Ballynamona
Townland in the civil parish of Castlemagner, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile na Móna
- Area
- 45.5 ha
- 112 acres
- Land parcels
- 3
- registered freehold, median 181,531 m² (18.15 ha, 44.86 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 6
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
3 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynamona, from 6,095 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres) to 263,268 m² (26.33 ha, 65.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 8 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
No zone of a development plan covers Ballynamona 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
22 Jul 2019Conditional permission
An extension to the existing limestone quarry and all associated site development and landscaping works in the townlands of Scart, Ballyclough, and Kilgilky South. The proposed extension is 5ha. to the east of the existing quarry and will be accessed via a new access road, to be constructed, to the west of the existing quarry, leading directly onto the L1201-57. The applicant is seeking a 15 year planning permission. The proposed development will include; (1) a change of extraction method to blasting; (2) crushing and screening of aggregates; (3) construction of the new access road and upon completion of this new access road, cessation of use of existing access onto the L5302-12 for quarrying activities; (4) installation of a prefabricated administration office and portable toilet; (5) parking area; (6) wheel wash; (7) weighbridge; (8) covered fuel storage area; (9) entrance signs; (10) lighting; (11) CCTV cameras; (12) a rainwater harvesting tank and (13) new overhead and underground power supply. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the Planning Application. A Natura Impact Statement (EIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the Planning Application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5802
4 Feb 2016Awaiting recommendation
Redevelopment of Ballygiblin Manor, stables, orangery and Stewards House into a 40 no. bed hotel and spa with associated ancillary dining, 18-hole golf course to include artificial lake, golf clubhouse, golf academy, driving bays, cart storage, 16 no. holiday homes and 101 no. residential units, maintenance facility, installation of waste water treatment plant, foul storage tank, 3 no. pumping stations, water storage tank, 2 no. wells, provision of 573 no. parking spaces, landscaping and all associated site works and services – Extension of Duration of Permission granted under planning ref: 08/4403
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 16/4186
5 Jun 2009Refused
27ha extension to existing quarry, closure of existing site entrance and construction of new site entrance and access onto the L1201-57 local road, change of extraction method, processing of aggregates, construction of an administration building, site kiosk and weighbridge, wheelwash, canteen, toilets and waste water treatment system and all site development and associated landscaping, restoration and other ancillary works within an overall application area of 38.92 hectares.
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5856
19 Jan 2009Conditional
Construction of silage base
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4083
28 Jan 2008Conditional
Redevelopment of Ballygiblin Manor, stables, Orangery and Stewards House into a 40 no. bed hotel and spa with associated ancillary dining, 18-hole golf course to include artificial lake, golf clubhouse, golf academy, driving bays, cart storage, 16 no. holiday homes and 101 no. residential units, maintenance facility, installation of waste water treatment plant, foul storage tank, 3 no. pumping stations, water storage tank, 2 no. wells, provision of 573 no. parking spaces, landscaping and all associated site works and services
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4403
18 Aug 2006Conditional
Construction of slatted dairy unit, lean-to cubicle house and conversion of existing silage pits to cubicle houses
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/9885
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 Ballynamona.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballynamona.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballynamona.
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, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballynamona.
- 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
No address of the register names Ballynamona with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballynamona · Baile na Móna
- Area
- 454,793 m² (45.48 ha, 112.38 acres)
- Civil parish
- Castlemagner, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duhallow
- Electoral division
- Roskeen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Roskeen electoral division: 493 people in 168 households; 85% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballygiblin, Cecilstown, Kilgilky South, Scart
- Placenames
- Ballynamona 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.