# Ballygowan, Co. Louth: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Shanlis, barony of Ardee, Co. Louth; in Irish Baile Mhic Gabhann. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,266,746 m² (126.67 ha, 313.02 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 58 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,463 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Shanlis, https://everytownland.com/louth/parish/shanlis.md - Barony: Ardee - Electoral division: Ardee Rural, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Ardee Rural electoral division: 3,009 people in 1,003 households; 94% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Louth, https://everytownland.com/louth.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/33480 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 140060 - Centre: latitude 53.851313, longitude -6.587766 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 58 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballygowan, from 31 m² to 524,006 m² (52.4 ha, 129.48 acres); 14 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1132433: 524,006 m² (52.4 ha, 129.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1132433.md - Parcel 1129226: 152,727 m² (15.27 ha, 37.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1129226.md - Parcel 1095928: 141,007 m² (14.1 ha, 34.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1095928.md - Parcel 1092521: 53,121 m² (5.31 ha, 13.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1092521.md - Parcel 1097200: 51,171 m² (5.12 ha, 12.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1097200.md - Parcel 1125096: 44,758 m² (4.48 ha, 11.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1125096.md - Parcel 4786985: 34,191 m² (3.42 ha, 8.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4786985.md - Parcel 1136906: 29,169 m² (2.92 ha, 7.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1136906.md - Parcel 1122696: 25,182 m² (2.52 ha, 6.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1122696.md - Parcel 1135240: 24,891 m² (2.49 ha, 6.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1135240.md - Parcel 1092622: 20,522 m² (2.05 ha, 5.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1092622.md - Parcel 1135440: 20,054 m² (2.01 ha, 4.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1135440.md - Parcel 4786984: 16,579 m² (1.66 ha, 4.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4786984.md - Parcel 1128101: 11,840 m² (1.18 ha, 2.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1128101.md - Parcel 1093001: 11,143 m² (1.11 ha, 2.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1093001.md - Parcel 4875384: 9,398 m² (0.94 ha, 2.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4875384.md - Parcel 4740843: 9,188 m² (0.92 ha, 2.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4740843.md - Parcel 1126829: 7,671 m² (0.77 ha, 1.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126829.md - Parcel 3968104: 5,225 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3968104.md - Parcel 1136029: 5,144 m² (0.51 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1136029.md - Parcel 3638500: 4,782 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3638500.md - Parcel 1099020: 4,450 m² (0.44 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1099020.md - Parcel 4740846: 4,278 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4740846.md - Parcel 1136356: 4,018 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1136356.md - Parcel 3638460: 3,581 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3638460.md - Parcel 4785162: 3,519 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4785162.md - Parcel 4786980: 3,259 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4786980.md - Parcel 4875390: 2,987 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4875390.md - Parcel 1094682: 2,612 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1094682.md - Parcel 1137249: 2,314 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1137249.md - Parcel 1121202: 2,257 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1121202.md - Parcel 1091295: 2,199 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1091295.md - Parcel 1129036: 2,009 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1129036.md - Parcel 1091812: 1,943 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1091812.md - Parcel 1094782: 1,891 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1094782.md - Parcel 1122569: 1,834 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1122569.md - Parcel 1118905: 1,305 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1118905.md - Parcel 1118627: 1,254 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1118627.md - Parcel 1118911: 1,214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1118911.md - Parcel 1124981: 1,165 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1124981.md - Parcel 1098621: 1,109 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1098621.md - Parcel 1120689: 1,075 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1120689.md - Parcel 1119091: 968 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1119091.md - Parcel 4786981: 882 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4786981.md - Parcel 1125468: 801 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1125468.md - Parcel 4786983: 782 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4786983.md - Parcel 4786982: 743 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4786982.md - Parcel 1129034: 737 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1129034.md - Parcel 4521522: 678 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4521522.md - Parcel 4785161: 489 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4785161.md - Parcel 1099986: 442 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1099986.md - Parcel 5982247: 410 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5982247.md - Parcel 5062095: 357 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5062095.md - Parcel 4797026: 126 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4797026.md - Parcel 1119581: 121 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1119581.md - Parcel 4797028: 118 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4797028.md - Parcel 4786988: 69 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4786988.md - Parcel 3968103: 31 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3968103.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - P5 RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 4 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 4 applications, newest first. - 16 Dec 2022, Louth County Council 22977: Conditional. Permission. Permission for the change of use of existing hay shed to milking parlour, new dairy, new slatted shed/storage shed and new grain store on existing farm yard and all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/22977/0 - 24 Nov 2022, Louth County Council 22912: N/a. Permission. Permission for the change of use of existing hay shed to milking parlour, new dairy, new slatted shed/storage shed and new grain store on existing farm yard and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/22912/0 - 14 Dec 2021, Louth County Council 211482: Unconditional. Permission. Part 8 - Louth County Council hereby gives notice of it's intention to carry out the following development: Realignment of the N52 National Secondary Route in the townlands of Mandistown, Co Meath, Ballygowan, Bohernamoe, Townparks, Mullanstown and Glebe in County Louth, comprising the construction of a single carriageway road for a distance of 4.5km from a location 150m north of the N33/N2/R171 roundabout junction on the N2 in the townland of Glebe. The N52 realignment will typically consist of a 7.0m wide carriageway with 2 x 0.5m hard strips and a 2.5m wide verge. Where a footway/cycleway is provided, the verge will be widended to 5.0m to accommodate a 3.0m shared footway/cycleway facility on one side of the road. Ghost island junctions will be located at the L-5234 Silverhill Road staggered T junction, the L-5232 Townparks Road staggered T junction and the L-1233 Mullanstown Road T junction north, with the southern arm of the Mullanstown Road stopped up. A new multi-lane roundabout is provided at the junction with the N2 in the townland of Glebe. The L-5234 Silverhill Road is realigned for 500m and a new single lane roundabout is provided at the junction with the existing N52. South of the Silverhill Road roundabout, the existing N52 will be reclassified as a local road and stopped up south of Burley Bridge. Localised realignment of the Silverhill Road, Townparks Road and Mullanstown Road (north) is required to connect them to the proposed N52 Ardee Bypass. Two new bridge crossings, each with an approximate span of 30m are provided at the River Dee and River Garra, with monir watercourses cuverted under the proposed road. The remaining works will consist of earthworks, pavement works, attenuation features, the connecton of road/land drainage outfalls ot the new sustainable urban drainage system (SuDS) network, completion of landscaping and accommodation works, implementation of environment measures and all other ancillary works. Full plans and particulars are available at www.louthcoco.ie. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/211482/0 - 1 Feb 2021, Louth County Council 2198: N/a. Permission, 1 home. Permission for the change of use of existing hay shed to milking parlour, new diary, new slatted shed/storage shed on existing farm yard and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2198/0 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 Ballygowan. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LH017-001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH017-001----. The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 23 December 2010 Situated on small, natural ridge, just N of River Dee. Rectangular area (max. dims. 52m WSW-ENE, 32m NNW-SSE) with rounded corners enclosed from S-W-N-E by earthen bank (Wth 6m, H 0.3m), from E-S by steep scarp. Aerial photograph (GB91.DC.17) shows cropmark of a large enclosure defined by two incomplete fosses. Traces of a third possible fosse are visible on the southern side of the enclosure. The cropmark enclosure surrounds the small rectilinear enclosure descibed above. 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) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballygowan. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: 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: 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_2823, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2823.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/louth/ballygowan.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/louth/ballygowan.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/louth/ballygowan.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballygowan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth: https://everytownland.com/louth.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Boharnamoe: https://everytownland.com/louth/boharnamoe.md - Curraghbeg: https://everytownland.com/louth/curraghbeg.md - Mandistown (Co. Meath): https://everytownland.com/meath/mandistown.md - Shanlis: https://everytownland.com/louth/shanlis.md - Townparks: https://everytownland.com/louth/townparks-140650.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/louth/ballygowan - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/louth/ballygowan