Boolybeg

17 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Boolybeg, from 99 m² to 365,960 m² (36.6 ha, 90.43 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Boolybeg 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.

• 25 Aug 2021Conditional

  Retention of existing single storey extension at the side of existing dwelling house, planning permission for the construction of a single storey extension at the rear of existing dwelling house, alterations to the existing internal floor plan layout, alterations to existing elevations, and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6334

• 11 Dec 2020Conditional

  To construct a new dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6799

• 26 May 2017Conditional

  Construct single storey type dwelling house and detached single storey garden store, the installation of a septic tank and percolation area, new site entrance with walls and piers and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5314

• 15 Jan 2015Conditional

  Installation of new septic tank and percolation area to serve existing dwelling. The alteration of site boundary from existing boundary granted under Planning Ref. No. 06/4818 and the construction of a boundary wall to the south and west of the site serving the new proposed boundary

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4063

• 17 Dec 2014Incompleted application

  Installation of new septic tank & percolation area to serve existing dwelling. Alteration of site boundary from that permitted under Planning Ref. No. 06/4818 and construction of a boundary wall to South & West of site serving new proposed boundary

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6712

• 12 Dec 2014Conditional

  Decommission and remove an existing waste water treatment plant at Whitechurch (permitted under planning reg. no. S/99/4689)and to collect and discharge foul sewage to the existing wastewater treatment plant at Gortavaroon, Whitechurch (permitted under reg. no. 05/1025) by way of a new foul sewer laid below ground through lands and roads at Whitechurch. This proposed sewer will serve the permitted "Castlecourt" development (planning reg. nos. 00/1238 and 00/0683), the existing "Castlewhite" and "The Green" developments and other development lands within the development boundary. The provision of this gravity foul sewer will replace the requirement to construct a foul sewage pumping station and rising main sewer as originally intended by planning permission reg. no. 00/1238 and 00/0683

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6677

• 23 Oct 2014Incompleted application

  Decommissioning and removal of existing wastewater treatment plant at Whitechurch (permitted under Planning Ref. No. 99/4689) and to collect and discharge foul sewage to the existing wastewater treatment plant at Gortavaroon (permitted under Planning Ref. No. 05/1025) by way of a new foul sewer laid below ground through lands and roads at Whitechurch. The proposed sewer will serve the permitted “Castlecourt” Development (Planning Ref. Nos. 00/1238 and 00/683), the existing “Castlewhite” and “The Green” developments and other development lands within the development boundary. The provision of this gravity foul sewer will replace the requirement to construct a foul sewage pumping station and rising main sewer as originally intended by Planning Ref. Nos. 00/1238 & 00/0683

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6274

• 29 Sept 2014Incompleted application

  Decommissioning and removal of existing wastewater treatment plant at Whitechurch (permitted under Planning Ref. No. 99/4689) and to collect and discharge foul sewage to the existing wastewater treatment plant at Gortavaroon (permitted under Planning Ref. No. 05/1025) by way of a new foul sewer laid below ground through lands and roads at Whitechurch. The proposed sewer will serve the permitted ‘Castlecourt’ development (Planning Ref. No. 00/1238 and 00/0683), the existing ‘Castlewhite’ and ‘The Green’ developments and other development lands within the development boundary. The provision of this gravity foul sewer will replaced the requirement to construct a foul sewage pumping station and rising main sewer as originally intended by Planning Ref. No. 00/1238 & 00/0683

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6085

• 7 Jun 2013Conditional

  Construction of a single storey side extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5064

• 5 Mar 2010Conditional

  Change of use of portal frame building/shed from domestic use to commercial use for the maintenance and repairing of vehicles

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4508

• 14 Jan 2009Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4050

• 10 Dec 2008Incompleted application

  Dwelling house & septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/10061

• 28 Jul 2008Conditional

  Retention and completion of alterations to 7 no. dwellinghouses to include revised plan and elevations to North site No.20 (House Type B1), South site No.6 (House Type E5), South site No.20 (House Type E6), South site No.24 (House Type E5), South site No.88 (House Type E5) and revisions to south site layout to include minor alterations to road alighment, replacement of semi-detached house type F4 on Site No. 101 with semi-detached house type E2, replacement of semi-detached type E1 on Site No.102 with semi-detached house type F1 and associated development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8129

• 1 May 2008Refused

  26 no. dwellinghouses (change of house plan to that permitted under planning reg.no.05/1025), and minor alterations to road layout & associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6463

• 1 Apr 2008Incompleted application

  Alterations to floor areas, ridge levels and elevations to 13 no. dwellinghouses (types A1, A3, A4, B1, B2 & B4), single storey extension to rear od 10 no. dwellinghouses (types E5 & E6), replacement of house type C2 on plot No. 29 with house type D1, replacement of house type F2 on plot No.101 with house type E2 and replacement of house type E1 on plot No.102 with house type F1, alterations to road layout and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5783

• 15 Feb 2006Conditional

  Demolition of cottage and construction of bungalow and shed for storage of vintage cars

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4818

• 23 Jan 2006Conditional

  Bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4252

• 10 Jan 2005Withdrawn

  Dwelling, garage and wastewater treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/53

• 15 Dec 2004Incompleted application

  Construction of dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/9194

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 Boolybeg.

Recorded monuments

• CO063-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on W-facing slope. Circular area (37m N-S; 36m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.5m); slight trace of external fosse visible NNW->N. Entrance to S (Wth 3m). 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

• CO063-006 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on W-facing slope. Depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 24m). Earthen bank (H 1.7m), stone faced internally, survives in field fence system NW->SE. Low rise to S marks line of levelled bank. 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

• CO063-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on W-facing slope. Shown as circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; low rise may indicate line of bank. Ringfort (CO063-006---) c. 75m to S. 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

• CO063-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m). Levelled; no visible surface trace. 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

Architectural heritage

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

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 Boolybeg, 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 Boolybeg.

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

Name

Boolybeg · An Bhuaile Bheag

Area

748,732 m² (74.87 ha, 185.02 acres)

Civil parish

Whitechurch, and its townlands

Barony

Cork

Electoral division

Whitechurch, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,050 people lived in 646 households in the Whitechurch electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinvarrig, Farranastig, Kilcronan

Placenames

Boolybeg 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.