# Ballinspittle, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Ringrone, barony of Courceys, Co. Cork; in Irish Béal Átha an Spidéil. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 50,234 m² (5.02 ha, 12.41 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 119 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 29 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Ringrone, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/ringrone.md - Barony: Courceys - Electoral division: Ballinspittle, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 727 people lived in 257 households in the Ballinspittle electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/10862 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 40289 - Centre: latitude 51.666804, longitude -8.596468 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinspittle, from 26 m² to 4,164 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres); 16 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2344919: 4,164 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2344919.md - Parcel 2344923: 2,933 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2344923.md - Parcel 2344816: 2,222 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2344816.md - Parcel 2344814: 1,185 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2344814.md - Parcel 2344922: 1,130 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2344922.md - Parcel 2344842: 987 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2344842.md - Parcel 2119964: 351 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2119964.md - Parcel 2137409: 327 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2137409.md - Parcel 5433297: 298 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5433297.md - Parcel 6218690: 260 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6218690.md - Parcel 5430166: 241 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5430166.md - Parcel 2137405: 130 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2137405.md - Parcel 2137407: 119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2137407.md - Parcel 5578063: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5578063.md - Parcel 2137404: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2137404.md - Parcel 2137406: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2137406.md - Parcel 2608934: 110 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2608934.md - Parcel 2344921: 109 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2344921.md - Parcel 2137515: 103 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2137515.md - Parcel 2137408: 96 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2137408.md - Parcel 2344920: 94 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2344920.md - Parcel 2132888: 92 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2132888.md - Parcel 2344815: 82 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2344815.md - Parcel 2695627: 54 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2695627.md - Parcel 3126141: 26 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3126141.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Ballinspittle 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) 29 applications, newest first. - 23 Mar 2026, Cork County Council 26/0718: Grant with conditions. Permission. Permission for the demolition of existing single-storey rear porch (c.1.5m2), construction of an enlarged timber clad dormer extension ( revised from that previously permitted under Reg. Ref. 25/5697) at first floor level to the rear, including provision of a 900mm deep recessed balcony and a new external stair from balcony to rear garden; installation of new roof-lights to the rear slope; replacement of existing windows and front door with timber sash windows and hardwood door to the front (street facing) elevation; aluminium clad windows/doors to rear elevation; energy retrofit of the existing dwelling including internal insulation; conversion of two ground floor rear windows to doors; and all associated site works and internal reconfiguration including landscaping, drainage and services.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/0718 - 23 Feb 2026, Cork County Council 26/0439: Invalid - prepare letters. Permission. Permission for demolition of existing single-storey rear porch (c.1.5m2), construction of an enlarged timber clad dormer extension (revised from that previously permitted under reg ref. 25/5697) at first floor level to the rear, including the provision of a 900mm deep recessed balcony and new external stair from balcony to rear garden, installation of new roof-lights to the rear slope, replacement of existing windows and front door timber sash windows and hardwood door to front (street-facing) elevation, and alu-clad windows/doors to rear elevation, energy retrofit of existing dwelling, including internal insulation, conversion of 2 ground floor rear windows to doors, and all associated site works and internal reconfiguration including landscaping, drainage and services.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/0439 - 25 Aug 2025, Cork County Council 25/5697: Conditional permission. Permission. Permission for demolition of existing single storey rear porch (c1.5m2), construction of a new timber-clad dormer extension (c.28.5m2) at first floor level to rear, installation of new roof lights to the rear slope, replacement of existing windows and front door with timber sash windows and hardwood door to front (street facing) elevation and alu clad windows/doors to rear elevation, energy retrofit of existing dwelling, including internal insulation, conversion of 2 ground floor rear windows to doors. All associated site works including landscaping, drainage and services.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/5697 - 31 Jul 2025, Cork County Council 25/5544: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission for demolition of existing single storey rear porch (c.1.5m2) construction of a new timber-clad dormer extension (c.28.5m2) at first floor level to the rear. Installation of new roof-lights to the rear slope, replacement of existing windows and front door with timber sash windows and hardwood door to front (street-facing) elevation and alu clad windows/doors to rear elevation, energy retrofit of existing dwelling, including internal insulation, conversion of 2 ground floor rear windows to doors. All associated site works including landscaping, drainage and services. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/5544 - 26 Mar 2021, Cork County Council 21/4772: Incompleted application. Permission. To relocate the existing main shop entrance door approximately 2.3m east of its current position on the front (northern) elevation.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/4772 - 4 Feb 2019, Cork County Council 19/4219: Withdrawn. Permission. Construction of a single storey extension (143sq.m) to the rear of the existing shop in the rear yard. The proposed extension will contain an extended shopfloor (55sq.m), customer toilet, lobby and cleaners store (18sq.m) along with new storage area (70sq.m) to store stock ancillary to the shop. The proposed works also includes elevational changes to rear elevation of existing shop, new security gate, new external plant, the removal of 3 no. existing storage containers located in the rear yard currently used to store stock ancillary to shop and all associated ancillary site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/4219 - 4 Apr 2018, Cork County Council 18/4818: Conditional. Permission. Subdivision of existing ground and first floor living quarters into two apartments, incorporating internal changes, construction of a single storey extension to proposed apartment, and two detached storerooms (domestic use) to the rear, addition of two windows, two doors to facades install new personnel door to existing gate, internal alterations and additions of toilet and kitchenette to unused ground floor retail and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/4818 - 21 Jul 2017, Cork County Council 17/5901: Conditional. Permission. Retention of 3 no. storage containers located in rear yard which are used for the storage of stock ancillary to shop and permission to (1) Construct a single storey extension to rear of existing shop, (2) to reposition the 3 no. storage containers in rear yard, (3) Elevation changes to rear elevation of existing shop and (4) To carry out all associated ancillary site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=17/5901 - 28 Jun 2017, Cork County Council 17/5631: Incompleted application. Permission. Retention of 3 no. storage containers located in rear yard. We also seek Permission to (1) construct a single storey extension to rear of existing shop, (2) to reposition the 3 no, storage containers in rear yard, (3) Elevational changes to rear elevation of existing shop and (4) to carry out all associated ancillary site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=17/5631 - 7 May 2013, Cork County Council 13/4828: Refused. Extension of duration. Demolition of two-storey shop and residential unit and construction of two-storey building to include retail unit on ground floor and one bed apartment on first floor, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning ref. No. 07/10993. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=13/4828 - 29 Nov 2012, Cork County Council 12/6445: Conditional. Permission. A playground, amenity walk, footbridge over stream, adult exercise equpment area, picnic area, car parking, landscaping and modifications to existing entrance. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=12/6445 - 5 Aug 2008, Cork County Council 08/8262: Withdrawn. Permission. Demolition of dwellinghouse with associated ground floor retail unit and construction of two storey dwellinghouse and 2 storey building with ground floor retail unit with 1 no. duplex apartment over and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/8262 - 23 Jul 2008, Cork County Council 08/8042: Incompleted application. Permission. Demolition and construction of two storey dwellinghouse and construction of two storey building incorporating 1 no. duplex apartment over ground floor retail unit and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/8042 - 11 Jul 2008, Cork County Council 08/7818: Conditional. Permission. Retention of change of use of garage to hair salon and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/7818 - 17 Dec 2007, Cork County Council 07/13124: Conditional. Permission. Construction of playground, new road alignment, amenity walk and new agricultural entrance. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/13124 - 26 Nov 2007, Cork County Council 07/12638: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of playground, amenity walk, agricultural entrance, new road alignment and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/12638 - 17 Oct 2007, Cork County Council 07/11704: Conditional. Permission. Alterations to existing premises to include, relocation of petrol pumps, provision of protective canopy, removal of existing boundary wall and fence forming new access from public road, extension to existing yard, erection of fencing and sliding gates within yard and alterations to front and side elevations of shop. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/11704 - 13 Sept 2007, Cork County Council 07/10993: Conditional. Permission. Demolition of two-storey shop and residential unit and construction of two-storey building to include retail unit on ground floor and one bed apartment on first floor. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/10993 - 22 Aug 2007, Cork County Council 07/10448: Conditional. Permission. Construction of ground floor extension to rear of licensed premises to include relocated ladies toilets, seating area and store room and re-arrangement of existing male toilets to facilitate the construction of a disabled toilet. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/10448 - 15 Aug 2007, Cork County Council 07/10283: Incompleted application. Permission. Demolition of existing two storey shop and residential unit and construction of two storey building to include retail unit on ground floor and 1 no. one bed apartment on first floor. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/10283 - 4 Jul 2007, Cork County Council 07/9342: Incompleted application. Permission. Extension to rear of licensed premises at ground floor level to include relocated ladies toilets, seating area and storeroom and re-arrangement of existing male toilets to facilitate the construction of disabled toilet. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/9342 - 6 Dec 2006, Cork County Council 06/13029: Conditional. Permission. Demolition of existing dwelling, garage and keg house and construction of 2 no. town houses. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/13029 - 1 Dec 2006, Cork County Council 06/12871: Conditional. Permission. Partial change of use of ground floor of supermarket from retail to off licence. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/12871 - 23 Nov 2006, Cork County Council 06/12600: Conditional. Permission. Demolition of butcher shop and 1st floor apartment and construction of building with 2 no. retail units on ground floor and 2 no. apartments on 1st floor. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/12600 - 27 Oct 2006, Cork County Council 06/11808: Incompleted application. Permission. Demolition of garage, dwellings and keg house and construction of 3 no. townhouses. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/11808 - 2 Aug 2006, Cork County Council 06/9427: Withdrawn. Permission. Demolition of two storey residential/shop unit and construction of two storey building comprising of shop on ground floor and 1 no. apartment over. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/9427 - 14 Jul 2006, Cork County Council 06/8929: Incompleted application. Permission. Demolition of existing residential shop unit and construction of two storey structure with shop on ground floor and apartment over. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/8929 - 12 May 2004, Cork County Council 04/3288: Withdrawn. Permission. Demolish garage and construct two storey structure with commercial unit on ground floor and apartment overhead. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/3288 - 15 Jul 2003, Cork County Council 03/3502: Withdrawn. Permission. Residential development - 22 no. dwellinghouses. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=03/3502 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballinspittle. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballinspittle. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - House, 1800–1840, Regional interest, registry number 20912401, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO®no=20912401. Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, with timber shopfront to front (south-east) elevation. Formerly also in use as public house, currently vacant. Attached Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, gable copings, dormers and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with plinth and rendered quoins to side (north-east, south-west) elevations. Square-headed window openings with render sills, having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Timber shopfront comprising panelled pilasters with consoles surmounted by entablature. Square-headed window opening with render sill and fixed three-pane timber-framed display window. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door. - House, 1810–1850, Regional interest, registry number 20912424, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO®no=20912424. Attached three-bay two-storey house with integral carriage arch, built c.1830, having rendered shopfront and flat-roofed canted oriel to front (west) elevation. Formerly also in use as shop. Hipped slate roof with render chimneystack, cast-iron vent pipe, rainwater goods and fleur-de-lis ridge cresting. Rendered walls to shopfront, having roughcast rendered walls elsewhere, with rendered platbands to front elevation. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and raised render surrounds throughout, having one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Render sill course to oriel, having timber-framed tripartite window with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows surmounted by roll moulded cornice. Camber-headed carriage arch having rendered reveals and double-leaf timber battened doors. Render shopfront comprising pilasters with capped roll moulded brackets, architrave, frieze and roll moulded cornice. Square-headed window opening with render sill and blocked three-pane display window. Square-headed door opening with recessed uPVC door. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ballinspittle, about 1 in 10 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballinspittle. - 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/cork/ballinspittle.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballinspittle.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballinspittle.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballinspittle with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballycatteen: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballycatteen-40396.md - Ballymacredmond: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballymacredmond-40614.md - Carrigavulleen: https://everytownland.com/cork/carrigavulleen.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/cork/ballinspittle - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/ballinspittle