# Blackpool, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Mogeely, barony of Kinatalloon, Co. Cork; in Irish An Linn Dubh. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 154,985 m² (15.5 ha, 38.3 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,052 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 22 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Mogeely, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/mogeely.md - Barony: Kinatalloon - Electoral division: Curraglass, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 429 people lived in 144 households in the Curraglass electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/10091 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 41027 - Centre: latitude 52.092873, longitude -8.049043 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Blackpool, from 53 m² to 127,069 m² (12.71 ha, 31.4 acres); 5 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2270408: 127,069 m² (12.71 ha, 31.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2270408.md - Parcel 2219901: 5,817 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2219901.md - Parcel 2219900: 5,384 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2219900.md - Parcel 2270412: 2,689 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2270412.md - Parcel 2219903: 1,956 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2219903.md - Parcel 5352743: 1,833 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5352743.md - Parcel 2503248: 1,465 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2503248.md - Parcel 2503157: 1,454 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2503157.md - Parcel 2219904: 1,088 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2219904.md - Parcel 2270410: 1,052 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2270410.md - Parcel 2270411: 979 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2270411.md - Parcel 2270409: 974 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2270409.md - Parcel 5837925: 967 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5837925.md - Parcel 2219902: 527 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2219902.md - Parcel 4637003: 432 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4637003.md - Parcel 2117771: 397 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2117771.md - Parcel 2502636: 254 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2502636.md - Parcel 2219905: 206 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2219905.md - Parcel 5352770: 53 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5352770.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Blackpool in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 22 applications, newest first. - 18 Dec 2025, Cork County Council 25/6867: Grant with conditions. Permission. Permission for the following works at Curraglass National School :- 1) Removal of existing external lean-to open canopy attached to school building; 2) Construction of new single storey extension to existing school building to include 1 no. new mainstream classroom, 1 no. new universal toilet, ancillary accommodation and new circulation areas; 3) Minor alterations to existing elevations and floor plans of existing school building to facilitate proposed works, including the installation of new rooflights to existing roof, construction of 1 no. new window and installation of new external lean-to open canopy; 4) Removal and decommissioning of existing septic tank and installation of new wastewater treatment system and associated infiltration area; 5) Extension of the existing outdoor hard standing play areas; 6) Installation of new soakaway; 7) Decommissioning of existing oil tank and associated pipework, and installation of new enclosed (1.8m high fencing) LPG tank to serve the school and associated pipework; 8) Removal of existing external metal shelter and relocation on site of 1 no. existing storage shed; 9) All associated ancillary development works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/6867 - 20 Feb 2024, Cork County Council 24/4267: Refused. Permission. Permission for the construction of a storey and a half style dwelling with adjoining carport, domestic vehicular entrance & bridge, septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/4267 - 4 Mar 2022, Cork County Council 22/4477: Conditional. Permission. 1) Retention of existing workshop building and change of use of same from commercial joinery workshop to a domestic workshop/garage; 2) retention of additional roof window on eastern roof pitch of rear extension of existing dwelling house; 3) permission for conversion of existing attached garage to habitable space; 4) permission to decommission existing septic tank and soak-pit serving existing dwelling house and replace it with a new treatment plant and filter & all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=22/4477 - 2 Mar 2021, Cork County Council 21/4510: Refused. Permission. Site development works including sewerage treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works for 13 no. dwellings.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/4510 - 21 Jan 2021, Cork County Council 21/4095: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission for Site development works including sewerage treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works for 13 no. dwellings.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/4095 - 16 Dec 2020, Cork County Council 20/6852: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission for site development works including sewerage treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works for 13 no. dwellings.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/6852 - 13 Oct 2020, Cork County Council 20/6233: Incompleted application. Permission. Site development works including sewerage treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works for 13 no. dwellings.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/6233 - 11 Sept 2020, Cork County Council 20/5979: Incompleted application. Permission. Site development works including sewerage treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works for 13 no. dwellings.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/5979 - 21 Dec 2015, Cork County Council 15/6915: Conditional. Permission. The upgrading of the existing waste water treatment plant, the construction of a 814 sq.m lined treatment wetland, the installation of a sand filter, a pumping station and 1.5km 12 bar 32mm OD MDPE underground effluent discharge pipe in a wayleave through farm land in Rosybower, Curraglass, Mallow to the Bride River. The existing effluent percolation system will be decommissioned and the effluent from the fish processing plant will be then discharged to the Bride River. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/6915 - 25 Nov 2015, Cork County Council 15/6660: Incompleted application. Permission. The upgrading of the existing waste water treatment plant, the installation of a lined treatment wetland, the installation of a sand filter, a pumping station and a 1.5km 12 Bar 32mm OD MDPE underground effluent discharge pipe in a wayleave through farm land in Rosybower Curraglass Mallow to the Bride River. The existing effluent percolation system will be decommissioned and the effluent from the fish processing plant will be then discharged to the Bride River. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/6660 - 20 Oct 2015, Cork County Council 15/6342: Incompleted application. Permission. The upgrading of the existing waste water treatment plant, the installation of a lined treatment wetland, the installation of a sand filter, a pump station and a 1.5km of 12 bar 32mm OD MDPE pipe to the Bride River. The existing effluent percolation system will be decommissioned and the effluent from the fish processing plant will be then discharged to the Bride River. In conjunction with the planning application Carr Fish Limited will also apply for a new Discharge License to discharge the final treated effluent to the river.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/6342 - 21 Aug 2015, Cork County Council 15/5870: Incompleted application. Permission. The upgrading of the existing waste water treatment plant, the installation of a lined treatment wetland, the installation of a sand filter, a pump station and a 1.5km of 12 bar 32mm OD MDPE pipe to the Bride River. The existing effluent percolation system will be decommissioned and the effluent from the fish processing plant will be then discharged to the Bride River. In conjunction with the planning application Carr Fish Limited will also apply for a new Discharge License to discharge the final treated effluent to the river.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/5870 - 1 Jul 2015, Cork County Council 15/5425: Conditional. Permission. Construction of car park to serve existing school, construction of new site boundaries including road boundary wall, provision of vehicular entrance and dishing of existing footpath at entrance, new pedestrian entrances including access gates, erection of safety barriers for the extent of the public footpath construction of open shelter and all ancillary works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/5425 - 27 May 2015, Cork County Council 15/5105: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of car park to serve existing school, construction of new site boundaries including road boundary wall, provision of vehicular entrance and dishing of existing footpath at entrance, new pedestrian entrances including access gates, erection of safety barriers for the extent of the public footpath and all ancillary works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/5105 - 26 Jul 2006, Cork County Council 06/9269: Conditional. Permission. Construction of new classroom, learning support room, concrete play area, second entrance from public road to new parking area and retention of general purpose room, proprietary waste water treatment plant and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/9269 - 21 Dec 2005, Cork County Council 05/9549: Conditional. Permission consequent. Bungalow. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/9549 - 17 Nov 2005, Cork County Council 05/8464: Incompleted application. Permission consequent. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/8464 - 7 Sept 2005, Cork County Council 05/6463: Conditional. Permission. Construction of resource room extension to school. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/6463 - 18 Jan 2005, Cork County Council 05/145: Conditional. Permission. Site development works, including sewage treatment unit and percolation area, for 14 no. dwellinghouses. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/145 - 16 Sept 2004, Cork County Council 04/7071: Conditional. Outline permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/7071 - 31 May 2004, Cork County Council 04/3896: Conditional. Permission. Seafood processing facility including associated site works and effluent treatment plant. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/3896 - 14 Apr 2004, Cork County Council 04/2475: Conditional. Permission. Construction of classroom extension to National School, vehicular entrance, boundary wall, septic tank and percolation area. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/2475 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Blackpool. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CO046-073: Settlement deserted - medieval, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO046-073----. To W of Curraglass village, S of road, on presumed site of 'English Houses' marked on Walter Ralegh's estate map of 1598 for Mogeely. Excavations in August 1992 revealed remains of 18th century farm buildings; no traces of underlying features. Presence of green-glazed wares of 15th-17th century dates suggests proximity to Elizabethan settlement; excavator suggests that line of road changed pre-1842 map, either obliterating settlement or running to its 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 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Blackpool. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Blackpool, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1502, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1502.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/blackpool.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/blackpool.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/blackpool.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Blackpool with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Curraglass West: https://everytownland.com/cork/curraglass-west.md - Frankfort: https://everytownland.com/cork/frankfort.md - Lisnabrin Lower: https://everytownland.com/cork/lisnabrin-lower.md - Poundfields: https://everytownland.com/cork/poundfields.md - Rosybower: https://everytownland.com/cork/rosybower.md - Vinepark: https://everytownland.com/cork/vinepark.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/cork/blackpool - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/blackpool