Toughbaun
Townland in the civil parish of Drinagh, barony of Carbery East (West Division), Co. Cork; in Irish An Tuath Bhán
- Area
- 178.1 ha
- 440 acres
- Land parcels
- 110
- registered freehold, median 1,517 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 52
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
110 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Toughbaun, from 9 m² to 297,510 m² (29.75 ha, 73.52 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Toughbaun 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
19 Aug 2024Conditional
Subdivision of an existing 5 bedroom dwelling into two number dwellings, extension, alterations and modifications to existing dwelling. Alterations to road side boundary, construction of an additional vehicle entrance, construction of new wastewater treatment system to serve the 3 bedroom dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/451
5 Jul 2024Conditional
Permission for alterations and extension to existing feed mill and stores, to include, construction of extension to feed store area, partial demolition and reconstruction of workshop area, along with all associated site development work
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/367
5 Sept 2023Conditional
Permission for A) Construction of 2 no. detached storage sheds B) Community garden area C) Construction of low level retaining wall to allow for access roadway and footpath D) Change existing playing pitch to an astro playing pitch with 6 no. lights at 12m height and perimeter railing E) Erect 4 no. ball stop nets and 1 no. goal set
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/493
26 May 2023Conditional
Renovation and extension of existing property to include a ground floor extension to the front, first floor gable extension to north west facade, replacement of flat roof with pitched roof to rear, demolition of lean to store and alteration of various window opes. Also the construction of a domestic garage to the rear of the main house and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/284
17 Aug 2022Conditional
Retention of Agricultural Machinery Shed
Retention · Cork County Council, 22/525
14 Apr 2022Conditional
Erection of a dwelling house and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/265
14 Mar 2022Conditional
permission for installation of solar panel array (PV), on the roof of the existing Drinagh Central Hardware building
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/181
20 Dec 2021Conditional
Demolition of existing dwelling house and extension of existing Drinagh Co-Op storage yard within the curtilage of the residential site, together with associated site works (including concrete boundary walls/sub-division concrete walls and grading of existing site to provide extended concrete storage yard), diversion of existing storm sewer and additional site services
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/886
1 Jun 2021Conditional
Machinery storage shed and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/361
18 Dec 2020Conditional
Retention of porch to front of dwelling and associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 20/763
28 Nov 2019Conditional
Construction of dwelling house, installation of wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works, previously permitted under planning reference number 08-1154
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/757
21 Jun 2019Conditional
Permission for retention of dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/416
11 Jun 2018Conditional
Permission sought for retention of slatted cattle shed and for permission for slatted extension to same for the purpose of housing cattle and for all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/332
28 Mar 2018Conditional
To construct a single storey extension to the side of an existing dwelling with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/159
13 Oct 2017Conditional
Retention of altered roof profile, extension to rear of house, carport and store to house
Retention · Cork County Council, 17/661
22 May 2017Conditional
Construction of an extension to an existing dwelling, a new domestic workshop and garage and a new vehicular entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/308
26 Apr 2017Incompleted application
Extension to an existing dwelling and new domestic workshop and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/241
25 Nov 2015Conditional
Retention and permission for completion of domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/673
25 Aug 2014Conditional
Permission for alterations and extension to existing Provender Mill, together with demolition of derelict old creamery building, provision of landscaped courtyard, new pavements and ancillary site works and retention permission for transformer building
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/500
19 Jun 2013Unconditional
Construct dwellinghouse, install proprietary treatment plant and all associated site works
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/354
18 Jun 2008Conditional
Dwellinghouse, install proprietary treatment plant and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1154
6 May 2008Incompleted application
Dwelling house, install proprietary treatment plant and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/834
24 Aug 2007Conditional
Demolish existing dwelling, construction of new dwelling, domestic garage and domestic treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2268
20 Jul 2007Incompleted application
Demolish existing dwelling, construct new dwelling, domestic garage and domestic treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1971
16 Feb 2007Conditional
Construction of conservatory and entrance porch as extensions to existing dwelling; replacement of dwelling roof; construction of entrance/boundary wall and driveway
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/428
The 25 most recent of 52 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Toughbaun.
Recorded monuments
- CO120-056001 Standing stone
Description
In garden of dwelling house. Three stones shown on OS 6-inch map (1842). No visible surface trace. 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
- CO120-056002 Burial ground
Description
Roadside. No visible surface trace. 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
- CO120-056003 Ringfort - rath
Description
In rolling pasture, between two NE-SW ridges and N of Saivnose river. Originally circular area enclosed by two substantial earthen banks, levelled c.1980 except for arc to SE. Arc consists of two heavily overgrown earthen banks (ext. H c. 4m) separated by a fosse. Fosse area planted with conifers and used as rubbish dump. Souterrain (CO120-056004-) in interior. 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
- CO120-056004 Souterrain
Description
According to local information, souterrain was discovered while ringfort (CO120-056003-) was being levelled. Chamber built of slatey stone with anarched roof and was "wide and roomy" inside. No visible surface trace. 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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Toughbaun.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- 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 Toughbaun.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Toughbaun with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Toughbaun · An Tuath Bhán
- Area
- 1,781,209 m² (178.12 ha, 440.15 acres)
- Civil parish
- Drinagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery East (West Division)
- Electoral division
- Drinagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Drinagh electoral division: 388 people in 137 households; 83% of households own their home; 23% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Corran North, Curraghnaloughra, Maulagow, Minanes, Paddock, Reavouler, Shandrum, Toughmacdermody
- Placenames
- Toughbaun 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.