Ballymad
Ballymad is a townland in the civil parish of Julianstown, barony of Duleek Lower, Co. Meath.
- Area
- 71.7 ha
- 177 acres
- Land parcels
- 23
- registered freehold, median 2,297 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymad, from 950 m² to 219,155 m² (21.92 ha, 54.15 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 43 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
14 Nov 2025N/a
planning permission for, A. Single storey extension to front, B. 2 No. 'velux' roof lights to front, C. Minor alterations to front elevation, D. All associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 25233
20 Oct 2025N/a
planning permission for, A. Single storey extension to front, B. 2 No. 'velux' roof lights to front, C. Minor alterations to front elevation, D. All associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 25197
12 Jun 2025N/a
new storey and a half dwelling house, entrance, driveway, wastewater treatment system, associated percolation area and all associated siteworks
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560598
21 Dec 2024N/a
the development will consist of Single storey extension to side of existing dwelling and all associated siteworks
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560019
21 Dec 2024Conditional
the development will consist of single storey extension to side of existing dwelling and all associated siteworks.
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560020
30 Sept 2024Refused
new storey and a half dwelling house, entrance, driveway and all associated siteworks
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460802
9 May 2023Conditional
a 10-year planning permission for a Solar PV Energy Development with a total site area of c. 41.3ha, to include solar panels mounted on steel support structures, associated cabling and ducting, 11 No. MV Power Stations, 1 No. Client Substation, 10 No. Battery Storage Containers, 1 No. Temporary Construction Compound, tracks, boundary security fencing and security gates, CCTV, landscaping and ancillary works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 23495
8 Nov 2021Conditional
the changes proposed for retention involve a reversal of the orientation of the layout of the dwelling together with changes to the internal layout. The site has also been altered from that originally granted. It is also proposed to erect a new domestic garage on the site. The 00/459 permission was granted subject to 13 conditions. This application also requests that condition 8 of the 2000 grant, relating to occupancy of the dwelling by the farm manager be deleted
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212145
4 Oct 2021N/a
the changes proposed for retention involve a reversal of the orientation of the layout of the dwelling together with changes to the internal layout. The site has also been enlarged from that originally granted. It is also proposed to erect a new domestic garage on the site. The 00/459 permission was granted subject to 13 conditions. This application also requests that condition 8 of the 2000 grant, relating to occupancy of the dwelling by the farm manager be deleted
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211939
3 Feb 2021Conditional
the demolition of a domestic garage and the construction of a larger single storey domestic garage at the rear of the site
Permission · Meath County Council, 21181
22 Dec 2020N/a
the demolition of a domestic garage and the construction of a larger single storey domestic garage at the rear of the site
Permission · Meath County Council, LB202048
15 Dec 2020Conditional
development will consist of; Permission to demolish a single storey rear extension and replace with a single storey and a storey and a half style extension, both to the rear of existing single storey dwelling. Demolition of existing attached sheds to the side of existing dwelling, also the installation and upgrade of a new waste water treatment system and percolation area, site boundaries and all associated site development works and services
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB201945
26 Nov 2020N/a
the removal of a domestic garage and the construction of a larger single storey domestic garage at the rear of the site
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB201802
2 Sept 2020Refused
the development will consist of permission for a Solar PV Energy development with a total site area of 148.0 hectares, to include solar panles mounted on steel support structures, associated cabling and ducting, 3 no. client substations, 39 no. MV Power Stations, 7 no. battery storage container, 3no. temporary construction compounds, access tracks, hardstanding area, boundary security fencing and security gates, CCTV, landscaping and ancillary works with one proposed entrance to the site via the R108 and two proposed entrances via the R132. Significant Further information /Revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB201194
19 Jun 2020N/a
the removal of a domestic garage and the construction of a larger single storey domestic garage at the rear of the site
Permission · Meath County Council, LB200774
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 Ballymad.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballymad.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballymad.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Ballymad, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballymad.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Ballymad with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Ballymad
- Area
- 716,975 m² (71.7 ha, 177.17 acres)
- Civil parish
- Julianstown, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duleek Lower
- Electoral division
- Julianstown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 11,501 people lived in 3,991 households in the Julianstown electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Betaghstown, Julianstown East, Julianstown West, Ministown, Ninch, Painestown, Pilltown, Smithstown
- Placenames
- Ballymad 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.