Ballycarrane
Townland in the civil parish of Thurles, barony of Eliogarty, Co. Tipperary; in Irish Baile Uí Charráin
- Area
- 96.8 ha
- 239 acres
- Land parcels
- 22
- registered freehold, median 7,978 m² (0.8 ha, 1.97 acres)
- Zoning
- C6
- Employment
- Planning
- 10
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballycarrane, from 170 m² to 397,463 m² (39.75 ha, 98.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 56 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- C6Employment (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
Thurles and Environs Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Tipperary · 18 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Thurles and Environs Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Tipperary · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Thurles and Environs Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Tipperary · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P5Town Environs (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Thurles and Environs Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Tipperary · 2 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
7 Aug 2026N/a
an extension to the front (northern side) of the existing warehouse premises for storage use incorporating 3 no. dock levellers, proposed car parking area to the northern side of the site with all associated sitework and ancillary works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2660769
14 Jul 2026N/a
the as constructed truck wash bay area with ancillary shed for the electric and pumps, with light standards focused onto the wash bay space with all associated sitework and ancillary works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2660681
24 Oct 2023Conditional
the relocation of a single storey detached prefabricated office building with commercial vehicle weighbridge, the relocation of a public civic amenity recycling facility, signage and planting. This development is subject to a waste licence
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2360850
23 Oct 2023Conditional
an extension to the side of existing warehouse premises for storage use with all associated sitework and ancillary works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360849
31 Aug 2023Conditional
a 3 no dock levellers constructed to the North East side of our premises and permission to fit new cladding to the all elevations to the same building with all associated sitework and ancillary works.
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2360689
12 Feb 2021Conditional
a) a single storey material recovery and transfer facility building (of floor area 1031 m sq), b) a single storage detached prefabricated office building (floor area 60 m sq) with signage on both buildings, c) vehicular access to the site is via the as constructed existing entrance, d) a service yard with vehicle weighbridge and vehicle washing area with the site, e) on-site staff and visitor car parking and truck parking areas, f) all necessary ancillary site development works to facilitate this development with boundary treatment and landscaping, g) all associated site works consisting of petrol interceptor and silt traps and connection to existing septic tank and upgraded percolation area with all associated site works (the application relates to an activity requiring a waste facility permit from Tipperary County Council, the waste tonnage for acceptance and handling at the facility will not exceed 24,500 tonnes per annum)
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21158
20 Dec 2019Conditional
alterations to the existing roadside entrance to their lands incorporating boundary set back, alterations to piers gates and wing walls, alterations to existing farm roadway, demolition of existing derelict dwelling and outbuilding on site and all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19601455
21 Oct 2019Conditional
the construction and operation of solar PV arrays mounted on metal frames on a 37.6ha site, inclusive of an electrical substation compound, up to 10 inverter units, a temporary construction area and ancillary facilities, (inclusive of gross floor space of proposed works up to 248 sq.m). The planning application is accompanied by an environmental report and Natura Impact Statement
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19601159
7 Dec 2018N/a
the construction and operation of solar PV arrays mounted on metal frames on a 37.6ha site, inclusive of an electrical substation compound, up to 10 inverter units, a temporary construction area and ancillary facilities, (inclusive of gross floor space of proposed works up to 248 sq.m). The planning application is accompanied by an environmental report and Natura Impact Statement
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 18601446
20 Mar 2017Unconditional
change of use for the existing warehouse building, offices and wholesale timber yard to a domestic/commercial/non-hazardous industrial waste transfer station and dry recycling facility to include a new surface water attenuation with waste water interceptor, rain water harvesting system, a commercial vehicle weighbridge, a new public civic amenity recycling facility, signage and planting . This development will require a waste licence - Previous Ref No 10510413
Extension of duration · Tipperary County Council, 17600269
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 Ballycarrane.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballycarrane.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballycarrane.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballycarrane.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Ballycarrane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.
The townland
- Name
- Ballycarrane · Baile Uí Charráin
- Area
- 967,589 m² (96.76 ha, 239.1 acres)
- Civil parish
- Thurles, and its townlands
- Barony
- Eliogarty
- Electoral division
- Thurles Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Thurles Rural electoral division: 2,365 people in 851 households; 82% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Cabragh, Clongower, Commons, Stradavoher, Turtulla
- Placenames
- Ballycarrane 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.