Brownstown

21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Brownstown, from 254 m² to 382,026 m² (38.2 ha, 94.4 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Brownstown 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.

• 1 Nov 2024Conditional

  Retention of elevational changes as constructed to dwelling previously granted under planning no. 296/94 and for retention of site layout and all associated site development works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 24/599

• 23 Mar 2023Conditional

  Modifications and extensions to the existing dwelling house and garage, namely; A) Removal of all existing single-storey extensions to front, rear, and sides of existing dwelling (Totaling 49.39 Sq.m. / 531.63 Sq. Ft. Floor Space) B) Construction of a 68.93 Sq.m. / 741.95 Sq. Ft. Single-storey extension to front, rear and side (West-facing elevation ) of existing dwelling, C) Alterations to existing dwelling elevations, D) Conversion of existing 18.57 Sq.m. / 199.88 Sq. ft. Garage space to habitable space, E) Removal of existing garage roof and construction of new flat roof with associated 0.89m overall increase in roof height, F) Alterations to existing garage elevations, G) Upgrading of an existing site entrance, and H) All Ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/163

• 14 Mar 2022Conditional

  Construction of a single-storey dwelling house, detached garage, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/180

• 12 Oct 2010Conditional

  Detached dwelling, waste water treatment system, new shared entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/693

• 30 Sept 2010Incompleted application

  Detached dwelling, waste water treatment system, new shared entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/665

• 22 Dec 2008Conditional

  Refurbish and extend existing dwelling with balcony at rear side and construction of new entrance to property and demolition of glass conservatory

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/2231

• 18 Nov 2008Incompleted application

  Refurbishment and extension to existing structure with balcony on South side and alternation of entrance to property

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/2048

• 12 Jun 2008Conditional

  Proposed dwellinghouse-Change of design & alterations to site layout as granted under planning No. 03/5081 & permission is also sought for detached domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1111

• 4 Jun 2008Incompleted application

  Proposed dwellinghouse - Change of design & alterations to site layout as granted under planning No. 03/5081 & permission is also sought for detached domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1043

• 21 Nov 2007Conditional

  Construction of a traditional single storey dwelling, installation of a proprietary treatment unit and to carry out associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2904

• 14 Sept 2007Withdrawn

  Construction of traditional single storey dwelling, installation of propriety unit and carry out associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2414

• 10 Oct 2003Conditional

  Demolition of outbuildings and construction of dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/5073

• 10 Oct 2003Conditional

  Demolition of outbuildings and construction of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/5081

• 8 Mar 2000Refused

  2 no. dwellings

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 00/1242

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Galley Head to Duneen Point SPA 004190

Recorded monuments

• CO144-006 Country house
  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.

• CO144-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by earthen bank (H 3.45m) SE->SSW, incorporated into the field fence system. Interior cuts into upslope to N. Locally known as "fort". 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

• CO144-020 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In grassland, on break in SE-facing slope. Circular area (30m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.6m); shallow fosse to N and NW (D 0.4m). Bank stone faced in parts; survives best NNW->NNE; field clearance material dumped on outer bank face to SE. Breaks in bank to NE and SW joined by trackway crossing interior. Rubble and stones dumped in SE quadrant. 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

• CO144-021 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Spread of burnt material (10m N-S; 10m E-W) in ploughed field, on steep S-facing slope. Well to S. 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

• CO144-054 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In pasture, on a S-facing slope. According to local information, this field is known as the 'keel field'. 'Keel' is possibly a form of the Irish word 'cillíneach' which means a childern's burial ground. There are, however, no visible remains of any burial ground at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Architectural heritage

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

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 Brownstown, 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 Brownstown.

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

Name

Brownstown · Baile an Bhrúnaigh

Area

1,017,271 m² (101.73 ha, 251.37 acres)

Civil parish

Ardfield, and its townlands

Barony

Ibane and Barryroe

Electoral division

Ardfield, the unit of the census

Census 2022

838 people lived in 287 households in the Ardfield electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 21% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyluck, Duneen, Mountain Common

Placenames

Brownstown 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.