Ballyhale

185 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyhale, from 28 m² to 107,860 m² (10.79 ha, 26.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 42 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballyhale 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 Jul 2026N/a

  for: (A) Change of use from public house to habitable dwelling, (B) Internal alterations. And also; Retention permission to retain: (C) Rear single storey extension to aforementioned public house/dwelling, (D) Free standing walls to rear of aforementioned public house/dwelling. Including all associated site works. This building is a protected structure, Record Protected Structure No. C3 & C4.

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2660457

• 26 Jun 2026N/a

  for a proposed new all-weather synthetic playing pitch with a high perimeter fencing & a low retaining wall, stormwater soakaways, landscaping and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660403

• 7 Nov 2025Refused

  for a single storey private residence, detached garage, splayed site entrance, driveway, borewell, wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2560715

• 14 Sept 2025Conditional

  for change of use to convert the existing ground floor restaurant/takeaway to residential use at Main Street (R448), Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny, R95 D6P0. The proposed area of change is approximately 108 sq.mt.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560591

• 28 Apr 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a two-storey extension to the side of an existing dwelling house to form a new two storey family flat, new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560223

• 11 Apr 2025Conditional

  to construct (i) Cubicle shed extension with underground slatted tanks and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560196

• 22 Jul 2024Conditional

  for: a. Material change of use of ground floor retail area to residential use in combination with existing residence. b. Demolition of the existing rear extension to the dwelling. c. Erect a new 2 story rear extension to the dwelling. d. Elevational modifications. e. Associated internal and external modifications. f. All associated site development works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2494

• 20 Nov 2023Conditional

  to construct (i) Cubicle shed extension with underground effluent tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360525

• 13 Jul 2023Conditional

  to construct (i) Cubicle shed extension with underground effluent tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360306

• 16 Jan 2023Conditional

  to construct a clubhouse, seating stand and drainage to the existing outer pitch, including all necessary site works.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360014

• 9 May 2022Conditional

  of gymnasium as constructed and for planning permission to (a) construct an astro-turf playing pitch, (b) construct a ball wall, (c) to extend the existing walkway, (d) drainage to the existing inner pitch, (e) tarmac to complete walkway (f) floodlighting to inner pitch and (g) provision of three no. youth playing pitches on new grounds, including all necessary site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 22295

• 31 Jan 2022Conditional

  to construct (i) Slatted shed with underground effluent tank (ii) silage slab and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2252

• 9 Jul 2021Conditional

  for alterations to the previously granted solar farm in the townlands of Ballyhale and Kiltorcan (Kilkenny County Council Reg Ref. 16592, and An Bord Pleanala Reg Ref. PL10.247616) as amended by Kilkenny County Council Reg Ref. 19538. Permission was originally granted for a Solar photovoltaic installation comprising up to 26,100m2 of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 4 no. inverters housed in 2 units, 1 no. 20kV substation, security fencing, new entrance onto public road, access tracks, CCTV; underground cable and ducts including underground cable and ducts along the public road to the entrance of the existing Ballyhale substation within the townland of Kilcorcan, Co. Kilkenny and all associated ancillary development works and services. Permission was sought for a period of 10 years. Permission was subsequently granted for the addition of 4 no. battery storage containers and extension to the operational period of the solar farm from 25 years to 30 years. Permission is now sought for the following: increase the area of solar panels from up to 26,100 m2 to up to 30,500 m2; increase in height to the permitted solar panels from 2.72m to 2.82m and; permission to increase the operational period of the solar farm from 30 years to 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 21595

• 5 Nov 2020N/a

  for the development at the site. The development will consist / consists of A Mobile Airstream Catering Trailer

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 20753

• 27 Aug 2020Refused

  to erect dwellinghouse, domestic garage and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 20565

• 4 Dec 2019Conditional

  to demolish existing single and two storey structures to the side and rear for the existing dwelling, to construct a part two / single storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, to construct a two storey extension to the front and side of the existing dwelling, elevational modifications to include raising of the ridge and eaves height of the existing dwelling, all internal modifications and all associated site developments works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19897

• 1 Aug 2019Conditional

  for development comprising the provision of four battery storage containers which are required for the operation of the previously granted solar farm in the townlands of Ballyhale and Kitorcan, Co. Kilkenny (Reg. Ref. 16592 and PL10.247616). This planning application also includes an extension to the operational permission of the solar farm to be increased from 25 to 30 years and a reduction in the validity period of planning approval from 10 to 4 years,

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19538

• 8 Oct 2018Conditional

  for proposed extension comprising additional classroom with associated services and ancillary works located at

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 18663

• 1 Nov 2017Conditional

  for permission for retention of farm building/shed as constructed

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 17723

• 13 Oct 2017Conditional

  to construct a roofed shed, with slatted tank and cubicle house, including all necessary site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 17683

• 26 Apr 2017Conditional

  to convert first floor of building from residential to creche

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 17263

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• KK031-034001 Church
  Description

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• KK031-034002 Graveyard
  Description

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• KK031-034003 Font
  Description

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• KK031-034004 Font
  Description

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• KK031-034005 Castle - unclassified
  Description

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• KK031-070 Souterrain
  Description

  In pasture on the S side of the road leading W out of Ballyhale village. A souterrain in a hollow near a stream was noted during a field inspection in 1989. A large capstone with other smaller stones around it was described and the passage appeared to extend NW-SE but was inaccessible. Test-trenching in the same area in 2007 in advance of a proposed housing scheme (Licence no. 07E0524) revealed two subterranean features comprising boulder and sandstone walls topped with flatter, well-laid capstones at a depth of 1.8m beneath the present ground surface. Although the construction is of the style associated with souterrains the dimensions were very small (Wth 0.6m; H 0.6m). The passages may have been associated with an adjacent 19th century mill. (Henry 2007; Henry 2010, 232, no. 874) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 November 2013

• KK031-090 Burnt mound
  Description

  A burnt mound was revealed during test-trenching in advance of a proposed residential construction (Excavation licence no. 07E0524). The mound (c. 16.2m x 13.4m) comprised frequent to abundant small to medium pieces of rounded sandstone and large quantities of angular burnt stone and some charcoal flecks. Plough furrows had spread the material N and S (the dimensions cited include this spreading). A souterrain (KK031-070---) lies c. 145m to the N. (Henry 2007; Henry 2010, 232, no. 874) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 November 2013

• KK031-103 Enclosure
  Description

  Immediately NW of Ballyhale village and c. 500m NNW of Ballyhale Castle (KK031-034005-). A square enclosure (dims. c. 50m), with rounded corners, visible as a cropmark on satellite imagery (Apple maps satellite imagery), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère. It has a wide inner enclosing element, possibly a bank, with an outer fosse and narrow outer bank. See attached imagery: KK031-103----_01 Apple maps satellite imagery Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 June 2023

• KK032-020 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

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• KK032-043 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

• House, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace five-bay two-storey house, c.1875, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier house, c.1775. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks having yellow brick courses, rendered coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Ivy-clad unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with vermiculated quoined piers to ends. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with rendered channelled surround having vermiculated panels, keystone, and timber panelled door having overlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from line of road with tarmacadam verge to front. (ii) Detached three-bay two-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1875, to east with segmental-headed carriageway to left ground floor. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and no rainwater goods on squared rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls. Square apertures to eaves level with no fittings. Segmental-headed carriageway to left ground floor with red brick voussoirs.

• Bridge, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch rubble stone road bridge over stream, c.1800, with single-span section to east. Random rubble stone walls with rubble stone vertical coping to parapets. Single round arch with squared rubble stone voussoirs, and rubble stone soffits having render over. Single flat span with dressed stone lintel. Sited spanning Ballyhale Stream with random rubble stone retaining wall to stream having rubble stone coping.

• Catholic Church of Saint Martin of Tours, church/chapel, 1850–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, reconstructed 1855, on a cruciform plan incorporating fabric of earlier chapel, 1804, comprising two-bay double-height nave with single-bay single-storey lean-to projecting porch to north, single-bay double-height transepts to east and to west having single-bay four-stage medieval tower house, c.1550, to west on a square plan adapted as bell tower, single-bay double height chancel to south having single-bay single-storey lean-to flanking chapels, and single-bay single-storey sacristy to south. Reroofed, pre-1973. Pitched roofs on a cruciform plan (lean-to to porch and to flanking chapels; pitched to sacristy) with replacement slate, pre-1973, clay ridge tiles, cut-stone coping to gables having cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Roof to tower not visible behind parapet with cast-iron bell in iron frame. Unpainted roughcast walls with cut-limestone surrounds to gables forming 'open bed pediments', and random rubble stone walls to tower having slight batter with battlemented parapet on stringcourse having corner pinnacles. Pointed-arch window openings (grouped in tripartite arrangement to chancel) with cut-limestone sills, some having timber Y-mullions forming bipartite lancet arrangement, and fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch apertures to tower (some paired) with cut-stone surrounds having chamfered reveals, and fittings not discernible. Pointed segmental-headed door opening to porch with tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Pointed-arch door opening to transept to east with tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Interior with decorative clay tiling to porch, full-height interior to nave open into roof with timber floors, timber pews, carved timber Gothic-style stations, pointed-arch panelled timber panelled wainscoting, timber panelled gallery to first floor to west incorporating dentilated moulded cornice, timber panelled confessional/internal porch units to transepts (with timber panelled half-doors to breakfronts to confessionals having timber panelled flanking doors; glazed timber panelled double doors to porches supporting shared panelled parapet having carved coping), pointed-arch panelled reredos (incorporating pointed-arch door openings having timber panelled doors incorporating 'Y-mullions') with frieze, decorative cresting, pointed-arches to side chapels having chamfered reveals (cut-limestone baptismal font to left on a cylindrical pedestal), and pointed-arch vaulted coffered ceiling incorporating ribs on consoles. Set back from road in own grounds.(ii) Graveyard to site with various cut-stone markers, post-1804-present.(iii) Gateway, c.1900, comprising pair of open work wrought iron piers having wrought iron double gates, and wrought iron flanking pedestrian gate leading to unpainted rendered pier having rendered capping.

• Water pump, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1875, comprising banded cylindrical shaft having moulded necking, fluted cylindrical head having spout, curvilinear 'cow tail' handle, and moulded domed capping having finial. Now disused. Set back from line of road on cut-limestone base.

• House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace four-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, c.1900, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier house, c.1800. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered quoins to ends. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, rendered surrounds, and one-over-one timber sash windows having timber casement window to dormer attic. Square-headed door opening with rendered surround, and replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1950. Set back from line of road with tarmacadam verge to front. (ii) Detached four-bay single-storey outbuilding with attic, c.1900, to north with square-headed carriageway to left. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted fine roughcast walls over random rubble limestone construction. Square-headed window openings in shallow camber-headed recesses with no sills, red brick voussoirs, and timber fittings. Square-headed door opening with red brick voussoirs, and timber boarded door. Square-headed carriageway to left with painted replacement corrugated-iron door, c.1975. (iii) Detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding with half-attic, c.1875, to north-east with two-bay single-storey wing to left having square-headed carriageway. Pitched slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered squared rubble stone or red brick eaves. Unpainted fine roughcast walls over random rubble limestone construction. Square-headed window openings (some slit-style) with no sills, concealed dressings, and timber fittings. Square-headed door opening with concealed dressings, and timber boarded door. Square-headed carriageway with timber lintel, and no fittings.

• Unknown, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey building, c.1900, with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting lower porch to centre. Now disused. Hipped slate roof (gabled to porch) with clay ridge tiles, roughcast chimney stack having stepped coping, rendered coping to gable, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and six-over-six timber sash windows having fixed-pane timber windows to porch. Square-headed door opening with glazed tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Set back from line of road with tarmacadam verge to front.

• The Presbytery, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey parochial house, c.1900, on a symmetrical plan with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to centre, single-bay two-storey side elevations, and single-bay two-storey lean-to lower return to east. Hipped slate roof (continuing into lean-to to return) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having stepped coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Flat roof to porch not visible behind parapet. Unpainted rendered walls with moulded rendered cornice to parapet to porch. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and one-over-one timber sash windows. Camber-headed door opening with timber panelled door having overlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own grounds with roughcast boundary wall to perimeter of site.(ii) Detached six-bay single-storey outbuilding with half-attic, c.1900, to east with pair of square-headed carriageways to centre ground floor. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, ivy-clad chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted fine roughcast walls. Square-headed window opening to ground floor with cut-limestone sill, and fixed-pane timber window. Square-headed slit-style apertures to half-attic with fittings not visible. Square-headed door openings (including one to half-attic on cut-limestone sill) with tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Pair of square-headed carriageways to centre ground floor with tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors having iron rolling door, c.1975, to one carriageway.

• Ballyhale Bridge, bridge, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Two-arch rubble stone road bridge over river, c.1800. Random rubble stone walls with rubble stone coping to parapets. Pair of segmental arches with rubble stone voussoirs, and rubble stone soffits having render over. Sited spanning Ballyhale Stream with grass banks to stream.

• Limegrove House, farm house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, c.1800. Refenestrated, c.1925. Extensively renovated. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having rendered stringcourses, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on stepped eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered quoined piers to ends. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and replacement one-over-one timber sash windows, c.1925. Segmental-headed door opening with rendered surround having keystone, replacement timber panelled door having sidelights, and overlight. Interior with timber panelled reveals/shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own grounds with unpainted roughcast boundary wall having painted rendered piers, and iron double gates.(ii) Attached three-bay single-storey outbuilding with dormer attic, c.1800, to east on an L-shaped plan with two-bay single-storey projecting bay to right. Extensively renovated to accommodate residential use. Pitched slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, rendered coping, rooflights, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Part ivy-clad unpainted replacement roughcast walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and one-over-one timber sash windows having timber casement window to front (south) elevation. Square-headed door openings with replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors having sidelight.(iii) Detached four-bay single-storey outbuilding with attic, c.1850, to north. Reroofed. Pitched roof with replacement corrugated-iron, iron ridges, and no rainwater goods on squared rubble limestone eaves. Random rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with no sills, timber lintels, and timber fittings. Square-headed door openings with timber lintels, and timber boarded doors.

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 high, 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_2197 (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 Ballyhale with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.

Name

Ballyhale · Baile Héil

Area

1,492,476 m² (149.25 ha, 368.8 acres)

Civil parish

Derrynahinch, and its townlands

Barony

Knocktopher

Electoral division

Ballyhale, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyhale electoral division: 428 people in 165 households; 74% of households own their home; 48% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybray, Coolmeen, Kilcurl (Anglesey), Kilcurl (Feronsby), Kiltorcan, Knocktopher Abbey, Knocktopher Manor, Knockwilliam, Moanroe Commons

Placenames

Ballyhale 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.