Bridgeland West
Townland in the civil parish of Rathcormack, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork; in Irish Fearann an Droichid Thiar
- Area
- 18.5 ha
- 46 acres
- Land parcels
- 40
- registered freehold, median 680 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses
- Planning
- 30
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bridgeland West, from 5 m² to 124,451 m² (12.45 ha, 30.75 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 9 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 37 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M4Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses (Built up area)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
28 May 2026Grant with conditions
Permission to: 1) Subdivide site, alter site boundary and boundary conditions, 2) Construct a first floor extension above an existing single storey flat roof to west of dwelling, 3) Construct 2 no. enclosed lean to porch to north and south of dwelling, 4) Additional external alterations, 5) Permission for temporary retention for demountable dwelling (mobile home) for the duration of 1 year and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1420
22 May 2026Grant with conditions
Erect a 21 metre high monopole telecommunications support structure together with antennae, dishes, and associated telecommunications equipment, all enclosed in security fencing.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1371
14 Apr 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission to:- 1) Subdivide site, alter site boundary and boundary conditions, 2) To construct a first floor extension above an existing single storey flat roof to west of dwelling, 3) To construct 2 No. enclosed lean to porch to north and south of dwelling, 4) Additional external alterations and 5) Permission for temporary retention for demountable dwelling (mobile home) for the duration of 1 year and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0929
12 Mar 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission to 1) Subdivide site, alter site boundary and boundary conditions, 2) To construct an extension above existing single storey flat roof to west of dwelling, 3) To construct 2 No. enclosed lean to porch to north and south of dwelling, 4) Additional external alterations and 5) Permission for temporary retention for demountable dwelling for the duration of 1 year and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0605
13 Nov 2025Invalid - case closed
Permission to: 1) erect an extension above an existing single storey flat roof to side (West) of existing dwelling, 2) erect 2 no. enclosed lean to porch to front (North) and rear (South) of existing dwelling, 3) additional external alterations and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6461
18 Jun 2025Withdrawn
Permission for proposed works at existing service station permitted under Cork County Council ref: 18/7323 and 21/6213 at site at East Cork Oil service station. Proposed works: 1) the extension of the site to the east, north and south to increase the overall site/development area to provide new truck fuelling area with 2 no. truck/HGV fuel dispensing pumps, new truck parking area, new automatic car wash, new manual car wash, 2 no. underground fuel storage tanks , 2 no. new interceptors, additional vehicular parking area and new site lighting, 2) demolition of existing solid structures forming existing east and south – facing boundaries and removal of 1 no. fuel dispensing pump and ancillary plant located at existing southern and eastern boundaries and to block up 1 no. existing vehicular access gate currently serving field to rear of site to facilitate proposed developments, 3) to construct new 0.9m high front boundary wall to match existing and to extend adjoining public footpath, 4) to construct new single storey flat roof extensions to front and side elevation of existing amenity building to provide additional retail area to serve existing shop (total retail area = 96.4sq.m) and to provide additional ancillary indoor seating area, 5) proposed alterations to existing amenity building elevations to include relocation of existing signage and provision of new signage, 6) new extension and modifications to existing forecourt canopy, 7) alterations to existing forecourt to include relocation of 1 no. fuel dispensing pump and provision of 1 no. additional fuel dispensing pump, 8) to relocate existing free-standing totem advertising sign onsite to southern end of site, 9) modifications to 1no. existing vehicular entrance serving service station, 10) to construct new MV substation to serve new EV charging points, 11) provision of new secure enclosure for storage of refuse adjacent to amenity building, 12) all associated ancillary site development works including landscaping, drainage, relocation of onsite offset fill points and associated fuel vents, relocation onsite of existing standby generator, new air/water/vacuum services area, provision of vehicular and bicycle parking, provision of new outdoor customer seating area, construction of new boundary treatments and alterations to part of existing boundary wall along southern boundary of development site. Permission for retention is also sought for the following: 1) 1no. existing underground fuel storage tank,
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5179
31 May 2023Withdrawn
Permission to construct a two storey dwelling, domestic garage, vehicle entrance and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5115
31 Aug 2021Conditional
Demolition of existing domestic shed, construction of a two storey detached dwellinghouse, vehicular entrance and all ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6399
22 Feb 2021Conditional
(1) Renovation and elevational changes to existing dressing room building and (2) construction of extension to dressing room building incorporating shower areas, extension to gym and store.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4435
27 Sept 2018Conditional
Demolition of existing habitable two storey dwellinghouse, domestic garage, glasshouse, and domestic shed, construction of 4 no. two storey detached dwellinghouses, 2 no. vehicular shared entrances and all ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6548
27 Jun 2018Conditional
Construct a domestic garage for the storage of a camper.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5670
2 Feb 2018Conditional
Residential development comprising 2 no. detached and 6 no. semi-detached dwellings and all associated ancillary development works including vehicular access, parking, footpaths, drainage, landscaping and amenity space. Access to the proposed development will be via the R639 road.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4274
11 Apr 2017Conditional
Demolition of existing structure (disused workshop/storage garage) on site and construction of a dwelling house with associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4861
3 Mar 2017Incompleted application
Demolition of existing structure on site and construction of a dwellinghouse with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4492
18 Aug 2015Conditional
Construction of an animal house and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5829
26 Apr 2010Conditional
Two dwellinghouses, entrances and associated works and demolition of domestic garage
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 10/4991
6 Apr 2010Incompleted application
Demolition of domestic garage and construction of 2 no. dwellinghouses, entrances and associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 10/4776
19 Mar 2010Incompleted application
Two dwellinghouses, entrances and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4630
29 Jan 2010Refused
Demolition of existing shed and construction of 2 no. dwellings and 1 no. garage
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 10/4151
18 Dec 2009Incompleted application
2 no. dwellinghouses and 1 no. garage
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 09/7962
10 Nov 2009Conditional
Construction of hurling alley with an all weather surface and lighting, all weather training pitch, security fencing, and installation of lighting to the existing pitch
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7598
28 Nov 2008Conditional
Alterations & extensions to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9883
26 Jun 2007Conditional
Demolition of attached garage to dwelling, renovations and a single storey extension to the rear of dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8999
12 Apr 2005Conditional
Extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2286
4 Aug 2004Conditional
Dormer dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/5965
The 25 most recent of 30 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: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
Recorded monuments
- CO044-055 Kiln - lime
Description
Roadside; front S-facing; front wall partially collapsed exposing infilled funnel (diam. 2m). Arched recess infilled with rubble. Ramp to rear. 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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bridgeland West.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1288 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Bridgeland West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Bridgeland West · Fearann an Droichid Thiar
- Area
- 185,384 m² (18.54 ha, 45.81 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rathcormack, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Rathcormack, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Rathcormack electoral division: 2,643 people in 884 households; 74% of households own their home; 65% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bridgeland East, Kilshannig Lower, Knockadroleen, Lisnagar Demesne, Rathcormack
- Placenames
- Bridgeland West 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.