Ballincur
Townland in the civil parish of Kinnitty, barony of Ballybritt, Co. Offaly; in Irish Baile an Churraigh
Parcel 302128
- Area
- 102,824 m² (10.28 ha, 25.41 acres)
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it, 483 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential (Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027) The objective
- Townland
- Ballincur
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
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
- 135.9 ha
- 336 acres
- Land parcels
- 147
- registered freehold, median 1,501 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 26
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
147 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballincur, from 8 m² to 196,644 m² (19.66 ha, 48.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 42 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Village Centre/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C3Enterprise and Employment (Office, business/technology park and related)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Village Centre/\Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
13 May 2026N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, CONNECTION TO SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2647
10 Feb 2026Conditional
a new dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance, connection to public services and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2660066
3 Apr 2025Conditional
A new dwelling house, domestic garage, driveway, entrance and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560109
30 Jan 2025Refused
THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DERELICT BUILDING AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED TWO-STOREY DWELLING, OUTBUILDING AND A PROPOSED SITE ENTRANCE OFF A DISTRIBUTOR ROAD WITHIN THE RETIREMENT VILLAGE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE 21/131 INCLUDING ALL BOUNDARY WORKS AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 257
5 Nov 2024Conditional
Demolish existing single storey extension to rear of property. Permission for a new single storey extension to the rear, with a further single storey extension (ffl 1.365m higher) to the upper garden level, to include all associated site works. Retention for a domestic garage to the rear of site.
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460438
1 Nov 2024N/a
Demolition of existing single storey extension to rear of property. Permission for a new single storey extension to the rear, with a further single storey extension (ffl 1.365m higher) to the upper garden level, to include all associated site works. Retention for a domestic garage to the rear of site.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460432
19 Jul 2024Conditional
Relocation of vehicular entrance and provision of pedestrian entrance. This is within the curtilage of a protected structure.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460274
16 Apr 2024N/a
Relocation of vehicular entrance and provision of pedestrian entrance. This is a protected structure ref. no. 50-027.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460130
20 Feb 2024Refused
for the demolition of an existing, derelict building and the construction of 4 no. 2-Bed, single storey, semi-detached dwellings, car parking, services connection and all associated site works to complete the development.
Permission, 4 homes · Offaly County Council, 2460046
8 Feb 2024N/a
the demolition of an existing, derelict building and the construction of 4 no. 2-Bed, single storey, semi-detached dwellings, car parking, services connection and all associated site works to complete the development
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460040
6 Dec 2023Conditional
the demolition of two existing dwellings and outbuildings and the construction of two new replacement two-storey dwellings, two new septic tanks with percolation areas, amendments to the existing front site boundary to provide two individual site entrances and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Offaly County Council, 2360218
24 Nov 2023N/a
the demolition of two existing dwellings and outbuildings and the construction of two new replacement two-storey dwellings, two new septic tanks with percolation areas, amendments to the existing front site boundary to provide two individual site entrances and all associated site works.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360204
7 Sept 2023Conditional
Retention of alterations during construction of extensions planning ref. 21/624 comprising of Utility, Toilet, back Hall and Boiler house. This is a protected structure (shopfront) reference no. 50-027.
Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2360104
16 Aug 2023Refused
NEW PART SINGLE STOREY PART TWO STOREY STYLE DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23362
28 Jun 2023Conditional
THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DWELLING AND OUTBUILDING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED REPLACEMENT TWO-STOREY DWELLING, DOMESTIC GARAGE, A PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA, ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING FRONT BOUNDARY AND A SITE ENTRANCE
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23305
4 May 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, ATTACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, INSTALL ETU WITH PERCOLATION AREA & ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 22222
14 Apr 2022Conditional
AN EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DISUSED BUILDING
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 22187
7 Apr 2022N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, ATTACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, INSTALL ETU WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 22173
17 Dec 2021Conditional
EXTENSION TO EXISTING GLAMPING FACILITY INCORPORATING 4 ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL LOG CABINS AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SHOWER/ TOILET FACILITIES BY ADDING 1 ADDITIONAL SHOWER/ TOILET FACILITY.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 21781
7 Oct 2021Conditional
HOME OFFICE AND STORAGE ATTIC ROOMS IN REAR OUTBUILDING AND PARTIALLY ROOFED BEER GARDEN TO REAR. PLANNING PERMISSION TO RECONSTRUCT PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AREA ON GROUND AND 1ST FLOOR AND EXTENSION TO PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AREA ON GROUND FLOOR FORMING KITCHEN LIVING ROOM AND RE-SLATING MAIN ROOF, FITTING SOLAR PANELS TO REAR OF ROOF, FITTING NEW SLATED ROOF TO OUTBUILDING AT REAR. THIS APPLICATION IS TO PARTIALLY ALTER PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER FILE REF. 19/409. THIS IS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE (SHOP FRONT), REF. NO. 50-027
Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21624
9 Aug 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING HOUSE. THE APPLICATION WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE DEMOLISHING OF EXISTING REAR KITCHEN AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE-WORKS AND DRAINAGE
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21490
20 Jul 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21449
21 Apr 2021Conditional
A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21234
15 Mar 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF 18 NO. SINGLE STOREY RETIREMENT UNITS WITH 6 NO. 1 BED UNITS AND 12 NO 2 BED UNITS, A PROPOSED SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES
Permission · Offaly County Council, 21131
9 Jun 2020Conditional
A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, UPGRADE OF EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20215
The 25 most recent of 26 applications.
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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Kinnitty (Domestic Dwelling, Occupied) 000579
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballincur.
Architectural heritage
- The Rectory, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1805–1815 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey former rectory, built in 1810, with breakfront, porch to front elevation and full-height bow to rear. Extended to side by a single-bay. Now in use as a private dwelling. Set within its own grounds. Hipped slate roof with open eaves, rendered chimneystacks, terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledashed render to walls with smooth plinth and quoins. Timber sash windows, some replacement, with mix of limestone and sandstone sills. Modern limestone porch with central double timber and glazed door with fanlight. Pitched random coursed outbuildings to side, some whitewashed to front, with random coursed boundary wall. Rendered sweeping walls and piers to front entrance.
- House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of terraced two-bay two-storey houses, c.1890. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls with string course, eaves course and pilaster to south end. Segmental-headed window openings with paired round-headed timer casement windows to ground floor and paired round-headed timber sash windows to first floor. All with keystones and painted sills. Segmental-headed door openings with timber battened door with surround and keystones. Blind pointed-arched opening with timber tracery and stone sill to gable wall. Outbuildings to rear.
- House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of corner-sited two-bay two-storey houses, c.1890. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles. Rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls with plinth, string course, eaves course and end pilasters. Segmental-headed window openings with paired round-headed timber casement windows to ground floor and paired round-headed timber casement windows to ground floor and paired round-headed timber sash windows to first floor with keystones and painted sills. Segmental-headed opening to west façade now with a triple-headed timber replacement casement windows flanked by pilasters, possibly originally a carriage arch opening. Segmental-headed door openings with timber battened door, timber surround and keystone. Outbuildings to rear.
- De Cleir, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1860, with shopfront to ground floor. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roof partly hidden by parapet with moulded cornice. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with rendered quoins, plinth and string course moulded rendered window surrounds to replacement timber casement windows with painted sills. Shopfront comprising rendered stallriser, central double timber panelled door with large display window to east. Double timber and glazed door to west. Flanked by display windows. Timber pilasters flanking openings with timber fascia and cornice over.
- The Grove, unknown, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Watercourse, built c.1830, runs from west to north-east. Lined with squared random course walls. Terminates at either end with coursed walls with soldier coping before entering culverts.
- Water pump, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Cast-iron water pump, c.1870, with banded shaft, fluted cap and finial and foliate decoration to spout with cow's tail handle. Set to side of street and enclosed by a random coursed wall with soldier coping and drain to front.
- Kinnitty Garda Síochána Station, RIC barracks, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced six-bay two-storey former barracks, built c.1900, with carriage arch to west. Now used as a Garda station. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof, terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and terracotta pots. Smooth rendered plinth and roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with timber Wyatt style windows to ground and timber sash windows to first floor with painted sills. Ground floor central windows, entrance doors and integral carriage arch are all set in brick blind round-arched openings. Timber glazed entrance doors. Access to interior from stone and concrete steps. Aluminium doors to carriage arch with timber frame.
- Saint Flannan's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built c.1830, with cut sandstone frontispiece and belfry added c.1870. Side transepts, flat-roofed entrance porches to transepts and sacristy to rear. Set back from street on a height. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and replacement rainwater goods. Ashlar sandstone bellcote to south gable with pinnacles and cross finial. Ashlar sandstone to south wall with pebbledashed render to other walls. Smooth rendered plinth. Buttresses with pinnacles to south elevation. Water font to west elevation. Statue in niche to south elevation. Pointed-arched window openings with traceried windows, stained glass window to north elevation. Rendered surrounds to most windows. Pointed-arched door opening to double timber battened door with overlight and cut limestone surround. King post trusses to interior with pointed trefoils between tie beams and struts. Former school building to rear of churchyard. Statue and carved limestone grave marker to yard. Site bounded to front by random coursed sandstone wall and piers.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballincur.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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
- Ballincur, Kinnitty10 sales
The townland
- Name
- Ballincur · Baile an Churraigh
- Area
- 1,358,880 m² (135.89 ha, 335.79 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kinnitty, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ballybritt
- Electoral division
- Kinnitty, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kinnitty electoral division: 596 people in 207 households; 75% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyshane, Knockbarron, Kyle, Lismoney, The Walk
- Placenames
- Ballincur 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.