Ballyleary
Townland in the civil parish of Clonmel, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile Uí Laoire
- Area
- 134.9 ha
- 333 acres
- Land parcels
- 89
- registered freehold, median 1,767 m²
- Zoning
- R3
- Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses
- Planning
- 72
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyleary, from 8 m² to 209,445 m² (20.94 ha, 51.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 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
- R3Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 60 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Business and General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Green Infrastructure (Open space, park)
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
16 Feb 2026Awaiting f.i. response
Permission to construct a single storey and a storey and a half-split level extension to rear of existing cottage, internal and external alterations to existing cottage including velux windows to rear roof of existing cottage, treatment system and a percolation area, bored well and domestic vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0364
15 Dec 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for alterations to dwelling house to include: a) demolition of the existing single storey front porch, b) construction of a new single storey rear extension to dwelling house, c) alterations to existing vehicular entrance, d) new treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6803
26 May 2025Conditional permission
SHD Permission (ref 306131) for 237 no. residential units (183 no. house, 54 no. apartments), Childcare Facility and associated site works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. ABP-306131
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 25/4980
15 Dec 2023Refused
Permission for the construction of a private driveway, associated access gate, boundary wall, landscaping and all works for an existing dwelling (Planning Ref: 17/6848).
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6506
19 Oct 2023Conditional
Outline permission for a single storey dwelling house (bungalow), and sub-division of her existing site.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 23/6122
28 Feb 2023Conditional
Change of design to dwelling house (granted under Pl.Reg.No. 21/5014) to include for elevational changes and reduction in overall floor area.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4350
14 Oct 2021Conditional
Carry out modifications to existing dwellinghouse, namely; i) Demolition of existing two-storey rear extension and garage, ii) In it's place, the construction of a two-storey rear extension, which includes a single storey kitchen annex, iii) Upgrade of the existing septic tank and soakpit to a wastewater treatment and disposal system and iv) All associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6792
30 Aug 2021Conditional
To construct a ‘storey and a half’ dwellinghouse, bio-treatment unit and new vehicular entrance, installation of a septic tank and percolation area, a domestic well and all ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6376
27 Aug 2021Conditional
Construction of 28 no. dwelling houses (change of plan and layout and reduction in density from 65 units to 28 houses from that permitted under 05/2345 and extended under 14/4847 & 19/4261) and all associated site development works including roads, pathways, cycle way, public open space and public lighting.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6367
19 Apr 2021Conditional
To 1) Construct a single-storey dwellinghouse, wastewater treatment unit, modify an existing entrance and all associated site works and 2) Install a new wastewater treatment unit and associated site works to serve existing dwellinghouse.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5014
30 Mar 2021Conditional
To retain the 15m high lattice tower together with associated equipment and security fencing.
Retention · Cork County Council, 21/4806
5 Feb 2021Conditional
Modifications to existing dwellinghouse, namely; i) construction of a single storey extension (22m2) at the side (north-east) elevation, ii) construction of a single storey extension (33.5m2) at the rear and side (south-west) elevations, iii) insert 1no. window ope on both the front and rear elevations of existing dwellinghouse and iv) associated site works. *Note: the existing rear annex’s (29m2) which were retained [PL. Ref 17/6724] are to be demolished and the proposed rear extension mentioned above is to take its place.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4254
14 Oct 2020Unconditional
Construction of storey-and-a-half style dwelling house, on-site domestic waste water treatment & disposal system, bored well, vehicular entrance and associated site works- Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reference: 15/05181
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/6236
18 Sept 2020Conditional
a) The sub-division of existing site, b) removal of existing vehicular entrance & re-location of same, c) construction of new treatment unit to service existing dwelling, d) the construction of a new dwelling house with vehicular access and new waste water treatment unit, and all associated site works.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 20/6040
19 Aug 2020Incompleted application
a) The sub-division of existing site, b) removal of existing vehicular entrance & re-location of same, c) construction of new treatment unit to service existing dwelling, d) the construction of a new dwelling house with vehicular access and new waste water treatment unit, and all associated site works.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 20/5791
21 Mar 2019Conditional
The importation of soil & stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field and the construction of a temporary haul road. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the authority with this application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4692
7 Feb 2019Conditional
Demolition of sports pavilion and construction of 280 no. dwellinghouses, creche, sports pitch, 3 no. recycling facilities, 2 no. ESB sub-stations and associated site works - Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 05/2345 and 14/4847.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 19/4261
3 Nov 2017Conditional
Construction of a single dwelling house, associated driveway and all ancillary works, landscaping and services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6848
20 Oct 2017Conditional
Retain extension to rear and side of dwellinghouse, a small outside toilet building and all associated site development works
Retention · Cork County Council, 17/6724
29 Sept 2017Conditional
Construction of new 2 storey dwellinghouse, wastewater treatment unit, percolation area, associated site works and retention of existing vehicular entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6529
30 May 2017Refused
Construction of a private dwelling house and driveway.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5336
2 May 2017Incompleted application
The construction of a single dwelling house and private driveway.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5063
3 Apr 2017Conditional
The construction of a new single storey extension to an existing single storey detached dwelling, the demolition of an existing single storey boiler house extension to the northern elevation and including all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4776
29 Mar 2017Conditional
Retention of attic conversion, alterations to roof, first floor balcony, two storey extension to gable and conservatory to side of dwelling. Retention also sought for garden store and shed with ancillary glasshouse, along with Permission to move waste water treatment system to north east corner of site
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4746
22 Nov 2016Incompleted application
Retention of attic conversion, alterations to existing roof, first floor balcony, two storey extension to gable & conservatory to side of dwelling. Retention is also being sought for garage store and shed with ancillary glass house
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/6905
The 25 most recent of 72 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 Ballyleary.
Recorded monuments
- CO087-007 Ritual site - holy well
Description
On hillside. Enclosed by rectangular stone wall; roofed with slab; opening blocked. '"Rounds" were made here chiefly on Easter Sunday' (Power 1918, 221). No longer in holy use. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyleary.
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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballyleary.
- 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
- Ballyleary, Cobh7 sales
The townland
- Name
- Ballyleary · Baile Uí Laoire
- Area
- 1,349,194 m² (134.92 ha, 333.39 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clonmel, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Cobh Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Cobh Rural electoral division: 9,050 people in 2,954 households; 73% of households own their home; 51% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyhetterick, Ballynacrusha, Ballynoe, Ballyvoloon, Donegal, Lissanisky, Ringmeen
- Placenames
- Ballyleary 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.