Ballyduneen
Ballyduneen is a townland in the civil parish of Kilmihil, barony of Clonderalaw, Co. Clare. Its name in Irish is Baile Uí Dhuinnín.
- Area
- 437.3 ha
- 1,080 acres
- Land parcels
- 91
- registered freehold, median 12,327 m² (1.23 ha, 3.05 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 7
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
91 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyduneen, from 136 m² to 457,628 m² (45.76 ha, 113.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 32 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ballyduneen 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
2 Jul 2026N/a
to construct a new dwelling house, private garage, site entrance, on-site wastewater treatment system and all associated site works and services
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660426
1 May 2024Conditional
for development which will consist of modifying the extensions from those previously granted under Planning Application P21/1113 along with ancillary works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2460189
22 Feb 2023Conditional
to construct a new dwelling house, access road, entrance, private garage and install a new wastewater treatment system along with all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2360034
30 Nov 2022N/a
to construct a new dwelling house, access road, entrance, private garage and install a new wastewater treatment system along with all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 221075
20 Oct 2021Conditional
to (a) demolish an existing garage and (b) permission to construct extensions to the front and side of an existing dwelling house along with alterations to the existing dwelling including lifting the roof to incorporate first floor living accommodation and (c) permission to construct a new garage, along with ancillary works
Permission · Clare County Council, 211113
6 Oct 2021Conditional
for development in the townlands of Crossmore, Derrynageeha, Ballyduneen, Carrowreagh West, Corraige, Knockalough, Crag, Furroor, Boolynamweel, Illaunatoo or Sorrelisland, Boolynaknockaun, Glenmore and Booltiagh. The Development will consist of: 1. A 38kV electrical connection over a total of approximately 11km, from the permitted Crossmore Wind Farm (planning ref: P09/123, as extended under planning ref: 19/388 and altered by P20/824) to the existing 110kV Booltiagh substation. This connection will consist of approximately 10km of overhead line and associated 97 no. wooden polesets (single, double and triple structures with approximate heights between 14-19 metres), and approximately 1km of underground cabling. The cable will travel underground within the wind farm site (in the townlands of Cross More and Derrynageeha), underground on private lands (in the townlands of Boolynamweel, Illaunatoo and Boolynaknockaun) and under the public road prior to entering the Booltiagh substation (in the townlands of Boolynaknockaun and Booltiagh). 2. Roads and access arrangements/works consisting of: a) Creation of new permanent access gate into private lands off the L6180 local road; b) Construction of new access roads to facilitate provision of the grid connection, to be retained for permanent use; and c) Upgrade of the existing public road network for turbine delivery including; I. Junction improvement works at the N68 and L6180; II. Widening along the L6180. 3. The proposed development also incorporates construction of the following elements at the site of the permitted 7-turbine Crossmore Wind Farm (ref: P09/123, as extended by P19/388, and altered by P20/824) which will have a 25 year operational lifespan from the date of commissioning: a) Provision of a permanent 38kV substation north of permitted Turbine 5 in lieu of previously approved substation located south of Turbine 2; b) Redesign of permitted turbine hardstand areas consisting of additional temporary hardstand areas for blade storage; c) Provision of 2 no. temporary construction compounds; d) Proposed upgrade of existing access road and proposed new areas of access road between permitted Turbines no. 5 and no. 6, in lieu of permitted upgrade of existing access road between permitted Turbines no. 2 and no. 5; e) All associated underground cabling between permitted turbines and relocated substation, and; To view remainder of description please view newspaper notice.
Permission · Clare County Council, 211057
2 May 2019Conditional
to erect dwelling house, foul sewerage plant, percolation area and new site entrance.
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 19356
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballyduneen.
Recorded monuments
- CL049-021 Ringfort - rath
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.
- CL049-022 Ringfort - rath
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.
- CL049-023 Ringfort - rath
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.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyduneen.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Ballyduneen, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballyduneen.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ballyduneen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Ballyduneen · Baile Uí Dhuinnín
- Area
- 4,372,547 m² (437.25 ha, 1,080.48 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmihil, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clonderalaw
- Electoral division
- Kilmihil, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 716 people lived in 278 households in the Kilmihil electoral division. 68% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bolooghra, Carrowreagh West, Corraige, Crag, Cross More, Derrynageeha, Knockalough
- Placenames
- Ballyduneen 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.