# Ballynash (Bishop), Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Shanagolden, barony of Shanid, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile an Naisigh (Bishop). - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,690,198 m² (169.02 ha, 417.66 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,758 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Shanagolden, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/shanagolden.md - Barony: Shanid - Electoral division: Loghill, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 664 people lived in 253 households in the Loghill electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/32204 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120369 - Centre: latitude 52.593738, longitude -9.137973 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynash (Bishop), from 160 m² to 368,790 m² (36.88 ha, 91.13 acres); 20 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1645475: 368,790 m² (36.88 ha, 91.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645475.md - Parcel 1653779: 276,123 m² (27.61 ha, 68.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653779.md - Parcel 1623222: 269,063 m² (26.91 ha, 66.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1623222.md - Parcel 3268299: 186,394 m² (18.64 ha, 46.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3268299.md - Parcel 1644533: 121,762 m² (12.18 ha, 30.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644533.md - Parcel 1623221: 116,950 m² (11.69 ha, 28.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1623221.md - Parcel 1644531: 79,706 m² (7.97 ha, 19.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644531.md - Parcel 1666360: 62,792 m² (6.28 ha, 15.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1666360.md - Parcel 1644532: 48,764 m² (4.88 ha, 12.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644532.md - Parcel 6176105: 47,047 m² (4.7 ha, 11.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6176105.md - Parcel 1643242: 26,710 m² (2.67 ha, 6.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1643242.md - Parcel 1644538: 25,642 m² (2.56 ha, 6.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644538.md - Parcel 1623228: 19,774 m² (1.98 ha, 4.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1623228.md - Parcel 1619629: 4,499 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619629.md - Parcel 1589697: 4,381 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589697.md - Parcel 1588840: 3,136 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588840.md - Parcel 1603182: 3,041 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1603182.md - Parcel 1597773: 3,031 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1597773.md - Parcel 1595466: 2,810 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1595466.md - Parcel 1600013: 2,678 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600013.md - Parcel 1618285: 2,426 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1618285.md - Parcel 1662975: 2,127 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662975.md - Parcel 1630418: 2,114 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630418.md - Parcel 1590459: 2,021 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1590459.md - Parcel 1670709: 2,005 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670709.md - Parcel 3268301: 1,783 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3268301.md - Parcel 1623219: 1,525 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1623219.md - Parcel 1601916: 1,371 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1601916.md - Parcel 1616203: 750 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616203.md - Parcel 3268300: 160 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3268300.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Ballynash (Bishop) 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) 10 applications, newest first. - 14 Jul 2025, Limerick County Council 2560690: Conditional. Permission. construction of (i) slatted shed with loose area and crush, (ii) Silage pit, (iii) Meal bin, (iv) New agricultural entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560690/0 - 10 Dec 2024, Limerick County Council 2461238: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, carport and the installation of a mechanical aeration unit and polishing filter system with entrance wall and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461238/0 - 31 Jul 2023, Limerick County Council 23394: Conditional. Retention. the alterations to the ground and first floor plans which includes a dormer window on the first floor and to retain changes to the elevations. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/23394/0 - 26 Sept 2022, Limerick County Council 221049: Conditional. Permission. the change of design of poultry house from that granted under Planning Ref. 22/201(change from free-range birds to commercial birds) concrete apron, feed silos, clean and soiled water storage tanks and carry out all ancillary site works. Permission is also sought for change of site boundaries from that previously granted under Planning Ref. 22/201. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/221049/0 - 22 Feb 2022, Limerick County Council 22201: Conditional. Permission. construction of a poultry house, concrete apron, feed silos, clean and soiled water storage tanks and carry out all associated ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22201/0 - 12 Jul 2021, Limerick County Council 21985: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a single storey detached dwelling with attached single storey domestic garage and separate detached single storey domestic garage, upgrade existing agricultural entrance to form new vehicular entrance, new on-site waste water treatment system and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21985/0 - 24 Jul 2020, Limerick County Council 20716: Conditional. Permission. revised plans from that previously granted under planning reference 18/1169 and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20716/0 - 13 Sept 2019, Limerick County Council 19919: N/a. Permission. upgrading an existing agricultural entrance to a Forest Road Bellmouth to facilitate timber harvesting, haulage operations and associated site works to existing forestry lands. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19919/0 - 30 Nov 2018, Limerick County Council 181169: Conditional. Permission. A) change of use of part of the existing house to granny flat, B) construct a rear single storey extension, C) construct a first floor extension onto the existing dwelling house, D) elevation changes throughout, internal alterations and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/181169/0 - 14 Dec 2017, Limerick County Council 171174: Conditional. Permission. ten year permission to develop a solar farm consisting of construction & operation of solar PV arrays mounted on metal frames on a 18HA site including: 1 no. electrical control building & onsite substation. Up to 4 no. inverter units, a temporary construction area & ancillary facilities, boundary fencing with CCTV units, an access track, all associated works, including (gross floor space of proposed works up to 144.80sqm) & habitat management & enhancement measures & drainage swale. The planning application is accompanied by an environmental report & stage 1 screening for appropriate assessment. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/171174/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) The National Parks and Wildlife Service did not answer. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LI009-019: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI009-019----. On a gentle W-facing slope, in rough pasture. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified as a pennanular-shaped enclosure on Archaeological Survey of Ireland aerial photograph. Visible as an oval-shaped cropmark (approx. dims. 31m E-W x 29m N-S) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and Google Earth orthoimages taken 14/09/2009 and 08/04/2015. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 3 July 2020 - LI010-156: Burnt mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI010-156----. In a re-walkover as part of a planning permission, a potential burnt mound was noted by Rubicon Heritage. A low mound covered with vegetation, c. 10-15m in diameter, was recorded close to a south-eastern field boundary. Heat-shattered sandstone was visible protruding through the vegetation. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 26 April 2018 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) The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage did not answer. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ballynash (Bishop), about 1 in 10 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballynash (Bishop). - 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/limerick/ballynash-bishop.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynash-bishop.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynash-bishop.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballynash (Bishop) with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick: https://everytownland.com/limerick.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballinree: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballinree.md - Ballynash (Clare): https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynash-clare.md - Doonskerdeen: https://everytownland.com/limerick/doonskerdeen.md - Knocknabooly East: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knocknabooly-east.md - Knockpatrick: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockpatrick.md - Mountdavid: https://everytownland.com/limerick/mountdavid.md - Mounttrenchard: https://everytownland.com/limerick/mounttrenchard.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynash-bishop - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/ballynash-bishop