Ballyhooly North
Townland in the civil parish of Ballyhooly, barony of Fermoy, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile Átha hÚlla Thuaidh
- Area
- 206.7 ha
- 511 acres
- Land parcels
- 118
- registered freehold, median 807 m²
- Zoning
- S5
- Community
- Planning
- 62
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
118 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyhooly North, from 8 m² to 327,231 m² (32.72 ha, 80.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 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
- S5Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
17 Jun 2026Awaiting f.i. response
Permission to:- a) Construct a storey and half dwelling with part single storey serviced by a septic tank and percolation area b) A domestic garage and all associated ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1613
6 May 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission for :- a) Construction of a storey and half dwelling with part single storey serviced by a septic tank and percolation area. b) Domestic garage and all associated ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1180
11 Feb 2026Grant with conditions
The development will consist of permission for new single storey extension to front elevation, Permission for Retention of rear extensions, Permission for Retention of detached external stores, all to existing single storey dwelling, and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0314
13 Mar 2025Conditional
Permission for retention of 1) extension to side of dwelling, 2) extension to rear of dwelling, 3) detached building for use as granny flat/ancillary accommodation unit, which is within curtilage of existing dwelling
Retention · Cork County Council, 25/4445
19 Jan 2021Conditional
To construct a cubicle house with slatted tank, effluent tank and ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4080
14 Oct 2020Conditional
To remove the existing side chimney stack, the flat roofed single storey to rear of dwelling and replace with a combination of a two storey and single storey extension to dwelling with modifications to the existing front and side elevations of dwelling, construct a block wall to north boundary with side vehicular access gate and associated site works at her property.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6240
21 Sept 2020Conditional
To construct a feeding passage over existing slatted tank, straw bedded house, effluent tank and ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6053
27 Aug 2020Conditional
To demolish an open slurry tank and to construct a milking parlour with holding yard and slatted tank, effluent tank, feeding passage over existing slatted tank, straw bedded shed, cattle shed with slatted tanks and ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5849
5 Jun 2020Conditional
(1) Retention planning permission of ground floor window to east elevation of existing dwelling house, (2) Retention planning permission for single storey extension to north elevation of existing dwelling house, (3) Planning permission to construct a single storey extension to north of existing dwelling house, (4) Planning permission to make minor internal alterations to the ground floor of existing dwelling house, (5) Planning permission to construct a detached domestic garage in the rear garden of existing dwelling house along with all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5131
30 Oct 2019Conditional
The construction of 10 no. dwelling houses to replace 8 no. residential serviced sites permitted under planning reg. no. 17/5734 and all associated site works. A Natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6597
23 Apr 2019Conditional
A new porch and side extensions to include a ground floor bedroom and utility and a first floor bedroom and alterations to existing elevations to dwellinghouse and all associated site works (change of design from that permitted under Planning Reg. No. 18/6062)
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5003
20 Mar 2019Incompleted application
A new porch and side extensions to include a ground floor bedroom and utility and a first floor bedroom and alterations to existing elevations to a dwelling house and all associated site works (change of design from that permitted under planning reg. no. 18/06062)
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4677
3 Aug 2018Conditional
Construction of a new porch and side and rear extensions to include a new kitchen, new bedroom and reconfigure existing toilet and utility, alterations to elevations of dwellinghouse and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6062
4 Jul 2018Incompleted application
A new porch and side and rear extensions to include a new kitchen, new bedroom and reconfigure existing toilet and utility and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5738
7 Jul 2017Conditional
Removal of 7 no. partially constructed house bases (permitted under planning Reg. No 05/2147, now out of date) and construction of 6 no semi-detached 3 storey houses and 8 no residential serviced sites and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5734
27 Apr 2017Conditional
Retention of 1) Alterations to elevations, differing from that granted under previous planning ref: 08/5456 & 2) Revised ridge height to extension, differing from that granted under previous planning ref: 06/7982, to dwelling
Retention · Cork County Council, 17/5029
18 Apr 2017Incompleted application
The removal of 7 no. partially constructed house bases (permitted under Planning Reg No. 05/2147, now out of date) and construction of residential development consisting of 6 no. semi-detached 3 storey houses and 8 no. serviced sites and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4909
5 Oct 2016Conditional
Completion of partially constructed two storey dwellinghouse permitted under Planning Reg No. 05/2147 and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6465
29 Sept 2016Conditional
Single storey extension to rear and side and porch to front of dwelling, with alterations to existing rear elevation and new proprietary treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6413
3 Jun 2016Incompleted application
Single storey extension to rear and side and porch to front of dwelling with new proprietary treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5357
2 Mar 2016Conditional
Construct 2 no. single storey extensions to the front and rear of the existing school. This will incorporate 3 no. Special Education Teaching rooms, Staff Room, Office, Toilet Facilities, new entrance area and all ancillary spaces, material alterations to existing facades and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4471
7 Dec 2012Conditional
Retention of single storey extension to rear of the existing single storey semi-detached dwelling, replacement of windows and doors and all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 12/6503
17 Jul 2012Conditional
Construction of extension to existing school with a single storey extension comprising of 2 classrooms, office/meeting room, store and toilets at their premises
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5561
5 Jul 2011Conditional
Alterations and extension to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5450
22 Jun 2011Incompleted application
Alterations and extension to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5355
The 25 most recent of 62 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 Ballyhooly North.
Recorded monuments
- CO026-100 Enclosure
Description
In pasture. Roughly circular, slightly raised area (103m E-W; 91m N-S) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.1m), patched in parts by stone walling. Just inside bank NW->ESE is low scarped edge, facing down towards bank. Break in bank to NE, flanked by gate posts; smaller gap to ESE. Interior under pasture. Aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989) shows circular enclosure as partially levelled. Levelled portion, NNE->SSW, visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1995) as cropmark of bank and external fosse. 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
- CO026-101 Ringfort - rath
Description
In tillage. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; no visible surface trace of site. Circular enclosure visible as cropmark of fosse in aerial photograph (CASAP, August 1990). Surrounding field fences removed. Circular enclosure (CO026-138---) immediately to 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
- CO026-103 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Levelled bank of circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) visible as faint shadow site in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R716, May 1977). 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
- CO026-138 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark of two widely spaced concentric fosses of circular enclosure (diam. of interior c. 35m; outer fosse to outer fosse diam. c. 80m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, August 1990); external fosse narrower than internal; two closely parallel linear cropmarks on line of levelled field fence immediately to W of site. Ringfort (12124) immediately to NW on opposite side of levelled field fence. 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
- CO034-035 Ringfort - rath
Description
In meadow, on gentle N-facing slope c. 30m S of disused railway line. Depicted as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 30m) on 1935 OS 6-inch map. Arc formed by earthen bank (int. H 0.8m) and external fosse (D 0.6m) survives to S, representing one third of enclosure. Bank planted with deciduous trees. 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
- CO034-071 Ringfort - rath
Description
Cropmark, visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989), shows bank and external fosse of circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m). 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
- CO034-073 Enclosure
Description
Diffuse curvilinear cropmark (S->NW) of fosse of possible enclosure (C c. 30m) on W side of field fence, visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). Ringfort (12125) c. 150m to NW and possible ringfort (12938) c. 120m to 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
Architectural heritage
- Bridge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arch limestone bridge carrying road over disused railway track, built c. 1860. Rock-faced walls and parapet, latter having ashlar copings. Ashlar string course above segmental arch, latter having rock-faced voussoirs.
- The Mansion, house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited detached five-bay two-storey former dower house, built c. 1870, with central gabled bay to front, two-bay side elevations and canted-bay window to south gable. Lower two-storey four-bay addition to south side of rear with recent lower two-storey addition attached to west end, and lower square-plan three-bay block to north side. Skirt slate roof having projecting eaves with brackets, ashlar limestone chimneystacks with cappings and ceramic pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Hipped slate roof to south block, skirt slate roof to north block. Smooth rendered ruled and lined walls with render eaves course and plinth, having limestone plaque to gablet with date '1871' and coronet. Snecked dressed limestone walls to rear blocks, with cut stone eaves course. Square-headed diminishing openings to main block, with limestone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, front elevation having render pediments to ground floor supported by brackets and render cornices to first floor. Rear blocks have cut limestone surrounds to windows and four-over-four timber sliding sash windows. Central square-headed opening to front elevation, having moulded render surround, timber panelled door with overlight, limestone step and hipped slate canopy supported by fluted timber brackets. Rubble limestone plinth wall to north and south, with cast-iron railings. Square-profile ashlar limestone gate piers to north provide access to rear and have plinths and caps and sheet metal double-leaf gate. Single-storey outbuilding to rear with pitched slate roof, rendered chimneystack and rendered walls.
- House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1880, formerly also in use as shop. Pitched recent slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted smooth rendered walls with render plinth. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills and channelled render jambs, having mainly two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, with enlarged square-headed window opening to ground floor at north end, having fixed timber paned display window. Square-headed door opening set slightly off centre, with recessed timber panelled door, partly glazed.
- H.M. Grindel, house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited end-of-terrace L-plan three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1880, having two-bay side elevation to south and timber shopfront to front (east) elevation. Now also in use as public house. Hipped slate roof, pitched to rear, with rendered eaves course, rendered chimneystacks having ceramic pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted smooth rendered walls to front with rendered quoins. Roughcast rendered walls to south elevation. Square-headed window openings with four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows to front, replacement uPVC windows to south elevation. Projecting timber shopfront comprising panelled pilasters set on stone plinths and framing door and display window, with fluted consoles framing fascia with painted marbelled lettering and supporting decorative cornice with ornamental fret work and chevrons. Square-headed display window with tripartite fixed timber windows protected by interwoven wrought-iron railing. Square-headed door opening with recessed timber battened double-leaf door, inner doorway having half-glazed timber panelled double-leaf door. Square-headed doorway to south elevation with recent timber door. Two-storey outbuilding to rear having pitched slate roof and rubble limestone walls.
- Forge/smithy, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached two-bay single-storey forge, built c. 1890, now disused. Pitched slate and corrugated sheet roof having decoratively carved timber bargeboards to east gable, rubble stone chimneystack to west gable and concrete block chimneystack to north elevation. Rubble limestone walls, with metal tethering rings to north elevation. Square-headed vehicular opening to north elevation, with timber lintel and timber battened double-leaf doors. Square-headed window openings with timber shutters and boarding. Circular opening to upper south gable, with brick surround.
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.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ballyhooly North with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballyhooly North · Baile Átha hÚlla Thuaidh
- Area
- 2,067,394 m² (206.74 ha, 510.86 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ballyhooly, and its townlands
- Barony
- Fermoy
- Electoral division
- Ballyhooly, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyhooly South, Ballynaraha, Conva, Parkacunna
- Placenames
- Ballyhooly North on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.