# Mellefontstown, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Gortroe, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile an Mhalfóntaigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,292,548 m² (229.25 ha, 566.5 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,364 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 30 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Gortroe, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/gortroe.md
- Barony: Barrymore
- Electoral division: Kilcor, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 408 people lived in 152 households in the Kilcor electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/10242
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 44382
- Centre: latitude 52.049912, longitude -8.234182 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mellefontstown, from 40 m² to 779,867 m² (77.99 ha, 192.71 acres); 16 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2323690: 779,867 m² (77.99 ha, 192.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323690.md
- Parcel 2160511: 256,164 m² (25.62 ha, 63.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160511.md
- Parcel 2160515: 254,906 m² (25.49 ha, 62.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160515.md
- Parcel 2160507: 238,836 m² (23.88 ha, 59.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160507.md
- Parcel 2160505: 199,171 m² (19.92 ha, 49.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160505.md
- Parcel 4811692: 134,542 m² (13.45 ha, 33.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4811692.md
- Parcel 2160506: 113,059 m² (11.31 ha, 27.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160506.md
- Parcel 2323697: 66,454 m² (6.65 ha, 16.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323697.md
- Parcel 4955592: 50,667 m² (5.07 ha, 12.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4955592.md
- Parcel 2160509: 26,595 m² (2.66 ha, 6.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160509.md
- Parcel 4955554: 24,615 m² (2.46 ha, 6.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4955554.md
- Parcel 2323692: 19,035 m² (1.9 ha, 4.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323692.md
- Parcel 2695895: 18,593 m² (1.86 ha, 4.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2695895.md
- Parcel 2160516: 15,513 m² (1.55 ha, 3.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160516.md
- Parcel 2323699: 14,341 m² (1.43 ha, 3.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323699.md
- Parcel 4955550: 13,218 m² (1.32 ha, 3.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4955550.md
- Parcel 4955560: 12,028 m² (1.2 ha, 2.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4955560.md
- Parcel 2160510: 7,610 m² (0.76 ha, 1.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160510.md
- Parcel 2520540: 6,679 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2520540.md
- Parcel 4429319: 5,332 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4429319.md
- Parcel 4895763: 4,364 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4895763.md
- Parcel 2535994: 4,307 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2535994.md
- Parcel 2323694: 4,196 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323694.md
- Parcel 2323693: 4,069 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323693.md
- Parcel 2323698: 4,061 m² (0.41 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323698.md
- Parcel 5414162: 3,497 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5414162.md
- Parcel 2160512: 3,354 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160512.md
- Parcel 2160518: 1,931 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160518.md
- Parcel 2323696: 1,400 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323696.md
- Parcel 2160508: 1,276 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160508.md
- Parcel 3574716: 1,270 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3574716.md
- Parcel 2160514: 1,200 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160514.md
- Parcel 2323695: 1,199 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323695.md
- Parcel 3574710: 970 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3574710.md
- Parcel 2323691: 959 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323691.md
- Parcel 2160513: 905 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160513.md
- Parcel 5741079: 224 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5741079.md
- Parcel 5741059: 192 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5741059.md
- Parcel 5741062: 153 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5741062.md
- Parcel 5741072: 119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5741072.md
- Parcel 2160517: 40 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160517.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Mellefontstown 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)

30 applications, newest first.

- 25 Nov 2025, Cork County Council 25/6573: Invalid - case closed. Permission. A 10 year planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 51 hectares. The solar farm will consist of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 7 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 3 no. single storey spare parts containers, 3 no. Ring Main Units, 2 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the L5816, L5813, R626, L7692 and L7691 public roads (including 2 no. Horizontal Directional Drill under the Owenageeragh River and the Ballyerra Stream) to connect solar farm field parcels, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 6 no. stream/drain deck crossings, temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development and drainage works. Construction and operational vehicle access will be via 4 no. entrances from the L5816. Sections of the proposed underground electrical cabling will traverse the solar farm proposed under Cork County Council Reference 24/5630, but will not alter infrastructure proposed under that application. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. The NIS includes an assessment of the grid connection for the solar farm project comprising a 220kV electricity substation and underground electricity cabling to the existing Knockraha 220kV substation which has been consented by An Coimisiún Pleanála (ABP-321518-24) and is situated in the townlands of Aghaduff, Ballinbrittig, Ballynabrannagh West, Ballynagaul, Ballynaglogh, Ballynanelagh, Ballynaskeha, Ballysallagh, Ballyvatta, Glengarriff More, Killeena and Pigeonhill (Townlands), Co. Cork. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/6573
- 15 Nov 2023, Cork County Council 23/6280: Conditional. Permission. Permission for the construction of slatted shed incorporating slurry tank, feed passage, handling facilities and associated works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/6280
- 5 Jul 2021, Cork County Council 21/5860: Conditional. Permission. Construction of single storey extension to side of existing dwelling house and all ancillary works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/5860
- 24 May 2021, Cork County Council 21/5421: Conditional. Permission. To install a domestic septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/5421
- 17 Jul 2018, Cork County Council 18/5883: Conditional. Permission. To erect a single storey dwellinghouse with domestic attic storage space, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/5883
- 18 Apr 2017, Cork County Council 17/4914: Conditional. Permission. Construction of a one and a half storey, four bedroom, dwellinghouse with a detached garage, waste water treatment system, private bored well and a new entrance and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=17/4914
- 27 Feb 2017, Cork County Council 17/4433: Incompleted application. Permission. A one and a half storey, four bedroom, dwelling house with detached garage, waste water treatment system, private bored well and a new entrance and all associated site works. An Ecological report will company the application.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=17/4433
- 4 Dec 2015, Cork County Council 15/6751: Conditional. Permission. Alterations and construction of two storey domestic extension to existing two storey domestic dwelling, and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/6751
- 10 May 2012, Cork County Council 12/4972: Conditional. Permission. Permission for a two storey dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment unit, new vehicular entrance and all associated site developments works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=12/4972
- 18 Apr 2012, Cork County Council 12/4797: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of two-storey dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment unit, new vehicular entrance and all associated site development works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=12/4797
- 29 Feb 2012, Cork County Council 12/4354: Conditional. Retention. Retention and completion of the construction of milking parlour, dairy, underground slurry storage tank, drafting yard and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=12/4354
- 21 Jun 2010, Cork County Council 10/5524: Conditional. Permission. Retention of 3 no. velux windows to dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/5524
- 30 Nov 2007, Cork County Council 07/12772: Conditional. Permission. One and half storey dwellinghouse, garage and installation of sewage treatment plant. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/12772
- 8 Nov 2007, Cork County Council 07/12252: Incompleted application. Permission. One and half storey dwellinghouse, garage and installation of sewage treatment plant. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/12252
- 19 Oct 2007, Cork County Council 07/11796: Incompleted application. Permission. One and half storey dwellinghouse and installation of treatment system. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/11796
- 15 Aug 2007, Cork County Council 07/10291: Conditional. Permission. Construction of garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/10291
- 28 Jun 2007, Cork County Council 07/9088: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/9088
- 12 Mar 2007, Cork County Council 07/5902: Conditional. Permission. Construction of domestic garage and retention of entrance. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/5902
- 16 Jan 2007, Cork County Council 07/4223: Conditional. Permission. Extension to livestock housing, slatted slurry tank, covered slurry tank, slatted channel, dairy wash tank, extension to silage pit, dungstead and associated works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/4223
- 10 Jan 2007, Cork County Council 07/4118: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/4118
- 1 Nov 2006, Cork County Council 06/11887: Conditional. Permission. Extension to dwelling and detached domestic shed. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/11887
- 4 Oct 2006, Cork County Council 06/11168: Refused. Permission. Dwellinghouse and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/11168
- 28 Sept 2006, Cork County Council 06/11001: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse (change of plan). File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/11001
- 26 Sept 2006, Cork County Council 06/10904: Incompleted application. Permission. Demolition of shed and constuction of extension to dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/10904
- 25 Aug 2006, Cork County Council 06/10065: Conditional. Permission. Extension to dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/10065
- 16 Jun 2006, Cork County Council 06/8169: Incompleted application. Permission. Extension to dwelling and construction of domestic shed. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/8169
- 10 Feb 2006, Cork County Council 06/4701: Conditional. Permission. Domestic garage (change of plan) and construction of shed for storage of vintage tractors for hobby purposes only. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/4701
- 26 Jan 2006, Cork County Council 06/4331: Withdrawn. Permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/4331
- 15 Mar 2004, Cork County Council 04/1690: Conditional. Permission. Dormer dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/1690
- 2 Feb 2004, Cork County Council 04/505: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling and domestic garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/505

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC, site code 002170, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002170

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CO045-076: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO045-076----. In pasture on S side of stream. Sub-rectangular stone (H 1.2m; 0.98m x 0.46m), long axis N-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
- CO045-080002: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO045-080002-. Spread of burnt material on S bank of Owenageeragh river. Second fulacht fiadh (CO045-08001-) on N side of river. 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
- CO045-082: Country house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO045-082----. Roadside, eighteenth century 2-storey L-shaped house; gable-ended with chimneys on gables. Entrance front (N) of 7 bays; central door with rectangular fanlight; 1st floor sash windows have original glazing bars; shallow reveals. Concave stone cornice under eaves. Partially weather slatedto rear. W gable forms part of E wall of brick walled garden. Farmbuildings attached to E. 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
- CO045-110: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO045-110----. In pasture. Spread of burnt material (L 16m; Wth 14m). Noted as dark soil mark on aerial photograph (GSAP, W244). 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
- CO045-123: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO045-123----. In a small field covered with overgrowth and c. 25m N of a stream. According to local information there is a fulacht fia at this location but its presence could not be established in 2002 due to the overgrowth. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 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 Mellefontstown.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Mellefontstown, about 1 in 5 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1329, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1329.zip (ZIP).
- 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/mellefontstown.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/mellefontstown.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/mellefontstown.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Mellefontstown 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)

- Ballaheen: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballaheen.md
- Ballinure: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballinure.md
- Ballynakilla: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballynakilla-40703.md
- Clykeel South: https://everytownland.com/cork/clykeel-south.md
- Curraghard: https://everytownland.com/cork/curraghard.md
- Curraghphlibbode: https://everytownland.com/cork/curraghphlibbode.md
- Hollyhill: https://everytownland.com/cork/hollyhill-43164.md
- Kilcor South: https://everytownland.com/cork/kilcor-south.md
- Killawillin: https://everytownland.com/cork/killawillin.md
- Knoppoge: https://everytownland.com/cork/knoppoge-43920.md
- Lissurla: https://everytownland.com/cork/lissurla.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.

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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.

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