Bellair or Ballyard

162 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bellair or Ballyard, from 47 m² to 1,158,652 m² (115.87 ha, 286.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 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 Bellair or Ballyard 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.

• 19 Feb 2026Conditional

  the construction of a single storey machinery storage shed, connected to existing shed and all associated site works to complete the development. The proposed development will consist of works within the curtilage a protected structure (RPS: 11-07) and National Monuments (OF007-059 and OF007-015)

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660085

• 6 Feb 2026N/a

  the construction of a single storey machinery storage shed, connected to existing shed and all associated site works to complete the development. The proposed development will consist of works within the curtilage a protected structure (RPS: 11-07) and National Monuments (OF007-059 and OF007-015)

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660054

• 11 Apr 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/FUEL SHED, INSTALL SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2535

• 11 Sept 2024Conditional

  A new single storey dwelling, a domestic shed to the rear, site entrance, septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works at Bellair, Ballycumber, Tullamore, Co. Offaly

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460349

• 9 Sept 2024N/a

  A new single storey dwelling, a domestic shed to the rear, site entrance, septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460347

• 9 Oct 2023Conditional

  (A) TO DEMOLISH UNOCCUPIED DWELLING HOUSE ON SITE. (B) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/ETS PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23396

• 7 Sept 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SLATTED SHED AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 23374

• 3 Dec 2021Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA, NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21744

• 10 Feb 2021Conditional

  NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/FUEL SHED, INSTALL EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH SOIL POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2155

• 8 Jul 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20278

• 10 Dec 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AT GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR LEVEL & TO RAISE THE ROOF OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND TO INSTALL A PROPRIETARY TREATMENT UNIT WITH RAISED POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19586

• 26 Nov 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AT GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR LEVEL & TO RAISE THE ROOF OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND TO INSTALL A PROPRIETARY TREATMENT UNIT WITH RAISED POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 19560

• 26 Apr 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, TREATMENT UNIT & PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 18187

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 Bellair or Ballyard.

Recorded monuments

• OF007-012 Enclosure
  Description

  No surface remains of any enclosure that shows up on GSI aerial photographs taken in 1973 appear to be of no archaeological significance (GSI N 559/8). 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

• OF007-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On S facing slope of natural rise in undulating countryside. Subrectangular area (dims. 34m E-W) enclosed by a low earth and stone bank (Wth 1m; ext. H 1m), fosse (Wth 2m) with external bank visible from NE through E to S only. Causewayed entrance (Wth 5m) at E. Natural bedrock protrudes from surface of level interior. Large boulders along perimeter of site may be result of field clearance. Examination of site difficult due to dense overgrowth. 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

• OF007-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a slight rise in undulating countryside. Barely discernible outline of a circular area (diam 40m) defined by a slight bank with external fosse. Probably the site of a levelled ringfort. 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

• OF007-015 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  No surface remains visible. Described in 1977 as a destroyed earthwork of which 'There is no trace of an antiquity here now. There is an area of gently sloping ground, facing south' (SMR file 1977). Depicted on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular grove of trees on the landscaped grounds of Bellair House which is located 200m to the NE. Probably a tree-ring associated with the landscaping of the demesne of Bellair House. 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. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revsion: 20 December 2011

• OF007-059 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  No surface remains of castle to be seen in the vicinity of Bellair house. 18/19th-century gothick style buildings in courtyard of house probably imitating the earlier castle located here (Loeber 1988, 80) 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

• OF007-190 Post row - peatland
  Description

  The site (L 2.4m; diam. 0.035m) consists of four stakes at the base of the drain and in opposing drain faces, 2.15-2.4m apart, set at 60-80° angles. A wedge shaped end is evident on one piece and the remainder appear to have been broken in antiquity. The stakes were set within well humified Sphagnum peat. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF007-191 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Strips of layered bark interspersed with mosses (L 0.78m; Wth 0.34m), with most of the bark laying upright. The bark was traced for 0.78m into the section face. A few twigs and a few pieces of light roundwood overlay the bark, at right angles. The material was located within well-laminated poorly-humified raised bog. The site was examined as it was thought to form part of a bark container. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1997. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF007-192 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single roundwood (L 0.38m min.; diam. 0.068m) with no indication of woodworking uncovered but its location in raised bog indicates its archaeological potential. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1997. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF007-193 Structure - peatland
  Description

  The site consisted of three degraded roundwoods (L 0.9m; Wth 0.5m; D 0.06m) laid horizontally but irregularly on the field surface, with no clear orientation. The wood was in very poor condition with no evidence of woodworking. The wood was located in raised bog above a horizon of moderately humified peat with frequent Sphagnum and occasional ericaceous remains and Phragmites. This material is located 5m S of SMR OF007-194----. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1997. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF007-194 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single piece of root with a degraded broken toolmark (L 0.64m; Wth 0.1m; D 0.05m). The wood was located in fen peat with well preserved Phragmites and Menyanthes, 5m N of SMR OF007-193----. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1997. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Architectural heritage

• Bellair House, country house, 1805–1810 · National interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over raised basement country house, built 1807, based on the villa plan. Hipped slate roof with overhanging paired bracketed eaves. Central entrance with deep recessed concave surround and square-headed entrance doorcase having fluted pilasters and pulvinated frieze set within. Square-headed window openings to ground and upper floors with three-over-three timber sash windows on the upper floor and six-over-six on the ground floor. Limestone surrounds with keystone to window openings and segmental headed limestone surrounds to basement openings. String couse at first floor sill course level. Bowed side elevation. Single-storey pilastered addition.

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 10 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 Bellair or Ballyard.

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

Name

Bellair or Ballyard · An Baile Ard

Area

5,122,012 m² (512.2 ha, 1,265.68 acres)

Civil parish

Lemanaghan, and its townlands

Barony

Garrycastle

Electoral division

Ballycumber, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballycumber electoral division: 741 people in 265 households; 82% of households own their home; 21% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynakill (Co. Westmeath), Cappanalosset, Clonaltra (King) (Co. Westmeath), Corracullin, Hall (Co. Westmeath), Moorock, Parkaree or Boherfadda, Springpark

Placenames

Bellair or Ballyard 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.