Ballynakillbeg
Ballynakillbeg is a townland in the civil parish of Urglin, barony of Carlow, Co. Carlow. Its name in Irish is Baile na Coille Beag.
Parcel 790691
- Area
- 59 m²
- 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
- Ballynakillbeg
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 10 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_2581 (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
- 132.5 ha
- 327 acres
- Land parcels
- 101
- registered freehold, median 1,847 m²
- Zoning
- G3
- Demesne Landscape
- Planning
- 11
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
101 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynakillbeg, from 19 m² to 207,630 m² (20.76 ha, 51.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 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
- G3Demesne Landscape (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Carlow_County_Development_Plan_2022_2028_Variation_Number_4_Carlow_Town_and_Environs, Carlow · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Carlow_County_Development_Plan_2022_2028_Variation_Number_4_Carlow_Town_and_Environs, Carlow · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Carlow_County_Development_Plan_2022_2028_Variation_Number_4_Carlow_Town_and_Environs, Carlow · 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
20 Jun 2025Conditional
the existing extension of the staff car parking area to the south eastern side of the Auto Bodyshop and for Permission to construct new Extensions to the rear and North western side and associated site works
Retention · Carlow County Council, 2560179
20 May 2025Conditional
extension to existing dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560129
12 May 2025N/a
extension to existing dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560122
25 Feb 2025N/a
the proposed upgrading of existing entrance to include new set back gates, wing walls, boundary fencing, soft landscaping and all associated site works at Urglin Glebe, Ballinakillbeg, Bennekerry, Co. Carlow, R93 E7D4 on behalf of Bernard & Rosemary Walsh.The subject property is a protected structure RPS CW164
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560048
21 Feb 2025N/a
the proposed upgrading of existing entrance to include new set back gates, wing walls, boundary fencing, soft landscaping and all associated site works at Urglin Glebe, Ballinakillbeg, Bennekerry, Co. Carlow, R93 E7D4 on behalf of Bernard & Rosemary Walsh.The subject property is a protected structure RPS CW164
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560044
28 Mar 2024Conditional
the demolition of existing disused single storey standalone building (total floor area to be demolished = 417sqm) and the provision of a single storey extension to front / side of existing two storey School Building (existing floor area = 2,267sqm) consisting of 2no. SET Rooms and a 2no. Classroom Special Education Unit (proposed floor area of extension = 538sqm), together with the provision of 16no. additional car parking spaces and a set down area, secure external soft play areas, sensory garden, additional hard surfaced playground area, relocation of vehicular entrance in roadside boundary wall, new access roadways to car parking area and for emergency vehicles, and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2460078
9 Feb 2023Conditional
permission for the following, No.1 change of use of premises from existing car showroom & offices, to use as offices & storage area for cleaning equipment. No.2 permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the northwest elevation of our existing building, to be used as storage for cleaning equipment, and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2360013
28 Jan 2019Conditional
a single storey lean-to extension as constructed. Also, permission to construct two extensions: (a) a first floor extension over the previously mentioned existing extension, (b) a single storey extension to existing ground floor utility room
Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 1921
17 Jan 2019N/a
Retention permission for a single storey lean to extension as constructed. Also permission to construct two extensions: (a) a first floor extension over the previously mentioned existing extension, (b) a single storey extension to existing ground floor utility room, for development at the Old School House, Ballynakillbeg, Bennekerry, Co. Carlow. The development will consist of retention permission of the existing single storey extension, the removal of existing roof from this extension and permission to construct a first floor extension over existing, all to the eastern side of the existing dwelling. Also permission to construct another single storey extension to the north of the existing dwelling connected to the existing single storey utility room and all associated site works.
Retention · Carlow County Council, 197
9 Feb 2018Conditional
Full planning permission for the construction of a new all-weather playing area to replace existing grass playing field, and a walking track around the new all-weather playing area. Works to include footpaths, site fencing, lighting and all associated site works.
Permission · Carlow County Council, 1836
14 Sept 2017Conditional
Full planning permission for the construction of a new all-weather playing area, and a walking track around the existing playing field. Works to include footpaths, site fencing & all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 17275
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 Ballynakillbeg.
Recorded monuments
- CW007-028001 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 Circular area (diam. 20m) defined by traces of bank with clearly marked external fosse. Entrance not identifiable. Low earthworks (CW007-028002-) to S.
- CW007-028002 Earthwork
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 To N of ringfort (CW007-028001-), low earthworks (H 0.3-0.4m) form no pattern discernible at ground level. Do not appear to be natural.
- CW007-118 Enclosure
Description
Aerial photograph (GB90.BD.11, 13 July 1990) shows cropmark of an oval enclosure defined by two fosses. The outer fosse extends outwards on the south-western side. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 29 March 2010
Architectural heritage
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1855–1875 · Regional interest
Description
Detached single-cell Gothic Revival Catholic church, c. 1865, with buttresses, chancel and bellcote to gable. Renovated, c. 1870, with sacristy projection added. Renovated c. 1978, with projecting porch added and interior remodelled.
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church, monument, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cut stone Hiberno Romanesque style monument, dated 1874, in form of doorway with screen wall to rear.
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 Ballynakillbeg, 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 low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2549 (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 Ballynakillbeg with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.
The townland
- Name
- Ballynakillbeg · Baile na Coille Beag
- Area
- 1,324,909 m² (132.49 ha, 327.39 acres)
- Civil parish
- Urglin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carlow
- Electoral division
- Johnstown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 610 people lived in 207 households in the Johnstown electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 23% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bennekerry, Johnstown, Kernanstown, Pollerton Big, Urglin or Rutland
- Placenames
- Ballynakillbeg 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.