Ballynanelagh
Ballynanelagh is a townland in the civil parish of Gortroe, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Baile na nGeimhleach.
Parcel 2265708
- Area
- 2,045 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres)
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 242 m².
- 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
- Ballynanelagh
Planning applications on this parcel
1 Aug 2008Conditional
Retention and completion of dwellinghouse (change of plan from that permitted under Pl. reg. No. 06/4288 to include alterations to roof design, ridge height, floor plans, elevations and associated site works)
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8241
6 Mar 2008Refused
Change of roof design of dwellinghouse permitted under pl.reg.no.06/4288
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5234
24 Jan 2006Conditional
Demolition of dwelling and construction of dwellinghouse with carport and widening of entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4288
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 high.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1328 (ZIP).
- 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
- 97 ha
- 240 acres
- Land parcels
- 24
- registered freehold, median 2,826 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 32
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynanelagh, from 205 m² to 233,407 m² (23.34 ha, 57.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 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 Ballynanelagh 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
3 Oct 2025Grant with conditions
Permission to erect a single storey extension to the side and rear of an existing dwelling house, make changes to front elevation windows and install additional roof lights to front and rear elevations, install new waste water treatment unit and associated percolation area and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6092
23 Dec 2024Conditional permission
Within County Cork, the proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to 39.3km of overhead line, 14 no. steel towers and 204 no. wooden polesets. These lie between Knockraha Substation, in the townland of Ballynenelagh, and the border with County Tipperary in the townland of Glenduff, crossing the County Cork townlands of : Ballynanelagh, Knockraha East, Meeleen, Shanballyreagh, Barnetstown, Mitchellsfort, Meenane, Skahanagh South, Skahanagh North, Coolquane, Scartbarry, Ballyready, Ballyda, Baneena South, Lackabeha East, Hollyhill, Ballinterry, Clykeel South, Ballynanelagh, Clykeel North, Knockauduff, Ballinvarrig West, Kill-Saint-Anne South, Kill-Saint-Anne North, Ballyoran, Glenarousk, Strawhall, Ballyvadona, Carrigabrick, Gearagh, Carrigatoortane, Mountrivers, Moorepark, Ballyderown, Knockanohill, Glansheskin, Kilclogh, Macroney Upper, Castlecooke, Coolaneague, Curraghanolomer, Ballard, Curraghavoe, and Glenduff. The proposed development includes 4 no. temporary construction compounds in the townlands of Moorepark, Ballinvarrig West, Barnetstown, and Skeheen. The works in County Cork will consist of: the replacement ('restringing') of the existing overhead line (OHL) circuit conductor wires; replacement of 7 no. towers and 82 no. polesets with similar dimensions and heights as the existing; installation of 5 no. new towers and 1 new no. poleset at Barrymore Substation and the removal of 2 no. towers; installation of replacement parts on towers and polesets; foundation refurbishment/strengthening and recapping/clearing of shear blocks; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 4 no. temporary construction compounds, temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6468
22 Mar 2023Withdrawn
Permission to construct a dwelling house.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4521
11 Jun 2018Conditional
Retention of existing building for use as a domestic dwelling and Permission for a single storey rear extension and front porch extension to existing dwelling, Permission for alterations to existing dwelling, Permission to replace existing septic tank and soakpit with waste water treatment system, Permission for new bored well and rainwater soakpit to existing dwelling. Permission to construct new waste water treatment system and rainwater soakpit to existing adjoining neighbouring dwelling with ancillary and associated siteworks.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5514
10 Nov 2017Withdrawn
Single storey rear extension to existing dwelling and front porch extension to existing dwelling, alterations to existing dwelling, replace existing septic tank and soakpit with a waste water treatment system, new bored well and rainwater soakpit to existing dwelling , construct new waste water treatment system and rainwater soakpit to existing adjoining neighbouring dwelling with ancillary and associated site work.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6908
19 Sept 2014Unconditional
One and half storey dwellinghouse, detached garage and installation of treatment unit, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 09/4968
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 14/6003
23 Oct 2013Unconditional
One and half storey extension to dwellinghouse, refurbishment and conversion of existing stables for use as extension to dwelling, new entrance and all associated site works to include installation of bio-cycle unit, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 08/8616
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/6017
26 Nov 2012Unconditional
Dwelling, detached garage and stable block - Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 07/9694
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/6411
31 Mar 2009Conditional
One and half storey dwellinghouse, detached garage and installation of treatment unit
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 09/4968
28 Aug 2008Conditional
One and half storey extension to dwellinghouse, refurbishment and conversion of existing stables for use as extension to dwelling, new entrance and all associated site works to include installation of bio-cycle unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8616
1 Aug 2008Conditional
Retention and completion of dwellinghouse (change of plan from that permitted under Pl. reg. No. 06/4288 to include alterations to roof design, ridge height, floor plans, elevations and associated site works)
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8241
27 Jun 2008Conditional
Demolition of detached garage, alterations, construction of two storey dormer style extension and sunroom extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7554
9 Jun 2008Incompleted application
Demolition of detached garage and renovations, dormer extension and sunroom extension to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7160
9 Jun 2008Incompleted application
One and half storey extension to dwellinghouse, refurbishment of existing stables and all associated site works to include installation of bio-cycle unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7168
15 Apr 2008Refused
Dwellinghouse, garage and treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6037
6 Mar 2008Refused
Change of roof design of dwellinghouse permitted under pl.reg.no.06/4288
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5234
29 Nov 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of treatment unit
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/12734
9 Nov 2007Refused
One and half storey dwellinghouse, detached garage and installation of waste water treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12254
22 Oct 2007Incompleted application
One and half storey dwellinghouse, detached garage and installation of waste water treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11822
15 Aug 2007Withdrawn
Construction of agricultural entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10300
18 Jul 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse, detached garage and stable block
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9694
18 Jul 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse and detached garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9671
18 Jul 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse, detached garage and stable block
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9668
5 Feb 2007Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse and garage
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/4746
19 Sept 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse and retention of farm house for storage use and widening of entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10722
The 25 most recent of 32 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
- Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
Recorded monuments
- CO045-135 Fulacht fia
Description
In marshy ground on S side of stream. Spread of burnt material ( 4.5 m N-S; 8 m E - W ); mound levelled in 1972. 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 Ballynanelagh.
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 Ballynanelagh, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1328 (ZIP).
- 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 Ballynanelagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballynanelagh · Baile na nGeimhleach
- Area
- 970,178 m² (97.02 ha, 239.74 acres)
- Civil parish
- Gortroe, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Gortroe, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 815 people lived in 273 households in the Gortroe electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinvarrig West, Clykeel North, Clykeel South, Curraghphlibbode, Deerpark, Killawillin, Lissurla
- Placenames
- Ballynanelagh 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.