Ballycahane
Ballycahane is a townland in the civil parish of Castlehaven, barony of Carbery West (East Division), Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Baile Uí Chatháin.
Parcel 2211218
- Area
- 154 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Ballycahane
Planning applications on this parcel
20 Mar 2012Conditional
Permission for demolition of conservatory and for the removal of container from site and for the erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwelling house and detached domestic garage incorporating studio on first floor and associated site development works. Permission for retention is also sought to allow for the removal of the following conditions of Planning ref. 02/2125 (a) condition no. 4 to allow for retention of stone finish on porch rather than smooth plaster (b) condition no. 6 to allow for retention of wood effect pvc windows instead of timber (c) condition no. 7 to allow for retention of pvc rainwater goods rather than galvanised metal
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/174
13 Mar 2012Incompleted application
Permission for demolition of conservatory and for removal of container from site and for the erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwelling house and detached domestic garage incorporating studio on first floor and associated site development works. Permission for retention is also sought to allow for the removal of the following conditions of Planning ref: 02/2125 (a) condition no. 4 to allow for retention of stone finish on porch rather than smooth plaster (b) condition no. 6 to allow for retention of wood effect pvc windows instead of timber (c) condition no. 7 to allow for retention of pvc rainwater goods rather than galvanised metal
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/155
27 May 2002Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/2125
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 5 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 low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 50 ha
- 124 acres
- Land parcels
- 51
- registered freehold, median 2,650 m² (0.27 ha, 0.65 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 53
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
51 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballycahane, from 37 m² to 78,529 m² (7.85 ha, 19.4 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ballycahane 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
7 Jul 2026Split decision
a) Removal of existing mobile home b) construction of an agricultural building with cubicles, straw bedded pens, underground slatted slurry storage tanks and all associated siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1831
27 Jan 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for alterations/extension and change of use of domestic shed to ancillary accommodation/short term letting unit along with all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0159
20 Jan 2026Grant with conditions
PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE INCORPORATING A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND GLASS LINK (CHANGE OF PLAN FROM THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED PLANNING REF:25/00319) AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0081
11 Dec 2025Invalid - prepare letters
Permission for alterations/extension and change of use of domestic shed to ancillary accommodation/short term letting unit along with all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6756
12 Jun 2025Conditional permission
The demolition of an existing dwelling house and the construction of a dwelling house, the installation of a new on-site wastewater system and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/319
17 Apr 2025Conditional permission
Construction of a two-storey new dwelling house with sky-lights with part one storey to South-East of the proposed dwelling house with sky-lights, demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling house, new proposed Wastewater Treatment System and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/210
21 Feb 2023Conditional
Construct a single storey extension to dwellinghouse currently under construction as permitted under Pl. Ref. No. 22/465. Permission for retention of site works for extra turning and parking area to the back of the dwellinghouse.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/83
15 Jul 2022Conditional
Substitution of plans to construct a dwellinghouse and domestic garage and undertake all associated site works as permitted under application reg no. 19/00667
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/465
8 Jul 2022Conditional
Agricultural development consisting of loose cattle house and machinery shed along with all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/452
3 Jun 2022Incompleted application
Agricultural development consisting of loose cattle house and machinery shed along with all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/379
26 May 2022Incompleted application
Agricultural development consisting of loose cattle house and machinery shed along with all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/359
24 Mar 2022Conditional
Construction of a detached ancillary artist studio (non-commercial) and all associated site & landscape works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/208
22 Feb 2022Conditional permission
Carry out alterations and construct an extension to an existing dwellinghouse and all associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/96
15 Dec 2020Conditional permission
Alterations and construct an extension to an existing dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/732
17 Oct 2019Conditional
To construct a dwellinghouse and domestic garage including installation of a wastewater sewage treatment plant and undertake all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/667
6 Sept 2018Conditional
Demolish existing extensions and outbuildings, construct a new single storey extension, undertake renovations and alterations to existing dwelling, install a proprietary treatment plant to replace existing septic tank system and undertake all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/531
11 May 2018Conditional
Permission for construction of alterations and extension to dwelling house, also permission for retention of converted attached garage and adjoining shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/268
19 Jan 2018Conditional
To construct a new domestic garage, carport and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/28
15 Jan 2018Incompleted application
To construct a new domestic garage, car port and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/21
12 Apr 2013Conditional
Construct a managed holiday complex for short term letting and walking centre comprising: (i) 6 no. camping pods (ii) an amenity building providing washing, toilet, cooking/dining and laundry facilities (iii) works to upgrade existing site entrance (iv) various landscaping works incorporating pedestrian walkways (v) a wastewater treatment unit with polishing filter and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/221
5 Apr 2013Incompleted application
Construct a managed holiday complex for short term letting and walking centre comprising: (i) 6 no. camping pods (ii) an amenity building providing washing, toilet, cooking/dining and laundry facilities (iii) works to upgrade existing site entrance (iv) various landscaping works incorporating pedestrian walkways (v) a wastewater treatment unit with polishing filter and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/197
15 Mar 2013Incompleted application
Construction of a managed holiday complex for short term letting and walking centre comprising: (i) 10no. camping pods, (ii) an amenity building providing washing, toilet, cooking/dining and laundry facilities, (iii) works to upgrade existing site entrance, (iv) various landscaping works incorporating pedestrian walkways, (v) a wastewater treatment unit with polishing filter and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/161
2 Apr 2012Refused
Construct a dwelling house, installation of a proprietary treatment plant and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/218
20 Mar 2012Conditional
Permission for demolition of conservatory and for the removal of container from site and for the erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwelling house and detached domestic garage incorporating studio on first floor and associated site development works. Permission for retention is also sought to allow for the removal of the following conditions of Planning ref. 02/2125 (a) condition no. 4 to allow for retention of stone finish on porch rather than smooth plaster (b) condition no. 6 to allow for retention of wood effect pvc windows instead of timber (c) condition no. 7 to allow for retention of pvc rainwater goods rather than galvanised metal
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/174
13 Mar 2012Incompleted application
Permission for demolition of conservatory and for removal of container from site and for the erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwelling house and detached domestic garage incorporating studio on first floor and associated site development works. Permission for retention is also sought to allow for the removal of the following conditions of Planning ref: 02/2125 (a) condition no. 4 to allow for retention of stone finish on porch rather than smooth plaster (b) condition no. 6 to allow for retention of wood effect pvc windows instead of timber (c) condition no. 7 to allow for retention of pvc rainwater goods rather than galvanised metal
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/155
The 25 most recent of 53 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 Ballycahane.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballycahane.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballycahane.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Ballycahane, about 1 in 10 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 high, 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 Ballycahane.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ballycahane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballycahane · Baile Uí Chatháin
- Area
- 499,839 m² (49.98 ha, 123.51 acres)
- Civil parish
- Castlehaven, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery West (East Division)
- Electoral division
- Castlehaven North, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 817 people lived in 315 households in the Castlehaven North electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 20% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Glasheenaulin, Gortbrack, Scobaun
- Placenames
- Ballycahane 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.