Ballinure

31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinure, from 333 m² to 295,042 m² (29.5 ha, 72.91 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballinure 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.

• 12 Jul 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for the construction of a new dwelling house, a detached domestic use garage, a septic tank waste-water treatment system, a new dual vehicular entrance to the site from the public road - for access to the site of the proposed dwelling & an agricultural entrance for access to the remainder of the applicants holding and all other associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1862

• 25 Nov 2025Invalid - case closed

  A 10 year planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 51 hectares. The solar farm will consist of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 7 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 3 no. single storey spare parts containers, 3 no. Ring Main Units, 2 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the L5816, L5813, R626, L7692 and L7691 public roads (including 2 no. Horizontal Directional Drill under the Owenageeragh River and the Ballyerra Stream) to connect solar farm field parcels, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 6 no. stream/drain deck crossings, temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development and drainage works. Construction and operational vehicle access will be via 4 no. entrances from the L5816. Sections of the proposed underground electrical cabling will traverse the solar farm proposed under Cork County Council Reference 24/5630, but will not alter infrastructure proposed under that application. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. The NIS includes an assessment of the grid connection for the solar farm project comprising a 220kV electricity substation and underground electricity cabling to the existing Knockraha 220kV substation which has been consented by An Coimisiún Pleanála (ABP-321518-24) and is situated in the townlands of Aghaduff, Ballinbrittig, Ballynabrannagh West, Ballynagaul, Ballynaglogh, Ballynanelagh, Ballynaskeha, Ballysallagh, Ballyvatta, Glengarriff More, Killeena and Pigeonhill (Townlands), Co. Cork. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6573

• 15 Jul 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for retention of an existing agricultural shed structure used for keeping race horses.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5409

• 6 Mar 2025Refused

  Permission for the construction of a new dwelling house, a detached domestic use garage, a septic tank waste-water treatment system, a new dual vehicular entrance to the site from the public road – for access to the site of the proposed dwelling & an agricultural entrance for access to the remainder of the applicants holding - & all other associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4373

• 21 Feb 2025Incompleted application

  Permission for the construction of a new dwelling house, a detached domestic use garage, a septic tank waste-water treatment system, a new dual vehicular entrance to the site from the public road – for access to the site of the proposed dwelling & an agricultural entrance for access to the remainder of the applicants holding - & all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4266

• 31 Jan 2025Incompleted application

  Permission for the construction of a new dwelling house, a detached domestic use garage, a septic tank waste-water treatment system, a new dual vehicular access to the site from the public road, 1) for the site of the proposed dwelling & 2) for access to the remainder of the holding & all other associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4122

• 14 May 2021Withdrawn

  To construct a dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5310

• 8 Nov 2019Conditional

  To construct a dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6664

• 17 Jul 2018Conditional

  To erect a single storey dwellinghouse with domestic attic storage space, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5883

• 24 Jun 2013Unconditional

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 08/6828

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/5201

• 17 Feb 2012Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse, detached garage, new entrance, treatment unit and percolation area, new well with associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4271

• 21 May 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6828

• 30 Apr 2008Conditional

  Renovations and storey and a half extension to cottage and installation of wastewater treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6405

• 26 Sept 2007Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11239

• 19 Jun 2006Conditional

  One and half storey dwelling and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8193

• 22 Aug 2005Conditional

  Demolition of dwelling and construction of dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/6016

• 15 Sept 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/6992

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

Recorded monuments

• CO054-012 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture on N-facing slope; extensive view to N. Circular raised area (32m N-S; 32.6m E-W) enclosed by overgrown bank (H 0.8m) W->ESE, replaced ESE->W by field fences; slight traces fosse in parts. Break in bank to N, used as entrance. Interior slopes gently to N. 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

• CO054-013 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In low-lying ground to W of stream; recorded in 1959 (UCC). Low mound of burnt material; shallow depression crosses mound in N-S direction. 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

• CO054-014 Earthwork
  Description

  In low-lying marsh. Platform 15' x 30' x 2' high (UCC). Inaccessible. 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 Ballinure.

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 Ballinure, 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

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

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

Name

Ballinure · Baile an Iúir

Area

1,233,418 m² (123.34 ha, 304.78 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

Ballinwillin, Ballynakilla, Caherdesert, Curraghard, Desert, Knoppoge, Mellefontstown, Rathaneague

Placenames

Ballinure 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.