Ballygown

50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballygown, from 36 m² to 329,855 m² (32.99 ha, 81.51 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballygown 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 Feb 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for: 1) Construction of two separate single storey ground floor extensions to the rear elevation, 2) Changes to the existing elevations including new windows and doors and alterations to existing windows and doors, 3) New rooflights to the existing front and rear roofs and all associated site works, all to existing single storey detached dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4205

• 15 Feb 2024Conditional permission

  Permission to construct a single storey extension (256sq.m) for office/administration use to eastern side of the existing single storey administration office building, provide a new car parking area along with carrying out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4244

• 18 Oct 2022Incompleted application

  The construction of an underground storage tank and amendments to a permitted development at the existing truck storage and maintenance depot (previously permitted under Planning Reg. No. 16/5185 as amended by 21/6510). The proposed development seeks an amendment to condition no. 29 of the development permitted under Planning Reg. No. 16/5185 which states that the developer / operator of the site shall ensure that all vehicles, skips, tankers, trailers and/ or containers/bins/receptacles shall be devoid of waste prior to entry onto the site. The proposed amendment will allow for vehicles carrying waste to enter onto the site under limited circumstances for the purposes of carrying out essential maintenance.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6336

• 31 May 2022Conditional

  Permission to install photovoltaic solar panel arrays, consisting of approximately 528 sqm of photovoltaic solar panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 0.97 ha (2.39 Acres)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5263

• 13 Sept 2021Conditional

  Retention for building as constructed for use as a truck maintenance garage, for the storage of wheelie bins, skips and general storage associated with the business and spare parts storage (change of site layout, floor plan and elevations to that permitted under 16/5185).

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/6510

• 9 Aug 2021Conditional

  Retention of the existing attic conversion and for alterations to the elevations of the existing dwelling.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/6202

• 9 Jul 2021Incompleted application

  Retention of the existing attic conversion and for alterations made to the elevations of the dwelling previously granted planning permission under planning application 03/6651 and all ancillary site works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/5914

• 25 May 2021Incompleted application

  Retention to changes to building permitted under planning ref. 16/05185. The changes include a revised site layout including associated site works, revised finished floor level and building footprint, increase in building heights, changes to all elevations along with new first floor mezzanine storage area (153SqM).

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/5439

• 22 Dec 2017Conditional

  To construct a single storey extension (126 sqm) to the rear of the existing single storey administration office building together with associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7456

• 29 Aug 2016Conditional

  Construct a single storey extension including a new classroom and a special education room, the construction of a new boundary wall enclosing an extended green play area, modifications to the existing waste water treatment plant and the construction of a new polishing filter along with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6156

• 27 Jul 2016Incompleted application

  Construct a single storey extension including a new classroom and a special education room, the construction of a new boundary wall enclosing an extended green play area, modifications to the existing waste water treatment plant and the construction of a new polishing filter along with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5882

• 18 May 2016Conditional

  Construct a building which is proposed to be partly used as a truck maintenance garage and partly used as a store for new skips and new wheelie bins associated with an existing truck storage and maintenance depot (previously granted under Planning Reg. No. 07/11150, 10/4551 and 11/4119) and ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5185

• 10 Mar 2014Conditional

  Retention of domestic garage with attached carport, domestic dog kennel/run, domestic storage shed, glasshouse and site screen walls all as constructed

  Retention · Cork County Council, 14/4485

• 19 Jul 2013Conditional

  Retention of single storey extension to side of existing dwellinghouse, front porch and all associated site works, retention of dormer windows to front of existing dwellinghouse. and permission for demolition of existing mobile home, greenhouse, external stores and car port

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5395

• 28 Mar 2013Conditional

  (1) Change of use of part of existing maintenance building to truck driver's compound use at ground floor level, (2) construction of a mezzanine floor overhead to facilitate storage of truck parts, and (3) alterations to elevations, and permission for retention of 2 no. doors to south elevation of existing maintenance building

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4540

• 30 Jul 2012Unconditional

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of treatment unit - Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 07/11868

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/5643

• 27 Jan 2011Conditional

  Permission for alterations to site layout previously granted permission under Planning Reg. No. 07/11150 and 10/4551. The application to include permission for (a) Omission of two storey administration office building 'C' and associated car park previously granted permission under Planning Reg. No. 07/11150, (b) Construction of a single storey administration office building and associated car parking area, (c) Construction of a 6m canopy to the northern side of the existing maintenance building, (d) Construction of an extension to truck parking area together with alterations to the associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4119

• 22 Dec 2010Conditional

  Construction of an agricultural shed consisting of a straw bed and feed passage and a soiled water tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8771

• 10 Mar 2010Conditional

  Alterations to site layout granted permission under Pl. Reg. No. 07/11150 to include retention of existing building for the maintenance of refuse trucks, skips and wheelie bins and permission for the omission of building B previously granted permission under Pl. Reg. No. 07/11150 together with alterations to the associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4551

• 30 Nov 2009Refused

  Alterations to site layout granted under Pl. Reg. No. 07/11150 including the omission of building 'C' previously granted under 07/11150 and retention of existing building for the maintenance of refuse trucks, skips, and wheelie bins

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7783

• 16 Jun 2009Conditional

  Construction of new car park to facilitate existing school & associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5968

• 8 May 2009Conditional

  Raising of floor and site levels of administration building, maintenance building, storage building, ancillary service areas and associated site works from permitted levels granted under Pl. Reg. No. 07/11150 at proposed truck storage and maintenance depot

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5483

• 6 Nov 2008Conditional

  Retention of domestic storage shed & associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9578

• 5 Sept 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and treatment unit

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 08/8743

• 21 Aug 2008Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and treatment unit

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 08/8505

The 25 most recent of 50 applications.

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballygown.

Recorded monuments

• CO026-029 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope, in parkland to S of Johnsgrove House. Depicted only on 1935 OS 6-inch map as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m). According to local information levelled c. 1964. Circular area (28m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by low, spread out, rise. 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

• CO026-030 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on NW side of stream. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (L 28m; Wth 28m; H 0.7m); opening (Wth 8m) faces SE. Second fulacht fiadh (10278) c. 70m to E and third (10279) c. 180m to E. 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

• CO026-031 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough grazing, to SE of stream. Overgrown, kidney-shaped mound of burnt material (25m E-W; 21m N-S; H 1.1m); opening (Wth 6.5m) faces N. One of a group of three fulachta fiadh (10277; 10278). 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

• CO026-032 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough grazing. Low, irregular, partially levelled mound of burnt material. One of a group of three fulachta (10277; 10278). 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

• CO026-117 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In tillage, on E side of pond (infilled). Kidney-shaped spread of burnt material (20m NE-SW; 10m NW-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

• CO026-124 Fulacht fia
  Description

  According to local information, burnt material noted here. Land reclaimed; no visible surface trace. 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

• CO026-205 Burnt mound
  Description

  In tillage, in a slightly undulating field. A spread (6m N-S; 4m E-W) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Architectural heritage

• Johnsgrove House, house, 1760–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1770, having two-bay single-storey lean-to to rear. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls with painted limestone quoins. Square-headed window openings with replacement uPVC windows, and limestone sills. Round-headed window opening to east elevation having one-over-one pane stained-glass window with painted render sill, having oculus below with fixed paned window. Few windows to rear, north, elevation. Segmental-headed entrance doorway with spoked fanlight and timber panelled door having flanking sidelights and timber panelled risers, approached by flight of cut limestone steps to entrance. Six-bay two-storey outbuilding to east having pitched corrugated-iron roof, rubble limestone masonry walls, square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, segmental-headed and pointed arch window openings with brick voussoirs and triangular-headed doorway with timber battened door. Five-bay two-storey roofless outbuilding to north, with rubble limestone walls, square-headed openings, windows having brick surrounds and door openings partially blocked up. Segmental-arched vehicular entrance with brick voussoirs. Three-bay single-storey gate lodge to south, now disused, having half-hipped slate roof with eaves course and brick chimneystack, roughcast render over rubble limestone walls, square-headed openings, with fixed windows and timber battened door. Painted rendered square-profile piers to road entrance with double-leaf cast-iron gates, set to painted rendered walls terminating in second pair of piers.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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 Ballygown.

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.

No address of the register names Ballygown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Ballygown · Baile Uí Ghabhann

Area

1,631,815 m² (163.18 ha, 403.23 acres)

Civil parish

Clenor, and its townlands

Barony

Fermoy

Electoral division

Clenor, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Clenor electoral division: 373 people in 129 households; 90% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydaheen, Ballygarrane, Ballyveelick, Dromdeer, Dromdeer East, Powerstown, Skenakilla

Placenames

Ballygown 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.