Oranhill

599 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Oranhill, from 1 m² to 126,231 m² (12.62 ha, 31.19 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 · 546 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 27 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Residential (Phase 2) (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential Infill (New/proposed residential)
  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

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

• 31 Jul 2026Conditional

  for 212 No. residential units, creche facility and associated site works ( originally granted under ref ABP-304203-19)

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 26191

• 13 Apr 2026Conditional

  for demolition of the existing dwelling with attached garage including the extensions annexed to the rear of the house and the greenhouse. Planning Permission is also sought for the construction of a proposed dormer type dwelling and a detached Garage including proposed amendments to existing boundary walls, site services, landscaping & driveway

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660556

• 22 Nov 2025Unconditional

  for the following works at Oranhill, Oranmore. (1) Demolition of existing dwelling house and out buildings. (2) Construction of 6 No. houses consisting of 3 pairs of 4 bedroom, two story semi-detached houses (3) Connection to existing services and all ancillary site works

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 25323

• 19 Nov 2025Refused

  for demolition of the existing dwelling with attached garage including the extensions annexed to the rear of the house and the greenhouse. Planning Permission is also sought for the construction of a proposed two storey dwelling and a detached garage including proposed amendments to existing boundary walls, site services, landscaping & driveway

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561692

• 4 Sept 2025Conditional

  for alterations to front elevations of dwelling house

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561249

• 13 Aug 2025Conditional

  to construct a two-storey dwelling house with all ancillary site works, sewer connection and services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561105

• 8 May 2025Conditional

  sought to construct a domestic shed to the rear of dwellinghouse. Gross floor space of proposed works: 40 sqm(G)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560556

• 5 Oct 2023Conditional

  for amendments to elevations on foot of previously granted pl. permission (pl. ref. 15/1107, ABP ref: 07.246315 for the construction of 68no. two storey houses together with all associated site works & services), extended under pl. permission ref. no. 20/1805 with elevation amendments to previous units under pl. ref. 22/61160. The proposed amendments include changes to window & door opes to the front, rear & side elevations, & addition of stone cladding in parts

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361194

• 26 May 2023Refused

  for the construction of 4-Bed two storey dwelling, gross floor area of 214sqm with vehicular entrance & all associated site works & connections to all associated services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360567

• 12 Apr 2023Conditional

  for the construction of a two storey side extension to the existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23147

• 10 Mar 2023Conditional

  to carry out alterations to existing house, including conversion of attic space, raising the lower roof structure by a storey and associated changes to the elevations. (Previous planning reg. ref. no. 00/1957)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360230

• 20 Feb 2023Conditional

  to convert existing garage attached to existing dwelling into a habitable space Gross floor space of proposed works 17.72sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360148

• 8 Feb 2023Conditional

  of replacement of side door with window in house type C1 on sites 49, 50, 55, 56 & 58, house type C3 on site 57, and in house type C4 on sites 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 & 64.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360088

• 20 Jan 2023Refused

  for the following: i) Construction of 70 no. residential units comprising of: a. 40 no. dwellings (3 no. 2-bed, 27 no. 3-bed, 10 no. 4-bed units) b. 30 no. apartment units (10 no. 1-bed, 15 no. 2-bed units, and 5 no. 3-bed units) ii) Provision of an on-site Wastewater Pump Station, iii) Provision of car and bicycle parking, and vehicular and pedestrian access on site, iv) Provision of public open space, shared communal and private open space, site landscaping, public lighting, bin stores, and site services, v) All ancillary and associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been included with this application.Gross floor space of proposed works 7,469.66sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360031

• 18 Nov 2022Conditional

  for elevation amendments to previously granted planning permission (GCC REF: 15/1107, ABP REF: 07.246315), and extended under planning permission (GCC Ref:20/1805) for the construction of 61 no. two storey houses together with all associated site works and services. The proposed amendments include changes to window and door opes to the front, rear and side elevations.

  Permission, 61 homes · Galway County Council, 2261160

• 27 Oct 2022Conditional

  for a new front wall to an existing front driveway, alterations to side and rear elevations only and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 241sqm (SPLIT DECISION - REFUSE FRONT WALL TO EXISITNG FRONT DRIVEWAY)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221137

• 30 Jun 2022Conditional

  sought for amendments to previously granted planning permission (GCC REF: 15/1107, ABP REF: 07.246315), and extended under planning permission (GCC REF:20/1805) for the construction of 61 two storey houses together with all associated site works and landscaping. The proposed amendments include the removal of 9 two storey, four bedroom detached houses to be replaced with 16 two storey houses consisting of 8 four bed semi-detached houses and 8 three bed semi detached houses. The proposed amendments would result in an increase to the number of houses from 61 houses to 68 houses.Gross floor space of proposed works 8,101.60sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260666

• 21 Dec 2021N/a

  for the construction of a residential/commercial development comprised as follows: 1. The completion of the North-South Oranmore distributor road, the route of which was agreed under planning reference 04/305 and for the link of same to the existing roundabout constructed on the N18 for the purpose to serve the North-South distributor road. 2. The modification of part of the development scheme known as ‘Coill Clocha’ previously approved under pl. ref. 04/305. In particular sites numbered 22-27 in the ‘Coill Clocha’ development are to be replaced in the proposed residential development described hereunder. 3. The construction of 161 residential units consisting of two and three storey buildings containing detached and semi-detached houses, townhouses, apartments and duplex units and for all associated garages and bin stores to serve the development. 4. The provision of 2 commercial units to use as a convenience shop/hairdressing/butcher etc, and a unit for the use as community meeting rooms. 5. The construction of a 2 storey over semi-basement hotel, consisting of 44 en-suite bedrooms, reception areas, function room, restaurant, lounge bar, salon, offices to serve the hotel, staff areas, public toilets, kitchen, security office, M & E room and external storage shed. The semi-basement will contain car parking for 54 cars. 6. The construction of a 2 storey leisure centre to serve the hotel and residential development. This will contain a swimming pool, changing areas, reception, staff rooms, storage and a gymnasium. 7. Surface car parking to serve the hotel and leisure centre and a set down area for the hotel. 8. All ancillary site works, services, roads, footpaths, street lighting, hard and soft landscaping and level playing areas,. 9. The provision of a landscaped park area to serve the proposed development and surrounding area. The park will contain walking routes, level playing area, picnic tables, children’s playground and gazebo. 10. The connection of the development to the public sewer and for all ancillary plant associated with same. 11. The construction of an access road to lands to be transferred to Galway County Council. (gross floor space 25,930.03sqm)

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 212466

• 19 Oct 2021Conditional

  for the construction of new first floor side extension over existing ground floor, ground floor rear extension, new first floor bathroom window and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 70 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211939

• 1 Sept 2021Unconditional

  to erect dwellinghouse and all associated services. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a protected structure (REG. No. 923) (gross floor space 195.25sqm)

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 211593

• 19 Mar 2021Conditional

  for development comprising of 43 no. residential units at as well as connection to existing public water mains infrastructure, including connection to existing foul drainage network, to serve the development, together with all associated site development works and services at Oranhill Drive, Oranhill, Oranmore, Co. Galway. The development will consist of: • Construction of 43 no. residential dwellings comprising of: 8 no. three bedroom 2 storey semi-detached units, 19 no. three bedroom 2 storey terraced units and 16 no. two bedroom 2 storey terraced units. - Provision for public realm landscaping including shared public open spaces and playground. - Provision for 78 no. carparking spaces, 15 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces and bin collection areas. - Provision of ESB sub-station and - Construction of new vehicular access road, with pedestrian and cycle links to connect with Oranhill Drive, together with all associated enabling works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 5013 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21408

• 17 Feb 2021Conditional

  for development consisting of a first floor extension, single storey rear extension, alterations to front elevations, internal alterations and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 135.53 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 125.50 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21186

• 30 Dec 2020Conditional

  for development as follows: 1) Retention of the provision of 2 No. ground floor gable windows. 2). Permission for the construction of a porch structure to the front elevation of dwelling. Gross floor space of proposed works: 5.0 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 202058

• 11 Dec 2020Conditional

  to construct an obscure glazed window and all ancillary works to the side elevation of the first floor level apartment.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201906

• 27 Nov 2020Conditional

  for residential development at Oranhill, Oranmore, Co. Galway. The development contains 68 two storey houses consisting of 48 four bed semi-detached, 4 three bedroom semi-detached, 9 four bedroom detached, 4 three bedroom detached and a terrace of 3 three bedroom houses, together with all associated site works and landscaping. Gross floor space of proposed works: 8,265sqm. Previous Planning Ref 15/1107, ABP Ref PL 07.246315

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 201805

The 25 most recent of 44 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Cregganna Marsh SPA 004142
• Natural Heritage Area: Cregganna Marsh NHA 000253
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Galway Bay Complex 000268

Recorded monuments

• GA095-103 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a prominent ridge in rough pastureland. This irregularly shaped rath (c. 72.5m NW-SE; c. 45m NE-SW), in fair condition, is defined by a bank and external fosse. Several gaps in the bank appear to be modern. A field wall cuts across the monument at NW and S. A souterrain (GA095-103001-) lies in the NE quadrant of the interior. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 December 2017

• GA095-103001 Souterrain
  Description

  In the NE quadrant of a rath (GA095-103----). This partially collapsed drystone-built souterrain (L >30m) consists of three chambers linked by two creeps that form a zig-zag arrangement on plan. Access is gained at three points, through gaps between the roof lintels of each chamber. The 1st chamber (L 6.7m) runs NNE-SSW. Only its NNE end (L 2.7m; Wth 1.6m; H 1.25m) remains intact. A blocked-up creep at the N end of the ESE wall would have accessed the 2nd chamber (L c. 8m; Wth 1.6m; H 1.55m), which runs WNW-ESE. A drop-hole creep (L .55m; Wht 0.7m; H 0.7m) extends off the S end of its ENE wall and leads to the 3rd chamber which runs ENE-WSW. Only the extreme SW end (L c. 2m) of this chamber is intact. A small wall recess is evident in the ESE wall close to its S end. A linear depression (L c. 10.2m; Wth 2.7m; D 0.8m) indicates that this chamber continued further to the ENE; the tops of the side walls of the chamber are evident in the sides of the depression. (Athy 1914, 133; McCaffrey 1952, 139, no. 7) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 December 2017

• GA095-104 Souterrain
  Description

  On a SE-facing slope in grassland, c. 150m to the SW of a rath (GA095-103----). A hand-written note, 'souterrain (?)', on the 1920 edition of the OS 6-inch map in the Department of Archaeology, NUIG indicates the presence of a possible souterrain at this location. On inspection in December 1982 no visible surface trace of it was evident. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 October 2019

• GA095-105 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.

• GA095-106 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  On a rise in flat marshland. Described by McCaffrey (1952, 20, 139, no. 8a) as 'the remains of a tumulus' that may have belonged to the barrow class of monuments. It comprised an almost circular mound ‘58 feet by 55 feet ... maximum height of 4 feet 6 inches [17.6m by 16.7m; H 1.4m]’ with kerb consisting of ‘a simple ring of limestone slabs placed on edge’. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 November 2019

• GA095-107 Enclosure - large enclosure
  Description

  In gently undulating pastureland, overlooking marshland to the S. This large subcircular enclosure (N-S c. 105m int.), in fair condition, is defined by a low earthen bank and an external fosse. Modern field walls overlie the bank from SE through S to NW. A causewayed entrance gap (Wth 2.9m) at SSE may be original. A small field-clearance cairn is visible in the SW quadrant of the interior. There is a low mound of earth and stone to its S but its function is unclear. A NNW-SSE running field boundary cuts across the monument at N and ESE. A house site (GA095-109----) lies c. 25m to the S. (Lynch Athy 1914, 138) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• GA095-109 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.

Architectural heritage

• Oranmore National School, school, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former national school, built c.1880, having gabled porch to front (north), and external stone steps with metal handrail to east gable leading to first floor. Now in use as house, with recent near-full-width single-storey sunroom extension to rear. Pitched slate roof having clay ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods with dressed limestone chimneystacks. Dressed coursed limestone walls, rubble stone walls to porch, with tooled limestone plaque to front wall of building over front porch. Square-headed window openings having stone sills and replacement timber windows, rubble voussoirs to first floor and rusticated lintels to ground floor. Square-headed door opening to front porch having replacement timber battened door. Square-headed door opening to first floor of east gable having replacement glazed timber door. Wrought-iron pedestrian gate with spearhead details and square-profile tooled limestone piers with pointed caps, and rubble stone boundary walls.

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800. Pitched thatched roof having decoratively scolloped raised ridge, and low rendered chimneystack. Painted roughcast rendered walls having painted smooth rendered quoins, plinth, and eaves course. Square-headed openings with convex render surrounds. Window openings have painted sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Half-glazed timber panelled door. Wrought-iron pedestrian gate with square-profile rendered piers with domed caps, and painted rubble stone boundary walls to front garden. Lean-to outbuilding to east, with corrugated-iron roof.

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 Oranhill, 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. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_624 (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.

• Oranhill, Oranmore5 sales

Name

Oranhill · Cnoc Óráin

Area

1,394,322 m² (139.43 ha, 344.54 acres)

Civil parish

Oranmore, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkellin

Electoral division

Clarinbridge, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,143 people lived in 1,459 households in the Clarinbridge electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 56% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cregganna Beg, Moneyduff, Oran More, Parkroe, Rinville East, Rinville West, Rockhill, Rocklands

Placenames

Oranhill 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.