# Ballyloohane, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilquane (Cork Ra), barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile Lócháin. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 121,055 m² (12.11 ha, 29.91 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 2 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 60,527 m² (6.05 ha, 14.96 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilquane (Cork Ra), https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/kilquane-cork-ra.md - Barony: Barrymore - Electoral division: Knockraha, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,767 people lived in 539 households in the Knockraha electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 57% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/9529 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 40591 - Centre: latitude 51.957974, longitude -8.326744 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 2 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyloohane, from 55,697 m² (5.57 ha, 13.76 acres) to 65,358 m² (6.54 ha, 16.15 acres); 6 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2212837: 65,358 m² (6.54 ha, 16.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2212837.md - Parcel 2276654: 55,697 m² (5.57 ha, 13.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2276654.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Ballyloohane in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 3 applications, newest first. - 23 Dec 2024, Cork County Council 24/6468: Conditional permission. Permission. Within County Cork, the proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to 39.3km of overhead line, 14 no. steel towers and 204 no. wooden polesets. These lie between Knockraha Substation, in the townland of Ballynenelagh, and the border with County Tipperary in the townland of Glenduff, crossing the County Cork townlands of : Ballynanelagh, Knockraha East, Meeleen, Shanballyreagh, Barnetstown, Mitchellsfort, Meenane, Skahanagh South, Skahanagh North, Coolquane, Scartbarry, Ballyready, Ballyda, Baneena South, Lackabeha East, Hollyhill, Ballinterry, Clykeel South, Ballynanelagh, Clykeel North, Knockauduff, Ballinvarrig West, Kill-Saint-Anne South, Kill-Saint-Anne North, Ballyoran, Glenarousk, Strawhall, Ballyvadona, Carrigabrick, Gearagh, Carrigatoortane, Mountrivers, Moorepark, Ballyderown, Knockanohill, Glansheskin, Kilclogh, Macroney Upper, Castlecooke, Coolaneague, Curraghanolomer, Ballard, Curraghavoe, and Glenduff. The proposed development includes 4 no. temporary construction compounds in the townlands of Moorepark, Ballinvarrig West, Barnetstown, and Skeheen. The works in County Cork will consist of: the replacement ('restringing') of the existing overhead line (OHL) circuit conductor wires; replacement of 7 no. towers and 82 no. polesets with similar dimensions and heights as the existing; installation of 5 no. new towers and 1 new no. poleset at Barrymore Substation and the removal of 2 no. towers; installation of replacement parts on towers and polesets; foundation refurbishment/strengthening and recapping/clearing of shear blocks; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 4 no. temporary construction compounds, temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/6468 - 5 Oct 2023, Cork County Council 23/5992: Conditional permission. Permission. A ten year planning permission for an energy storage facility comprising; 1) energy storage containers installed on concrete plinths; 2) electrical inverters and transformers; 3) underground electrical and communications cabling; 4) the upgrade of an existing agricultural access point from the L6989; 5 ) on-site access track; 6) security fencing and security gates; 7) pole-mounted security cameras; 8) all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifetime of the proposed development is 35-years. This planning application is accompanied by an Appropriate Assessment Screening report.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/5992 - 14 Sept 2023, Cork County Council 23/5864: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission for a ten-year planning permission for an energy storage facility comprising 1) energy storage containers installed on concrete plinths, 2) electrical inverters and transformers, 3) underground electrical and communications cabling, 4) the upgrade of an existing agricultural access point from the L6989, 5) on-site access track, 6) security fencing and security gates, 7) pole-mounted security cameras, and 8) all associated and ancillary site development , landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifetime of the proposed development is 35-years. This planning application is accompanied by an appropriate assessment screening report. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/5864 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballyloohane. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballyloohane. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyloohane. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ballyloohane, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballyloohane. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballyloohane.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballyloohane.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballyloohane.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballyloohane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballynanelagh: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballynanelagh-40731.md - Knockraha East: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockraha-east.md - Knockraha West: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockraha-west.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballyloohane - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/ballyloohane