Ballyvass

89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyvass, from 13 m² to 492,652 m² (49.27 ha, 121.74 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 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 Ballyvass 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.

• 24 Oct 2025N/a

  the installation of a closed system proprietary wash plant for the washing and sorting of excavated materials and all other ancillary site works. This quarry has the benefit of planning permission for extraction of sand and gravel (Pl. Ref 23/60256)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561210

• 10 Oct 2025N/a

  for the installation of a closed system proprietary wash plant for the washing and sorting of excavated materials and all other ancillary site works. This quarry has the benefit of planning permission for extraction of sand and gravel (Pl. Ref 23/60256)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561148

• 12 Aug 2025Refused

  for the construction of an anaerobic digestion facility to produce renewable biomethane, CO2 (which will be captured), and a bio-based fertiliser from organic material. The total gross floor area of the proposed development (including internal plant areas and ancillary structures) will be c. 6,007 sq.m. The development will consist of the following: Construction of 2 no. primary digesters (with an overall height of c. 9.1m), a digestate storage tank (with a height of c. 11.3m), a pump house (with a gross floor area (GFA) of c. 362 sq.m), 2 no. post digester tanks (with an overall height of c. 9.1m), and a safety flare (c. 11.3m in height), located in the southeastern section of the site. Construction of 2 no. prepits (c. 4.3m in height), a pasteurisation buffer tank (c. 4.3m in height), and a pasteurisation unit (with a maximum height of c. 4.2m), located to the west of the primary digesters, within the southern section of the site. Construction of digestate treatment and feedstock reception building and odour abatement system (with a GFA of c. 2,797 sq.m and a height of c. 12.1m and c. 16.2m to top of odour abatement stack) located within the southwestern section of the site. Construction of roofed silage clamps (with a GFA of 2,424 sq.m and a height of c. 8.7m) and a fuel storage tank (c. 2m in height), located within the western section of the site. Construction of a combined heat and power (CHP) unit (with a GFA of c. 39 sq.m and a height of c. 2.6m and c. 5.6m to top of flue), a biogas boiler (c. 2.6m in height and c. 5.6m in height to top of flue), a backup boiler (c. 2.6m in height), located within the northern section of the site. Construction of a gas treatment unit (c. 4.2m in height), a grid injection unit (with a GFA of c. 22 sq.m and a height of c. 2.8m), and a CO2 liquefactor (with an overall height of c. 10.7m to top of storage vessels) a propane tank compound accommodating 2 no. propane tanks (c. 1.6m in height), and an ESB substation (with a GFA of c. 24 sq.m and a height of c. 3.4m), located within the northern section of the site. Construction of a two storey ancillary administration building (with a GFA of c. 327 sq.m and a height of c. 11m) within the northern section of the site, adjacent to the site entrance. Alterations to the adjacent local road and site access road, including junction improvement and widening and site entrance and access arrangements. Associated and ancillary works including parking (9 no. standard, 2 no. EV and

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560920

• 7 Oct 2024Refused

  to construct a storey and a half style dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and associated percolation area, bored well, new site entrance, all ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461010

• 29 Sept 2023Refused

  for a new single story dwelling; new domestic vehicular entrance, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360263

• 28 Sept 2023N/a

  for a new single storey dwelling house, new domestic garage, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360260

• 28 Sept 2023Conditional

  for (i) Extension to the existing sand and gravel pit with an extraction area of 4.890 hectares; (ii) Use of the existing sand and gravel pit for processing, storage of processed and unprocessed aggregates over an area of 4.681 hectares; (iii) Provision of mobile screening plant (no washing of aggregates will take place on site) and installation of a wheelwash within the existing sand and gravel pit; (iv) Restoration of the existing sand and gravel pit and proposed extension area to agricultural use with a combined total area of 9.571 hectares; (v) and all other ancillary site development works and activities associated with the proposed development. The duration for which the planning permission is sought is ten (10) years. Planning permission was previously granted for the existing sand and gravel pit and proposed extension area under Reg. Ref. 05/2340 as approved by An Bord Pleanala PL09.218352 and an extension of duration was also approved by Kildare County Council under Reg. Ref. 15/125 – Planning permission for both the existing sand and gravel pit and proposed extension have expired as has the extension of duration. No works have taken place since planning permission expired. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the submission of a Site Restoration Plan.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360256

• 25 Nov 2022Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a storey & half type dwelling, domestic garage, new entrance, bored well, Secondary Treatment System & soil polishing filter and all associated works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 221403

• 2 Apr 2019N/a

  Three bed, two storey dwelling

  Outline permission · Kildare County Council, 19345

• 4 Mar 2019Refused

  a bungalow, domestic garage/store, Aswaflow SBR wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter and all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19201

• 11 Jun 2018Conditional

  RETENTION: modification to original planning permission granted (Planning Reference 00110) the changes are as follows (1) relocation of site entrance, (2) alternative septic tank location and (3) alternative distribution box percolation area location and all ancillary services associated with above. Revised by significant further information consisting of: increase in site boundary to that previously approved under planning ref no. 00/110

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 18687

• 4 Apr 2018N/a

  modification to original planning permission granted (Planning Reference 00/110) the changes are as follows: (1) relocation of site entrance, (2) alternative septic tank location and (3) alternative distribution box percolation area location and all ancillary services associated with above

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18364

• 14 Dec 2017Conditional

  construct a bungalow, garage, septic tank and percolation area and all other ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 171421

• 4 Aug 2017Refused

  a bungalow, domestic garage/store, Aswaflow SBR wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter and all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 17885

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 Ballyvass.

Recorded monuments

• KD038-013 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Aerial photograph (CUCAP AVL 95) shows a cropmark of a fosse of circular enclosure (est. max diam. c. 25m). Either a ring-barrow or ringfort site.

• KD038-031 Mound
  Description

  Approximately circular mound (max diam. c. 30m) of earth with some stone content, and with a rounded summit, situated on a slight rise in well-drained pasture land. Date of upload: 15 September 2016

• KD038-037 Church
  Description

  The grass-covered foundations of a rectangular structure, (dims. 11m x 7m) aligned E-W on the top of a steep sided, possibly artificial hillock or mound (diam. c. 20m). A ramp-like feature leads from the surrounding field level to the summit at the S. Date of upload: 15 September 2016

• KD038-062 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  A pit (dims 0.42m x 0.34m; D. 0.12m), with a fill of ash and humus, and associated finds of pig teeth was uncovered during work along the gas pipeline corridor (Cleary et al. 1987, 5). Date of upload: 16 September 2016

• KD038-076 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Archaeological excavation (Gregory 1999, 1-19: Excavation Licence No. 99E0453) in advance of a Bord Gáis pipeline development revealed three shallow pits and two complete troughs. The pits contained a primary ash layer fill and a layer of charcoal-rich soil mixed with burnt stone. The site extended S, beyond the area of initial excavation, where the northern portion of two more pits were excavated. They had the same fill as the other pits and two flint scrapers were found in one. One of the troughs consisted of a steep-sided oval hollowing of the natural subsoil. Its fill was similar to that of the pits. The other trough was circular. While it had the same fill as the other trough and pits, it was lined with redeposited natural subsoil, the relatively impermeable nature of which helped retain water. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 14 December 2012

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, 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_2575 (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 Ballyvass with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Ballyvass · Baile an Bhásaigh

Area

3,089,882 m² (308.99 ha, 763.53 acres)

Civil parish

Castledermot, and its townlands

Barony

Kilkea and Moone

Electoral division

Belan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Belan electoral division: 321 people in 110 households; 84% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 2% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynamony, Belan, Coolane, Hobartstown West, Kilkea Lower, Mullaghreelan, Skenagun

Placenames

Ballyvass 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.