Ballinfuil
Ballinfuil is a townland in the civil parish of Roche, barony of Dundalk Upper, Co. Louth. Its name in Irish is Baile an Phoill.
Parcel 1131435
- Area
- 70,452 m² (7.05 ha, 17.41 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 208 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
- Ballinfuil
Planning applications on this parcel
19 Mar 2026Conditional
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 20/1151 - Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling house and replacement of same with a new dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associated site development works. *Significant Further Information received on 26/04/2021*
Extension of duration · Louth County Council, 2639
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2960 (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
- 150 ha
- 371 acres
- Land parcels
- 66
- registered freehold, median 4,708 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 18
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinfuil, from 50 m² to 215,841 m² (21.58 ha, 53.34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 37 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
No zone of a development plan covers Ballinfuil 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
23 Jul 2026N/a
Permission for the construction of an agricultural entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2660496
26 Jun 2026N/a
Permission for the construction of an agricultural entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2660428
19 Mar 2026Conditional
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 20/1151 - Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling house and replacement of same with a new dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associated site development works. *Significant Further Information received on 26/04/2021*
Extension of duration · Louth County Council, 2639
1 Feb 2026N/a
Permission for the construction of an agricultural entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2660042
13 Mar 2025Conditional
Retention permission for the development consisting of the following: 1. Retention permission for silage pit, 2. Permission for machinery and general storage shed and all associated site development works.
Retention · Louth County Council, 2560139
10 Mar 2025Conditional
Permission for the development which will consist of two small extensions to the rear elevation and small extension to side garage of the existing dwelling, and all associated site works at Ballinfull, Kilcurry, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 D8C9.
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560131
10 Oct 2024N/a
Permission for development to widen an existing agricultural entrance & associated works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2460606
15 Nov 2021Conditional
permission for a 1.5 storey dwelling, detached garage, new site entrance and waste water treatment system with all associated site works. *Significant Further Information received on 28/03/2022 which includes revisions to the house design and repositioning of the waste water treatment system*.
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 211372
21 Sept 2021N/a
Retention Permission foe as constructed alterations to my existing one and a half storey dwelling consisting of a single storey extension to the rear, also, retention of various garage / Stores / outbuildings on the site and all associated site development works including and effluent treatment system and percolation area and alterations to the vehicular entrance
Retention, 5 homes · Louth County Council, 211178
21 Dec 2020Conditional
Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling house and replacement of same with a new dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associated site development works. *Significant Further Information received on 26/04/2021*
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 201150
21 Dec 2020Conditional
Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling house and replacement of same with a new dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associated site development works. *Significant Further Information received on 26/04/2021*
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 201151
5 Aug 2020Conditional
Permission for development will consist/consists of the following:1. Permission for change of use of existing single storey stables to 2 single-occupancy community dwellings 2. Retention of a. gravel car parking to side and rear b. block work shed at lower ground level to side of house (previously used as storage) c. Construction of patio decking over block work shed walls to side with solid guarding perimeter. **Significant Further Information received 11/02/2021**
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 20584
25 Jun 2020N/a
Retention permission for as constructed alterations to existing one & a half storey dwelling including single storey extension to the rear, also retention of various garage/stores/out-building on the site and all associated development works
Retention, 5 homes · Louth County Council, 20446
17 Oct 2019Conditional
Retention Permission and Permission: Retention for attic conversion including velux roof lights to front elevation, extension to rear of existing dwelling house and the planning permission relates to proposed extensions and alterations to existing dwelling house, new detached games room/storage areas and all associated site works.
Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 19855
7 Sept 2018Conditional
The development will consist of: A dwelling house, waster water treatment system and associated site development works. **Significant Further Information Received on 06/11/2018**
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18714
6 Jul 2017Conditional
Permission for development to consist of: Retention of a rear extension & permission for a side extension and alterations to an existing dwelling house and associated site development works.
Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 17516
9 Mar 2017Conditional
Retention Permission and Permission for development to consist of: 1. Retention of a single storey extension to the rear of the dwelling, previously granted permission under register reference no. 97 263. 2. Retention of domestic garage converted to habitable space. 3. Retention of half basement style exterior store. 4. Retention of 2nr agricultural buildings to include stables, tack room and ancillary storage. 5. Permission for the storage of runoff and and wash down water relating to stables and all associated site works. *Significant Further Information submitted 04/09/2017*
Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17171
27 Feb 2017Conditional
Permission for development to consist of one agricultural slatted shed with associated underground slurry tanks and all site development works.
Permission · Louth County Council, 17140
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 Ballinfuil.
Recorded monuments
- LH003-016 Enclosure
Description
The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Sub-circular enclosure (max. dims. c. 55m E-W, c. 52m N-S) shows as crop-mark on aerial photograph (CUCAP, ALK 16).
- LH003-033 Cist
Description
The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Natural outcrop rise with evidence of large-scale modern quarrying. The site is known locally as 'the Roilig' and reputed to be a graveyard. A cist containing a skeleton was reputedly found during ploughing. (CLAJ 1930, 181)
- LH003-035 Enclosure
Description
The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Oval natural rise (max. dims. c. 57m N-S, c. 47m E-W) enclosed at its base by stone wall. The top of the rise may have been scarped. (CLAJ 1910, 292)
- LH003-047 Souterrain
Description
The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Section of souterrain (L 6.1m overall) extending SW-NE and consisting of a passage (L 3.2m, Wth 0.9) widening at NE end to form a chamber (L 2.9m, Wth 1.2m). Passage is blocked at SW end by collapse.
- LH003-053 Souterrain
Description
At the bottom of a river ravine, running under the wall of a ruined mill. A drystone passage with a lintelled roof. The mouth of the passage is 0.6m wide and 0.5m high. While it might be a souterrain this is rather doubtful and it is more likely to be connected to the mill. (CLAJ 1930, 181; CLAJ 1956, 447) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 10 November 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballinfuil.
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 Ballinfuil, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2959 (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 Ballinfuil with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.
The townland
- Name
- Ballinfuil · Baile an Phoill
- Area
- 1,500,491 m² (150.05 ha, 370.78 acres)
- Civil parish
- Roche, and its townlands
- Barony
- Dundalk Upper
- Electoral division
- Faughart, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,065 people lived in 359 households in the Faughart electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Drumbilla, Falmore, Lurgankeel, Rathduff, Roche, Tatebane, Tatnadarra
- Placenames
- Ballinfuil 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.