# Ballyshonog, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilcommon (Shillelagh Ra), barony of Ballinacor South, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Baile Sheonac. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,263,001 m² (226.3 ha, 559.2 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 10,388 m² (1.04 ha, 2.57 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilcommon (Shillelagh Ra), https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/kilcommon-shillelagh-ra.md - Barony: Ballinacor South - Electoral division: Tinahely, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Tinahely electoral division: 1,634 people in 613 households; 73% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/55926 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 250321 - Centre: latitude 52.791775, longitude -6.489431 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyshonog, from 85 m² to 564,341 m² (56.43 ha, 139.45 acres); 13 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 4724059: 564,341 m² (56.43 ha, 139.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4724059.md - Parcel 1296358: 326,947 m² (32.69 ha, 80.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1296358.md - Parcel 5494706: 177,671 m² (17.77 ha, 43.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5494706.md - Parcel 6073207: 140,594 m² (14.06 ha, 34.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6073207.md - Parcel 1250097: 140,130 m² (14.01 ha, 34.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1250097.md - Parcel 5204456: 103,206 m² (10.32 ha, 25.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5204456.md - Parcel 5563748: 88,501 m² (8.85 ha, 21.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5563748.md - Parcel 1256752: 87,509 m² (8.75 ha, 21.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1256752.md - Parcel 1272579: 66,921 m² (6.69 ha, 16.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272579.md - Parcel 5204451: 63,622 m² (6.36 ha, 15.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5204451.md - Parcel 1272574: 43,755 m² (4.38 ha, 10.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272574.md - Parcel 1272570: 41,316 m² (4.13 ha, 10.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272570.md - Parcel 1283843: 38,988 m² (3.9 ha, 9.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283843.md - Parcel 1272573: 33,653 m² (3.37 ha, 8.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272573.md - Parcel 1272569: 31,416 m² (3.14 ha, 7.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272569.md - Parcel 5494648: 30,420 m² (3.04 ha, 7.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5494648.md - Parcel 2656095: 28,654 m² (2.87 ha, 7.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2656095.md - Parcel 4683345: 21,860 m² (2.19 ha, 5.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4683345.md - Parcel 1272859: 19,074 m² (1.91 ha, 4.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272859.md - Parcel 1272572: 18,403 m² (1.84 ha, 4.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272572.md - Parcel 1272576: 16,299 m² (1.63 ha, 4.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272576.md - Parcel 1271104: 16,133 m² (1.61 ha, 3.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1271104.md - Parcel 1272578: 14,770 m² (1.48 ha, 3.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272578.md - Parcel 1272571: 14,690 m² (1.47 ha, 3.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272571.md - Parcel 1272858: 13,163 m² (1.32 ha, 3.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272858.md - Parcel 1283842: 11,931 m² (1.19 ha, 2.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283842.md - Parcel 4724054: 10,556 m² (1.06 ha, 2.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4724054.md - Parcel 1272577: 10,219 m² (1.02 ha, 2.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272577.md - Parcel 1289637: 9,679 m² (0.97 ha, 2.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289637.md - Parcel 1271105: 9,395 m² (0.94 ha, 2.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1271105.md - Parcel 1284193: 7,006 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284193.md - Parcel 1250123: 4,978 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1250123.md - Parcel 1287306: 4,780 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287306.md - Parcel 1272575: 4,660 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272575.md - Parcel 1290004: 4,513 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1290004.md - Parcel 1267066: 3,852 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267066.md - Parcel 4621574: 3,526 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4621574.md - Parcel 1285630: 3,286 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285630.md - Parcel 1297796: 3,082 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1297796.md - Parcel 1268855: 2,908 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268855.md - Parcel 1266794: 2,725 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266794.md - Parcel 1270546: 2,344 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270546.md - Parcel 1290331: 2,209 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1290331.md - Parcel 1267257: 2,128 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267257.md - Parcel 1277142: 1,962 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277142.md - Parcel 1269981: 1,417 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269981.md - Parcel 1269041: 1,287 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269041.md - Parcel 4946798: 1,235 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4946798.md - Parcel 5563795: 652 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5563795.md - Parcel 5494684: 535 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5494684.md - Parcel 5494647: 472 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5494647.md - Parcel 5494689: 213 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5494689.md - Parcel 1268579: 119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268579.md - Parcel 1269676: 85 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269676.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Ballyshonog 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) 7 applications, newest first. - 23 Sept 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560749: Conditional. Retention. (i) existing milking parlour, (ii) existing concrete slab, (iii) existing hard surface roadway and (iv) existing site layout (Previous Planning Reg. No. 15/740 refers). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560749/0 - 4 Mar 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560138: Conditional. Permission. the removal of existing shed structures to side and rear of existing house, the provision of a new two storey rear return granny flat over new farm sheds and associated effluent treatment system, and the provision a new single storey kitchen extension to the side of the existing house. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560138/0 - 16 May 2023, Wicklow County Council 23467: Conditional. Permission. proposed single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/23467/0 - 8 May 2023, Wicklow County Council 2360034: Conditional. Permission. Permission for works to existing dwelling house including the following; 1. Construction of a single storey extension to the front of existing dwelling house, 2. Construction of a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling house, also construction of a domestic garage along with all associated site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360034/0 - 6 May 2020, Wicklow County Council 20420: Refused. Permission, 1 home. construct a fully serviced dwelling house with domestic garage and all associated site works including septic tank and percolation area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20420/0 - 15 Apr 2019, Wicklow County Council 19401: Conditional. Permission. extension to the side (south west) of our existing dwelling and erect an extension to the side (north east) of existing dwelling including a domestic garage under roof and all associated site and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19401/0 - 28 May 2018, Wicklow County Council 18574: Conditional. Permission. construct a straw bedded cattle shed, concrete aprons and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18574/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballyshonog. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyshonog. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 5 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: 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 Ballyshonog. - 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/ballyshonog.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballyshonog.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballyshonog.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballyshonog 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) - Ballyraheen: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballyraheen.md - Boleybawn: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/boleybawn.md - Coolross: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/coolross-250561.md - Farnees: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/farnees.md - Glenphilipeen: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/glenphilipeen.md - Greenhall: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/greenhall.md - Muskeagh: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/muskeagh.md - Newtown: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/newtown-251101.md - Tinahely: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tinahely.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballyshonog - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/wicklow/ballyshonog