Ardnagrena
Ardnagrena is a townland in the civil parish of Creagh, barony of Carbery West (East Division), Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Ard na Gréine.
- Area
- 59.9 ha
- 148 acres
- Land parcels
- 31
- registered freehold, median 6,818 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 47
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardnagrena, from 20 m² to 98,133 m² (9.81 ha, 24.25 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 9 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 Ardnagrena 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
27 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation
Retention of domestic shed, greenhouse, garden room including office, sauna, exercise room & basement plant & storage room underneath, site layout and all associated site development works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2239
31 Jul 2026Awaiting admin validation
Retention of domestic shed, greenhouse, garden room including office, sauna, exercise room & basement plant & storage room underneath, site layout and all associated site development works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2038
12 Jul 2023Conditional
Construction of an agricultural storage shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/386
13 Apr 2022Withdrawn
Permission for the installation of 6 no. camping pods, to construct a reception building, installation of on-site waste water treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/262
27 Oct 2021Withdrawn
Permission for the installation of 6 no. camping pods, to construct a reception building, installation of on-site waste water treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/739
29 Jan 2021Conditional
Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling, including demolition and replacement of single storey rear extension,, new sewage treatment system and demolition and construction of replacement garage outbuilding with loft storage
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/62
17 Dec 2020Incompleted application
Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling, including replacement of single storey rear extension, New sewage treatment system and demolition and construction of replacement garage outbuilding with loft storey
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/754
13 Nov 2020Incompleted application
Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling, incl. demolition and replacement of single storey rear extension, new sewage treatment system and demolition and construction of replacement garage outbuilding with loft storey
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/650
16 Oct 2020Incompleted application
Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling, incl. demolition and replacement of single storey rear extension, new sewage treatment system and demolition and construction of replacement garage outbuilding with loft storey
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/572
20 Feb 2020Conditional
Construction of dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/89
12 Feb 2020Incompleted application
Construction of dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/70
31 Oct 2019Withdrawn
Construction of dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/694
5 Feb 2019Conditional
Permission for alterations and extension of dwelling house along with associated site development works and for permission for retention of detached studio (former garage).
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/76
19 Dec 2018Conditional
Construction of extensions, new dormer windows and velux rooflights, conversion of existing attached garage to utility room and pantry, elevational changes, demolitions and internal refurbishments to an existing dwelling, landscaping and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/787
9 Mar 2018Conditional
Permission for the retention of (i) a single storey extension to an existing house, (ii) an outhouse and (iii) a septic tank and percolation area and all associated works
Retention · Cork County Council, 18/126
1 Apr 2016Refused
1. Demolish existing stone outbuilding, 2. Construct new ancillary dwelling, greenhouse and associated siteworks, 3. Revise the site boundary
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/188
11 Mar 2016Incompleted application
Permission to: 1. Demolish existing stone outbuilding 2. Construct new ancillary dwelling, greenhouse and associated siteworks 3. Revise the Site Boundary
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/139
16 Nov 2012Conditional
1) Construct a two storey extension to dwelling and 2) Install two new dormer windows to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/706
7 Nov 2012Incompleted application
Demolition of existing 2 storey dwelling and construction of a new 2 storey dwelling, reconstruction of the existing outbuilding and ancillary site works including waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/688
12 Mar 2012Conditional
Construction of single storey artists studio with connection to existing on-site treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/150
2 Mar 2012Incompleted application
Construction of single storey artists studio with connection to existing on-site treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/132
29 Feb 2012Conditional
Permission for: (a) Retention of alterations to plans and elevations of dwelling granted under Planning Reg. No. 07/939, (b) Retention of double garage with first floor storage (c) External alterations to said garage including removal of all first floor windows save for 2 no. rooflights, removal of first floor balcony and for internal alterations
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/125
3 Feb 2012Incompleted application
Retention of alterations to plans and elevations of their dwelling previously granted (reg.ref.07/939) and permission for retention of double garage with loft storage including alterations as proposed by this application
Retention · Cork County Council, 12/55
6 Oct 2010Refused
Permission for retention of alterations to plans and elevations of planning permission previously granted (reg. ref. 07/939) and permission for retention of double garage with loft overhead
Retention · Cork County Council, 10/676
12 Jul 2010Incompleted application
Retention of alterations to plans and elevations of planning permission previously granted (reg. ref. 07/939) and permission for retention of double garage with loft overhead
Retention · Cork County Council, 10/494
The 25 most recent of 47 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: Roaringwater Bay and Islands SAC 000101
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Roaringwater Bay And Islands 000101
Recorded monuments
- CO150-020 Burial ground
Description
In tillage. Rectangular platform (18m N-S; 15.5m E-W) defined by scarp (H 0.6m). Many grave markers visible. Cross-slab (CO150-052---) in NW quadrant. 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
- CO150-052 Cross-slab
Description
Rectangular upright stone (H 0.42m; 0.2m x 0.15m) in NW quadrant of burial ground (CO150-020---); long axis N-S; taller than surrounding grave markers. Latin cross (H 0.22m; Wth 0.16m) incised on W face; arms closer to base than to top. Carving of possible human face (Wth 0.08m; H 0.07m) in false relief on S face. Wedge-shaped incised carved on top of stone (L 0.12; Wth 0.06-0.08m). 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ardnagrena.
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 Ardnagrena, 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 high, 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 Ardnagrena.
- 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 Ardnagrena with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ardnagrena · Ard na Gréine
- Area
- 598,935 m² (59.89 ha, 148 acres)
- Civil parish
- Creagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery West (East Division)
- Electoral division
- Cape Clear, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 308 people lived in 139 households in the Cape Clear electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 34% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Gortadrohid, Gortaliscaw, Gortnalicky, Inane
- Placenames
- Ardnagrena 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.