Ballyvoyle

76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyvoyle, from 43 m² to 351,924 m² (35.19 ha, 86.96 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G1OS (Open space, park)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 15 Aug 2025Conditional

  the construction of (1) a new single storey extension to the front and rear of the existing house and (2) the upgrading of the existing septic tank to a waste water treatment system along with all associated site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560563

• 18 May 2025Conditional

  is sought for a single storey extension to rear, together with all associated site development works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560332

• 26 Mar 2025Conditional

  the construction of an extension to the Southern gable of the existing house which is a Protected Structure (RPS-337) along with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2560190

• 24 Jul 2024Refused

  ; 1.) Alterations to an existing field entrance; 2.) raise levels of existing agricultural lands using clean inert soil and stones (EU Waste Class 17 0504) in order to improve the quality of said lands.An application for a waste disposal permit will be sought post planning.

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2460420

• 10 Jul 2024N/a

  1.) Alterations to an existing field entrance; 2.) raise levels of existing agricultural lands using clean inert soil and stones (EU Waste Class 17 0504) in order to improve the quality of said lands. An application for a waste disposal permit will be sought post planning.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2460395

• 24 Oct 2023Conditional

  Section 254 Licence for the erection or new overground fibre optic cables on existing timber poles. 2023WD0741

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 23307

• 21 Jun 2023Conditional

  on the grant of outline planning permission of planning file ref. number 22/89 to construct a single-storey dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, splayed entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 23195

• 5 Apr 2023Conditional

  for (1) the construction of a single storey extension to the original house, (2) alteration of window opes in the original house and (3) a change of roofline at Ballyvoile, Stradbally, Co. Waterford. This is a change from the original extension planning permission, P.D. 87/246.

  Retention, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2360127

• 10 Feb 2022Conditional

  Outline Planning Permission to construct a single storey dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, splayed entrance and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2289

• 3 Feb 2021Conditional

  for the construction of a single storey double garage/games room/home office adjacent to our existing dwelling at

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2164

• 22 Jan 2021Conditional

  for the construction of a new single storey extension to the front of existing dwelling and all associated site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2138

• 18 Dec 2020N/a

  the construction of a new single storey extension to the front of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 20974

• 23 Sept 2020Conditional

  Indefinite retention of conversion of garage to granny flat and permission to connect same to the dwelling house and ancillary works

  Retention, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 20680

• 16 Jul 2020Conditional

  for indefinite retention of: a) extensions to dwelling house as constructed b) conversion of garage to self contained granny flat c) storage sheds as constructed and ancillary works at

  Retention, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 20485

• 1 May 2020Conditional

  Extension of duration of planning file reference number 19/737 for alterations to house design and site boundaries, new entrance and all ancillary works

  Extension of duration · Waterford City and County Council, 20251

• 4 Oct 2019Conditional

  for an alteration to my house design and site boundaries as granted under ref no 15/74 and for new entrance to the site and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 19737

• 27 Sept 2019Conditional

  the construction of a new single storey extension to the side of the existing house along with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 19720

• 15 Dec 2017Conditional

  to construct dwelling, which will be single storey to the front and part dormer style to the rear, install a new wastewater treatment system, percolation area, a new splayed entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 17863

• 14 Jul 2017Conditional

  to construct a split level dwelling, separate garage, install a new wastewater treatment system, percolation area, a new splayed entrance and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 17516

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Mid-Waterford Coast SPA 004193
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballyvoyle Head To Tramore 001693

Recorded monuments

• WA032-001 Earthwork
  Description

  Marked as a small embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated in pasture on a NE-facing slope, it is not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 04-09-2009

• WA032-002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on the gentle S-facing slope a broad NW-SE ridge. Circular scrub-covered area (diam. 29m) defined by an earthen bank (at NNW: Wth 5.5m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 0.7m). There is no visible fosse, but the entrance (Wth 3m) is at N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 26th September 2011

• WA032-003 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a gentle S-facing slope of a broad NW-SE ridge. Circular area (diam. 30m NNW-SSE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at S: Wth 5.5m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.7m at S). There is no visible fosse, and the original entrance cannot be identified. Rath (WA032-002----) is c. 30m to the NE on the other side of a NW-SE road. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload/revision: 26th September, 2011.

• WA032-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the S-facingl slope of a broad NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35m NNE-SSW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at NNE: Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.5m) with slight traces of an inner fosse which may have been excavated to supply material for the bank on the uphill side of the rath. The perimeter is truncated slightly at SE by a NE-SW field bank. There is no identifiable entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload/revision: 26th September, 2011.

• WA032-005 Standing stone
  Description

  Located on a slight S-facing slope of a broad NW-SE ridge. This is a shale stone (dims. 0.25m x 0.1-0.3m; H 1.1m) oriented E-W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload/revision: 26th September, 2011.

• WA032-006 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Situated in a col between low hills c. 400m to the NW and SE. This is an oval, scrub-covered earthen mound (dims. 19m NE-SW; 13m NW-SE; H 0.9-1.7m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 26th September 2011.

• WA032-007 Standing stone
  Description

  Situated on the NW shoulder of a hill, overlooking a slight col to the W. Listed as a standing stone in the 1930s (NMI file), it is not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload/revision: 26th September, 2011.

• WA032-019 Burial
  Description

  According to Power (1898, 154) numerous slab-lined inhumations were exposed at the S end of the Great Southern Railway tunnel in Ballyvole during its construction, but Mongey placed the burials c. 500m further S on a W-facing slope overlooking the NW-SE Dalligan River (NMI file), with the stream c. 110m to the SW and the N-S rail line c. 120m to the NW. Nothing is visible at ground level in pasture. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 26th September, 2011.

• WA032-022001 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Located in pasture on the crest of a SW-facing slope at the mouth of the Dalligan River. Described as a cairn (diam. c. 15m) in which a lintelled passage was found sometime before 1940 when the cairn was removed (NMI file). Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload/revision: 25 September 2018 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 87/1940).

• WA032-023 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Located in pasture on a W-facing slope at the mouth of the N-S Dalligan River, with the stream c. 270m to the W and the sea c. 240m to the SW. It is described as a cairn which was destroyed c. 1920 (NMI file). Some clearance material is still evident. Cairn (WA032-022001-) is c. 120m to the W, ringfort (WA032-024----) is c. 150m to the NNE, and ringfort (WA032-026----) is c. 160m to the ESE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 26th September, 2011.

• WA032-024 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated in pasture on a W-facing slope overlooking the mouth of the N-S Dalligan River, with the stream c. 300m to the W and the sea c. 400m to the SW. It is listed as the site of a ‘lios’ in the 1930s (NMI file). A curve in a stone-revetted field bank at W (C c. 30m) may respect the outline of an enclosure, which is otherwise not visible at ground level. Cairn (WA032-023----) is c. 150m to the SSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 26th September, 2011.

• WA032-025 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated in pasture on a shelf of a W-facing slope overlooking the N-S Dalligan River, with the stream c. 350m to the W. It was listed as the site of a ‘lios’ in the 1930s (NMI file). A curve in a field bank at W (C c. 30m) may respect the outline of an enclosure, which is otherwise not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 26th September, 2011.

• WA032-026 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated in pasture on a hilltop overlooking the mouth of the N-S Dalligan River, c. 400m to the W and the sea c. 300m to the SW. A trapezoidal field (dims. c. 80m NE-SW; c. 50-120m NW-SE) was known locally in the 1930s as ‘the Old Fort’ (NMI file). Nothing is visible at ground level. Cairn (WA032-023----) is c. 160m to the WNW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload/revision: 27th September 2011.

• WA032-027 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in a slight S-facing fold, with sea cliffs c. 300m to S. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 23m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at NNW: Wth 5.5m; int. H 1.05m; ext. H 0.95m) which is destroyed SE-SSW and incorporated into a field bank NE-SE. There is no visible fosse or entrance. The interior is eroded by cattle. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload/revision: 27th September, 2011.

Architectural heritage

• House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey thatched cottage, c.1830. Extensively renovated and extended, c.1980, comprising single-bay two-storey flat-roofed return ‘tower’ to south with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting glazed porch added. Hipped roof with reed thatch having rope work to ridge, and rendered squat chimney stack. Flat felt roofs to return ‘tower’ and to porch with timber eaves. Painted roughcast lime rendered walls with slight batter. Square-headed window openings with no sills, and timber fittings. Square-headed window openings to return ‘tower’ with concrete sills, and timber casement windows. Square-headed openings to porch with no sills, fixed-pane timber windows, and glazed timber door. Set back from road in own grounds with landscaped grounds to site.

• , 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-bay single-stage rubble stone lime kiln, c.1830, on a square plan. Now disused and derelict. Random rubble stone walls with remains of lime mortar. Round-headed opening to oven with red brick, and rubble stone voussoirs. Road fronted an part engaged into side of hill.

• Ballyvoyle Viaduct, bridge, 1920–1925 · Regional interest
  Description

  Four-span railway viaduct over river, built 1923, incorporating fabric of earlier viaduct, opened 1878, on site. Decommissioned, 1982. Now disused. Unpainted mass-concrete tapered pylon piers with coping over. Broken coursed squared rubble limestone abutment walls continuing into parapets on stringcourses having cut-stone coping. Series of four flat cast-iron spans on cast-iron girders and trusses, with sections of iron railings to parapets. Sited spanning Dalligan River valley with forested banks to valley.

• Ballyvoyle Tunnel, tunnel, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Railway tunnel, opened 1878. Closed, 1967. Now disused. Elliptical-headed openings to tunnel with cut-stone voussoirs, and squared rubble stone soffits forming barrel vault to tunnel with remains of lime render over. Sited passing through slight hill with overgrown banks to valley originally accommodating railway line.

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 Ballyvoyle, 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.

Terrain model

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

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 Ballyvoyle with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Waterford.

Name

Ballyvoyle · Baile Uí Bhaoill

Area

2,149,555 m² (214.96 ha, 531.17 acres)

Civil parish

Stradbally, and its townlands

Barony

Decies Without Drum

Electoral division

Stradbally, the unit of the census

Census 2022

900 people lived in 341 households in the Stradbally electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballykeroge Big, Glen, Islandhubbock, Knockyoolahan East, Shanacool, Sheskin

Placenames

Ballyvoyle 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.