Ballina

50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballina, from 5 m² to 1,048,370 m² (104.84 ha, 259.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 56 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Ballina 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.

• 10 Jun 2026Conditional

  the construction of a detached agricultural style storage building (for vintage and hobby vehicles) and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660618

• 7 Jun 2026N/a

  the construction of a detached agricultural style storage building (for vintage and hobby vehicles) and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660605

• 13 Oct 2025Conditional

  works to uprate the existing Rinawade – Dunfirth Tee – Kinnegad 110kV overhead line (OHL). Within County Kildare, the proposed development will take place within the following townlands: Confey, Parsonstown, Barnhall, Easton, Rinawade Upper, Rinawade Lower, Castletown, Oldcarton, Nicholastown, Killickaweeny, Cappagh, Newtown, Ballynakill, Ballyvoneen, Dysart, Dunfierth, Coolree, Kilmurry, Thomastown, Kilshanchoe, Clonagh, Cadamstown, Tanderagee, Calfstown, Ballinderry, Balrinnet, Kilglass, Nurney, Williamstown, Ballindoolin, Carrick, Grange East, Rahin. The Rinawade - Dunfirth Tee - Kinnegad 110 kV OHL circuit runs through County Meath, County Kildare and County Offaly. It is 54 km in length and travels from Kinnegad 110 kV substation in Killaskillen (County Meath) and traverses southeast where a short loop into Dunfirth 110 kV substation in Dunfirth (County Kildare) exists. The line then continues southeast where it terminates at Rinawade 110kV substation in Rinawade Lower (County Kildare). The OHL has a total of 249no. supporting structures. Within the functional area of Kildare County Council, there is 30.66 km of the existing OHL circuit, with 140 no. structures. Within the functional area of Meath County Council there is 23.16 km, with 107 no. structures, and within the functional area of Offaly County Council there is 0.42 km, with 2 no. structures. Separate planning applications will be lodged with Meath County Council and Offaly County Council. The proposed development within Co. Kildare will comprise: the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor between structure numbers 93 - 153, 224 - 226, and 240 - 247; the strengthening of tower foundations at 9no. locations; the strengthening of towers (i.e., member replacement) at 14no. locations; the painting of towers at 15no. locations; shear block remedial works of towers at 1no. location; the replacement of polesets at 43no. locations, with similar structures. There will be no change in height at 6no. poleset replacements. There will be height increases between 0.1m and 2.0m at 33no. poleset replacements. Poleset numbers 67, 72 and 132 will increase in height no greater than 3.0m, and poleset number 151 will increase in height no greater than 4.0m; the replumbing of polesets at 14no. locations; the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at all structures where conductor wires will be replaced; the replacement of stay wire/a

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561155

• 16 Jul 2025N/a

  for (a) change of use from shop to offices including renovations and alterations to the elevations of the existing commercial premises and an entrance porch extension (b) the installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system and soil polishing filter, percolation area and (c) car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560805

• 7 Nov 2024Refused

  for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV Energy Development with a total site area of 173.3 hectares comprising of transformer stations and GRP enclosures, solar PV ground mounted on support structures, temporary construction compounds, access tracks (existing, new and upgraded), perimeter fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV and other ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with the application. The export capacity to the grid is estimated be c. 118MEC AC. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: An amended haul route which incorporates 8 passing bays (7 on the L5006 and one on the unnamed road west of the Application Site)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461180

• 1 Nov 2024N/a

  for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV Energy Development with a total site area of 173.3 hectares comprising of transformer stations and GRP enclosures, solar PV ground mounted on support structures, temporary construction compounds, access tracks (existing, new and upgraded), perimeter fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV and other ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with the application. The export capacity to the grid is estimated be c. 118MEC AC.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461147

• 24 Jul 2024Refused

  for (A) change of use and renovation of existing derelict shop to canteen and staff facilities for office use (B) Single storey extension to the rear (north) of the existing derelict shop for Office use (C) erection of storage warehouse for commercial use (D) the installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system and soil polishing filter percolation area and (E) provision of a recessed vehicular entrance, access driveway, car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460709

• 16 Jul 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a new detached two storey dwelling incl. an attached “Granny Flat” along with a single storey detached domestic Garage/Stables ancillary to the use of the dwelling, together with utilizing the existing agricultural entrance as a shared Agri/Domestic entrance from the public road, installation of a new proprietary waste water treatment system together with all associated landscaping, site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2460676

• 16 Dec 2022Conditional

  for the construction of (i) 72 no. self-catering units in 3 no. three storey buildings (total gross floor area: c.8,575 sqm) comprising 54 no. 2 bedroom units (84sqm each) and 18 no. 3 bedroom units (98sqm each), (ii) a single storey multi-use recreational and amenity pavilion building (120sqm); (iii) 79 no. surface level car parking spaces and additional internal access roadway, (iv); the relocation of existing playground, (v) The re re-alignment of c.70m length of existing foul and surface water drainage, landscaping, 2 no. bicycles and bin stores (one including plant, switch room and substation; the second includes a store), and ancillary site development works including 2 no. underground attenuation tanks, SUDs features such as permeable paving, integrated tree pits and rain gardens, the omission of 14 no. existing car parking spaces) all on a c.1.92ha. site within the curtilage of Ballina (Ballyna) House, a protected structure at Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort, Balyna Estate, Moyvalley, Co Kildare. The proposed development will connect to existing engineering services and on-site utilities, access roads, hotel amenities, etc at Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort. An environmental impact assessment report and a natural impact statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221498

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballina Bog 000390

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballina.

Architectural heritage

• Balyna House, country house, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement Classical-style house with dormer attic, built 1872, incorporating basement of earlier house on site and retaining early fenestration with prostyle tetrastyle advanced Ionic portico to centre ground floor, single-bay two-storey flanking canted bay windows, four-bay two-storey side elevations to north-east and to south-west, and three-bay two-storey rear elevation to north-west having single-bay three-storey pedimented breakfront. Mansard roof with slate (gabled to dormer attic windows and to pediment). Clay ridge tiles Rendered chimney stacks. Rainwater goods not visible behind blocking course. Flat-roofed to portico. Materials not visible. Rendered walls. Painted. Rendered dressings including channelled piers to ends, moulded sting/sill courses to both floors and moulded cornice to eaves on consoles. Square-headed openings. Stone sills (continuing into sill course). Moulded rendered surrounds (including pilaster motif to openings to centre first floor over portico). 1/1 timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening behind cut-limestone prostyle tetrastyle Ironic portico with frieze, moulded cornice and blocking course. Moulded rendered surround to door opening. Glazed timber panelled doors. Interior to ground floor including entrance hall, stairhall, saloons/drawing rooms and dining room. Moulded timber surrounds to door opening. Timber panelled shutters to window openings. Moulded plaster cornices to ceilings. Groin vaulted ceilings to basement with barrel-vaulted subterranean tunnel to outbuildings to west. Set back from road in own extensive demesne grounds approach by formal beech-line avenue.

• Balyna House, church/chapel, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay double-height Classical-style private/estate chapel, c.1880, retaining original aspect with two-bay double-height parallel range to south having entrance bay to elevation to west. Renovated, c.1980. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Cut-stone coping to gables. Remains of cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roofed to parallel range. Materials not visible behind cornice and blocking course. Replacement cement render, c.1980, to walls. Ruled and lined. Rendered corner piers with plain frieze over and moulded cornice (having blocking course to parallel range). Moulded dressings to gable ends forming pediments. Round-headed window openings. Stone sills. Moulded archivolts. 8/8 timber sash windows with fanlights. Round-headed door opening. Moulded doorcase with advanced lintel over on consoles and moulded archivolt. Glazed timber door. Fanlight. Full-height interior with carved timber pews and decorative marble altar furniture. Set back from road in grounds shared with Ballina (Balyna) house, position to north-east of house.

• Balyna House, barn, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey rubble stone barn with attic, c.1880, with open arcade to ground floor along elevation to north-east. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rainwater goods not visible (possibly missing). Random rubble stone walls. Round-headed recess to side elevation to south-east with yellow brick dressings. Series of segmental-headed arches along north-east elevation forming open arcade on rubble stone piers. Rubble stone voussoirs. No fittings. Square-headed window openings to attic. Timber lintel. Remains of timber fittings. Set back from road in grounds shared with Ballina (Balyna) House, positioned to west of house.

• Balyna House, outbuilding, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay two-storey outbuilding, c.1880. Extensively renovated, c.1990, to accommodate use as apartments. Hipped roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Replacement render, c.1990, to walls possibly over rubble stone construction. Ruled and lined. Unpainted. Rendered quoins to corners. Square-headed openings remodelled, c.1990. Replacement concrete sills, c.1990. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Replacement glazed timber panelled doors, c.1990. Set back from road in grounds shared with Ballina (Balyna) house located to west of house framing outbuilding courtyard (north), forming range to east of courtyard.

• Balyna House, stables, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached multiple-bay two-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1880, on a U-shaped plan with segmental-headed integral carriageway to ground floor. Extensively renovated, c.1990, to accommodate use as apartments. Hipped roof on an L-shaped plan with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Random rubble stone walls. Dressed stone quoins to corners. Replacement render, c.1990, to rear (north) elevation to block to north. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Round-headed door openings. Cut-stone dressings. Replacement glazed timber doors, c.1990. Series of segmental-headed integral carriageways to range to north (one providing access through range to courtyard to north). Cut-stone dressings. Replacement glazed timber panelled fittings. Set back from road in grounds shared with Ballina (Balyna) house located to west of house framing open outbuilding courtyard (south).

• Balyna House, stables, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached multiple-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding with half-dormer attic, c.1880, on an L-shaped plan. Extensively renovated, c.1990, to accommodate use as apartments. Hipped roof on an L-shaped plan with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Random rubble stone walls. Square-headed openings (including integral carriageway). Stone sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Replacement glazed timber panelled fittings to door openings and to integral carriageway. Set back from road in grounds shared with Ballina (Balyna) House located to west of house framing enclosed outbuilding courtyard (north).

• Balyna House, stables, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached eight-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1880, originally with series of segmental-headed carriageways to ground floor. Extensively renovated, c.1990, to accommodate use as apartments. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Random rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Series of segmental-headed integral carriageways. Rubble stone voussoirs. Replacement glazed timber fittings, c.1990. Set back from road in grounds shared with Ballina (Balyna) House located to west of house.

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 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_2492 (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 Ballina with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Ballina

Area

3,408,339 m² (340.83 ha, 842.22 acres)

Civil parish

Cadamstown, and its townlands

Barony

Carbury

Electoral division

Cadamstown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cadamstown electoral division: 1,554 people in 460 households; 84% of households own their home; 54% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cadamstown, Clonagh, Clonuff, Garrisker, Kilmore, Moyvally, Royaloak

Placenames

Ballina 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.