# Ballyadding, Co. Laois: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Lea, barony of Portnahinch, Co. Laois; in Irish Baile Aidín.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,243,012 m² (124.3 ha, 307.15 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 7,704 m² (0.77 ha, 1.9 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 5 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Lea, https://everytownland.com/laois/parish/lea.md
- Barony: Portnahinch
- Electoral division: Jamestown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Jamestown electoral division: 532 people in 174 households; 90% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Laois, https://everytownland.com/laois.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/28479
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 100067
- Centre: latitude 53.106525, longitude -7.114819 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyadding, from 11 m² to 120,793 m² (12.08 ha, 29.85 acres); 40 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 227874: 120,793 m² (12.08 ha, 29.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/227874.md
- Parcel 250879: 75,546 m² (7.55 ha, 18.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250879.md
- Parcel 251955: 72,150 m² (7.21 ha, 17.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/251955.md
- Parcel 262165: 54,104 m² (5.41 ha, 13.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/262165.md
- Parcel 243466: 52,694 m² (5.27 ha, 13.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/243466.md
- Parcel 247885: 49,793 m² (4.98 ha, 12.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/247885.md
- Parcel 266141: 47,658 m² (4.77 ha, 11.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/266141.md
- Parcel 268633: 46,682 m² (4.67 ha, 11.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/268633.md
- Parcel 238974: 44,803 m² (4.48 ha, 11.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/238974.md
- Parcel 258704: 40,875 m² (4.09 ha, 10.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258704.md
- Parcel 268157: 40,106 m² (4.01 ha, 9.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/268157.md
- Parcel 267029: 38,884 m² (3.89 ha, 9.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/267029.md
- Parcel 235882: 33,602 m² (3.36 ha, 8.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235882.md
- Parcel 5066996: 29,616 m² (2.96 ha, 7.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5066996.md
- Parcel 4621571: 28,483 m² (2.85 ha, 7.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4621571.md
- Parcel 258234: 25,114 m² (2.51 ha, 6.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258234.md
- Parcel 257579: 24,333 m² (2.43 ha, 6.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/257579.md
- Parcel 246028: 23,740 m² (2.37 ha, 5.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/246028.md
- Parcel 265848: 22,066 m² (2.21 ha, 5.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/265848.md
- Parcel 248251: 21,707 m² (2.17 ha, 5.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/248251.md
- Parcel 2695277: 19,756 m² (1.98 ha, 4.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2695277.md
- Parcel 2695280: 18,165 m² (1.82 ha, 4.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2695280.md
- Parcel 237909: 17,688 m² (1.77 ha, 4.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/237909.md
- Parcel 267935: 17,686 m² (1.77 ha, 4.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/267935.md
- Parcel 230996: 17,005 m² (1.7 ha, 4.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230996.md
- Parcel 255120: 15,995 m² (1.6 ha, 3.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/255120.md
- Parcel 262111: 14,913 m² (1.49 ha, 3.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/262111.md
- Parcel 5066994: 14,708 m² (1.47 ha, 3.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5066994.md
- Parcel 230207: 13,886 m² (1.39 ha, 3.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230207.md
- Parcel 256868: 13,173 m² (1.32 ha, 3.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/256868.md
- Parcel 2387594: 12,632 m² (1.26 ha, 3.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2387594.md
- Parcel 252529: 12,514 m² (1.25 ha, 3.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252529.md
- Parcel 4621575: 10,870 m² (1.09 ha, 2.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4621575.md
- Parcel 233731: 10,045 m² (1 ha, 2.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233731.md
- Parcel 2448963: 9,786 m² (0.98 ha, 2.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2448963.md
- Parcel 232434: 8,412 m² (0.84 ha, 2.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232434.md
- Parcel 228369: 8,263 m² (0.83 ha, 2.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228369.md
- Parcel 5463586: 7,763 m² (0.78 ha, 1.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5463586.md
- Parcel 5519546: 7,645 m² (0.76 ha, 1.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5519546.md
- Parcel 4189910: 7,216 m² (0.72 ha, 1.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4189910.md
- Parcel 259501: 6,136 m² (0.61 ha, 1.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/259501.md
- Parcel 2604602: 5,811 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604602.md
- Parcel 252339: 5,508 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252339.md
- Parcel 2459001: 5,013 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2459001.md
- Parcel 252228: 4,689 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252228.md
- Parcel 2387593: 4,169 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2387593.md
- Parcel 2604601: 4,107 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604601.md
- Parcel 258213: 4,076 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258213.md
- Parcel 2604608: 3,677 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604608.md
- Parcel 2454573: 3,400 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2454573.md
- Parcel 2478242: 3,168 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478242.md
- Parcel 264480: 2,878 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/264480.md
- Parcel 4981052: 2,874 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4981052.md
- Parcel 2478235: 2,852 m² (0.29 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478235.md
- Parcel 4981053: 2,814 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4981053.md
- Parcel 233348: 2,761 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233348.md
- Parcel 2604596: 2,662 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604596.md
- Parcel 5066995: 2,607 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5066995.md
- Parcel 231040: 2,122 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231040.md
- Parcel 2448576: 1,810 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2448576.md
- Parcel 227382: 1,692 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/227382.md
- Parcel 245385: 1,680 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/245385.md
- Parcel 5526286: 1,612 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5526286.md
- Parcel 2695445: 1,602 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2695445.md
- Parcel 242515: 1,517 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/242515.md
- Parcel 4980655: 1,507 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4980655.md
- Parcel 2604593: 1,387 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604593.md
- Parcel 234206: 1,215 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/234206.md
- Parcel 5526287: 995 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5526287.md
- Parcel 2604804: 451 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604804.md
- Parcel 2604609: 365 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604609.md
- Parcel 227646: 309 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/227646.md
- Parcel 233490: 194 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/233490.md
- Parcel 2604605: 165 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604605.md
- Parcel 4037134: 41 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4037134.md
- Parcel 5066992: 11 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5066992.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Ballyadding in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

5 applications, newest first.

- 24 Mar 2025, Laois County Council 2560146: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a dairy parlour, slurry/washings storage tank and collection yard with associated site works and services .. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560146/0
- 2 Mar 2022, Laois County Council 2295: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2295/0
- 19 Dec 2018, Laois County Council 18767: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, new septic tank, percolation area, new site entrance, new agricultural entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/18767/0
- 10 Jul 2018, Laois County Council 18404: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a one and a half storey dwelling with domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area, new entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/18404/0
- 30 Nov 2017, Laois County Council 17640: Conditional. Permission. construct (i) slatted shed and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/17640/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballyadding.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- LA009-014: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA009-014----. Small late medieval parish church (dims. 12.9m E-W, 7.6m N-S, wall T 0.8m) built of rubble limestone, situated within a subrectangular graveyard (LA009-014001-). Small single-light window with broken ogee-head visible in E gable. Similar windows in N and S walls opposite each other. Walls of church survive to roof level except E end of S wall, and S end of W gable. Remains of doorway (Wth 0.85m) of hammer dressed and chamfered limestone blocks in W gable (JKAS 1904, Vol. IV, 192). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007
- LA009-014001: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA009-014001-. Small late medieval parish church (LA009-014), situated in the centre of a subrectangular graveyard (dims. 43m N-S x 45m E-W). All visible memorials post date 1700 AD. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Church of the Ascension (Lea), church/chapel, 1880–1885, National interest, registry number 12800908, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LA&regno=12800908. Detached gable-fronted Hiberno Romanesque memorial Church of Ireland church, built 1883, with bell tower. Church designed by James Fuller.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballyadding.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/laois/ballyadding.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/laois/ballyadding.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/laois/ballyadding.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballyadding with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois: https://everytownland.com/laois.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Bellegrove: https://everytownland.com/laois/bellegrove.md
- Graigavern: https://everytownland.com/laois/graigavern.md
- Jamestown or Ballyteigeduff: https://everytownland.com/laois/jamestown-or-ballyteigeduff.md
- Rathronshin: https://everytownland.com/laois/rathronshin.md
- Tullaghan: https://everytownland.com/laois/tullaghan.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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