Ballyhays

46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyhays, from 57 m² to 80,639 m² (8.06 ha, 19.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballyhays 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.

• 16 Sept 2026N/a

  for 3 years is sought for an existing marquee type gym structure, area 709sq.m, associated hardstanding area, detached shower & toilet structure and associated site works, internal road & vehicular entrance for construction purposes, 3 no. Storage containers for building material, building equipment & site office for construction purposes, associated hardstanding area and associated site works. Retention Planning Permission is sought for a security hut at the site entrance and all associated site works. Planning Permission is sought for an extension to an existing 1 ½ storey detached dwelling to form a two storey dwelling with basement, including balconies, alterations to all elevations and all associated site works, foul water to existing On Site Effluent Treatment System & percolation area, surface water to soakaways, demolition of existing detached garage on site and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2661028

• 29 Jun 2026Refused

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DETACHED BUNGALOW, SINGLE STOREY DETACHED GARAGE, SECONDARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM, UTILISATION OF EXISTING PARENTS ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660711

• 22 Jun 2026N/a

  Permission for the construction of a single storey detached bungalow, single storey detached garage, secondary effluent treatment system, utilisation of existing parents entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660683

• 16 Oct 2024Conditional

  for amendments, modifications and additions to the planning permission granted under planning application ref:- 21/482 these are a porch to the front, a single storey extension to the rear and alterations to the windows in the side elevation

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 24328

• 8 Oct 2024N/a

  Retention permission for amendments, modifications and additions to the planning permission granted under planning application Ref: 21/482 these are a porch to the front, a single storey extension to the rear and alterations to the windows in the side elevation.

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 24321

• 17 May 2024Refused

  The proposed development will consist of: (i) demolition of existing detached two storey five bedroom dwelling on site; (ii) construction of a replacement two storey over basement (with swimming pool and cinema) six bedroom detached dwelling, with part mezzanine level over first floor; (iii) proposed dwelling to include; pitched roof with parapets, balconies, bay windows, covered terraces, porches and roof lights; (iv) construction of a fully sunken basement independent of he proposed dwelling to include; car-parking, games area, bar, ancillary rooms, ramped driveway (accessed from existing vehicular access off public road) and staircase to ground level, and 3 no. above ground roof-lights; (iv) External swimming pool to the rear of new proposed dwelling; (v) Other works to include: landscaping, drainage, boundary treatments, access roads within site, driveway amendments within site, and all necessary ancillary works to facilitate the development

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 24162

• 8 Dec 2022Refused

  change of use of part of the permitted agricultural shed (Reg. Ref. 20/889) from agricultural storage to a home office and agricultural and domestic storage. Retention permission is also being sought for alterations to the development permitted under Reg. Ref. 20/889 including the addition of windows and doors to the southern, eastern and western elevations and the addition of a chimney flue on the northern elevation

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221452

• 27 Oct 2022N/a

  the construction of a detached dormer bungalow with a single storey element and a single storey detached domestic garage, secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 221278

• 26 Aug 2022Refused

  the construction of a single storey detached house, secondary effluent treatment system, recessed entrance, sand based gallops, dungstead, detached stable block (8 stables, feed room, tack and wash room), detached barn and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 221048

• 29 Jul 2022Conditional

  sought for a glass roofed front extension to the front of the existing dwelling. The development consists of the retention of a detached garage to the rear of the existing dwelling

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 22937

• 14 Jun 2022Conditional

  the change of house type to a detached dormer bungalow with a single storey element and a single storey detached domestic garage and relocation of house and garage on site as permitted under planning reference 17/1152 and all associated suite works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22729

• 14 Jun 2022Conditional

  Permission for the change of house type to a detached single storey bungalow as permitted under planning reference 20/338 and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22730

• 25 Mar 2022Refused

  sought for the construction of a single storey detached house, secondary effluent treatment system, recessed entrance, sand based gallops, dungstead, detached stable block (8 stables, feed room, tack room and wash room), detached barn and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22329

• 10 Mar 2022N/a

  the construction of a single storey detached house, secondary effluent treatment system, recessed entrance, sand based gallops, detached stable block (8 Stables, feed room, tack room and wash room). Detached barn and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22270

• 14 Jul 2021Conditional

  (i) The construction of a new front porch, (ii) the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing single storey dwelling which incorporates the existing garage, (iii) the construction of a tennis court to the southwest of the dwelling with the erection of 6no. floodlights, (iv) the construction of a new agricultural barn to the east, (v) the installation of a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211038

• 5 Jul 2021N/a

  consist of (i) the construction of a new front porch, (ii) the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing single storey dwelling with incorporates the existing garage, (iii) the construction of a tennis court to the southwest of the dwelling with the erection of 6 no. floodlights, (iv) the construction of a new agricultural barn to the east, (v) the installation of a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21985

• 23 Jun 2021N/a

  (i) The construction of a new front porch; (ii) The construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing single storey dwelling which incorporates the existing garage; (iii) The construction of a tennis court to the southwest of the dwelling with the erection of 6 No. floodlights; (iv) The construction of a new agricultural barn to the east; (v) The installation of a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21905

• 13 Apr 2021Conditional

  the construction of a dormer extension to the front and side of the existing semi detached cottage. This will involve the raising of the ridge tile on a section of the existing roof 1.87 metres

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21482

• 11 Aug 2020Conditional

  the construction of a c.6m tall agricultural shed measuring c.93sqm (including c.21sqm at mezzanine level) for storage of agricultural machinery and feedstock

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 20889

• 31 Jul 2020N/a

  of the construction of a c. 6m tall agricultural shed measuring c. 93sqm (including c. 21sqm at mezzanine level) for storage of agricultural machinery and feedstock

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 20849

• 1 Apr 2020Conditional

  construction of a two storey story detached house with single storey element, secondary effluent treatment system, recessed entrance, detached domestic garage, recessed entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20338

• 29 Jan 2020Refused

  constructing a 2 storey dwelling, single storey stable block with integrated garage, waste water treatment system, new vehicular entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2064

• 22 Jan 2020Conditional

  the erection of a hay/straw store with all associated facilities and site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2042

• 10 Dec 2019Conditional

  the provision of 6 No. 6 metre high floodlights to the existing horse arena in the rear paddock at the rear of the existing dormer dwelling

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 191365

• 6 Apr 2018Conditional

  Construction of an extension to the side and rear of the existing dormer dwelling, a new single storey link building, the conversion of part of the existing garage to a new playroom, home office and w.c. and a new dormer window to the front elevation. Retention permission is sought for the alterations to the original dormer windows to the front and rear, the provision of additional dormer windows and rooflight to the rear, minor internal alterations and external elevational alterations, all to the existing detached dormer dwelling.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 18379

The 25 most recent of 27 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 Ballyhays.

Recorded monuments

• KD014-057 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB89.AF.11) shows the cropmark of a ring-ditch defined by two concentric fosses; located in close proximity to a curvilinear enclosure (KD014-058----) defined by a fosse. Cropmarks of plough-levelled field boundaries located nearby; chronological relationship uncertain. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett The attached image is copyright and uploaded courtesy of Dr. Gillian Barrett. Date of upload: 11 March 2013

• KD014-058 Enclosure
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB89.AF.11) shows the cropmark of a curvilinear enclosure defined by a fosse; located in close proximity to a ring-ditch (KD014-057----) defined by two concentric fosses. Cropmarks of plough-levelled field boundaries located nearby; chronological relationship uncertain. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett The attached image is copyright and uploaded courtesy of Dr. Gillian Barrett. Date of upload: 11 March 2013

Architectural heritage

• Outbuilding, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay two-storey outbuilding, c.1850, with square-headed integral carriageways to ground floor, flight of steps to first floor to side elevation to south-west and single-bay single-storey end bay to north-east. Reroofed, c.1930. Renovated, c.1975, with integral carriageways remodelled to ground floor. Gable-ended roofs. Replacement corrugated-iron, c.1930. Iron ridge tiles. Rendered coping to gables. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed openings (including door opening to first floor side (south-west) elevation approached by flight of steps). Stone sills. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1975. Square-headed integral carriageways to ground floor remodelled, c.1975. Replacement timber boarded doors, c.1975. Set back from road in grounds shared with further outbuildings to south-east and to south-west.

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

At the centre of the townland of Ballyhays, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

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_2837 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

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

Name

Ballyhays · Baile Hae

Area

565,263 m² (56.53 ha, 139.68 acres)

Civil parish

Whitechurch, and its townlands

Barony

Naas North

Electoral division

Bodenstown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

5,091 people lived in 1,700 households in the Bodenstown electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castledillon Lower, Castledillon Upper, Clownings, Lodgepark, Turnings Lower

Placenames

Ballyhays 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.