Ballynakill

84 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynakill, from 4 m² to 674,346 m² (67.43 ha, 166.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballynakill 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.

• 14 Oct 2025Conditional

  EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply for permission for works to uprate the existing Rinawade – Dunfirth Tee – Kinnegad 110kV overhead line (OHL). Within County Meath, the proposed development will take place within the following townlands: JARRETSTOWN, WALTERSTOWN, MOOR OF MEATH, RATHLEEK, GRANGE, BOGGANSTOWN, CAPPAGHCREEN, BROWNSTOWN, SALESTOWN, AFFOLLUS, KILGRAIGUE, HARRISTOWN, PORTERSTOWN, KILCLONE, KIMMINS, BARROCKSTOWN, BALLYMAGILLIN, MULHUSSEY, FERRESTOWN, RODANSTOWN, BATTERSTOWN, DOLANSTOWN, CALGATH, BALFEAGHAN, KILGLIN, FERRANS, CASTLEJORDAN, GORTNAHORNA, KILLASKILLEN, CLONGALL, KNOCKERSALLY OR COLEHILL. 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 Meath County Council, there is 23.16 km of the existing OHL circuit, with 107 no. structures. Within the functional area of Kildare County Council there is 30.66 km, with 140 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 Kildare County Council and Offaly County Council. The proposed development within Co. Meath will comprise: • the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor between structure numbers 1 - 37, 185 - 214, and 218 - 223; • the replacement of angle mast in-situ at 1no. location, with a new angle mast; • the strengthening of tower foundations at 3no. locations; • the strengthening of towers (i.e., member replacement) at 5no. locations; • the painting of towers at 7no. locations; • shear block remedial works of towers at 1no. locations; • the replacement of polesets at 38no. locations, with similar structures. There will be no change in height at 12no. poleset replacements. There will be height increases between 0.1m and 2.0m at 26no. poleset replacements. • the replumbing of polesets at 11no. locations; • the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561103

• 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

• 1 Mar 2022Conditional

  the construction of a single storey extension (c.67.7 sqm) to the rear of the existing dwelling involving the removal of an existing single storey extension with balcony over and all other necessary ancillary site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22222

• 22 Feb 2022N/a

  for the construction of a single storey extension (c.67.7m2) to the rear of the existing dwelling involving the removal of an existing single storey extension with balcony over and all other necessary ancillary site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22183

• 14 Dec 2020Refused

  a dwelling, effluent treatment system, domestic garage, entrance and all associated site works,

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 201533

• 29 May 2020Conditional

  to amend application 18/94 at Ovidstown, Ballyvoneen, Enfield, Co. Kildare. The development will consist of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 13.6ha site and to extend the consent to 35 years, which comprises an access gate, security fencing, solar arrays and racking system, 2 no. electricity substations, grid connection building, temporary construction compound, CCTV cabling, hardstanding, new access track and ecologically beneficial landscape works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20543

• 14 Apr 2020N/a

  to amend application 18/94. Amendments proposed include: No change to the perimeter fence or CCTV points; Change from mesh fence to deer fencing in compliance with Condition 13; Solar panel height increased from 2.3m to 2.5m; Angle span amended from 20-30 degrees to 10-40 degrees. Panels layout slightly reconfigured to account for changes in the height; Interior access track decreased in land disturbance from 3,172sqm to 1,109sqm; Increase of the temporary construction compound from 2,452sqm to 3,000sqm; Removal of the 750sqm Energy Storage Area; Replacement of five solar farm substations with two slightly larger substations with a shared hardstanding area, a decrease from 780sqm to 448sq; Removal of a section of solar panels from the northern extent of the Application Site; and an overall decrease in ground disturbance at the construction stage by 3,145sqm

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20382

• 16 Dec 2019Conditional

  a two storey style dwelling with a detached domestic garage, a domestic wastewater disposal system for the existing family home to replace existing septic tank to be decommissioned, a new site entrance and all associated site works. Revised by significant further information consisting of; Revised entrance to provide single bellmouth access serving the proposed site and the adjacent family home to the west, new wastewater disposal system serving the new dwelling in addition to the new wastewater disposal system serving the existing dwelling to the west, revised red line site boundary extended to include the adjacent family home to the west of the site.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 191389

• 7 Oct 2019Refused

  (a) Erection of single storey type house, (b) Garage/fuel store for domestic use, (c) The installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter and percolation area, (d) Erection of an American type barn comprising of 17 No. horse boxes, tack room, feed store, staff toilet, staff canteen, Hayshed and covered dungsted, (e) Upgrading of an existing recessed entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 191109

• 31 Jul 2019N/a

  the development consists of (A) Erection of single storey type house, (B) Garage/fuel store for domestic use, (C) The installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter and percolation area, (D) Erection of an American type barn comprising of 17 No. horse boxes, tack room, feed store, staff toilet, staff canteen, Hayshed and covered dungsted (E) Upgrading of an existing recessed entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19861

• 28 Sept 2018Conditional

  the demolition of the single storey kitchen, outbuildings, and the construction of a single storey extension and garage, all to the rear of the existing dwelling. Modification to existing dwelling to include, renovations to interior layout, fenestration, removal of 1 No. chimney, replace existing wet dashed render with new napped render finish and replace existing roof tiles to match new concrete tiles on proposed extension. The development will also consist of the replacement of the existing septic tank with a new proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated and ancillary works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 181191

• 2 May 2018Conditional

  for a detached garage/shed to side of dwelling

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 18504

• 1 Feb 2018Conditional

  a temporary (27 years) ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 13.6 hectare (ha) site, comprising access gate, security fencing, solar arrays and racking system, electricity substations, electrical control cabinets, grid connection building, energy storage area, energy storage containers, temporary construction compound, CCTV, cabling, hardstanding, new access track, and ecologically beneficial landscape works, (ITM Grid Reference E 680018 N 738927)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 1894

• 24 Jan 2018Conditional

  (a) Erection of dormer type dwelling; (b) Erection of garage/fuel store for domestic use; (c) Installation of proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated siteworks

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 1864

• 23 Nov 2017N/a

  a temporary (27 years) ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 13.6 hectare (ha) site, comprising solar arrays, associated electrical infrastructure, fencing access improvements and ecologically beneficial landscape works at Ovidstown Development Site, ITM Grid Reference E 680018 N 738927,

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 171311

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 Ballynakill.

Recorded monuments

• KD004-021014 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Linear archaeological testing (Licence no. 02E0141: www.excavations.ie) was undertaken in advance of the proposed M4 road development at Cloncurry and identified a series of pits (designated Site 14), in two concentrations, spread over a distance of 125m. It was decided that they be fully excavated before road construction began. An excavation (Licence no. 02E0993) was undertaken but after soil-stripping it became apparent that the pits lay outside the proposed land-take and that the original centre-line test-trench had veered outside the western way leave boundary. After consultation, it was decided to backfill and preserve the archaeology in situ. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD004-035 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On level pasture at the W leading-edge of a broad terrace on the W slopes of a moderately steep-sided ridge. A poorly preserved circular area (int. diam. 38m) is defined by a low, broad, inner earthen bank (Wth 4-5.6m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m) and by a shallow, outer fosse (Wth 1.8-2.4m; D 0.1-0.3m) NNE-S-NW. A modern field bank truncates the N limits which are also disturbed at NW by a modern, deep, rectangular depression (dims. L 14m E-W; Wth 5m; D 2m) running W from the enclosing elements. The site is visible on an aerial photograph (Holton 1985, Fig. 48; SMR file). Archaeological testing (Licence no. 02E0149: www.excavations.ie), carried out as part of the Kinnegad-Enfield-Kilcock Bypass (Contract 3), 50m to the S of the monument revealed no archaeological deposits. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD004-054 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 20m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery. Upstanding remains of circular shaped earthwork visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Edward O'Riordan. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photographs taken 28/06/2018. Date of upload: 6 November 2018

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballynakill.

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 Ballynakill, about 1 in 20 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 moderately high, moderately low, low.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2616 (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 Ballynakill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Ballynakill

Area

2,390,527 m² (239.05 ha, 590.71 acres)

Civil parish

Cloncurry, and its townlands

Barony

Ikeathy and Oughterany

Electoral division

Cloncurry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,648 people lived in 512 households in the Cloncurry electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyvoneen, Cappagh, Cloncurry, Kilbrook, Knockanally, Newtown, Ovidstown

Placenames

Ballynakill 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.