Ballinvuskig West
Townland in the civil parish of Rahan, barony of Fermoy, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile an Bhoscaigh Thiar
- Area
- 202.9 ha
- 501 acres
- Land parcels
- 46
- registered freehold, median 3,058 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 27
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinvuskig West, from 180 m² to 293,157 m² (29.32 ha, 72.44 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 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
- G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
16 Aug 2022Conditional
Permission to construct a dwelling, Domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5896
25 Sept 2020Conditional
Construction of a single storey side and rear extension to an existing dwelling house to accommodate a separate living accommodation, waste water treatment system and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6092
7 Aug 2020Incompleted application
The construction of a single storey side and rear extension which will accommodate a separate living accommodation, waste water treatment system and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5685
12 Jun 2019Conditional
Retention of attic to habitable space, alterations to elevations of dwelling house and detached domestic garage as constructed with all associated site and ancillary works.
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/5550
30 Apr 2019Incompleted application
Retention of the existing first floor accommodation and alterations of the existing dwelling house and the existing detached domestic garage as constructed with all associated site and ancillary works.
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/5083
13 Jun 2018Conditional permission
Retention of dwelling unit as constructed (change of plan of previously permitted garage) and permission for construction of a dormer type dwelling on existing base with single storey link and incorporation of the existing dwelling unit into same (change of plan from that permitted under Pl. Reg. No. 10/5356 and extended under Pl. Reg. No. 15/5806) and construction of detached domestic garage and associated site works.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 18/5517
4 May 2018Incompleted application
Retention of dwelling unit as constructed (change of plan of previously permitted garage) and Permission for construction of a dormer type dwelling on existing base with single storey link and incorporation of the existing dwelling unit into same (change of plan from that permitted under PL. Reg. No. 10/5356 and extended under PL. Reg. No. 15/5806) and construction of detached domestic garage and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5123
9 Apr 2018Conditional
Construction of a single storey extension and alterations to existing bungalow and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4862
14 Aug 2015Unconditional
Dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank & associated services – Extension of duration of permission granted under planning ref no: 10/5356
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/5806
28 Jul 2015Conditional
Construction of a storey and a half style dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5686
12 Feb 2014Conditional
A single storey dwelling, entrance and septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4258
28 Jan 2011Conditional
Construction of a two storey extension and alterations to existing single storey dwelling house and installation of a new foul treatment unit with sand polishing filter
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4133
21 Oct 2010Incompleted application
One and a half storey extension and installation of new sewage treatment plant with polishing filter
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8274
1 Jun 2010Conditional
Dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank & associated services
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5356
29 Jun 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/8495
23 Dec 2005Conditional
Retention of sunroom extension to side of dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/9771
23 Nov 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 05/8602
25 Aug 2005Conditional
Alterations and extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/6162
11 Jul 2005Conditional
Alterations and construction of ground and first floor extension to bungalow to provide a story and a half style dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/4902
30 Jun 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/4625
1 Jun 2005Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3798
26 Jul 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/5750
17 Feb 2004Conditional
Demolition of derelict house and construction of dormer bungalow, entrance, boundary walls, septic tank and percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/914
19 Dec 2003Conditional
Dormer bungalow, garage and proprietary treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/6615
12 Nov 2003Refused
Construction of one no. dwelling
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 03/5603
The 25 most recent of 27 applications.
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballinvuskig West.
Recorded monuments
- CO033-069 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Pentagonal area (57.1m N-S; 54.7m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.5m); external fosse (D 0.4m) survives on E, S and W sides; counterscarp bank to S (ext. H 0.6m). Bank to N kinks to form two straight sides; uniform in height and topped by wire fence. Bank to E grass-covered; some stone facing noted along N half of inner bank face; causewayed entrance (Wth 1.6m) to ESE. Bank to S (int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.6m) broken to SSE and S; fosse (D 0.7m) partially filled with field clearance stones. Interior slopes down to SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO042-112 Fulacht fia
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballinvuskig West.
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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballinvuskig West.
- 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 Ballinvuskig West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballinvuskig West · Baile an Bhoscaigh Thiar
- Area
- 2,028,786 m² (202.88 ha, 501.32 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rahan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Fermoy
- Electoral division
- Rahan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Rahan electoral division: 926 people in 320 households; 95% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinvuskig East, Carrigduff, Clogheen, Knockaroura, Knoppoge, Monee East, Monee West
- Placenames
- Ballinvuskig West 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.