Ballywilliam
Townland in the civil parish of Templerobin, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile Mhic Liam
- Area
- 63 ha
- 156 acres
- Land parcels
- 60
- registered freehold, median 2,573 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres)
- Zoning
- R3
- Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses
- Planning
- 33
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballywilliam, from 50 m² to 81,433 m² (8.14 ha, 20.12 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
- R3Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential Reserve (New/proposed residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 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
31 Aug 2026Awaiting validation sro
Construction of a machinery shed for the storage of agricultural machinery, new entrance and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2261
28 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation
Construct a single storey extension as an ancillary dwelling to the side and front of existing main dwelling and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2240
31 Jul 2026Awaiting recommendation
Permission to construct a domestic garage and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2043
7 Oct 2025Grant with conditions
the construction of 2 no. three storey apartment buildings containing 33 no. 2 bedroom apartment units and all associated site development works at Inis Álainn, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork. One of the proposed apartment buildings will provide for a ground floor creche facility. The proposed development is a change of plan application from that previously permitted by Cork County Council Planning Reference 21/5240 (ABP-313634-22) and comprises the replacement of 2 no. permitted three storey apartment/duplex buildings which contained 16 no. apartment/duplex units and a two storey detached creche building. Ancillary site works include the provision of bicycle and bin storage facilities and amendments to permitted public open space areas. Access to the proposed development will be provided via the estate entrance and internal road network of the existing Inis Álainn residential development.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6126
12 Sept 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for construction of a single storey extension to the north-west side of existing dwelling with proposed skylights; demolition of part of the existing house to the north elevation, alterations to the existing dwelling including; replacement of the existing sloped roof at the rear with a new flat roof, removal of one chimney, replacement of the existing porch roof with a new hip roof, application of new sand and cement render painted white, installation of new windows and doors, proposed timber and rail fencing, proposed metal access gates, to existing site entrance, new proposed wastewater treatment system, internal modifications including bathroom and utilities and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5892
15 Aug 2025Conditional permission
Permission to construct a new dwelling house (change of design from that granted under 24/4900).
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5639
4 Jul 2025Conditional permission
Permission to construct a new dwelling house.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5320
17 May 2024Conditional
Permission to construct a storey and a half dwelling house and new vehicular entrance.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4900
21 Feb 2024Incompleted application
Dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4284
1 Sept 2021Refused
To construct a detached domestic garage and associated site works - Extension of Duration of permission granted under Planning Reference: 16/5494.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 21/6409
9 Aug 2021Incompleted application
To construct a detached domestic garage and associated site works. Extension of Duration of permission granted under planning reference: 16/5494.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 21/6199
13 Jul 2021Incompleted application
To construct a detached domestic garage and associated site works. - Extension of duration of permission granted under planning reference: 16/5494.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 21/5942
11 May 2021Conditional permission
The construction of a residential development of 71 no. residential units, a two storey creche with ancillary bin stores and bicycle parking facilities and all associated site development works. The proposed development consists of the construction of 9 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 1 no. 4 bedroom terraced dwelling, 23 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached dwellings and 22 no. 3 bedroom terraced dwellings, in addition to a three storey apartment building containing 8 no. 3 bedroom duplex units and 8 no. 2 bedroom apartments. Access to the proposed development will be provided via the extension to the existing Inis Álainn internal road network permitted by planning reference 19/4376 (amended by 20/4244). The proposed development also provides for a separate pedestrian access from the L-7023 to the west.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5240
3 Apr 2020Conditional
The construction of a new part single storey, part two storey, detached dwelling including all associated site works, drainage works and associated landscaping.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4691
3 May 2019Withdrawn
Construction of side and rear one-storey extensions to an existing dwelling house, alterations to the rear elevation and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5131
17 Jan 2018Conditional
Two storey dwellinghouse, with vehicular entrance and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4103
15 Dec 2017Incompleted application
A two storey dwelling house, with vehicular entrance and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7282
17 Jun 2016Conditional
To construct a detached domestic garage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5494
15 Apr 2016Conditional
Single storey extensions to side and rear of dwellinghouse, alterations to dwelling house externally comprising infilling existing porch with glazing and entrance door, installing new window to living room to a new head height and a sliding door to gable of dwellinghouse from dining room, internal alterations comprising a new toilet and playroom to old kitchen area
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4841
24 Jun 2015Conditional
Construction of a dormer style dwelling, new vehicular entrance from public road and all associated ancillary site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5364
9 Jun 2015Incompleted application
Construction of a dormer style dwelling, new vehicular entrance from public road and all associated ancillary site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5205
5 Nov 2013Conditional
Retention of farm roadway
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/6104
29 Oct 2013Incompleted application
Retention of farm roadway
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/6050
15 Dec 2011Conditional
Change of use of the existing building from a golf club house to a preschool facility which wil also incorporate the following, (1) the construction of an extension, (2) alterations to the existing elevations consisting of revised window opes, (3) the installation of a new treatment plant and a revised raised percolation layout and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6599
26 Mar 2007Refused
Construction of Martial Arts/Aerobics clubhouse with on site car parking and associated waste water treatment plan and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6454
The 25 most recent of 33 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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cuskinny Marsh 001987
Recorded monuments
- CO087-013 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Roadside. Enclosed by rectangular stone wall; roofed with slab. Surrounding area wet; overgrown; 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 Ballywilliam.
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; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballywilliam.
- 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 Ballywilliam with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballywilliam · Baile Mhic Liam
- Area
- 630,336 m² (63.03 ha, 155.76 acres)
- Civil parish
- Templerobin, 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
- Ballydulea, Ballynacrusha, Carrignafoy, Cuskinny
- Placenames
- Ballywilliam 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.