Ballybraher

93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballybraher, from 20 m² to 298,569 m² (29.86 ha, 73.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 53 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballybraher 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.

• 14 Jul 2026Awaiting f.i. response

  The proposed development will consist of the construction of a two-storey extension to the existing single-storey dwelling. The development includes the addition of a first-floor level over the easterly side of the existing dwelling, incorporating first-floor accommodation and also a balcony on the northern elevation. The proposed two-storey extension will also extend approximately 6.0 metres to the rear of the existing dwelling. The development will also include alterations to the existing elevations, including revisions to the existing fenestration, together with internal modifications, site works, drainage works and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1873

• 29 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission to Retain existing two storey farm-building associated with existing stables with ground floor farm-machinery maintenance workshop and first floor equipment storage associated with existing stables.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6049

• 2 Sept 2025Invalid - case closed

  Permission to retain existing two storey farm-building associated with existing stables with ground floor farm-machinery maintenance and first floor equipment storage associated with existing stables

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5758

• 14 Aug 2025Incompleted application

  Permission to retain existing two storey farm building associated with existing stables with ground floor maintenance workshop and first floor storage associated with existing stables

  Retention · Cork County Council, 25/5636

• 2 May 2025Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a new two storey detached dwelling with a new wastewater treatment unit, and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4833

• 1 May 2025Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a new site entrance to the existing detached dormer dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4826

• 23 Jan 2025Conditional

  Permission for construction of a single storey extension to the side (east) of the existing dwelling house, elevational change to existing side (east) window and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4071

• 1 Aug 2024Conditional

  Permission for a single storey dwelling along with effluent treatment unit and percolation area, access to main roadway, with detached garage, well and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5468

• 5 Jul 2024Incompleted application

  Permission to construct a single storey dwelling along with effluent unit and percolation area, access to main roadway, with detached garage, well and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5259

• 18 May 2023Conditional

  1) The demolition of an existing single storey derelict dwelling; 2) The construction of a new single storey detached dwelling; 3) The change of use of existing single storey detached agricultural out-buildings to domestic use for home-office and storage; 4) The installation of a new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area; and including all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5010

• 21 Dec 2022Conditional

  Permission for retention of the dwelling house as constructed and all associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 22/6840

• 28 Oct 2022Conditional

  Construction of a store/machinery shed and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6444

• 24 Aug 2022Conditional

  The demolition of an existing attached single storey storage room extension at the rear of the existing building and the construction of elevational alterations to all facades of the existing single storey detached dwelling, and including all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5938

• 26 Oct 2021Conditional

  To retain and complete the building works on the new dwelling house, together with all associated site development works. This development, which is presently at Wall Plate level, was originally permitted on foot of Planning permission 10/5439, granted on 11th May 2011, the duration of which permission was extended by a further 5 years under Planning decision Register No Reg. No 16/4166. Taking into account allowable periods for annual Christmas holidays since the original grant of permission, and the period of the Covid lockdown in 2020, the permission will now expire in November 2021. The design has been modified from that originally permitted, as follows: a) The incorporation of an old farm building for use as the bedroom area of the dwelling, has been omitted due to serious structural issues with that building, b) the dwelling has now been redesigned to accommodate the bedroom space at the rear, eastern side of the building, and this area will also include bedroom space in the attic, c) various modifications have been made to the window and door configuration of the house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6910

• 16 Jul 2021Conditional

  a)the construction of a ground floor extension to the side of existing dwellinghouse, b) the construction of porch extension to the front of the existing dwelling house, c) installation of rooflights to the rear elevation of the existing dwellinghouse, d) alterations to existing windows on South and West elevations, e) installation of new on site wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5988

• 9 Jun 2021Conditional

  The construction of a two storey detached dwelling with attached single storey garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter and including all associated site development works. The dwelling will be single storey facing the main road and two storey to the rear.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5597

• 13 Jan 2021Refused

  Retention of the demolition of an old habitable dwelling house, and for the construction of a replacement dwelling house, for alterations and change of use of existing farm building from agricultural use to residential use and incorporation of same into the new replacement dwelling, for the installation of an on-site sewage treatment unit to serve the development, and for all associated site development works at the property. The house design and site layout plan now being submitted is the same as was permitted under planning register no. 10/5439, the duration of which was extended under Planning Register No Reg. No 16/4166.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4043

• 2 Jul 2020Conditional

  To construct a dormer dwelling with effluent treatment unit and percolation area, detached garage, access to main roadway and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5366

• 11 Jul 2019Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment unit, polishing filter, well and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5751

• 30 Oct 2018Conditional

  Conversion of an existing two storey storage building to a two storey granny flat together with any alterations to elevations and all associated drainage, external and access works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6859

• 1 May 2018Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse, foul drainage system and all associated site works (change of house type, removal of garage, revised layout and revised boundaries from that permitted under Planning Reg. No. 16/7306)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5082

• 9 Apr 2018Conditional

  Retention and completion of the following developments: 1) The erection of an extension to an existing cottage by raising the wall plate and roofline to improve headroom to existing attic space in the cottage, 2) the construction of habitable spaces to the rear of the cottage and to the rear of the adjoining storage building which is attached to north of the cottage, 3) alteration of adjoining storage building by raising the roofline, and conversion of the same into a 2 storey habitable space for use with the cottage, 4) the construction of a new vehicular entrance onto public road including a short extension of an existing culvert of a stream, 4) the installation of sewage treatment unit to replace existing septic tank and 5) all associated site development works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 18/4859

• 22 Jan 2018Conditional

  Construction of dwelling house, garage, foul drainage system, modifications to road boundary ditch, new entrance and driveway and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4156

• 21 Dec 2017Incompleted application

  Construction of dwelling house, garage, foul drainage system, modifications to road boundary ditch, new entrance and driveway and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7386

• 21 Dec 2017Incompleted application

  Alterations to existing permission, Planning Ref No. 16/7306, to include relocation of foul drainage system, repositioning of dwelling house and garage to suit revision of site boundaries and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7389

The 25 most recent of 79 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Ballycotton Bay SPA 004022
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballycotton, Ballynamona And Shanagarry 000076

Recorded monuments

• CO089-033 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Depicted as oval enclosure (c. 30m E-W; c. 20m N-S) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. 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

• CO089-034 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark (GSIAP, W 252) shows univallate circular enclosure. Entrance possibly to N. 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

• CO089-036 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture. Shown as circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Field fence to W curves slightly on 1934 OS 6-inch map. 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

• CO089-037 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, immediately E of steep sided stream valley. Depicted as circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Arc formed by earthen bank (H 1m) survives W->NE, with shallow external fosse; field boundary to S may incorporate earthen bank. Aerial photograph (CASAP, August 1989) shows arc W->NE and immediate field fences to N levelled. 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

• CO089-038 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on edge of NE-facing slope. Levelled; fosse survives as shallow depression enclosing oval area (56m N-S; 40m E-W); gorse bushes grow on bank area to S. Aerial photograph (CASAP, August 1989) shows field under tillage, with fosse clear as cropmark. Earthen bank (int. H 2ft; ext. H 5ft) with external fosse (D 3ft; Wth 6ft - 10ft) recorded in 1968 (OPW). 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

• CO089-058 House - vernacular house
  Description

  Roadside. Front (S) of 4 bays; off-central doorway to left. Hipped-roof of thatch; attic window at W end; off-centre chimney to right. Occupied (1983). House abandoned late 1980s and subsequently unroofed and partially demolished. Remaining ruin demolished in 2016 and replaced by modern bungalow following a grant of planning permission by Cork County Council. 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. Description updated by courtesy of Eamonn Cotter. Date of upload/revision: 17 January 2019

Architectural heritage

• Snugborough, farm house, 1750–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former farm house, built c. 1760, with single-bay single-storey extension to rear (west) and recent conservatory to north. Now in use as house. Pitched slate roof with overhanging eaves, timber bargeboards to gables and red brick chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with cut stone sills and timber sliding sash windows, two-over-two pane, six-over-six pane and tripartite two-over-two pane flanked by one-over-one pane. Square-headed opening with timber panelled half-glazed door. Square-headed opening to rear with timber battened door and overlight. Detached three-bay two-storey outbuilding to south-west with pitched corrugated-iron roof with rendered chimneystack, rubble stone walls and square-headed openings with metal fittings. Remains of outbuilding to west comprising rubble stone walls. Rendered square-profile piers to site entrance.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 10 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 Ballybraher.

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.

• Ballybraher, Ballycotton12 sales

Name

Ballybraher · Baile Uí Bhráthar

Area

2,658,274 m² (265.83 ha, 656.87 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmahon, and its townlands

Barony

Imokilly

Electoral division

Ballycottin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballycottin electoral division: 1,975 people in 695 households; 81% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 13% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballingarrane, Ballycotton, Ballygeany, Ballynamona, Ballytrasna, Carrigkilter, Monagurra

Placenames

Ballybraher 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.