Bellmount Upper

63 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bellmount Upper, from 63 m² to 356,109 m² (35.61 ha, 88 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 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 Bellmount Upper 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.

• 10 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation

  Planning permission for the construction of a new site entrance and an extension and alterations to existing dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2112

• 29 Jan 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for construction of a new domestic dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0176

• 9 May 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to construct dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4875

• 7 Mar 2025Conditional

  Permission Consequent on the grant of Outline Permission Ref. No. 21/7299 for a dwelling house, an effluent treatment system and associated works.

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 25/4406

• 27 Jan 2025Incompleted application

  Permission Consequent on the grant of Outline Permission Ref. No. 21/7299 for a dwelling house, an effluent treatment system and associated works.

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 25/4085

• 1 Oct 2024Conditional

  Permission for new single storey dwelling, domestic garage, sewerage system, site entrance and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5836

• 9 Dec 2021Conditional

  A dwelling house, effluent treatment system and associated site works.

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 21/7299

• 26 Feb 2021Conditional

  Dwelling house, a detached domestic garage, the installation of an effluent treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4490

• 3 Oct 2019Unconditional

  Alterations to existing entrance. This involves widening of the existing bell mouth to accommodate an additional driveway to allow a one way system to be put in place for safer access to & from the public road. Extension of duration of permission granted under planning reference: 14/6446.

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 19/6390

• 22 Mar 2019Conditional

  New entrance and new driveway to serve existing farmhouse and farm yard independent of existing playschool entrance and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4707

• 21 Sept 2018Conditional

  Retention of domestic garage

  Retention · Cork County Council, 18/6511

• 23 Aug 2018Incompleted application

  Retain domestic garage.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 18/6225

• 10 Nov 2016Conditional

  Permission for:- a) Demolition of an extension to the rear of existing dwelling; b) Construction of a new extension to the rear of existing dwelling; c) Porch extension to the front of existing dwelling; d) Carry out alterations to existing outbuilding to the side of existing dwelling; e) Install a new septic tank and percolation area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6813

• 19 Jan 2015Conditional

  Construction of bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4081

• 18 Nov 2014Conditional

  Alterations to existing entrance. This involves widening of the existing bell mouth to accommodate an additional driveway to allow a one way system to be put in place for safer access to & from the public road

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6446

• 19 Jun 2013Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5157

• 20 Aug 2009Application finalised

  Bungalow & wastewater treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6771

• 11 Feb 2009Conditional

  Bungalow and septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4410

• 22 Dec 2008Incompleted application

  Bungalow & septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/10321

• 27 Mar 2008Conditional

  Construction of sunroom extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5701

• 16 Aug 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10311

• 12 Dec 2006Conditional

  Demolition of dwellinghouse and construction of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13216

• 2 Nov 2006Incompleted application

  Demolition of dwelling and construction of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11934

• 23 Oct 2006Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11674

• 21 Jul 2006Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/9135

The 25 most recent of 36 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 Bellmount Upper.

Recorded monuments

• CO083-113 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Circular area (32.5m N-S) enclosed by low eroded earthen bank (int. H 0.6m) SW->NE; scarp NE->SE; external fosse (D 1.1m) WSW->NE; outer earthen bank (H 0.2m; max. H 0.6m) WNW->NE. Fosse infilled to WNW where laneway skirts site. Interior raised on S and E sides to compensate for hillslope. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO083-114001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture. Spread of burnt material noted. Second fulacht fiadh (CO083-11402-) c. 20m to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO083-114002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture. Spread of burnt material noted. Second fulacht fiadh (CO083-11401-) c. 20m to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO083-115 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In partially overgrown rough grazing land. Heavily overgrown circular area (diam. 25.4m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1m). Entrance to NNE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO083-116 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, at base of E-facing slope. Oval area (c. 80m N-S; 70m E-W) defined by low worn bank on E side; scarp (max. H 1.25m) elsewhere. Bank to NE and E formerly incorporated into field fence system (Hartnett 1939, 296). Interior under pasture; according to Hartnett (ibid.) 'fort has been tilled'. Surrounding field fences removed. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO083-117 Stone circle - five-stone
  Description

  In flat pasture, on SE side of Bride River valley. Circle partly incorporated in field fence. Circle complete; orthostats are 1.1m to 1.5mL, 0.4m to 0.8m T and 0.7m to 1.2m H. Stones decrease in height from entrance to axial stone. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NNE-SSW, is 3.4m. Five-stone circle (CO083-118----) c. 250m to ENE. (O Nualláin 1984a, 38-9, no. 74) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO083-118 Stone circle - five-stone
  Description

  In pasture, near summit of low hill. Site overlooks five-stone circle (CO083-117----) c. 250m to WSW. Two entrance stones and S side stone erect; N sidestone prostrate and axial stone shattered. Orthostats are 0.9m to 1.5m L,0.4m to 0.6m T and 0.8m to 1.2m H. Estimated internal measurement alongmain axis, aligned E-W, is c. 3m. (O Nualláin 1984a, 38, no. 73) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO083-119001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, on N side of stream, c. 50m SW of another fulacht fiadh (CO083-11902-). Spread of burnt material noted. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO083-119002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, c. 50m NE of another fulacht fiadh (CO083-11901-). Spread of burnt material noted. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO084-133 Burial ground
  Description

  In low-lying wet pasture, on the NW side of a stream. According to local information, this is the site of a burial ground. A heap of earth, stones and scrub covers the area and there are no visible remains of this possible burial ground. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bellmount Upper.

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 Bellmount Upper.

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

Name

Bellmount Upper · Ard an Chloig Uachtarach

Area

2,912,906 m² (291.29 ha, 719.79 acres)

Civil parish

Moviddy, and its townlands

Barony

Muskerry East

Electoral division

Moviddy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Moviddy electoral division: 1,592 people in 517 households; 85% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardrah, Bellmount Lower, Carrigeen, Commons, Currabeha, Garranenamuddagh, Knockadooma, Laghtneill

Placenames

Bellmount Upper 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.