Ballinwillin
Townland in the civil parish of Gortroe, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile an Mhuilinn
- Area
- 142.3 ha
- 352 acres
- Land parcels
- 46
- registered freehold, median 4,199 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinwillin, from 173 m² to 230,033 m² (23 ha, 56.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 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 Ballinwillin 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
30 May 2025Conditional permission
Permission for retention for change to the design and layout of the dwelling house and shed granted under Cork County Council Pl.Reg.No. 03/5521 including the following: 1) 3 no. windows in lieu of 2 no. windows and 1 no. set of double French doors to the front of the property at ground floor level. 2) 2 no. windows and 1 no. set of double French doors in lieu of 3 no. windows to the front of the property at ground floor level. 3) 1 no. window in lieu of 1 no. set of double French doors to the side of the property at ground floor level. 4) 2 no. windows and 1 no. set of double French doors in lieu of 3 no. windows to the rear of the property at ground floor level. 5) 1 no. glazed double door in lieu of 1 no. window to the front of the property at first floor level. 6) The addition of 2 no. windows, 1 at each side of the property at first floor level. 7) The addition of 3 no. velux windows to the rear of the property at roof level. 8) Internal modifications at first floor level to allow for the inclusion of a stairs serving the attic level. 9) The inclusion of 2 no. storage rooms and a landing at attic level. 10) Elevational changes to the permitted shed comprising of: a) 1 no. window, 1 no. roller door and 1 no. door in lieu of 2 no. windows on the eastern elevation. b) 2 no. windows in lieu of 2 no. windows, 1 no. roller door and 1 no. door on the northern elevation. c) The addition of 1 no. window on the southern elevation. d) 1 no. window and opening for removable storage container in lieu of 2 no. windows on the western elevation.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5029
18 Dec 2024Incompleted application
Permission for retention and completion of single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6441
11 Sept 2024Conditional permission
Permission is sought for the following: 1. Proposed two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. 2. Elevation changes to the existing dwelling. 3. Proposed site development works. 4. Demolition of shed.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5711
17 Jul 2024Incompleted application
Permission for retention and completion of single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/5343
20 Nov 2020Conditional
To install a new wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6591
20 Nov 2020Conditional
To construct a new dwelling house.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6582
3 Mar 2020Conditional
Retention of a single storey extension to the side elevation of an existing dwellinghouse with associated works.
Retention · Cork County Council, 20/4446
29 Mar 2010Conditional
Demolition of partly constructed dwelling & construction of a storey-and-a-half dwelling house, proprietary treatment plant & associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4699
18 Mar 2010Incompleted application
Demolition of partly constructed dwellinghouse and construction of a storey-and-a-half dwellinghouse, proprietary treatment plant and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4616
22 Feb 2010Conditional
Retention of bay window to the front elevation of bungalow (south western corner), entrance, entrance walls and gates to western boundary of the property
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4364
23 Oct 2009Refused
Demolition of partly constructed dwelling house, and construction of a storey-and-a-half dwelling, proprietary treatment plant & associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7437
21 Aug 2009Refused
Dwellinghouse and effluent treatment system
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 09/6793
14 Jul 2009Conditional
Single storey dwelling house with provision for an attic conversion, detached domestic garage and all associated site development works including the installation of a waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6329
23 Jan 2009Incompleted application
Dwelling and septic tank
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 09/4158
19 Dec 2008Withdrawn
Agriculltural building (machinery store)
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/10217
19 Dec 2008Incompleted application
Dwelling & septic tank
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/10216
20 Mar 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse, detached garage and stables
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5682
28 Feb 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5158
18 Jan 2006Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, garage and stables
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4177
30 Jun 2004Conditional
Construction of one & a half storey dwellinghouse and waste water treatment unit
Approval · Cork County Council, 04/4871
5 Mar 2004Refused
Dwellinghouse
Approval · Cork County Council, 04/1438
4 Mar 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/1400
6 Nov 2003Conditional
Dwellinghouse and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/5521
5 Mar 2003Conditional
Dormer dwelling & garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/917
26 Feb 2003Conditional
Alterations and two storey extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/789
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
- CO054-002 Ringfort - rath
Description
On W-facing slope. Shown on all three eds of OS 6-inch map as semicircular area (diam. c. 40m) with W half removed by N-S road. 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballinwillin.
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 Ballinwillin.
- 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 Ballinwillin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballinwillin · Baile an Mhuilinn
- Area
- 1,423,279 m² (142.33 ha, 351.7 acres)
- Civil parish
- Gortroe, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Gortroe, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Gortroe electoral division: 815 people in 273 households; 90% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinure, Ballynakilla, Cronavan, Garryantaggart, Killamurren, Rathaneague
- Placenames
- Ballinwillin 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.