Ballyvalode

45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyvalode, from 23 m² to 330,623 m² (33.06 ha, 81.7 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 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 Ballyvalode 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.

• 21 May 2026Conditional

  the construction of a vehicular entrance , dwelling house, garage, domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660566

• 23 Dec 2024Refused

  the construction of a new dwelling house with detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment system & percolation area, improvements to existing entrance gateway and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2461308

• 22 Feb 2023Conditional

  the demolition of existing single storey extension and the construction of a new single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling house, installation of a replacement domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360092

• 27 May 2022Conditional

  a 10-year permission for the construction of a 110kV ‘Loop In-Loop Out’ (LILO) substation and associated works on a site of approximately 6.20 hectares. This will include the following: A substation occupying 2.11 hectares, comprising: TSO (Eirgrid) compound with electrical equipment, transformer sub-compound, bus bars sub-compound, cable chairs and substation building (435m2), enclosed by palisade fencing at 0.95 hectares in area. One transformer up to 110kV within the TSO compound and the provision of an area for a second transformer if future Eirgrid expansion is required. Required TSO expansion area enclosed by palisade fencing at 0.79 hectares. Operators compound (with switchroom building, electrical equipment, rainwater collection system) enclosed by palisade fencing at 0.17 hectares. The proposed operators control building will have a gross floor area of approximately 220m2. Perimeter protection area at 0.20 hectares. 7 No. lightning masts to a height of approximately 18m. 1 No. telecoms pole to a height of approximately 20m. Additional space for the possible future requirements for a Harmonics Filter. New entrance to the R507 regional road shared with the proposed solar farm. 5m access road corridor (approx. 1,160m long), and underground cabling route to the substation occupying an area of 3.24ha. Underground cable corridor of approximately 320m in length and provision of 2 no. 16m high mast structures linking proposed substation to adjacent existing overhead 110kV transmission line. Associated construction works and drainage infrastructure

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22313667

• 12 Nov 2021Refused

  a 10-year permission and 35 year operation for a solar farm on four land parcels as described herein; North Parcel(Gortnakistin townland) approximately 23.78 hectares, Central Parcel(Ballyvalode & Keeloges townlands) approximately 43.49 hectares, South Central Parcel(Gortyvahane and Moanroe townlands) approximately 34.7 hectares, South Parcel(Garryduff, Moanroe, Moanoola and Kilmacogue townland) approximately 39.27 hectares. The Central Parcel, South Central Parcel and South Parcel are collectively referred to as the Main Solar Farm; a route corridor of 0.58 hectares for an underground internal network cable along the R507 and L5040 public roads for approximately 600 metres and within the solar farm lands for approximately 1,260 metres. The total site area for the proposed development is approximately 141.8 hectares. The proposed development on these parcels comprises of 755,000sqm of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; inverter/transformer stations; underground power and communication cables and ducts; boundary security fencing; new internal access tracks; associated drainage infrastructure; site entrances to the R507 public road(site entrance to main solar farm) and the L5040 public local road(North Parcel); CCTV cameras and all associated site services and works. Works for the internal network cable comprise trenching for an underground medium voltage electrical cable and associated joint bays and infrastructure, for a distance of approximately 560 metres on the R507 Regional Road, approximately 100 metres on the L5040 Local Road and approximately 1,260m within the solar farm lands. As part of a separate Strategic Infrastructure Development(SID) planning application provision of a 110kV electrical substation with electrical control building, associated compound with palisade fence and 2no. overhead line masts, which is to be located within the main solar farm, will be lodged with An Bord Pleanála in due course. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211565

• 29 Oct 2021Conditional

  the construction of a new dwelling house, effluent treatment system & percolation area, new entrance, driveway, boundary alterations as may be required, associated siteworks as may be required

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211509

• 12 Apr 2018Conditional

  1. demolishing of flat roofed area at rear of existing dwelling. Removal of existing front door, replaced with a window. Alteration to existing eaves line to accommodate new external insulation with render finish. Removal of existing chimney and replacing existing tiled roof with slates. 2. The construction of an extension to the rear of the remaining dwelling house, 3. Decommission of existing site entrance and the construction of a new site entrance. 4. Decommission of existing septic tank and the installation of a packaged waste water treatment system with polishing filter, and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18352

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 Ballyvalode.

Recorded monuments

• LI024-086 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On gentle NW-facing slope, in pasture with stream which formed parish and townland boundary with Ballyvalode (part of Doon Parish) and Ballyvalode (Oola Parish) on the 1840 OS map to the NW. Annotated ‘Killeen Fort’ and depicted on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map as a penannular-shaped earthwork which is open to SW, the townland and parish boundary has been moved to the W on this map. Surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as a suboval-shaped area (19m NE-SW; 16.5m NW-SE) defined by a much degraded bank (Wth 4.35m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.35m) visible from NNE-E-S-SW, elsewhere reduced to a scarp (H 0.5m) with external fosse (Wth 3.3m; base Wth 0.7m; D 0.15m) only visible from N-NNE with possible entrance (overall Wth 4m; base Wth 0.7m) at ESE. Monument is visible as a suboval-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018. See attached sketch plan and cross-sections surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 21 July 2020

• LI024-357 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, transected at N by a field boundary running E-W, townland boundary with Garryduff 60m to S. Earthwork (LI024-087----) containing possible megalithic tomb (LI024-295----) 60m to S. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 30m) defined by a ditch visible on OSi orthophotos and on Google Earth orthoimage. See attached Google Earth orthoimage courtesy of Faith Bailey Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Faith Bailey Date of upload: 21 November 2022

• LI025-012 Earthwork
  Description

  On a gentle S-facing slope, on a low rise, in pasture, with good views from NW-N-NE and from SE-S-SW, abutting a land drain to E which marks townland boundary with Moanroe. Enclosures (LI024-013/014----) lie 105m to SE and 130m to E, respectively. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a penannular-shaped earthwork which is open to SE. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 1999 and described as a raised circular-shaped area (20m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by a scarp (Wth 3m; H 0.6m), the interior has a slight S-facing slope, is dry and clear of overgrowth. There is no obvious entrance feature. A field boundary running N-S flanks the base of the scarp from ENE-E-SE. Monument is visible as a circular-shaped cropmark, with an annexe adjoining from WSW-W-N-NNE on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 18 October 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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

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 Ballyvalode.

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 Ballyvalode with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Ballyvalode · Baile Mhealóid

Area

1,627,888 m² (162.79 ha, 402.26 acres)

Civil parish

Oola, and its townlands

Barony

Coonagh

Electoral division

Oola, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Oola electoral division: 1,119 people in 427 households; 82% of households own their home; 21% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cluggin, Garravin, Garryduff, Gortnakistin, Keeloges, Kilmacogue, Moanroe, Portane

Placenames

Ballyvalode 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.