Cappaghglass
Townland in the civil parish of Skull, barony of Carbery West (West Division), Co. Cork; in Irish An Cheapach Ghlas
- Area
- 174.2 ha
- 430 acres
- Land parcels
- 146
- registered freehold, median 3,357 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 67
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
146 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cappaghglass, from 11 m² to 114,927 m² (11.49 ha, 28.4 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 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
No zone of a development plan covers Cappaghglass 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
5 Mar 2026Awaiting f.i. response
Permission to construct a Dwellinghouse, ancillary studio, waste water treatment unit and all associated siteworks and for Permission to locate a timber framed mobile home on the site for a period of up to 2 years
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0530
22 Dec 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for refurbishment and extension of an existing ruinous former dwellinghouse, permission also sought for installation of proprietary wastewater tretment plant with tertiary filter and all associated siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6958
25 Jul 2025Conditional permission
Planning Permission for Retention of a sunroom extension as constructed (previously granted under Pl Reg Ref No. 16/279) and Planning Permission is also sought for the demolition of a single storey extension and for the construction of a single storey extension to an existing dwellinghouse, and all associated site works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/414
13 Dec 2024Refused
Permission for refurbishment and extension of an existing ruinous former dwellinghouse. Permission also sought for installation of proprietary wastewater treatment plant with tertiary filter and all associated siteworks.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/687
16 Feb 2024Conditional
Erection of agricultural shed for storage of hay and straw and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/71
28 Nov 2023Conditional
Proposed demolitions, extensions, alterations and renovations to an existing dwelling, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/672
15 Jun 2023Refused
Retention and Completion of machinery storage shed and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/319
28 Apr 2022Conditional
(i) demolition of existing dwellinghouse and outbuildings; (ii) construction of a new dwellinghouse; (iii) installation of a new wastewater treatment unit and all associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/297
9 Mar 2022Conditional
Reconstruction of single storey outbuilding with pitched roof in walled yard to side of existing dwelling and construction of new detached 1.5 storey garage with pitched roof and dormer window to north of existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/164
23 Apr 2021Conditional
Alterations and single storey extension to dwelling and for erection of domestic garage/store
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/254
5 Jun 2020Conditional
Extension of farm complex to provide manure pit and partially covered wet yard over which animals have access and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/285
8 May 2020Conditional
Erection of dwelling house (modifications to house design permitted under planning ref. 19/699) and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/240
1 Nov 2019Conditional
To erect a dwelling house and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/699
27 Apr 2018Conditional
Extension to an existing garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/245
3 Jan 2018Conditional
Demolish rear wing and front porch of the existing house, demolish outbuildings attached to the existing house. Modifications to existing house elevations, restoration of existing house. Construction of single storey extension, construction of a small shed. Modification to existing stone walls on the west side of the existing house. Install new treatment system and percolation area together with all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/2
23 Oct 2017Conditional
Planning Permission for Retention of a detached ancillary mixed use building; consisting of a domestic garage and a guest cottage, and Planning Permission is also sought for a single storey detached ancillary storage building
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/678
13 Apr 2017Withdrawn
Permission for: (i) demolition of existing dwelling house and outbuildings; (ii) the construction of a new dwelling house; (iii) the conversion (change of use) of existing outbuildings to ancillary living accommodation; (iv) the installation of a new wastewater treatment unit and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/217
10 Mar 2017Incompleted application
(i) the demolition of existing dwellinghouse and outbuildings; (ii) the construction of a new dwellinghouse; (iii) the conversion [change of use] of existing outbuildings to ancillary living accommodation; (iv) the installation of a new wastewater treatment unit and all associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/142
15 Nov 2016Conditional permission
Permission for retention of domestic garage and retention of paved terrace with basement under and retention of fenestration changes to dwelling
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 16/689
9 May 2016Conditional
Sunroom extension to an existing dwellinghouse and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/279
22 Apr 2016Incompleted application
Sunroom extenstion to an existing dwellinghouse and all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/242
1 Aug 2014Conditional
Retention of (a) dwellinghouse (b) 2 no. footbridges, (c) ancillary domestic detached office building and permission for the construction of a connecting hallway & gym extension to the detached office building and all associated site and landscape works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/465
17 Jul 2012Unconditional
Erection of cattle shed
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/459
1 Sept 2011Conditional
Retention of general storage shed and permission for completion of associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/529
17 Aug 2011Conditional
Wind Turbine
Retention · Cork County Council, 11/507
The 25 most recent of 67 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
- CO140-051001 Mining complex
Description
On crest of ridge c. 3km S of Ballydehob. Indicated on OS 6-inch map (1842) as 'Cappagh Mine'. Remains consist of central, free standing chimney (H c. 12m; circ. c. 9.8m), upper courses of brick; two early 19th century 2-storey dwellings; remains of late 19th century 2-storey terraced dwellings. Road from mine passes magazine (CO140-053---), to Audley Cove to SE. 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
- CO140-051002 Industrial chimney
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CO140-052 Burial ground
Description
In pasture on S-facing slope. Slightly raised irregular area (26m N-S; 24m E-W) partially enclosed by field fence (NW->ESE). Many grave markers noted in interior. 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
- CO140-075 Bullaun stone
Description
According to local information, there was a bullaun stone towards the N end of a N-S garden wall at the rear of a house. In 2004 this wall was covered with ivy and briars and coniferous trees were growing beside it. Despite an extensive search, this possible bullaun stone was not found. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cappaghglass.
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 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 Cappaghglass.
- 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 Cappaghglass with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Cappaghglass · An Cheapach Ghlas
- Area
- 1,741,624 m² (174.16 ha, 430.36 acres)
- Civil parish
- Skull, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery West (West Division)
- Electoral division
- Ballydehob, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ballydehob electoral division: 924 people in 404 households; 75% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 22% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballycummisk, Foilnamuck, Greenmount, Stouke
- Placenames
- Cappaghglass 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.