Ballinla

1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Ballinla, from 258,133 m² (25.81 ha, 63.79 acres) to 258,133 m² (25.81 ha, 63.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballinla 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.

• 17 Apr 2025Conditional

  to further develop the existing quarry and all associated site works. The Proposed Development being applied for under this planning application includes for the continuance of quarrying operations within the permitted extraction area to a finished floor level of 40 metres above ordnance datum (mAOD). The Proposed Development also includes for the continuance of operation of a concrete batching plant permitted under ABP PL 07.117549 (Pl. Ref: 99/1449). The extraction will take place within the existing quarry site boundary and permitted area. The proposed development comprises: • The continued extraction of limestone rock from an area measuring approximately 31 hectares to a finished floor level of 40 mAOD • Aggregate product stockpiles • The continued operation of the on-site concrete batching plant (permitted under planning permission Pl. Ref: 99/1449 and ABP PPL07.117549) • Earthen berm construction along the extraction boundary • Phased restoration of the site • The proposed development will utilise the existing quarry infrastructure including internal roads, site office, weighbridge, wheelwash, refuelling area, welfare facilities and other ancillaries. The development will include the use of conventional drilling and blasting techniques and the use of mobile crushing and screening plant. Permission is sought for a period of 27 years. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared and will accompany the planning application

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560440

• 25 Mar 2025Conditional

  for a period of 25 years for the continued operation and expansion of an existing quarry at this site (site area 12.66 Hectares) for extraction of limestone rock. The proposed development will increase the extraction area to a total of 10.565 hectares (additional volume to be extracted = 1.33 million m³ approximately) and will include the crushing, screening/processing of rock from the site using mobile plant. The development will include the removal of all existing temporary buildings from the site and replacement with permanent structures including the following: site office 104 m², weigh bridge office 16 m², maintenance shed 483 m². Other works will include the installation of a fuel tank including refueling pad and petrol interceptor, construction of carpark/ lorry parking, installation of signage, street lighting and fencing. The site perimeter will include landscaped soil berms to screen the site. On completion of extraction the site will be restored to a natural habitat. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and screening for an Appropriate Assessment has been prepared in respect of this planning application & will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 603.00 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560316

• 3 Jun 2020Unconditional

  for the erection and operation of a semi-mobile asphalt/macadam mixing plant on C.0.3 hectares at Kilchreest Quarry. Previous application 15/359.

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 20682

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 Ballinla.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballinla.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballinla, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

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 Ballinla with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Ballinla · Baile an Leá

Area

258,270 m² (25.83 ha, 63.82 acres)

Civil parish

Isertkelly, and its townlands

Barony

Loughrea

Electoral division

Killogilleen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

981 people lived in 308 households in the Killogilleen electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 57% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyshea, Isertkelly North, Killeenpatrick, Pollnashinnagh

Placenames

Ballinla 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.