Ballyvrin Lower

5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyvrin Lower, from 789 m² to 236,101 m² (23.61 ha, 58.34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballyvrin Lower 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.

• 18 Aug 2023Conditional

  Permission is sought to: 1) demolish existing bathroom/utility rear extension, 2) construct a new one and a half storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, 3) de-commission existing waste water treatment unit/percolation area, 4) install a new waste water treatment system/percolation area, 5) alterations and widening of existing vehicular entrance, 6) carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5683

• 27 Jul 2023Incompleted application

  Permission is sought to: 1. Demolish the existing bathroom/utility extension. 2. Construct a new one and a half storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house. 2. Decommission existing wastewater treatment unit/percolation area. 4. Install a new wastewater treatment system/percolation area. 5. Maintain and improve the existing site entrance. 6. Carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5539

• 21 Dec 2022Incompleted application

  Single storey extension to northern side of existing single storey dwelling and associated site works. -Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 17/7388

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 22/6836

• 24 Jun 2020Conditional

  A 10 year planning permission for development of a 5MW solar PV farm on a site at Ballythomas East, Dunderrow, Kinsale, Co. Cork immediately to the east of the existing Eli Lilly pharmaceutical complex. The electricity generated will be used by the Lilly pharmaceutical plant, which is an activity for which an Industrial Emmissions licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (as amended) is in place. The development will comprise of photovoltaic panels on a mix of ground mounted and ballasted frames together with all ancillary cabling and electrical infrastructure; 1 no. single storey substation / transformer cabin; 1 no. single storey maintenance / spare parts cabin; provision of an access track (comprising largely of an upgraded existing agricultural track); a new construction vehicular access to the adjoining public road (L-7241); use of existing agricultural entrance for operational /maintenance purposes; temporary construction compound / set-down area; boundary security fencing and CCTV system; underground medium voltage electrical connection from substation / transformer building into the immediately adjoining industrial site; and all associated site development works, all on a site of 8.8 hectares.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5304

• 22 Feb 2019Incompleted application

  The expansion of the existing 6,000cu.m firewater retention pond to provide a total capacity of 11,000 cu.m. the work involves alterations to the existing pond as well as the construction of an extended pond area with associated ground work and site works which includes reshaping of existing berms, construction of new berms, alterations to access path on berms, site lighting and fencing, site drainage layout (local to pond area) and reinstatement of site landscaping. The site currently operates under an Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence (P0009-04) under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (as amended for the Protection of the Environment Act, 2003). The new development on a site to which the Chemical Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) regulations 2015 (S.I. 209 of 2015) applies.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4429

• 14 Aug 2018Conditional

  The development will consist of: (1) The construction of a two storey building (IE40) for staff services and facilities including canteen, kitchen, gym, studio, changing facilities, offices, meeting rooms and administration areas with roof top plant enclosures, (2) Extension to the existing staff car park to provide an additional 150 permanent car parking spaces, (3) The creation of a new vehicular car park entrance gate on the Ballyvrin Road (L3215) northern boundary road, (4) All associated site development works including modifications to the internal site roads and site services, construction of external hard standing and landscaped areas and a single storey ancillary kitchen store, site lighting and fencing, 3 no. flagpoles and associated signage and the formation of landscaped areas, including berms and visual screening with tree planting and contractor’s temporary car park. The site currently operates under an Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence (P0009-04) under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (as amended for the Protection of the Environment Act, 2003). The new development is on a site which the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 (S.I 209 of 2015) applies.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6137

• 18 Jul 2018Incompleted application

  (1) The construction of a two storey site services building IE40 with roof top plant enclosures. (2) Extension to the existing staff car park to provide an additional 150 permanent car parking spaces, (3) The creation of a new vehicular car park entrance gate on the Ballyvrin Road (L3215) northern boundary. (4) All associated site development works including modifications to the internal site roads and site services, construction of external hard standing areas and a single ancillary kitchen store, site lighting and fencing and the formation of landscaping areas, including berms and visual screening with tree planting and contractor’s temporary car park. The new development is on a site to which the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving dangerous Substances) regulations 2015 (S.I 209 of 2015) applies.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5889

• 12 Apr 2018Unconditional

  The following works at the existing IE09C administration building: (1) Construction of a new single storey extension of gross floor area 92.78m2: (2) All associated internal modifications to facilitate the new extension and (3) All associated site development works. The proposed development is covered by the existing Integrated Pollution Control Licence (Licence Register P0009-03). The proposed development is located in an establishment to which the Major Accidents Directive applies.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4901

• 16 Mar 2018Incompleted application

  For the following works at the existing IE09C administration building: (1) Construction of a new single storey extension of gross floor area 92.78m2: (2) All associated internal modifications to facilitate the new extension and (3) All associated site development works. The proposed development is covered by the existing Integrated Pollution Control Licence (Licence Register P0009-03). The proposed development is located in an establishment to which the Major Accidents Directive applies.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4644

• 21 Dec 2017Conditional

  Single storey extension to northern side of existing single storey dwelling and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7388

• 18 Oct 2017Conditional

  (1) Demolition of existing LC-5 Electrical Load Center Building (45sq.m) and construction of new Electrical Load Center building, (125sq.m, and a height of 6.5m) at the same location. (2) All associated site development works including modification to existing internal site services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6712

• 17 Jan 2017Conditional

  The development will consist of the following works at the existing IE08 production building: (1) Demolition of (a) an existing single-storey section (gross floor space 26.9m2) of the building, (b) of an existing storage room at first floor level (gross floor space 11.6sqm) and (c) of an existing single-storey drum heating shed (gross floor space 25.9sqm) adjacent to the south of the building (total area for demolition is 64.4sqm); (2) The construction of (a) a new single storey extension of gross floor space 78m2 and height not exceeding 4.9m and (b) a new three storey extension of gross floor space 250.2m2 and total height not exceeding 15.8m, to be constructed in 2 phases (total new floorspace is 328.2sqm); (3) The provision of a new internal lobby (gross floor space 34sqm) including alterations to the existing western elevation to provide a new entrance; (4) All associated internal modifications to facilitate the 2 no. new extensions and the new internal lobby; and (5) All associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4071

• 14 Oct 2016Conditional

  (1) The construction of an extension to the existing IE43 Biotech Manufacturing facility, including production and plant accommodation with a total floor area of 25,196 square metres gross floor area, over three floors with intermediate platforms and ground to eaves height of 32 metres. (2) the construction of an extension to the existing administration area of the IE43 facility, consisting of a two storey extension with a floor area 1,676 square metres and a ground to eaves height of 14.25 metres, located to the north east of the existing facility, (3) extension to the existing staff car park to provide an additional 136 permanent car parking spaces (4) All associated site development works including modification to internal site roads and site services, construction of external hard standing areas and external items of plant and equipment, site lighting and fencing and the formation of landscaped areas, including berms and visual screening with tree planting and contractor’s temporary car parks totaling 450 temporary car spaces for contractors and a temporary staff entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6558

• 6 Oct 2016Refused

  Single storey extension to northern side of existing single storey dwelling and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6476

• 15 Sept 2016Incompleted application

  Single storey extension to northern side of existing single storey dwelling and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6293

• 23 Oct 2015Conditional

  (1) Demolition of existing temporary offices, (2) construction of an extension to IE2 production building on two floors of total area 800sq.m., and (3) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6380

• 6 Jul 2015Conditional

  (1) A new IE27 warehouse building of 302msq gross floor area, overall height not exceeding 6.1m above existing ground level. (2) Extension to the existing IE02 building entrance which comprises of (a) demolition 7.7msq of existing entrance and (b) construction of 21.9msq of new entrance overall height not exceeding 4.65m, resulting in a net gain of 14.2msq floor area. (3)All associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5481

• 23 Jun 2015Incompleted application

  (1) New IE27 warehouse building of 302sqm gross floor area, overall height not exceeding 6.1m above existing ground level. (2) Extension to the existing IE02 building entrance which comprises of (a) Demolition of 7.7sqm of existing entrance, (b) Construction of 21.9sqm of new entrance overall height not exceeding 4.65 m, resulting in a net gain of 14.2sqm floor area. (3) all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5347

• 15 Sept 2014Incompleted application

  Demolition of existing idled IE3 production building and ancillary plant & equipment

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5971

• 15 Aug 2014Conditional

  The development will consist of the following: (1) A new IE15C warehouse building of 276m2 gross floor area, overall height not exceeding 7.1m above existing ground level (2) All associated site development works. The proposed development is covered by the existing Integrated Pollution Control Licence (Licence Register P0009-03). The proposed development is located in an Establishment to which the Major Accidents Directive applies.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5747

• 27 Jun 2013Unconditional

  Alterations to existing Bandon-Dunderrow 38kV distribution line and Dunderrow-Kinsale 38kV distribution line. Realignment of approximately 150 metres of 38kV overhead line. The proposed alterations to the lines or in the vicinity of the townland of Horsehill More North, Ballythomas West and Ballyvrin Lower. The proposed alterations will consist of 3 no. overhead conductors supported on three pole and double wood poles structures. The structures will have an average height of 15 metres. The approximate span lengths between the supporting structures will be 150metres

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5228

• 20 Jun 2013Incompleted application

  Alterations to existing Bandon-Dunderrow 38kV distribution line & Dunderrow-Kinsale 38kV distribution line. Realignment of approximately 150 metres of 38kV overhead line. The proposed alterations to the lines or in the vicinity of the townland of Horsehill More North, Ballythomas West, Ballyvrin Lower. The proposed alterations will consist of 3no. overhead conductors supported on three pole & double wood poles structures. The structures will have an average height of 15 metres. The approximate span lengths between the supporting structures will be 150metres

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5178

• 14 Dec 2011Conditional

  The construction of a Pharmaceutical Biotech manufacturing facility (IE43), including administration, plant and storage accommodation with a total floor area of 22,680 square metres, over three floors with intermediate service platforms and ground to eave heights from 30.150 metres high for the main manufacturing area to 11.300 metres high for ancillary areas. The proposed works shall include the construction of two separate electrical utility building; 230 square metres floor area and 148 square metres floor area, each 4.7 metres high, together with extensions to internal site service roads, a new staff car park, external plant concrete mounting pads and hard standings, and extension of an existing pipe bridge structure, partical diversion of an existing stream within the site, an entrance and the formation of landscaped berms together with new tree planting to provide enhanced visual screening.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6594

• 13 May 2011Conditional

  Extension of 32 square metres gross floor area, with rooftop plant area, overall height not exceeding 7.5 metres above existing ground level to the existing IE1 Warehouse Building and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5033

• 2 Aug 2007Conditional

  Construction of single storey kitchen extension to northern side of existing reception and cafeteria building(IE5) with associated internal alterations, construction of entrance and plant platform above to eastern side, construction of two storey office extension to north and east of existing single storey warehouse building(IE1), construction of single storey forklift store on eastern side of warehouse building and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10056

The 25 most recent of 31 applications.

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballyvrin Lower.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballyvrin Lower.

Architectural heritage

• House, 1930–1950 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey gable-fronted house, built c.1940, with four bay side elevations. Pitched pantile roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with plinth. Square-headed window openings with render sills and surrounds, having one-over-two pane timber sliding sash window to front (west) elevation. Two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows in single and tripartite arrangements to side (south) elevation. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to side (north) elevation in single and bipartite arrangements. Recessed square-headed opening with render canopy and stepped approach to front elevation, having raised render surround and glazed timber door with sidelights. Associated outbuildings located to south-west and north-west. Enclosed by earth and rubble stone bank to north with rendered rubble stone piers having decorative square-profile gate piers and double-leaf wrought-iron gates.

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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 Ballyvrin Lower.

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 Ballyvrin Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Ballyvrin Lower · Baile Uí Bhroin Íochtarach

Area

245,038 m² (24.5 ha, 60.55 acres)

Civil parish

Dunderrow, and its townlands

Barony

Kinsale

Electoral division

Kinsale Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kinsale Rural electoral division: 5,605 people in 1,855 households; 75% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynamona, Ballythomas East, Ballythomas West, Ballyvrin Upper, Horsehill More North

Placenames

Ballyvrin Lower 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.