Carrigdownane Upper

22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrigdownane Upper, from 27 m² to 210,615 m² (21.06 ha, 52.04 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Carrigdownane Upper 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.

• 11 May 2023Conditional

  A 10 year planning permission to continue to operate, and to extend the existing limestone quarry at Carrigdownane Upper, Rockmills, Co.Cork. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will accompany the application. The planning application and the EIAR may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the office of the planning authority.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4944

• 22 Sept 2022Incompleted application

  Permission to extend the existing limestone quarry at Carrigdownane Upper and Lisnagoorneen, Rockmills, Co.Cork. An environmental impact assessment report (EIAR) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. The planning application and the EIAR can be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6136

• 5 Sept 2022Incompleted application

  Permission to extend the existing limestone quarry at Carrigdownane upper and Lisnagourneen, Rockmills, Co.Cork. An EIAR will accompany the application. The planning application and EIAR may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6008

• 29 Jun 2021Conditional

  Permission to retain the quarry service yard extension, control room, lime crusher enclosure, lime storage shed, site office, generator enclosure, weighbridge office, and lime manufacturing, and for permission to extend the lime storage shed, all at the existing quarry.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5792

• 16 Jul 2020Conditional permission

  To construct a calf house with feeding passage and effluent tank, cattle shed with slatted tank, straw bedded shed and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5479

• 18 Nov 2019Refused

  To retain the quarry service yard extension, control room, lime crusher enclosure, lime storage shed, site office, generator enclosure, weighbridge office, lime manufacturing, and for permission to extend the lime storage shed, all at the existing quarry.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6736

• 13 Sept 2019Conditional

  The construction of a fire water retention tank, a roof structure for a bunding area and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6256

• 3 Mar 2016Conditional

  Offices, toilets, car parking, treatment unit and percolation area adjoining the existing weighbridge.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4487

• 7 Jul 2015Conditional

  Permission for (a) extension of existing limestone quarry, (b) new portacabin (office/toilet/canteen), (c) wastewater treatment plant and percolation area, (d) aggregate storage areas, (e) bored well (f) diesel tank, (g) use of existing internal roads, weighbridge and entrance, (h) ancillary works, and (i) Retention of existing quarry area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5484

• 14 Jan 2015Conditional

  Demolition of derelict shed and construction of (a) dairy with calf house, (b) effluent tank, (c) feed bin, (d) cattle shed with slatted tank, and (e) conversion of part of straw bedded house to milking parlour and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4055

• 10 Sept 2014Incompleted application

  Construct easy feed livestock shed with slatted slurry storage tank and demolish existing storage buildings and replace with portal frame shed to be used as hay/straw store, machinery store and calf shed and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5931

• 23 Jul 2014Refused

  (a) Extension to the existing limestone quarry, (b) new portacabin (office/toilet/canteen), (c) Wastewater treatment plant and percolation area, (d) aggregate storage areas, (e) bored well, (f) diesel tank, (g) use of existing internal roads, weighbridge and entrance, and (h) ancillary works. Permission for Retention of existing quarry area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5600

• 9 Jul 2014Incompleted application

  (a) Retention and extension of existing limestone quarry, (b) new portacabin (office/toilet/canteen), (c) wastewater treatment plant and percolation area, (d) bored well, (e) diesel tanks, (f) use of existing internal roads, weighbridge & entrance, and (g) Ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5474

• 8 Jun 2012Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension to the side of an existing dwelling and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5261

• 31 May 2012Conditional

  Demolish an existing cattle shed, construct a cattle shed and a calf house, extend existing slatted tank and existing silage slab and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5187

• 22 May 2009Conditional

  2 no. tyre product storage warehouses

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5678

• 1 May 2009Incompleted application

  2no. stores

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5385

• 30 May 2008Conditional

  Retention of tyre chopping plant and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7024

• 8 May 2008Incompleted application

  Retention of tyre chopping plant and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6597

• 23 Aug 2007Conditional

  Construction of fire water storage lagoon, perimeter security fencing and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10463

• 13 Jul 2007Incompleted application

  Construction of fire water retention tank, security fencing and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9573

• 14 Jun 2007Refused

  Residential development of 4 no. demountable dwellings

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8656

• 14 Jun 2007Incompleted application

  Construction of fire water retention tank, security fencing and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8653

• 26 Feb 2007Conditional

  Construction of tyre store and construction of extensions to 2 no. existing tyre stores, construction of open tyre storage area, new vehicular entrance, covered bunded fuel storage area and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5422

• 26 Jan 2007Incompleted application

  Construction of new tyre store, extension to 2 no. existing tyre stores, construction of open tyre storage area, vehicular entrance, covered bunded fuel storage area and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4515

The 25 most recent of 34 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Brown's Farm, Togher Cross Roads 001169

Recorded monuments

• CO026-024 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  At W side of farmyard. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; external face of bank to E altered to form straight line, forming right angles at NE and SE corners on 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; ground surface severely cut up by machinery; no visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO026-025 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on gentle N-facing slope. Depicted as hachured roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO026-026 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Depicted as hachured irregular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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 Carrigdownane Upper.

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

At the centre of the townland of Carrigdownane Upper, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Carrigdownane Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Carrigdownane Upper · Carraig Dhúnáin Uachtarach

Area

1,223,834 m² (122.38 ha, 302.42 acres)

Civil parish

Carrigdownane, and its townlands

Barony

Fermoy

Electoral division

Derryvillane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

528 people lived in 189 households in the Derryvillane electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballykeating, Ballynahalisk, Carrigdownane Lower, Corbally, Lisnagoorneen

Placenames

Carrigdownane Upper 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.