Rocklands
Rocklands is a townland in the civil parish of Oranmore, barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway. Its name in Irish is Fearann na Carraige.
Parcel 5440055
- Area
- 4,843 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- R2 Residential Existing (Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
N1.5 Transport Infrastructure (Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective - Townland
- Rocklands
Planning applications on this parcel
13 Oct 2023Conditional
to construct 3no. 4-bedroom detached dwellings; to include connection to public water supply, public sewer & all associated site & ancillary works to facilitate the development
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361231
12 Apr 2021Refused
for development consisting of the construction of 8 no. detached 2-storey dwelling houses, each of 200 sqm floor area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1600 sqm
Outline permission, 8 homes · Galway County Council, 21575
11 Feb 2021N/a
for the construction of 8 no. detached 2 storey dwelling houses, each of 200 m2 floor area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1600 msq
Outline permission, 8 homes · Galway County Council, 21150
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_623 (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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 30.8 ha
- 76 acres
- Land parcels
- 4
- registered freehold, median 7,542 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres)
- Zoning
- N1.5
- Transport Infrastructure
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rocklands, from 4,843 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres) to 56,553 m² (5.66 ha, 13.97 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 2 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 · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
13 Oct 2023Conditional
to construct 3no. 4-bedroom detached dwellings; to include connection to public water supply, public sewer & all associated site & ancillary works to facilitate the development
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361231
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
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
12 Apr 2021Refused
for development consisting of the construction of 8 no. detached 2-storey dwelling houses, each of 200 sqm floor area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1600 sqm
Outline permission, 8 homes · Galway County Council, 21575
11 Feb 2021N/a
for the construction of 8 no. detached 2 storey dwelling houses, each of 200 m2 floor area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1600 msq
Outline permission, 8 homes · Galway County Council, 21150
14 Oct 2020Conditional
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) previous planning reference no. 09/1925/ 15/1334
Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 201507
24 Apr 2020Conditional
for the construction of a part 2-storey, part 3-storey, part 4-storey building to accommodate a primary healthcare centre of 5, 109.4 sqm with associated medical consulting & treatment rooms, to include a GP suite, public pharmacy, public physiotherapy suite, ambulance deployment point, storage, waste disposal area and a foul pump station. The works include 116 No. surface car parking spaces, ambulance parking spaces, landscaping, boundary treatment, all associated site works to facilitate the development and alterations to the Clochóg Road/Main Street junction located on a site of C.1.08 Ha at the junction of Main Street & the N67, Oranmore, Co. Galway. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) shall be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 5109.4 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 20510
29 Oct 2019Refused
at the junction of Main Street and the N67, Oranmore, for the construction of a part 2-storey, part 3-storey, part 4-storey building to accommodate a primary healthcare centre of 5,109.4 sq.m with associate medical consulting and treatment rooms, to include a GP suite, public pharmacy, public physiotherapy suite, ambulance deployment point, storage, waste disposal area and a foul pump station. The works include 143 No. surface car parking spaces, ambulance parking spaces, landscaping, boundary treatment and all associate site works to facilitate the development, located on a site of C. 108 Ha. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) shall be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 5109.4 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 191677
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Galway Bay Complex SAC 000268
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Galway Bay Complex 000268
Recorded monuments
- GA095-139 Designed landscape feature
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.
- GA095-140 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
- Rocklands, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, with portico to front entrance, having higher three-bay two-storey addition to south end of rear (east) elevation, and catslide addition also to rear. Recent single-storey flat-roofed extension to rear, and recent conservatory to south. Hipped sprocketed slate roof having clay ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Painted smooth rendered walls throughout. Square-headed window openings having painted stone sills and tripartite timber sliding sash windows with four-over-four panes flanked by two-over-two pane to front elevation. Square-headed window openings with timber sliding sash windows, with mixed two-over-two, one-over-one, four-over-four, some bipartite and tripartite, to side and rear elevations. Circular window with fixed timber frame to south elevation. Portico supported on square-profile columns with moulded bases and capitals standing on stone-flagged paving. Square-headed front door opening having timber panelled double-leaf door with paned overlight. Farmyard to north, entered through round archway having limestone voussoirs, and with rubble limestone surrounding wall. Property set within its own grounds having mature trees.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Rocklands, 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
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Rocklands with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Rocklands · Fearann na Carraige
- Area
- 308,044 m² (30.8 ha, 76.12 acres)
- Civil parish
- Oranmore, and its townlands
- Barony
- Dunkellin
- Electoral division
- Oranmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 4,721 people lived in 1,706 households in the Oranmore electoral division. 66% of households owned their home. 58% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Moneymore West, Oran More, Oranhill, Rockhill
- Placenames
- Rocklands 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.