Bawnmore
Townland in the civil parish of Youghal, barony of Imokilly, Co. Cork; in Irish An Bán Mór
- Area
- 16.6 ha
- 41 acres
- Land parcels
- 5
- registered freehold, median 6,163 m² (0.62 ha, 1.52 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses
- Planning
- 18
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bawnmore, from 2,498 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres) to 135,451 m² (13.55 ha, 33.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 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
- R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 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
22 Oct 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for indefinite retention of a two storey rear extension to an existing detached dwelling house, comprising additional ground floor living space and a first floor bedroom & all associated works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6260
3 Sept 2025Invalid - prepare letters
Permission for retention of a two storey rear extension to an existing detached dwelling house, comprising additional ground floor living space and a first floor bedroom and all associated works.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5778
6 Jul 2023Conditional permission
To retain as constructed the following works to existing domestic dwelling: a) window and door alterations to existing elevations, b) existing basement porch, home office and utility room. Permission for the following new works to existing domestic dwelling: c) to replace and alter existing windows and doors to existing sunroom, d) install a new first floor window on the west facing elevation, e) to construct a new detached domestic storage shed, f) to close up existing vehicular site entrance and construct a new vehicular site entrance along with all associated site works and services.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 23/5394
8 Jun 2023Incompleted application
Permission to retain as constructed the following works to existing domestic dwelling; a) window and door alterations to existing elevations, b) existing basement porch, home office and utility room. Permission for the following new works to existing domestic dwelling; c) to replace and alter existing windows and doors to existing sunroom, d) to install a new first floor window on the west facing elevation, e) to construct a new detached domestic storage shed, f) to close up existing vehicular site entrance and construct a new vehicular site entrance along with all associated site works and services
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5162
30 Jul 2015Conditional
Retention of modifications to development granted under Planning Reg. No. P01/03 & P/58009/06 The modifications include: (1) Re-location of turning bay in front of dwelling Nos. 1 to 4, (2) Omission of crèche facility and landscaping of area, (3) Omission of re-cycling facility, (4) Change of layout of parking area in front of dwelling No. 39, (5) Change of layout of parking area in front of dwelling Nos. 49, 50 & 51, (6) Change of layout of parking area outside dwelling Nos. 53, 54 & 55, (7) Omission of dwelling No. 96 and landscaping of area
Retention · Cork County Council, 15/5676
2 Aug 2012Conditional
Permission for construction of a one and a half storey extension & alterations to existing fenestration to existing two storey dwelling at shanavine House, Seafield, Youghal, Co. Cork.
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/58005
16 Dec 2010Conditional
Permission to constuct and extension to the existing dwelling and carry out all associated site works at Wojlyta, Bawnmore, Youghal, Co. Cork
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/58026
13 Oct 2009Refused
Outline Planning Permission to construct a new dwelling, site entrance, entrance road, connect to existing public services and all associated site works at Seafield, Youghal, Co. Cork.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 09/58034
7 Jul 2009Conditional
Permission for detached dwelling, connection to existing sewer & watermain and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/58020
21 Dec 2007Conditional
1) a res. dev.and 2) a mixed use neighbourhood centre development. The dev. will comprise of the following 1)366 no. res. units comprising a) 22 no. 2 bed apart. & 8 no. 3 bed apart., b) 28 no. 2/3 storey 2 bed duplex units & 15 no. 2/3 storey 3 bed duplex units in a variety of arrangements, c) 6 no. 2 storey 2 bed end of terrace dwelling houses, 60 no. 2 storey 3 bed end of terrace dwelling houses, d) 16 no. 2 bed, 37 no. 3 bed, 6 no. 4 bed 2 storey townhouses dwelling units, e) 11 no. 2 bed, 51 no. 3 bed 2 storey semi-detached dwelling houses, f) 1 no. 3 bed 2 & 3 storey split level end of terrace townhouse, g) 15 no. 3 bed and 2 no. 4 bed 2 & 3 storey split level detached dwelling units, h) 18 no. 3 bed 2 storey split level semi-detached dwelling units, j) 14 no. 3 bed, 15 no. 4 bed & 1 no. 5 bed 2 storey split level detached dwelling units, k) 12 no. 4 bed 2 & 3 storey split level detached dwelling units, l) 2 no. 3 bed, 25 no. 4 bed, 1 no. 5 bed 2 storey detached
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/58074
2 Mar 2007Conditional
Plan per. for alter. to house nos. 71 to 185 (as previously approved under plan per ref. no. 58055/04) at their site in Bawnmore/ Magner's Hill, Youghal, Co. Cork. Revised plans in relation to the alter. will comprise changes to prev. approved house types "F"&"G" & modifications to site layout to achieve the following residential mix: 40 no. revised type "F" semi-detached houses, 36 no. type "G" semi detached houses, 39 no. revised type "G" terraced townhouses. Previous plan per. (ref. no. 58055/04)comprised the following mix: 18 no. type "F" semi-detached, detached houses, 54 no. type "F" terraced townhouses, 8 no. type "G" semi-detached houses, 35 no. type "G" terraced townhouses. All houses proposed for alteration are 2 storey dwellings, as per the provisions of prev. approved plan. per. ref. no. 58055/04. This applic. to alter the existing permission ref. no. 58055/04 does not result in an increased number of houses on the relevant portion of site. Plan. per. is also sought for etc
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/58012
2 Mar 2007Conditional
Planning permission for an alteration to previously approved planning permission ref.no 58055/04. Revised plans are submitted to reflect an alteration that comprises the reduction of the application site boundary. The reduction will facilitate development proposed under planning application ref. 58076/06. For clarity, the alteration of the site boundary will result in a reducation in site area from 30.03 hectares to 26.65 hectares. The above site is located at Bawnmore/Magner's Hill,Youghal, Co. Cork.
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/58011
13 Mar 2006Conditional
Re-location of roadway to front of dwelling nos 1 to 11
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/58009
23 Nov 2005Conditional
Two storey extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/58053
24 May 2005Conditional
Modifications to dwellings on site nos. 26 to 53 inclusive from that approved under planning reference no. P01/03
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/58026
10 Mar 2005Conditional
Modifications to dwellings on site ons 1 to 7 and 12 to 25 from from that approved under planning reg no. P01/03.
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/58006
26 Nov 2004Conditional
Modifications to house type and site layout from that approved under planning reference no. P01/03.
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/58061
15 Oct 2004Conditional
Permission for construction of 483 residential units (consisting of 28 no. 4-bed houses, 265 no. 3-bed houses, 22 no. 2-bed mews, 72 no. 1-bed apartments, 48 no. 2 bed apartments & 48 no. 2-bed duplex units), a Convenience Store, a medical centre, office space, community facilities, a childcare facility, a Café and retail space, re-alignment of the Bawnmore Road with provision of a crossing point, sales signage, associated site works and the demolition of one habitable dwelling.
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/58055
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 Bawnmore.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Bawnmore.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bawnmore.
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, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1683 (ZIP).
- 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 Bawnmore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Bawnmore · An Bán Mór
- Area
- 166,190 m² (16.62 ha, 41.07 acres)
- Civil parish
- Youghal, and its townlands
- Barony
- Imokilly
- Electoral division
- Youghal Urban, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Youghal Urban electoral division: 7,663 people in 3,122 households; 59% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyclamasy, Magnershill, Pipersbog, Seafield, Youghal-Lands
- Placenames
- Bawnmore 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.