Ballyduff (West of the County)

The village of Ballyduff is located approximately 18 miles west of Dungarvan. It is a picturesque village that is situated in relatively steep terrain. (Download Ballyduff West of the County (adobe .pdf, 444 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
Ballyduff has a sufficient range of services to meet the needs of the local population.

Infrastructure
Ballyduff is serviced from the LCB (Lismore/ Cappoquin/ Ballyduff) Water Supply, which is to be improved during the Development Plan period.  There is an existing public sewer in Ballyduff, however treatment is currently inadequate. Proposals for a new sewerage scheme are included in the Government's Water Services Investment Programme, 2004 - 2006.  Additional connections are problematic due to the terrain of much of the undeveloped land.

Development Strategy
At present, development in Ballyduff is clustered in the Upper Village and across the river Blackwater in the Lower Village, which is the smaller of the two settlements. Although Ballyduff has experienced only modest development in recent years, further development is restricted due to the natural boundary around Ballyduff. There are some opportunities for residential development however, none of this land is suitable for significant development due to the difficult terrain of the area. Applications for planning permission will be considered on their merits.

Any development in this location will also be required to connect up to the existing public sewer as the groundwater in Ballyduff was identified as being vulnerable to pollution Applicants are advised that pre-application discussions should take place.

Development at Ballyduff south of the village is more problematic due to a number of factors, namely, the elevation of available lands and the difficulty of providing sanitary services in these areas.