Ballinvally
Ballinvally is a townland in the civil parish of Ballon, barony of Forth, Co. Carlow. Its name in Irish is Baile an Bhealaigh.
Parcel 4453840
- Area
- 20,601 m² (2.06 ha, 5.09 acres)
- 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
- Ballinvally
Planning applications on this parcel
19 May 2026Conditional
PL20/410 for erection of a two storey dwelling house, domestic well, onsite waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associate site and landscaping works
Extension of duration · Carlow County Council, 2614
15 Jan 2026N/a
extension of duration for PL20/410
Extension of duration · Carlow County Council, 262
4 Jan 2025N/a
a ‘Wellness’ Mural on the gable end of the current Clubhouse at Ballinavalley, Ballon, Co. Carlow to highlight well being for our members and the local community. Approximate sizing of the Mural will be 15sqm
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560001
2 Apr 2024N/a
the development of a 'Wellness' Mural on the gable end of the current Clubhouse at Ballinvalley, Ballon, Co. Carlow, to highlight well being for our members and the local community. Approximate sizing of the Mural will be 15sqm
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2415
20 Jul 2021Conditional
Permission for development for a two-storey extension to existing clubhouse and all ancillary site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 21283
20 Nov 2020Conditional
Erection of a two storey dwelling house, domestic well, onsite waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associate site and landscaping works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 20410
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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2664 (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
- 86.9 ha
- 215 acres
- Land parcels
- 24
- registered freehold, median 11,210 m² (1.12 ha, 2.77 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 16
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinvally, from 333 m² to 330,234 m² (33.02 ha, 81.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 14 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 Ballinvally 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
19 May 2026Conditional
PL20/410 for erection of a two storey dwelling house, domestic well, onsite waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associate site and landscaping works
Extension of duration · Carlow County Council, 2614
15 Jan 2026N/a
extension of duration for PL20/410
Extension of duration · Carlow County Council, 262
4 Jan 2025N/a
a ‘Wellness’ Mural on the gable end of the current Clubhouse at Ballinavalley, Ballon, Co. Carlow to highlight well being for our members and the local community. Approximate sizing of the Mural will be 15sqm
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560001
2 Apr 2024N/a
the development of a 'Wellness' Mural on the gable end of the current Clubhouse at Ballinvalley, Ballon, Co. Carlow, to highlight well being for our members and the local community. Approximate sizing of the Mural will be 15sqm
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2415
22 Jun 2023Conditional
permission for the erection of a garage and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2360116
22 May 2023N/a
permission for the erection of a garage and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2360089
8 Aug 2022N/a
the erection of a garage and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 22258
20 Jul 2021Conditional
Permission for development for a two-storey extension to existing clubhouse and all ancillary site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 21283
20 Nov 2020Conditional
Erection of a two storey dwelling house, domestic well, onsite waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associate site and landscaping works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 20410
20 Nov 2020Conditional
Erection of a two storey dwelling house, domestic well, onsite waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associate site and landscaping works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 20411
20 Nov 2018Conditional
for the construction of a two storey residence, new vehicular entrance and driveway, advanced wastewater treatment system, soil percolation area and associated site development and boundary works. The total floor area of the house will be 264.7msq. The total site area is 0.202 hectares/0.5 acres.
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 18454
2 Nov 2018N/a
the construction of a two storey residence, new vehicular entrance and driveway, advanced wastewater treatment system, soil percolation area and associated site development and boundary works. The total floor area of the house will be 264.7m2. The total site area is 0.202 hectares/0.5 acres
Permission · Carlow County Council, 18423
28 Sept 2018N/a
the construction of a two storey residence, new vehicular entrance and driveway, advanced wastewater treatment system, soil percolation area and associated site development and boundary works. The total floor area of the house will be 264.7mq. The total site area is 0.202 ectares/0.5 acres.
Permission · Carlow County Council, 18377
15 May 2018Refused
the development will consist of the construction of a two storey residence, new vehicular entrance and driveway, advanced wastewater treatment system, soil percolation area and associated site development and boundary works. The total floor area of the house will be 264.7m2. The total site area is 0.19 Hectares/ 0.48 acres
Permission · Carlow County Council, 18192
8 May 2018Conditional
for the development, at the club grounds, Fenagh Road, Ballon, of a 6,565m.sq. all weather artificial turf pitch with surrounding 6m high fencing. 10m high ball stop netting, 6 no. 15m high floodlight poles, diesel generator plus all ancillary site works including surface water drainage and access pathways.
Permission · Carlow County Council, 18179
26 Mar 2018N/a
The development will consists of the Construction of a two storey residence, new vehicular entrance and driveway, advanced wastewater Treatment system, Soil percolation area and associated site development and boundary works.
Permission · Carlow County Council, 1897
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 Ballinvally.
Recorded monuments
- CW017-058 Enclosure
Description
Aerial photograph (GB89.AH.15) shows cropmark of an incomplete sub-circular enclosure defined by a fosse. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 10 June 2009
- CW017-059 Enclosure
Description
Aerial photograph (GB89.AH.17) shows cropmark of a large curvilinear enclosure with an annexe, defined by a fosse; the morphology is complicated by extensive landscape rationalisation. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 10 June 2009
Architectural heritage
- Ballinvally House, farm house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey farmhouse, c. 1800, with round-headed door opening having granite doorcase, gable ends and wing to rear. Extended to sides with lean-to roofs. Now derelict.
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 Ballinvally, 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_2664 (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 Ballinvally with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.
The townland
- Name
- Ballinvally · Baile an Bhealaigh
- Area
- 869,496 m² (86.95 ha, 214.86 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ballon, and its townlands
- Barony
- Forth
- Electoral division
- Ballon, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 788 people lived in 251 households in the Ballon electoral division. 69% of households owned their home. 55% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballon, Ballykealey, Ballyleen, Larah
- Placenames
- Ballinvally 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.