# Ballindrum, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Narraghmore, barony of Kilkea and Moone, Co. Kildare. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,716,910 m² (271.69 ha, 671.36 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,853 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Narraghmore, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/narraghmore.md - Barony: Kilkea and Moone - Electoral division: Burtown, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 421 people lived in 157 households in the Burtown electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kildare, https://everytownland.com/kildare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/24975 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80040 - Centre: latitude 53.014064, longitude -6.885418 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballindrum, from 27 m² to 951,200 m² (95.12 ha, 235.05 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1039981: 951,200 m² (95.12 ha, 235.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1039981.md - Parcel 1039988: 410,801 m² (41.08 ha, 101.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1039988.md - Parcel 1040080: 308,597 m² (30.86 ha, 76.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1040080.md - Parcel 1058797: 299,838 m² (29.98 ha, 74.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1058797.md - Parcel 1039994: 257,158 m² (25.72 ha, 63.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1039994.md - Parcel 5248504: 146,944 m² (14.69 ha, 36.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5248504.md - Parcel 4996591: 121,559 m² (12.16 ha, 30.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4996591.md - Parcel 5288244: 69,494 m² (6.95 ha, 17.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5288244.md - Parcel 1073162: 36,863 m² (3.69 ha, 9.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1073162.md - Parcel 1022038: 21,125 m² (2.11 ha, 5.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1022038.md - Parcel 1073977: 11,084 m² (1.11 ha, 2.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1073977.md - Parcel 1039973: 9,969 m² (1 ha, 2.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1039973.md - Parcel 5356429: 9,939 m² (0.99 ha, 2.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5356429.md - Parcel 1040068: 5,022 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1040068.md - Parcel 4840329: 4,962 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4840329.md - Parcel 1031598: 4,738 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1031598.md - Parcel 1034922: 4,706 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034922.md - Parcel 5086210: 4,352 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5086210.md - Parcel 1073059: 4,223 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1073059.md - Parcel 1016961: 3,087 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1016961.md - Parcel 1053751: 2,620 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1053751.md - Parcel 1023250: 2,602 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1023250.md - Parcel 1042667: 2,571 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1042667.md - Parcel 1044292: 2,464 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1044292.md - Parcel 1058154: 2,420 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1058154.md - Parcel 1015425: 2,372 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1015425.md - Parcel 1075784: 2,315 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1075784.md - Parcel 1045521: 2,196 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1045521.md - Parcel 1027325: 1,989 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1027325.md - Parcel 1089412: 1,501 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1089412.md - Parcel 1090815: 1,324 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1090815.md - Parcel 1060088: 1,273 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1060088.md - Parcel 1040826: 1,203 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1040826.md - Parcel 1046181: 1,170 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1046181.md - Parcel 1013662: 1,018 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1013662.md - Parcel 1046404: 899 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1046404.md - Parcel 5288259: 574 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5288259.md - Parcel 5248513: 361 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5248513.md - Parcel 1040073: 351 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1040073.md - Parcel 1056602: 27 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1056602.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Ballindrum 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) 8 applications, newest first. - 28 Aug 2026, Kildare County Council 2660971: N/a. Retention. for a milking parlour (3), dairy (5), machine room (4) and meal bin, walled manure pit (12A), slurry tank (T1) and slatted feeding area (12C & 19), 2 no. loose houses (9 & 8A), cubicle shed (16) and unroofed cubicles (17), roofed silage pit (15) and unroofed, walled silage pit (15), feed store (13) concrete yards (A & 18), hardcore yards and all ancillary works. The new development will consist of the erection of a roof over existing collecting yard (3A) and new slurry tank (T3), cattle drafting yard (3B), roof over existing manure pit (12A), feed passage (12B) and unroofed slatted feeding area (12C), roof over existing loose yard ((11) previously granted permission under Pl. Ref. 07/466), underground slatted slurry tank (T3) and underground slabbed soiled water tank (T4), alterations to existing farm road, concrete yards and ancillary works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660971/0 - 6 Mar 2026, Kildare County Council 2660249: N/a. Permission. Renewable Energy Directive (REDIII) Development. Application for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development (renewable energy development) with a total site area of 137.7 hectares, comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, inverters, internal access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, electrical cabling and ducting, creation of a new access off the L8017, a temporary construction compound, landscaping and all ancillary infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of this application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660249/0 - 26 Jan 2024, Kildare County Council 2460050: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a part single-storey, part two-storey dwelling; recessed residential entrance; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including a new secondary treatment system and soil polishing filter. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of Relocation of proposed entrance; change of house design from a new - build part single-storey dwelling tot he refurbishment and single storey extension of the existing single storey vernacular cottage and the relocation of site services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460050/0 - 14 Oct 2021, Kildare County Council 211486: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to erect a new two storey dwelling with attached out building comprising of a garage, farm office and utilities store, new septic tank, percolation area and all ancillary site services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211486/0 - 5 Feb 2021, Kildare County Council 21123: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a bungalow dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, bored well, new splayed entrance and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21123/0 - 12 Jul 2019, Kildare County Council 19796: Conditional. Retention. Retention of garage conversion to master bedroom, kitchen/bathroom extension to rear, porch to front of dwelling, detached garage and sundry minor works. Revised by significant further information consisting of; proposed upgrading of existing wastewater treatment system. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19796/0 - 27 Apr 2018, Kildare County Council 18484: Conditional. Permission. to construct a livestock underpass and all associated site-works across the L8017 Road. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18484/0 - 21 Aug 2017, Kildare County Council 17949: Refused. Permission. to construct a road underpass for agricultural use along with all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17949/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballindrum. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KD035-071: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD035-071----. Identified during an aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett on 13 July 1990. Aerial photograph (GB90.BT.19) shows the cropmark of a circular enclosure defined by a fosse, with a smaller enclosure or ring-ditch attached on the south-east. Located in close proximity to sub-rectangular enclosure (KD035-071001-) and a large, incomplete curvilinear enclosure (KD035-072----). Compiled by: Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 12 December 2011 - KD035-071001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD035-071001-. Identified during an aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett on 13 July 1990. Aerial photograph (GB90.BT.19) shows the cropmark of a sub-rectangular enclosure defined by a fosse. Located in close proximity to a circular enclosure defined by a fosse, with a smaller enclosure or ring-ditch attached on the south-east (KD035-071----) and a large, incomplete curvilinear enclosure (KD035-072----). Compiled by: Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 12 December 2011 - KD035-072: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD035-072----. Identified during an aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett on 13 July 1990. Aerial photograph (GB90.BT.19) shows the cropmark of the western half of an incomplete curvilinear enclosure defined by a fosse, and bisected N-S by a later field boundary. Located in close proximity to a sub-rectangular enclosure defined by a fosse (KD035-071001-) and a circular enclosure defined by a fosse, with a smaller enclosure or ring-ditch attached on the south-east (KD035-071----). Compiled by: Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 12 December 2011 - KD035-123: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD035-123----. Cropmark of small circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 30m) visible on Google Earth aerial photograph taken 28/06/2018 See attached image taken from Google Earth Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Pat Reid Date of upload: 05 December 2018 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 Ballindrum. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ballindrum, 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: 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 Ballindrum. - 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/ballindrum.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ballindrum.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ballindrum.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballindrum 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) - Ardscull: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ardscull.md - Burtown Big: https://everytownland.com/kildare/burtown-big.md - Burtown Little: https://everytownland.com/kildare/burtown-little.md - Glassely: https://everytownland.com/kildare/glassely.md - Kilmead: https://everytownland.com/kildare/kilmead.md - Mullamast: https://everytownland.com/kildare/mullamast.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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ballindrum - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kildare/ballindrum