# Ballysimon Commons, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Derrygalvin, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Limerick; in Irish Coimín Bhéal Átha Síomoin. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 154,562 m² (15.46 ha, 38.19 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,060 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Derrygalvin, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/derrygalvin.md - Barony: Clanwilliam - Electoral division: Ballysimon, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 16,540 people lived in 5,566 households in the Ballysimon electoral division. 59% of households owned their home. 52% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/31219 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120421 - Centre: latitude 52.640811, longitude -8.55775 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballysimon Commons, from 108 m² to 85,907 m² (8.59 ha, 21.23 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1663358: 85,907 m² (8.59 ha, 21.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663358.md - Parcel 5951407: 6,681 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5951407.md - Parcel 3625854: 3,942 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3625854.md - Parcel 6187052: 2,823 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6187052.md - Parcel 3625809: 2,078 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3625809.md - Parcel 4831302: 1,802 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4831302.md - Parcel 5246253: 1,357 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5246253.md - Parcel 1670791: 1,138 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670791.md - Parcel 4912902: 1,092 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4912902.md - Parcel 4830802: 1,029 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4830802.md - Parcel 4830803: 940 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4830803.md - Parcel 1657891: 812 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657891.md - Parcel 1589485: 710 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589485.md - Parcel 1653799: 510 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653799.md - Parcel 4746744: 173 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4746744.md - Parcel 5951399: 152 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5951399.md - Parcel 3847608: 147 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3847608.md - Parcel 3625807: 108 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3625807.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Ballysimon Commons 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) 12 applications, newest first. - 12 Aug 2026, Limerick County Council 2660923: N/a. Permission. - the construction and operation of a wellness facility incorporating 2no. sauna cabins, 4 no. cold plunge tubs, 2no. changing area, 1no. WC, reception area, maintenance yard and associated ancillary structures - Installation of wastewater treatment facilities and all associated site works - Provision of 14no. car parking, 8no. bicycle parking, signage, landscaping, boundary treatments and connection to existing services - And all ancillary and associated development works above and below ground. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660923/0 - 9 Apr 2026, Limerick County Council 2660401: Conditional. Retention. extensions previously constructed to the rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660401/0 - 6 Mar 2023, Limerick County Council 2360124: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a single story extension ( 13 sqm) to the side of existing Licensed premises, for the sale of take-away hot food & beverages accessed from existing car park, installation of a replacement waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360124/0 - 11 Feb 2022, Limerick County Council 22147: Conditional. Permission. amendments to planning permission 20/983. The development will comprise carrying out part demolition of, and revised alterations and extension to existing dwelling including all associated site development works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22147/0 - 30 Jun 2021, Limerick County Council 21919: Refused. Permission. the construction of permanent catering unit for the sale of hot food and beverages within the car park of Morrisons Licenced premises. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21919/0 - 6 Apr 2021, Limerick County Council 21429: Refused. Retention. existing steel structure catering unit for the sale of hot beverages. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21429/0 - 2 Oct 2020, Limerick County Council 20983: Conditional. Permission. alterations and extensions to existing dwelling including all associated site development works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20983/0 - 5 May 2020, Limerick County Council 20358: Refused. Permission, 1 home. conversion, alteration and enlargement of 2 no. existing residential units (granted planning permission under 18-293) into one single residential unit, consisting of 4 no. bedrooms including all ancillary site works. Planning permission for effluent treatment and vehicular entrance has already been granted under 18-293 for a similar type development. The proposed development is necessary in order to upgrade the current minimal standards of living accommodation in accordance with more appropriate sustainable urban housing design standards for such accommodation. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20358/0 - 9 May 2019, Limerick County Council 19457: N/a. Permission, 2 homes. (a) the amalgamation of 2 no. existing residential units (granted retention permission under 18/293) into one single 2 bed residential unit and (b) construction of a new residential unit consisting of an extension to same. Planning permission for effluent treatment system and vehicular entrance has been granted under 18/293. The proposed development is necessary in order to upgrade the current minimum standards of living accommodation in accordance with more appropriate sustainable urban housing design standards for such accommodation. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19457/0 - 29 Mar 2018, Limerick County Council 18293: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. (a) constructed existing ground floor residential unit, (b) constructed existing first floor residential unit, (c) constructed existing vehicular entrance. (d) Permission is sought to construct external access/escape stairs to residential unit first floor and replace existing septic tank and percolation area with new proprietary effluent treatment system to service both existing residential units. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18293/0 - 13 Feb 2017, Limerick County Council 17123: Refused. Permission. a development (a) to carry out alterations renovation and extention of existing stable yard dwelling unit and (b) upgrade existing effluent treatment system including all associated site works and services. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17123/0 - 27 Jan 2017, Limerick County Council 1763: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a two storey house, entrance, driveway, garage, the installation of a waste water treatment unit and polishing filter, and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/1763/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Ballysimon Commons. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballysimon Commons. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballysimon Commons. ## 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 Ballysimon Commons, 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 low. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1022, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1022.zip (ZIP). - 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/ballysimon-commons.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballysimon-commons.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballysimon-commons.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballysimon Commons 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) - Ballysimon (Dickson): https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballysimon-dickson.md - Ballysimon (Staunton): https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballysimon-staunton.md - Coolyhenan: https://everytownland.com/limerick/coolyhenan.md - Knockananty: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockananty.md - Milltown: https://everytownland.com/limerick/milltown-121547.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/ballysimon-commons - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/ballysimon-commons