Ballynahulla

140 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynahulla, from 32 m² to 452,437 m² (45.24 ha, 111.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

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

• 12 Nov 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for installing 5 no. 5m high lamp posts and light fittings to walkway including all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6448

• 23 Sept 2025Invalid - case closed

  Permission for installing 5 no. 5m high lamp posts and light fittings to walkway including all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6007

• 27 Feb 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for an upgrade of the Ballydesmond wastewater treatment plant and will generally comprise of the following; to construct a new forward feed pumping station, construct a new inlet works, construct new combined aeration and stormwater tanks with associated access stairs and platform, construct a new final settlement tank, construct a new ferric dosing system, construct new sodium hydroxide dosing system, construct new tertiary disc filters, construct a new polymer dosing system, construct a new supernatant pump station, construct a new potable water booster pump station, construct a new control kiosk and welfare unit, construct a new sludge holding tank, and all associated site development works including hard and soft landscaping, demolition of the existing wastewater treatment plant. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4302

• 9 Feb 2024Refused

  Planning permission to construct a new dwelling house served by mechanical aeration unit and sand polishing filter (1 dwelling)

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460069

• 19 Jan 2024N/a

  Planning permission to construct a new dwelling house served by mechanical aeration unit and sand polishing filter

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460024

• 25 May 2022Conditional

  (A) DEMOLISH EXISTING FARM BUILDINGS AND ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS (B) TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY WITH ROOMS IN THE ATTIC STYLE DWELLING WITH A DETACHED SINGLE STOREY UTILITY/PLANT ROOM, LINKED TO MAIN HOUSE VIA A FLAT ROOF CARPORT (C) SERVICED BY A MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT AND POLISHING FILTER (D) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22551

• 7 Feb 2022Conditional

  (A) RETAIN EXTENSION TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND RENEWAL AND RENOVATION WORKS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ALL AS CONSTRUCTED (B) RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN MECHANICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER AS CONSTRUCTED TO SERVE THE EXISTING DWELLING, AND (C) PLANNING PERMISSION TO COMPLETE WORKS TO THE DWELLING, CREATE NEW ENTRANCE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22108

• 11 May 2021Conditional

  (A) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF NEW TREATMENT UNIT AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND (B) PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO CONVERT THE EXISTING COTTAGE TO AN ANCILLARY OUT BUILDING

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21502

• 31 Jul 2020Conditional

  FOR PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT (KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REF: 18/964) GRANTED BY AN BORD PLEANÁLA (REF.: ABP303329-18) ON 7TH MAY 2019 WITHIN THE EXISTING ESB BALLYNAHULLA 220/110kV SUBSTATION LOCATED IN THE TOWNLAND OF NALLYNAHULLA, BALLYDESMOND, CO KERRY. THE MODIFICATIONS WILL COMPRISE THE ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION OF ONE (1) HARMONIC FILTER, ONE (1) HV CIRCUIT BREAKER (INCLUDING CT AND VT), ONE (1) MV DISCONNECTOR AND EARTH SWITCH, TWO (2) ADDITIONAL LIGHTNING MASTS APPROXIMATELY 25M HIGH AND ADDITIONAL LAMPPOST LIGHTING. IT FURTHER INCLUDES A RETAINING WALL APPROXIMATELY 2.5M HIGH, ASPHALT (NON-PERMEABLE) SURFACING, A 2M HIGH MESH FENCE AND ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL REMAIN AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING SUBSTATION AND THIS EXTENSION WILL HAVE AN OVERALL SITE AREA (WITHIN THE PLANNING APPLICATION BOUNDARY) OF 1.1HA. ACCESS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED VIA AN EXISTING ACCESS ON TO CHURCH ROAD, ACCESSED VIA THE R577. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION; THIS NIS COMPRISES A REVISION AND UPDATE TO THE NIS SUBMITTED WITH THE PREVIOUS PLANNING APPLICATION PER PLANNING REF. 18/964.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 20689

• 16 Jun 2020N/a

  FOR PROPOSED MODIFICTIONS TO THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT (K.C.C. PLANNING REF. NO. 18/964) GRANTED BY AN BOARD PLEANALA (REF. ABP303329-18) ON 7TH MAY 2019 WITHIN THE EXISTING ESB BALLYNAHULLA 220/110 KV SUBSTATION. THE MODIFICATIONS WILL COMPRISE THE ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION OF ONE (1) HARMONIC FILTER, ONE (1) HV CIRCUIT BREAKER (INCLUDING CT AND VT), ONE (1) MV DISCONNECTOR AND EARTH SWITCH, TWO (2) CABLE SEALING ENDS, TWO (2) ADDITIONAL LIGHNING MASTS APPROXIMATELY 25M HIGH AND ADDITIONAL LAMPOST LIGHTNING. IT FURTHER INCLUDES A RETAINING WALL APPROXIMATLEY 2.5M HIGH, ASPHALT (NON-PERMEABLE) SURFACING, A 2M HIGH MESH FENCE AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL REMAIN AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING SUBSTATION AND THIS EXTENSION WILL HAVE AN OVERALL SITE AREA (WITHIN THE PLANNING APPLICATION BOUNDARY) OF 1.1 HA. ACCESS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED VIA AN EXISTING ACCESS ON TO CHURCH ROAD, ACCESSED VIA THE R577. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION. THIS NIS COMPRISES A REVISION AND UPDATE TO THE NIS SUBMITTED WITH THE PREVIOUS PLANNING APPLICATION PER PLANNING REF. 18/964

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 20512

• 18 Oct 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT MACHINERY STORAGE BUILDING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES AND SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18998

• 8 Oct 2018Conditional

  FOR AN ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN BALLYNAHULLA, BALLYDESMOND, CO KERRY. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPROMISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE (1) NO. +100 MVAR STATCOM TRANSFORMER ONE (1) NO. AUXILIARY TRANSFORMER, THREE (3) NO. REACTORS, AND ONE (1) NO. OUTDOOR COOLING BANK CONTROL AND VALVE BUILDING (268M 2), UNDERGROUND CONNECTION TO EXISTING ESB SUBSTATION. IT FURTHER INCLUDES SECURITY FENCING, SECURITY GATE, FOUR (4) NO. 24.2M HIGH LIGHTNING MASTS, PERMEABLE SURFACING AND AN INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD. A TEMPORARY CONTRACTORS' COMPOUND IS ALSO PROPOSED. THE DEVELOPMENT IS AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING SUBSTATION AND THIS EXTENSION HAS AN OVERALL SITE AREA (WITHIN THE PALNNING APPLICATION BOUNDARY) OF 1.1HA. ACCESS IS PROVIDED VIA THE R577. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMNET (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 18964

• 16 Apr 2018Conditional

  FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BATTERY STORAGE COMPOUND. THE PROPOSED WORKS FOR WHICH PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PALISADE FENCING, SITE ACCESS TRACK AND ENTRANCE, BUNDED CONCRETE PLINTHS, UP TO 40 NO. BATTERY STORAGE UNITS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, TRANSFORMERS AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 18339

• 8 Nov 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A FAMILY FLAT EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN EXTENSION TO WESTERN SIDE OF HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 171116

• 21 Apr 2017Conditional

  FOR (1) PROPOSED TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO WEST OF EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS TO SOUTHERN FACADE OF EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 17363

• 21 Dec 2016Conditional

  Permission for the development associated with the uprate of a section of the existing Clashavoon to Tarbert 220kV overhead line. The proposed development pertains to the length of existing overhead line between mast structure number 63 ( south-east of the Knockanure 220kV substation, Co. Kerry) and mast structure number 233 (north of the existing Ballyvouskill 220kV substation, Co. Cork). The overall length of this section of overhead line is approximately 60.4 km, of which 21.2 km is located in Co. Cork and 39.2 km is located in Co. Kerry. The proposed development in County Cork, between the Cork-Kerry county boundary north-west of mast structure number 173 and mast structure number 233, is located in the townlands of Glencollins Upper, Lackanastooka, Tooreenglanahee, Meentyflugh, Knockeenadallane, Doonasleen North, Doonasleen South, Doonasleen East, Ummeraboy East, Glantane More, Knockduff Upper, Knockduff Lower, Mullaghroe North, Derragh, Knockane, Lislehane, Lissaniska, Ahane Beg, Coolykeerane, Shanaknock, Claraghatlea North, Claragh More, Inchileigh, Mountleader, Geararoe and Cloghboola More. The proposed development in Co. Cork comprises of the renewal and alteration of a total of 61 existing mast structures, including foundation upgrade works and restringing of the existing overhead line with new conductor. The proposed development also includes all associated and ancillary works including, comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and excavation, involving constructio of temporary guard poles, the construction and reinstatement of temporary access tracks, improvement and reinstatement of new temporary entrances, widening of existing entrances, temporary silt fencing, temporary silt traps, temporary culverts, temporary clear span bridging, and the clearance of vegatation at various locations along the route to facilitate the proposed principle development. The proposed development will be faciltitated by the storage of construction materials and associated and ancillary activities, at existing hard-standing yards. These 6 yards (2 in Co. Cork and 4 in Co. Kerry) are located in the vicinity of the overhead line, in the townlands of Lislehane and Liscahane. No works or change of use, are proposed in theses existing yards and as such they do not form part of the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7216

• 22 Dec 2015Withdrawn

  Permission for works associated with the uprate of a section of the existing Clashavoon to Tarbert 220kV overhead line. The proposed development pertains to the length of existing overhead line between existing mast structure number 63 (south-east of the existing Knockanure 220 kV substation, Co.Kerry) to existing mast structure number 233 (north of the existing Ballyvouskill 220 kV substation Co. Cork) The overall length of this section of overhead line is approximately 60.4km. of which 21.2km is located in County Cork and 39.2km is located in County Kerry. The proposed development works in County Cork, between the Cork-Kerry boundary north-west of mast structure 173 and mast structure number 233, comprise of alterations to a total of 61 existing mast structures including foundation upgrade works and restringing of existing overhead line with new conductor. The proposed development works also include all associated and ancillary development including works comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and excavation, including clearance of vegetation at various locations along the route to facilitate the proposed principle development.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6940

• 4 Mar 2009Refused

  Residential development of 10no. storey-and-a-half detached dwellings including all ancillary site works and services. Re-alignment of Cork County Council's 'right of way' to the existing sewage treatment plant within the proposed site to suit the configuration of the proposed road for the housing development

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4676

• 3 Feb 2009Incompleted application

  Retention of 15m long, 5m high reinforced concrete retaining wall to retain the ground for high level access road which is parallel to public road

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4302

• 22 Feb 2006Conditional

  Construction of single storey warehouse with bunding for storage of water based paints and primers for coating of timber products

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4987

• 17 Jan 2006Conditional

  Erection of flood lighting on existing football pitch

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4156

• 27 May 2003Conditional

  Housing development to consist of 10 no. holiday dwellings and supporting administration building

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/2535

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
• Special Protection Area: Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle SPA 004161

Recorded monuments

• KE050-006 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KE050-007 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In marshy pasture, on a N-facing slope. Circular mound (diam. 5.1m) enclosed by a shallow fosse (Wth 2.8m) with an external earthen bank (Wth 4.4m). During ploughing in the early 1960s the top of the mound, which is very uneven, was removed and subsequentially reconstituted. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 29 January 2013

• KE050-016 Burnt mound
  Description

  Found during licensed testing (15E0390). The intact mound measures 7m northwest-southeast by circa 9m and is a little over 0.4m in height above ground level. The mound could be seen to be over 1m in height. The general soil profile of the trench was of brown peat over darker peat and this was 0.6m in depth at the south-western end but up to 1.1m in depth at the north-western end where the burnt mound was found. Nothing was noted in the trench. Compiled by: Aidan Harte Date of upload: 11 December 2015

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballynahulla.

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

At the centre of the townland of Ballynahulla, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballynahulla.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Ballynahulla with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Ballynahulla · Baile na hUla

Area

6,101,803 m² (610.18 ha, 1,507.79 acres)

Civil parish

Ballincuslane, and its townlands

Barony

Trughanacmy

Electoral division

Millbrook, the unit of the census

Census 2022

487 people lived in 173 households in the Millbrook electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydesmond (Co. Cork), Barna, Carhoonoe, Glencollins Lower (Co. Cork), Glencollins Upper (Co. Cork), Knocknaboul, Lackanastooka (Co. Cork), Tooreencahill, Tooreengarriv

Placenames

Ballynahulla 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.