Ballowen or Ramsfortpark
Ballowen or Ramsfortpark is a townland in the civil parish of Kilmakilloge, barony of Gorey, Co. Wexford. Its name in Irish is Baile Eoghain.
Parcel 405151
- Area
- 65,878 m² (6.59 ha, 16.28 acres)
- Buildings
- 7 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 2,013 m².
- Zoning
- G1 Open Space and Amenity (OS) (Gorey Town and Environs Local Area Plan 2017-2023 (as extended)) The objective
- Townland
- Ballowen or Ramsfortpark
Planning applications on this parcel
24 Nov 2022Granted (conditional)
Permission for construction of an extention to the existing agricultural storage
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20221558
31 May 2021Granted (conditional)
1) Retention planning permission for an existing agricultural shed, 2) planning
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20210851
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
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 1 recorded monument.
- WX007-018 Burial ground
Description
Described as 'Site of Grave Yard' in italic script on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is depicted faintly as an oval area (dims. c. 40m E-W; c. 25m N-S), which was described by J. O' Donovan c. 1840 as destroyed and forgotton (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 11). Situated at the crest of a slight S-facing slope in a low-lying landscape. There are local traditions of the graveyard, but no feature is visible at ground level in pasture. A holy well (WX007-018----) is located c. 200m to the SSE. 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
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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3218 (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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in 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
- 196.1 ha
- 485 acres
- Land parcels
- 495
- registered freehold, median 230 m²
- Zoning
- R1
- Residential (R)
- Planning
- 72
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
495 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballowen or Ramsfortpark, from 2 m² to 373,411 m² (37.34 ha, 92.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 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
- R1Residential (R) (New/proposed residential)
Gorey Town and Environs Local Area Plan 2017-2023 (as extended), Wexford · 374 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Leisure and Amenity (LA) (Open space, park)
Gorey Town and Environs Local Area Plan 2017-2023 (as extended), Wexford · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space and Amenity (OS) (Open space, park)
Gorey Town and Environs Local Area Plan 2017-2023 (as extended), Wexford · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community and Education (CE) (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Gorey Town and Environs Local Area Plan 2017-2023 (as extended), Wexford · 4 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
24 Jul 2026N/a
Permission for the construction of a residential development of 44 no.
Permission, 44 homes · Wexford County Council, 20260993
26 Jun 2026Granted (conditional)
Permission for A) the removal of an existing side porch with the construction
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260837
24 Jun 2026N/a
Permission for the construction of a residential development of 96 no.
Permission, 96 homes · Wexford County Council, 20260819
11 Jun 2026Granted (conditional)
Permission for development consisting of the construction of a childcare
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260763
16 Feb 2026Granted (conditional)
Permission retention for the amendments to previously approved residential
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20260186
25 Nov 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission to erect a first-floor extension to existing single storey
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20251546
3 Oct 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention for a) the conversion
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20251254
24 Sept 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for amendments to previously approved residential development
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20251209
9 Sept 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for a) the construction of a boundary wall around the perimeter
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20251129
29 Aug 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for amendments to previously approved
Permission, 33 homes · Wexford County Council, 20251086
11 Aug 2025N/a
Permission to erect a first-floor extension to existing single storey dwelling w
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250978
23 Jun 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for the construction of a new garage with solar panels on the garage
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250769
10 Jun 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention for a) conversion of garage to habitable use, b) conv
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20250702
18 Feb 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for amendments to previously approved residential development granted
Permission, 24 homes · Wexford County Council, 20250196
14 Feb 2025Granted (unconditional)
PERMISSION TO (A) ERECT 17 NO. DWELING HOUSES, CONSISITING OF 6 NO. 4 BEDROOM
Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20191447
21 Jan 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for amendments to previously approved residential development
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20250056
14 Oct 2024Granted (conditional)
Permission for development on a site (1.48 ha). The proposed development
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241267
10 Jul 2024N/a
Permission to construct a residential scheme of 46 no. units which shall consist
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240817
9 Apr 2024Granted (conditional)
Permission for the following: To construct a single storey self contained
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20240381
13 Nov 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for the conversion of the existing attic space to include a new dorme
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20231360
3 Nov 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for amendments to previously approved residential development
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231333
21 Sept 2023Granted (unconditional)
CONSTRUCTION OF A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF 297 NO. DWELLINGS
Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, ABP-3038
1 Aug 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention of the following alterations and roof space conversions
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20230889
17 Apr 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission to (A) erect 55 no. dwelling houses, consisting of 14 no. 4-bedroom
Permission, 55 homes · Wexford County Council, 20230397
20 Dec 2022Refused
Permission for retention of the following alterations and roof space conversions
Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20221695
The 25 most recent of 72 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballowen or Ramsfortpark.
Recorded monuments
- WX007-017 Ringfort - rath
Description
Marked only on 1940 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on an E-facing slope. This is a circular area (diam. 21m) defined by low earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4-1m) and outer fosse (Wth of base 1.2m; D 0.4-0.6m). There is no visible entrance, and it is within a coniferous forest. 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
- WX007-018 Burial ground
Description
Described as 'Site of Grave Yard' in italic script on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is depicted faintly as an oval area (dims. c. 40m E-W; c. 25m N-S), which was described by J. O' Donovan c. 1840 as destroyed and forgotton (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 11). Situated at the crest of a slight S-facing slope in a low-lying landscape. There are local traditions of the graveyard, but no feature is visible at ground level in pasture. A holy well (WX007-018----) is located c. 200m to the SSE. 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballowen or Ramsfortpark.
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 Ballowen or Ramsfortpark, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3218 (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 Ballowen or Ramsfortpark with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.
The townland
- Name
- Ballowen or Ramsfortpark · Baile Eoghain
- Area
- 1,960,856 m² (196.09 ha, 484.54 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmakilloge, and its townlands
- Barony
- Gorey
- Electoral division
- Gorey Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 8,365 people lived in 2,811 households in the Gorey Rural electoral division. 62% of households owned their home. 67% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyteganpark, Creagh Demesne, Creagh Lower, Goreycorporationlands, Killynann, Mullaunfin
- Placenames
- Ballowen or Ramsfortpark 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.