Ballynastockan
Ballynastockan is a townland in the civil parish of Boystown, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow. Its name in Irish is Buaile na Stocán.
- Area
- 610.4 ha
- 1,508 acres
- Land parcels
- 200
- registered freehold, median 4,400 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 19
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
200 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynastockan, from 31 m² to 2,628,917 m² (262.89 ha, 649.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 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 Ballynastockan 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
13 Apr 2026Conditional
revised house design to that previously granted under planning ref 69/2722 and a field gate to adjoining lands along with permission for the upgrading of existing septic tank to a treatment plant with raised polishing filter and all associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660288
8 Apr 2025Refused
replacement dwelling as constructed along with full planning permission for three velux windows to the front and to upgrade the existing septic tank to a treatment plant with soil polishing filter and all associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560257
18 Jul 2024Conditional
a change of house type to that previously granted under planning ref 22/871 and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2460425
29 Jan 2024Conditional
demolition of existing shed and full planning permission for a single storey split level extension to the rear of existing cottage, along with the installation of a oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and a bored well, along with a new vehicular access and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460038
23 Jun 2023N/a
demolition of existing shed and full planning permission for a part two storey, part single storey extension to the rear and side of existing cottage, along with the installation of a oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and a bored well, along with a new vehicular access and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2360112
3 Oct 2022N/a
demolition of existing shed and full planning permission for a part two storey, part single storey extension to the rear and side of existing cottage, along with the installation of a oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and a bored well, along with a new vehicular access and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221059
9 Aug 2022Conditional
demolition of existing cottage and construction of a new single storey dwelling and upgrading of septic tank to an oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22871
10 May 2022N/a
Full planning permission for 1. retention for dwelling house as constructed 2. full planning permission for a dormer extension to the side of existing dwelling along with modification to the existing porch and construction of a bay window to the western elevation along with upgrading of existing septic tank to an oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22501
8 Apr 2022Conditional
amendment to previously approved planning file 17/1193 consisting of a change of percolation position, site boundaries and well location to that previously granted and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22363
28 Mar 2022Conditional
1) removal of existing conservatory and replace with a picture window. 2) Constructio of a single storey extension with dormer at first floor level and velux windows to the front roof and 3) the construction of a single storey garage/gym to the side of existing dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22297
7 Sept 2021Conditional
removal of existing conservatory and construction of a single storey extension with balcony to the front along with two number dormer windows and Velux windows to the front roof along with construction of a single storey garage/gym to the side of existing dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211097
13 Jul 2021N/a
an amendment to previously approved planning file 17/1193 consisting of a change of percolation position, site boundaries and well location to that previously granted and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 21833
23 Jun 2020Conditional
single storey conservatory to the front of existing dwelling along with conversion of existing attic to habitable accommodation and all associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 20584
27 Jan 2020Conditional
demolition of existing cottage and construction of a new single storey dwelling and upgrading of existing septic tank to an Oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2063
4 Sept 2019Refused
demolition of existing cottage and construction of new single storey dwelling and upgrading of existing septic tank to an Oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19981
6 Aug 2019N/a
amendment to previously approved planning file 17/1193 consisting of a change of percolation position, site boundaries and well location to that previously granted and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 19855
3 Oct 2017Conditional
single storey dwelling with a Oakstown treatment plant and sand polishing filter along with upgrading of existing entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 171193
23 Mar 2017Unconditional
greenway. Construct a new crushed stone track in order to create a walking & cycling greenway which will follow the edge of the Blessington Lakes together with the upgrading of the existing tracks commencing in the town of Blessington and following a route close to the shoreline through the townlands of Baltyboys Lower, Tulfarris, Rathballylong, Baltyboys Upper, Monamuck, Valleymount, Annacarney, Carrigacurra, Ballyknockan, Ballynastockan, Lackan, Sroughan, Carrig, Knockieran Upper, Knockieran Lower, Blessington and Burgage More and the villages of Valleymount, Ballyknockan and Lacken before returning to Blessington at Knockieran Bridge. Upgrading works will include widening of existing track and laying of geotextile with a surface layer of crushed stone surface. Construction works will involve shallow excavation, laying of geotextile with a surface layer of crushed stone surface, placement of apprx 100 culverts, 18 light bridges over larger streams, fencing and minor landscaping
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 17307
18 Jan 2017N/a
new crushed stone track in order to create a walking and cycling Greenway which will follow the edge of the Blessington Lakes together with upgrading of existing tracks commencing in the town of Blessington and following a route close to the shoreline through the townlands of Baltyboys Lower, Tulfarris, Rathballylong, Baltyboys Upper, Monamuck, Valleymount, Annacarney, Carrigacurra, Ballyknockan, Ballynastockan, Lackan, Sroughan and the villages of Valleymount, Ballyknockan and Lacken before returning to Blessington at Knockieran Bridge. Upgarding works will include widening of existing track and laying of geotextile with a surface layer of crushed stone surface. Construction works will involve shallow excavation, laying of geotextile with a surface layer of crushed stone surface. placement of approx 100 culverts, 18 light bridges over larger streams, fencing and minor landscaping
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 1739
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Wicklow Mountains SAC 002122
- Special Protection Area: Wicklow Mountains SPA 004040
- Special Protection Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA 004063
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir 000731
Recorded monuments
- WI010-020 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope. D-shaped area (dims. 25.5m NW-SE; 23m NE-SW) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.9-2.5m; int. H 0.6-1m; ext. H 1-1.4m) with a discontinuous revetment of boulders. There are two gaps in the bank; that at the NNE (Wth 1.5m) may be the entrance while the other, at the SW, is probably a modern feature. No visible indication of a fosse or internal features other than some large earthfast boulders. 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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballynastockan.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Ballynastockan, 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. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballynastockan.
- 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 Ballynastockan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Ballynastockan · Buaile na Stocán
- Area
- 6,103,770 m² (610.38 ha, 1,508.27 acres)
- Civil parish
- Boystown, and its townlands
- Barony
- Talbotstown Lower
- Electoral division
- Lackan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 861 people lived in 293 households in the Lackan electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 19% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinahown, Ballyknockan, Glenbride, Kilbeg, Lackan
- Placenames
- Ballynastockan 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.