Balloy
Townland in the civil parish of Stamullin, barony of Duleek Upper, Co. Meath; in Irish Baile Aodha
- Area
- 154.5 ha
- 382 acres
- Land parcels
- 28
- registered freehold, median 6,002 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 10
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balloy, from 42 m² to 516,501 m² (51.65 ha, 127.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 55 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C4E3 - Warehousing and Distribution (Warehouse (excluding retail warehouse))
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
29 May 2026Refused
the development will consist of 1) Construction of 1no. single storey dwelling. 2) New vehicular site entrance to public road. 3) New wastewater treatment system & soil polishing filter, private well, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660650
4 Mar 2026N/a
the development will consist of: The provision of a new solar panel array to the West of the existing priory
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660253
12 Nov 2025Refused
the development will consist of; 1) Construction of 1no. part two storey and part single storey dwelling. 2) New vehicular site entrance to public road. 3) New wastewater treatment system & soil polishing filter, private well, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561228
16 Apr 2025Conditional
a 10 year permission for development at this site on lands at City North Business Campus, Stamullen. Particulars of the development comprise as follows: 1. The provision of 3no. warehouse units with a cumulative gross floor area of 19,612.8sq.m comprising: a. Warehouse unit number 14 floor area comprises 4177.9sq.m of which the warehouse area comprises 3399.7sq.m at ground floor, the provision of a ground floor reception area comprising 130.3sq.m, a first floor office area comprising 316.2sq.m and a second floor plant area comprising 331.7sq.m. The warehouse building will have an overall height of 16.65 metres. b. Warehouse unit number 15 floor area comprises 9624.6sq.m of which the warehouse area comprises 8277.2sq.m at ground floor, the provision of a ground floor office and staff area comprising 450.9sq.m, the provision of a first floor office area comprising 446sq.m and the provision of a second floor plant area comprising 450sq.m. The warehouse building will have an overall height of 16.65 metres. c. Warehouse unit number 16 floor area comprises 5810.3sq.m of which the warehouse area comprises 4996.3sq.m at ground floor, the provision of a ground floor office and staff area comprising 279.1sq.m, the provision of a first floor office area comprising 260.2sq.m and the provision of a second floor plant area comprising 275.8sq.m. The warehouse building will have an overall height of 16.65 metres. 2. Vehicular access will utilise the existing City North Campus roads with an extension of the Campus road. 3. The development of associated internal access roads, turning/loading areas, footways, parking areas, electric vehicle charge points and associated ducting, landscaping, lighting, fencing, bicycle and bin storage facilities and associated site works. 4. The provision of façade signage for each warehouse unit. 5. The diversion of existing ditches to include for the extinguishment and infilling of the drainage ditch as installed as part of site works for unit number 8 (as granted under permission 2360046). 6. The provision of an ESB substation. 7. The provision of an external water storage tank and associated water pump house within the curtilage of warehouse unit number 15. 8. The provision of 2no. wastewater pumping stations within the curtilage of warehouse unit numbers 14 and 15. 9. Provision of attenuation tanks and associated infrastructure as part of the surface water systems along with installation of bypass ………..
Permission · Meath County Council, 2560386
26 Jan 2024Unconditional
the development will consist of the omission of Condition No. 2 from the permission granted under Reg. Ref: 23/60046 which states: “2. Prior to the commencement of development, the applicant/developer shall submit details for written agreement of the Planning Authority which comply with the following Transportation Condition(s): (a) The applicant shall submit a detailed design of the pedestrian and cycle route along the red dashed line (as per figure 5-3 of the submitted Traffic & Transport Assessment), and the construction same prior to the occupation of the development. (b) Development shall not commence without the prior written agreement of the Planning Authority and shall there after only be authorised to commence in accordance with the agreed plans. Reason: To ensure there is a satisfactory means of access in the interest of road safety and the convenience of road users (Transportation)”
Permission · Meath County Council, 2460060
22 Jul 2023Conditional
a new single storey side extension to existing single storey dwelling house including internal alterations, new wastewater treatment plant and raised polishing filter, elevational changes consisting of new roof windows to existing roof and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 2360179
16 May 2023Conditional
The development will consist of: the construction of a warehouse building with a gross floor area (GFA) of 7,511 sq.m, including a warehouse area of 6,766 sq.m and 2-storey office element of 745 sq.m, with a maximum height of 15.2m. Vehicular access to the site will utilise the existing City North Business Campus estate roads and includes works to extend the existing carriageway by approx. 7m to facilitate access to the development site. A total of 98 car parking spaces and 98 secure bicycle parking spaces will be provided. A temporary wastewater treatment plant is to be provided for the treatment of foul effluent before discharge to the existing network. 1 ESB substation is proposed (c.28 sq.m and 3.5m in height). The proposal also includes drainage, landscaping and external lighting and all associated site works to facilitate the proposed development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 2360046
13 Jun 2019Conditional
an increase in size of the previously approved wastewater treatment system & percolation area granted under Planning Permission Reg. Ref. AA/161308, from a 28 PE to 77 PE certified system to allow for any future expansion of the Priory
Permission · Meath County Council, AA190766
25 Apr 2018Conditional
modification to the previously granted planning application (Reg. Ref. AA/161308) to include: demolition of existing cow sheds and provision of new single storey Oratory. The application includes for an increase in area of the Oratory from 237m2 to 410m2 and increase in height from 6.7m to 8.6m. Alterations to all external elevations. Minor internal alterations to existing courtyard building. Conversion of existing bedroom on first floor level of existing courtyard building to gallery space overlooking Oratory. Additional dormer window to be removed from the courtyard building. New external shelter canopy at front entrance. The new Oratory is to be served by the previously approved sewage treatment system (Reg. Ref. AA/161308)
Permission · Meath County Council, AA180399
4 Sept 2017Conditional
change of use of the disused chapel at Silverstream Priory to be developed into living accommodation for the use of residence of the Priory. The development will include the conversion of an existing door on the west elevation into a window
Permission · Meath County Council, AA171021
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Balloy.
Recorded monuments
- ME028-033 Excavation - miscellaneous
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Balloy.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, 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 Balloy.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Balloy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Balloy · Baile Aodha
- Area
- 1,545,018 m² (154.5 ha, 381.78 acres)
- Civil parish
- Stamullin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duleek Upper
- Electoral division
- Stamullin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Stamullin electoral division: 5,471 people in 1,655 households; 88% of households own their home; 61% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Claristown, Kilbreckstown, Lisdornan, Moorechurch, Mullaghteelin, Sarsfieldstown, Stamullin
- Placenames
- Balloy 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.