Ballynamuddagh
Ballynamuddagh is a townland in the civil parish of Bray, barony of Rathdown, Co. Wicklow. Its name in Irish is Baile na mBodach.
Parcel 4831532
- Area
- 3,325 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres)
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 206 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
- Ballynamuddagh
Planning applications on this parcel
14 Jan 2022Conditional
removal of the existing telecommunication structure and the erection of a 59.5m high lattice support structure carrying antennas and dishes
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2218
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 moderately high.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3362 (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
- 191.5 ha
- 473 acres
- Land parcels
- 15
- registered freehold, median 399 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 18
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynamuddagh, from 5 m² to 4,042 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 7 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
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community & Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Kilruddery Demesne Conservation & Tourism Zone (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 1 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
10 Sept 2025Conditional
proposed 2.4m high mesh panel anti-climb boundary fence and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560715
2 Sept 2025N/a
proposed 2.4m high mesh panel anti-climb boundary fence and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560684
17 Sept 2024Conditional
the removal of an existing pump house comprising of one 20 foot shipping container, and replacement with a like for like pump house in new 20 foot shipping container in adjacent location, and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2460560
16 Sept 2024N/a
The removal of an existing pump house comprising of one 20 foot shipping container, and replacement with a like for like pump house in new 20 foot shipping container in adjacent location, and associated site works.
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460558
13 Oct 2022Refused
disconnection of the existing foul and surface water drainage from the existing shared drainage line with No.4 & No.6 Kilruddery Cottages which runs through the site, and the installation of a new independent treatment system and percolation area for No.1 & No.3 Kilruddery Cottages. Existing foul drainage line for No.4 & No.6 Kilruddery Cottages will remain active. Installation of new surface water soakaway to serve No.1 & No.3 Kilruddery Cottages. All associated landscaping, drainage, ancillary site works and services
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221095
22 Sept 2022N/a
disconnection of the existing foul and surface water drainage from the existing shared drainage line with No. 4 & No. 6 Kilruddery Cottages which runs through the site, and the installation of a new independent treatment system and percolation area for No. 1 & No. 3Kilruddery Cottages. All associated landscaping, drainage, ancillary site works and services
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221027
18 Aug 2022Refused
proposed seasonal mobile retail coffee unit and associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22899
2 Jun 2022Conditional
the provision of a new single storey extension to side of the existing house including the provision of four rooflights, internal alterations to the existing house at ground floor level, with associated alterations to elevations and the removal of the existing shed
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22592
19 Apr 2022Refused
Fingerpost sign
14 Jan 2022Conditional
removal of the existing telecommunication structure and the erection of a 59.5m high lattice support structure carrying antennas and dishes
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2218
14 Dec 2021Conditional
for Phase 2 of a 2-phase housing development and will consist of: (A) The construction of 34 no. dwellings comprising 12 no. 2 bedroom 2 storey townhouses, 14 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey townhouses, and 8 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey semi-detached houses; (B) All ancillary development works including footpaths, landscaping boundary treatments, public, private open space areas, car and bicycle parking, single storey ESB substations/bicycle stores, regarding/re-profiling of site where required and all ancillary site development/construction works (and all new site services connections); (C) Vehicular access will be from the Southern Cross Road (R768) via the existing entrance serving Kilruddery House & Gardens & Parklands Office Park. The works will entail the taking-down, relocation and reconfiguration of the existing Kilruddery entrance gates and piers (a protected structure) further within Kilruddery House & Gardens, with new access to the proposed residential development via new overall revised entrance arrangement (including to existing dwelling) and access route. It is also proposed to provide pedestrian access to north and pedestrian access to eastern boundary (from R761); the proposed development will allow for all roads, services and landscaping for Phase 1 and Phase 2 sites;
Permission, 34 homes · Wicklow County Council, 211501
7 Dec 2021Conditional
conversion of the attic space with a dormer type flat roof to the rear and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211461
3 Dec 2021Conditional
the proposal is for Phase 1 of a 2-phase housing development and will consist of: A) The construction of 96 no. dwellings (and single storey crèche c. 175 sq. m.) comprising 10 no. 2 bedroom 2 storey houses, 65 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey houses, 1 no. 4 bedroom detached house (3 storey to front 2 storey to rear), 6 no. 3 bedroom ‘Courtyard’ dwellings (2 storey), and 11 no. part 2 storey/3 storey 4 bedroom ‘Courtyard’ dwelling, 3 no. 1 bedroom apartments in 1 no. 3 storey building; B) All ancillary development works including footpaths, landscaping boundary treatments, public, private and communal open space areas (including balcony or terrace), car and bicycle parking, single storey ESB substations/bicycle stores regrading/re-profiling of site where required and all ancillary site development/construction works (and all new site services connections); C) Vehicular access will be from the Southern Cross Road (R768) via the existing entrance serving Kilruddery House & Gardens & Parklands Office Park. The works will entail the talking-down, relocation and reconfiguration of the existing Kilruddery entrance gates and piers (a protected structure) further within Kilruddery House & Gardens, with new access to the proposed residential development via new overall revised entrance arrangement (including to existing dwelling) and access route. It is also proposed to provide pedestrian access to the north and pedestrian access to eastern boundary (from R761); the proposed development will allow for all roads, services and landscaping for Phase 1 and Phase 2 sites;
Permission, 90 homes · Wicklow County Council, 211453
27 Aug 2021Conditional
1. Mechanical Horse Walking Exercise Unit 2. Wooden Palisade Enclosed Horse lunging area 3. Hard core area surfaced for machinery and trailer parking area 4. Conversion of existing building to staff canteen, male/female changing, and WC/Shower area 5. Existing septic tank and proposed percolation area 6. All above with associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 211072
22 Jul 2021N/a
1) Mechanical horse walking exercise unit. 2) Wooden palisade enclosed horse lunging area. 3) Hard core area surfaced for machinery and trailer parking area. 4) Conversion of existing building to staff canteen. 5) existing septic tank and proposed percolation area. 6) all above with associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 21901
16 Jul 2021Conditional
attic conversion to storage with new dormer windows to front and rear of house and new rooflight to rear of house, including modifications to front, rear and side elevations, together with associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21857
23 Oct 2018Conditional
the development of a new 4th hole comprising of a new tee, fairway, green, pathways and other ancillary works. Works will also include the redesign of the existing 4th hole converting it into a practice academy as well as minor works to the current 3rd green surrounds
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181183
3 Oct 2018N/a
4th hole comprising of a new tee, fairway, green, pathways and other ancillary works. Works will also include the redesign of the existing 4th hole converting it into a practice academy as well as minor works to the current 3rd green surrounds
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181086
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Bray Head SAC 000714
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Bray Head 000714
Recorded monuments
- WI008-050 Hearth
Description
A fulacht fia (WI008-053----), two hearths (WI008-050---- and WI008-051----) and a pit (WI008-052----) were uncovered here during archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of the golf-course in 2000 (Excavation Licence 00E0398). The hearths and pit were fully excavated while only the western extent of the fulacht fia was excavated. (Gregory 2002, 362) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 06 February 2013
- WI008-051 Hearth
Description
A fulacht fia (WI008-053----), two hearths (WI008-050---- and WI008-051----) and a pit (WI008-052----) were uncovered here during archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of the golf-course in 2000 (Excavation Licence 00E0398). The hearths and pit were fully excavated while only the western extent of the fulacht fia was excavated. (Gregory 2002, 362) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 06 February 2013
- WI008-052 Excavation - miscellaneous
Description
A fulacht fia (WI008-053----), two hearths (WI008-050---- and WI008-051----) and a pit (WI008-052----) were uncovered here during archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of the golf-course in 2000 (Excavation Licence 00E0398). The hearths and pit were fully excavated while only the western extent of the fulacht fia was excavated. (Gregory 2002, 362) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 06 February 2013
- WI008-053 Fulacht fia
Description
A fulacht fia (WI008-053----), two hearths (WI008-050---- and WI008-051----) and a pit (WI008-052----) were uncovered here during archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of the golf-course in 2000 (Excavation Licence 00E0398). The hearths and pit were fully excavated while only the western extent of the fulacht fia was excavated. (Gregory 2002, 362) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 06 February 2013
- WI008-059 Ring-ditch
Description
A ring-ditch (ext. diam. 5m; max. Wth of ditch 0.78m; max. D of ditch 0.4m) was partially excavated here in 2000 prior to the construction of the golf course (Excavation Licence 00E0691). 'The central area inside the ring-ditch, which was not excavated, was slightly domed in profile. Five small pits (one of which was just off centre) visible within this area were probably funerary pits.' (Deevy 2002, 363). A possible structure was uncovered 4m to the NE of the ring ditch and four small pits filled with burnt bone were uncovered in the vicinity. (Deevy 2002, 362-3). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 24 January 2013
- WI008-060 Habitation site
Description
Two possible small hut sites, a possible circular structure, four possible cremation pits and a large number of pits, post-holes and stake-holes were excavated here in 2000 prior to the construction of the golf course (Excavation Licence 00E0696). The excavator noted that the site 'extended northwards and westwards beyond the area .... affected by the construction of the fairway'. (Deevy 2002, 363-4). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 24 January 2013
- WI008-061 Cremation pit
Description
A number of small shallow pits, one of which contained inclusions of burnt bone which may have been human, were excavated here in 2000 prior to the construction of the golf course (Excavation Licence 00E0398). (Deevy 2002, 362) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 January 2013
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballynamuddagh.
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 Ballynamuddagh, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3378 (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 Ballynamuddagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Ballynamuddagh · Baile na mBodach
- Area
- 1,915,224 m² (191.52 ha, 473.26 acres)
- Civil parish
- Bray, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Kilmacanoge, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 15,082 people lived in 4,983 households in the Kilmacanoge electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Kilruddery Demesne East, Kilruddery Demesne West, Newcourt, Paddock, Rathdown Upper
- Placenames
- Ballynamuddagh 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.