Turloughalanger

31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Turloughalanger, from 23 m² to 96,693 m² (9.67 ha, 23.89 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Turloughalanger 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.

• 17 Sept 2025Refused

  to construct modern training facilities for both associations and all associated site works.The application includes a Natura Impact Statement. The works shall entail; a) The widening, realigning, and upgrading of the existing agricultural entrance onto the R347. b) Demolition of the existing agricultural shed onsite. c) Construction of new internal roads, paths, street lighting, parking areas, shelters, fencing, landscaping, signage, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area. d) Construction of a single storey Galway United Football Club facilities building. e) The creation of one full size grass-based soccer pitch plus associated dugouts, perimeter fencing, ball stop netting and floodlighting. f) The creation of one full size artificial surface soccer pitch plus associated dugouts, perimeter fencing, ball stop netting and floodlighting. g) Construction of single storey Connacht Hockey facilities building. h) The creation of one full size hockey pitch plus associated dugouts, perimeter fencing, storage facilities and floodlighting

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561337

• 12 Jun 2025Conditional

  for alterations to an existing dwelling which includes the conversion of an existing domestic garage to habitable space within the dwelling, and an existing domestic garage/turf shed including all associated works and services. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 71 sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 25138

• 22 Aug 2024Conditional

  of existing dwelling house with revised site boundaries and to retain existing garage. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 37.50 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461092

• 19 Aug 2021Refused

  for change of use from an existing domestic garage to a residential granny flat for own use directly associated with the use of the main dwelling and connection to existing services and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 17.96 sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 211509

• 26 Nov 2020Conditional

  for development as described as follows. (a) The Construction of single-storey extensions to the front, side and rear elevations of the existing dwelling. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling Extensions 107.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201796

• 28 Aug 2020Refused

  for change of use from an existing domestic garage to a residential granny flat for own use and connection to existing services and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 17.9 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201215

• 20 Aug 2019Conditional

  for works at Rockmore House, Farranablake West, Athenry, a Protected Structure, RPS No. 245. The development will consist of the alterations, extension, and external and internal refurbishment of the existing house, outbuilding, external store, and site including: a) retention and completion and alterations to the two storey extension to rear, the lobby under front entrance landing, and additional windows to west and north elevations, b) demolition of single-storey extension to north-west at rear of the main house and bay window to north wall, c) retention and localised repair of existing replacement roof finishes, windows and render, d) alterations to internal and external walls and openings, and replacement of fascia, soffit and rainwater goods to main house, e) provision of new internal linings, stairs, joinery, floor, wall and ceiling finishes and thermal insulation, including electrical and plumbing works, f) alterations to existing front entrance external landing and basement including reinstatement of salvaged sections of original staircase, g) construction of new contemporary single-storey extension and terrace to west side of house, h) conversion of the existing outbuilding into guest accommodation, including replacement of existing floors and roof structures, replacement of existing windows and doors and rainwater goods, provision of new rooflights, flue and 2 No. new window openings, internal alterations and fit out including thermal insulation and waterproofing, i) retention and completion of external store including alterations to elevations and roof, j) construction of a new wastewater treatment system including polishing filter and all associated landscaping, site development and external works. Gross.. floor space of proposed works: 72 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: House - 67 sqm, Shed - 23 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 55 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191292

• 14 Aug 2019Conditional

  of agricultural bridge over the River Eiscir. Gross floor space of work to be retained: Bridge - 28.8 sqm Plan Area. Gross floor space of any demolition: 36 sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 191270

• 2 Nov 2017Conditional

  for (1) Retention of previous constructed extension, (2) Demolition of existing shed. (3) Alteration's to existing elevations to include windows and relocation of chimney, (4) Construction of a two storey extension to side of existing house to include a domestic store to rear, (5) Replacement of existing septic tank with new sewage treatment system (6) All associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works 132.69sqm, Gross floor space of work to be retained 48.22sqm, Gross floor space of any demolition 84.11sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171575

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 Turloughalanger.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Turloughalanger.

Architectural heritage

• Farranablake Bridge, bridge, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch limestone railway bridge, carrying road over Ennis Junction to Athenry railway line, built 1869. Snecked rock-faced rusticated limestone walls and piers, having recent rendered copings to rubble stone parapet walls. Ashlar soffit. Elliptical arch with rock-faced rusticated voussoirs. Slight batter to abutment walls.

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, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_832 (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 Turloughalanger with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Turloughalanger · Turlach an Langair

Area

421,714 m² (42.17 ha, 104.21 acres)

Civil parish

Monivea, and its townlands

Barony

Athenry

Electoral division

Athenry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Athenry electoral division: 5,765 people in 2,069 households; 67% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boyhill, Castleturvin, Clamperpark, Farranablake East, Farranablake West, Mountain South, Mulpit

Placenames

Turloughalanger 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.