# Ballylion Lower, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Donard, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Baile Uí Laighin Íochtarach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 817,993 m² (81.8 ha, 202.13 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 14,696 m² (1.47 ha, 3.63 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 5 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Donard, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/donard.md
- Barony: Talbotstown Lower
- Electoral division: Donard, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 586 people lived in 206 households in the Donard electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/54675
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 250245
- Centre: latitude 53.011949, longitude -6.635061 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballylion Lower, from 1,098 m² to 609,547 m² (60.95 ha, 150.62 acres); 15 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1277328: 609,547 m² (60.95 ha, 150.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277328.md
- Parcel 1289248: 102,919 m² (10.29 ha, 25.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289248.md
- Parcel 1289005: 62,511 m² (6.25 ha, 15.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289005.md
- Parcel 1296216: 17,414 m² (1.74 ha, 4.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1296216.md
- Parcel 4828862: 14,696 m² (1.47 ha, 3.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4828862.md
- Parcel 1260067: 7,522 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1260067.md
- Parcel 1297644: 1,839 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1297644.md
- Parcel 1284812: 1,296 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284812.md
- Parcel 1265583: 1,098 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1265583.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Ballylion Lower in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

5 applications, newest first.

- 2 Jul 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560491: Conditional. Permission. the infilling/reclamation and re contouring of lands for agricultural purposed and all associated site works. This application is accompanied by A Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560491/0
- 8 May 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560345: N/a. Permission. infilling/reclamation and re contouring of lands for agricultural purposed and all associated site works This application is accompanied by A Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560345/0
- 7 May 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560336: N/a. Permission. infilling/reclamation and re contouring of lands for agricultural purposed and all associated site works This application is accompanied by A Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560336/0
- 29 Apr 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560321: N/a. Permission. infilling/reclamation and re contouring of lands for agricultural purposed and all associated site works This application is accompanied by A Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560321/0
- 14 May 2019, Wicklow County Council 19522: Conditional. Permission. single storey garage and fuel store with covered link to side of existing dwelling and for all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19522/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Slaney River Valley SAC, site code 000781, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000781

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- WI021-002: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-002----. Situated on level ground overlooking a gentle SW-facing slope to the Carriggower River (300m to the SW). Rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 35m x c. 45m) shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. 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
- WI021-003: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-003----. Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope overlooking a steep drop to Donard Brook (100m to the SE). Circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. 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
- WI021-081: Ogham stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-081----. This record relates to the original location of the ogham stone at Donard (WI021-004----). It was recorded by Price as originating 'just near' an uninscribed pillar stone (WI021-082----) in the townland of Ballylion Lower (Corlett and Weaver 2002, 541). Its original position is recorded by Macalister (1945, 52) as '1 foot 6 inches' (0.45m) from the standing stone. It is a rectangular block of stone (dims. 1.52m x 0.68m x 0.53m) now located in the village of Donard. Macalister (1897, 77) describes the inscription as 'much worn and damaged. . . After it turns on to the top nothing definite can be stated'. He read the inscription as IAQINI KOI MAQI MUC ... .' (Macalister 1945, 52, no. 48) This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details go to the following website: https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=48 Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 28 August 2016
- WI021-082: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-082----. On a SW spur of a NW-SE ridge overlooking the flat marshy valley of the Carriggower River to the SW. Church Mountain with cairn (WI015-029002-) dominates the view to the NNE with Spinans Hill visible to the S. A standing stone (max. H 1.39m) with a smooth NW face, orientated NW-SE. The stone is wedge-shaped in plan (Wth 0.61m on the slightly curved SW face; 0.28m at NE; 0.37m at NW; 0.41m at SE). Large layers of stone appear to have weathered off the SW face. The S angle of the SW face seems to have been broken off, probably due to weathering. Some small stones (L 0.13-0.3m) near the base of the stone with one lump of quartz (0.13 x 0.08m) at the base of the NW face. A flat-topped hill to SW across the river valley has been much quarried away. Price in 1951 noted that the ogham stone at Donard (WI021-004----) 'is said to have been just near this pillar stone.' (Corlett and Weaver 2002, 541) Revised by: Mary Tunney Date of revision: 21 November 2012

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ballylion Lower, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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 Ballylion Lower.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballylion-lower.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballylion-lower.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballylion-lower.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballylion Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow: https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballylion Bawn: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballylion-bawn.md
- Ballylion Upper: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballylion-upper.md
- Coolharbour Lower: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/coolharbour-lower.md
- Donard Lower: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/donard-lower.md
- Irishtown West: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/irishtown-west.md
- Newtown: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/newtown-251105.md
- Whitestown Lower: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/whitestown-lower.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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