Ballynamona
Ballynamona is a townland in the civil parish of Clara, barony of Gowran, Co. Kilkenny. Its name in Irish is Baile na Móna.
Parcel 2430355
- Area
- 981 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- 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
- Ballynamona
Planning applications on this parcel
31 Mar 2026N/a
for the development of a 38kV underground grid connection and all ancillary works at this site situated at: Kilderry and adjoining townlands of Scart, Ballynamona, Rathgarvan (or Clifden), Churchclara, Clarabricken, Clara Upper, Clara, Kilmagar, Feathallagh and Ballysallagh Co. Kilkenny. The proposed development will consist of:- i. National grid connection in the form of a 38kV underground electrical cable and all associated infrastructure including electrical and communication ducting. The proposed grid connection is c. 8.54km in length, located within the public road (L6657, L6662, L6656, L2616, L6735 and R712) and within the permitted Kilderry Solar Farm (Pl. Ref. No. 2360382). The purpose of the proposed grid connection is to transmit electricity from the permitted Kilderry Solar Farm to the existing Kilkenny 110kV substation; ii. All associated ancillary site development works including joint bays and communication chambers. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). The NIS assesses both the construction and operation of the Proposed Development, as well as integral elements of the wider project infrastructure, comprising the permitted Kilderry Solar Farm (Pl. Ref. 23/60382) which consists of the construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm located in the townland of Kilderry, Co. Kilkenny and all associated works. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.
Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660186
7 May 2024Refused
for development. The development will consist of: (i) All works (within County Kilkenny) associated with the connection of the proposed Seskin Wind Farm to the national electricity grid, via underground 38kV electrical cabling within the public road corridor to the existing Kilkenny 110kV substation; (ii) Provision of 16 no. joint bays, communication chambers and earth sheath links along the underground electrical cabling route; (iii) Reinstatement of the road and track surfaces above cabling trench along existing roads and tracks; (iv) Carriageway strengthening works at ‘Black Bridge’ on the L1835 / L3037 (Protected Structure RPS Ref. D84); (v) A new temporary access road off the N78 to the L30372 in the townlands of Cloneen, Co. Kilkenny to facilitate the delivery of turbine components and other abnormal loads; (vi) All ancillary apparatus and site development works above and below ground.
Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460210
25 Aug 2023Conditional
Kilderry Solar Farm Ltd. seeks a 10 year planning permission with an operational lifetime of 40 years from the date of commissioning for the development of a ground mounted solar array as well as national grid connection and all ancillary works in the townland of Kilderry, and adjoining townlands of and adjoining town lands of Scart, Ballynamona, Rathgarvan (or Clifden), Churchclara, Clarabricken, Clara Upper, Clara, Kilmagar, Feathallagh and Ballysallagh, Co. Kilkenny. The proposed development comprises the following: i. Up to 200,000 sq.m of solar PV panels up to 2.6m in height mounted on metal frames complete with c. 370 string inverters mounted to the rear of the panels; ii. Up to 16 no. Transformer Stations; iii. 38kV Substation compound including 1 no. customer control room (29.25 sq.m), 1 no. ESB control room(22.75 sq.m.) 1 no. switch gear room (29.25 sq.m.) and 1 no. spare room (21.55 sq.m.), 1 no. 38kV cable bay, 1 no. lightning mast (18m in height), 1 no. telecoms pole (11m in height), perimeter palisade fencing (2.6m in height), 7 no. lighting poles (c.3.2m in height) and associated electrical infrastructure; iv. Proposed new entrance from the Johnswell Road (L2616-9) for construction and operational access to the site; v. 2 no. temporary construction compounds for the duration of the construction phase of the project; vi. Internal tracks, site landscaping and drainage works, internal site cabling, security fencing, CCTV and all associated ancillary site development works; vii. National grid connection in the form of an underground 38 kV electrical cable (c. 8.5km in length located in the public road) from the proposed 38kV substation to the existing Kilkenny 110kV substation via the townlands of Scart, Ballynamona, Rathgarvan (or Clifden), Churchclara, Clarabricken, Clara Upper, Clara, Kilmagar, Feathallagh, Ballysallagh and Kilderry. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360382
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 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
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2225 (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.
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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
- 43.1 ha
- 107 acres
- Land parcels
- 14
- registered freehold, median 5,692 m² (0.57 ha, 1.41 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 11
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynamona, from 805 m² to 209,409 m² (20.94 ha, 51.75 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ballynamona 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
31 Mar 2026N/a
for the development of a 38kV underground grid connection and all ancillary works at this site situated at: Kilderry and adjoining townlands of Scart, Ballynamona, Rathgarvan (or Clifden), Churchclara, Clarabricken, Clara Upper, Clara, Kilmagar, Feathallagh and Ballysallagh Co. Kilkenny. The proposed development will consist of:- i. National grid connection in the form of a 38kV underground electrical cable and all associated infrastructure including electrical and communication ducting. The proposed grid connection is c. 8.54km in length, located within the public road (L6657, L6662, L6656, L2616, L6735 and R712) and within the permitted Kilderry Solar Farm (Pl. Ref. No. 2360382). The purpose of the proposed grid connection is to transmit electricity from the permitted Kilderry Solar Farm to the existing Kilkenny 110kV substation; ii. All associated ancillary site development works including joint bays and communication chambers. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). The NIS assesses both the construction and operation of the Proposed Development, as well as integral elements of the wider project infrastructure, comprising the permitted Kilderry Solar Farm (Pl. Ref. 23/60382) which consists of the construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm located in the townland of Kilderry, Co. Kilkenny and all associated works. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.
Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660186
18 Dec 2024Refused
for an existing Inert soils and stone storage and screening site with all ancillary site works including Retention Permission for 7 no. Concrete Storage Bays, a Steel container and a soil screening structure. Full planning permission also sought for the erection of a Staff Welfare unit, parking areas, 3 No. Metal Skips and a wastewater tank
Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2460648
7 May 2024Refused
for development. The development will consist of: (i) All works (within County Kilkenny) associated with the connection of the proposed Seskin Wind Farm to the national electricity grid, via underground 38kV electrical cabling within the public road corridor to the existing Kilkenny 110kV substation; (ii) Provision of 16 no. joint bays, communication chambers and earth sheath links along the underground electrical cabling route; (iii) Reinstatement of the road and track surfaces above cabling trench along existing roads and tracks; (iv) Carriageway strengthening works at ‘Black Bridge’ on the L1835 / L3037 (Protected Structure RPS Ref. D84); (v) A new temporary access road off the N78 to the L30372 in the townlands of Cloneen, Co. Kilkenny to facilitate the delivery of turbine components and other abnormal loads; (vi) All ancillary apparatus and site development works above and below ground.
Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460210
25 Aug 2023Conditional
Kilderry Solar Farm Ltd. seeks a 10 year planning permission with an operational lifetime of 40 years from the date of commissioning for the development of a ground mounted solar array as well as national grid connection and all ancillary works in the townland of Kilderry, and adjoining townlands of and adjoining town lands of Scart, Ballynamona, Rathgarvan (or Clifden), Churchclara, Clarabricken, Clara Upper, Clara, Kilmagar, Feathallagh and Ballysallagh, Co. Kilkenny. The proposed development comprises the following: i. Up to 200,000 sq.m of solar PV panels up to 2.6m in height mounted on metal frames complete with c. 370 string inverters mounted to the rear of the panels; ii. Up to 16 no. Transformer Stations; iii. 38kV Substation compound including 1 no. customer control room (29.25 sq.m), 1 no. ESB control room(22.75 sq.m.) 1 no. switch gear room (29.25 sq.m.) and 1 no. spare room (21.55 sq.m.), 1 no. 38kV cable bay, 1 no. lightning mast (18m in height), 1 no. telecoms pole (11m in height), perimeter palisade fencing (2.6m in height), 7 no. lighting poles (c.3.2m in height) and associated electrical infrastructure; iv. Proposed new entrance from the Johnswell Road (L2616-9) for construction and operational access to the site; v. 2 no. temporary construction compounds for the duration of the construction phase of the project; vi. Internal tracks, site landscaping and drainage works, internal site cabling, security fencing, CCTV and all associated ancillary site development works; vii. National grid connection in the form of an underground 38 kV electrical cable (c. 8.5km in length located in the public road) from the proposed 38kV substation to the existing Kilkenny 110kV substation via the townlands of Scart, Ballynamona, Rathgarvan (or Clifden), Churchclara, Clarabricken, Clara Upper, Clara, Kilmagar, Feathallagh, Ballysallagh and Kilderry. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360382
28 Jul 2023Conditional
for Demolition of part of existing lounge bar, restaurant, toilets and storage area. Upgrading works to foul effluent treatment system. Construction of new boundaries to property. The remaining property to retain its existing residential use, Reroofing of storage area and all ancillary site works the former Fox and Goose property
Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360346
25 Apr 2023Refused
of an existing inert soils and stone storage and screening site with all ancillary site works
Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 23102
23 Jul 2020N/a
for 1. Change of use of premises from domestic to commercial use. 2. Retention of extension and alterations to the building to that granted under planning permission reg. no. P03/671. 3. Retention of all associated site works to include the installation of a septic tank and percolation area. 4. Permission for the erection of an advertisement sign on the building and at the existing site entrance
Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 20474
25 Apr 2019Conditional
Retention of alterations to elevations and all associated site works
Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 19279
30 Aug 2018Conditional
for develop at existing Grt Isl-Kk 110kV Overhead Line, approx 49kms long.Approx 46.4km of existing circuit located within functional area of CoKk with approx 2.6km located within CoWex.The uprate works within CoKk will be undertaken betwn structure INT16 in townland of Drumdowney Upr,near admin border betwn Co's Wx&Kk and structure EM258 in twnland of Scart(ED Dunbell),east of KkCity.Within Co Kk existing circuit extends across twnlands of Drumdowney Upr,Murtaghstown,Luffany, Rathpatrick,Treanaree,Carriganurra,Nicholastown,Atateemore orBlackneys,Ballincrea, Fahy,Rathnasmolagh,Knockbrack,Ballinlammy,Haggard, BallyfasyLwr&Upr, Ballywairy, Darbystown,Ballallog,Listerlin,Brabstown,Ballyconnaught,Ballykenna,Garrandarragh, Ballyvool,Firgrove,Bohilla,Ballycocksoost,Coolsillagh,Kilmacshane,Kilcullen,Ruppa, Mungmacody,Cloghscregg,Castlegarden,Kilmanaheen,Dungarvan(EDBennettsbridge), Dungarvan Glebe,Cloghala(EDBennettsbridge),Ballynaboley,Smithstown(EDDunbell), Clashwilliam Td(EDDunbell),Blanchvillestown,Grove(EDDunbell),Roughfield,Rathcash, Rathgarvan orClifden,Maddockstown,Ballynamona,Highrath &Scart(EDDunbell). Uprate of existing circuit within CoWx will be undertaken within twnland of Grt Isl, between structure EM1 at Grt Isl Substn&structure INT15 near admin border between Co's Wx&Kk. Developm will consist of uprate of Grt Isl-Kk 110kv Overhead Line which will primarily include:re-stringing conductor withhigher capacity conductor,replacement of large proportion of existing structures,breaking out & reconstruction of concrete foundation & shear blocks of metal masts, painting of mast structures, replacement of insulators, crossarms, stays and/or fittings on existing structures &fitting/replacement of bird flight diverters.No additional structures proposed along existing circuit.Any replacement structures will be constructed at,or immediately adjacent to existing structures they will replace&will be of generally similar height & appearance. Assoc temp sitedevelop works to gain access to existing structures incl clearance of vegetation, disassembly & reassembly of stone walls&gate posts&removal & reinstatement of exist fencing.The prop dev includes all other temp assoc&ancillary site dev works reqd for uprate of exist circuit,incl install of silt traps,silt fences, stone rds, bogmats & clearspan bridges.No additional struct, no alteration to nature,extent, alignment, character or voltage of exist elect infrastruct is proposed.A NIS forms part of this application
Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 18573
14 Feb 2018Conditional
for construction of a new two storey 274m2 four-bedroom dwelling, detached single storey domestic garage, new site entrance, waste water treatment system and all associated site works at
Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 1897
6 Mar 2017Conditional
for the erection of a dwelling house and domestic garage/store with treatment system and soil polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 17133
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 Ballynamona.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballynamona.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballynamona.
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 Ballynamona, 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_2225 (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 Ballynamona with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.
The townland
- Name
- Ballynamona · Baile na Móna
- Area
- 431,103 m² (43.11 ha, 106.53 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clara, and its townlands
- Barony
- Gowran
- Electoral division
- Dunbell, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 525 people lived in 192 households in the Dunbell electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Churchclara, Highrath, Maddockstown, Rathgarvan or Clifden, Scart
- Placenames
- Ballynamona 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.