Ballinroad is located approximately 2 miles north of Dungarvan and has developed as a satellite of Dungarvan.  In the last few years the pace of development has increased, and the village has a sizeable population with a good range of services and community facilities. (Download Ballinroad (adobe .pdf, 717 kbs)  Map Here) and also download the pages relating to Zoning Objectives (word .doc, 183 kbs) . The Zoning Objectives and Landuse Zoning Matrix need to be used when looking at the individual settlement zonings.

Services
The services available include shops, public house, restaurant, community facilities such as playing field and tennis.  The area is served by the local church, and a site has been set aside for a new school to serve the population needs.

Infrastructure
The village is served by a wastewater treatment plant of 750 p.e which has now reached capacity, and in order to facilitate further development, connection will be made to the new Dungarvan Sewerage Scheme.  Water supply to the area requires improvement - the existing supply (from Deelish) has capacity and delivery problems and cannot supply sufficient water to the village.  A new local source is required to off-set the deficit.  Consultants were appointed to prepare a preliminary report and carry out exploratory drilling for a new service, in 2004.

There is a need to upgrade the road network in the area during the Development Plan period so as to improve traffic flow and safety.  Indicative road reservations are illustrated on the attached Ballinroad Zoning Map

Development Strategy
There is a considerable landbank zoned for development, surrounding the village core  (see Map.)  The constraint to development is associated with the infrastructural deficit as outlined above, and development proposals will need to cater for this in any applications for permission along with satisfying the Planning Authority as to the standards for new development at Section 9.2.