Burrane
Burrane is a townland in the civil parish of Kilmaloda, barony of Carbery East (East Division), Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Barrán.
- Area
- 165.1 ha
- 408 acres
- Land parcels
- 94
- registered freehold, median 5,949 m² (0.59 ha, 1.47 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 47
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
94 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Burrane, from 33 m² to 141,967 m² (14.2 ha, 35.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Burrane 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
23 Feb 2026Refused
Permission for the construction of a dwellinghouse and all assocaited site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0441
20 Jan 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission for the construction of a dwelling house and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0079
12 Jun 2025Conditional permission
1) Existing single storey domestic garage. 2) Existing site boundaries at variance to those permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 05/4225.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5135
16 May 2025Incompleted application
Permission for retention of 1) existing single storey domestic garage and 2) existing site boundaries at variance to those permitted under planning reference 05/4225
Retention · Cork County Council, 25/4927
25 Apr 2025Withdrawn
Permission to retain existing single storey domestic garage.
Retention · Cork County Council, 25/4776
22 Dec 2022Conditional
Retention of single storey extensions to the north, west and east elevations of Fish Processing Unit.
Retention · Cork County Council, 22/6876
23 Nov 2022Incompleted application
Permission for Retention of Single Storey Extensions to the North, West and East Elevations of Fish Processing Unit.
Retention · Cork County Council, 22/6618
21 Apr 2022Conditional
Construct a new part two storey, part single storey dwelling. Permission to construct new single storey detached domestic garage with attached home office, for use in association with the dwelling. New entrance, landscaping and drainage in association with the dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4916
25 Mar 2022Incompleted application
Construct a new part two storey, part single storey dwelling, construct new single storey detached domestic garage for use in association with the dwelling, new entrance, landscaping and drainage in association with the dwelling.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4657
17 Jan 2020Conditional
To construct a dwellinghouse, to install a domestic waste water treatment system and to carry out all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4047
3 Dec 2019Incompleted application
To construct a dwelling house. To install a domestic waste water treatment system and to carry out all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6875
13 Oct 2017Conditional
Construct a new dwelling house with associated garage, drainage, landscaping and new entrance.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/660
8 Nov 2016Conditional
Permission to retain relocated dwelling from location granted in planning ref. no. 04/6057 and permission to retain altered boundaries and relocated public road entrance and permission to retain domestic garage and permission to retain relocated septic tank
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/682
19 Oct 2016Incompleted application
Permission to retain relocated dwelling from location granted in planning ref no. 04/6057 and permission to retain altered boundaries and relocated public road entrance and permission to retain detached garage and permission to retain relocated septic tank
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/646
24 Jun 2016Withdrawn
Construct a new dwelling house with associated garage, drainage, landscaping and new entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/398
27 Oct 2015Conditional
Permission for retention of domestic garage and vehicular entrance, both as constructed, existing and ancillary to an existing dwelling house
Retention · Cork County Council, 15/600
19 Jul 2013Conditional
Alterations and extensions to an existing dwelling. The works include the following: Construction of two storey extension to the side, relocation of front door, removal of chimney from the roof, fitting of sun louvres to window, alterations to external windows and doors, alterations to roof lights and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/429
24 Aug 2012Conditional
Alterations to dwelling including construction of single storey extension to side and rear and construction of porch to front
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/552
13 Aug 2012Incompleted application
Alterations to dwelling including construction of single storey extension to side and rear and construction of porch to front
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/525
26 Feb 2010Conditional
Change of use of domestic garage to domestic/hobby use ancillary to the domestic use of the main dwelling house which includes alterations to front and southern elevations of the building
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/133
19 Oct 2009Conditional
Retention of domestic garage
Retention · Cork County Council, 09/2002
16 Sept 2009Incompleted application
Retention of domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/1015
21 Aug 2009Incompleted application
Retention of domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/940
14 Feb 2008Conditional
Renovations and extensions to dwellinghouse to include canopy over front door, sunroom extension to front and side and installation of velux rooflight to side
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4755
15 May 2007Refused
Dwelling, garage and associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/1279
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.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Courtmacsherry Estuary SAC 001230
- Special Protection Area: Courtmacsherry Bay SPA 004219
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Courtmacsherry Estuary 001230
Recorded monuments
- CO123-026 Enclosure
Description
In pasture on gentle S-facing slope. Oval area (29m N-S; 40m E-W) defined to S by earthen bank (H c. 2m); scarp to W; bounded by laneway to N. Break in bank to S (Wth 2m). Interior slightly raised to S and E. 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
- CO123-027001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on W-facing slope. Oval area (36m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.2m) ESE->NW; scarp (H 1.1m) NW->ESE; external fosse (D 0.7m) WSW->NW. Possible souterrain (CO123-027002-) to NNW. 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
- CO123-027002 Souterrain
Description
According to local information, underground chambers were discovered NNW of ringfort (CO123-027001-). 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
- CO123-028 Standing stone
Description
In pasture with commanding views to S. Irregular stone (H 1.8m; 1.5m x 1.2m). According to local tradition stone was thrown here by giant from Giant's Seat in Monteen to NW. 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
- CO123-029 Castle - unclassified
Description
In overgrown field to S of farmyard. Indicated on OS 6-inch map (1842) by dotted square. No visible surface trace. Stone wall to W of site. Locally known as "castle wall". According to O'Donoghue (1986, 110) and Healy (1988, 234), MacCarthy Reagh Castle. 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
- CO123-032 Quay
Description
Series of quays (L c. 34m; Wth 7.5m; max. H 1m) at mouth of Argideen river; earthen core with rubble stone facing. Now disused and grass-covered. 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
- Burrane Bridge, bridge, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arch road bridge, built c.1800, spanning stream. Elliptical-headed arch having dressed stone voussoirs and rubble stone soffits, springing from rubble stone piers. Random coursed rubble stone spandrels and parapets with dressed rubble stone coping to parapets.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Burrane, about 1 in 10 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 Burrane.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Burrane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Burrane · Barrán
- Area
- 1,651,296 m² (165.13 ha, 408.04 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmaloda, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery East (East Division)
- Electoral division
- Kilmaloda East, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 378 people lived in 127 households in the Kilmaloda East electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballycatteen, Clogagh North, Clogagh South, Killavarrig, Kilshinahan, Skeaf, Skeaf East, Skeaf West, Ummera
- Placenames
- Burrane 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.