# Ballyhacket Upper, Co. Carlow: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kineagh, barony of Rathvilly, Co. Carlow; in Irish Baile Haicéid Uachtarach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,089,513 m² (108.95 ha, 269.22 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 124,932 m² (12.49 ha, 30.87 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kineagh, https://everytownland.com/carlow/parish/kineagh.md - Barony: Rathvilly - Electoral division: Kineagh, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 371 people lived in 132 households in the Kineagh electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Carlow, https://everytownland.com/carlow.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/3062 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 10065 - Centre: latitude 52.872672, longitude -6.757311 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyhacket Upper, from 1,015 m² to 224,803 m² (22.48 ha, 55.55 acres); 14 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 5495349: 224,803 m² (22.48 ha, 55.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5495349.md - Parcel 794723: 168,771 m² (16.88 ha, 41.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794723.md - Parcel 794722: 148,211 m² (14.82 ha, 36.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/794722.md - Parcel 807420: 141,520 m² (14.15 ha, 34.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807420.md - Parcel 807798: 140,250 m² (14.02 ha, 34.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807798.md - Parcel 807395: 125,317 m² (12.53 ha, 30.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807395.md - Parcel 807421: 124,548 m² (12.45 ha, 30.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/807421.md - Parcel 787522: 4,457 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/787522.md - Parcel 812930: 4,089 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/812930.md - Parcel 787431: 3,775 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/787431.md - Parcel 794721: 1,821 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/794721.md - Parcel 5495399: 1,015 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5495399.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Ballyhacket Upper 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) 3 applications, newest first. - 31 Mar 2026, Carlow County Council 2660091: N/a. Permission. a proposed Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System. The development that will consist of: (i) Construction and operation solar PV panels on ground mounted steel supported structures with associated string inverters; (ii) Construction of a 50 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) compound consisting of BESS units, integrated cabinets, spare parts containers, independent power producer (IPP) building (c. 64sqm) and security fencing (c. 2.6m in height); (iii) Installation of 13 no. transformer stations at various points across the site; (iv) Internal underground trenching, electrical cabling and ducting between the solar PV arrays and electrical inverters/transformers; (v) Provision of 1 no. new site entrance from the L6003 and provision of 2 no. passing bays along the L6003; (vi) Provision of internal access tracks and watercourse/drain crossings, perimeter fencing, pole mounted CCTV cameras; (vii) 1 no. temporary construction compound; (viii) All associated site development, landscaping, drainage arrangements and ancillary works. The proposed solar farm development spans a total site area measuring c. 126.4ha, of which c. 61.3ha, the subject of this application, is located in Co. Carlow and c. 65.1ha is located in Co. Kildare. A separate planning application is being lodged with Kildare County Council. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. The total capacity of solar PV panels on the entire development, including Carlow and Kildare, is estimated to be c. 120MW. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and was submitted as part of this application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660091/0 - 6 Jul 2018, Carlow County Council 18260: Conditional. Permission. for construction of (1) milking parlour, dairy, plant room, office and drafting facility, (2) steel slurry tower, (3) collecting yard, (4) underground tank for grey/dirty water, (5) underground slurry tank, (6) outdoor cow cubicles, (7) associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18260/0 - 28 Feb 2018, Carlow County Council 1866: N/a. Permission. Planning permission for construction of (1) milking parlour, dairy, plant room and office, (2) steel slurry tower, (3) collecting yard, (4) underground tank for grey/dirty water, (5) underground slurry tank, (6) outdoor cow cubicles, (7) associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/1866/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballyhacket Upper. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CW003-006: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW003-006----. On slight rise, in pasture, a mound of earth (H above fosse 8-9m) constructed of material excavated from wide fosse (Wth 20m; D 0.8m). May represent the E portion of a badly mutilated ringfort. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011 - CW003-007: Cist, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW003-007----. The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Irregular cist of three boulders and drystone walling containing crouched inhumation of adult female with bowl food vessel at E and cremation burial at W (JRSAI 1934, 139-42). 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyhacket Upper. ## 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 Ballyhacket Upper, 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 low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballyhacket Upper. - 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/ballyhacket-upper.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballyhacket-upper.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballyhacket-upper.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballyhacket Upper 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) - Ballycook: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballycook.md - Ballyhacket Lower: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballyhacket-lower.md - Oldtown: https://everytownland.com/carlow/oldtown-10437.md - Phillipstown: https://everytownland.com/carlow/phillipstown.md - Rathdaniel: https://everytownland.com/carlow/rathdaniel.md - Rathmore: https://everytownland.com/carlow/rathmore.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballyhacket-upper - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/carlow/ballyhacket-upper