Knockballymartin

77 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockballymartin, from 26 m² to 441,726 m² (44.17 ha, 109.15 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 8 Mar 2022Conditional

  To construct a dwelling house and garage with related site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4503

• 4 Jun 2021Conditional

  The construction of MV ESB substation adjoining potato stores and permission for retention of refrigerated potato store, potato stores, & stores for the storage of potato boxes, onion intake store & onion stores & plant rooms, greenhouse, farm stores for housing farm machinery & repair workshop, chemical store & compound for storage LPG gas over-ground tanks & ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5569

• 12 May 2021Incompleted application

  The construction of MV ESB substation adjoining potato stores and permission for retention of refrigerated potato store, potato stores, stores for the storage of potato boxes, Onion intake store and onion stores and plant rooms, greenhouse, farm stores for housing farm machinery and repair workshop, chemical store and compound for storage LPG gas over-ground tanks and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5296

• 20 May 2019Conditional

  Permission for(1) Retention of altered dwelling elevations to those permitted under Planning Ref: 90/3884 and 04/276, (2) the construction of an extension to north of existing dwelling and (3) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5263

• 27 Feb 2019Conditional

  Completion of 7 no. dwelling houses (house nos. 27-33) and the construction of 18 no. dwelling houses (house nos. 34A-48), a storm water attenuation tank and associated site works on part of a residential development permitted under planning Reg. Nos. 03/4127, 06/10199, 07/7341 and 08/5638.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4460

• 21 Dec 2017Conditional

  Retention for the construction of an extension and alterations to the front of the existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 17/7414

• 25 May 2016Conditional

  Permission for (1) erection of hurling wall, (2) erection of chain link fence, (3) Retention of flood lights as erected. (4) Retention of storage shed, and (5) all ancillary site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/5257

• 29 Oct 2015Conditional

  Permission for (a) the removal of greenhouse adjacent to refrigerated potato stores and the construction of a packaged potato store including docking stations to refrigerated potato stores and ancillary works. (b) Retention of two-storey offices, canteen, toilets and extension to existing packaged potato store, and extension to farm machinery building for storage of farm machinery, and farm chemical store

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6427

• 9 Oct 2015Incompleted application

  Permission for (a) the removal of greenhouse adjacent to refrigerated potato stores and the construction of a packaged potato store including docking stations to refrigerated potato stores and ancillary works. (b) Retention of two-storey offices, canteen, toilets and extension to existing packaged potato store, and extension to farm machinery building for storage of farm machinery, and farm chemical store.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6262

• 6 Jan 2014Conditional

  Two storey dwellinghouse, package wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4011

• 19 Dec 2013Incompleted application

  Two-storey dwelling house, package waste water treatment system and polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/6419

• 30 Apr 2013Unconditional

  Alterations to permitted residential development (03/4127) to include replacement of 4 no. detached dwellings with 8 no. semi-detached dwellinghouses, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 08/5638

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/4785

• 18 Oct 2012Unconditional

  Completion of residential development- 46no. dwellinghouses, extension of duration to permission granted under planning reg 03/4127 and originally extended under pl.reg.no. 09/6393

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/6181

• 16 Jul 2012Conditional

  Construction of an extension to potato stores for the washing and packaging of potatoes including docking station and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5554

• 27 Apr 2012Unconditional

  Residential development of 8 no. dwellinghouses, stormwater attenuation tank and associated site works -Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 06/10199

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/4878

• 27 Apr 2012Unconditional

  2 no. semi-detached dwellinghouses in lieu of 1 no. detached dwellinghouse permitted under Reg. No. 03/4127and amendment to site layou - Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 07/7341

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/4877

• 19 Jul 2011Conditional

  Retention of farm machinery shed and potato greenhouse to existing refrigerated potato stores and ancillary works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 11/5564

• 18 May 2011Incompleted application

  Retention of farm machinery shed and potato greenhouse to existing refrigerated potato stores and ancillary works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 11/5073

• 17 Jul 2009Unconditional

  Completion of residential development- 46no. dwellinghouses granted under planning ref.no. 03/4127 (New permission to expire on 01/11/2012)

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 09/6393

• 12 May 2009Conditional

  Construction of storey-and-a-half type dwelling, detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance to public road together with all associated site works and services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5523

• 21 Nov 2008Conditional

  Construction of one-and-a-half storey extension to side of dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9787

• 2 Oct 2008Incompleted application

  Construction of one-and-a-half storey extension to side of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9135

• 25 Mar 2008Conditional

  Alterations to permitted residential development (03/4127) to include replacement of 4 no. detached dwellings with 8 no. semi-detached dwellinghouses

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5638

• 4 Jan 2008Conditional

  Farmyard A - Construction of entrance to farmyard and retention of 2 no. farm machinery sheds, fodder shed/calving shed and feed store, milking parlour, dairy holding yard, slatted farm building and underground slurry tanks for housing dairy cattle and ancillary works. Farmyard B - retention of covered silage pit, cattle crush, straw bedded farm building, machinery house, slatted house and underground slurry tanks for housing of beef cattle and ancillary works and Farmyard C - retention of fodder shed and cubicles and cattle crush, open soiled yard and slurry pit and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4030

• 17 Dec 2007Withdrawn

  Two storey dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/13112

The 25 most recent of 43 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 Knockballymartin.

Recorded monuments

• CO015-168 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough grazing, c. 100m W of stream. Circular mound of burnt material (16m N-S; 15m E-W; H 0.28m). Possible trough area noted on SE side visible as patch of rich grass growth (8m E-W; 2m N-S). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO015-169 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, c. 200m S of stream. Barely perceptible mound of burnt material (14m N-S; 14.6m E-W; max. H 0.1m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-046001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture. Low, irregular mound of burnt material (L 4m; Wth 4m; H 0.15m). Second fulacht fiadh (11175) c. 30m to S; third (11176) c. 30m to SSE; fourth (11177) c. 50m to NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-046002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on SE side of well. Southwesternmost of two adjoining fulachta fiadh (see 11176), one to SW and one to NE, shown on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Both now merged by ploughing into one low mound (L 14m; Wth 11.2m). One of a group of four fulachta fiadh (11174, 11176, 11177). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-046003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on SE side of well. Northeasternmost of two adjoining fulachta fiadh (see 11175), one to SW and one to NE, shown on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Both now merged by ploughing into one low mound (L 14m; Wth 11.2m). One of a group of four fulachta fiadh (11174, 11175, 11177). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-047 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In tillage. Spread of burnt material (L 14m; Wth 6m) on S side of drain; burnt material visible in section in drain and incorporated into field fence on N side of drain. One of a group of four fulachta fiadh (11174, 11175, 11176). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-048 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on S side of stream. Grass-covered spread of burnt material (c. 13.5m x c. 12.5m). Second fulacht fiadh (11179) c. 150m to ENE; third (11180) c. 170m to NE; fourth (11182) c. 260m to NE and fifth (11181) c. 340m to NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-049001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on S side of stream. Low, irregular mound of burnt material (8.5m x 7.5m; H 0.38m). Second fulacht fiadh (11180) c. 25m to N on opposite side of stream. One of a group of five fulachta fiadh (11178, 11180, 11182). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-049002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on N side of stream. Overgrown spread of burnt material. Second fulacht fiadh (11179) c. 25m to S on opposite side of stream. One of a group of five fulachta fiadh (11178, 11179, 11181, 11182). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-050 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture. Shown on 1937 OS 6-inch map as mound. No visible surface trace; area of site covered with long grass. One of a group of five fulachta fiadh (11178, 11179, 11180, 11182). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-284 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, immediately SW of spring. Grass-covered spread of burnt material (9m N-S; 7.6m E-W). One of a group of five fulachta fiadh (11178, 11179, 11180, 11181). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-286 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, c. 50m NW of stream. Spread of burnt material (10m N-S; 13m E-W; H 0.55m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-312 Church
  Description

  Triangular area (c. 40m WNW-ESE; c. 30m NNE-SSW) occupied by house and garden which, according to Bowman (1934, 399), was site of thatched church. No evidence for church survives. According to local information, church site in field to NNW, on SW side of Hogan's cross roads; known locally as 'church field'. Another local source places church in field to NE of cross roads on OS sheet 16. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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

• Church of Saint John the Baptist, church/chapel, 1830–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Gothic Revival gable-fronted single-cell church, dated 1832, having five-bay nave elevations, and three-bay sacristy to east. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron cross finial to gable-front. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack to sacristy. Roughcast rendered walls to gable-front with shallow, snecked limestone breakfront with date plaque and buttresses with stepped bases, and render plinth course and platbands. Snecked limestone walls to south elevation with limestone plinth course and having buttresses with stepped bases between windows. Roughcast rendered walls to other elevations, with rendered buttresses and render plinth course. Roughcast rendered walls to sacristy, with blank cross motif to south elevation, render plinth course and buttresses. Square-headed window opening and blank oculus over to gable-front, former having stained-glass window. Lancet windows to nave and sacristy with stained-glass windows and limestone sills. Blank cinquefoil to east gable of nave, and blank trefoil window to east gable of sacristy. Round-headed door opening to gable-front having quarry glazed stained-glass overlight and timber battened double-leaf doors. Breakfront flanked by Tudor-arch doorways with timber battened doors. Limestone holy water stoup to southern doorway. Tudor-arch timber battened door to sacristy. Recessed pointed arch to altar end of church, and timber panelled gallery to entrance end. Freestanding bell tower to west with roughcast rendered walls. Square-profile cut limestone piers to road boundary with carved caps and double-leaf cast-iron gates, set in rubble sandstone boundary walls.

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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 Knockballymartin.

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

Name

Knockballymartin · Cnoc Bhaile Mháirtín

Area

1,319,508 m² (131.95 ha, 326.06 acres)

Civil parish

Kilbrin, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Castlecor, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Castlecor electoral division: 464 people in 172 households; 90% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castlecor Demesne, Cloghboola, Garranmacgarrett, Knockalohert, Rathnagard

Placenames

Knockballymartin 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.