Ballyrichard More
Townland in the civil parish of Carrigtohill, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile Risteaird Mór
- Area
- 116.4 ha
- 288 acres
- Land parcels
- 75
- registered freehold, median 2,110 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres)
- Zoning
- R1
- Residential
- Planning
- 64
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
75 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyrichard More, from 145 m² to 243,912 m² (24.39 ha, 60.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 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
- R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.2Industry (General industry)
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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
2 Apr 2026Grant with conditions
A 10 year planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at Water-Rock, Midleton, Co. Cork. The development will consist of the construction of a residential development of 452 no. residential units with supporting resident amenity facilities, a single-storey crèche, and all ancillary site development works. The development will be delivered on a phased basis. The proposed development makes provision for 219 no. two storey houses, comprising 17 no. detached units (14 no. 4-bed units and 3 no. 3-bed units), 120 no. semi-detached units (104 no. 4-bed units and 16 no. 3-bed units), 82 no. 3-bed terraced units. The proposed 233 no. apartment / duplex units, comprising 99 no. duplex/own-door apartments (42 no. 3-bed units, 15 no. 2-bed units and 42 no. 1-bed units) in 20 no. 3 storey blocks and 134 no. apartments units (74 no. 2-bed units, 32 no. 1-bed units and 28 no. studio apartments) in 4 no. 3 – part 5 storey blocks. The proposal makes provision for 2 no. communal rooms in apartment Block C and Block E, outdoor amenity areas including a linear park along the Glounamuck Stream, landscaping, and ancillary infrastructure development works in the form of wastewater infrastructure, surface water attenuation, water utility services, public lighting, surface car parking, bin stores, bicycle stores, roof mounted solar panels, plant and comms rooms, 6 no. ESB substations, and all associated site development works. Vehicular access to the development will be via 2 no. entrances off Water-rock Road (L3618) to Site B and 1 no. entrance to Site A off the Water-Rock Urban Expansion Area Service Corridor Link Road (L3822-5). The proposal includes pedestrian and cycling paths and access points, and makes provision for the delivery of part of the Carrigtwohill to Midleton Inter-Urban Cycleway to the south of Site A. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. LRD Website: www.Water-rockLRD.ie
Lrd permission · Cork County Council, 26/0840
23 Jan 2026Grant with conditions
The construction of a new part single storey, part two storey, detached garage which will include a workshop, storage, potting glass house, home office and carport; and all associated site works, all to the rear garden of the existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0115
18 Mar 2025Conditional permission
Permission for retention of the construction of a single storey extension to the front elevation of the existing single storey detached dwelling and all associated site works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/4376
15 Jun 2022Conditional
Permission for construction of a straw store/machinery shed, new entrance and associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5394
3 Sept 2021Refused
Construct a two storey dwellinghouse, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site work. Extension of duration of permission granted under planning reference: 16/5053.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 21/6428
28 Aug 2020Conditional
The construction of new dwellinghouse, domestic garage, new entrance, proprietary treatment unit and polishing filter together with all other ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5860
2 Nov 2018Conditional
Retention of domestic garage, utility room and boiler house together with permission to alter and reconstruct entrance. Permission to install effluent treatment system with tertiary percolation/polishing filter and permission to decommission existing septic tank.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6908
7 Aug 2018Conditional
To construct a 5 bay slatted cattle shed and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6079
17 Jul 2018Unconditional
Construction of an extension to the eastern side of existing dwellinghouse and alterations including roof windows and demolition of existing extension, increase height of existing roadside boundary wall, new entrance gates and all associated site works. Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Planning Reference: 13/5074.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 18/5871
8 Feb 2018Unconditional
Demolition of existing dwelling house and farm sheds, construction of new dwelling house, detached garage, revised site entrance and new wastewater treatment system along with all other associated site works. Extension of Duration of Permission granted under planning ref: 13/4022
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 18/4321
22 Jan 2018Incompleted application
Demolition of existing dwelling house and farm sheds, construction of new dwelling house, detached garage, revised site entrance and new wastewater treatment system along with all other associated site works. Extension of Duration of Permission granted under planning ref: 13/4022
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 18/4139
18 Jul 2017Conditional
Erection of a 2-storey dwellinghouse, a domestic garage, an on-site sewage treatment system, and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5846
14 Feb 2017Conditional
1. Construct a bungalow and detached garage with waste water treatment unit and associated site works. 2. Install a wastewater treatment unit in lieu of existing septic tank serving adjacent dwelling.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4313
23 Dec 2016Incompleted application
The development will consist of 1) Construct a bungalow and detached garage with waste water treatment unit and associated site works, 2) Install a waste water treatment unit in lieu of existing septic tank serving adjacent dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7302
8 Jul 2016Withdrawn
Erection of a 2-storey dwellinghouse, domestic garage with attic storage space, an on-site sewage treatment system, and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5711
4 May 2016Conditional
Construct a two storey dwellinghouse, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site work.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5053
7 Mar 2016Conditional
Sunroom extension to front of existing bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4519
30 Apr 2015Unconditional
Construction of a single storey domestic garage & associated site works, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 10/4261
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/4896
7 Jun 2013Conditional
Construction of an extension to the eastern side of existing dwellinghouse and alterations including roof windows and demolition of existing extension, increase height of existing roadside boundary wall, new entrance gates and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5074
10 Jan 2013Conditional
Demolition of existing dwelling house and farm sheds, construction of new dwelling house, detached garage, revised site entrance and new wastewater treatment system along with all other associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4022
19 Dec 2012Incompleted application
Demolition of existing dwelling and farm sheds and construction of new dwelling house, detached garage, revised site entrance, and new wastewater treatment system along with all other associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6583
4 Oct 2011Conditional
Demolition of two agricultural sheds and the construction of a detached single storey dwelling, wastewater treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6120
14 Sept 2011Incompleted application
Demolition of two agricultural sheds and the construction of a detached single storey dwelling, wastewater treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5972
12 Apr 2011Withdrawn
Demolition of 2 no. agricultural sheds and construction of a detached single storey dwelling, installation of a waste water treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4748
5 Nov 2010Incompleted application
Demolition of two agricultural sheds and construction of a detached single storey dwelling, wastewater treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8388
The 25 most recent of 64 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 Ballyrichard More.
Recorded monuments
- CO076-017 Designed landscape - tree-ring
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyrichard More.
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 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 Ballyrichard More.
- 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 Ballyrichard More with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballyrichard More · Baile Risteaird Mór
- Area
- 1,164,350 m² (116.44 ha, 287.72 acres)
- Civil parish
- Carrigtohill, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Carrigtohill, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Carrigtohill electoral division: 8,181 people in 2,751 households; 72% of households own their home; 61% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyadam, Ballynabointra, Ballyrichard Beg, Carrigane, Curragh, Water-Rock
- Placenames
- Ballyrichard More 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.