Ballinaltig
Townland in the civil parish of Kilshanahan, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile an Fháltaigh
- Area
- 128.7 ha
- 318 acres
- Land parcels
- 30
- registered freehold, median 6,038 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinaltig, from 112 m² to 294,812 m² (29.48 ha, 72.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ballinaltig 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
12 Feb 2024Conditional
Permission for change of house type to planning ref. 19/6510, Construction of a dwelling house, install a treatment plant and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4219
22 Dec 2023Incompleted application
Permission to change of house type ref. 19/6510, construction of a dwelling house, install a treatment plant and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6617
17 Oct 2019Conditional
To construct a dwelling house, install a treatment plant with all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6510
6 Mar 2019Conditional
Modifications to existing dwelling for which planning permission was granted 05/8345 as follows (A) Conversion of attic space to living accommodation, (B1) Insertion of extra velux lights (7 no.), (B2) Retention of garage constructed at rear of house
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/4550
5 Feb 2019Conditional
(1) Demolish existing collection yard wall, (2) Construct underground slatted tank in existing collection yard and install feed barrier to north perimeter of existing collection yard along with all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4240
28 Jan 2019Incompleted application
Retention of the following: 1) Modifications to existing dwellinghouse for which planning permission was granted under 05/8345 as follows (A) Conversion of attic space to living accommodation (B) Insertion of extra velux roof lights (7No.) 2) Retention of garage constructed at the rear of house.
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/4157
10 Oct 2016Conditional
Single storey extension to side of existing dwelling house and proposed alterations to existing north elevation.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6504
30 Aug 2016Incompleted application
A single storey extension to side of existing dwellinghouse and alterations to existing north elevation
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6173
29 Jun 2016Incompleted application
A single storey extension to side of existing dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5615
29 Jun 2016Conditional
Construction of two storey dwellinghouse with detached domestic garage/store, proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area, vehicular entrance from the public road and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5608
8 Apr 2015Conditional
Construction of a pre-school attached to the south of existing dwelling house along with all associated site development works including the provision of 10 no. car parking spaces and the installation of a new waste water treatment system to serve the proposed pre-school and existing dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4689
30 Mar 2015Incompleted application
Construction of pre-school attached to south of existing dwellinghouse along with all other associated site development works including provision of 10 no. car parking spaces and the installation of a new waste water treatment system to serve the proposed pre-school and existing dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4612
10 Nov 2014Conditional
Construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, enclosure of front porch, installation of window to South elevation, some minor elevational alterations including the demolition of 2 no. chimneys and the construction of a new chimney along with all associated site development works including the replacement of the existing waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6385
31 Mar 2014Conditional
Retention of redevelopment of a previously derelict residential structure for use as a dwellinghouse, the installation of a wastewater treatment system/percolation area and associated site works and services
Retention · Cork County Council, 14/4632
17 Oct 2008Refused
Retention of conversion of derelict buildings to dwelling, installation of septic tank and ancillary site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9333
29 Sept 2008Incompleted application
Retention of conversion of derelict buildings to dwelling, septic tank and ancillary site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9085
19 Apr 2007Refused
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7160
14 Nov 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8345
20 Dec 2004Refused
Importing fill to regrade agricultural land
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/9386
2 Dec 2004Conditional
Retention of extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/8871
19 Nov 2004Incompleted application
Rear and side extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/8561
13 Sept 2004Conditional
Dwelling
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/6938
21 May 2004Incompleted application
Dwelling
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/3552
2 Oct 2003Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/4925
9 May 2003Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/2221
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: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
Recorded monuments
- CO044-025 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on W-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as scarped platform (c. 35m E-W; c. 30m N-S). Levelled; no visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO044-026001 Graveyard
Description
On W side of road; roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 50m N-S; c. 60m E-W); numerous gravestones, mostly 19th century, in N half; few markers in S half which follows slope of land. According to Power (1923,180), 'no monuments or inscriptions of special interest'. Enclosing element to S formed by arc of earthen bank (ext. H 2.5m), aerial photography shows this on line of large levelled circular enclosure (5163). Recent extension of graveyard to S. 'Site of Church' (CO044-026002-) marked on 1935 OS 6-inch map in N half of graveyard; no visible surface trace. This was parish church of Kilshanahan; in 1700 reported that 'church built of stone and clay, and is altogether ruinous; only the west end is standing covered with ivy; it was a very small church' (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 154). Bullán stone (0.42m x 0.28m x 0.2m deep) with bowl-shaped hollow (diam. 0.2m), set in E wall of graveyard. Sandstone block, which may be top of round-headed window light, in S half of graveyard. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO044-026002 Church
Description
'Site of Church' marked on 1935 OS 6-inch map in N half of graveyard (CO044-026001-); no visible surface trace. This was parish church of Kilshanahan; in 1700 reported that 'church built of stone and clay, and is altogether ruinous; only the west end is standing covered with ivy; it was a very small church' (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 154). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO044-061 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Aerial photograph (CASAP, Summer 1989) shows crop-mark of large circular enclosure (diam. c. 90m) with Ballinaltig graveyard (CO044-02601-) in SE quadrant; arc of earthen bank (ext. H 2.5m) on S side of grave yard may be surviving portion of bank. Arc of bank to N shown as part of field fence system on 1935 OS 6-inch map. According to Power (1923, 180) site of 'Cill Séanacháin (Seanchan's church), unfortunately there is nothing by which we can identify this particular Seanchan'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO044-063 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark (CASAP) shows univallate circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m). One field to N of possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO044-061---). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO044-067001 Burnt mound
Description
In re-seeded pasture. An irregularly shaped spread (28m N-S; 22m E-W) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. A second possible burnt mound (CO044-067002-) lies c. 50m to the NNW, a third (CO044-068----) c. 200m to NNE and a burnt mound (CO044-067003-) lies c. 100m to the NNW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO044-067002 Burnt mound
Description
In re-seeded pasture. A small spread (9m N-S; 5m E-W) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. A second possible burnt mound (CO044-067001-) lies c. 50m to the SSE and a third (CO044-068----) lies c. 160m to the NNE. A burnt mound (CO044-067003-) lies c. 50m to the NNW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO044-067003 Burnt mound
Description
In re-seeded pasture. An oval mound (20m N-S; 16m E-W; H 0.4m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. Two possible burnt mounds (CO044-067001-, CO044-067002-) lie c. 100m and 50m to the SSE, respectively. Another possible burnt mound (CO044-068----) lies c. 130m to the NNE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO044-068 Burnt mound
Description
In re-seeded pasture. An irregularly shaped spread (6m N-S; 3m E-W) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. A burnt mound (CO044-067003-) lies c. 130m to the SW. Two possible burnt mounds (CO044-067001-, CO044-067002-) lie c. 200m and c. 160m to the SSW, respectively. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballinaltig.
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1222 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Ballinaltig with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballinaltig · Baile an Fháltaigh
- Area
- 1,287,478 m² (128.75 ha, 318.14 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilshanahan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Watergrasshill, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Watergrasshill electoral division: 1,930 people in 640 households; 84% of households own their home; 65% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bushypark, Curraghprevin, Gearagh, Maulane West, Mountcatherine, Scartbarry
- Placenames
- Ballinaltig 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.