# Ballyburn Upper, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Killelan, barony of Kilkea and Moone, Co. Kildare; in Irish Baile Uí Bhroin Uachtarach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,024,848 m² (102.48 ha, 253.25 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,596 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Killelan, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/killelan.md
- Barony: Kilkea and Moone
- Electoral division: Ballaghmoon, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 223 people lived in 80 households in the Ballaghmoon electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 11% 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/24911
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80053
- Centre: latitude 52.879328, longitude -6.858345 (WGS 84)

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

24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyburn Upper, from 495 m² to 511,106 m² (51.11 ha, 126.3 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 5448061: 511,106 m² (51.11 ha, 126.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5448061.md
- Parcel 1040240: 195,561 m² (19.56 ha, 48.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1040240.md
- Parcel 5663424: 100,436 m² (10.04 ha, 24.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5663424.md
- Parcel 5663408: 79,111 m² (7.91 ha, 19.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5663408.md
- Parcel 1072967: 67,110 m² (6.71 ha, 16.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1072967.md
- Parcel 1053796: 33,998 m² (3.4 ha, 8.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1053796.md
- Parcel 4625941: 4,049 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4625941.md
- Parcel 1075717: 2,958 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1075717.md
- Parcel 1021881: 2,893 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021881.md
- Parcel 1022067: 2,751 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1022067.md
- Parcel 4618134: 2,718 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4618134.md
- Parcel 1084487: 2,693 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1084487.md
- Parcel 1021084: 2,498 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021084.md
- Parcel 1013586: 2,415 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1013586.md
- Parcel 1077969: 2,233 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1077969.md
- Parcel 1023180: 2,175 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1023180.md
- Parcel 1024942: 2,074 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1024942.md
- Parcel 1042613: 1,969 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1042613.md
- Parcel 1038982: 1,842 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1038982.md
- Parcel 1081153: 1,534 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1081153.md
- Parcel 1017204: 1,006 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1017204.md
- Parcel 5554548: 639 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5554548.md
- Parcel 1018198: 583 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018198.md
- Parcel 1068070: 495 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1068070.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballyburn Upper 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)

4 applications, newest first.

- 17 Dec 2024, Kildare County Council 2461358: Conditional. Permission. for the continuance of use of existing site infrastructure, including all processing equipment and the extension of the extraction area at Ballyburn Pit (currently permitted under planning reference 05/2091 and ABP PL09.220222) which is located within the Townlands of Ballyburn Upper, Gorteenvacan, Knockbane, Castledermot, Co. Kildare. The proposal includes for the extension of the extraction area into agricultural lands to the south with known quality reserves of sand and gravel. The extension will cover an area of 28.3 hectares (ha), with the overall application area covering 37.8 ha, the balance comprising continuance of use and restoration. The Proposed Development will seek to extract sand and gravel reserves (circa 3,000,000 tonnes over the lifetime) to a final pit floor of 71m OD, ensuring a finished pit floor above the winter water table. The Proposed Development seeks the continuance of use of existing established pit infrastructure (including processing plant, machinery, entrance, office/welfare facilities, carpark, wheel wash, weighbridge, haul routes and other ancillary infrastructure). The Proposed Development also includes provisions for the restoration of the Site, which will include the importation of circa 1,125,000 tonnes of clean uncontaminated soil and stone by-product materials to compliment overburden originating from within the Site. A planning permission of 15 years is being sought for the completion of the Proposed Development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Revised by Significant further information which consists of of a reduction of estimated extraction tonnages of sand and gravel reserves to circa 2,664,392 tonnes and reduced importation for restoration to circa 975,259 tonnes of clean uncontaminated soil and stone by-product materials due to extraction area revisions, archaeological information resulting from geophysical surveys/archaeological testing and a revised restoration plan has been presented in the form of an updated NIS, addendums to the EIAR and Revised Plans. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461358/0
- 18 Nov 2024, Kildare County Council 2461214: N/a. Permission. for the continuance of use of existing site infrastructure, including all processing equipment and the extension of the extraction area at Ballyburn Pit (currently permitted under planning reference 05/2091 and ABP PL09.220222) which is located within the Townlands of Ballyburn Upper, Gorteenvacan, Knockbane, Castledermot, Co. Kildare. The proposal includes for the extension of the extraction area into agricultural lands to the south with known quality reserves of sand and gravel. The extension will cover an area of 28.3 hectares (ha), with the overall application area covering 37.8 ha, the balance comprising continuance of use and restoration. The Proposed Development will seek to extract sand and gravel reserves (circa 3,000,000 tonnes over the lifetime) to a final pit floor of 71m OD, ensuring a finished pit floor above the winter water table. The Proposed Development seeks the continuance of use of existing established pit infrastructure (including processing plant, machinery, entrance, office/welfare facilities, carpark, wheel wash, weighbridge, haul routes and other ancillary infrastructure). The Proposed Development also includes provisions for the restoration of the Site, which will include the importation of circa 1,125,000 tonnes of clean uncontaminated soil and stone by-product materials to compliment overburden originating from within the Site. A planning permission of 15 years is being sought for the completion of the Proposed Development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461214/0
- 14 Nov 2018, Kildare County Council 181370: Conditional. Permission. 1. Demolition of existing dry storage shed and old outhouses. 2. Erection of new dry storage shed and concrete service yards. 3. Alterations to existing farm access. 4. Concrete yards and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/181370/0
- 17 Aug 2017, Kildare County Council 17929: Conditional. Retention, 2 homes. sunroom to side of existing dwelling and steel framed shed to rear of existing dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17929/0

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## 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 Ballyburn Upper.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- KD040-061: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD040-061----. Aerial photograph (GB96.FZ.37) shows cropmark of a circular enclosure defined by a fosse and with an entrance facing south-east. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 08 December 2011
- KD040-071: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD040-071----. Cropmark of two rectangular shaped enclosures (approx. diam. 30m) with a linear ditch running along W side visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photographs taken 14/07/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 10 September 2019

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 Ballyburn Upper.

## 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 Ballyburn Upper, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2579, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2579.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/ballyburn-upper.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ballyburn-upper.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ballyburn-upper.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballyburn Upper 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)

- Ballyburn Lower: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ballyburn-lower.md
- Ballyhade: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ballyhade.md
- Gorteenvacan: https://everytownland.com/kildare/gorteenvacan.md
- Knockbane: https://everytownland.com/kildare/knockbane.md
- Prumpelstown Lower: https://everytownland.com/kildare/prumpelstown-lower.md
- Prumpelstown Upper: https://everytownland.com/kildare/prumpelstown-upper.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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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.

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