Ballinastack

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinastack, from 1,217 m² to 396,981 m² (39.7 ha, 98.1 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Ballinastack 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.

• 23 Sept 2026N/a

  for the demolition of a partially completed 2-storey split-level dwelling, and the construction of a two-storey dwelling house, wastewater treatment system & polishing filter, domestic shed, home office/gym for use ancillary to the dwelling house, all associated site development and external works

  Permission, 2 homes · Galway County Council, 2661599

• 14 Feb 2026Conditional

  to construct dwelling house along with domestic garage, new treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660232

• 19 Jan 2026Unconditional

  of pl. ref. 20/2017 for the completion of a 2 storey split level dwelling, wastewater treatment system and all associated site development and external works (2) Retention Permission for all construction work on the dwelling undertaken to date. Gross area of proposed works 323sqm, gross floor area for retained works 357sqm

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 266

• 29 Aug 2023Conditional

  to upgrade the existing 220k overhead line between the existing Cashla 220kV Substation in the townland of Barrettspark, Co. Galway, & Tower 138 in the townland of Oughtagh, Co. Galway. The proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to the existing overhead Line (approximately 49 km long & comprising of 138no. steel angle masts). The refurbishment works to towers will consist of: installation of replacement parts on the towers including insulators, shield wire, vibration dampeners, arching horns & anti-climbing guards; associated site development works, including temporary work areas, foundation refurbishment /strengthening & recapping/clearing of shear blocks; clearance of shear block bases; & ancillary works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance & levelling at the 6no. temporary construction compounds & associated temporary works to existing tracks & new temporary access routes to provide internal access routes to each tower with all associated works required to facilitate the development. No works will be undertaken to the overhead line (conductor). The proposed development will also consist of upgrades to the Cashla 220kV substation that will consist of: the decommissioning and removal of line bay equipment within the substation boundary; construction of a new adjacent offline like for like line bay & associated bay protection cabinets within the substation boundary; & new overhead lines connection between the end mast & the new line bay. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23355

• 22 Dec 2020Conditional

  The development consists of: (1) Planning Permission for the completion of a 2 storey split level dwelling, wastewater treatment system and all associated site development and external works (2) Retention Permission for all construction work on the dwelling undertaken to date. Gross area of proposed works 323sqm, gross floor area for retained works 357sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 202017

• 17 Jul 2019Conditional

  consisting of: a) Retention planning to retain 1 no. agricultural shed including ancillary slurry storage facilities along with all associated services. b) To construct a slatted shed for housing bovine livestock, slurry storage facilities and agricultural storage shed along with all ancillary services and site works. Previous planning reference No. P06/5262 refers. Gross floor space of proposed works: 382 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 138 sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 191089

• 20 Mar 2018Conditional

  to construct dwelling house, domestic garage and fuel store, wastewater treatment system and percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works 278.10 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18329

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lisnageeragh Bog and Ballinastack Turlough SAC 000296
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lisnageeragh Bog And Ballinastack Turlough 000296

Recorded monuments

• GA006-003 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In grassland overlooking bogland to SE. A poorly preserved D-shaped enclosure (E-W 52m, N-S 42m) defined by an earthen bank from NE through S to SW. A road cuts the monument at N. Numerous gaps in the bank appear modern. According to local tradition, there is a 'cave' (possible souterrain) within the interior; no visible surface trace survives. (Knight c. 1975, 110) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA006-003001 Souterrain
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA006-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On an E-facing slope in undulating grassland. Well-preserved subcircular rath (N-S 32.5m, E-W 31.5m) defined by a bank with traces of an external fosse at S. A gap at E may be original. (Knight c. 1975, 110) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA006-005 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Surrounding a megalithic tomb (GA006-005001-). Well-preserved square unenclosed are (L/Wth 8m) within which are numerous set stones and stone-lined graves oriented E-W. According to local tradition, burials continued up to c. 1955. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA006-005001 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  On a tract of flat land in an area of gently sloping pasture. The tomb is eccentrically incorporated in a circular cairn (D c. 10m) which has been reused as a CBG (GA006-005----). A large roofstone rests above a collapsed chamber, aligned E-W, represented by at least four stones. The remains are insufficient to allow classification. (Melvin c. 1971, 8; Ó Nuallain 1989, 142) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA006-006 Quarry
  Description

  A hachured area marked on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a shallow disused gravel pit. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 7 July 2014

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballinastack, about 1 in 5 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

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballinastack.

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.

• Ballinastack, Ballyglunin8 sales

Name

Ballinastack · Baile na Staice

Area

1,190,632 m² (119.06 ha, 294.21 acres)

Civil parish

Boyounagh, and its townlands

Barony

Ballymoe

Electoral division

Ballinastack, the unit of the census

Census 2022

340 people lived in 129 households in the Ballinastack electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardeevin, Ballinapeaka, Classaghroe, Clooncon East, Cloonminda, Cornacoyntia, Stonepark

Placenames

Ballinastack 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.