Balleek

28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balleek, from 45 m² to 388,052 m² (38.81 ha, 95.89 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 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 Balleek 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.

• 23 Jul 2025Conditional

  the construction of a 6 bay slatted shed with lie-back to house cattle and ancillary works (i.e. concrete yards, gates, boundary fence) including demolition of existing derelict farm buildings. All for agricultural purposes only in the existing farmyard

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560321

• 30 May 2025N/a

  the construction of a 6 bay slatted shed with lie-back to house cattle and ancillary works (i.e. concrete yards, gates, boundary fence) including demolition of existing derelict farm buildings. All for agricultural purposes only in the existing farmyard

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560210

• 1 Apr 2025N/a

  the construction of a 6 bay slatted shed with lie-back to house cattle and ancillary works (i.e. concrete yards, gates, boundary fence) including demolition of existing derelict farm buildings. All for agricultural purposes only in the existing farmyard

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560101

• 30 Apr 2021Refused

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF SEWERAGE TREATMENT TANK WTH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21266

• 29 Apr 2021Conditional

  Permission to construct a dwelling with converted attic, detached domestic garage and store, install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21233

• 7 Apr 2021N/a

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF SEWERAGE TREATMENT TANK WTH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21182

• 27 Oct 2020Refused

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF SEWERAGE TREATMENT TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20527

• 20 Aug 2020Conditional

  Planning Permission for the erection of a greenhouse for domestic use.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206218

• 12 Jun 2019Conditional

  A DOMESTIC GARAGE

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19279

• 24 Oct 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A 6 BAY SLATTED SHED WITH LIEBACK TO HOUSE CATTLE AND ANCILLARY WORKS (I.E. CONCRETE YARDS, GATES, BOUNDARY FENCE) INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT FARM BUILDINGS. ALL FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY IN THE EXISTING FARMYARD

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 18467

• 26 Sept 2018N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A 6 BAY SLATTED SHED WITH LIEBACK TO HOUSE CATTLE AND ANCILLARY WORKS (I.E. CONCRETE YARDS, GATES, BOUNDARY FENCE) INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT FARM BUILDINGS. ALL FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY IN THE EXISTING FARMYARD

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 18408

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 Balleek.

Recorded monuments

• OF009-011 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Described by Davies (1942) as a conical shaped mound (H 3ft) enclosed by an inner fosse (Wth 6ft) and external bank (H 2ft). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF009-012 Hut site
  Description

  On an esker ridge in undulating countryside. Hollow depression (5.5m E-W x 6m N-S) enclosed by a bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.3m) of earth and stone construction. Overall the site measures 10m N-S. The hollow depression has a very even surface which indicates possible habitation site. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF009-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on an esker ridge in undulating countryside with extensive views in all directions. Poorly preserved ringfort consisting of a circular area (30m E-W; 27m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1m; ext. H 0.5m) with clear evidence of stone revetment in its construction. Possible remains of a causewayed entrance at NW. There is slight evidence for an enclosing fosse and external bank however its poor condition makes it difficult to be certain. Originally the site would appear to be a bivallate ringfort with a causeway entrance at NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF009-016 Mass-rock
  Description

  No surface remains of any mass rock in the area marked on the OS 6-inch map. Described as a mass-rock by Davies in 1942 who describes 'in a small valley. The rock is either a rock outcrop or a large limestone boulder, and beside it are pile some other stones. I do not think that it is an old megalith. On S, is a small recess in the rock, and on W is a ledge. On the rock grows a crabapple' (ITA Survey 1942). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF009-041 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated in pasture, with ringfort (OF009-009----) 40m to N, field boundary immediately to N marks townland boundary with Balleek Beg. Partial outline of circular shaped area (approx. diam. 40m) defined by a fosse with traces of an outer enclosing element to NW visible on Google Earth orthoimage and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 26/01/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 12 November 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 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 Balleek.

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 Balleek with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Balleek · Baile Liag

Area

1,301,040 m² (130.1 ha, 321.49 acres)

Civil parish

Durrow, and its townlands

Barony

Ballycowan

Electoral division

Durrow, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Durrow electoral division: 798 people in 254 households; 92% 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.

Neighbouring townlands

Acantha, Aghancarnan, Balleek Beg, Ballybought, Ballycallaghan, Ballynamona, Frevanagh (Co. Westmeath), Lug

Placenames

Balleek 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.