Cunaberry

70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cunaberry, from 138 m² to 200,550 m² (20.05 ha, 49.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P1Agriculture
  Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Ballon Small Town Plan, Carlow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 28 Aug 2025Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, connection to services, septic tank & percolation area, new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 2560256

• 16 Dec 2024Conditional

  • the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor • the strengthening of foundations at 7no. locations • shear block remedial works at 77no. locations • the strengthening of towers (i.e., member replacement) at 34no. locations • the replacement of 5.1km of earthwire • the painting of all structures • the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at structures • all associated works within the existing Kellis 220kV substation to accommodate the uprated 220kV OHL including uprating of the Great Island bay in Kellis 220kV substation • the installation of a temporary link between the Great Island – Kellis and Dunstown = Kellis 220kV OHLs to create a temporary circuit, which will include the erection of a temporary four-pole timber structure between the existing Angle Mast 191 on the Great Island- Kellis circuit and the existing Angle Mast 157 on the Dunstown – Kellis circuit • all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing, and • other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, vegetation clearance and management, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (i.e., guard poles) and temporary watercourse crossings. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system (ACSS) will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g., busy national roads, wide rivers, etc. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Please see Site Notice for full development description

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2460410

• 7 Oct 2024N/a

  for development consisting of works along the ca. 70.3km Great Island – Kellis 220kV OHL between the existing Great Island 220kV substation in the townland of Great Island in southwest County Wexford and the Kellis 220kV substation located in the townland of Kellistown East, central County Carlow. The OHL has a total of 216no. supporting structures. Within the functional area of Carlow County Council, there is 44.2km of the existing OHL circuit, with 135no. structures. Within the functional area of Wexford County Council there is 26.1km, with 81no. structures. A separate planning application is being lodged with Wexford County Council. The proposed development within Co. Carlow will comprise: • the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor; • the strengthening of foundations at 7no. locations; • shear block remedial works at 77no. locations; • the strengthening of towers (i.e., member replacement) at 34no. locations; • the replacement of 5.1km of earthwire; • the painting of all structures; • the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at structures; • all associated works within the existing Kellis 220kV substation to accommodate the uprated 220kV OHL including uprating of the Great Island bay in the Kellis 220kV substation; • the installation of a temporary link between the Great Island – Kellis and Dunstown – Kellis 220kV OHLs to create a temporary circuit, which will include the erection of a temporary four-pole timber structure between the existing Angle Mast 191 on the Great Island – Kellis circuit and the existing Angle Mast 157 on the Dunstown – Kellis circuit; • all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts / piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and • other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, vegetation clearance and management, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (i.e., guard poles) and temporary watercourse crossings. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system (ACSS) will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g., busy national roads, wide rivers, etc.

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2460319

• 20 Jun 2024Conditional

  retention permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the North elevation of existing dwelling connecting to domestic garage, the Change of use of the afore mentioned domestic garage to use as a habitable part of dwelling, Alterations to elevations, the construction of a roofed decking area to the rear elevation, the construction a domestic shed and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2460172

• 22 Dec 2023Refused

  the construction of a single storey extension to the North elevation of my existing dwelling connecting to my domestic garage, the Change of use of the afore mentioned domestic garage to use as a habitable part of my dwelling, Alterations to elevations, the construction of a roofed decking area to the rear elevation, the construction a domestic shed and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2360319

• 23 Dec 2019Conditional

  for the construction of new two storey house, shed, new entrance to road, onsite waste water treatment system and associated soil polishing filter, landscaping and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 19498

• 11 Jan 2019Conditional

  construction of a new fully serviced single storey dwelling house, detached garage to side of dwelling, installation of a proprietary sewage treatment system and percolation area, new vehicular entrance from public road, and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 194

• 11 Jan 2019Conditional

  construction of a new fully serviced single storey dwelling, detached garage to side of dwelling, proprietary sewage treatment system and percolation area, new vehicular entrance from public road and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 193

• 19 Dec 2018N/a

  for the construction of a new fully serviced single storey dwelling house, detached garage to side of dwelling, installation of a proprietary sewage treatment system and percolation area, new vehicular entrance from public road, and all associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 18494

• 19 Dec 2018N/a

  for the construction of a new fully serviced single storey dwelling house, detached garage to side of dwelling, installation of a proprietary sewage treatment system and percolation area, new vehicular entrance from public road, and all associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 18495

• 3 Sept 2018Refused

  the construction of a new fully serviced single storey dwelling house, detached garage to side of dwelling, installation of a proprietary sewage treatment system and percolation area, new vehicular entrance from public road and all associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 18350

• 21 Mar 2018Conditional

  Retention Planning Permission which consists of the following, a). Retention permission for existing as built playroom, home office and store/closet room (61.50 sq./mts) previously converted from a domestic storage shed and, b). Retention permission for existing as built domestic storage shed (28.50 sq./mts) all to the rear of existing dwelling and all ancillary site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 1894

• 22 Jun 2017Conditional

  to construct a new single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance to public road, septic tank and raised percolation area, connection to existing watermains and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 17198

• 22 May 2017N/a

  to construct a new single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance to public road, septic tank and raised percolation area, connection to existing watermains and all associated works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 17167

• 18 Apr 2017N/a

  Permission for the construction of a slatted animal house with straw bed area and ancillary underground slurry storage tanks, a grain store with concrete apron, change existing dungstead to machinery shed and construct roof over it and all associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 17124

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 the townland of Cunaberry.

Recorded monuments

• CW013-102 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Visible on aerial photographs taken by Michael Moore during the summer of 1996 (MM (63) 0, 3). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 13 January 2012

• CW013-129 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In tillage. A roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 12m) visible as a cropmark on Google Earth (imagery date 14 July 2018), identified and reported by Simon Dowling. See attached: CW013-129----_01 Google Earth image (imagery date 14 July 2018) CW013-129----_02 Google Earth image (imagery date 14 July 2018) with enclosure highlighted Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 10 February 2020

• CW013-132 Ring-ditch
  Description

  A small circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m), identified as the faint cropmark of a fosse on satellite imagery (Google Earth satellite imagery, 21 July 2021) by Jean-Charles Caillère. Another ring-ditch (CW013-129----) is located c. 70m to the ESE and an enclosure (CW013-133----), also visible on the Google Earth satellite imagery, is located c. 240m to the NE. See attached: CW013-132----_01 Google Earth satellite imagery, 21 July 2021 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 December 2021

• CW013-133 Enclosure
  Description

  A circular enclosure (overall diam. c. 47m), identified as the deep wide cropmark of a fosse (Wth c. 5m) on satellite imagery (Google Earth satellite imagery, 21 July 2021) by Jean-Charles Caillère. A ring-ditch (CW013-129----) is located c. 200m to the SW and another ring-ditch (CW013-132----), also visible on the Google Earth satellite imagery, is located c. 240m to the WSW. See attached: CW013-132----_01 Google Earth satellite imagery, 21 July 2021 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 December 2021

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cunaberry.

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 Cunaberry, about 1 in 10 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 low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2663 (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 Cunaberry with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.

Name

Cunaberry · An Coinicéar

Area

1,161,551 m² (116.16 ha, 287.03 acres)

Civil parish

Ballon, and its townlands

Barony

Forth

Electoral division

Kilbride, the unit of the census

Census 2022

458 people lived in 164 households in the Kilbride electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinadrum, Ballon, Ballygarret or Sandbrook, Ballymogue, Castlegrace, Drisoge

Placenames

Cunaberry 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.