# Ballygowan, Co. Carlow: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Tullowcreen, barony of Idrone West, Co. Carlow; in Irish Baile an Ghabhann.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,603,513 m² (160.35 ha, 396.24 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,052 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Tullowcreen, https://everytownland.com/carlow/parish/tullowcreen.md
- Barony: Idrone West
- Electoral division: Clogrenan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,138 people lived in 393 households in the Clogrenan electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 52% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Carlow, https://everytownland.com/carlow.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/3216
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 10062
- Centre: latitude 52.77502, longitude -6.970837 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballygowan, from 14 m² to 389,900 m² (38.99 ha, 96.35 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 807390: 389,900 m² (38.99 ha, 96.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807390.md
- Parcel 5695810: 196,463 m² (19.65 ha, 48.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5695810.md
- Parcel 784209: 178,082 m² (17.81 ha, 44.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/784209.md
- Parcel 794689: 176,429 m² (17.64 ha, 43.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794689.md
- Parcel 794688: 173,203 m² (17.32 ha, 42.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794688.md
- Parcel 794261: 136,566 m² (13.66 ha, 33.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794261.md
- Parcel 807717: 73,981 m² (7.4 ha, 18.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807717.md
- Parcel 794691: 44,746 m² (4.47 ha, 11.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794691.md
- Parcel 788463: 27,898 m² (2.79 ha, 6.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/788463.md
- Parcel 794690: 23,118 m² (2.31 ha, 5.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794690.md
- Parcel 807409: 20,752 m² (2.08 ha, 5.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807409.md
- Parcel 807391: 14,655 m² (1.47 ha, 3.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807391.md
- Parcel 794262: 12,016 m² (1.2 ha, 2.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794262.md
- Parcel 5128474: 6,723 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5128474.md
- Parcel 807389: 5,071 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807389.md
- Parcel 807408: 4,174 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807408.md
- Parcel 807386: 4,155 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807386.md
- Parcel 807388: 4,111 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807388.md
- Parcel 807407: 4,093 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807407.md
- Parcel 807392: 4,038 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807392.md
- Parcel 784201: 3,795 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/784201.md
- Parcel 5970253: 3,375 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5970253.md
- Parcel 794684: 3,366 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794684.md
- Parcel 794695: 3,365 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794695.md
- Parcel 794694: 3,240 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794694.md
- Parcel 5497686: 3,152 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5497686.md
- Parcel 2604141: 2,881 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604141.md
- Parcel 794693: 2,759 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794693.md
- Parcel 807718: 2,469 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807718.md
- Parcel 2540448: 2,052 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2540448.md
- Parcel 807387: 2,049 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807387.md
- Parcel 794686: 2,040 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794686.md
- Parcel 794264: 1,764 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/794264.md
- Parcel 794266: 1,709 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/794266.md
- Parcel 807719: 1,480 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/807719.md
- Parcel 794265: 1,346 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/794265.md
- Parcel 794263: 1,329 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/794263.md
- Parcel 5970231: 1,162 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5970231.md
- Parcel 5695809: 1,085 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5695809.md
- Parcel 807393: 971 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/807393.md
- Parcel 794260: 912 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/794260.md
- Parcel 794687: 800 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/794687.md
- Parcel 794685: 756 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/794685.md
- Parcel 807720: 730 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/807720.md
- Parcel 807394: 673 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/807394.md
- Parcel 794696: 626 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/794696.md
- Parcel 1918573: 512 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1918573.md
- Parcel 2540541: 435 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2540541.md
- Parcel 794683: 415 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/794683.md
- Parcel 807406: 284 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/807406.md
- Parcel 2681467: 240 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2681467.md
- Parcel 787912: 231 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/787912.md
- Parcel 5356715: 227 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5356715.md
- Parcel 5148498: 224 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5148498.md
- Parcel 6087716: 167 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6087716.md
- Parcel 5256328: 157 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5256328.md
- Parcel 794692: 99 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/794692.md
- Parcel 4404291: 19 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4404291.md
- Parcel 6087733: 14 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6087733.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Ballygowan in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

10 applications, newest first.

- 18 May 2026, Carlow County Council 2660148: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the alterations to the existing dwelling and the construction of a single storey extension, installation of new septic tank and percolation area, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660148/0
- 7 Feb 2024, Carlow County Council 2460026: Conditional. Permission. development will consist of essential maintenance and repair works to the Barrow Navigation, in accordance with Waterways Ireland’s statutory remit, comprising the following: (i) Bank Revetment & Strengthening Works, (ii) Post-Flood Spot Dredging & Maintenance Dredging, (iii) Back-drain Maintenance, (iv) Small-scale Bank Repair Works, (v) Trackway Surface Upgrade Works, (vi) 10 no. Temporary Construction Compounds, (vii) Temporary mobile welfare units, and, (viii) All works ancillary and incidental to the maintenance and repair works referred to above. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the planning application and will be submitted with the planning application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460026/0
- 10 Mar 2023, Carlow County Council 2350: N/a. Permission. permission for development of a c.15.358 ha site at the Barrow Navigation. The development will consist of essential maintenance and repair works to the Barrow Navigation, in accordance with Waterways Ireland's statutory remit, comprising the following; (i) Bank Revetment & Strengthening Works (ii) Post- Flood Spot Dredging & Maintenance Dredging (iii) Back-Drain Maintenance (iv) Small-scale Bank Repair Works (v) Trackway Surface Maintenance Works and (vi) A new temporary haul road located at Bestfield and Borris. Bestfield access route is indicative with final route to be agreed with landowner. A 15m haul road approximately 4m wide will be constructed from the access trackway in the Borris Estate to the Barrow track way and (vii) all works ancillary and incidental to the maintenance and repair works referred to above. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of this Planning Application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350/0
- 21 Dec 2022, Carlow County Council 22440: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. 1) existing extensions at the rear of dwelling, 2) steel frame shed and permission for change of use of public house to domestic dwelling and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22440/0
- 10 Oct 2022, Carlow County Council 22345: N/a. Retention. retention of existing extensions at the rear of dwelling and retention permission for steel frame shed and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22345/0
- 27 Sept 2018, Carlow County Council 18376: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to alter previously granted Planning Ref: 17/259, alterations to include reduction in square footage of single storey extension and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18376/0
- 31 Aug 2017, Carlow County Council 17259: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. permission for a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing single storey dwelling, demolition of existing garage, new porch area, relocation of existing treatment system and new percolation area relocation of existing entrance, single storey shed to rear, alterations to boundary and all associated works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17259/0
- 31 May 2017, Carlow County Council 17182: N/a. Permission. internal alterations ; a two storey extension to the rear comprising additional living room, bedroom and bathroom accomodation, alterations to existing roof and all other associated infrastructural and site development works above and below ground.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17182/0
- 27 Mar 2017, Carlow County Council 1789: Conditional. Permission. Permission for a single storey extension to the rear of existing single storey dwelling, use of existing entrance, new waste water treatment system and percolation area, single storey garage to rear and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/1789/0
- 27 Jan 2017, Carlow County Council 1718: Refused. Permission. development on the Barrow Navigation (The River Barrow) through the townlands of: NEWACRE, NEWGARDEN, BESTFIELD or DUNGANSTOWN, STRAWHALL, CARLOW, GRAIGUE, CLOGRENAN, KILLEESHAL, BALLINABRANNAGH, BALLYGOWAN, PART OF TOMARD UPPER (ED Rathornan), TOMARD UPPER (ED Rathornan), PART OF TOMARD LOWER (ED Clogrenan), RATHORNAN, RATHVINDEN, BALLYKNOCKAN (Idrone West By), LEIGHLINBRIDGE, RATHELLIN, DUNLECKNY, MONEYBEG, KILREE, SLIGUFF, KILGRANEY (Idrone East By), CLOMONEY (Idrone East By), BALLYELLIN and TOMDARRAGH, BALLYTEIGELEA (Idrone East By) , BORRIS, BALLYNAGRANE, COURNELLAN, BALLYKEENAN (St. Mullin's Lower By), HARRISTOWN, TINNAHINCH, KNOCKEEN, CARRIGLEAD, BAHANA, St. MULLIN'S The proposal consists of the development of a multi-use shared leisure route (Blueway), approximately 115 Kilometres (KM) in length, on the existing navigation towpath, which is a National Waymarked Way. This will include tailored surface finishes, information, directional and safety signage, and all other associated ancillary works. The route traverses parts of counties Kildare, Laois and Carlow. The route commences in Lowtown, County Kildare, passes through County Laois and finishes in St. Mullins, County Carlow. Approximately 52KM of the route is in County Carlow, 16KM in County Laois and 47 KM in County Kildare. The proposal will involve works to or within the curtilage of the following protected structures: An Environmental Impact Statement and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the project and are submitted with the application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/1718/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC, site code 002162, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002162

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballygowan.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Bridge, 1785–1795, Regional interest, registry number 10400401, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CW&regno=10400401. Single-arch road bridge over canal, c. 1790, with ashlar voussoirs and rusticated coping.
- Bridge, 1840–1870, Regional interest, registry number 10400403, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CW&regno=10400403. Three-arch road bridge over mill race, c. 1855.
- Milford House, house, 1810–1830, Regional interest, registry number 10400405, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CW&regno=10400405. Detached five-bay two-storey over basement house, c. 1820, with granite Ionic portico and wing to side. Reroofed and partly remodelled internally, c. 1955. Interior retains original joinery, plasterwork and some replacement chimney pieces, c. 1955.
- The Tower House, farm house, 1835–1845, Regional interest, registry number 10400406, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CW&regno=10400406. Detached three-bay two-storey estate farmhouse, c. 1840, with observation staircase tower on a circular plan.
- Bridge, 1860–1880, Regional interest, registry number 10400407, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CW&regno=10400407. Remains of cast-iron counter-weighted lifting bridge, c. 1870.
- Milford Lock, lock, 1785–1795, Regional interest, registry number 10400410, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CW&regno=10400410. Canal lock, c. 1790. Replacement gates, c. 1990. Remains of detached lock-keeper's cottage, c. 1790. Now in ruins.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ballygowan, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2410, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2410.zip (ZIP).
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballygowan.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballygowan.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballygowan.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballygowan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow: https://everytownland.com/carlow.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballinabrannagh: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballinabrannagh.md
- Cloghristick: https://everytownland.com/carlow/cloghristick.md
- Craanlusky: https://everytownland.com/carlow/craanlusky.md
- Tomard Lower: https://everytownland.com/carlow/tomard-lower.md
- Tomard Upper: https://everytownland.com/carlow/tomard-upper.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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