Mellifontstown

69 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mellifontstown, from 164 m² to 251,910 m² (25.19 ha, 62.25 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 46 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Mellifontstown 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.

• 10 Feb 2025Conditional permission

  10 Year Planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 9 hectares. The solar farm will consist of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 2 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 2 no. containerised energy storage modules, 1 no. single storey spare parts container, 1 no. medium voltage control/switching substation (comprising either single-storey building or 2 no. modular units), 1 no. weather station, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, temporary construction compound, landscaping and all associated ancillary development and drainage works. Construction and operational access will be via 1 no. existing entrance from the L7247. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for the duration.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4167

• 2 Dec 2022Conditional

  Planning permission to construct a new agricultural entrance.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6676

• 2 Dec 2022Conditional

  To construct a new dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6677

• 8 Jun 2022Conditional

  Conversion and extension of ground floor of existing farm building to an independent dwelling unit, as ancillary family accommodation, decommission existing septic tank, install new wastewater treatment unit and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5329

• 11 Jun 2021Conditional

  To construct new dwelling house, detached domestic garage, waste water treatment system, bored water well and rainwater soakpits with associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5635

• 9 Dec 2020Conditional

  Permission for retention and completion for the changes to dwelling house permitted under 19/5208 to include provision of home office in the permitted mezzanine level, increase in roof height of part of dwelling house, alterations to the elevations and change in floor level of living room.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/6769

• 20 Nov 2019Conditional

  Consists of works located within the existing substation and will comprise: (1) demolition of an existing 20.6 sq.m. single-storey control building and provision of a new 38 sq.m. single-storey modular control building; (2) removal of an existing 9 m high tower mast and provision of a new 13.2m high end mast to support existing overhead lines: (3) removal of items of electrical plant; (4) installation of a new items of electrical plant including: a 38kV busbar extension, a 38kV bunded transformer, earth resistor, LBFM switch, a 20kV busbar, and bunded interface transformer; (5) modification of overhead lines within the station including retirement of a number of low voltage lines and installation of new 20kV and 38kV lines; (6) removal of the existing post and wire fence and gates and provision of a 2.6m high palisade fence and gates; and (7) ancillary site clearance and development works including provision of underground services and cables.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6769

• 26 Jul 2019Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse and domestic garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5887

• 14 May 2019Conditional

  The construction of a dwelling house, new site entrance, waste water treatment and disposal system, and all associated and ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5208

• 28 Feb 2019Conditional

  Installation of new rooflight windows on front elevation of dwellinghouse and retention of detached domestic garage as constructed

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4489

• 30 Jan 2018Refused

  Construction of a dwellinghouse, new site entrance, waste water treatment system, bored well and all associated and ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4229

• 15 Dec 2017Conditional

  1. Demolish existing timber Extension to the rear (north) of the existing cottage, 2. Restore existing old cottage – repair roof, add two roof lights to the northern roof, replace windows with new, build new porch (replacing old) to the south of the cottage. 3. To the north of the existing cottage, construct a new one-and-a-half storey dwelling extension, with single storey ‘link’ to the cottage, 4. Decommissioning existing well, drill and install a new well within the site, 5. Decommissioning existing septic tank and install a new septic tank and percolation area within the site, 6. Carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7301

• 24 Aug 2017Conditional

  Permission to construct dwelling house, detached domestic garage, treatment unit, percolation area bored well with associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6199

• 27 Jan 2017Conditional

  To construct a dwelling, detached domestic garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4147

• 8 Apr 2015Unconditional

  Erection of 38kV distribution line from Bandon to Kinsale. The total line length is approximately 18 kilometres long. The proposed line will be erected over or in the vicinity of the townlands from Mishells to Coolvallanane Beg. The proposed line will consist of 3 no. overhead conductors from single wood pole structures whose poles have an average height of 15metres. Where the line changes direction angle structures with an average height of 15 metres will be used. The average distance between structures will be approximately 150 metres, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 10/5375

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/4691

• 24 Feb 2015Conditional

  Construction of a detached dwelling house, new site entrance, new waste water treatment unit and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4349

• 14 Feb 2014Conditional

  Demolition of existing detached single storey dwelling and outhouses, construction of a new 2 storey detached dwelling with a new waste water treatment unit, new bored well and a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4277

• 5 Feb 2014Incompleted application

  Demolition of existing detached single storey dwelling and outhouses, construction of a new two-storey detached dwelling with a new waste water treatment unit, new bored well and a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4204

• 14 Jan 2014Incompleted application

  Demolition of existing detached single storey dwelling and outhouses. Construction of a new two-storey detached dwelling with a new waste water treatment unit, new bored well and new vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4050

• 12 Apr 2013Withdrawn

  Construction of dwelllinghouse, detached domestic garage, treatment unit, percolation area, bored well with associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4661

• 5 Jul 2012Conditional

  Demolition of a single storey house and outbuildings and the construction of a two storey house and detached domestic garage, alterations to the existing vehicle entrance, new wastewater treatment system and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5465

• 26 Jun 2012Incompleted application

  Demolition of a single storey house and construction of a two storey house and detached garage, alterations to the existing vehicle entrance, new wastewater treatment system and site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5395

• 3 Oct 2011Conditional

  Alterations to existing station to include: two new replacement power transformers, new bund for existing booster transformer, new control room module, new MV switchgear module, new store, two new house transformers, new oil interceptor, 3.4 metre high pole for satellite dish, revisions to existing entrances, replacement of chainlink with palisade fence and post and wire with concrete post and rail fence, new gravel roadway within station and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6106

• 4 Mar 2011Conditional

  Agricultural Entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4417

• 22 Feb 2011Refused

  Dwellinghouse, detached domestic garage, new entrance, proprietary treatment system, percolation area, well and installation of proprietary treatment system and percolation area to serve existing dwelling with associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4342

The 25 most recent of 46 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 Mellifontstown.

Recorded monuments

• CO111-039 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m). Levelled; earthen field fence to N may retain portion of original bank (H 1.8m). 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

• CO111-040 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture. Raised circular area (38.3m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by low rise (ext. H 0.45m; int. H 1.43m) to W. Fosse (max. D 0.65m) visible SSW->NE. According to local information, levelled c. 1963. 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

• CO111-041001 Graveyard
  Description

  Approached by laneway from S; roughly triangular area (43m N-S; max. 32m E-W) enclosed by drystone wall. Interior covered in high grass; no visible trace of grave markers. Set into slope, to N of centre, sod-covered remains of rectangular stone-built structure (internally; 3.9m E-W; 2.6m N-S); low mound of stone and mortar in interior. This may be remains of structure marked 'Shanakill (site of)' (CO111-041002-) on 1938 OS 6-inch map. According to O'Donoghue (1986, 170) 'tradition that St. Eltin buried here'. 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

• CO111-041002 Church
  Description

  In graveyard (CO111-041001-). Set into slope, to N of centre, sod-covered remains of rectangular stone-built structure (internally; 3.9m E-W; 2.6m N-S); low mound of stone and mortar in interior. This may be remains of structure marked 'Shanakill (site of)' (CO111-041002-) on 1938 OS 6-inch map. 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

• CO111-042 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on S-facing slope. Circular area (36.5m E-W; 36m N-S) enclosed by heavily overgrown, earthen bank (int. H 0.8m) to N and E; scarp to S and W; external fosse (max. D 0.4m). Townland boundary crosses interior on N-Saxis. 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 Mellifontstown.

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 high, 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 Mellifontstown.

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

Name

Mellifontstown · Baile an Mhalfóntaigh

Area

2,455,977 m² (245.6 ha, 606.89 acres)

Civil parish

Ringcurran, and its townlands

Barony

Kinsale

Electoral division

Kinsale Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kinsale Rural electoral division: 5,605 people in 1,855 households; 75% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballintober, Ballinvard, Ballynamona, Ballyregan Beg, Carhoo South, Coolvallanane Beg, Farranamoy, Farrangalway, Garravesoge, Lackenagea

Placenames

Mellifontstown 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.