Ballynakilla
Ballynakilla is a townland in the civil parish of Gortroe, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Baile na Coille.
Parcel 2276719
- Area
- 248,249 m² (24.82 ha, 61.34 acres)
- Buildings
- 6 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 2,954 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
- Ballynakilla
Planning applications on this parcel
16 Apr 2012Conditional
Retention of the following works to the Office and Workshop Development permitted under planning permission ref.no. 10/5148: Provision of 2no. offices, drying room, utility, store area & wc with lobby area within workshop area at ground floor.Construction of first floor mezzanine area incorporating 2no. offices & plant room area with associated stairs & ramp, change of use of office area on first floor to provide ancillary food preparation & servery area, alterations to elevations of building including change of cladding material, revised rooflight arrangement, changes to window & door arrangements & lift shaft overrun, provision of extended area of roof-top terrace to front of building with adjustable opening louvre panels & redesign of external hard and soft landscaped areas including the repositioning of sliding vehicular gate
Retention · Cork County Council, 12/4765
27 Mar 2012Incompleted application
Retention of the following works to the office and workshop development permitted under CCC planning permission ref: 10/5148: provision of 3no. offices within workshop building at ground floor and 2no. offices at first floor mezzanine, change of use of 2 offices at first floor to provide ancillary food preparation and servery area, change of cladding material to workshop building, revised rooflight arrangement to workshop provision of adjustable panels to roof terrace and slight redesign to external hard and soft landscaped areas
Retention · Cork County Council, 12/4594
12 Mar 2012Unconditional
Demolition of derelict dwellinghouse and construction of 1 no. retail unit, 1 no. creche, 57 no. dwelling units, 14 no. serviced sites and ancillary site development works, extension of duration of permission granted under planning reg. no. 06/7316
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/4467
12 May 2010Conditional
Demolition of existing derelict cottage and construction of new centralised office building with attached truck workshop. Office building to comprise of offices, meeting rooms, production rooms, editing suites, storage rooms, canteen, toilets and roof garden and truck workshop to comprise of 3 no. bays for trucks with a loading bay incorporated, new site entrance, driveway, 20 no. car spaces, rear truck yard and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5148
19 May 2006Conditional
Demolition of derelict dwellinghouse and construction of 1 no. retail unit, 1 no. creche, 75 no. dwelling units to include a mix of terraced, semi-detached and detached dwellings, 4 no. vehicular entrances and all associated car parking, landscaping and ancillary site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/7316
20 Sept 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/6842
13 Jul 2005Conditional
Construction of extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5005
2 Jun 2004Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/3967
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 low.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1329 (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
- 92 ha
- 227 acres
- Land parcels
- 37
- registered freehold, median 2,651 m² (0.27 ha, 0.65 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 29
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynakilla, from 381 m² to 248,249 m² (24.82 ha, 61.34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 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 Ballynakilla 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
30 Jul 2026Awaiting f.i. response
Permission for development consisting of :- (1) Change of use of an existing agricultural building to a commercial car repair garage, (2) Demolition of derelict garage, (3) Installation of a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, a new water well, a site entrance and all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2033
6 Jul 2026Invalid - prepare letters
The development will consist of (1) change of use of an existing agricultural building car repair garage (2) the demolition of derelict garage (3) the installation of a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, a new water well, a site entrance, and all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1811
24 Apr 2025Conditional permission
Permission for the construction of 8 no. dwelling units and all associated ancillary development works including footpaths, drainage and landscaping. The proposed dwelling houses will replace 8 no. units previously permitted under Cork County Council ref. 23/5346
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4759
14 Jun 2024Conditional
Permission for residential development of 6 no. dwellings to include 2 no. two storey three block terraces in addition to what was granted under planning registration no. 23/4017, connection to public services and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5123
3 Apr 2024Conditional
Permission for construction of a new bedroom with en-suite bathroom to the side of our existing dwelling & all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4557
29 Jun 2023Conditional
a) demolish existing derelict cottage and construct a replacement single storey dwelling, b) to construct 8 no. 3 bed terraced 2 storey dwellings in 2 blocks of 4 houses each and c) vehicle entrance and associated site works (part of site previously permitted development under Pl.Reg.No. 06/7316 and Extension of Duration Pl.Reg.No. 12/4467). A Natura Impact Statement will be provided.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5346
14 Jun 2023Incompleted application
Permission to a) demolish existing derelict cottage and reconstruct same with a single storey extension to the side and rear, b) to construct 8 no. 3 bed terraced 2 storey dwellings in 2 blocks of 4 houses each, and c) vehicle entrance and associated site works (part previously permitted development under Planning Reg. No. 06/7316 and extension of Permission Reg. No.12/4467. A Natura Impact Statement will be provided alongside the application
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5218
12 Jan 2023Conditional
Construction of 4 no. dwelling houses, single storey extensions and two storey extension to existing cottage, demolition of derelict outbuildings, connection to public services and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4017
22 Nov 2022Incompleted application
Permission for residential development of 2 no. semi detached two storey dwellings, single storey extensions and two storey extension to existing cottage, demolition of derelict outbuildings, connection to public services and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6607
25 May 2022Withdrawn
9 no. residential serviced sites, underground wastewater pumping station and associated site works (part of site of previously permitted development under Pl. Reg. No. 06/7316 and Extension of duration Permission Reg. No. 12/4467). A Natura Impact Statement will be provided.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5210
29 Jul 2021Withdrawn
To demolish existing cottage and 3 no. sheds to accommodate proposed services site development (under a separate planning application)
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6094
29 Jul 2021Withdrawn
Outline Permission for residential development of 6 no. serviced sites connected to public services and associated site works.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 21/6089
18 Jun 2021Incompleted application
Outline Permission for residential development of 6 no. serviced sites and associated site works and permission to demolish existing cottage and 3 no. sheds to accommodate proposed development.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 21/5702
25 Mar 2013Withdrawn
Alterations and construction of an extension to existing dwelling, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4511
16 Apr 2012Conditional
Retention of the following works to the Office and Workshop Development permitted under planning permission ref.no. 10/5148: Provision of 2no. offices, drying room, utility, store area & wc with lobby area within workshop area at ground floor.Construction of first floor mezzanine area incorporating 2no. offices & plant room area with associated stairs & ramp, change of use of office area on first floor to provide ancillary food preparation & servery area, alterations to elevations of building including change of cladding material, revised rooflight arrangement, changes to window & door arrangements & lift shaft overrun, provision of extended area of roof-top terrace to front of building with adjustable opening louvre panels & redesign of external hard and soft landscaped areas including the repositioning of sliding vehicular gate
Retention · Cork County Council, 12/4765
27 Mar 2012Incompleted application
Retention of the following works to the office and workshop development permitted under CCC planning permission ref: 10/5148: provision of 3no. offices within workshop building at ground floor and 2no. offices at first floor mezzanine, change of use of 2 offices at first floor to provide ancillary food preparation and servery area, change of cladding material to workshop building, revised rooflight arrangement to workshop provision of adjustable panels to roof terrace and slight redesign to external hard and soft landscaped areas
Retention · Cork County Council, 12/4594
12 Mar 2012Unconditional
Demolition of derelict dwellinghouse and construction of 1 no. retail unit, 1 no. creche, 57 no. dwelling units, 14 no. serviced sites and ancillary site development works, extension of duration of permission granted under planning reg. no. 06/7316
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/4467
12 May 2010Conditional
Demolition of existing derelict cottage and construction of new centralised office building with attached truck workshop. Office building to comprise of offices, meeting rooms, production rooms, editing suites, storage rooms, canteen, toilets and roof garden and truck workshop to comprise of 3 no. bays for trucks with a loading bay incorporated, new site entrance, driveway, 20 no. car spaces, rear truck yard and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5148
18 Apr 2008Conditional
Extension to agricultural machinery shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6178
13 Mar 2008Incompleted application
Construction of an agricultural shed adjoining existing machinery shed ks
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5407
23 Jan 2008Incompleted application
Construction of existing machinery shed and ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4276
28 Aug 2007Incompleted application
Demolition of existing outhouses and construction of residential development to include alterations, extension and conversion of existing dwellinghouse to 4 no. apartments, construction of 4 no. three storey dwellinghouses and 1 no. two storey dwellinghouse, landscaping, car parking and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10579
19 May 2006Conditional
Demolition of derelict dwellinghouse and construction of 1 no. retail unit, 1 no. creche, 75 no. dwelling units to include a mix of terraced, semi-detached and detached dwellings, 4 no. vehicular entrances and all associated car parking, landscaping and ancillary site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/7316
20 Sept 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/6842
13 Jul 2005Conditional
Construction of extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5005
The 25 most recent of 29 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
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballynakilla.
Architectural heritage
- Post office, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited attached two-storey house, built c.1860, having four-bay first floor and five-bay ground floor, house being three-bay southern part, with shopfronts to front and gable elevations of north end. Formerly also in use as post office and shop. Pitched artificial slate roof having rendered chimneystacks. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns. Square-headed timber panelled doors, double-leaf to shop and both having overlights. Shopfronts comprising painted render fascia continuing around corner and having moulded render cornice and curvilinear render console brackets over square-headed timber display window openings with wrought-iron decorative window guards. Former post box to north gable.
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 Ballynakilla, 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, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1329 (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 Ballynakilla with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballynakilla · Baile na Coille
- Area
- 920,043 m² (92 ha, 227.35 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
- Ballinure, Ballinwillin, Baneena South, Garryantaggart, Hollyhill, Knoppoge, Mellefontstown
- Placenames
- Ballynakilla 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.