Balfeddock
Balfeddock is a townland in the civil parish of Termonfeckin, barony of Ferrard, Co. Louth. Its name in Irish is Baile Pheadoc.
Parcel 1129771
- Area
- 8,550 m² (0.85 ha, 2.11 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 217 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Balfeddock
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.
- LH022-058 Enclosure
Description
Located on a small N-S spur. The faint cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) defined by a slight fosse E-SW that is clearly visible only on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Blue Sky International during June 2018. The fosse is barely traceable all the way around on the same images, apart from a gap (Wth c. 5m) at SW. It was first reported by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds. See the enhanced aerial view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 January 2020
- ME006-070 Windmill
Description
Situated on the summit of a small hillock. A tower windmill annotated as a ‘Windmill (in ruins)’ in italic lettering is depicted only on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is not extant and was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. Compiled by: Michael Moore
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3172 (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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 46.8 ha
- 116 acres
- Land parcels
- 66
- registered freehold, median 250 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 16
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balfeddock, from 213 m² to 213,841 m² (21.38 ha, 52.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 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
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 60 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O1Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 4 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
25 Jun 2025Conditional
Extension to side of existing single storey garden shed and extension of roof overhang to front of shed, to rear garden of 2 storey detached dwelling.
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560394
9 Jun 2025N/a
Permission for extension to side of existing single storey garden shed and extension of roof overhang to front of shed, to rear garden of 2 storey detached dwelling.
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560348
9 Apr 2025N/a
Permission for extension to side of existing single storey garden shed and extension of roof overhang to front of shed, to rear garden of 2 storey detached dwelling.
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560205
22 May 2024Conditional
Retention of single storey shed to rear of 2 storey detached dwelling
Retention · Louth County Council, 2460284
20 Oct 2021N/a
Permission for development to consist of alterations to development permitted under planning ref. 16/722, amended under planning references 18/897, 19/711,19/907, 20/169, 21/286 and will include replacement 6 no. 4 bedroom dwellings and 2 no. 3 bedroom dwellings numbered 76-83 under planning ref. 21/286 with 13 dwelling houses including 1 no. detached 4 bedroom house, 12 no. semi detached 3 bedroom houses and any associated site works.
Permission, 13 homes · Louth County Council, 211292
23 Sept 2021N/a
Permission for alterations to development permitted under planning ref. no. 16/722, amended under planning references 18/897, 19/711, 19/907, 20/169, 21/286 and will include replacement of 6 no. 4 bedroom dwellings and 2 no. 3 bedroom dwellings numbered 76 - 83 under planning ref. no. 21/286 with 13 dwelling houses including 1 no. detached 4 bedroom house, 12 no. semi-detached 3 bedroom houses and any associated site works
Permission, 13 homes · Louth County Council, 211194
16 Mar 2021Conditional
Permission for development that will consist of alterations to development permitted under planning ref 16/722 and amended under planning ref. 18/897 and will include replacement of 13 no. 4-bedroom dwelling houses numbered 37-49 under planning ref. 18/897 with 21 no. dwelling houses including 8 no. detached 4-bedroom houses, 10 no. semi-detached 3-bedroom houses, 2 no end-terrace 3-bedroom houses, 1 no mid-terrace 2-bedroom houses and associated site works
Permission, 21 homes · Louth County Council, 21286
3 Feb 2021N/a
Permission for development that will consist of alterations to development permitted under planning ref 16/722 and amended under planning ref 18/897 and will include replacement of 13 No 4-bedroom dwellings numbered 37-49 under planning ref 18/897 with 21 dwelling house including 8 No detached 4-bedroom houses, 2 No end-terrace 3-bedroom houses, 1 No mid-terrace 2-bedroom house and ay associated site works
Permission, 21 homes · Louth County Council, 21103
11 Mar 2020Conditional
Permission for alterations to development permitted under planning ref. 16/722 and amended under planning ref. 18/897 and will include replacement of 7 no. 4 bedroom dwellings numbered 20-26 and 10 no. 3 bedroom dwellings numbered 27 to 36 under planning ref. 18/897 with 35 dwelling houses including 7 no. detached 4 bedroom houses, 20 no. semi-detached 3 bedroom houses, 4 no. end-terrace 3 bedroom houses, 2 no. semi-detached 2 bedroom houses, 2 no. mid-terrace 2 bedroom houses and any associated site works. *Significant Further Information Received on 11/11/2020*
Permission, 35 homes · Louth County Council, 20169
7 Feb 2020N/a
Permission of development consisting of alterations to development permitted under planning ref. 16/722, amended under planning ref 18/897 that will include replacement of 7 No 4-bedroom dwellings numbered 20 to 26 and 10 No 3-bedroom dwellings numbered 27 to 36 under planning ref 18/897 with 35 dwelling houses including 7No detached 4-bedroom houses, 20No semi-detached 3-bedroom houses, 4No end-terrace 3-bedroom houses, 2No semi-detached 2-bedroom houses, 2No mid-terrace 2-bedroom houses and all associated site works.
Permission, 35 homes · Louth County Council, 2078
31 Oct 2019Conditional
Permission for alterations to development permitted under planning ref. 16/722 and amended under planning ref. 18/897 and will include replacement of 12 no. 3 bedroom dwellings numbered 8 to 17 and 2 no. 4 bedroom dwellings numbered 18 - 19 under planning ref. 18/897 with 18 dwelling houses 4 no. detached 4 bedroom houses, 12 no. semi-detached 3 bedroom houses and 2 no. semi-detached 2 bedroom houses and any associated site works
Permission, 18 homes · Louth County Council, 19907
2 Sept 2019Conditional
Permission for 2 storey extensions to proposed houses no. 1 to 5 as granted under permitted development (P.A. Ref. 16/722 and amended under 18/897), and any associated site work.
Permission, 5 homes · Louth County Council, 19711
5 Nov 2018Conditional
Permission for development at the partially constructed unfinished "ghost" estate known as Balfeddock Manor. The development will consist of alterations to permitted development (P.A. Ref. 16/722). The overall number of dwellings remains as per the permitted development i.e. 51. The alterations to the permitted development include a change in house types, alterations to the internal layout including road layout and layout of public open space, and consequential alterations to permitted site development works, the retention of the two existing two storey dwellings facing the Baltray to Termonfeckin Road (previously proposed for demolition). The overall dwelling mix proposed is 19no. detached and 32no. semi-detached (previously permitted 34no. semi-detached and 17no. detached). The alterations sought also omit previously permitted garages. As per the permitted development all dwellings have the option for the installation of photovoltaic/solar panels on the front/rear roof slopes. Vehicular access to the development is from the existing permitted access road onto the R167 (Baltray/Termonfeckin Road).
Permission, 49 homes · Louth County Council, 18897
8 Sept 2017Conditional
Permission for development works that will consist of: 2 No. Loose livestock sheds.
Permission · Louth County Council, 17669
26 Jul 2017Conditional
Permission for construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling and all associated site development works.
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17570
6 Apr 2017N/a
Permission for construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling and all associated site development works.
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17257
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 Balfeddock.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Balfeddock.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Balfeddock.
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 Balfeddock, 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3172 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Balfeddock with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.
The townland
- Name
- Balfeddock · Baile Pheadoc
- Area
- 467,884 m² (46.79 ha, 115.62 acres)
- Civil parish
- Termonfeckin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ferrard
- Electoral division
- Termonfeckin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 4,003 people lived in 1,280 households in the Termonfeckin electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 51% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballydonnell, Baltray, Betaghstown, Newtown, Termonfeckin
- Placenames
- Balfeddock 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.