Ballynilard

118 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynilard, from 45 m² to 383,466 m² (38.35 ha, 94.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 52 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballynilard 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.

• 11 Sept 2026N/a

  RED III application for development which comprises the construction of an anaerobic digestion facility to produce renewable biomethane, and a bio-based fertiliser from organic material. The total gross floor area of the proposed development (including internal plant areas and ancillary structures) will be c. 3,301 sq.m. The development is a renewable energy development which is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III. The development will consist of the following: • Construction of 3 no. digesters (all c. 15.5m in height), 2 no. digestate storage structures (c. 15.5m and c. 12m in height), and a pump room and O2 generation structure (with a GFA of c. 27 sq.m. and a height of c. 2.6m), located in the northern section of the main site area. • 4 no. pasteurisation tanks (each c. 6m in height), a post pasteurisation cooling tank (c. 4m in height), and a pre fertiliser manufacturing tank (c. 4m in height), located to the southeast of the main digesters. • A liquid feed tank (c. 4m in height), a pump house (with a height of c. 2.6m and GFA of 14 sq.m), and a pump skid (c. 0.8m in height), located to the southwest of the main digesters. • A part single-storey and part two-storey reception hall (with a gross floor area (GFA) of c. 1,964 sq.m. and an overall height of c. 16.5m) to accommodate a laboratory, panel room, tool store, workshop, and storage areas, with a liquid feed intake adjacent to the reception hall, located in the central portion of the site. • A single-storey solid digestate storage and a nutrient recovery building (with a GFA of c. 880 sq.m and an overall height of c. 12.4m) located to the east of the reception hall, in the central portion of the site. • A pump house (with a height of c. 2.6m and GFA of 21 sq.m), a fuel storage tank (c. 1.6m in height), and a backup generator (c. 2.3m in height), located adjacent to the nutrient recovery building. • Odour abatement plant (with an overall height of c. 7m) and equipment and a digestate offtake area will be provided to the east of the solid digestate storage and nutrient recovery building. • construction of an emergency biogas flare (c. 11.3m in height), 2 no. biogas treatment skids (with an overall height of c. 4.1m), 2 no. biogas compression structures (with a height of c. 2.6m), a biogas upgrading module (with a maximum height of c. 4.6m and a GFA of c. 28 sq.m), a combined heat and power unit and panel room (with a height of c. 10m to top of flue), a biomethane boiler (

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2660893

• 19 Jan 2026N/a

  RED III application for development which comprises the construction of an anaerobic digestion facility to produce renewable biomethane, CO2 (which will be captured), and a bio-based fertiliser from organic material. The total gross floor area of the proposed development (including internal plant areas and ancillary structures) will be c. 3,301 sq.m. The development will consist of the following: • 3 no. digesters (all c. 15.5m in height), 2 no. digestate storage structures (c. 15.5m and c. 12m in height), a liquid feed tank (c. 4m in height) and a pump room and O2 generation structure (with a GFA of c. 27 sq.m. and a height of c. 2.6m), located in the northern section of the site. • 4 no. pasteurisation tanks (each c. 6m in height), a post pasteurisation cooling tank (c. 4m in height) and a pre fertiliser manufacturing tank (c. 4m in height), located to the southeast of the main digesters. • A part single-storey and part two-storey reception hall (with a gross floor area (GFA) of c. 1,964 sq.m. and an overall height of c. 16.5m) to accommodate a laboratory, panel room, tool store, workshop, and storage areas, with a liquid feed intake adjacent to the reception hall, located to the centre of the site. • Two pump house structures, each with a height of c. 2.6m and GFAs of 14 sq.m. and 21 sq.m., will be provided to the west and east of the reception hall building respectively. • A single-storey solid digestate storage and a nutrient recovery building (with a GFA of c. 880 sq.m and an overall height of c. 12.4m) located to the east of the reception hall, in the central portion of the site. • Odour abatement plant (with an overall height of c. 7m) and equipment and a digestate offtake area will be provided to the east of the solid digestate storage and nutrient recovery building. • Construction of an ESB substation (with a GFA of c. 27 sq.m and a height of c. 3.4m), a grid injection unit (with a GFA of c. 22 sq.m and a height of c. 2.8m) (which will be connected to the gas grid by way of an underground connection by Gas Networks Ireland), a GNI / grid offtake skid, and a fire water storage tank (with a height of c. 7.7m) in the southern portion of the site. • Construction of 2 no. CO2 tanks (c. 10.7m in height), a CO2 loading pump (c. 2.6m in height), CO2 auxiliaries (c. 2.6m in height), CO2 liqueufactor (with an overall height of c. 8.2m), a CO2 compressor (with an overall height of c. 5.9m) and a CO2 pre-treatment skid (c. 3.5m in height), located in the we

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2660031

• 12 Sept 2025Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 2560898

• 4 Sept 2025N/a

  the construction of a dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2560867

• 6 Nov 2024N/a

  (1) change of use of part of an existing dwelling to use as general offices (2) PERMISSION for a change of use of the remaining dwelling part of the existing dwelling to use as general offices and staff facilities and (3) PERMISSION to extend this existing building to provide additional offices and associated staff facilities and all associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2460944

• 5 Nov 2024Conditional

  (1) previous change of use of part of an existing dwelling to use as general offices, (2) PERMISSION for a change of use of the remaining dwelling part of the existing dwelling to use as general offices and staff facilities and (3) PERMISSION to extend this existing building to provide additional offices and associated staff facilities and all associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2460942

• 26 Aug 2024Conditional

  a domestic garage and fuel store

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2460706

• 4 Jun 2024Conditional

  a dwelling house as constructed and all associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 24129

• 25 Sept 2023Conditional

  alterations to the previously permitted solar farm as follows: a) Replacement of a permitted single storey terminal electrical station and a separate single storey electrical switchroom (permitted as part of a solar farm permission by Tipperary County Council Reg. Ref. 16600359) with a single storey 20kV substation building on the site of the previously permitted terminal electrical station; repositioning of a permitted storage container, and minor solar panel layout revision adjacent to the proposed substation; repositioning of entrance gate and security fencing at entrance to the solar farm field; and provision of new gate in perimeter security fence adjacent to Ballynilard Stream; and b) Permission to increase the operational period of the solar farm from 25 years to 40 years

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360765

• 24 Jul 2023Conditional

  the replacement of a permitted single storey terminal electrical station and a separate single storey electrical switchroom (both previously permitted as part of a solar farm permission by Tipperary County Council under Reg. Ref. 16600359) with 1 no. single storey 20kV substation building on the site of the previously permitted terminal station; repositioning of a permitted storage container, and minor solar panel layout revision adjacent to the proposed substation; repositioning of entrance gate and security fencing at entrance to the solar farm field and provision of new gate in perimeter security fence adjacent to Ballynilard Stream

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360547

• 14 Jul 2023N/a

  development will consist of: the replacement of a permitted single storey terminal electrical station and a separate single storey electrical switchroom (both previously permitted as part of a solar farm permission by Tipperary County Council under Reg. Ref. 16600359) with 1 no. single storey 20kV substation building on the site of the previously permitted terminal station; repositioning of a permitted storage container, and minor solar panel layout revision adjacent to the proposed substation; repositioning of entrance gate and security fencing at entrance to the solar farm field; and provision of new gate in perimeter security fence adjacent to Ballynilard Stream.

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360519

• 14 Jul 2023N/a

  the extension of the operational lifespan of a solar pv development permitted by Tipperary County Council under Planning. Ref. 16600359 from 25 no. years as permitted (by reason of condition no. 3 of permission Planning Ref. 16600359) to 40 no. years

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360521

• 29 Aug 2022Conditional

  the un-authorised entrance to farmlands, and permission to complete the said entrance and any boundary alterations as may be required

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2260445

• 31 Jul 2022N/a

  an unauthorised entrance to farmlands and complete same and boundary alterations as may be required

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2260401

• 20 Jul 2022Conditional

  1. filling and raising of former quarry for agricultural use, using clean, inert construction and demolition waste, soil and subsoil including all necessary re-seeding and preservation of boundaries and boundary features. 2. crushing of some imported inert construction and demolition waste including permission for heaping and storage of all recycled aggregate. 3. permission is also sought for the sale and transport off site of crushed, recycled aggregate (circular economy) 4. permission for installation of prefabricated structures comprising staff canteen, office and toilet accommodation including the installation of a on-site effluent treatment system and all associated site development works (this development will require a waste licence)

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 22479

• 20 Apr 2022N/a

  (1) filling and raising of former quarry for agricultural use, using clean, inert construction and demolition waste, soil and subsoil including all necessary re-seeding and preservation of boundaries and boundary features. (2) Permission for retention of crushing of imported inert construction and demolition waste including permission for its continued crushing use along with heaping and storage of all recycled aggregate. (3) Permission is also sought for the sale and transport off-site of crushed, recycled aggregate (4) Permission for installation of prefabricated structures comprising staff canteen, office and toilet accommodation including the installation of on-site effluent treatment system and all associated site development works. This development will require a Waste Licence.

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 22304

• 23 Mar 2022N/a

  (1) Permission for filling and raising of former quarry for agricultural use, using clean, inert construction and demolition waste, soil and subsoil including all necessary re-seeding and preservation of boundaries and boundary features. (2) Permission for retention of crushing of imported inert construction and demolition waste including permission for its continued crushing use along with heaping and storage of all recycled aggregate (3) Permission is also sought for the sale and transport off-site of crushed, recycled aggregate (4) Permission for installation of prefabricated structures comprising staff canteen, office and toilet accommodation including the installation of on-site effluent treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 22247

• 5 Oct 2021Conditional

  a dormer style extension to side and rear of existing dwelling

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 211469

• 23 Aug 2021Conditional

  (1) extend the ridge line of existing roof and construct a first floor extension within the attic space (2) carry out alterations to the existing entrance

  Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 211250

• 28 May 2021Conditional

  demolition of existing entrance and front boundary wall and replace with new set back entrance and front boundary wall and associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21776

• 14 Oct 2020Conditional

  construction of garage attached to east end of original house; Interior storage space above garage and above part of original house, including 2 no. roof windows on rear roof slope; Insertion of bay window in south (front) elevation of original house; change of door to window on west (side) elevation of original house and all associated site and ancillary works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 201191

• 6 Oct 2020N/a

  the following: Construction of garage attached to east end of original house; Interior storage space above garage and above part of original house, including 2 no. roof windows on rear roof slope; Insertion of bay window in south (front) elevation of original house; change of door to window on west (side) elevation of original house and all associated site and ancillary works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 201144

• 18 Apr 2019Conditional

  to fill and raise former quarry for agricultural purposes, using clean inert construction and demolition waste, soil and subsoil. Existing boundaries will be maintained with all mature trees preserved hedgerows strengthened and grass seed will be selected for land restoration

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19600404

• 5 Apr 2019N/a

  fill and raise former quarry for agricultural purposes, using clean inert construction and demolition waste, soil and subsoil. Existing boundaries will be maintained with all mature trees preserved, hedgerows strengthened, and grass seed will be selected for land restoration

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19600326

• 31 Oct 2018Conditional

  a domestic garage/storage shed as constructed and all associated ancillary works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 18601307

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 the townland of Ballynilard.

Recorded monuments

• TS066-065 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In grassland on just off top of E-W ridge on N facing slope with good views from W through N to E. Castle (TS066-066----) 208m to NNE and church (TS066-068001-) 250m to SE. Natural spring well with partial evidence of a stone surround now covered in thorn bushes making examination impossible. No votive offerings visible and well no longer visited by people in the locality. According to the OS letters there was an ash tree growing over the well in the early 1800s which was not present in 1840 and that there was a local tradition that the well had miraculously moved a location at the nearby church to its present location (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 36). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS066-066 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In grassland atop low rise of ground overlooking stream 50m to N with good views in all directions. Holy Well (TS066-065----) 200m to SSW and church (TS066-068001-) 370m to S. No surface remains visible. According to the OS letters the stones of the castle were removed from the location in the early 1800s (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 37). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS066-068001 Church
  Description

  In grassland atop a low rise of ground with good views in all directions. There is a holy well (TS066-065----) 250m to the NW and a castle (TS066-066----) 370m to the N. A low mound (L 11m; H 0.7m; Wth 4.5m) orienated on a N-S axis c. 20m to SW of cross (TS066-068002-) may represent the remains of a church. According to the OS letters there was an old church here called 'Teampull San Sionáin' and traces of the foundation stones were visible near the cross in the 1840s (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 36). The OS letters record the local belief that 'in the time of a great pestilence which prevailed in the neighbourhood, men drove their cattle to, and themselves took refuge in the field in which the old Church was situated, and in which they believed themselves and the cattle safe from the infection' (ibid.). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS066-068002 Cross - High cross
  Description

  In grassland atop low rise of ground with good views in all directions. Church (TS066-068001-) 20m to N and holy well (TS066-065----) 257m to NW. An imperforate-ringed red-sandstone conlgomerate cross (H c. 1.65; T 0.26m) orienated E-W with arms protruding 15cm beyond the ring (diam. 0.4m) of the cross. The terminal of the N arm (H 0.35m) of the cross is decorated with celtic interlace while the N side and E face of the shaft (Wth 0.55m) also appear to have been decorated but have been eroded over the centuries and only the slightest suggestion of decoration survives. No visible decoration on S side of shaft or S terminal of arm of cross. The E face of the cross has five bosses carved in relief, one in the centre and one at each junction of the arms of the cross and ring, while the W face of the cross has a celtic cross carved in relief. At the base of the cross to the S there is a sandstone rectangular base ( dims. 0.45m x 0.80m) with socket (dism. 0.25m x 0.15m) in centre of base for shaft of cross. Evidence of roll moulding running along edge of shaft of cross and incised double line ringed cross on E face of cross. The E face of the cross has oval shaped depression between the arms of the cross while on the W face the depressions are like a thistle cross. According to the OS letters this cross was lying flat on the ground in the early 1800s and was erected a few years before 1840 when the local people erected it into its present position (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 36). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS066-068003 Bullaun stone
  Description

  In grassland atop low rise of ground with good views in all directions situated at base of W face of high cross (TS066-068002-). Holy well (TS066-065----) 257m to NW and church (TS066-068001-) 20m to N. An oval-shaped sandstone boulder (dims. c. 0.75m x 0.65m) with a deep centrally placed basin ( diam. 0.37m; D 0.25m) with oval-shaped grinding stone/ rubber stone (diam. 0.2m) sitting in basin. This stone appears to be the original grinding stone and fits perfectly into the basin. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS066-068004 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In grassland atop low rise of ground with good views in all directions. Holy well (TS066-065----) 257m to NW. No surface remains visible of any children's burial ground in vicinity of church (TS066-068001-) or cross (TS066-068002-). According to the OS letters there was a local tradition that this place had been a burial ground for unbaptised children, though this practise had ceased by 1840 (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 36). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS066-196 Enclosure
  Description

  In level pasture. An enclosure (TS066-196001-) conjoins via a shared fosse (basal Wth 2.5m; overall Wth 5.5m; D 0.1m) to S. Identified on an aerial photograph (ASIAP (368) 31, 32, 10/05/2003). A rectangular area (dims. 48m E-W; 22m N-S) defined by scarp (Wth 2.2m; H 0.45m) to E (L 18m), S (L 48m), W (L 20m) and W end of N side, which is best defined at E end of S side (Wth 3.5m; H 0.75m). The remainder of the N side is truncated by a linear drain running NW-SE. The interior is level and transected by a linear channel (Wth 6m; D 0.4m) running c. N-S off-centre to the W. The monument is incorporated into the field as pasture. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS066-196001 Enclosure
  Description

  In level pasture, conjoined to enclosure (TS063-196----) to N. Identified during field survey by Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly (14 August 2010). An irregular area (dims. 52m E-W; 46m N-S) defined by levelled scarp (Wth 1.75m; H 0.15m) E-S-W which is best defined (Wth 1m; H 0.1m) along the linear side (L 50m) to N. The scarp curves irregularly E-S-W as if eroded by water, a river is located c. 8m to the S. A shared fosse (basal Wth 2.5m; overall Wth 5.5m; D 0.1m) runs along the N side. The interior is generally level and incorporated into the field as pasture. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 9 September 2014

• TS066-200 Enclosure
  Description

  On a low hill in undulating lowland, sloping gently towards the River Ara which flows c. 140m to the N. Prior to the construction of a proposed solar farm, a geophysical survey identified a circular enclosure (Leigh 2016). This enclosure was confirmed by archaeological testing (Quinn 2016). The enclosure (diam. c. 42m) is defined by a fosse (Wth c. 3.2m) with gradually sloping sides (ibid., 26, 41). The geophysical results showed a break in the fosse in the SW quadrant, this was confirmed by excavation and suggests this was the location of the entrance (ibid., 26). The excavation also suggested that there may have been an enclosing bank which had been levelled (ibid., 31). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 6 December 2016

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballynilard.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Ballynilard, 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.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballynilard.

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.

No address of the register names Ballynilard with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.

Name

Ballynilard · Baile an Aighleardaigh

Area

2,840,242 m² (284.02 ha, 701.84 acres)

Civil parish

Tipperary, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Tipperary Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,159 people lived in 814 households in the Tipperary Rural electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinvee, Ballynahow, Bohercrow, Clonpet, Coolnaherin, Gortagowlane, Roesborough, Scalaheen

Placenames

Ballynilard 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.