Ballynalahessery South
Townland in the civil parish of Dungarvan, barony of Decies Without Drum, Co. Waterford; in Irish Baile na Leathsheisrí Theas
Parcel 1554574
- Area
- 62,544 m² (6.25 ha, 15.45 acres)
- Buildings
- 5 buildings touch it, 907 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- G3 HA (WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028) The objective
- Townland
- Ballynalahessery South
Planning applications on this parcel
26 May 2025Conditional
the construction of a new single storey house, a garage, a waste water treatment system and an entrance along with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2560364
23 Nov 2023Conditional
for a domestic garage / home gym and all other associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2360569
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1917 (ZIP).
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for 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
- 41.3 ha
- 102 acres
- Land parcels
- 71
- registered freehold, median 1,805 m²
- Zoning
- G3
- HA
- Planning
- 21
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynalahessery South, from 30 m² to 62,544 m² (6.25 ha, 15.45 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G3HA (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 76 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C5TM (Tourism and related)
WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 1 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
20 Jun 2026Conditional
for the construction of a new detached dwelling house (part single storey and part one and a half storey), private domestic garage (one and a half storey), new site entrance, connections to mains sewer and water and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2660452
6 Oct 2025Conditional
the construction of 2 no. Padel tennis courts, complete with artificial grass surface, 4m high fencing around sections of the Padel courts perimeter and 6m high lighting posts and all other ancillary site works
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560705
26 May 2025Conditional
the construction of a new single storey house, a garage, a waste water treatment system and an entrance along with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2560364
27 Mar 2025Conditional
a) demolish front porch and existing roof, b) renovate and extend existing single storey dwelling to create new front and rear extensions and first floor modern style dormer accommodation with flat roofs and balcony, c) carry out all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2560196
13 Dec 2024Refused
Extension of Duration of Planning Ref: 19/816 to construct a detached dwelling house (part single storey and part two storey), private domestic garage, new site entrance, connection to mains sewer and water and associated site works
Extension of duration · Waterford City and County Council, 24241
20 Aug 2024Refused
Permission for the construction of 2 no. new detached dwelling houses (part single storey and part one and a half storey to both houses), 2 no. private domestic garages (one and a half storey to both garages), 2 no. new site entrances, 2 no. connections to mains sewer and water and associated site works. With regards to the proposed development described at (1) above, it is proposed to extinguish the previous Grant of Planning Permission for a proposed detached dwelling house (part single storey and part two storey), private domestic garage, new site entrance, connection to mains sewer and water and associated site works (Refer to Planning Application Reference Number 19/816).
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2460476
23 Nov 2023Conditional
for a domestic garage / home gym and all other associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2360569
21 Sept 2023Conditional
for the refurbishment and extension of the existing house, removal of the existing porch, realignment of the existing roof, changes to existing door and window opes, the upgrading of the waste water treatment system and the construction of a garage along with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2360440
13 Oct 2022Conditional
alterations to the existing Gold Coast Hotel. The development will consist of (1) the conversion of the existing Hotel premises to an Aparthotel (2) the upgrading of an existing secondary entrance into the main Aparthotel entrance (3) the construction of balconies to the eastern, western and northern elevation of the existing premises (4) various internal alterations to the existing rooms to accommodate the proposed upgrading works (5) various window and door ope alterations to the eastern, western and northern elevations and (6) the construction of a laundry room along with all associated site works. This is a change from the original planning permission P.D. 93/225
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 22880
6 Oct 2022N/a
alterations to the existing Gold Coast Hotel. The development will consist of (1) the conversion of the existing Hotel premises to an Aparthotel (2) the upgrading of an existing secondary entrance into the main Aparthotel entrance (3) the construction of balconies to the eastern, western and northern elevation of the existing premises (4) various internal alterations to the existing rooms to accommodate the proposed upgrading works (5) various window and door ope alterations to the eastern, western and northern elevations and (6) the construction of a laundry room along with all associated site works. This is a change from the original planning permission P.D. 93/225
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 22860
15 Jul 2022Conditional
Planning permission for the construction of a two storey extension to the front and rear of an existing two storey dwelling and alterations to the existing dwelling fabric and finishes
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 22644
2 Feb 2021Conditional
a new single storey extension to the side and rear of existing house, to include 1 bedroom granny flat, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2158
4 Dec 2020Conditional
for change of house plan from that granted planning permission under reference 18/161 and all ancillary site works at
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 20919
31 Oct 2019Conditional
to construct a detached dwelling house (part single storey and part two storey), private domestic garage, new site entrance, connection to mains sewer and water and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 19816
25 Sept 2019Conditional
the construction of an extension to Bayview Camping Park. The development will consist of 27 no. mobile home units, a vehicular and pedestrian entrance from the proposed extension into the existing Gold Coast Holiday Complex, and a vehicular entrance into the existing Bayview Camping Park along with all associated site works
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 19706
6 Sept 2019N/a
the construction of an extension. The development will consist of 27 no. mobile home units, a vehicular and pedestrian entrance from the proposed extension into the existing Gold Coast Holiday Complex, and a vehicular entrance into the existing Bayview Camping Park along with all associated site works
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 19657
21 Sept 2018Conditional
a single rooflight to the side (east) roof of existing house and for alterations to existing windows to front (north) and side (west) elevation; rear extension and change of use of garage to kitchen and utility room
Retention, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 18641
12 Mar 2018Conditional
the demolition of existing single storey dwellinghouse and to replace it with a two storey dwelling comprising 4 bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen/dining/living room and sunroom, with connection to public sewer and all associated siteworks and entrance
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 18161
1 Sept 2017Conditional
storey and a half extension on both sides of existing dwelling with new storey and a half garage to rear and all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 17648
3 May 2017Conditional
for dwelling house on two floors in a storey and a half style with garage, entrance, connection to mains sewer and water and ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 17297
20 Apr 2017N/a
dwelling house on two floors in a storey and a half style with garage, entrance, connection to Mains sewer and water and ancillary works
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 17273
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
- Special Protection Area: Dungarvan Harbour SPA 004032
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Dungarvan Harbour 000663
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballynalahessery South.
Architectural heritage
- Lydiard House, house, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Detached two-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey gable-fronted house, built 1903, on an L-shaped plan with single-bay two-storey gabled projecting end bay. Occupied, 1911. Renovated, 1997. Pitched (gable-fronted) slate roof; pitched (gabled) slate roof (end bay), clay ridge tiles, rendered buttressed central chimney stack having concrete capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered walls on rendered plinth. Square-headed door opening with rendered "bas-relief" lugged surround framing timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings in camber- or segmental-headed recesses with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting flat iron gate.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1917 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ballynalahessery South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Waterford.
The townland
- Name
- Ballynalahessery South · Baile na Leathsheisrí Theas
- Area
- 413,499 m² (41.35 ha, 102.18 acres)
- Civil parish
- Dungarvan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Decies Without Drum
- Electoral division
- Clonea, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Clonea electoral division: 2,505 people in 839 households; 78% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Acres, Ballynacourty, Ballynalahessery North, Kilgrovan, Tallacoolbeg, Tallacoolmore
- Placenames
- Ballynalahessery South 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.