Ballymoat
Ballymoat is a townland in the civil parish of Glenealy, barony of Newcastle, Co. Wicklow. Its name in Irish is Baile an Mhóta.
- Area
- 70.7 ha
- 175 acres
- Land parcels
- 70
- registered freehold, median 1,746 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymoat, from 11 m² to 263,831 m² (26.38 ha, 65.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 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
No zone of a development plan covers Ballymoat 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
3 Feb 2026Conditional
landscaped Remembrance Garden, incorporating the installation of above-ground prefabricated Columbarium Walls for the storage of cremation urns, the provision of pedestrian access gate, repair of existing stone boundary wall, new boundary hedging to the L1096 (Ashford Road), and the importation of topsoil to facilitate site levelling and pocket landscaping, all together with associated site development works.
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660068
8 Aug 2025Conditional
extensions and alterations to an existing 120.15m2 dwelling. The works will include: 1. A proposed new 88.5m2 ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling to include new entrance and living/ancillary spaces. 2. A 7.3mm new extension to the side of the existing dwelling to accommodate a new stairs. 3 A 2.5m2 extension to upper floor to accommodate new layout and bathroom . 4 Alterations to existing plans and elevations to accommodate new proposals. 5. The removal of existing render on existing building to allow for existing stonework to be exposed. 6. All associated siteworks and landscaping
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560616
22 Jul 2025Conditional
stud farm and private dressage stables which will generally comprise of the following: • a new entrance and access road; • 2 No. stable blocks incorporating stores, tack rooms and toilets; • breeding barn; • outdoor and indoor arenas; • canteen and staff facilities; • a lunge / walker pen; • sheds / buildings for hay, dung storage and waste management; • a lorry shed; • on site effluent treatment / disposal system; • storm water management; • associated site development works, car parking and services and other infrastructure / welfare provisions for the project; This planning submission includes a Natura Impact Statement
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560555
27 Jun 2025Conditional
new dwelling house, new entrance with sight lines, connection to existing sewage and public water supply, all associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25174
25 Jun 2025N/a
new dwelling house, new entrance with sight lines, connection to existing sewage and public water supply, all associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25172
16 Jun 2025N/a
family dwelling house, new entrance w/ sight lines, connection to existing sewage & public water supply and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 25160
25 Oct 2024N/a
Section 42(1) on granted PRR 19/558 (demolition of an existing side conservatory, the construction of a single storey extension to rear and side of existing dwelling together with all associated site works and services)
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 24432
9 Oct 2024N/a
development of an equestrian farm. The development will generally comprise a new entrance access road; 3 stable blocks incorporating stores and tack rooms; outdoor arena; indoor arena with viewing area; staff facilities; sheds / buildings for storage of hay, straw, dung, waste management, machinery, lorries; a lunge / walker pen; breeding barn and operators’ residence together with associated site development works / services; effluent treatment / disposal; and other infrastructure / welfare provisions for the project. This planning submission includes a Natura Impact Statement
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460617
18 Jun 2024Conditional
demolition of single-storey extension to side and erection of single/two-storey extension to rear with new sewage treatment system, and ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460344
15 Mar 2024Refused
development of an equestrian centre at Ballymoat, Glenealy. The development will generally comprise 3 stable blocks, outdoor arena; indoor arena with viewing area; sheds / buildings for storage of hay, straw, dung, machinery, lorries; a lunge pen; breeding barn and operators’ residence together with associated site development works /services; effluent treatment / disposal; and other infrastructure / welfare provisions for the project
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460160
20 Nov 2023N/a
demolition of single-storey extension to side and erection of two-storey extension to rear with new sewage treatment system, and ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360427
20 Apr 2023Refused
for demolition of single-storey extension to side and erection of two-storey extension to rear with new sewage treatment system, relocation of recessed vehicular access and ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360006
2 Dec 2022Conditional
garage/home office as constructed on site and all associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 221287
20 Oct 2022N/a
proposed 6 number detached dwellings with individual secondary treatment systems and percolation areas to current EPA guidelines for each dwelling, wells, new access road off public road with relocation of existing car parking spaces where required to allow for the new entrance to cater for the new dwellings. The proposal will also provide an area for potential future increase/improved controlled public parking and new footpath as well as possible public open space and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221115
30 May 2022Conditional
change of use (removal of planning condition no. 2 of planning ref. no. 09/922) from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22578
14 Apr 2022N/a
proposed 6 number detached dwellings with individual secondary treatment systems and percolations area to current EPA guidelines for each dwelling, connection to services, new access road and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22397
28 May 2021N/a
A. Construction of 30 dwellings comprising of the following mix i) 10 no. House Type A (Two storey , 4 bed detached dwelling comprising 168 sqm) ii) 16 no. House Type B (Two Storey, 3 bed semi-detached dwelling comprising 121 sqm), iii) 4 no. House Type C (Two storey , 3 bed semi-detached comprising 101 sqm). B New vehicular access off R752 road to serve proposed new dwellings. C. All necessary landscaping works. D. New boundary treatments E. connection to all existing services F. All ancillary works necessary to facilitate this development
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 21638
15 Apr 2021Conditional
1. 14sqm extension to the rear of the existing garage and 2. planning permission for a new 28sqm standalone office studio to the rear of the main house
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 21408
23 May 2019Conditional
demolition of an existing side conservatory, the construction of a single storey extension to rear and side of existing dwelling together with all associated site works and services
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 19558
11 Dec 2018Conditional
single storey dwelling house, entrance with sightlines, connection to existing sewage and public water supply, all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 181377
6 Dec 2018N/a
1) single storey dwelling house 2) new entrance with sight lines 3) connection to existing sewage and public water supply 4) all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181362
25 Jul 2018Conditional
(a) the erection of 5 number polytunnels for use in herb production with associated 3m high & 20m diameter water storage tank and (b) the relocation of the existing carpark to a new 53 space car park to the east of the site to allow for improved access and vehicular circulation within the site generally
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18847
13 Jul 2018N/a
5 number 550 sqm polytunnels for use in herb production with associated 3m high and 20m diameter water storage tank and the relocation of the existing car park to the east of the site to allow for improved access and vehicular circulation within the site generally
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18793
12 Jun 2018Refused
single storey dwelling, entrance with sightlines, connection to existing sewage and public water supply, all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18652
23 Aug 2017Conditional
modifications and extensions to previously granted house type and site layout under PRR 14/1880. The application will include permission for a new garage and canopy area on site number 1. The following additional works are proposed on site number 1 : extensions to the side and rear ground floor plan - circa 18 sqm, additional circa 27 sqm upper floor bedroom extension to rear of existing dwelling, alterations to existing elevations and internal layout, a new garage and canopy connecting garage to main dwelling for site 2, the following works are proposed: extension to the side and rear ground floor plan - circa 17.5 sqm, additional circa 27.5 sqm upper floor bedroom extension to rear of existing dwelling, alterations to existing elevations and the internal layout. In addition to the above, alterations are being sought to boundaries, entrance walls and gate details to the previously granted permission and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Wicklow County Council, 171014
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 Ballymoat.
Recorded monuments
- WI024-011001 Church
Description
Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope. A nave and chancel church (dims. 17.2m ENE-WSW; c. 10.6m NNW-SSE) of uncoursed rubble. The walls (T 0.9m) are poorly preserved except for the NE angle which survives to a height of 1.7m and the W gable (H 2.45m) which has a central featureless window opening. There is no indication of a door. The church now lies within a modern graveyard although about one-third of an earlier circular enclosure (WI024-011002-) still survives, defined at the S and W by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; H 1m) and by a steep downhill slope at the E. The N portion has been removed. There are several early to mid-18th-century headstones in the graveyard. 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
- WI024-011002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope. A nave and chancel church (WI024-011001-) of uncoursed rubble. The church now lies within a modern graveyard although about one-third of an earlier circular enclosure (diam. 30m) still survives, defined at the S and W by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; H 1m) and by a steep downhill slope at the E. The N portion has been removed. There are several early to mid-eighteenth-century headstones in the graveyard (WI024-011003-). 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: 19 October 2012
- WI024-011003 Graveyard
Description
Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope. A nave and chancel church (WI024-011001-) of uncoursed rubble. The church now lies within a modern graveyard although about one-third of an earlier circular enclosure (WI024-011002-) still survives, defined at the S and W by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; H 1m) and by a steep downhill slope at the E. The N portion has been removed. There are several early to mid-eighteenth-century headstones in the graveyard (WI024-011003-). 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: 19 October 2012
Architectural heritage
- Glenealy Church, church/chapel, 1790–1795 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey Church of Ireland church, built 1792. The building is constructed in granite rubble with ashlar granite dressings, quoins and buttresses. The timber sheeted front door is set within a pointed-arch opening, to the south side of the three-stage tower. Buttresses to the tower rise to form square castellated pinnacles. Buttresses to the nave rise to tall pinnacles. Windows are generally semi-circular. To the east elevation there is a larger window with geometric tracery; this sits on a slightly projecting bay with a broken base pediment. The pitched roof is covered in natural slate and has cast-iron rainwater goods. The church is set well back from the road within a small graveyard.
- The Old School House, school, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey school, dated 1867. The school is constructed in squared rubble with some brick banding. The timber door is finished with diagonal sheeting. There is a large decorative bracketed porch hood over the door. Windows are mixed and include paired lancets, "spoked" rose style and pointed arch with plate tracery. The pitched roof is finished with natural slate with some decorative bands. There is a small louvred square fleche which is set diagonally. The school is slightly set back behind a gravelled garden and a timber picket fence.
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 20 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, low (inferred).
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3347 (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 Ballymoat with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Ballymoat · Baile an Mhóta
- Area
- 707,355 m² (70.74 ha, 174.79 acres)
- Civil parish
- Glenealy, and its townlands
- Barony
- Newcastle
- Electoral division
- Glenealy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 2,861 people lived in 1,004 households in the Glenealy electoral division. 76% 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.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballykillavane, Ballyknockan More, Ballymanus Lower, Ballymanus Upper, Coolnakilly
- Placenames
- Ballymoat 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.