# Derreen, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilmeen (Clonakilty Ra), barony of Carbery East (West Division), Co. Cork; in Irish An Doirín. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,021,813 m² (102.18 ha, 252.5 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 6,852 m² (0.69 ha, 1.69 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 37 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilmeen (Clonakilty Ra), https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/kilmeen-clonakilty-ra.md - Barony: Carbery East (West Division) - Electoral division: Ballingurteen, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Ballingurteen electoral division: 736 people in 251 households; 88% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/9699 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 42165 - Centre: latitude 51.68482, longitude -9.002724 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derreen, from 91 m² to 220,055 m² (22.01 ha, 54.38 acres); 15 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2310836: 220,055 m² (22.01 ha, 54.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310836.md - Parcel 2174837: 83,594 m² (8.36 ha, 20.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174837.md - Parcel 2310835: 78,406 m² (7.84 ha, 19.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310835.md - Parcel 2310841: 62,150 m² (6.22 ha, 15.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310841.md - Parcel 2174830: 57,826 m² (5.78 ha, 14.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174830.md - Parcel 2174845: 57,448 m² (5.74 ha, 14.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174845.md - Parcel 2174842: 54,057 m² (5.41 ha, 13.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174842.md - Parcel 6046036: 54,041 m² (5.4 ha, 13.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6046036.md - Parcel 2310847: 46,504 m² (4.65 ha, 11.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310847.md - Parcel 2310845: 40,795 m² (4.08 ha, 10.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310845.md - Parcel 4810288: 40,146 m² (4.01 ha, 9.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4810288.md - Parcel 2310837: 33,443 m² (3.34 ha, 8.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310837.md - Parcel 2174844: 33,144 m² (3.31 ha, 8.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174844.md - Parcel 2174827: 21,764 m² (2.18 ha, 5.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174827.md - Parcel 2310838: 18,448 m² (1.84 ha, 4.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310838.md - Parcel 2133946: 15,478 m² (1.55 ha, 3.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2133946.md - Parcel 2174828: 10,206 m² (1.02 ha, 2.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174828.md - Parcel 3223202: 9,111 m² (0.91 ha, 2.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3223202.md - Parcel 2174832: 8,710 m² (0.87 ha, 2.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174832.md - Parcel 2310840: 7,775 m² (0.78 ha, 1.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310840.md - Parcel 3609516: 7,428 m² (0.74 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3609516.md - Parcel 2174836: 7,236 m² (0.72 ha, 1.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174836.md - Parcel 2174833: 6,468 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174833.md - Parcel 2174831: 5,491 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174831.md - Parcel 5585819: 4,856 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5585819.md - Parcel 2310839: 4,005 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310839.md - Parcel 5592516: 3,970 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5592516.md - Parcel 2174843: 3,780 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174843.md - Parcel 3283931: 3,216 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3283931.md - Parcel 2174840: 2,995 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174840.md - Parcel 2310846: 2,981 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310846.md - Parcel 2174841: 2,753 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174841.md - Parcel 2310844: 2,570 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310844.md - Parcel 2174838: 2,452 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174838.md - Parcel 2310842: 2,009 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310842.md - Parcel 2174835: 1,588 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174835.md - Parcel 2174839: 1,492 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174839.md - Parcel 2174829: 1,093 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174829.md - Parcel 2310843: 732 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310843.md - Parcel 3609553: 692 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3609553.md - Parcel 4810289: 458 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4810289.md - Parcel 4810302: 222 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4810302.md - Parcel 3283871: 129 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3283871.md - Parcel 2174834: 91 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2174834.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Derreen in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 37 applications, newest first. - 8 Sept 2025, Cork County Council 25/5821: Invalid application. Permission. 1) Demolition of an existing piggery, overground slurry tank and associated structures. 2) Retention of an existing feed blending house, storage bins, which are ancillary to the site use. 3) Construction of the following, a) a new piggery complex consisting of 4 number pig houses with slatted slurry storage, pig handling facilities, b) 8 no. feed bins, c) Plant & Electrical Building, d) an overground covered slurry storage tank, e) staff amenity block, f) septic tank and percolation area, g) rainwater harvesting and storm water attenuation tanks, h) relocation of the existing site entrance, i) associated concrete aprons, j) all associated ancillary site works, landscaping and drainage services. An AA Screening Assessment has been prepared and submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/5821 - 14 Aug 2025, Cork County Council 25/460: Application invalid. Permission for retention. 1) Demolition of an existing piggery, overground slurry tank and associated structures. 2) Retention of an existing feed blending house, storage bins, which are ancillary to the site use. 3) Construction of the following: a) a new piggery complex consisting of 4 number pig houses with slatted slurry storage, pig handling facilities, b) 8 no. feed bins, c) Plant & Electrical Building, d) an overground covered slurry storage tank, e) staff amenity block, f) septic tank and percolation area, g) rainwater harvesting and storm water attenuation tanks, h) relocation of the existing site entrance, i) associated concrete aprons, j) all associated ancillary site works, landscaping and drainage services. An AA Screening Assessment has been prepared and submitted to the Planning Authority with this application.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/460 - 13 May 2022, Cork County Council 22/327: Incompleted application. Permission. A single storey garage for use of storage of household items and vehicles and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=22/327 - 12 Apr 2022, Cork County Council 22/253: Incompleted application. Permission. A single storey garage for use of storage of household items and vehicles and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=22/253 - 19 Jul 2021, Cork County Council 21/503: Conditional. Permission. Single storey dwelling, septic tank with percolation area, bored well and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/503 - 3 Jun 2021, Cork County Council 21/374: Incompleted application. Permission. Single storey dwelling, septic tank with percolation area, bored well and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/374 - 28 Apr 2021, Cork County Council 21/270: Incompleted application. Permission. Single storey dwelling, septic tank with percolation area,. Bored well and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/270 - 28 Oct 2020, Cork County Council 20/600: Conditional. Permission. Construct an extension to existing dwelling house and carry out associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/600 - 1 Jul 2014, Cork County Council 14/397: Conditional. Permission. Permission to construct agricultural building for use as stables and to construct dungstead and soiled water tank. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=14/397 - 14 Mar 2013, Cork County Council 13/151: Conditional. Permission. Construct a dwelling house, install a wasterwater treatment plant unit and carry out associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=13/151 - 15 Dec 2011, Cork County Council 11/764: Unconditional. Extension of duration. Permission consequent on the grant of outline planning permission Reg no 04/2871 to construct a dwelling house and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=11/764 - 19 Aug 2009, Cork County Council 09/932: Conditional. Permission. Alterations and extension to existing single storey dwelling consisting of: 1. demolition of existing porch to front/east pf dwelling, 2. alterations to fenestration on all existing elevations of dwelling, 3. erection of a single storey part pitched roof and part flat roof extension to side/south of dwelling, 4. construction of new raised external terrace to side/south of dwelling and 5. erection of a new entrance porch to side/north of dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/932 - 22 Jul 2009, Cork County Council 09/825: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of an extension to existing single storey dwelling consisting of a single storey part pitched roof and part flat roof extension with raised terrace to side/south and a new entrance porch to side/north of dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/825 - 4 Jul 2007, Cork County Council 07/1811: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/1811 - 29 Jun 2007, Cork County Council 07/1732: Conditional. Permission. Construct geo-membrane lined cattle out wintering pad, geo-membrane lined slurry holding lagoon, leak detection chamber, soiled water holding tank and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/1732 - 2 Feb 2007, Cork County Council 07/271: Conditional. Permission consequent. Dwellinghouse and all associated site works on grant of outline planning reg: 04/2871. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/271 - 25 Oct 2006, Cork County Council 06/2237: Incompleted application. Permission. Dwellinghouse and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/2237 - 19 Oct 2006, Cork County Council 06/2176: Conditional. Permission. Construct calf house, cattle house with slatted slurry tanks, soiled water tank, concrete aprons and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/2176 - 6 Oct 2006, Cork County Council 06/2051: Incompleted application. Permission. Construct a dwelling house and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/2051 - 1 Sept 2006, Cork County Council 06/1757: Conditional. Permission. Construct 3-bay slatted cattle shed with underground slurry tank and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/1757 - 31 May 2006, Cork County Council 06/1019: Refused. Permission consequent. Dwellinghouse and associated site works on the grant of outline planning reg no:04/2871. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/1019 - 10 Apr 2006, Cork County Council 06/615: Incompleted application. Permission consequent. Construct dwellinghouse and associated site works on the grant of Outline permission granted under ref no: 04/2871. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/615 - 19 Aug 2005, Cork County Council 05/5975: Conditional. Permission consequent. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/5975 - 18 Apr 2005, Cork County Council 05/2453: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse, garage and 1 no. stable. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/2453 - 2 Feb 2005, Cork County Council 05/511: Conditional. Permission. Dwellnghouse and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/511 - 26 Oct 2004, Cork County Council 04/7942: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse and domestic garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/7942 - 4 Oct 2004, Cork County Council 04/7495: Conditional. Outline permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/7495 - 24 Aug 2004, Cork County Council 04/6428: Conditional. Outline permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/6428 - 28 May 2004, Cork County Council 04/3820: Incompleted application. Outline permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/3820 - 28 Apr 2004, Cork County Council 04/2871: Conditional. Outline permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/2871 - 28 Apr 2004, Cork County Council 04/2857: Incompleted application. Outline permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/2857 - 14 Aug 2001, Cork County Council 01/4615: Conditional. Approval. Dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=01/4615 - 5 Oct 2000, Cork County Council 00/6014: Conditional. Outline permission. Dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=00/6014 - 29 Aug 2000, Cork County Council 00/5250: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=00/5250 - 26 Apr 2000, Cork County Council 00/2442: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=00/2442 - 16 Nov 1999, Cork County Council 99/6216: Conditional. Outline permission. 2 no. dwellings. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=99/6216 - 7 Oct 1999, Cork County Council 99/5443: Conditional. Permission. Bungalow. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=99/5443 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Derreen. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CO121-017001: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO121-017001-. In pasture with good view in every direction. Rectangular stone aligned ENE-WSW (H 1.63m; 0.85m x 0.35m). 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 - CO121-017002: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO121-017002-. In pasture, at S end of N-S ridge, on gentle S-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised, area (22m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by eroded earthen bank (H 0.8m). Gap (Wth 4m) in bank to S. Circular depression in W half of interior (diam. 1m; D 0.4m) caused by recent interference. Stone (CO121-017001-) stands 50m to WNW in same field. 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 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Derreen. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: Susceptibility 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 Derreen. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/derreen-42165.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/derreen-42165.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/derreen-42165.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Derreen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballinvard: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballinvard-40309.md - Caherkirky: https://everytownland.com/cork/caherkirky.md - Cloonkirgeen: https://everytownland.com/cork/cloonkirgeen.md - Kilvurra: https://everytownland.com/cork/kilvurra.md - Lisnabrinny: https://everytownland.com/cork/lisnabrinny.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/cork/derreen-42165 - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/derreen-42165