Garraun South

143 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Garraun South, from 2 m² to 98,012 m² (9.8 ha, 24.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 47 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 81 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
• R1Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.2Industrial (General industry)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 5 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
• R4Residential (Phase 2) (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Business & Enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 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

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

• 20 Jan 2026Conditional

  for a Large Scale Residential Development of 209 no. units on lands located to the north of the Coast Road (R338) which extends to 6.61ha. The application is being made under the provisions of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large Scale Residential Development) Act 2021. The proposed development will consist of: construction of 209 no. residential units comprising: 94 no. duplexes (consisting of 16 no. one-bed units, 39 no. two-bed units, 39 no. three-bed units) and 115 no. houses (consisting of 72 no. three-bed units, 43 no. four-bed units); development of a single storey creche facility (floor area of 283.5 sqm) and associated outdoor areas including courtyards; provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections, including nature-based drainage solutions, and all associated site works and ancillary services; provision of road improvement works to the L7105 Local Road, and a tie in to the proposed active travel scheme along the R338 Coast Road; provision of 1.2ha of communal open space, private open space, site landscaping and boundary treatments including SuDS, public lighting, resident and visitor car parking, electric vehicle charging points, secure bicycle parking, refuse storage, pedestrian, cycle, and vehicular links throughout the development, multimodal access to the R338 Coast Road, active travel access to the L7105 Local Road, and all other associated site development works. The application will be supported by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660056

• 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

• 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

• 7 Mar 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a single-story extension and all associated services onto the rear of an existing dwelling house. Gross floor space of proposed works: 73.70 sqm Gross floor space of any demolition: 5.30 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460243

• 1 Apr 2022Refused

  for development on a site which extends to 3.1 ha of lands. The development will consist of the following: 1) construction of 91 no. residential units comprising: i) 24 no. one-bed apartments, ii) 10 no. two-bed apartments; iii) 26 no. three-bed units (10 no. three-bed duplexes and 16 no. two storey three-bed houses); iv) 29 no. four-bed units (18 no. three storey houses and 11 no. semi-detached 'L' shaped houses); v) 2 no. five-bed detached houses. 2) development of a single storey creche facility with 41 no. children spaces (c. 285 sqm), associated outdoor play areas and parking. 3) provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections and all associated site works and ancillary services. 4) provision of communal open space, private open space, site landscaping and boundary treatments, public lighting, resident and visitor car parking electric vehicle charging points, bicycle parking, refuse storage, pedestrian, cycle, and vehicular links throughout the development, access to the R338 Coast Road, and all other associated site development works. 5) The application will be supported by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). Gross floor space of proposed works:9,228 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22439

• 22 Oct 2020Unconditional

  to construct a serviced dwellinghouse and domestic garage (gross floor space 200sqm) Previous Planning Reference; 15/1330

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 201563

• 27 May 2020Refused

  for a] retain existing dwellinghouse on revised site boundaries b] new vehicular entrance to existing dwellinghouse c] decommissioning of existing septic tank & percolation area & new connection to public sewer d] construction of 2 no. two storey detached dwellinghouse and associated domestic garages e]construction of new vehicular entrance f] repurposing of existing site entrance to new proposed dwellinghouse g] connection to all existing services h] all associated site works. Gross floor area of propsed works: 568.92 sqm, Gross floor space of work to be retained 251.79 sqm

  Retention, 3 homes · Galway County Council, 20645

• 17 Jan 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a new agricultural loose shed and manure pit. Gross floor space of proposed works: 399.36 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2039

• 11 May 2017Conditional

  for demolition of existing house, construction of a new dwelling house and garage, new waste water treatment system, alterations to existing front wall and all ancillary site works at a site on the Coast Road, Garraun South. (Gross floor space of proposed works: 609 sqm.)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17664

• 18 Jan 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of the infilling of a previously permitted infill site (register reference 15/1179) with non-hazardous inert fill material such as soils, stone, hard core, clean concrete rubble etc. as well as all associated works and services.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 1724

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

• GA095-044 Megalithic 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.

• GA095-157001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Within the N sector of a field system (GA095-157002-). Very poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 27m) defined by a grassed-over drystone wall. A gap (Wth 1.8m) at E, flanked by large limestone blocks, appears to be original. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 December 2017

• GA095-157002 Field system
  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 Garraun South.

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 Garraun South, 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 Garraun South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Garraun South · An Garrán Theas

Area

1,001,494 m² (100.15 ha, 247.47 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, Carrowkeel, Cartron, Garraun North, Oran More

Placenames

Garraun South 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.