Ballymakealy Lower

101 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymakealy Lower, from 5 m² to 235,181 m² (23.52 ha, 58.11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 10 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 Ballymakealy Lower 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.

• 17 Jun 2026N/a

  New astro turf football pitch (96 metre X 66 metre) with 2 metre wide walking track around the pitch, 6 no. 12 metre high flood lights including poles and light fittings / light cowls, 3 metre high powder coated fencing and spectator area, Revision to front vehicle entrance to Clane Road and new internal road layout, car parking for a total of 48 spaces including 2 no. accessible spaces.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660657

• 29 May 2026N/a

  New astro turf football pitch (96 metre X 66 metre) with 2 metre wide walking track around the pitch, 6 no. 12 metre high flood lights including poles and light fittings / light cowls, 3 metre high powder coated fencing and spectator area, Revision to front vehicle entrance to Clane Road and new internal road layout, car parking for a total of 48 spaces including 2 no. accessible spaces

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660573

• 27 Mar 2026N/a

  (1) Change of use of existing stables to the rear of the main building from storage to 2 No. one bedroom and 1 No. two bedroom self-catering accommodation units with alterations to the existing internal layout, facades and roof; (2) New one and a half storey units consisting of 5 No. one bedroom and 4 No. two bedroom self-catering units in the existing rear courtyard; (3) Provision of new bicycle storage and vehicular parking; (4) New wastewater treatment system; (5) Landscaping and associated site development works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: The proposed number of self-catering units being reduced from 12 no. to 10 no., consisting of 1 no. two bedroom and 9 no. one bedroom units; an associated reduction in the proposed footprint to 1 no. new building in the existing rear courtyard; reduction in height of the proposed building from one and a half storeys to single storey; revised landscape proposal; updated detailed drawings of the existing protected structures; updated Architectural Heritage Impact Assessment; updated tree survey and information; updated existing parking information plus revised proposed parking layout to provide 10 no. new spaces including EV parking provision; updated bicycle parking information; proposed site lighting information; updated road layout drawings; updated drainage design and information; and the applicant’s confirmation of acceptance of a use condition

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660321

• 15 Feb 2024N/a

  for the creation of a new ground floor self-contained centre of excellence to contain an auditorium, reception area and refreshment area. To be located adjacent to the existing changing rooms. The building will be 16x8m

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460122

• 8 Sept 2023N/a

  to create a ground floor only centre of excellence auditorium on it’s grounds to include, reception & refreshment facilities

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360192

• 16 Nov 2022Conditional

  a single storey flat roof extension to the rear and northern side elevation and a single storey lean to storage space to the south side elevation of the existing dwelling

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221365

• 14 Oct 2022N/a

  Single storery flat roof extension to the rear and northern side elevation and a single storey lean to storage space to the south side elevation of the existing dwelling.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221227

• 28 Feb 2022Conditional

  development will consist of: Demolition of boiler house/shed structure to rear of existing dwelling and alterations to existing rear/internal walls; Construction of a new single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling with sheltered outdoor space; All associated alterations to elevations, internal layouts, site, landscaping, drainage and ancillary works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22203

• 10 May 2021N/a

  for 'change of use' of an existing 11sq.m detached garage structure from a domestic garage to an ancillary home-based, one to one, beauty/medical therapy room, involving a maximum of one customer at any one time and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 21636

• 1 Mar 2021Conditional

  provision of new flood lighting comprising 6 no. 15 metre high flood lights inc. poles and light fittings, new 3.0 metre high powder coated steel mesh fencing with 2 no. gates, surrounding new 96m x 66m astro turf football pitch, and all associated works inc. alterations to ex. drainage (new lighting replaces previously permitted 4no. training lights as granted under permission No. 19/1124), (note: other works permitted under 19/1124 including changing rooms & revised entrance & car parking etc. Unchanged by this application) all located

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21237

• 16 Nov 2020Refused

  'change of use' of an existing 11sq.m detached garage structure from a domestic garage to an ancillary homebased, one to one, beauty / medical therapy room, involving a maximum of one customer at any one time and all associated site works,

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 201382

• 21 Nov 2019Conditional

  a single storey extension to rear and side for additional living space with extended hipped roof over and elevated ridge height to line with highest ridge height of existing house. A change in roof profile. A detached garage to side

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 191298

• 10 Oct 2019Conditional

  the provision of a new detached single storey structure comprising changing rooms & associated facilities, 4 new training flood lights inc. poles and light fittings and all associated site works, all located at The Sports Grounds,

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 191124

• 22 Feb 2018Conditional

  a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling, all internal modifications and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18182

• 27 Sept 2017Conditional

  of a single storey garage to the side of a two storey semi-detached dwelling, associated alterations to all elevations and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 171077

• 10 Aug 2017N/a

  of a single storey garage to the side of a two storey semi-detached dwelling, associated alterations to all elevations and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17903

• 21 Feb 2017Conditional

  of 8 No. flood lights, 10 metres in height, to the existing grass running track and 5 No. single storey site buildings, consisting of : Building A – 15sqm storage container storage container; Building B – 31.4sqm canteen.; Building C – 38.1sqm storage container; Building D – 10.6sqm toilet facilities; Building E – 24.5sqm dressing room and toilets. Full PLANNING PERMISSION is also sought for the erection of a new 270sqm single storey indoor training building, 10 No. new flood lights, 10 metres in height, to the existing running track and the relocation of existing site buildings, Building B – 31.4sqm canteen, and Building C – 38.1sqm storage container, Building D – 10.6sqm toilet facilities, and Building E – 24.5sqm dressing room and toilets, and the relocation of the boundary fence along the north east boundary, together with all associated drainage and site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of revisions to the site layout and car parking layout to allay concerns of an objector to the planning application

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 17178

• 25 Jan 2017Conditional

  the removal of 36 no. existing car parking spaces, the development of a landscaped area, including the provision of a fountain and the resurfacing with pebbles of the balance of the tarmacadamed area within the forecourt area to the immediate front of the Celbridge Manor Hotel (protected structure)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 1766

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 Ballymakealy Lower.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballymakealy Lower.

Architectural heritage

• Celbridge Collegiate School, charter school, 1730–1740 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached eleven-bay two-storey charter school with dormer attic, built 1732-7, on a U-shaped plan centred on five-bay two-storey pedimented breakfront; five-bay two-storey side elevations. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Closed, 1973. Adapted to alternative use, 1980. Undergoing renovation, 2002. Hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan including gablets to window openings to dormer attic centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront), clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on ogee-detailed cut-limestone cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered walls with cut- or hammered limestone flush quoins to corners including cut- or hammered limestone flush quoins to corners (breakfront) supporting ogee-detailed cut-limestone pediment. Round-headed central opening with cut-limestone blocked surround centred on cut-limestone keystone. Segmental-headed door opening with limestone flagged threshold, and doorcase with panelled pilasters framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone lintels framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Pair of square-headed central window openings in round-headed recesses (first floor) with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone monolithic surrounds centred on keystones framing four-over-four timber sash windows. Remodelled square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone lintels framing nine-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone lintels framing six-over-six or nine-over-six timber sash windows. Set in relandscaped grounds.

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 20 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_2867 (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 Ballymakealy Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Ballymakealy Lower

Area

461,397 m² (46.14 ha, 114.01 acres)

Civil parish

Killadoon, and its townlands

Barony

Salt North

Electoral division

Celbridge, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Celbridge electoral division: 16,066 people in 5,350 households; 79% of households own their home; 21% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymakealy Upper, Celbridge Abbey, Killadoon, Oakleypark, Oldtown

Placenames

Ballymakealy Lower 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.