Ballyduff
Townland in the civil parish of Cloyne, barony of Imokilly, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile Uí Dhuibh
- Area
- 138.4 ha
- 342 acres
- Land parcels
- 42
- registered freehold, median 2,462 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 41
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyduff, from 70 m² to 666,748 m² (66.67 ha, 164.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 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 Ballyduff 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
13 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation
Permission for construction of a single storey dwelling house and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2137
29 Jul 2026Awaiting recommendation
Permission for Retention of extensions and alterations to existing dwelling (change of plan to that permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 25/5200), for 1.) Alterations to Side & Rear Elevations. 2.) Alterations to roof. 3.) All associated site works.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2017
9 Jul 2026Invalid - prepare letters
The proposed development comprises an amendment to planning permission Reg. Ref.: 18/4258. The proposed amendment comprises an alteration to the permitted solar PV panel design to orientate the panels vertically instead of horizontally and associated alterations to the supporting structures of each panel. The pitch, height and number of panels will not be changed under these proposed amendments.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1843
29 Jun 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission for Retention of as constructed dwelling already granted under PI. Ref. No. 25/5200, for 1) Alterations to Side & Rear Elevations. 2) Alterations to roof structure.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1739
19 Jun 2026Invalid - case closed
A 10-year permission for a solar farm development on a site of c. 13.6ha. The proposed development comprises solar panels on ground mounted frames across the site. 4 no. medium voltage (MV) stations are proposed. Access tracks throughout the site are proposed as well as security fencing and CCTV poles. The proposed development will be accessed from the L3630 through a new entrance (as previously permitted under Reg. Ref.: 18/4258). The proposed development also includes landscaping, services, and all associated and ancillary works. The application seeks a 10-year permission and an operational lifespan of 40 years. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive(EU)2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1641
23 Mar 2026Grant with conditions
Permission to construct a new dwelling house.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0708
9 Mar 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling house, installation of a new domestic wastewater treatment system and percolation area, and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0575
10 Feb 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission for construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling house, installation of a new domestic wastewater treatment system and percolation area, and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0287
12 Jan 2026Grant with conditions
1) the construction of a new part single storey part two storey detached dwelling; 2) the construction of a new single storey domestic garage; 3) the installation of a new wastewater treatment unit; 4) a new site entrance; and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0037
23 Jun 2025Conditional permission
Permission for the construction of single-storey extensions to rear, elevational changes and internal alterations to existing dwelling and ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5200
17 Nov 2022Conditional
a) The construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. b) alterations to the existing single storey dwelling to include roof recovering, chimney removal, gable side canopy removal, elevational changes, window and door fenestration changes to include all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6570
23 May 2022Conditional
Permission for the decommissioning of existing septic tank and percolation area, and installation of a wastewater treatment plant and polishing filter to serve dwelling.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5186
26 Nov 2018Conditional
Erect a single storey dwellinghouse, with attic constructed for future development, a domestic garage, an on-site sewage treatment system, demolition of existing shed, and all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7081
29 Aug 2018Conditional
Construction of a dwelling, wastewater treatment unit, polishing filter and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6283
13 Jul 2018Conditional
To construct a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwellinghouse, install a wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5852
5 Feb 2018Conditional permission
Permission for a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm within a site area of approximately 15.9 hectares consisting of solar photovoltaic panels covering an area of up to 40,000sq.m on ground mounted steel frames, 1 no. site substation/control room, up to 2 no. inverter/transformer stations, underground cables and ducts, boundary security fence, new entrance to public road and closure of existing entrance to public road, new and upgraded internal tracks, CCTV cameras and all associated site services and works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4258
12 Jan 2018Incompleted application
Ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm within a site area of approximately 14.9 hectares consisting of solar photovoltaic panels covering an area of up to 40,000sq.m on ground mounted steel frames, 1 no. site substation/control room, up to 2 no. inverter/transformer stations, underground cables and ducts, boundary security fence, new entrance to public road and closure of existing entrance to public road, new and upgraded internal tracks, CCTV cameras and all associated site services and works. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4051
31 Oct 2017Refused
To erect a single storey dwellinghouse, with attic constructed for future development, a domestic garage, an on-site sewage treatment system, demolition of existing shed, and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6815
10 Oct 2017Incompleted application
To erect a single storey dwelling house, with attic constructed for future development, a domestic garage, an on-site sewage treatment system, and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6641
11 Jul 2017Conditional
Retention of (a) first floor attic conversion, (b) 3 no. rooflights on the existing rear elevation, (c) elevational changes, all to existing dwellinghouse and for retention of detached garage as constructed and retention of site entrance as constructed and permission for alterations to eastern site boundary.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5782
10 Apr 2017Conditional
1). Retention of dormer window to front of dwellinghouse and 2). Permission to construct an extension to the side of dwellinghouse.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4852
22 Feb 2017Conditional
Construction of a one and a half storey extension, including alterations and additions to existing dwelling, relocating site entrance, new garage, wastewater treatment plant and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4392
18 Apr 2016Conditional
Extension to existing straw bedded shed, construction of silage slab, concrete apron and an animal house incorporating a slatted tank, feed passage, straw bedded area and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4851
16 Mar 2016Conditional
Retention of domestic garage and garden shed and Retention of entrance as constructed (change of location of entrance to that permitted under PL ref: 97/4709)
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/4609
8 Mar 2016Incompleted application
Retention of domestic garage and garden shed and also retention of entrance as constructed (change of location of entrance to that permitted under PL: 97/4709)
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/4521
The 25 most recent of 41 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 Ballyduff.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballyduff.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyduff.
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 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 Ballyduff.
- 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
- Ballyduff, Cloyne7 sales
The townland
- Name
- Ballyduff · Baile Uí Dhuibh
- Area
- 1,384,318 m² (138.43 ha, 342.07 acres)
- Civil parish
- Cloyne, and its townlands
- Barony
- Imokilly
- Electoral division
- Ightermurragh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ightermurragh electoral division: 3,052 people in 1,085 households; 74% of households own their home; 61% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballybranagh, Ballymaloe Beg, Ballymaloe More, Barnabrow, Commons East, Demesne, Killinagh, Kilmacahill
- Placenames
- Ballyduff 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.