Local Electoral Area · Galway County Council

Construction leads in Conamara North

319 planning applications and commencement notices in Conamara North in the last twelve months, across 28 electoral divisions. 329 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Galway County planning register and the national building control register.

319
Leads, 12 months
329
On site now
€137m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Conamara North, on the map

Pro opens the map filtered to this area: every site pinned, scored and sized, with the area shading, trade filters and alerts for new filings.

Top trades in Conamara North

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Masonry & Blockwork
244 leads
Roofing
243 leads
Carpentry & Joinery
234 leads
Groundworks & Enabling Works
198 leads
Plumbing & Heating
193 leads
Electrical
189 leads
Flooring
176 leads
Painting & Decorating
176 leads

The housing stock in Conamara North

6,559 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.

Age and occupancy

Built before 198042.1%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 19199.8%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later6%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes11.2%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes22.8%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil61.6%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas1.1%Ireland 34.5%
LPG1.2%Ireland 0.7%
Electric10.1%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)22.7%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel1.5%Ireland 1%
No central heating1.9%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source37.6%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied76.8%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented13.4%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented5.9%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
-3.09

Relative affluence below the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.

Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).

Recent planning applications in Conamara North

  1. Ower, Ower East, Rosscahill
    to construct a general purpose agricultural shed and all associated site works
    Lodged
    26265Received 8 Oct 2026Decision due 2 Dec 2026
  2. Cloonamore, Inishbofin, Co. Galway
    to construct a new dwelling house with a waste-water treatment system on family lands. The application will include an NIS report and CEMP
    Lodged
    2661678Received 8 Oct 2026Decision due 2 Dec 2026
  3. Carrowndulla, Oughterard, Co Galway
    for the construction of a Soda Ash Storage and Dosing Building at Oughterard Water Treatment Plant, to accommodate chemical storage and dosing facilities…
    Lodged
    2661680Received 8 Oct 2026Decision due 2 Dec 2026
  4. [name Removed], Cloonnacartan, Recess
    for four detached single storey residential artists studios including a shared kitchen and dining space, access pathways…
    Lodged
    2661682Received 8 Oct 2026Decision due 2 Dec 2026
  5. Emlagh, Cleggan, Co. Galway
    to construct a dwelling house with new entrance road with wastewater treatment system
    Lodged
    2661686Received 8 Oct 2026Decision due 2 Dec 2026
  6. Trean, Cleggan, Co. Galway
    for a dwelling house, garage, septic tank/treatment plant with percolation area and all associated site works
    Lodged
    2661652Received 2 Oct 2026Decision due 26 Nov 2026
  7. Rushveala, Oughterard, Co Galway
    of an existing dwelling house and garage, the retention of a rear storage/utility building
    Lodged
    26258Received 1 Oct 2026Decision due 25 Nov 2026
  8. Moorneen, Cleggan, Co Galway
    for construction of a bungalow dwelling, effluent treatment system, together with site access & all associated site works
    Lodged
    2661640Received 1 Oct 2026Decision due 25 Nov 2026
  9. An Seanbhaile, Camus, Co Galway
    to replace existing septic tank with a new private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services
    Lodged
    2661612Received 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  10. Clooshgereen, Oughterard, Co Galway
    to construct a dwelling house, sewage treatment system, domestic garage and all associated site works
    Lodged
    26246Received 24 Sept 2026Decision due 18 Nov 2026
Every Galway County application, by week

Who is building in Conamara North

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1Yelsea Limited6 applications
  2. 2NBI Infrastructure Designated Activity Company (National Broadband Ireland)4 applications
  3. 3Roonith Properties Ltd3 applications
  4. 4Hyman Properties Ltd3 applications
  5. 5Connemara Sands Hotel3 applications
  6. 6ESB (Electricity Supply Board)3 applications
  7. 7The Kylemore Trust2 applications
  8. 8Solus Holdings ULC2 applications

Electoral divisions in Conamara North

  • Ballynakill
  • Bencorr
  • Bunowen
  • Camus
  • Cleggan
  • Clifden
  • Cloonbur
  • Cong/Ross
  • Crump Island
  • Cur
  • Derrylea/Derrycunlagh
  • Doonloughan
  • Errislannan
  • Illion
  • Inishbofin
  • Kilcummin
  • Knockboy
  • Letterbrickaun
  • Letterfore
  • Moyrus
  • Oughterard
  • Owengowla
  • Rinvyle
  • Roundstone
  • Sillerna
  • Skannive
  • Turlough
  • Wormhole

Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.

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