# Ballywilliam, Co. Offaly: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Eglish, barony of Eglish, Co. Offaly; in Irish Baile Liam.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,145,077 m² (214.51 ha, 530.06 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 44,714 m² (4.47 ha, 11.05 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Eglish, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/eglish.md
- Barony: Eglish
- Electoral division: Birr Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Birr Rural electoral division: 1,300 people in 478 households; 75% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/41187
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180221
- Centre: latitude 53.111551, longitude -7.877605 (WGS 84)

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

28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballywilliam, from 126 m² to 385,063 m² (38.51 ha, 95.15 acres); 20 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 4816247: 385,063 m² (38.51 ha, 95.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4816247.md
- Parcel 303372: 217,521 m² (21.75 ha, 53.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303372.md
- Parcel 310067: 215,841 m² (21.58 ha, 53.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310067.md
- Parcel 308892: 115,774 m² (11.58 ha, 28.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/308892.md
- Parcel 299207: 112,817 m² (11.28 ha, 27.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/299207.md
- Parcel 295459: 105,137 m² (10.51 ha, 25.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295459.md
- Parcel 281914: 70,693 m² (7.07 ha, 17.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281914.md
- Parcel 312985: 62,695 m² (6.27 ha, 15.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312985.md
- Parcel 290689: 62,267 m² (6.23 ha, 15.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290689.md
- Parcel 5930330: 60,219 m² (6.02 ha, 14.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5930330.md
- Parcel 293839: 57,354 m² (5.74 ha, 14.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293839.md
- Parcel 304951: 54,187 m² (5.42 ha, 13.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/304951.md
- Parcel 5523181: 49,814 m² (4.98 ha, 12.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5523181.md
- Parcel 5397587: 48,584 m² (4.86 ha, 12.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5397587.md
- Parcel 277713: 40,843 m² (4.08 ha, 10.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277713.md
- Parcel 2387961: 37,337 m² (3.73 ha, 9.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2387961.md
- Parcel 279817: 13,757 m² (1.38 ha, 3.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/279817.md
- Parcel 5523119: 12,375 m² (1.24 ha, 3.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5523119.md
- Parcel 5579082: 3,638 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5579082.md
- Parcel 2387960: 2,537 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2387960.md
- Parcel 360172: 2,468 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/360172.md
- Parcel 5930282: 1,766 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5930282.md
- Parcel 361125: 1,352 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/361125.md
- Parcel 360808: 1,208 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/360808.md
- Parcel 361102: 583 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/361102.md
- Parcel 360665: 531 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/360665.md
- Parcel 5930309: 189 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5930309.md
- Parcel 5930284: 126 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5930284.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballywilliam in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

9 applications, newest first.

- 11 Nov 2025, Offaly County Council 2560545: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. A) as constructed foundations, subfloor and blockwork to wall plate level for single storey extension to side of existing two storey dwelling B) Reroofing of existing sheds following storm damage, Wall plate level and roof level were raised C) Rebuilding of shed wall following storm damage with new openings formed D) as constructed foundation, subfloor and blockwork for new plant room extension to existing sheds E) demolition of the remaining rubble walls of two sheds following storm damage. Planning Permission is sought to A) complete the single storey extension to side of existing two storey dwelling B) modifications to the internal layout of the existing dwelling C) Convert part of the existing sheds into a home office and home gym D) complete the plant room extension to the existing sheds, amend site boundaries and all associated site work. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560545/0
- 5 Nov 2025, Offaly County Council 2560536: N/a. Retention. A) as constructed foundations, subfloor and blockwork to wall plate level for single storey extension to side of existing two storey dwelling B) Reroofing of existing sheds following storm damage, Wall plate level and roof level were raised C) Rebuilding of shed wall following storm damage with new openings formed D) as constructed foundation, subfloor and blockwork for new plant room extension to existing sheds E) demolition of the remaining rubble walls of two sheds following storm damage Planning Permission is sought to A) complete the single storey extension to side of existing two storey dwelling B) modifications to the internal layout of the existing dwelling C) Convert part of the existing sheds into a home office and home gym D) complete the plant room extension to the existing sheds, amend site boundaries and all associated site work. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560536/0
- 14 May 2025, Offaly County Council 2560171: N/a. Permission. Installation of septic tank and percolation area, realignment of site boundaries and including all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560171/0
- 20 Apr 2021, Offaly County Council 21227: Conditional. Permission. A 10 YEAR PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT WITH A MAXIMUM EXPORT CAPACITY (MEC) OF UP TO 40MW COMPRISING ON CA. 122,904 NO. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS LAID OUT IN ARRAYS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 38KV SUBSTATION (CA. 144.4M2 X 4.75M TALL), A TRANSFORMER UNIT (CA. 18M2 X 4M TALL) AND ASSOCIATED BUND, ALONG WITH ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING: 16 NO. POWER HUBS (CA. 15.25M2 X 2.4M), WHICH INCORPORATE AN INVERTER AND A TRANSFORMER, 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING (11.1M2 X 2.5M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY CLIENT SIDE SUB-STATION BUILDING (15.25M2 X 2.9M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY EQUIPMENT STORAGE BUILDING (7.5M2 X 2.7M), 10 NO. CCTV CAMERAS MOUNTED ON 4M HIGH POLES, PERIMETER SECURITY FENCING, 1 NO. ATTENUATION POND, LANDSCAPING ENHANCEMENT AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AREA WILL BE CA. 70.2HA. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) WILL ACCOMPANY THE PLANNING APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21227/0
- 16 Jun 2020, Offaly County Council 20223: N/a. Permission. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT WITH A MAXIMUM EXPORT CAPACITY (MEC) OF UP TO 40MW COMPRISING OF A CA. 122,904 NO. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS LAID OUT IN ARRAYS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 38KV SUBSTATION (CA.114.4M2 X 4.75M TALL), A TRANSFORMER UNIT (CA.18M2 X 4M TALL) AND ASSOCIATED BUND, ALONG WITH ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING: 16 NO. POWER HUBS (CA. 15.25M2 X 2.4M), WHICH INCORPORATE AN INVERTER AND A TRANSFORMER, 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING ( 11.1M2 X 2.5M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY CLIENT SIDE SUB-STATION (15.25M2 X 2.9M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY EQUIPMENT STORAGE BUILDING (7.5M2 X 2.7M), 10 NO. CCTV CAMERAS MOUNTED ON 4M HIGH POLES, PERIMETER SECURITY FENCING AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AREA WILL BE CA 70.2HA. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20223/0
- 22 May 2020, Offaly County Council 20190: N/a. Permission. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT WITH A MAXIMUM EXPORT CAPACITY (MEC) OF UP TO 40MW COMPRISING OF A CA. 122,904 NO. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS LAID OUT IN ARRAYS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 38KV SUBSTATION (CA.114.4M2 X 4.75M TALL) AND A TRANSFORMER UNIT (CA.18M2 X 4M TALL) AND ASSOCIATED BUND, ALONG WITH ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING: 16 NO POWER HUBS (CA. 15.25M2 X 2.4M), WHICH INCORPORATE AN INVERTER AND A TRANSFORMER, 1 NO.SINGLE STOREY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING ( 11.1M2 X 2.5M), 1 NO.SINGLE STOREY CLIENT SIDE SUB-STATION BUILDING (15.25M2 X 2.9M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY EQUIPMENT STORAGE BUILDING (7.5M2 X 2.7M), 10 NO. CCTV CAMERAS MOUNTED ON 4M HIGH POLES AND PERIMETER SECURITY FENCING. THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AREA WILL BE CA 70.2HA. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20190/0
- 1 May 2020, Offaly County Council 20161: N/a. Permission. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 40MW SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING OF A CA. 122,904 NO. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS LAID OUT IN ARRAYS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 38KV SUBSTATION (CA.114.4M2 X 4.75M TALL) AND A TRANSFORMER UNIT (CA.18M2 X 4M TALL) AND ASSOCIATED BUND, ALONG WITH ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING: 16 NO POWER HUBS (CA. 15.25M2 X 2.4M), WHICH INCORPORATE THE INVERTERS AND THE TRANSFORMERS WITHIN THE SAME UNIT, 1 NO.SINGLE STOREY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING ( 11.1M2 X 2.5M), 1 NO.SINGLE STOREY APPLICANT BUILDING (15.25M2 X 2.9M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY EQUIPMENT STORAGE CONTAINER (7.5M2 X 2.7M), 10 NO. CCTV CAMERAS MOUNTED ON 4M HIGH POLES; AND PERIMETER SECURITY FENCING. THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AREA WILL BE CA 70.2HA. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20161/0
- 18 Jun 2019, Offaly County Council 19287: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK & PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19287/0
- 3 Jul 2018, Offaly County Council 18287: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION. THE PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION IS TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING. THE APPLICATION WILL ALSO INCLUDE ALL ASSOCIATED SITE-WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/18287/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Woodville Woods, site code 000927

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballywilliam.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## 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; parts are water.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1645, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1645.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/offaly/ballywilliam-180221.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballywilliam-180221.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballywilliam-180221.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballywilliam with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly: https://everytownland.com/offaly.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballindown: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballindown.md
- Bogderries: https://everytownland.com/offaly/bogderries.md
- Killaun: https://everytownland.com/offaly/killaun.md
- Lisheen: https://everytownland.com/offaly/lisheen.md
- Woodfield or Tullynisk: https://everytownland.com/offaly/woodfield-or-tullynisk.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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