Ballsgrove

313 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballsgrove, from 98 m² to 14,799 m² (1.48 ha, 3.66 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 310 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1Neighbourhood Centre (Commercial, retail)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.6Transportation Development Hub (Other transport/general uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 8 Oct 2026N/a

  Permission for modifications to the existing house including a side and rear extension and all associated siteworks

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660694

• 2 Oct 2026N/a

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/760 - Proposed development consisting of a new two storey 24 classroom school including all ancillary teacher and pupil facilities, delivered on a phased basis, will include the phased demolition/removal of the existing school building on the site including the relocation of 1 no. prefabricated building and eventual removal of all prefabricated buildings. Vehicular access to the site will be reconfigured with the existing entrance removed and a new pedestrian and vehicle entrance and exit formed off Donore Avenue providing access to a new drop off area the new entrance also accesses a new one-way coach and staff car park along the southern boundary exiting out onto Highfield Road. The development will include the provision of bicycle and scooter parking, hard and soft play areas, piped infrastructure and ducting, plant landscaping and boundary treatments, disabled car parking spaces, e-car charging points, ancillary pedestrian access ramps and stairs, signage, attenuation tank, changes in level and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground

  Extension of duration · Louth County Council, 26115

• 19 Jun 2026Conditional

  Permission for a change of use from a residential dwelling to a community dwelling for people with an intellectual disability. The development will consist of a change of use of the existing dwelling as described above, a new accessible ramp to the front, a new external door to the Utility Room on the East Elevation, minor internal alterations and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660404

• 3 Mar 2026Conditional

  Retention of a single storey flat roof extension and single storey domestic stores all located to the rear of the existing dwelling house, inclusive of all associated site development works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2660111

• 29 Sept 2025Conditional

  Permission for a two-storey side extension with a single-storey to the rear, and alterations to existing dwelling house and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560611

• 19 Mar 2025Conditional

  Retention of a single storey extension to the rear of a dwellinghouse, for the retention of a single storey porch to the front of a dwellinghouse, and for ancillary siteworks.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560147

• 6 Mar 2025N/a

  Permission for the development consisting of the demolition of existing single storey structures to the front and sides and 2no. sheds and includes for the construction of a new single storey porch to front, a two storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, a single storey extension to the rear, minor changes to existing front elevation, and internal alterations to existing building. The development also includes for the construction of a new shed to the side, a home gym to the rear and all associated boundary, drainage and site development works.

  Permission, 3 homes · Louth County Council, 2560120

• 20 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission for proposed detached domestic single storey outbuilding comprising of home office, games room and toilet facilities (floor area 29m2) to rear of existing two storey dwelling together with associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 24227

• 15 Sept 2023Conditional

  Retention of a single storey extension to the side and rear of a dwellinghouse

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360354

• 22 Aug 2023Conditional

  Permission for 1. Proposed two storey/single storey dwelling house in side garden west of no. 26 Ballsgrove. 2. Demolition of existing front porch and construction of new front porch to no. 26 Ballsgrove. 3. Proposed new vehicular access/footpath crossing from Donore Road to front of existing dwelling house, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 23372

• 31 Aug 2022Conditional

  Retention and Permission: Retention permission sought for driveway and existing single storey side and rear extensions, rear shed, front porch and permission for new dished kerb to public footpath

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22693

• 23 Jun 2022Conditional

  Permission for removal of front boundary wall and entrance gates providing an additional car parking space to an existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22502

• 2 Jun 2022Conditional

  Retention permission for 1. porch and bay window to front of house; 2. roof windows in front of main house; 3. two storey rear extension to include all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22451

• 27 May 2022N/a

  Permission for removal of front boundary wall and entrance gates providing an additional car parking space to an existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22422

• 11 Aug 2021N/a

  Permission for removal of front boundary wall and entrance gates providing an additional car parking space to an existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 211009

• 6 Aug 2021Conditional

  Permission for 1. A two storey type dwelling house in the side garden of the existing dwelling house, which includes the demolition of the conservatory extension to the side of the existing dwelling, a new vehicular entrance to the southern boundary, a new domestic garage located to the north of the proposed dwelling house and the reconfiguration of the separating boundary walls between the two properties. 2. The partial demolition of the existing garage to the north of the existing dwelling house to allow for the revised boundary arrangement and the boundary walls to both the north and part of the west of the proposed site to be raised to a height of 1800mm inclusive of all associated site development works. 3. The removal of the existing vehicular entrance which serves 97 Ballsgrove along the western boundary and the provision of a new vehicular entrance to the existing dwelling house along the southern boundary **Significant further information received 15.6.22 includes the omission of the proposed vehicular entrance to the southern boundary for the new dwelling house, the inclusion of a new pedestrian entrance along the southern boundary, maintaining the existing vehicular entrance along the western boundary to serve the proposed dwelling house, the omission of the domestic garage, the omission of any alterations to the boundary walls along the north and part of the west of the proposed site inclusive of all associated site development works.**

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 21985

• 22 Jul 2021Conditional

  Permission for the provision of a single storey prefab staff facility with ancillary ramps and services. *Significant Further Information received on 23/09/2021*

  Permission · Louth County Council, 21930

• 18 Jun 2021Conditional

  Proposed development consisting of a new two storey 24 classroom school including all ancillary teacher and pupil facilities, delivered on a phased basis, will include the phased demolition/removal of the existing school building on the site including the relocation of 1 no. prefabricated building and eventual removal of all prefabricated buildings. Vehicular access to the site will be reconfigured with the existing entrance removed and a new pedestrian and vehicle entrance and exit formed off Donore Avenue providing access to a new drop off area the new entrance also accesses a new one-way coach and staff car park along the southern boundary exiting out onto Highfield Road. The development will include the provision of bicycle and scooter parking, hard and soft play areas, piped infrastructure and ducting, plant landscaping and boundary treatments, disabled car parking spaces, e-car charging points, ancillary pedestrian access ramps and stairs, signage, attenuation tank, changes in level and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21760

• 7 May 2021Conditional

  Proposed development consisting of front, rear and side extension including attic conversion and external wall insulation to an existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21538

• 14 Apr 2021N/a

  Permission for development that will consist of front, rear and side extension including attic conversion and external wall insulation to an existing dwelling

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 21403

• 26 Feb 2021N/a

  Permission for front, rear and side extension including attic conversion and external wall insulation to an existing dwelling

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 21185

• 27 Nov 2020Conditional

  Permission for 1. The change of use from existing living room to use as parish office including replacement of existing window on the west elevation with new entrance door. 2. All associated site works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 201021

• 16 Nov 2020Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a two storey house on a site at the side of 1 Ballsgrove

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20964

• 2 Jul 2020Conditional

  Permission for a change of use from commercial to residential use of the original residential area at first floor level

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20471

• 2 Jul 2020Conditional

  Permission for 1. Demolition of an existing single storey rear extension 2. Construction of a new single storey rear extension 3. Conversion of an existing attached garage to provide additional living space to the dwelling 4. Construction of a new canopy structure above the front entrance door 5. All associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20472

The 25 most recent of 34 applications.

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 Ballsgrove.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballsgrove.

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Ballsgrove, about 1 in 10 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. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3113 (ZIP).

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.

No address of the register names Ballsgrove with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Ballsgrove · Garrán Bál

Area

357,817 m² (35.78 ha, 88.42 acres)

Civil parish

St. Mary's, and its townlands

Barony

Duleek Lower

Electoral division

West Gate, the unit of the census

Census 2022

6,549 people lived in 2,530 households in the West Gate electoral division. 64% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballsgrove, Lagavooren, Lagavooren, Rathmullan, Rathmullan

Placenames

Ballsgrove 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.