Ballinglen

71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinglen, from 49 m² to 770,194 m² (77.02 ha, 190.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Ballinglen 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.

• 25 Aug 2026N/a

  RED III application Level 1 - consist of a ten year planning permission to develop an electricity service, entailing the laying of approximately 23.9 kilometers of 38kV cable from the consented Ballymanus Wind Farm (Reg. Ref. 17/814) to connect the wind farm to the national grid at the existing Arklow 220kV ESB Station, County Wicklow, the proposed grid connection will be installed within existing private tracks and public roadway and include, provision of joint bays, draw pits, communication chambers, three phase electrical cables, optical fibre cables and cable sheath sectionalising chambers, water and rail crossings by (i) bridge crossings, (ii) horizontal directional drilling and iii) guided auger bore, limited ancillary forestry felling to facilitate construction and operation of the proposed development, reinstatement of land, road and track surface above the proposed cabling trench, all associated ancillary works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted with the application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU)2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act, as amended, When a notice issues in accordence with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660755

• 21 Nov 2023Conditional

  a new dwelling house, new entrance and driveway, provision of an effluent treatment system to comply with current EPA requirements, provision of a well and associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23850

• 11 Aug 2022Conditional

  construction of an extension to the existing house and new shed, replace existing front boundary which consists of a sod and stone bank with a 1.2metre natural stone-faced wall and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22883

• 2 Nov 2020Conditional

  (1) discontinue and seal existing well on site (2) sink new bored well as replacement and (3) permission to revise site boundaries and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 201102

• 2 Nov 2020Conditional

  alterations to dwelling type as a change to that granted under Planning Register Reference 05/3929, retention of Kingspan Biotec Wastewater Treatment System type as a change to that granted under Planning Register Reference 05/3929, retention of domestic garage. PERMISSION is sought for revised site boundaries, decommission existing on site effluent disposal polishing filter and install new on site effluent disposal polishing filter and install new on site effluent disposal polishing filter as a replacement and all associated site and ancillary works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 201107

• 21 Feb 2020N/a

  alterations to dwelling type as a change to that granted under planning register reference 05/3929. Retention of Kingspan Biotec wastewater treatment system type as a change to that grant under planning register reference 05/3929. Retention of domestic garage. Permission is sought to decommission existing onsite effluent disposal polishing filter and install new on site effluent disposal polishing filter as a replacement and all associated site and ancillary works

  Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20175

• 21 Feb 2019N/a

  alterations to existing dwelling, RETENTION of wastewater treatment system type as a change to that granted under Planning Register Reference 05/3929, RETENTION of domestic garage and all associated site and ancillary works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 19188

• 5 Jul 2017Refused

  ten year permission for development of a wind energy project. The development will consist of up to eleven wind turbines with a maximum overall height of 150m to blade tip from existing ground level, a transformer at each turbine, a hard stand area adjacent to each turbine, a 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works, up to two permanent / temporary meteoroligcal mast with a maximum overall height of 100m tip from existing ground level and all associated infrastructure and works, a temporary site compound and all associated works, new site tracks and upgraded site tracks and all associated works, two new access entrance to local road and all associated works, 20kV underground cables facilitating the connection of turbines to 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works, land clearance including tree felling and vegetation removal, and all ancillary works. An Environmental Impact Statement accompanies the application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 17814

• 6 Jun 2017Conditional

  slatted cattle shed, concrete aprons and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 17659

• 27 Apr 2017Refused

  existing vehicular entrance and access driveway and all associated site and ancillary works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 17471

• 12 Apr 2017N/a

  existing vehicular entrance and access driveway and all associated site and ancillary works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 17412

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 Ballinglen.

Recorded monuments

• WI039-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope in forestry. Bivallate circular ringfort (diam. 36.5m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.35m; max. H 1.5m), an external fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 0.5m) and an outer bank (Wth 1.3m; H 0.2m) partly removed during planting. There is an entrance through both banks at SE (Wth 1.7m (inner bank); Wth 3.2m (outer bank)) with a corresponding causeway over the fosse. The terminals of the outer bank turn inwards at this entrance. No indication of internal feature. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

• WI039-002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a gentle S/SE-facing slope. Bivallate oval ringfort (dims. 40m NW-SE; 36.5m NE-SW) defined by a shaly earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; max. H 0.8-1.6m), an external fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.5-1m) and an outer bank (Wth 2.9m; H 0.7m). There is an entrance in the bank (Wth 2.2m) at the WNW with a possible causeway, now obscured by field clearance. No indication of internal features. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

• WI039-003 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a marked SE-facing slope in rough rocky pasture. Oval enclosure (dims. c. 80m NE-SW; c. 70m NW-SE), defined from NW-N by a steep scarp in the hillside, possibly faced with drystone walling. Elsewhere it is defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; max. H 1.4m). At the NE a sunken trackway along the perimeter may represent an outer fosse. There are gaps at the SW (Wth 2.5m), N (Wth 2.5m) and NE (Wth 3m). The approach from the NW and SE is marked by a sunken trackway, and the site is an integral part of the surrounding field systems. There is a steep internal slope with a small stream which flows SE out through the enclosure; there are no internal features visible at ground level but circular and rectangular hut sites are identifiable in the N corner on the aerial photograph (CUCAP, AOX 13). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

• WI039-003001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Three house sites are recorded in the interior of the enclosure (WI039-003----) on the OS 1st. ed. map; a central circular one (designated WI039-003001-) which is flanked to NE by a rectangular one (designated WI039-003002-) and to the SW by a second, rectangular one (designated WI039-003003-). They may all be relatively modern ie. post-1700AD. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 24 September 2012

• WI039-003002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Three house sites are recorded in the interior of the enclosure (WI039-003----) on the OS 1st. ed. map; a central circular one (designated WI039-003001-) which is flanked to NE by a rectangular one (designated WI039-003002-) and to the SW by a second, rectangular one (designated WI039-003003-). They may all be relatively modern ie. post-1700AD. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 24 September 2012

• WI039-003003 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Three house sites are recorded in the interior of the enclosure (WI039-003----) on the OS 1st. ed. map; a central circular one (designated WI039-003001-) which is flanked to NE by a rectangular one (designated WI039-003002-) and to the SW by a second, rectangular one (designated WI039-003003-). They may all be relatively modern ie. post-1700AD. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 24 September 2012

• WI039-010 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a marked SE-facing slope. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) hachured on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, with the NW corner of the site shown on the current edition. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

Architectural heritage

• Mill Grange, miller's house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey miller's house, built c.1790, with 19th century additions to the north side. The walls are finished in roughcast with a stone sill course to the first floor level. The panelled timber door has a radial fanlight over and is set within a semi-circular headed opening with plain stone dressings and drip moulding. The door is now covered with a recent glazed porch. Window openings are flat-headed with either six over six or three over three timber sash frames. The hipped roof is finished natural slate and has cast-iron rainwater goods. Chimneystacks are constructed in ashlar granite with corbelled caps and clay pots. The house is set within a large mature garden. The associated outbuildings were formerly a mill complex.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, 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 Ballinglen.

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.

• Ballinglen, Tinahely5 sales

Name

Ballinglen · Baile an Ghleanna

Area

4,214,719 m² (421.47 ha, 1,041.48 acres)

Civil parish

Preban, and its townlands

Barony

Ballinacor South

Electoral division

Ballinglen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballinglen electoral division: 234 people in 81 households; 86% of households own their home; 18% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Askakeagh, Ballybeg, Ballymanus, Carrigroe, Drummin, Mucklagh, Preban, Tomcoyle

Placenames

Ballinglen 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.