Prospecthill

158 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Prospecthill, from 9 m² to 89,530 m² (8.95 ha, 22.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Prospecthill 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.

• 29 Jun 2026Conditional

  to erect dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661083

• 4 Jun 2026N/a

  for the change of house plans from those previously granted under Pl. Ref. No. 21/2061

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660888

• 11 Feb 2026Conditional

  of the existing dwelling house and all associated site services, previously granted under Pl. Ref. No. 99/4626, on revised site boundaries; the construction of a detached domestic garage structure on the subject site & the removal of the Enurement Clause, previously attached to Pl. Ref. No. 99/4626

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2660203

• 2 Dec 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a two-storey dwelling, with and access/egress drive and a sewage treatment system. All with ancillary site works, complete with all services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561770

• 26 Nov 2025Conditional

  to demolish existing sheds and build new dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561739

• 24 Oct 2025Conditional

  to erect domestic garage

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561571

• 19 Jun 2025Conditional

  to modify ground level fenestration and side door arrangement and associated internal plan and elevation changes to house design plans previously permitted under planning permissions reference 21/1019 and 24/61804 to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, polishing filter and all necessary site development works. Gross floor space of works: 232.02 sqm(H), domestic garage 42.50sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560789

• 21 May 2025Conditional

  sought to erect 2 No. Agricultural Sheds and all associated site works. Gross floor area of proposed works: 140 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560629

• 12 Feb 2025Conditional

  to a erect dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services. Previous Pl. Ref. 01/105, 00/4001. Gross floor area of proposed works: 167sqm (H)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560141

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional

  for change of house design plans and reduced floor area to those previously permitted under planning permission reference 21/1019 and to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and all necessary site development works. Gross floor space of dwelling reduced to 232.02 sqm & domestic garage 42.5 sqm and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461804

• 7 Jun 2024Conditional

  to erect dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted with the application. Gross floor area of proposed works: 186.50 sqm (dwelling house) and 33.50 sqm (domestic garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460690

• 21 May 2024Conditional

  to erect dwelling house, waste water treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 246.60 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460588

• 25 Apr 2024Conditional

  to demolish existing sun room and construct new side extension, minor elevational changes to existing dwelling house and permission to retain existing garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: 71.22 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 32.40 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 16.65 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 24114

• 22 Mar 2024Conditional

  for changes to approved dwelling house previously approved under Planning Reg. Ref. No 22/60663. Gross floor area of proposed works: 204 sqm (dwelling house)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460315

• 18 Dec 2023Conditional

  to erect dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated services. Gross floor area of proposed works: 231.10sqm (dwelling house) and 40.00sqm (domestic garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361518

• 18 Dec 2023Conditional

  to erect dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 223sqm (dwelling house) and 59.80sqm (domestic garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361522

• 15 Aug 2023Refused

  for four serviced temporary accommodation halting sites with off-site effluent disposal

  Permission · Galway County Council, 23328

• 10 Aug 2023N/a

  to: (1) erect dwellinghouse, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter & all associated services & (2) retain the historic excavating/infilling of the site. Gross floor area of proposed works: 186.50 sqm (dwellinghouse) & 33.50 sqm (domestic garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360930

• 28 Feb 2023Conditional

  for the consruction of a single dwellinghouse, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area & all associated site services. Gross floor area of proposed works: 222.00 sqm (dwellinghouse) & 60.00 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360175

• 13 Feb 2023Conditional

  to erect dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services. Gross floor area of proposed works: 279sqm (dwelling house) and 59.40sqm (Garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360113

• 25 Jul 2022Refused

  sought to erect dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated services. Gross floor area of proposed works: 194.75 sqm (dwelling house) and 33.50 sqm (domestic garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260754

• 30 Jun 2022Conditional

  to erect a two storey dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services. Gross floor area of proposed works: 211.50sqm (dwelling house)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260663

• 26 May 2022Conditional

  (1) extension and elevation alterations to dwelling house and (2) the retention of a domestic garage. Gross floor area of retained area: 220.60 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260546

• 28 Mar 2022Conditional

  to erect dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated services including a new entrance. Gross floor space of proposed works: 210 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22416

• 7 Mar 2022Conditional

  to erect dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 238.20sqm + 59.60sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22304

The 25 most recent of 56 applications.

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

• GA094-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the crest of a ridge in grassland. Known as ‘The rath of the Hound’s Stone’, it was described by Holt (1912, 228) as being irregular in plan and almost levelled. It was cut through by the Ballynacloghy road and no trace of it survived to S of the road. Holt (ibid.) noted that ‘immediately to the E., beyond a field wall, are the foundations of a small hut [GA094-013002-] and yard, below which, as revealed by two apertures is a 'souterrain' (GA094-013001-). Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 122, no. 39) as a circular despoiled ‘Earthen fort’ (diam. c. 50m). He could not find the ‘hut’ or ‘souterrain’, and local people informed him that the latter had been closed up. No visible surface trace of the rath survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 4 January 2017

• GA094-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a steep N-facing slope in scrubland. Poorly preserved circular rath (diam. c. 34m) defined by a bank from NE through S to NW. The townland boundary wall overlies the enclosing element from SE to NW. (Holt 1912, 228; McCaffrey 1952, 122, no. 36) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 6 March 2018

• GA094-043 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a gentle rise in grassland. Poorly preserved circular rath (diam. c. 40m) defined by a bank of earth and stone. Within the SW quadrant of the interior is a possible house site (GA094-043001-). (McCaffrey 1952, 121, no. 35) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 December 2016

• GA094-043001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Within the SW quadrant of a rath (GA094-043----); this rectangular structure (L 10.5m; Wth 4.5m), defined by a low drystone wall, may possibly be an associated house site. (McCaffrey 1952, 121, no. 35) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 December 2016

• GA094-044 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the summit of a hillock in grassland. Circular rath (diam. 33m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. A field wall overlies the outer bank from N to E and another field wall cuts it at S. The inner bank is breached by numerous cow gaps but a gap (Wth 2m) at E may be original. There is a possible hut site (GA094-044001-) within the W sector of the interior. Holt (1912, 227-8) noted a possible 'bailey' (GA094-044002-) to the E. (McCaffrey 1952, 121. no. 34) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 March 2017

• GA094-044001 Hut site
  Description

  Within the W sector of the interior of the rath (GA094-044----). A raised circular area with a central depression may mark the foundations of a hut site. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 9 March 2017

• GA094-044002 Enclosure
  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.

• GA094-046 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.

• GA094-147 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture on the S-facing slope of a gentle valley, overlooking Lackanaloy Creek to the W. This partially levelled circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 25m), located in the NW corner of a field, is defined by a low curving bank of earth and stone from NE to WSW and it is best preserved at E (Wth 3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m); at S it is reduced to a scarp (H 2m) where the land falls in line with the natural slope in field. No visible trace of the bank survives from WSW to NE but a number of stones embedded in the ground may indicate its line. A gap (Wth 1.85m) at SSW may be original. Apart from some hawthorn trees on the bank, the monument is clear of overgrowth. A NNW-SSE field bank runs adjacent to it at W and there is a roadway immediately to its N. Some ground disturbance to its S, close to the field boundary, may be recent. The monument is visible on aerial imagery taken in 2005 (OSi digitalglobe). Its size and location suggest that it is probably a rath. The following image has been uploaded: GA094-147----.pdf Looking S showing curving bank defining SE extent of the monument. Compiled by: Olive Alcock with information supplied by Dominic Delany Date of upload: 30 May 2022

• GA095-119 Megalithic tomb - court tomb
  Description

  In pastureland with outcropping rock, some 350m to the S of the seashore at the inner reaches of Mweeloon Bay. This tomb comprised the ruins of a gallery (L 5.5m), aligned NW-SE, divided into two chambers by a sill-stone. The entrance, at SE, was between two jambs; the N jamb was flanked by a single courtstone. A large displaced stone, possibly a roofstone, lay in the front chamber. The tomb was bulldozed during the course of land clearance in 1964. The orthostats were pushed to the fence at the N boundary of the field. (Holt 1912, 249-50; McCaffrey 1952, 11-12; de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 15-16) See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 August 2019

Architectural heritage

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey vernacular house. Steeply hipped thatched roof with raised scolloped ridge and rebuilt red brick chimneystack. Whitewashed walls having rounded corners. Square-headed replacement timber windows with masonry sills. Flat-roofed porch to front elevation having perspex roof and concrete walls, with replacement timber door and window. Set back from road, with lawn to front and yard to rear. Front bounded by rendered stone wall with narrow pedestrian entrance. Road now colonised by modern housing.

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 Prospecthill, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_531 (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 Prospecthill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Prospecthill · Cnoc an Radhairc

Area

1,267,359 m² (126.74 ha, 313.17 acres)

Civil parish

Ballynacourty, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkellin

Electoral division

Ballynacourty, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,233 people lived in 428 households in the Ballynacourty electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynacloghy, Garraun Lower, Mweeloon

Placenames

Prospecthill 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.