Ballymana

47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymana, from 22 m² to 578,029 m² (57.8 ha, 142.83 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P1RU (Agriculture)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 42 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3HA-DM (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 26 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS (Open space, park)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 29 Jul 202635 day assessment

  A single-storey extension to the sides and rear of the existing cottage; A detached garage; Demolition of the existing side porch, chimney, and sections of the existing walls to facilitate the proposed extension; All associated site development works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0354W

• 29 Jul 2026Referral

  Permission to construct a new community centre consisting of 3 no. buildings (a) a two-storey administration building of 982.8sq.m, consisting of a café, kitchen, administrative office, group spaces, and ancillary accommodation; (b) a two-storey community building of 773.5sq.m, consisting of group Spaces (with complimentary programming of childcare function), staff facilities and ancillary accommodation; (c) A two-storey exhibition space and Community Space Building of 2178.6sq.m, consisting of a large gallery space, a function room and ancillary accommodation; Externally, the facility will provide play spaces including artificial surfaced pitches, car parking, bike parking, bin storage, a pickup/drop-off area, a farmers market stall area, signage, perimeter boundary treatments and all associated groundworks; Permission to include a new vehicular entrance, a new pedestrian and cycling entrance and link to the dodder valley green way park, all on/adjacent to the existing Kiltipper Road.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0185W

• 24 Oct 2024Grant permission

  New all-weather pitch complete with perimeter fencing and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0151

• 28 Aug 2023Refuse permission & refuse retention

  Permission is sought to retain a single storey family farm house located on the applicant's farm holding, along with all associated site development works; the development will be accessed via an existing roadway serving the existing farm, as previously permitted under Ref. SD09A/0347. Permission is sought to reclad the existing dwelling with white plastered blockwork and provision of slate roof to same.

  Permission and retention, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0208

• 24 Aug 2023Refuse permission

  Construction of a new all-weather pitch complete with perimeter fencing and floodlights and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0204

• 14 Aug 2023Grant permission

  Single storey extension to the rear of home

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0350

• 21 Dec 2022Refuse permission

  New all-weather pitch complete with perimeter fencing and floodlights and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0477

• 2 Dec 2022Invalid application

  Construction of new all-weather pitch complete with perimeter fencing and floodlights and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0451

• 23 Aug 2022Refuse permission

  Extend over existing linear cottage to create a two storey house; extend to the front (east) with a two storey residential wing; re-model existing stables and erect small hay and fodder storage shed within an enclosed courtyard; up-grade existing septic tank to a proprietary waste water treatment system and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22B/0175

• 26 May 2020Part 8 approved by council

  Development of a public park including: Construction of 30 additional parking spaces with adjacent access footway & lengthened access roadway; New shared surface entrance and access pathway; Provision of 1 GAA pitch with vertical ball-stop netting and associated features; Provision of 2 soccer pitches and associated features; Provision of children’s playground area and linear natural play areas; Integrated landscape features including woodland areas; All associated swales, drainage, wetland areas and ancillary works; All incidental park furniture such as benches, signage, bins; All ancillary works. The proposal has undergone Appropriate Assessment Screening under the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and screening for Environmental Impact Assessment under the EIA Directive 2014/52/EU. Any person may, within 4 weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to An Bord Pleanala for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. Persons wishing to inspect drawings of the proposed development should contact the Planning Department by emailing planningdept@sdublincoco.ie or by phoning (01) 4149000. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy only by appointment at County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 during normal working hours during the period from 26th of May 2020 to the 24th June 2020. The plans are available online on the Council’s Public Consultation Portal website, http://consult.sdublincoco.ie during the period from 26th of May 2020 to the 8th of July 2020. Submissions and observations with respect to the proposed development dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the proposed development will be situated, may be made in writing up to 5pm on the 8th of July 2020 and may be submitted either via: Online Submissions: http://consult.sdublincoco.ie or Post to: Senior Executive Officer, Environment Water and Climate Change Department, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 YNN5.

  Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD208/0003

• 23 Sept 2019Refuse permission & refuse retention

  Retain a single storey family farm house located on the applicants farm holding, along with all associated site development works; the development will be accessed via an existing roadway serving the existing farm, as previously permitted under Ref. SD09A/0347. Permission is sought to reclad the existing dwelling with white plastered blockwork and provision of slate roof to same.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0298

• 6 Feb 2018Refuse permission

  Construction of dormer bungalow, foul waste water treatment system and all associated site works and landscaping.

  Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0038

• 30 Aug 2017Grant permission

  A new clubhouse, extension to existing car park and relocation of car park entrance, perimeter security fence and septic tank, including all associated landscaping and ground works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0025

• 16 Mar 2017Refuse permission for retention

  Retention of: (1) previously permitted agricultural shed SD09A/0347 that was rotated by 26 degrees on site, constructed on contour level 211m. 2) agricultural feed stores with improvement works to front entrance and all associated site works.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0082

• 23 Aug 2016Refuse permission

  Extend previously permitted agricultural shed SD09A/0347 with new agricultural shed 36m x 18m with slatted tank, cattle pens and calving cubicles, improvement works to front entrance, and associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0305

• 7 Jun 2016Refuse permission for retention

  Retention of timber structure for use as farm office and veterinary store along with family farm house accommodation with septic tank; access to public road will be via existing roadway serving existing farm buildings to include completion of existing entrance to public road in accordance with planning granted under Reg.Ref. SD09A/0347 together with ancillary site works.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0199

• 29 Mar 2016Grant permission

  Moving of side timber shed building and building a new single storey side extension to east side; new slate roof on existing side conservatory on west side; new window alterations to front and rear of house; new solar panel and 2 new 'Velux' windows in roof to rear and all associated ancillary works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16B/0091

• 2 Mar 2016Refuse permission for retention

  Retention of timber structure for use as farm office and veterinary store along with family farm house accommodation with septic tank. Access to public road will be via existing roadway serving existing farm buildings to include completion of existing entrance to public road in accordance with planning permission granted under Reg. Ref. SD09A/0347, together with ancillary site works.

  Retention, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0068

• 13 Jul 2015Refuse permission

  Development of lands of 7.75 ha at Ballymana Lane, Kiltipper, Dublin 24, South County Dublin, for use as a cemetery. The proposed cemetery development comprises a widening of the existing entrance to the site off Ballymana Lane; the provision of 8 no. external visitors' parking spaces alongside the entrance lane; two single storey buildings of 37 sq.m and 86 sq.m ( total 123sq.m ) containing visitors' toilets, an office and garage / equipment storage room; a maintenance yard including facilities for green waste composting, soil storage and bin storage; 70 no. car parking spaces including 6 no. disables spaces; an internal network for permeable surfaced roads and footpaths; the provision of 2470 ' natural burial ' plots in a 2 ha grassland meadow, 3000 no. 'traditional' burial plots ( lawn covered ) , and 308 no. urn burial plots in a terraced formal garden; extensive woodland planting to supplement the retained site boundary hedgerows and trees, internal tree planting and landscaping works including the provision of two contemplative gardens; and all other necessary site development, excavation works and associated development.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD15A/0198

• 7 May 2015Refuse permission for retention

  Retention of timber structure for use as habitable accomodation with septic tank; acces to public road shall be via existing roadway serving farm buildings to include completion of existing entrance to public road in accordance with planning granted under Reg Ref SD09A/0347, together with ancillary works.

  Retention, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD15A/0120

• 25 Nov 2013Grant permission

  A four bedroom dormer bungalow and garage with all associated works; upgrade of septic tank and percolation area.

  Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD13A/0172

• 8 Jul 2013Grant permission

  Construction of a 30 metre high telecommunications support structure carrying transmission equipment, associated equipment container, palisade fencing and an access track which forms part of Airpspeed national communications network.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD13A/0133

• 28 Jan 2013Refuse permission

  Dormer style private dwelling with Velux roof windows, private garage, new entrance to public road, waste water treatment system, bored well and all ancillary works.

  Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD13A/0010

• 20 Aug 2012Grant permission

  New grass, all weather football pitch including associated boundary fencing, floodlighting and site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD12A/0077

• 27 Jun 2012Grant permission & grant retention

  Retention and relocation of storage containers and permission to upgrade to form a single storey clubhouse, to include changing rooms, showers and toilet facilities; laying-out of a rugby pitch and a training area; installation of flood lighting on 4 no. 6m poles to the training area; associated access and parking arrangements.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD12A/0016

The 25 most recent of 49 applications.

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 Ballymana.

Recorded monuments

• DU021-060001 Church
  Description

  Located on a NE facing slope under rough pasture. Comprises a raised circular area which is defined by a bank (H 0.50-0.60m) running SW-NE and elsewhere a scarp (max. ext. diam. 15.50m). There is an entrance ramp in the NE. Some stones are visible in the bank along the NW-NE. Local tradition records a church at the site (Hegarty 1939, 70; Price 1944, 112; Healy 1974, 25)

• DU021-060002 Graveyard
  Description

  Located on a NE facing slope under rough pasture. There is a tradition of a graveyard at this site(Price, 1944, 107-118). There is no visible evidence for same.

• DU024-027001 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on a rise in a natural plateau on the NE side of Tallaght Hill which is in rough upland pasture. An elongated grass-covered cairn (L 16.7m; Wth 13m; H 1.15m). It is partially defined by a stone circle (DU024-027002-) of sixteen irregularly spaced boulders of granite and conglomerate. Handcock (1991, 151, 2nd ed. ) identified a chamber in the cairn surrounded by a circle of stones. McDix (1925, 26) described an inner circle of stones (diam.2.7m). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 7 July 2018

• DU024-027002 Stone circle
  Description

  Situated on a rise in a natural plateau on the NE side of Tallaght Hill. A stone circle comprised of a series of 14 irregularly spaced boulders of granite and conglomerate which appear to delimit rather than define a cairn (DU024-027001-). There is a triangular-shaped granite boulder at W (H 1.5m; L 0.9m; Wth 0.6m) and a large recumbent conglomerate (H 1.05m; L 1.3m; Wth 1.2m) almost directly opposite. Mc Dix (1925, 26) mentions an inner circle of stones (diam. c. 2.7m) but this is not apparent at the time of inspection. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 7 July 2018

• DU024-028 Stone circle
  Description

  Situated on a natural plateau on the NE side of Tallaght Hill which is in rough upland pasture. A stone circle indicated on the 1843 OS 6-inch map. There are no visible remains of the site. Further S are a number of irregular granite boulders in no apparent pattern. These stones are locally referred to as 'Horan's Stones', after Malachy Horan who was a resident of the area many years ago (Healy 1975, 1-19). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 7 July 2018

• DU024-029 Mound
  Description

  Situated in open rough pasture on top of Tallaght hill. A circular mound (diam 57m, H 9m) shown as an earthwork on the 1843 OS 6-inch map. This is a distinctive landmark on the hill and is probably partly natural. It lies close to a mound with a stone circle (DU024-028----). In 1995 ploughing on the hill skirted the W side of the monument. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 7 July 2018

• DU024-033 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in upland pasture on ground that falls away to the Dodder valley in the E. An enclosure noted on an aerial photograph (BKS 2776056/7) taken in 1978. It shows cropmark evidence for a roughly oval univallate enclosure (max. dims. N-S c. 40m; E-W c. 30m). Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 7 July 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3090 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Ballymana with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Ballymana · An Bhuaile Mheánach

Area

1,782,733 m² (178.27 ha, 440.52 acres)

Civil parish

Tallaght, and its townlands

Barony

Uppercross

Electoral division

Ballinascorney, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballinascorney electoral division: 874 people in 283 households; 71% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinascorney Upper, Ballymaice, Killinardan, Kiltipper, Mountseskin, Oldbawn

Placenames

Ballymana 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.