# Balkinstown, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Nurney, barony of Offaly West, Co. Kildare.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,233,486 m² (123.35 ha, 304.8 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,927 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 14 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Nurney, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/nurney.md
- Barony: Offaly West
- Electoral division: Nurney, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Nurney electoral division: 1,196 people in 361 households; 86% of households own their home; 49% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kildare, https://everytownland.com/kildare.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/25230
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80034
- Centre: latitude 53.086148, longitude -6.925235 (WGS 84)

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

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balkinstown, from 538 m² to 384,634 m² (38.46 ha, 95.05 acres); 28 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1078811: 384,634 m² (38.46 ha, 95.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1078811.md
- Parcel 1034016: 212,043 m² (21.2 ha, 52.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034016.md
- Parcel 1022624: 163,689 m² (16.37 ha, 40.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1022624.md
- Parcel 1072373: 121,335 m² (12.13 ha, 29.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1072373.md
- Parcel 1018619: 87,953 m² (8.8 ha, 21.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018619.md
- Parcel 1034015: 57,779 m² (5.78 ha, 14.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034015.md
- Parcel 1078810: 39,914 m² (3.99 ha, 9.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1078810.md
- Parcel 1034017: 32,971 m² (3.3 ha, 8.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034017.md
- Parcel 1070874: 16,968 m² (1.7 ha, 4.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1070874.md
- Parcel 1078808: 13,459 m² (1.35 ha, 3.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1078808.md
- Parcel 1014877: 12,587 m² (1.26 ha, 3.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1014877.md
- Parcel 1078809: 9,327 m² (0.93 ha, 2.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1078809.md
- Parcel 1019246: 7,679 m² (0.77 ha, 1.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1019246.md
- Parcel 1034029: 7,096 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034029.md
- Parcel 3311099: 6,578 m² (0.66 ha, 1.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3311099.md
- Parcel 1021598: 6,529 m² (0.65 ha, 1.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021598.md
- Parcel 1064266: 6,062 m² (0.61 ha, 1.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1064266.md
- Parcel 1021139: 4,927 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021139.md
- Parcel 1036967: 4,615 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1036967.md
- Parcel 1038914: 4,415 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1038914.md
- Parcel 2672589: 3,887 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2672589.md
- Parcel 5399826: 3,036 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5399826.md
- Parcel 1027304: 2,788 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1027304.md
- Parcel 5399827: 2,625 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5399827.md
- Parcel 1055598: 2,624 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1055598.md
- Parcel 1023146: 2,405 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1023146.md
- Parcel 1016396: 2,265 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1016396.md
- Parcel 1090310: 2,185 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1090310.md
- Parcel 3236633: 1,905 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3236633.md
- Parcel 1034018: 1,882 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034018.md
- Parcel 1034545: 1,743 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034545.md
- Parcel 1021943: 1,379 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021943.md
- Parcel 1059991: 1,219 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1059991.md
- Parcel 1031546: 1,044 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1031546.md
- Parcel 1016210: 538 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1016210.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Balkinstown 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)

14 applications, newest first.

- 31 Mar 2025, Kildare County Council 2560332: Refused. Permission, 1 home. for Bungalow Type Dwelling with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation Area with Vehicular Entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560332/0
- 24 Feb 2025, Kildare County Council 2560173: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for Bungalow Type Dwelling with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation Area with Vehicular Entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560173/0
- 1 Oct 2024, Kildare County Council 2460988: Refused. Permission, 1 home. For Planning Permission sought Bungalow Type Dwelling with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation Area with Vehicular Entrance and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460988/0
- 8 Jul 2024, Kildare County Council 2460635: Conditional. Permission. for alterations to the existing two-storey dwelling. Works include the demolition of an existing front porch and an existing extension to the rear. A modified window on the front elevation. New extension to the rear with courtyard garden. Demolition of existing garden shed. An upgraded effluent treatment system. The closure of an existing site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460635/0
- 27 Jun 2024, Kildare County Council 2460585: N/a. Permission. for alterations to the existing two-storey dwelling. Works include the demolition of an existing front porch and an existing extension to the rear. A modified window on the front elevation. New extension to the rear with courtyard garden. Demolition of existing garden shed. An upgraded effluent treatment system. The closure of an existing site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460585/0
- 11 Mar 2024, Kildare County Council 2460215: Refused. Permission. alterations and partial demolition to the existing 181m2 dwelling and the construction of a 257m2 extension, an upgraded effluent treatment system and site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460215/0
- 8 Mar 2024, Kildare County Council 2460199: N/a. Permission. alterations and partial demolition to the existing 181m2 dwelling and the construction of a 257m2 extension, an upgraded effluent treatment system and site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460199/0
- 5 Oct 2023, Kildare County Council 23927: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a new single storey dwelling house, new domestic vehicular entrance, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23927/0
- 31 Jul 2023, Kildare County Council 2360076: Refused. Permission. Bungalow Type Dwelling with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation Area with Vehicular Entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360076/0
- 26 Oct 2022, Kildare County Council 221270: Refused. Permission, 1 home. A new single storey dwelling house, new domestic vehicular entrance to replace existing agricultural entrance, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter and all associated siteworks.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/221270/0
- 10 Jan 2020, Kildare County Council 2016: Conditional. Retention. (a) single storey extension to side of existing dwelling house, (c) minor internal modifications, connection to all existing services on site and all associated development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2016/0
- 10 Jun 2019, Kildare County Council 19656: Conditional. Retention. of sun room to the front of existing two storey dwelling, retention of existing domestic outbuildings and all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19656/0
- 2 Jul 2018, Kildare County Council 18790: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. proposed single storey bungalow, domestic garage, recessed entrance, septic tank and secondary effluent treatment system, percolation area, new connection to public water mains and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18790/0
- 21 Mar 2018, Kildare County Council 18302: N/a. Permission. to extend and renovate their current family home. Works include a storey and half extension to the rear of the property, additional half storey above part of the existing to include additional living and dining space, first floor bedroom, studio and bathroom. Alterations to the ground floor layout of the property and new external insulation and render is proposed for the existing building. Retention planning permission is also being sought for the existing garage to the rear of the property. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18302/0

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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)

- KD027-032: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD027-032----. One of three small, closely associated mounds (KD027-032---- KD027-033---- and KD027-034----) shown on the current ed. (1939) of the OS 6-inch map lying parallel to and just SW of a small stream. In level pasture. No visible surface trace of any of the mounds - possible fulachtaí fia - survived in 1986 (SMR file). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 16 October 2012
- KD027-033: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD027-033----. One of three small, closely associated mounds (KD027-032---- KD027-033---- and KD027-034----) shown on the current ed. (1939) of the OS 6-inch map lying parallel to and just SW of a small stream. In level pasture. No visible surface trace of any of the mounds - possible fulachtaí fia - survived in 1986 (SMR file). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 16 October 2012
- KD027-034: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD027-034----. One of three small, closely associated mounds (KD027-032---- KD027-033---- and KD027-034----) shown on the current ed. (1939) of the OS 6-inch map lying parallel to and just SW of a small stream. In level pasture. No visible surface trace of any of the mounds - possible fulachtaí fia - survived in 1986 (SMR file). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 16 October 2012
- KD031-002: Barrow - mound barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD031-002----. On a low knoll in level pasture. Shown on the OS 25-inch map as a small oval shaped mound(approx. int. diam. c. 18m NNE-SSW; c. 10m ENE-WSW; approx. H 6m) enclosed by a broad bank with a trigonometrical station on the bank at SE (marked OD 254 feet on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map) and named ‘Susan’s Fort’. Gravel pits have been dug out of the knoll and no visible surface trace of an enclosing element was visible in 1987 (SMR file). In recent times a human skull was discovered in the exposed section of a gravel pit in the NE quadrant of the monument. The skull was retrieved by the NMI and verified as an ancient skull by Laureen Buckley. A number of exposed section faces in the monument indicate a multi-layered construction. There are a number of badger sets on the monument so it is likely that the skull was displaced by animals. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 20 January 2017

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 Balkinstown.

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

- Radon: About 1 in 10 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: Susceptibility 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_2502, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2502.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/kildare/balkinstown.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/balkinstown.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/balkinstown.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

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

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

- Clarey: https://everytownland.com/kildare/clarey.md
- Coolyphullagh: https://everytownland.com/kildare/coolyphullagh.md
- Gorteen Upper: https://everytownland.com/kildare/gorteen-upper.md
- Kildoon: https://everytownland.com/kildare/kildoon.md
- Nurney: https://everytownland.com/kildare/nurney-80962.md
- Nurney Demesne: https://everytownland.com/kildare/nurney-demesne.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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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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