Ballynestragh Demesne
Ballynestragh Demesne is a townland in the civil parish of Kilcavan, barony of Gorey, Co. Wexford. Its name in Irish is Díméin Bhaile na Sratha.
Parcel 2726771
- Area
- 4,564 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 39 m².
- 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
- Ballynestragh Demesne
Planning applications on this parcel
23 Feb 2024Refused
PERMISSION TO ERECT A DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCI
Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20191162
4 Nov 2016Refused
PERMISSION TO ERECT A DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIA
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20161227
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 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3216 (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
- 169 ha
- 418 acres
- Land parcels
- 25
- registered freehold, median 4,418 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 21
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynestragh Demesne, from 65 m² to 118,326 m² (11.83 ha, 29.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 43 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ballynestragh Demesne 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
8 Apr 2026N/a
Permission for the construction of 8 number 1 bedroom holiday log cabins pods
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260430
21 Mar 2025N/a
Permission for the construction of 8 number 1 bedroom holiday log cabins along
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250319
23 Feb 2024Refused
PERMISSION TO ERECT A DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCI
Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20191162
8 Oct 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission is being sought for the construction of a new detached 2-storey dwell
Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20211562
25 Jun 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission for the erection of a fully serviced two storey dwelling including ne
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20210994
16 Feb 2021Refused
Permission for the erection of a fully serviced two storey dwelling including ne
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20210214
28 Aug 2020Refused
Permission for the construction of a new detached 2-storey dwelling, single stor
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20200997
27 Apr 2020N/a
Permission to erect a dwelling with services and domestic garage and all associa
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20200469
25 Nov 2019Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR A TWO STOREY EXTENSION OF EXISTING DWELLING, A NEW TREATMENT SYST
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20191564
18 Oct 2019Refused
PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DETACHED 2 STOREY DWELL
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20191411
9 Oct 2019Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION TO ERECT AN EXTENSION AND CARRY OUT ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SERVICED
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20191374
19 Jan 2018Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR RETENTION FOR THE FOLLOWING (1) ALTERATIONS TO DWELLINGHOUSE DESI
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20180048
4 Jan 2018Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION TO ERECT A DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIA
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20180006
20 Sept 2017Refused
PERMISSION TO ERECT A DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIA
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20171252
8 Jun 2017Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION TO ERECT A DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20170722
4 Nov 2016Refused
PERMISSION TO ERECT A DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIA
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20161227
29 Aug 2016Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION TO ERECT AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL PREMISES, CONSISTING OF
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20160965
2 Aug 2016Granted (conditional)
ERECT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20160868
25 Jul 2016Granted (conditional)
ERECT A TWO STOREY DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20160839
23 Jun 2016Granted (conditional)
ERECT A DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCIL
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20160709
18 Apr 2016Refused
ERECT A TWO STOREY DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE
Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20160383
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 Ballynestragh Demesne.
Recorded monuments
- WX007-001001 Bullaun stone (present location)
Description
Two bullaun stones are kept under under the trees E of the N entrance avenue at Ballynestragh. One appears to be of quartz (dims. 0.75m x 0.5m; H 0.5m; diam. of basin 0.33m; D 0.22m) and is from Killinierin, which is the townland immediately to the N, while the other (WX007-001002-) is from Ballynestragh townland. (Esmonde 1899, 404-5) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 15 March 2012
- WX007-001002 Bullaun stone
Description
Two bullaun stones are kept under the trees E of the N entrance avenue at Ballynestragh. One (WX007-001001-) is from Killinierin, while the other of granite (dims. 0.65m x 0.5m; H 0.45m; diam. of basin 0.26m to 0.3m; D 0.13m) is from Ballynestragh (Esmonde 1899, 404-5). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 March, 2012
Architectural heritage
- Ballynestragh, country house, 1935–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey country house with dormer attic, dated 1937, on a square plan; five-bay two-storey side elevations. Refenestrated, ----. Hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Flemish bond chimney stacks on yellow brick Flemish bond bases having cornice capping, sproketed eaves, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on "Cavetto" cornice retaining embossed cast-iron hoppers ("1937") and square profile downpipes. Tuck pointed yellow brick Flemish bond walls with stained yellow brick flush quoins to corners. Square-headed central door opening approached by two steps with coat of arms-detailed doorcase having bull nose-detailed reveals framing timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings with shallow sills, and yellow brick voussoirs framing replacement eight-over-twelve (ground floor) or eight-over-eight (first floor) sash windows without horns having part exposed sash boxes. Set in landscaped grounds.
- Ballynestragh, walled garden, 1842–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Walled garden, extant 1905, on a rectangular plan with red brick English Garden Wall bond boundary wall to perimeter having cut-granite "saddleback" coping. Now disused. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Ballynestragh.
- Ballynestragh, building misc, 1842–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding single-bay three-stage water tower, extant 1905, on a square plan. Now disused. Roof not visible behind parapet with concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hopper and downpipe. Part creeper- or ivy-covered cement rendered walls with battlemented parapet having "saddleback" coping. Round-headed openings (upper stages) with no sills, and concealed dressings framing wrought iron bars. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Ballynestragh.
- Ballynestragh, gates/railings/walls, 1842–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Gateway, extant 1905, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of rendered, ruled and lined piers having finial-topped cut-granite stepped capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron double gates with rendered, ruled and lined outer piers having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron gates. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Ballynestragh.
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 Ballynestragh Demesne, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballynestragh Demesne.
- 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 Ballynestragh Demesne with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.
The townland
- Name
- Ballynestragh Demesne · Díméin Bhaile na Sratha
- Area
- 1,690,158 m² (169.02 ha, 417.65 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilcavan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Gorey
- Electoral division
- Ballynestragh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,381 people lived in 418 households in the Ballynestragh electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 51% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballynestragh, Castleland, Clonsilla East, Clonsilla West, Coolintaggart, Curragh, Killinierin, Limerick, Linnanagh, Tinnock Upper
- Placenames
- Ballynestragh Demesne 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.