Castletownroche

126 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castletownroche, from 33 m² to 495,979 m² (49.6 ha, 122.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• S5Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  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.

• 9 Sept 2026Awaiting technical validation

  Permission for retention of the following: 1) for the attic conversion of existing dwelling previously permitted under planning reference 02/1900 consisting of 7 no. rooflights and 2 no. first floor gable windows, 2) existing domestic garage ancillary to existing dwelling and all associated site works and services

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2353

• 30 Jul 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission for single storey ancillary granny flat to the rear of the existing main building. The proposed unit will comprise a living area, two double bedrooms and two bathrooms, along with all associated site development and drainage works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2031

• 29 May 2026Grant with conditions

  a) retention of extended roofless cubicles and feed area b) construction of a calf rearing shed and underground effluent and soiled water storage tank c) construction of 2 no. silage pits d) construction of a dungstead e) construction of a roof over existing waiting yard and handling & drafting area and all associated siteworks

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1435

• 10 Jun 2025Application withdrawn

  Permission for: a) construction of a calf rearing shed, b) construction of 2 no. silage pits, c) construction of a dungstead and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5113

• 8 Mar 2024Incompleted application

  Permission for alterations and extension to existing dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4407

• 3 Oct 2022Conditional

  Permission for a new extension and alterations to existing dwelling on site and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6223

• 4 May 2022Conditional

  Permission for alterations to existing dwelling consisting of the following works: (1) Permission for retention of ground floor extensions to the side and rear of existing dwelling (2) Permission for retention of existing domestic garage / store (3) Permission for the construction of a first floor extension to the side of existing dwelling and all associated site works and services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5009

• 3 Dec 2021Refused

  To erect a 30m high lattice telecommunications support structure together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment all enclosed in security fencing and all associated site works with an extension to the existing access track.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7269

• 2 Nov 2021Conditional

  To construct a dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6965

• 27 Sept 2019Conditional

  Construction of a livestock underpass, effluent holding tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6354

• 2 Jul 2018Conditional

  Retention of an existing dwelling previously granted under planning reference number 73/1403, existing awning, existing domestic garage/store, 2 No. entrances and all associated services including boundary alterations.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 18/5702

• 19 Jan 2018Conditional

  To erect a 2 storey rear extension to existing 2 storey semi detached dwelling, detached garage and also minor alterations to the front and side elevations of the existing dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4138

• 18 Dec 2017Incompleted application

  Erect a 2-storey rear extension and minor alterations to the front facade and detached domestic garage to existing 2-storey semi detached dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7317

• 1 Mar 2017Conditional

  Alterations to permitted site layout plan previously granted under Planning Reg. No. 15/4895 for the construction of a new Public Church Car Park, entrance and all associated public safety requirements. These alterations will consist of changes to the proposed entrance, surrounding area and location of public pedestrian crossing incorporating a new Quiet Garden to the rear of the Car Park and all associated site works in accordance with plans and documents submitted

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4463

• 11 Nov 2015Conditional

  Construction of a two storey extension to dwellinghouse, alterations to existing facades and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6525

• 7 Oct 2015Incompleted application

  Construction of two storey extension, alterations to existing facades and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6234

• 28 Jul 2015Conditional

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

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5675

• 30 Apr 2015Conditional

  Construction of new public church car park, car park entrance, boundary wall, footpaths, lighting, signage, public pedestrian crossing and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4895

• 8 Apr 2014Conditional

  Construction of cubicle house, geomembrane-lined slurry lagoon, and extend existing overground steel slurry storage tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4709

• 3 Feb 2014Conditional

  Permission for retention of a single storey flat roofed extension to rear of existing dwelling

  Retention · Cork County Council, 14/4183

• 1 Aug 2012Conditional

  Construction of a sunroom extension to existing two storey dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5667

• 8 Feb 2012Conditional

  (1) Permission for retention of: (a) as-built front elevation of existing Centra Supermarket (orginally granted under Planning Reg. No. 03/4079), (b) 2 no. storage sheds located at the rear of the existing site. (2) Permission for the following: (a) change of use of part of existing retail area to off-licence area (36.4m2) (b) change of use of existing stores area/staff facilities area to retail use (105m2), (c) construction of new single storey extension to the rear of the existing supermarket building comprising of part deli area, stores area and staff facilities area (174m2), (d) external plant and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4187

• 26 Aug 2011Conditional

  Dwelling and effluent treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5854

• 28 Jul 2011Incompleted application

  Construction of dwelling, effluent treatment system and agricultural building for the storage of machinery

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5636

• 18 May 2011Incompleted application

  Retention of front elevation of existing Centra Supermarket (originally granted under Planning Reg. No. 03/4079) and permission for [a] change of use of part of existing retail area to off-licence area (36.4 square metres), [b] change of use of existing stores area/staff facilities area to retail use (105 square metres), [c] construction of new single storey extension to the rear of existing supermarket building comprising of part deli area, stores area and staff facilities area (174 square metres), and [d] external plant and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5065

The 25 most recent of 75 applications.

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Castletownroche.

Recorded monuments

• CO026-052 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (28m N-S; 28m E-W) raised 1.35m on N side to compensate for hill slope. Interior enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.7m), overgrown with gorse to SE and SW. Break in bank to E. Remains of cultivation ridges cross interior as differential growth patterns, where according to local information, flax was grown. 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

• CO026-053 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on break in NW-facing slope. Depicted as arc of hachures S->NNW on W side of N-S field boundary on 1935 OS 6-inch map. Arc (C 24m) survives as low earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m) S->NNW, with external fosse filled with field clearance stones. Bank broken by rock outcrop. Remainder of circular enclosure to E of field fence visible as cropmark of fosse in aerial photograph (CASAP). 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

• CO026-054 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture on NE side of farmyard. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map; hachured as circular area (diam. c. 18m) enclosed by fosse on 1935 OS 6-inch map. Slightly raised area (30m N-S; 24m E-W), almost oval in plan, defined by scarp (H 0.7m) with evidence of bank surviving as slight internal lip (H 0.2m); shallow external fosse (D 0.3m). According to local information fosse infilled c. 1969. Possible entrance to ESE. 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

• CO026-055 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture. Depicted on 1935 OS 6-inch map as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 16m) surrounded by fosse SSE->N, with E side truncated by field boundary. Levelled; slight rise visible in area of site. 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

• CO026-056 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on 1935 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; undulations remain in area. 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

• CO026-139 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In tillage. Oval spread of burnt material (39m N-S; 22m E-W). 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

• CO026-250 Enclosure
  Description

  In tillage, cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 27m) defined by a ditch visible on Apple Maps imagery. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère See attached image Date of upload/revision: 05 April 2022

• CO026-251 Enclosure
  Description

  In tillage, cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 25m) defined by a ditch visible on Apple Maps imagery. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère See attached image Date of upload/revision: 05 April 2022

Architectural heritage

• The Close, country house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1790, having two-bay side elevations, single- and two-storey extensions to rear (north), and single-storey projecting porch to front (south) elevation. Evidence that house was originally L-shaped, north-west part being addition. Hipped slate roof having rendered chimneystack with terracotta pots. Pitched slate and flat felt roofs to rear extensions. Replacement uPVC bracket course and eaves cladding. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls to front and east elevations, with some to rear elevation. Exposed coursed limestone rubble walls to west and part of rear, with some red brick in English Garden Wall bond veining. Square-headed window openings, except for one with camber head to west elevation, all windows to front and side elevations of main block having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with painted tooled stone sills, and having painted render sill course to first floor of front elevation. Windows in exposed walls have red brick surrounds. Replacement uPVC windows to rear. Porch has pitched slate roof and replacement uPVC glazing and door to panelled risers. Square-headed door opening to rear having half-glazed timber battened door with timber battened half-door in front. Courtyard of outbuildings to rear accessed through segmental archway to west, with red brick voussoirs in coursed and snecked limestone rubble wall, having double-leaf cast-iron vehicular gate. Outbuildings comprise six-bay single-storey east range with two-bay single-storey projection to north, and six-bay two-storey north range, with pitched slate and replacement flat roofs and coursed limestone rubble walls. North range has blocked elliptical arch to east end of front elevation of north range having yellow brick voussoirs and inserted square-headed window and door openings, and square-headed window openings to first floor having timber louvers to first floor with red brick surrounds. Square-headed door openings having timber battened doors with some timber battened half-doors. Rectangular-plan walled garden to east of house, with coursed limestone rubble walls and having cast-iron gateway from house garden. Cast-iron fountain to south of house. Laneway to south-west approaching house. Angled coursed limestone and sandstone entrance walls terminating in square-plan piers with double-leaf wrought-iron vehicular gate.

• Riverview House, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  L-plan five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860, with gabled breakfront and having lean-to two-storey single-bay addition to south end of rear elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and clay chimney pots. Painted smooth rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having replacement two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with painted tooled stone sills. Canted bay to south end of ground floor of front elevation with replacement timber windows. Square-headed entrance doorway with painted render surround, paned overlight and replacement timber door, with limestone steps. Coursed limestone rubble boundary walls terminating in square-plan piers with decorative garden gate with rendered square-plan piers with steps and decorative wrought-iron vehicular gates between rubble limestone piers.

• Rockview, house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  End of terrace five-bay two-storey over half basement house, built c. 1810. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and projecting eaves with replacement uPVC boards. Painted rendered walls with painted rendered plinth course and quoins, roughcast to north elevation. Square-headed window openings having painted tooled stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, with remains of timber windows to basement. Segmental-headed entrance doorway having fluted Composite engaged columns supporting entablature, with dentils and concave archivolt having moulded enlarged dropped keystone. Double-leaf timber panelled door with panelled reveals, cast-iron door furniture, and divided fanlight, approached by limestone steps over basement area. Wrought-iron railings set on limestone plinths.

• House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830, as part of pair with adjoining house to south. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls with painted smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings having render surrounds and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with painted sills. Square-headed door opening having render surround and timber battened door with cast-iron door furniture and rectangular overlight.

• House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830, as part of pair with adjoining house to south. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls with painted smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings having render surrounds and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with painted sills. Square-headed door opening having render surround and timber battened door with cast-iron door furniture and rectangular overlight.

• Spire View, house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1810, with castellated carriage arch to north end. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and projecting eaves with replacement uPVC boarding. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered painted plinth course. Square-headed diminishing window openings having painted tooled stone sills with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed door opening with fluted Doric-style engaged columns supporting stepped beaded entablature with spoked fanlight and timber panelled door, and approached by limestone step. Set back slightly from road with wrought-iron railings. Round-headed carriage arch to north, giving access to yard to rear, is set into roughcast rendered wall with crenellated parapet and has peck-dressed limestone surround with plinths and sheet metal gate.

• Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding rectangular-plan Catholic church, built 1848. Burnt and rebuilt to original plan in 1898. Comprising seven-bay nave having side aisles, single-bay single-storey porch to north-west corner, two-bay single-storey sacristy to south-east corner, and having recent flat-roofed addition to south. Slate roof, pitched to nave and sacristy and lean-to to side aisles, with decorative terracotta ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods and having ashlar limestone bellcote with pointed arch bell opening, and limestone cross finials to gables. Some curved tooled stone brackets to eaves. Nave has coursed limestone rubble walls to north wall and to west half of south wall, with tooled limestone buttresses to north wall and west gable, and recent lined-and-ruled render elsewhere. Tooled bracket course and plinth course having some wrought-iron vents. Nave and sacristy have lancet window openings, east gable has triple lancet window and west gable has double-lancet window, both of latter flanked by lower lancets to side aisles. All windows having tooled chamfered surrounds and stained glass windows. Blocked pointed arch door opening to east end of north elevation, with rubbble limestone voussoirs. Quatrefoil detail to upper west gable. Pointed arch door opening to porch having replacement double-leaf timber doors. Pointed arch door opening to sacristy having timber panelled door. Geometric and encaustic tiled floor to interior. Double-leaf timber panelled doors to lobby. Pointed arch arcade with rendered square-plan columns having ogee-headed recesses to faces, and imposts. Timber stations of the cross and timber pews. Marble altar and side altars. Entrance gates have rendered square-plan piers with decorative single- and double-leaf wrought-iron gates. Detached three-bay two-storey presbytery to north-east, in church grounds, having gabled breakfront fronted single-storey gable-fronted porch, with hipped slate roof and rendered walls. Some priests' graves to site.

• House, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1810. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Painted roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered quoins. Square-headed window openings having replacement uPVC windows. Elliptical-headed door opening flanked by engaged Ionic columns, supporting entablature with spoked fanlight and with archivolt above. Replacement uPVC door. Attached single-bay two-storey former coach house to east, now in use as self-catering unit, having hipped slate roof and painted roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window opening to first floor with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window, and with elliptical-headed former carriage arch opening to ground floor having uPVC glazed window. Set back from the road with roughcast rendered boundary walls terminating in square-profile piers and having similar piers with wrought-iron gates.

• Water pump, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding water hydrant to west end of Chapel Road at road junction, erected c.1870, having fluted round shaft with moulded base and fluted domed cap, finial missing. Plain round spout, with recent tap to side. Maker's mark below spout.

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

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

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

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.

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

Name

Castletownroche · Baile Chaisleáin an Róistigh

Area

3,257,391 m² (325.74 ha, 804.92 acres)

Civil parish

Castletownroche, and its townlands

Barony

Fermoy

Electoral division

Castletownroche, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Castletownroche electoral division: 925 people in 373 households; 73% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhimock, Bridgetown Upper, Castlewidenham, Kilquane, Naglesborough, Rathnacarton, Skenakilla, Sleemana

Placenames

Castletownroche 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.