Ballyloo

89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyloo, from 189 m² to 275,980 m² (27.6 ha, 68.2 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballyloo 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.

• 22 May 2025Conditional

  A 10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 57 hectares. The solar farm will consist of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 8 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 2 no. single storey spare parts containers, 1 no. Ring Main Unit, 3 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the L4038, L8185, R448, L3051, L3052 and L3050 public roads to connect solar farm field parcels, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 5 no. watercourse/drain deck crossings and 2 no. horizontal directional drill crossings (under M9 motorway and the Dublin - Waterford railway), temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development and drainage works. Construction and operational access will be via 2 no. existing entrances from the R448 and L1010. Sections of the proposed underground electrical cabling will traverse the solar farms proposed under Carlow County Council References 24/60043 and 24/60205, but will not alter infrastructure proposed under these applications. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560137

• 19 Jul 2024Conditional

  A 10 Year planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 73 hectares in the townlands of Ballybar Lower, Ballybar Upper, Ballycarney, Ballyloo, Linkardstown, Park and Tinryland in County Carlow. The solar farm will consist of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 11 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 3 no. single storey spare parts containers, 2 no. Ring Main Units, 3 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the L1010, L3051, L3052 and L3050 public roads to connect solar farm field parcels, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 3 no. watercourse/drain deck crossings and 2 no. horizontal directional drill crossings (under M9 motorway and L3050), temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development and drainage works. Construction and operational access will be via 2 no. entrances from the L1022 and L1010. Sections of the proposed underground electrical cabling will traverse the solar farm proposed under Carlow County Council Reference 24/60043, but will not alter infrastructure proposed under that application. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2460205

• 28 Feb 2024Refused

  A 10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 192 hectares. The solar farm will consist of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 30 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 4 no. single storey spare parts containers, 4 no. Ring Main Units, 8 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the L3051, L3052 and L3050 public roads to connect solar farm field parcels, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 2 no. stream deck crossings and 1 no. horizontal directional drill, temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development and drainage works. Construction and operational access will be via 4 no. entrances from the L3051, L3052 and L3050. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2460043

• 25 May 2023Conditional

  Permission for an extension to existing dwelling house, along with a pergola and ancillary services

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2360093

• 25 Jan 2022Conditional

  Retention Permission for as-built single storey extension to the side of dwelling

  Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2215

• 21 Dec 2020Conditional

  1. Retention permission for the partial demolition of an existing dwelling the demolition of an existing shed, construction of a storey and a half type extension and all associated works. 2. Permission for the completion of works to the existing dwelling, permission for septic tank and percolation area, domestic garage and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 20477

• 30 May 2019N/a

  1.Demolition of existing 1.5 storey extension (23.2m2) to rear of existing house and demolition of existing domestic sheds; 2. Material alteration of existing house to include, replacement of windows and doors, new tile roof, new external finishes as per drawings, reconfiguration of internal layout and removal of existing porch; 3. Construction of new 1.5 storey and single storey extension (122.2m2) to rear of existing house; 4. Proposed new domestic garage (38.1m2) and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 19218

• 22 May 2019N/a

  1. Demolition of existing 1.5 storey extension (23.2msq) to rear of existing house and demolition of existing domestic sheds. 2. Material alteration of existing house to include, replacement of windows and floors, new tile roof, new external finishes as per drawings, reconfiguration of internal layout and removal of existing porch. 3. Construction of new 1.5 storey and single storey extension (122.2msq) to rear of existing house. 4. Proposed new domestic garage (38.1msq) and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 19206

• 21 Feb 2019Conditional

  is sought for alterations to an existing single storey dwelling, including the removal of an extension to the front, revised elevations and roof to same, revised internal layout including removal of 2 no. bedrooms and repositioning bathroom etc., and for the construction of a proposed porch to the front and a single storey extension to the rear comprising of an enlarged kitchen/dining room, TV room, 2 no. bedrooms (to replace omitted bedrooms to front), study, associated suites etc. Planning is also sought for a proposed domestic garage to the rear of the house (demolishing existing pump house and shed), revisions to entrance and all associated works

  Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 1967

• 8 Feb 2019Conditional

  retention permission for the construction of domestic shed 98.3msq and all associated site works

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 1933

• 22 Jan 2018Conditional

  Permission is sought for construction of a new dwelling with; packaged wastewater treatment system and polishing filter; bored well; splayed entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 1817

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 Ballyloo.

Recorded monuments

• CW012-029 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Oval area (52m NW-SE, 38m NE-SW) of sloping, uneven ground, surrounded by earthen bank (max. H at S 3m) with external fosse (max. D at S c. 1m). Entrance not identifiable. Bank from N to ENE is fairly straight and low, suggesting it formed field boundary.

• CW012-030 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Marked on 1938-39 'OS 6-inch' map (max. diam. c. 45m). No visible surface traces.

• CW012-031 Castle - tower house
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Rectangular structure (int. dims. c 5m x c. 9m) of two storeys plus loft below vault. Built with massive walls of roughly coursed granite boulders. Ground floor entrance in W wall by SW corner, leading to main chamber with barrel vault aligned N-S. Loops and embrasures in E, N, and S walls. Small vaulted chamber in thickness of W wall. Access to upper floor via mural stairs immediately inside entrance. Garderobe chute at NE angle. (JRSAI 1987, 33; Carloviana 1956, 14)

• CW012-031001 Bawn
  Description

  In tillage. An oval area (dims. c. 63m N-S; c. 50m E-W) identified as a cropmark on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Jean-Charles Caillère. A tower house (CW012-031----), ‘Ballyloo Castle’, is located on the ESE edge of the enclosure. The enclosure is defined by a wide fosse (Wth c. 4-5m) visible as a cropmark. A stream running NNE-SSW, depicted on the 2nd ed. OS 6-inch map running immediately W of the enclosure, may have fed into the fosse. It is likely that the enclosure is a bawn associated with the tower house. See attached image: CW012-031001-_01 Google Earth Pro imagery Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 3 September 2019

• CW012-084 Burial ground
  Description

  Local tradition of a burial ground at this location. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011

• CW012-192 Enclosure
  Description

  Identified as a cropmark on the 2005 OSI orthphotos, in tillage. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 69m) defined by a fosse. There is two other similarly sized enclosures (CW012-210----; CW012-211----) c. 230m and c. 330m to the ENE. Compiled by: Claire Breen and Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 28 August 2018

• CW012-210 Enclosure
  Description

  Identified as a cropmark on the 2005 OSI orthphotos, in tillage. A roughly circular enclosure (internal diam. c. 50m; overall diam. c. 64-66m), defined by an inner and outer fosse. There is an adjacent enclosure (CW012-211----) c. 17m to the SW and another (CW012-192----) c. 330m to the SW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 28 August 2018

• CW012-211 Enclosure
  Description

  Identified as a cropmark on the 2005 OSI orthphotos, in tillage. A roughly circular enclosure (overall diam. c. 69m) defined by a fosse, with a suggestion of an internal central enclosure (diam. c. 30-35m). The NE arc of the outer enclosing element is the most visible. The NE quadrant had been truncated by a field boundary running NW-SE, also visible as a cropmark. There is an adjacent enclosure (CW012-210----) c. 17m to the NE and another (CW012-192----) c. 230m to the SW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 28 August 2018

• CW012-212 Enclosure
  Description

  A sub-circular enclosure (dims. c. 35m N-S; c. 33m E-W) identified as a cropmark on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Jean-Charles Caillère. There appears to be a field boundary, also visible as a cropmark, running SE (L c. 90m) from the SE sector of the enclosure and another running roughly S (L c. 60m) from the SW sector. See attached image: CW012-212----_01 Google Earth Pro imagery Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 3 September 2019

• CW012-218 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In tillage. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) identified as a cropmark on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Jean-Charles Caillère. There is another possible ring-ditch (CW012-219----) c. 20m to the NW, also identified as a cropmark. See attached photograph: CW012-218----_01 Image ©2019 CNEW/Airbus: Google Earth Pro satellite imagery (14 July 2018) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 10 December 2019

• CW012-219 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In tillage. A possible circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) identified as a cropmark on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Jean-Charles Caillère. There is another ring-ditch (CW012-218----) c. 20m to the SE, also identified as a cropmark. See attached photograph: CW012-219----_01 Image ©2019 CNEW/Airbus: Google Earth Pro satellite imagery (14 July 2018) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 10 December 2019

• CW012-220 Enclosure
  Description

  In tillage. A roughly oval enclosure (dims. c. 50m N-S; c. 40m E-W) identified as a cropmark on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Jean-Charles Caillère. The enclosure narrows towards the S. See attached photograph: CW012-220----_01 Image ©2019 CNEW/Airbus: Google Earth Pro satellite imagery (14 July 2018) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 10 December 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballyloo, 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 Ballyloo.

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 Ballyloo with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.

Name

Ballyloo · Baile Lú

Area

2,965,121 m² (296.51 ha, 732.7 acres)

Civil parish

Tullowmagimma, and its townlands

Barony

Carlow

Electoral division

Nurney, the unit of the census

Census 2022

893 people lived in 294 households in the Nurney electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybar Upper, Ballyryan, Ballyryan, Ballytarsna, Garryhundon, Knockbower, Linkardstown

Placenames

Ballyloo 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.