Bengour West

75 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bengour West, from 199 m² to 493,163 m² (49.32 ha, 121.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Bengour West 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.

• 24 Apr 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission sought for proposed alterations & extensions to existing dwelling including; a) single storey porch extension to front elevation, b) 2 storey extension to side of existing dwelling, c) construction of new vehicular entrance walls and piers, d) ancillary site works and e) decommissioning of existing septic tank and replacement with effluent treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1058

• 20 Mar 2026Invalid application

  Permission for alterations & extensions to existing dwelling including a) single storey porch extension to front elevation , b) 2 storey extension to side of existing dwelling, c) construction of new vehicular entrance walls and piers, d) ancillary site works, e) decommissioning of existing septic tank and replacement with effluent treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0702

• 26 Feb 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission for proposed alterations & extensions to existing dwelling including a) single storey porch extension to front elevation, b) 2 storey extension to side of existing dwelling, c) construction of new vehicular entrance walls and piers, d) ancillary site works, e) decommissioning of existing septic tank and replacement with effluent treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0461

• 26 Sept 2025Application withdrawn

  Construct a dwelling house, detached domestic garage, on site sewerage treatment and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6038

• 23 Dec 2024Refused

  To constuct a new dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/704

• 29 Nov 2024Incompleted application

  To construct a new dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/662

• 16 Sept 2024Conditional

  To demolish the existing detached garage/outhouse, demolish the lean-to extension to the north of the existing dwelling house and construct a two-storey extension to the west side of the existing dwelling house along with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/507

• 4 Jul 2024Conditional

  Dwelling house, an effluent treatment system and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/361

• 24 Jun 2024Incompleted application

  Dwelling house, an effluent treatment system and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/340

• 24 May 2024Incompleted application

  Dwelling house, an effluent treatment system and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/264

• 24 Jul 2023Conditional

  Construction of a new detached dwellinghouse with attached carport and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/413

• 24 Jul 2019Conditional

  Construction of a new detached dwelling house, detached garage, septic tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/493

• 25 Apr 2016Conditional

  Permission for (a) construction of an extension to the southern side of the existing dwelling, (b) construction of a garage to the northern side of the existing dwelling, and (c) installation of roof lights to the front elevation of the existing dwelling along with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4926

• 30 Mar 2016Incompleted application

  Construct an extension to the south of the existing bungalow on the front elevation and construct an adjoining garage on the north elevation along with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4711

• 23 Dec 2014Conditional

  Construction of a private roadway, approximately 150 metres long, from the R585 to the L6008 and all associated works. This will faciliate the delivery of abnormal loads to a wind farm located in the towlands of Barnavidane (Kneeves), Lackareagh & Garranereagh.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6803

• 2 Dec 2013Conditional

  Retention of dwellinghouse, roadside boundary wall, 2 no. site entrances and associated site works (change of site layout to that permitted under Planning Reg. No. S/1246/83).

  Retention · Cork County Council, 13/6274

• 8 Nov 2013Incompleted application

  Retention of revised site layout plan as constructed under Planning Reg. No. S/1246/83 incorporating existing relocated single storey dwellinghouse, roadside boundary walls, two site entrances and associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 13/6131

• 11 Oct 2011Conditional

  Construction of a cattle underpass under public road and associated siteworks

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6177

• 3 Oct 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, garage and septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9153

• 12 Dec 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/13026

• 21 Nov 2007Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/12511

• 24 Oct 2007Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/11903

• 5 Jun 2007Conditional

  Retention of double garage to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8362

• 1 Jun 2007Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8329

• 26 Apr 2007Conditional

  Change of use of loose sheds to cubicle houses, the construction of a cow shed including slatted tanks, silage pit and apron, dairy washings tank, cow passage to milking parlour and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7296

The 25 most recent of 39 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 Bengour West.

Recorded monuments

• CO095-018 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage atop hillock, E of River Bride, levelled c. 1979. Souterrain (CO095-128---) in interior. 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

• CO095-019 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 32m) enclosed by single earthen bank (H 1.4m) NNE->SW, stone faced in parts; scarp (H 0.8m) SW-NNE. Shallow external fosse NNE->SW (D 0.25m). 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

• CO095-020001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In pasture, on high ground just SW of Green Hill. Circular area (29m N-S; 30.5m E-W) enclosed by stone wall (H 1.1m; Wth 0.8m); collapsed to E; rebuilt to NW. Gap in wall to ESE (Wth 2.6m); S (Wth 3m); recent gap to NW (Wth 4.5m). Souterrain (CO095-02002-) in interior. 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

• CO095-020002 Souterrain
  Description

  Ó Ríordain (1933, 58) records underground passage in cashel (CO095-02001-); depression in centre said to indicate entrance. Still visible, filled with stones. 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

• CO095-021 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SSW-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 27.5m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2m), stone-faced in parts; silted-up external fosse to NW and SW. Break in bank to N (Wth 5m) and to SE (Wth 4m). 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

• CO095-022 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture on S-facing slope. Rectangular stone aligned ENE-WSW (H 2.25m; 1.95m x 0.57m). 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

• CO095-023 Ritual site - holy/saint's stone
  Description

  S of standing stone (CO095-022---). Large irregular-shaped stone with two natural depressions; according to local tradition provides cure for warts when water collects in stone. 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

• CO095-024 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture on S-facing slope. Rectangular stone aligned E-W (H 2.2m; 0.95m x 0.45m). 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

• CO095-025 Ritual site - holy/saint's stone
  Description

  In pasture, levelled ringfort (CO095-026---) to SE and standing stone (CO095-024---) to NW. Flat-topped rectangular stone with natural groove to one side; according to local tradition, water collected in groove cured warts. 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

• CO095-026 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture; surrounding field fences removed. Slight rise in area of site; Ó Riordain (1933, 58) noted "a single-ramparted lios...on one side the circular shape of the fence...on the other a slight rise. Diameter 32yards." 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

• CO095-027001 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  In pasture on SE-facing slope. Described in O.S. Name Books for 1st ed. map as '12 irregular stones, the largest of which stands in a slant direction supported by another in the south end of the heap. It is about 5.5 ft long, 3.5 ft broad and 2.5 ft thick....'. No visible surface trace. 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

• CO095-027002 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture on S-facing slope. Rectangular stone aligned E-W (H 2.25m; 1.1m x 0.6m). 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

• CO095-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough grazing broken by rock outcrop, on gentle W-facing slope. Circular area (27m E-W) enclosed by low bank of earth and boulders (H 0.8m). Field fence crosses interior on E-W 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

• CO095-030 Burial ground
  Description

  Roadside. No visible surface trace. 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

• CO095-101 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Rectangular area (40m E-W; 21m N-S) defined by earthen stone-faced field fence to E; natural scarp to S; low rise to W; truncated by roadway to N. 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

• CO095-128 Souterrain
  Description

  Ó Ríordain (1933, 58) records souterrain in centre of now levelled ringfort (CO095-018---). No visible surface trace. 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

• CO095-129 Souterrain
  Description

  Cleary (1989, 26) describes five earth-cut chambers, discovered 1983; all chambers rectangular or subrectangular in plan. Present access through chamber 1. Built-up construction shafts at N end of chamber 3 and E end of chamber 4; virtually collapsed E end of chamber 1 is possible construction shaft. Chamber 1: 3.35m E-W; 1.5m N-S; H 0.9m. Chamber 2: 2.1m N-S; 1.1m E-W; H 1m. Chamber 3: 2.9m N-S; 1.3m E-W; H 0.9m. Chamber 4: 3.1m E-W; 1.3m NE-SW; H 1.1m. Chamber 5: 2.2m NW-SE; 1.25m SW-NE; H 0.95m. Proximity to spring causes waterlogging in chambers 1-3 and Cleary notes that function as storage area is therefore unlikely. 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

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bengour West.

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

At the centre of the townland of Bengour West, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Bengour West.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Bengour West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Bengour West · Binn Ghabhair Thiar

Area

5,459,010 m² (545.9 ha, 1,348.95 acres)

Civil parish

Murragh, and its townlands

Barony

Kinalmeaky

Electoral division

Bengour, the unit of the census

Census 2022

318 people lived in 107 households in the Bengour electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bengour East, Coolanagh, Farranmareen, Garranereagh, Knocknaneirk, Lissarourke

Placenames

Bengour West 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.