already completed b] to construct new changing rooms and toilet block in single storey structures to serve the existing Rugby pitches / training area c] car parking, footpaths, street lighting, walkway and bridge crossing existing drain / stream on the site of previously approved permission reference 14/114 [PL. 243892]. Gross floor space of proposed works: 94.4 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 21590

• 26 Feb 2021N/a

  for a) Separate Internal access roadways (off existing access from Clonfert Avenue) to serve existing agricultural lands and amenity area and rugby pitch development already completed b) To construct new changing rooms and toilet block in single storey structures to serve the existing Rugby pitches/training area. c) Car parking, footpaths, street lighting, walkway and bridge crossing existing drain/stream on the site of previously approved permission reference 14/114 (Pl.07.243892) Gross floor space of proposed works: 84 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 21252

• 21 Oct 2019Refused

  for the following development: (a) Construction of a single storey extension to rear of existing two storey dwelling (b) minor alterations to existing rear elevation (c) demolition of single storey rear annex and store (d) and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 24.22 sqm (Extension), Gross floor space of any demolition: 6.80 sqm (Store), 1.22 sqm (Annex)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191625

• 20 Aug 2019Conditional

  for developments at; Connaught Harbour to Portumna Bridge, Fairyhill following the ESB flood embankment, through Lough Derg Water Recreation Park, Portumna to Portumna Forest Park, Portumna Demesne, County Galway. The development consists of two Phases, Phase 1: a new multi-use shared leisure route (Blueway), 2.4km in length, with tailored surface finishes, information, directional and safety signage and all other associated ancillary works. The route commences at Portumna Bridge, crosses over the ESB flood bank via a new timber boardwalk, following along the toe of the flood bank connect to Lough Derg Water Recreation Park. A new cycle advisory lane, marked parking bays upgrade to footpaths shall be constructed at Lough Derg Water Recreation. The route continues through adjacent farm land which connects to OPW lands that lead to the existing access road at Portumna Forest Park. Phase 2: a new 8 berth marina, incorporating boat pump-out at Connaught Harbour, the removal of the two existing buildings and construction of a new car parking area. Located at the existing Waterways Ireland works yard at Portumna bridge the three existing building shall be removed, for the construction of a new car parking and amenity area, including a new timber covered space incorporating a bat roost. Existing footpaths shall be repaired where required and a new Toucan road crossing shall be constructed to connect to the Blueway constructed in Phase 1. The proposal will involve works to or within the curtilage of the following protected structures; Portumna Harbour, Fairyhill (RPS 477) and Portumna Castle, Portumna Demesne (PRS 3785). A Natura Impact Statement have been prepared and included as part of the planning application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191287

• 26 Feb 2019Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 265 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19260

• 22 Nov 2018Conditional

  for the following development : (a) construction of a single storey extension to rear of existing two storey dwelling, (b) minor alterations to side of existing two storey dwelling, (c) demolition of store to rear of site, (d) and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: (Extension) 30.80 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: (Shed to rear) 15.84 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181676

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: River Shannon Callows SAC 000216
• Special Protection Area: Middle Shannon Callows SPA 004096
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: River Shannon Callows 000216

Recorded monuments

• GA127-002 Quarry
  Description

  Marked only on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. The cartographic evidence suggests it is a sand pit. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Not visited. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 15 August 2014

• GA127-003 House - 18th/19th century
  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.

• GA127-004 House - 18th/19th century
  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.

• GA127-005 Canal
  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

• Palmerstown Lodge, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house c.1800, with single-storey flat-roofed extensions to rear (north) elevation. Currently disused. Pitched slate roof with cement rendered chimneystacks with clay pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth course, sill course and eaves course to front elevation, and lined-and-ruled rendered walls to gables. Square-headed window openings with tooled stone sills and timber battened fittings. Round-headed door opening with render surround, boarded up. Garden to front bounded by cast-iron spearhead railings on cut limestone plinths with cast-iron pedestrian gate, and with decorative wrought-iron double-leaf gate to west end with cut-stone piers. Rubble limestone piers further to west with wrought-iron double-leaf gate.

• Palmerstown House, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, with shallow bowed central breakfront to front (east) elevation, and two-bay two-storey extension to west end of south elevation. Hipped slate roof with paired cement rendered central chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with render quoins, and with weather-slating to south elevation. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Elliptical-headed entrance opening with moulded render surround, having recessed elliptical-headed doorway with decorative fanlight and double-leaf glazed timber panelled door, approached by cut limestone steps. Cement rendered boundary wall to road with cement rendered piers and cast-iron gates, flanked by cement rendered quadrant walls.

• Fairy Hill, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, with pedimented gablet to front (south) elevation and pedimented projecting porch, and with two-bay two-storey return to rear. Pitched slate roof with gable end cement rendered and brick chimneystacks. Cut limestone dressings to pediments, and with urns to gablet and ends of façade. Rendered walls with render quoins to front elevation, and weather-hung slating to west gable. Cut limestone quoins to porch. Square-headed window openings, with replacement uPVC windows to front elevation with render label-mouldings, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash and six-pane double timber casement windows to west elevation, with tooled limestone sills throughout. Square-headed replacement uPVC door to porch. Single-storey outbuildings to west, having pitched slate and corrugated-iron roofs and rubble limestone walls.

• Harbour/dock/port, 1790–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Harbour, built c.1810, on west bank of River Shannon. Dressed limestone retaining walls with sloping sides to entrance and cast-iron mooring bollards. Accessed by canal to north of Portumna Bridge. Detached two-bay two-storey goods store, built c.1900, to south of harbour and detached five-bay two-storey office building, built c.1995, to west.

• Crane, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron crane, erected c.1850, on south side of Connacht Harbour by Shannon Commissioners, for loading and unloading goods. On cast-iron pivot set in dressed limestone pad, with cogged wheel and cranking handles. Plaque 'Board of Public Works / To lift 1 Ton / 1-8-03 / Shannon Navigation' to main upright support.

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 Fairyhill, 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. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1383 (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 Fairyhill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Fairyhill · Pócaróca

Area

1,437,459 m² (143.75 ha, 355.2 acres)

Civil parish

Lickmolassy, and its townlands

Barony

Longford

Electoral division

Portumna, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,504 people lived in 964 households in the Portumna electoral division. 64% of households owned their home. 43% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Gortaha, Gortnacloghy, Gowil, Portumna

Placenames

Fairyhill 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.