Ballydorgan
Townland in the civil parish of Castlelyons, barony of Condons and Clangibbon, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile Uí Dheargáin
- Area
- 203.8 ha
- 504 acres
- Land parcels
- 63
- registered freehold, median 3,818 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 34
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
63 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballydorgan, from 11 m² to 292,597 m² (29.26 ha, 72.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 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 Ballydorgan 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
29 Aug 2025Grant with conditions
Permission to construct dormer style replacement dwelling which would involve the demolition of existing derelict dwelling and outbuilding on site, alter existing vehicular entrance, effluent treatment system and tertiary filter, bored well and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5730
16 Oct 2024Conditional
Permission for Retention of existing attic to habitable space, two north facing dormer windows to the rear elevation, roof windows and all associated site works.
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/5954
24 Mar 2023Conditional
1) retention of existing cattle cubicle yard, 2) the retention of constructed extension to existing silage slab, 3) the retention of constructed open slurry, organic and dairy sludge tank with adjacent slurry holding slatted tank, 4) the retention of constructed dairy milk bulk tank shed, 5) the retention of existing extended concrete yard, 6) the construction of two loose calf sheds, 7) the construction of a new slatted cattle shed, 8) the construction of one isolation cattle shed, 9) the construction of a new cattle shed over existing cubicles, 10) the construction of one cubicle cattle shed, 11) the construction of a building containing store room, staff canteen, staff toilet and staff bedsit, 12) the extension to concrete yard and 13) all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4532
20 May 2022Conditional
Permission to remove existing foundations and to construct a new dwelling house.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5165
15 Feb 2022Withdrawn
To erect a new cubical shed, over existing cubicals and to extend existing cubicles. Isolation shed, and canteen room consisting of toilet and storeroom, and straw bedded shed with slatted tank. Also, shed for fresh calves and cows with slatted tank at existing farm yard. Retention planning permission for extension to existing silage slab, cubicals, open slurry tank, to be used for storage of cattle slurry dung organic fertilizer including dairy sludge and bulk tank shed to existing farmyard and existing concrete yard, all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4300
5 Aug 2021Incompleted application
To erect a new cubical shed, over existing cubicals and to extend existing cubicles. Isolation shed, and canteen room consisting of toilet and store room, and straw bedded shed with slatted tank. Also shed for fresh calves and cows with slatted tank, new concrete yard, at existing farm yard. Also, retention planning permission for extension to existing silage slab, cubicals, open slurry tank, to be used for storage of cattle slurry dung organic fertilizer including dairy sludge and bulk tank shed to existing farmyard and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6158
15 Jul 2020Refused
To erect a new cubicles shed, over existing cubicles isolation shed, dungstead, and canteen room consisting of toilet and store room, and straw bedded shed at existing farm yard. Also, retention permission for extension to existing silage slab, cubicles, open slurry tank, and bulk tank shed to existing farmyard and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5480
27 May 2020Incompleted application
To erect a new cubical shed, over existing cubicals, isolation shed, dungstead, and canteen room consisting of toilet and store room, and straw bedded shed at existing farm yard. Also, retention planning permission for silage slab, cubicals, open slurry tank, and bulk tank shed to existing farmyard and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5062
11 Mar 2020Incompleted application
For cubical shed, over existing cubicals, isolation shed, dungstead, and canteen room consisting of toilet and store room, and straw bedded shed at existing farm yard. Also, retention planning permission for silage slab, cubical shed, open slurry tank, and bulk tank shed to existing farmyard and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4520
26 Aug 2019Incompleted application
Permission for cubical shed, isolation shed, dungstead, and canteen room consisting of toilet and store room, and straw bedded shed at existing farm yard. Also, retention planning permission for silage slab, cubical shed, open slurry tank, and bulk tank shed to existing farmyard and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6120
11 Jul 2019Incompleted application
Cubicle shed, isolation shed, dungstead, and canteen room consisting of toilet and store room, and straw bedded shed at existing farm yard. Also, retention planning permission for silage slab, cubicle shed, open slurry tank, and bulk tank shed to existing farmyard and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5753
1 Aug 2018Withdrawn
Extension to slatted unit and construction of an animal house incorporating straw bedded area, slatted tank and associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6028
1 May 2018Conditional
Demolition of an existing rear extension and construction of a two storey and single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and alterations to existing elevations, new site entrance and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5080
16 Mar 2018Incompleted application
The demolition of an existing rear extension and construction of two storey and single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling and alterations to existing elevations and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4648
5 Jul 2017Conditional
Retention of dwellinghouse and shed/store as constructed (alterations to dwellinghouse and garage permitted under Planning Reg. No. 08/7647) and all ancillary works
Retention · Cork County Council, 17/5720
7 Sept 2016Incompleted application
Retention for existing silage slab and Retention for existing cubicles and slurry slatted tank and Permission to erect a new shed over the existing cubicles and slurry tank. Also Permission to erect new double slatted tank with shed over. Permission for single slatted tank with shed over, and Permission for milk bulk tank shed.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6233
13 Jul 2011Conditional
Construction of a dwelling, garage, site entrance, waste water treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5510
31 Dec 2008Withdrawn
Dwelling, garage and septic tank
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/10406
2 Jul 2008Conditional
Dwelling, garage. wastewater treatment unit and ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7647
24 Jun 2008Withdrawn
Demolition of hay shed and slatted unit and construction of two-storey dwellinghouse and septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7459
19 Sept 2007Refused
Bungalow, garage, septic tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11099
20 Jun 2007Conditional
Construction of extension to farm building for use as cattle shed and farm equipment storage and extension to existing concrete apron
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8835
20 Dec 2006Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13587
6 Jul 2006Refused
Dwelling and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8670
22 Jun 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/8301
The 25 most recent of 34 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
- Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
- Special Protection Area: Blackwater Callows SPA 004094
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Blackwater River Callows 000073
Recorded monuments
- CO036-036 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
Soilmark of levelled bank of large circular enclosure (diam. c. 100m) visible in aerial photograph (Dr D.D.C. Pochin Mould, March 1994). Bank indicated on 1842, 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps as arc of field fence NW->SE, forming part of subcircular field. Probably the 'cillin' recorded by Power (1932, 70-71) on Feeny's farm as 'unmarked by mound or enclosure'. Power (ibid., 71) also mentions a holy well (13939) close by. 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballydorgan.
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; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballydorgan.
- 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 Ballydorgan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballydorgan · Baile Uí Dheargáin
- Area
- 2,038,358 m² (203.84 ha, 503.69 acres)
- Civil parish
- Castlelyons, and its townlands
- Barony
- Condons and Clangibbon
- Electoral division
- Knockmourne, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Knockmourne electoral division: 1,415 people in 481 households; 78% of households own their home; 44% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Coolbaun, Currabeha, Inchinleama West (Co. Waterford), Kilbarry, Kilmagner, Rossnabrone, Waterpark
- Placenames
- Ballydorgan 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.