Balteenbrack
Balteenbrack is a townland in the civil parish of Ardfield, barony of Ibane and Barryroe, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is An Bailtín Breac.
Parcel 3380760
- Area
- 20,161 m² (2.02 ha, 4.98 acres)
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 293 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
- Balteenbrack
Planning applications on this parcel
18 Dec 2020Conditional
To construct dwelling, detached garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/761
30 Nov 2018Conditional
Permission for - 1. Demolition of existing extensions to dwelling house; 2. Demolition of all outhouses and sheds; 3. Construction of extensions to dwellinghouse; 4. Alterations to said dwelling house, including modifications to roof pitch and re-ordering of window opes and 5. Construction of garage building, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/732
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
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 4 recorded monuments.
- CO144-013001 Ringfort - rath
Description
Locally known as "fort field". No visible surface traces remaining. Associated with traditon of ringfort (CO144-013002-) and souterrain (CO144-013003-). 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
- CO144-013002 Ringfort - rath
Description
According to local information portion of "fort" (SW side) removed during road widening; tradition of associated souterrain (CO144-013003-). Arc, formed by undulation to NW may be remains of bank. 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
- CO144-013003 Souterrain
Description
Local tradition of souterrain found in channel N of outhouse; later covered over. Channel now very overgrown. Tradition of two ringforts (CO144-013001, CO144-013002-) in field to N. 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
- CO144-013004 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Enclosed by low rectangular drystone-wall (H c. 0.5m). Some water contained in well; small stream flows beside it. Does not appear to be in holy use. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
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 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 low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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
- 37.2 ha
- 92 acres
- Land parcels
- 36
- registered freehold, median 2,406 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 34
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
36 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balteenbrack, from 51 m² to 117,151 m² (11.72 ha, 28.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 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 Balteenbrack 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
15 Nov 2022Conditional
Demolition of 3 no. existing farm buildings and the construction of 4 no. detached dwellings with individual wastewater treatment units, access from L-4008.18 road, provision for internal roads and paths, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/696
1 Dec 2021Withdrawn
The demolition of 3 no. existing farm buildings and the construction of 4 no. detached dwellings with individual wastewater treatment units, access from L-4008-18 road, provision for internal roads and paths, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/832
12 Apr 2021Conditional
The Construction of a dwelling house and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/238
22 Mar 2021Conditional
Construction of a dwelling house and domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/195
18 Dec 2020Conditional
To construct dwelling, detached garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/761
15 Feb 2019Conditional
Construction of a detached ancillary dwelling unit (for use as granny flat/storage) and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/98
8 Feb 2019Conditional
The demolition of 3 no. existing farm buildings and the construction of 8 no. detached dwellings with individual wastewater treatment units, access from L-4008-18 road, provision for internal roads and paths, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/84
5 Feb 2019Incompleted application
Construction of a detached ancillary dwelling unit (for use as granny flat/storage) and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/74
30 Nov 2018Conditional
Permission for - 1. Demolition of existing extensions to dwelling house; 2. Demolition of all outhouses and sheds; 3. Construction of extensions to dwellinghouse; 4. Alterations to said dwelling house, including modifications to roof pitch and re-ordering of window opes and 5. Construction of garage building, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/732
29 Aug 2018Conditional
Demolition of five single storey agricultural buildings, joined to two attached retained agricultural buildings. Conversion and alteration of the two retained attached agricultural buildings into a dwelling, with a single storey extension to the side and a new canopy/terrace extension within the courtyard. All of this with a new septic tank, new entrance, landscaping and drainage
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/513
19 Jan 2015Conditional
Construction of new detached dwelling, detached garage, new entrance, septic tank and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/12
23 May 2014Conditional
Construct detached dwelling unit for use ancillary to main dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/319
22 May 2014Incompleted application
Construct a detached dwelling unit for use ancillary to main dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/307
21 Sept 2009Refused
Demolition of existing farm building and erection of 3no. 4 bed dwellings with new vehicular entrance to Main road and associated drainage and ancillary works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 09/1036
2 Sept 2009Incompleted application
Demolition of existing farm building and the erection of 3no. 4 bed dwellings with new vehicular entrance to Main road and associated drainage and ancillary works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 09/975
12 Aug 2009Incompleted application
3no. 4 bed dwellings with vehicular entrance to Main raod and associated drainage and ancillary works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 09/899
27 May 2008Conditional
Retention of construction of agricultural entrance onto public road
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/982
9 Jan 2008Refused
Construction of 4no. dwellinghouses with individual treatment units and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/35
21 Dec 2007Refused
Dwelling, domestic garage and installation of septic tank
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/3193
26 Jul 2007Conditional
Extension and modification to existing dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2016
19 Jul 2007Conditional
Extensions and modifications to existing dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1955
1 Jun 2007Incompleted application
Dwelling, domestic garage and installation of septic tank
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/1434
26 Jan 2007Refused
Dwellling, domestic garage and installation of septic tank
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/196
8 Sept 2006Conditional
Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse including dormer window, conservatory and car port; construction of domestic garage; retention of relocated vehicular entrance and elevational changes to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1827
14 Aug 2006Incompleted application
Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse including dormer window, conservatory and car port; construction of a domestic garage; Retention of relocated vehicular entrance and elevational changes to the permitted dwelling.
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1611
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.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Balteenbrack.
Recorded monuments
- CO144-011 Standing stone
Description
In pasture on W-facing slope. Also marked 'Pillars' on OS 6-inch map (1842). No visible surface trace. Possibly gate pillars. 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
- CO144-013001 Ringfort - rath
Description
Locally known as "fort field". No visible surface traces remaining. Associated with traditon of ringfort (CO144-013002-) and souterrain (CO144-013003-). 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
- CO144-013002 Ringfort - rath
Description
According to local information portion of "fort" (SW side) removed during road widening; tradition of associated souterrain (CO144-013003-). Arc, formed by undulation to NW may be remains of bank. 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
- CO144-013003 Souterrain
Description
Local tradition of souterrain found in channel N of outhouse; later covered over. Channel now very overgrown. Tradition of two ringforts (CO144-013001, CO144-013002-) in field to N. 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
- CO144-013004 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Enclosed by low rectangular drystone-wall (H c. 0.5m). Some water contained in well; small stream flows beside it. Does not appear to be in holy use. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Balteenbrack.
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 Balteenbrack, 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Balteenbrack.
- 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 Balteenbrack with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Balteenbrack · An Bailtín Breac
- Area
- 371,924 m² (37.19 ha, 91.9 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
- Ballyva, Carhoo, Corrabally, Creboy, Dunnycove, Greenanes, Greenfield, Mountain Common
- Placenames
- Balteenbrack 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.