Ballyhimmin

321 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyhimmin, from 4 m² to 221,040 m² (22.1 ha, 54.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballyhimmin 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.

• 4 Jul 2025Conditional

  for development located at a site measuring 0.76 Ha within the townland of Ballyhimmin, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny. The proposed development consists of well testing works within a temporary working area containing three bored test water wells, associated temporary infrastructure and all associated works above and below ground. The associated works will include the temporary widening of the existing entrance to the site which will be reinstated to its original condition once the test well drilling works have been completed. An Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening Report and Natural Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560406

• 8 Mar 2024Conditional

  for two single storey extensions and alterations to elevations of existing dwelling, and all associated site works at house

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460114

• 28 Nov 2023Conditional

  for retention of extension to the side of existing dwelling and roof lights and gable end window to attic storage room and all associated site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2360542

• 5 Sept 2023Conditional

  for construction of one and half storey extension to existing dwelling, minor internal modifications to existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360402

• 2 Dec 2022Conditional

  for construction of ''Granny Flat'' to rear of building to incorporate existing kitchen, construct new kitchen to front of building demolish old garage and sheds and construct new domestic garage/store, new foul effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 22764

• 22 Nov 2022N/a

  for construction of "Granny Flat" to rear of building to incorporate existing kitchen, construct new kitchen to front of building, demolish old garage and sheds and construct new domestic garage/store, new foul effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 22752

• 27 Jul 2021Conditional

  for modifications to approved plan (planning reference PL18313) to include the removal of the external escape staircase, the addition of an internal escape staircase, elevational amendments to include additional first floor windows to the East, South and West elevations, associated internal amendments and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 21640

• 18 Dec 2019Conditional

  for the Material Change of Use from dwelling / office accommodation to a 3-bedroom Community dwelling house and standalone ancillary accommodation building with 1 bedroom

  Permission, 2 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 19943

• 3 Apr 2019Conditional

  to amend previous permission P12/122, the proposed amendment consists of a revised house design

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 19212

• 3 Dec 2018Conditional

  for two storey extension to side of dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 18794

• 16 May 2018Conditional

  for the erection of a 9.0m high approx. portal industrial warehouse unit (circa 1547 sq.m floor area) for the storage and assembly of decorative, architectural and commercial light fittings, with associated office, canteen and toilet facilities, parking, external lighting, boundary fencing and associated site development works at

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 18313

• 15 Dec 2017Conditional

  for construction of single storey dwelling house, entrance access road, foul effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 17836

• 19 Apr 2017Unconditional

  Extension of Duration of Planning Permission Reference P.12/122

  Extension of duration · Kilkenny County Council, 17246

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: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• KK005-032 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In a flat river valley with a stream running NW-SE at the base of the ridge c. 80m to the S. At the base of a SE-facing slope, in generally undulating wet, rushy terrain. Views are limited except to the ENE-S which are very good. A moated site (KK005-103----) is located 40m to the W. Excavated in 1955 when it had been revealed as a spread of burnt material during ploughing. Described by Prendergast (1977, 264-7) as a low horse-shoe shaped mound (dims. 10-11m; H 0.75m), delimited on the straight edge by a stream, now dried up. Now visible as a slight rise. Excavation revealed a rectangular wooden trough (L 1.4m; Wth 1.5m) in the W quadrant which had been constructed in a pit dug into the marl (ibid.). The base of the trough was formed of five oblong planks (av.L 1.35m; Wth 0.2-0.35m; T 0.03-0.05m), two oak and three alder (ibid.). The planks were trimmed flat and fitted closely together between the vertical sides of the trough (ibid.). Only the lower portions of two side planks, both alder, survived in part (max. Wth 0.065m; H 0.06m) (ibid.). The trough rested on branches of willow and alder (ibid.). The excavator noted that traces of moss associated with the wood may indicate caulking (ibid.). The mound was composed of burnt stone of ‘flaggy quartose sandstone’ and ash (ibid.). Samples of charcoal indicated that alder, ash, hazel, willow, poplar and holly had been used as fuel (ibid.). (Prendergast 1977, 264-7) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 9 May 2018

• KK005-103 Moated site
  Description

  On a hillock in a flat river valley surrounded by marsh to the N, E and S and by a rise in slope to the W. A stream runs NW-SE along the base of a high E-W running ridge c. 50m to the SW. The land rising to the W is now occupied by a large raised platform with a silage pit and farm sheds. Views are limited to the N and W by rising ground and to the S by a high ridge, with good views only from NE to S. A fulacht fia (KK005-032----) is located c. 40m to the E. A raised grass-covered moated site (dims. c. 45m N-S; 38m E-W) utilising a natural hillock, defined by scarp (H 1.15-1.25m; Wth 4.5-5m), an outer fosse (Wth 2.2-3.8m; D 0.5-0.15m) and a low broad outer bank (Wth at crest 2-2.5m; overall Wth 6.7m; ext. H 0.55-0.85m). The outer bank is more pronounced on the S and E sides. The fosse was originally much deeper and was filled with water diverted from the stream upslope to the W and fed into the NW corner, traces of the leat running down the hill had been noted by the landowner. In the SE angle the outer bank forms an exit leat. The fosse has been infilled and in places, particularly the W side, is no longer visible. According to the landowner the fosse had been 6 feet [c. 1.8m] deep along the N and W sides. The N edge has been monument has been dug into, leaving a steep, slightly irregular edge c. 12m S of the fosse. The W edge has been denuded and now forms a gentle slope which runs over the fosse. The entrance was probably along the W side, onto the dry rising slope externally. There is a raised area (H 0.7m; dims. c. 18m N-S to edge of quarrying; 10.5m E-W) N of centre in the interior, probably the remains of the hall. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 1 May 2018

• KK010-020 Enclosure
  Description

  A little below the summit of the E side of Deen river valley, with land rising to the W and slightly to the S and dropping fairly steeply to the N and E, in rolling grassland. There are fairly good views across and along Deen valley. Indicated as a circular enclosure (dims. c. 33m N-S; c. 30m E-W) on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map and on the 1947 revision. By 1987 the monument, probably a ringfort, had been levelled and was not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 November 2018

Architectural heritage

• Ballyhimmin House, miller's house, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey mill owner's house, c.1875, on an L-shaped plan incorporating fabric of earlier house, pre-1840, on site with three-bay two-storey lower return to east. Now in private residential use. Hipped slate roof (pitched slate roof to return) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having red brick coping (red brick Running bond chimney stack to return), and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves. Painted roughcast walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, rendered surrounds (no surrounds to front (west) elevation), and one-over-one timber sash windows having timber casement windows to return. Segmental-headed door opening with timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed door opening to return with rendered surround, and tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own grounds.

• Ballyhimmin House, mill (water), 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached fourteen-bay two-storey bleach mill with attic, c.1825. Converted to use as corn mill, pre-1947, with some openings remodelled. Reroofed, c.1950. Now disused and derelict. Pitched roof with replacement corrugated-asbestos, c.1950, rendered ridge, and no rainwater goods surviving on red brick eaves. Random squared rubble limestone walls with squared limestone quoins to corners, cast-iron tie plates, and sections of red brick irregular bond construction (including to gables). Square-headed window openings (some remodelled, pre-1947, with squared rubble limestone infill having sections of red brick irregular bond construction) with cut-limestone sills, red brick block-and-start surrounds, and eight-over-eight timber sash windows having overlights with some replacement timber casement windows, pre-1947, having wrought iron bars. Square-headed door openings with timber lintels supporting red brick voussoirs, and no fittings surviving. Interior now derelict retaining mill mechanisms. Set in grounds shared with Ballyhimmin House.

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 Ballyhimmin, about 1 in 20 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

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

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 Ballyhimmin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.

Name

Ballyhimmin · Baile Thoimín

Area

1,377,000 m² (137.7 ha, 340.26 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmacar, and its townlands

Barony

Fassadinin

Electoral division

Castlecomer, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,397 people lived in 928 households in the Castlecomer electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clashduff, Clashduff Lower, Clashduff Upper, Donaguile, Drumgoole, Knockanaddoge, Smithstown

Placenames

Ballyhimmin 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.