Ballyhooly South

247 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyhooly South, from 4 m² to 461,663 m² (46.17 ha, 114.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 53 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 4 Mar 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission to demolish an open slurry tank and permission to construct a Cubicle House with Slatted Tanks and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0522

• 26 Nov 2025Refused

  Permission for Retention and completion of existing site entrance and driveway serving existing landscaping business and private dwelling previously permitted under planning reference 23/5941 and all associated site works and services.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6593

• 29 Aug 2025Refused

  Permission to construct a new dwelling, site entrance and driveway and all associated site works and services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5731

• 25 Mar 2025Awaiting f.i. response

  Permission for the construction of a new landscaping machinery shed and all associated site works and services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4519

• 29 Aug 2024Conditional

  Permission for a proposed single storey creche (site for creche permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 23/6488) with parking, outdoor play area and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5639

• 14 Dec 2023Conditional permission

  A change of plan of site as permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 21/4372. The replacement proposal consists of 33 residential units as follows:- 21 dwelling houses (3 no. 2 bed mid terraced, 6 no. 2 bed end of terraced, 12 no. 3 bed semi-detached) and 12 residential serviced sites and proposed future creche site and associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6488

• 5 Dec 2023Conditional

  Permission for construction of a dwelling house (change of house design from that granted permission under Pl.Reg.No. 20/4318) connection to existing public services and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6419

• 27 Sept 2023Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a new commercial site entrance and driveway to serve existing landscaping business and all associated site works and services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5941

• 30 Aug 2023Incompleted application

  Permission for the construction of a new commercial site entrance and driveway to serve existing landscaping business and all associated site works and services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5758

• 11 Jul 2023Conditional permission

  Change of use from public house to 5 no. apartments and 1 no. retail unit, consisting of 4 no. 1 bed apartments and 1 no. 2 bed apartment with material alterations to the existing building and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5427

• 29 Mar 2023Conditional

  Permission for retention of the following : (a) change of use of domestic yard to commercial yard to provide vehicular turning area and wheel wash area in association with existing landscaping business, (b) open storage areas as constructed to store materials in association with existing landscaping business, (c) existing machinery shed with ancillary mezzanine storage area in association with existing landscaping business and all associated site works and services

  Retention · Cork County Council, 23/4578

• 19 Dec 2022Conditional

  Installation of flood lights to their existing second playing pitch with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6816

• 24 Oct 2022Conditional

  Construct a dwelling, domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6403

• 22 Nov 2021Withdrawn

  Permission to (i) change of use from public house to five no apartments for long term letting consisting of 1x one-bed, 2 x two-bed, and 2 x three bed apartments, (ii) material alterations to existing building and (iii) associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7156

• 15 Jul 2021Conditional

  To construct a dwelling, domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5968

• 1 Jul 2021Conditional

  Construction of 1 no. detached dwellinghouse, with connection to services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5821

• 22 Jun 2021Conditional

  Permission for an extension to an existing dwelling and to demolish the existing side and rear extensions and rear shed and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5724

• 27 May 2021Incompleted application

  Construction of 1 no. detached dwelling house with connection to services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5468

• 25 Feb 2021Conditional

  The construction of a two storey dwelling house and detached garage with associated site works including a new vehicular entrance, driveway, a borehole well and septic tank.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4471

• 25 Feb 2021Conditional

  To construct a single storey extension for use as a club strength and conditioning room and elevational changes to the existing GAA club house at their sports field.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4462

• 17 Feb 2021Conditional

  Construction of 39 dwelling houses and 1 residential serviced site to be carried out in two phases (55 dwelling units permitted for the same area under Planning Reg. No. 03/6062, now out of date). It will comprise of the following: - 9 no. 4 bed detached, 6 no. 4 bed semi-detached, 6 no. 3 bed detached, 10 no. 3 bed semi-detached and 8 no. 3 bed terraced houses and 1 residential serviced site and associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4372

• 14 Jan 2021Conditional

  To construct a dwelling, domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4051

• 22 Dec 2020Refused

  To construct a dwelling, domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6964

• 16 Dec 2020Conditional

  Demolition of existing derelict dwelling house and also permission for construction of new dwelling house, entrance, driveway, septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6858

• 23 Mar 2020Conditional

  Alterations to both side elevations of existing dwelling and for permission for construction of a single storey extension to rear of dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4591

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170

Recorded monuments

• CO026-102 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace of site. Circular enclosure, truncated on E side by farm trackway, is visible as cropmark in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R520). 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

• CO026-200 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Circular area (34.5m E-W; 32m N-S) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.4m) NE->SW; truncated by road boundary SW->NW; levelled bank visible as low rise NW->NE. Bank stone-faced externally, similar to field boundary. Locally known as a "lios". 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

• CO027-176001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Cropmark of arc of fosse (NW->SW) of circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); curved field fence (SW->NW) may incorporate bank of enclosure. Possible ringfort (CO027-17602-) c. 20m to N, circular enclosure (CO027-17603-) c. 50m to NNE and enclosure (CO027-17604-) c. 80m to NE in same field. 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

• CO027-176002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Cropmark of arc of fosse (NNW->S) of circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); curved field fence (S->NNW) may incorporate bank of enclosure; if projected to full circle, bank would be internal to fosse. Possible ringfort (CO027-17601-), circular enclosure (CO027-17603-) and enclosure (CO027-17604-) in same field. 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

• CO027-176003 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of two concentric fosses of circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); entrance to SE; two possible annexes or fields externally along S side. Along E side outer fosse overlaps slightly with fosse of adjacent enclosure (13719). Possible ringforts (12939, 12940) also in same field. 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

• CO027-176004 Enclosure
  Description

  Incomplete cropmark of fosse of subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); to W, fosse overlaps with outer fosse of adjacent circular enclosure (13468); possible entrance to S. Two possible ringforts (12939,12940) in same field. 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

• CO027-177 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Cropmark of fosse of roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 15m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). 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

• CO034-036 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle SE-facing slope. Circular area (28m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by earthen bank (int. H 2m; ext. H 2.2m) WSW->N; grass-covered low rise elsewhere. Interior slopes down to E. No visible surface trace of lime kiln shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map at WSW side of enclosure. 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

• CO035-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on level ground above gentle S-facing slope down to Blackwater River valley. Circular area (35m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.4m). Bank heavily overgrown; gap to SSE. Interior slightly raised; planted with coniferous trees. Site lies at junction of three fields; ringfort (CO035-002---) c. 40m to NE. 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

• CO035-002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop ridge on gentle SE-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 22m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured circular raised area on 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps. Circular area (30m N-S) raised c. 0.4m above surrounding field level. Circular enclosure visible as cropmark of bank and external fosse in aerial photograph (GSIAP, W418). Ringfort (CO035-001---) c. 40m to SW. 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

• Railway station, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Former railway station, built c. 1860, comprising stationmaster's house, goods shed and signal box, all now in domestic use. Detached L-plan three-bay single-storey former stationmaster's house, having entrance block to angle of 'L', and lean-to addition to rear, latter partly using stone boundary wall, and recent extensions to south and west. Hipped slate roof with projecting eaves supported by carved timber brackets, rendered chimneystack. Smooth rendered walls with render plinth. Segmental-headed window openings and recent square-headed doorway, all with replacement uPVC fittings. Walled yard to rear. Detached former goods shed to east. Pitched slate roof overhanging to north side to form canopy with timber brackets supported on stone corbels. Coursed rubble limestone walls with rock-faced quoins. Segmental-headed window openings to upper gables, having replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed vehicular entrances to lower gables, with timber lintels and relieving arches, having recent windows inserted. Pair of square-headed vehicular entrances to north elevation, with timber lintels, set under canopy and with recent windows inserted. Detached former signal box to site set on south side of former track, having steeply pitched corrugated-iron roof, timber clapboard walls set on stone plinth, and square-headed fixed timber ribbon window. Single-storey former station to west having hipped slate roof with bracketed eaves. Rubble stone boundary wall with dressed stone gate piers to station yard with wrought-iron farm gate.

• Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, church/chapel, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built c. 1870, facing west, having seven-bay nave with side aisles, chancel to east, and sacristy attached to south-east corner. Pitched slate roofs with cut limestone openwork bellcote to gable-front, carved limestone cross finials to gables of nave and chancel and having limestone bracketed eaves to chancel, and having cast-iron rainwater goods. Steeply hipped slate roof to sacristy with ornate cast-iron ridge crestings and cut-stone chimneystack, with cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked squared red sandstone walls, having buttresses to front elevation corners of nave, cut limestone quoins, cut limestone block and start surrounds and cut limestone sill courses to opening surrounds, and copings to buttresses. Cut limestone bands at sill and impost levels to side aisles, similar bands also to imposts of windows to upper gable-front and chancel, to base of bellcote and to sill level of sacristy. Pointed trefoil-headed window openings to side aisles with chamfered surrounds and lead-glazed windows having some painted glass. Quatrefoil clerestory windows with alternate limestone and sandstone voussoirs, set into round recesses and linked by cut limestone platband. Pointed triple-light window opening to chancel with hood-moulding, ornate raised limestone voussoirs at intervals, reticulated tracery window and stained glass. Triple lancet window with hood-moulding to gable-front, with trefoil-headed lights having stained glass. Double-light window openings to front end of side aisles, with trefoil-headed lights and quatrefoil lights above, under hood-mouldings. Double and triple-light square-headed window openings with lead glazed windows to sacristy. Pointed arch main door opening to gable-front with moulded limestone surround, hood-moulding, alternate limestone and sandstone voussoirs and timber battened double-leaf door. Ornate cut limestone stoups flanking entrance. Interior has pointed arch arcade of rendered columns with moulded limestone capitals and bases, with continuous hood-moulding. Exposed timber scissors truss roof with braces supported on rendered corbels. Diagonally timber boards to ceiling and boxed timber boards to ceiling of chancel. Pointed chancel arch springing from marble columns half-way up arch, with ornate capitals and corbels and having moulded archivolt. Marble altar rail with marble colonnettes and trefoil-headed arcading. Recent marble altar. Recent internal wooden lobby to entrance end. Square-profile piers to entrance gateway, having sandstone walling with ashlar limestone plinth, quoins and gabled caps with crosses in relief to faces and ornate double-leaf cast-iron gates, flanked by ornate cast-iron railings set on cut limestone plinths terminating in similar piers.

• Rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey former rectory, built c. 1840, with gabled porch to front, single-storey box projection to east gable, three-bay west elevation, and slightly recessed full-height lean-to additions to rear. Now in use as private house. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched slate roof, ceramic ridge cresting, decoratively carved timber bargeboards and finial to porch. Smooth rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Recent French doors inserted to one ground floor window. Timber four-pane double casement and four-over-two pane and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to additions. Square-headed window openings to porch having nine-pane fixed timber windows, and timber panelled door with render label-moulding. Series of stone-walled outbuildings with pitched slate roofs to site, set against boundary wall to north. Rubble stone boundary wall enclosing site.

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 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 Ballyhooly South.

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 Ballyhooly South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Ballyhooly South · Baile Átha hÚlla Theas

Area

4,748,037 m² (474.8 ha, 1,173.27 acres)

Civil parish

Ballyhooly, and its townlands

Barony

Fermoy

Electoral division

Ballyhooly, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyhooly electoral division: 1,007 people in 361 households; 71% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhooly North, Ballynaraha, Castleblagh, Conva, Glanworth, Gortroche, Gurteen, Johnstown West, Killathy, Moneen

Placenames

Ballyhooly South 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.