# Baltrasna, Co. Louth: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Ardee, barony of Ardee, Co. Louth; in Irish An Baile Trasna.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,005,393 m² (100.54 ha, 248.44 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,628 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): O1 Strategic Reserve, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Ardee, https://everytownland.com/louth/parish/ardee.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/33438
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 140080
- Centre: latitude 53.843842, longitude -6.518773 (WGS 84)

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

4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Baltrasna, from 1,485 m² to 26,741 m² (2.67 ha, 6.61 acres); 14 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 5299384: 26,741 m² (2.67 ha, 6.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5299384.md
- Parcel 5059067: 9,247 m² (0.92 ha, 2.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5059067.md
- Parcel 1132437: 2,010 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1132437.md
- Parcel 5359292: 1,485 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5359292.md

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

- O1 Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land): Louth County Development Plan, Louth; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/publications/development-plans/louth-county-development-plan-2021-2027/
- R1 New Residential Phase 1 (New/proposed residential): Louth County Development Plan, Louth; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/publications/development-plans/louth-county-development-plan-2021-2027/

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

6 applications, newest first.

- 6 Feb 2026, Louth County Council 2660055: Conditional. Permission, 40 homes. LRD Application: Permission for Large-scale Residential Development - details can be viewed on https://firrois.ie/. The proposed development will consist of: (A) The replacement of 48 no. three-storey duplex apartments (8 no. 1-bed, 24 no. 2-bed, 16 no. 3-bed) and communal open space at Bridgegate Avenue with 40 no. two-storey residential dwellings (6 no. 2 bed, 34 no. 3-bed) each with rear garden private amenity space at Bridgegate Avenue and an extended Bridgegate Green. The proposals result in total of 264 no. dwellings within the overall SHD scheme. (B) An extension of Bridgegate Green (to facilitate access to 16 no. proposed dwellings) resulting in a slight reduction in overall provision of public open space within the development by c. 0.6 ha to c. 4.86 ha, with reconfigured public park landscape layout. (C) The provision of 483 no. surface car parking spaces (mix of on and off curtilage) to serve residential units (480 no. spaces permitted), internal road and shared pedestrian/cycle paths and provision of 630 no. cycle parking spaces (708 no. permitted) with on curtilage parking provided for proposed replacement dwellings alongside bin and bike stores. (D) Reconfiguration of site layout in the southern part of the development including amended landscaping and parking layouts to provide on curtilage parking, omission and amendments to rear laneways, elevational amendments to permitted House Type 6 and Duplex Types D7/D8, minor repositioning of block layouts and building lines to provide for bin and bike stores. (E) Provision of reconfigured water services infrastructure layout, public lighting, landscaping and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the planning application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660055/0
- 26 Sept 2023, Meath County Council 2360296: Conditional. Permission. EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Veldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Hallstown, Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormanstown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. Five (5) temporary construction compounds and associated access routes are located in the townlands of Knockmooney, Slane, Rath, Flemingstown and Tuiterath. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator ha. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360296/0
- 31 Aug 2023, Meath County Council 2360249: N/a. Permission. EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Weldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormastown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware, anti-climbing guards and bird warning spheres at various9 no. locations;; ? the replacement of suspension clamps and vibration dampers. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360249/0
- 23 Mar 2022, Louth County Council 22228: Conditional. Permission, 207 homes. SHD Stage 3 Decision made by ABP (ABP-313083-22) Stage 2 Ref. No. 20/759 - See www.bridgegateshd.ie for details. The Ardee Partnership, intend to apply to An Bord Pleanála for permission. development will consist of:A) construction of 272 no. residential units comprising 206 houses 66 no. duplex units (3 storeys), with private open space, B) A part 1, part 2 no. storey crèche and playground and a single storey community building adjacent at a community hubaccessed from Bridgegate Avenue served by car parking on Bridgegate Green and Bridgegate Avenue;C) A Park located in the northof the site extending to accessed from community hub and between duplex B & C at Bridgegate Avenue, with 2 no. pedestrian links to public park adjoining to the west and 1 no. pedestrian footpathextending to the north perimeter at Hale Street, with reservation for a future link road to the east facilitated in the north section of park;D) Works to the Rathgory Tributary comprising realignment of the channel and regrading and reprofiling of land, implementation of 2 vehicular crossings and provision of a riparian corridor based around the open watercourse comprising landscaping and planting with access to the watercourse provided for maintenance purposes and 1 no. pedestrian and cyclist crossing; E) A series of public open spaces; open spaces will provide a mix of hard and soft landscaping, pedestrian and cycle access and a range of activities F) Provision of shared surfaces, landscaped streetscapes including planting and landscaping at two neighbourhood streets in the southern part of the site, with roads provided to site boundaries to the east, south and west to facilitate possible future connections; G) All landscaping and boundary treatments;H) Roads and access infrastructure taken from Bridgegate Avenue (permitted Ref: 10/174; ABP Ref: PL15.238053, provision of a bus stop on the south side of Bridgegate Avenue adjacent to community hub and provision of cycle lanes at thislocation (continued through Public Open Space 01); a total of 480 no. car parking spaces (362 no. serving houses, 84 no. serving duplexes, 23 no. serving crèche and community building and 11 no. visitor and public open spaces), a total of 296 no. bicycle parking spaces ;I) Provision of 2 ESB substations, drainage and services infrastructure, lighting, SUDS drainage. An EIAR and a NIS have been prepared. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/22228/0
- 14 May 2021, Louth County Council 21587: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission sought for dwelling house, waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/21587/0
- 15 Feb 2019, Louth County Council 19102: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission for development to consist of proposed side/rear and rear single storey extensions to existing single storey dwelling and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/19102/0

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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 Baltrasna.

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Baltrasna.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Baltrasna House, country house, 1860–1880, Regional interest, registry number 13901719, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LH&regno=13901719. Detached five-bay two-storey over basement house, built c. 1870. Hipped slate roofs with eaves brackets and red brick chimneystacks. Rendered walls with limestone quoins and string course between floors. Segmental-headed openings with timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Projecting porch to entrance. Farmyard complex to west, comprising four ranges of single-storey buildings set around central courtyard. Pitched slate roofs. Rubble stone walls with red brick and limestone dressings to openings. Timber fittings to some openings. Pair of cast-iron gates flanked by cast-iron piers and pedestrian gates to entrance, set in rendered walls.

## 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 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_2892, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2892.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/baltrasna.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/louth/baltrasna.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/louth/baltrasna.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Baltrasna 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)

- Dawsonsdemesne: https://everytownland.com/louth/dawsonsdemesne.md
- Hacklim: https://everytownland.com/louth/hacklim.md
- Hoathstown: https://everytownland.com/louth/hoathstown.md
- Millockstown: https://everytownland.com/louth/millockstown.md
- Mullameelan: https://everytownland.com/louth/mullameelan.md
- Rathgory: https://everytownland.com/louth/rathgory-140558.md
- Stickillin: https://everytownland.com/louth/stickillin.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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