Adamstown

70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Adamstown, from 70 m² to 214,803 m² (21.48 ha, 53.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Adamstown 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.

• 15 Dec 2025Application withdrawn

  Permission for the construction of extension to side of dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6800

• 1 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for the construction of a single-storey extension to the side elevation and to provide a new door to the rear elevation of an existing dwelling, and the construction of new roadside boundary wall, piers and gates for the site entrance, and any associated site works. The application also includes for the retention of a glass-house and garden room on site.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5745

• 29 Sept 2023Conditional

  Permission for: 1) retention of conversion of garage attached to dwelling house and first floor extension over, 2) retention of velux roof lights to rear of dwelling house, 3)retention of raised timber balcony/terrace with railings and with external steps and retention of raised terrace with associated glazed railings constructed adjoining the rear elevation of the main dwelling.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 23/5970

• 11 Jul 2023Withdrawn

  Conversion of garage attached to dwelling house to granny flat and first floor extension to said granny flat, retention of velux roof lights to rear of dwelling house.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 23/5435

• 14 Apr 2023Withdrawn

  Permission for construction: A)1 No. Agricultural building to include easi feed passage and slatted slurry tank. B)1 No. silage pit and 1 No. dungstead. C)Soiled Water/parlour washings tank along with associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4720

• 10 Nov 2022Conditional

  Retention of (i) elevational alterations to existing dwelling, (ii) conversion of attic of existing dwelling to habitable accommodation including roof lights and windows.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 22/6515

• 30 Aug 2021Conditional

  The construction of; dwellinghouse, shed, vehicular entrance, installation of a septic tank and percolation area, a domestic well and all ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6375

• 26 Mar 2021Conditional

  To construct a dwellinghouse, to install a domestic waste water treatment system and to carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4756

• 6 Mar 2020Conditional

  Permission for retention for 1) existing agricultural building containing attached sheds used for the purpose of storing agricultural produce, 2) existing shop used for the purpose of selling agricultural produce, 3) existing portable cabin used as a staff changing room/canteen, 4) existing portable container used for the purpose of storing domestic household items ancillary to the family home and all associated site work.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/4470

• 17 Feb 2020Incompleted application

  Permission for retention for 1) existing shed used for the purpose of storing agricultural produce, 2) existing shop used for the purpose of selling agricultural produce, 3) existing portable cabin used as a staff changing room/canteen, 4) existing portable container used for the purpose of storing domestic household items ancillary to the family home and all associated site work.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/4296

• 11 Oct 2019Withdrawn

  To construct a dwellinghouse, to install a domestic waste water treatment system and to carry out all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6463

• 19 Jul 2019Conditional

  Construct a shed for agricultural storage purpose and to carry out all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5824

• 31 May 2019Incompleted application

  Construct a shed for agricultural purpose and to carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5453

• 16 Nov 2018Refused

  To construct a dwelling house, to install a domestic waste water treatment system and to carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7009

• 3 Sept 2018Conditional

  Construction of a new dwelling house. Domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6319

• 28 Mar 2018Conditional

  Construct a dwellinghouse, to install a domestic waste water treatment system and to carry out all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4753

• 26 Sept 2017Refused

  Construction of a new dwellinghouse, , domestic garage, waste water treatment tank and percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6483

• 29 Aug 2017Incompleted application

  Construction of dwellinghouse, waste water treatment tank and percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6239

• 27 Jan 2017Conditional

  Construction of sunroom extension to front of dwellinghouse, shed installation to rear western side of dwellinghouse and all associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 17/4155

• 3 May 2016Unconditional

  To construct a garage for domestic purpose and to carry out all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5028

• 16 Oct 2015Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling house, a garage for domestic purpose, installation of a septic tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6325

• 24 Jul 2015Conditional

  Construction of a single-storey free-standing structure containing a swimming pool and ancillary rooms, the construction of a new entrance way to the site, associated site works, the demolition of existing outbuildings and the closing off of existing entrance to the site.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5650

• 7 Jul 2015Incompleted application

  The construction of a single-storey, free-standing structure containing a swimming pool and ancillary rooms, the construction of a new entrance way to the site, associated site works and the remodeling of the existing entranceway to the site.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5489

• 27 Apr 2015Conditional

  Construction of (a) 1no. agricultural building to include easi feed passage and slatted slurry tank, (b) 1no. silage pit and 1no. dungstead, (c) soiled water/parlour washings tank, and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4857

• 27 Mar 2015Conditional

  Alterations to dwelling, namely; two storey extension to side, single storey front porch and single storey extension to front of dwelling, with new slate roof finish

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4599

The 25 most recent of 55 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 Adamstown.

Recorded monuments

• CO086-035 Enclosure
  Description

  In tillage, on S-facing slope. Casey (1983, 125) records 'destroyed' rectangular enclosure on Twomey's farm. According to local tradition, site of circular enclosure destroyed approximately "100 years ago". No visible surface trace. 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

• CO086-036 Moated site
  Description

  On S-facing slope, on E-W ridge overlooking Owenboy river valley to S. Rectangular area (33.5m E-W; 51.7m N-S) enclosed by two banks (max. int. H1.65m; max. ext. H 1.5m); separated by intervening fosse; heavily overgrown. Outer bank incorporated into field fence to N and W; forms edge of laneway to E and garden wall of house to S. 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

• CO086-093 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on break in S-facing slope, overlooking Owenabue river. Oval enclosure (42m E-W; c. 26m N-S) defined by low scarp; visible as shadow site (AP, Dr. D.D.C. Pochin Mould). 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

• Fivemilebridge Mill House, mill manager's house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey former miller's house, built c.1810, now in use as private house. Single-storey addition to side (east) and full-height bowed bay to rear (south). Hipped slate roof with central valley, having rendered chimneystacks, timber clad eaves and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered plinth. Diminishing square-headed window openings with render sills and surrounds. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor and six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor. Recent two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window ground floor of side (west) elevation. Replacement four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows to bowed bay openings. Recessed round-headed door opening to front elevation within render surround with pilasters surmounted by cornice, having glazed timber door surmounted by spoked fanlight. Square-headed door openings to rear elevation having double-leaf glazed timber doors. Single-storey multiple-bay former stable block to north. Set within own grounds having extensive gardens to front and rear. Rendered enclosing wall with square-profile gate piers to north.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.

• Adamstown, Ballinhassig5 sales

Name

Adamstown · Baile Adaim

Area

1,767,000 m² (176.7 ha, 436.64 acres)

Civil parish

Ballinaboy, and its townlands

Barony

Kerrycurrihy

Electoral division

Ballygarvan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballygarvan electoral division: 1,926 people in 612 households; 88% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballincranig, Ballinphelic, Ballygarvan, Ballynabearna, Kingsland, Tullig Beg, Tullig More

Placenames

Adamstown 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.