Derreenkealig

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derreenkealig, from 8 m² to 298,019 m² (29.8 ha, 73.64 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 5 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Derreenkealig 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.

• 16 Sept 2024Conditional

  Permission for renovations/extensions to existing 2 storey derelict farmhouse & adjoining single storey outbuildings to include the following works; a) Removal of first floor walls & roof of farmhouse & part removal of single storey adjoining outbuildings, b) Construct new first floor to farmhouse, new single storey extension with roof terrace over, new single storey lean-to roof together with changes to elevations c) Construct new detached domestic garage, new access road, installation of waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/506

• 19 Aug 2024Incompleted application

  Permission for renovations/extensions to existing 2 storey derelict farmhouse & adjoining single storey outbuildings to include the following works: a) Removal of first floor walls and roof of farmhouse and part removal of single storey adjoining outbuildings, b) Construct new first floor to farmhouse, new single storey extension with roof terrace over, new single storey lean-to roof together with changes to elevations, c) Construct new detached domestic garage, new access road, installation of waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/453

• 27 Mar 2023Withdrawn

  Permission is being sought for the redesign and enlargement of a proposed extension to an existing farm building, previously permitted under planning reference 22/254 (structure 'C1'), to be used as a slatted cubicle house for the housing of cattle

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/171

• 12 Apr 2022Conditional

  Construction of the following farm structures for the housing and keeping of sheep and cattle: (i) 2 no. detached loose houses with feed passage (structures'B1' and 'B2')), (ii) extension to existing farm building to provide 1 no. slatted cubicle house (structure 'C1), (iii) 2 no. detached slatted cubicle houses (structures'C2) and 'C3'), (iv) open silo with loading apron, (v) 2 no. underground effluent tanks and (vi) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/254

• 5 Nov 2019Conditional

  To construct; 1) Slatted House with Feed Passage; 2) Open Silo with loading apron; 3) Double slatted Cubicle House with Feed Passage; 4) 3 X Loose Houses with feed passages and effluent tanks; the above to be carried out in conjunction with all associated site works. Proposed structures to be used for the purposes of either sheep or cattle

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/701

• 4 Oct 2019Incompleted application

  To construct; 1) Slatted House with Feed Passage; 2) Open Silo with loading apron; 3) Double Slatted Cubicle House with Feed Passage; 4) 3 X Loose Houses with feed passages and effluent tanks; the above to be carried out in conjunction with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/645

• 26 Apr 2019Unconditional

  Retention of rock quarry over an area of 0.9 hectares and permission for extraction of rock over additional area of 1.8 hectare (total area 2.7 hectares) and all associated works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 19/283

• 6 Feb 2015Unconditional

  Dwelling house and all asssociated site works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/44

• 3 Nov 2010Conditional

  1. Permission sought for re-location on site of office/toilet facility and for erection of advertising signage at entance to Bantry Driving Campus; 2. Permission sought for retention and permission for completion of car port and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/753

• 16 Jul 2010Conditional

  Dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/516

• 6 Nov 2009Conditional

  Development of a closed road driving school to consist of an internal network of roads, junctions, roundabout, turning area, one way routes, hill, parking area, office/toilet facility, upgrading of entrance and access road and associated site developments and services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/2066

• 1 Jul 2009Conditional

  Changes to existing dwelling house to include: (i) Change of use to short term holiday letting, (ii) demolition of existing extension to original house, (iii) construction of lean to extension to side of original house, (iv) fenestration changes to front elevation including construction of new front porch

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/740

• 29 May 2009Incompleted application

  Changes to existing dwellinghouse to include: (i) Change of use to short term letting, (ii) demolition of existing extension to original house, (iii) construction of lean to extension to side of original house, (iv) fenestration changes to front elevation including the construction of new front porch

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/623

• 1 May 2009Incompleted application

  Changes to existing dwelling house to include: (i) Change of use to short term holiday letting, (ii) demolition of existing extension to original house, (iii) construction of lean to extension to side of original house, (iv) fenestration changes to front elevation including construction of new front porch

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/507

• 22 May 2008Conditional

  Retention of rock quarry over area 0.9ha and permission for extraction of rock over additional area of 1.8ha (total quarry area 2.7ha) using blasting and rock breaker; Development will include quarry plant and infrastructure-crushing and screening plant, settlement pond, weighbridge, wheel-wash, site office and all associated ancillary infrastructure

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/955

• 29 Apr 2008Incompleted application

  Retention of rock quarry over area of 0.9ha and permission for extraction of rock over additional area of 1.8ha (total quarry area 2.7ha) using blasting and rock breaker; Development will include quarry plant and infrastructure - crushing and screening plant, settlement pond, weighbridge, wheel-wash, site office and all associated ancillary infrastructure

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/787

• 23 Apr 2008Conditional

  Raising levels of poor land to improve agricultural land, by placing on site of surplus construction materials, ie. inert soil/rock and topsoil

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/738

• 20 Mar 2008Incompleted application

  Raising levels of poor land to improve agricultural land, by placing on site, surplus construction materials, ie. inert soil/rock and topsoil

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/553

• 21 Aug 2007Conditional

  (a) Removal of existing roof and construction of new roof with higher ridge line, (b) incorporate habitable rooms in attic space with new roof lights and windows, (c) construction of extension to rear of house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2235

• 13 Jul 2007Incompleted application

  (a) Removal of existing roof and construction of new roof with higher ridge line, (b) incorporate habitable rooms in attic space with new roof lights and windows, (c) construction of extension to rear of house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1899

• 30 Jan 2007Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/224

• 5 Oct 2006Refused

  Dwellinghouse and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2033

• 28 Nov 2005Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8731

• 1 Jun 2005Conditional

  Extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3801

• 27 Apr 2005Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2783

The 25 most recent of 34 applications.

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 the townland of Derreenkealig.

Recorded monuments

• CO106-101 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In pasture, on a SE-facing slope. Myler (1998, 101) recorded a small round well with a rectangular flag roof, known locally as St Brigid's well. It was within a small triangular enclosure and its entrance faced SE (ibid.). The well was removed shortly after it was recorded by Myler and there are no visible remains of it. 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 Derreenkealig.

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 Derreenkealig, 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 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 Derreenkealig.

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

Name

Derreenkealig · Doire an Chaolaigh

Area

1,130,268 m² (113.03 ha, 279.3 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmocomoge, and its townlands

Barony

Bantry

Electoral division

Mealagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

401 people lived in 148 households in the Mealagh electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cahernacrin, Cloonygorman, Dromsullivan South, Glanbannoo Upper

Placenames

Derreenkealig 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.