Bawnlahan

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bawnlahan, from 6 m² to 229,726 m² (22.97 ha, 56.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Bawnlahan 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.

• 30 Dec 2024Conditional permission

  Planning permission for extensions and alterations to dwelling to include raising the roof height of the dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/718

• 29 Nov 2024Incompleted application

  Construction of alterations and extension to existing dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/660

• 15 Jul 2019Conditional

  Construct new dwelling, domestic garage, install sewage treatment system and for all associated site works and permission for retention sought for site entrance to serve the proposed development

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/475

• 13 Jun 2019Conditional

  Permission for single storey extension to dwelling (change of design to that permitted under pl. 18/720) and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/401

• 14 Dec 2018Conditional

  Construct dwelling, domestic garage, install waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/769

• 28 Nov 2018Conditional

  Retention of fenestration changes to dwelling house permitted under planning ref. no. 99/3619 and permission to erect single storey extension to side of same dwelling house and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/720

• 5 Mar 2018Conditional

  Permission for alterations and extension to dwelling house currently under construction (permitted under planning reference number 16/542) and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/109

• 24 Aug 2016Unconditional

  Construct one single storey dwelling house and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 16/542

• 19 Aug 2016Conditional

  The construction of a new pumping station kiosk and associated ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/529

• 3 Dec 2014Conditional

  Alterations including the demolition of existing glass house to the side, porch to the front, and two storey extension to the side and the construction of new single storey glazed link to the front, two storey extension to the side and alterations to the roof at the rear

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/696

• 18 May 2011Conditional

  Retention of front and rear extensions to dwelling house

  Retention · Cork County Council, 11/290

• 12 Apr 2011Incompleted application

  Retention of Front and Rear Extensions to Dwelling house

  Retention · Cork County Council, 11/217

• 21 Feb 2011Conditional

  Construct 1 no. single storey dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/94

• 16 Nov 2010Conditional

  Construct a dwelling house and detached domestic garge and all assoicated site works (this application is an amendment to planning application 09/2101 already granted)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/792

• 16 Nov 2009Conditional

  Construct dwellinghouse, domestic garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/2101

• 16 Oct 2009Withdrawn

  Erection of dwelling house, garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/1108

• 25 Sept 2009Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse, garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/1054

• 10 Jul 2009Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse, domestic garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/777

• 2 Jun 2009Conditional

  (a) Retention and improvements of enlarged entrance and retention and completion of other ancillary works; (b) Alterations and erection of extensions to front and rear of dwellinghouse and installation of replacement septic tank and percolation area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/635

• 15 May 2009Incompleted application

  Permission for (a) Retention & improvement of enlarged entrance and retention & completion of other ancillary works. (b) Alterations and erection of extensions to front & rear of dwelling house and installation of replacement septic tank and percolation area

  Retention · Cork County Council, 09/568

• 13 Feb 2009Incompleted application

  Alterations and erection of extensions to front and rear of dwelinghouse, demolition of existing outhouse and creation of enlarged entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/141

• 23 Jul 2008Conditional

  Retention of dwellinghouse (alterations to dwelling granted under planning reg: 06/1168)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1369

• 24 Jun 2008Incompleted application

  Retention of changes to dwellinghouse granted planning under reg: 06/1168: Changes include conversion from bungalow to dormer dwellinghouse, addition of 2no. dormer windows, 1no. rooflight and 2no. solar panels on front elevation, 3no. rooflights on rear elevation and 1no. window on both side elevations, exclusion of concrete roof barges and of stone facing to sun room and to centre section on front elevation and minor change to style of windows to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1185

• 23 May 2008Incompleted application

  Retention of changes to bungalow granted permission under planning reg: 06/1168: Changes include conversion from bungalow to dormer dwellinghouse, addition of 2no. dormer windows, 1no. rooflight and 2no. solar panels on front elevation, 3no. rooflights on rear elevation and 1no. window on both side elevations, exclusion of stone facing to sun room and to centre section on front elevation and minor change to style of windows to dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/962

• 5 Mar 2007Conditional

  Erect 3 bay slatted unit with underground slurry tanks

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/608

The 25 most recent of 47 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 Bawnlahan.

Recorded monuments

• CO142-051 Kiln - lime
  Description

  In forestry, built against NW-facing slope close to shoreline. Front wall (H 3.8m) curves gently inward towards top; pair of narrow lintelled passages (H c. 1.25m; Wth 0.7m) at base leading into oval stone-lined funnel (2.62m NE-SW; 2.32m NW-SE). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO142-052 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Circular raised area (40m N-S; 41m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 2.4m); external fosse (D 0.5m); counterscarp bank (H 1.1m). Bank planted with conifers; entrance (Wth 4m) to E, with causeway. Cultivation ridges cross interior on N-S axis. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO142-109 House - fortified house
  Description

  According to Healy (1989, 169) site of fortified residence built in 17th century by the O'Donovans. Renamed Castle Lane in 18th century. No surface remains. Two storey 19th century house called Bawnlahan built on or near site. Numerous substantial walls occur on the demesne which may be associated with the earlier occupation. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO142-114001 Church
  Description

  In a coniferous forest, at the foot of a steep N-facing slope near the S bank of the river which flows into Béal na Mara at the head of Castle Haven harbour. According to local information, this is the remains of a church which was used during the period of the penal laws (1690 to 1750 AD). It consists of a rectangular area (9m E-W; 4.5m N-S) defined by a low ivy-covered bank (Wth 1m; H 0.4m). Wood debris and ground ivy cover the interior. There is a limekiln (CO142-114002-) c. 7m to the S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO142-114002 Kiln - lime
  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

• Bawnlahan, house, 1720–1760 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c.1740, with various extensions to rear (north-east). Possibly incorporating fabric of earlier house to rear, in form of two-storey pitched roof block. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Rubble limestone construction with roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth, corners bands and eaves band. Remains of slate hanging to rear. Square-headed openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening with replacement timber panelled door having spoked fanlight and flanking sidelights with four-over-four timber sliding sash windows. Ranges of outbuildings to rear, having rubble stone walls and pitched slate roofs.

• Myross Cottage, house, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1760, having two-storey flanking block (west), single-storey flanking block (east), and recent conservatory (south-west). Hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls with plinths. Square-headed openings with tripartite one-over-one timber sliding sash windows to first floor and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows to ground floor, rear, and flanking blocks. Concrete sills throughout. Square-headed door openings with timber glazed door with overlight to south and timber panelled door with sidelights and spoked fanlight to north (rear). Outbuildings to rear. Rubble limestone walls with gate piers and timber gate to rear.

• Park Cottage, house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c.1850, with later pitched and lean-to extensions to rear (south). Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls, with slate hanging to north gable. Square-headed openings with six-over-six timber sliding sash windows to front and uPVC replacement windows to sides and rear. Round-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door, sidelights and spoked fanlight to gable (north). Square-headed door openings with uPVC replacement door with sidelights to rear and timber panelled door with concrete steps to extension to rear. Outbuildings to rear.

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

Landslides

Susceptibility high, 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 Bawnlahan.

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

Name

Bawnlahan · Bán Chlocháin

Area

1,660,378 m² (166.04 ha, 410.29 acres)

Civil parish

Myross, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery West (East Division)

Electoral division

Myross, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Myross electoral division: 818 people in 321 households; 73% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 28% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardagh, Brade, Cooldurragha, Forenaght, Listarkin

Placenames

Bawnlahan 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.