Coolasmuttane
Coolasmuttane is a townland in the civil parish of Shandrum, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cúil an Smutáin.
- Area
- 285.3 ha
- 705 acres
- Land parcels
- 52
- registered freehold, median 9,224 m² (0.92 ha, 2.28 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 30
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolasmuttane, from 150 m² to 324,038 m² (32.4 ha, 80.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Coolasmuttane 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
25 Apr 2024Conditional
Permission to (a) Construct a new dwelling house, (b) Modify an existing entrance and (c) Install a new septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4721
13 Oct 2020Conditional
To demolish utility room & shower room & construct a 2 storey extension to a 2 storey detached dwellinghouse & retention of a) domestic garage as constructed, b) conversion of domestic garage to home office & gym for use ancillary to the dwellinghouse, c) tennis court and associated fencing as constructed incl. all site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6229
18 Jun 2020Refused
To construct a detached dwellinghouse, wastewater treatment plant and driveway extended from the driveway and vehicle entrance of an existing dwellinghouse and all site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5244
18 Jun 2020Withdrawn
To demolish utility room and shower room and construct a 2 storey extension to a 2 storey detached dwellinghouse and retention of garage conversion to domestic gym/office use incl. all site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5241
11 Feb 2019Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse, entrance, waste water treatment unit and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4291
17 Oct 2018Conditional
Retention of (a) Attached domestic garage/store at western elevation of existing dwelling, (b) Extension at eastern elevation of existing dwelling and (c) glazing of front porch
Retention · Cork County Council, 18/6754
3 Sept 2018Refused
Construction of dwelling house, entrance, waste water treatment system and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6323
27 Aug 2018Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse, septic tank, percolation area and to enlarge and modify existing entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6253
1 Feb 2016Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse, entrance and waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4162
8 Nov 2013Conditional
Retention of existing rear and side extensions to existing cottage and including front porch
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/6129
2 Sept 2013Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5701
11 Aug 2008Conditional
Demolition of derelict dwellinghouse and construction of dormer style dwellinghouse, garage and installation of treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8333
22 Jul 2008Incompleted application
Demolition of derelict dwelling and construction of dormer style dwellinghouse, garage and installation of treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8023
4 Sept 2007Refused
Demolition of derelict dwelling and construction of dormer style dwellinghouse, garage and installation of bio waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10719
22 Jun 2007Conditional
Dormer style dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8912
6 Feb 2007Conditional
Construction of silage base and extension to cubicle house to include cubicles and slatted slurry tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4761
17 Jan 2007Conditional
Overground steel slurry store, slatted tank and 2 no. slatted effluent tanks
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4237
11 Dec 2006Incompleted application
Construction of overground steel slurry store, slatted slurry tank and effluent tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13158
15 May 2006Conditional
Slatted house
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/7197
4 May 2006Refused
Demolition of derelict farmhouse and barn and construction of 1 no. dormer type dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6888
13 Apr 2006Conditional
Bungalow and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6380
5 Dec 2005Conditional
Demolition of dwelling and construction of dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8960
5 Dec 2005Refused
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 05/8970
30 Nov 2005Conditional
Construction of beef house and silage base
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8834
28 Oct 2005Incompleted application
Construction of beef house and silage base
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8001
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Coolasmuttane.
Recorded monuments
- CO002-002 Moated site
Description
In level pasture. Square area (c. 30m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.5m) with external fosse (D 1m). Bank highest at four corners; entrance (Wth 3m) midway along SE side. Enclosure densely overgrown and consequently inaccessible. Listed by Barry (1981, 82, no. 22). 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
- CO002-003 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (c. 26m N-S; c. 24m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.85m) with shallow external fosse (max. D 0.65m). Bank heavily overgrown; gap (Wth 3.2m) to SE. Fosse deepened to W, forms part of drainage scheme. 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
- CO002-004 House - vernacular house
Description
At end of lane to N of road. Front (S) of 5 bays; central door; attic window in W end wall. Hipped roof with thatch; off-centre chimney to right. Modern addition to rear. 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
- CO002-005 Enclosure
Description
In level pasture. Roughly circular area (18.5m N-S; c. 15.5m E-W) defined by low earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m) with slight external fosse (max. D c. 0.4m). Entrance (Wth 5m) to SE; bank nearly levelled to NE for c. 2m. 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
- CO002-006 Enclosure
Description
Depicted as hachured rectangular raised area on 1842, 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. In level rough grazing. Levelled; rectangular area (48m ENE-WSW; 37.5m NNW-SSE) defined to N by slight scarp, to E by levelled bank visible as differential growth pattern (Wth 5m) with slight internal lip (H 0.2m), to S by townland/field boundary with drainage ditch to outside; depression which delimits W side may be associated with septic tank located immediately outside NW corner. Interior level and under long grass with some reeds growing near E side. 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
- CO002-007 Ringfort - rath
Description
In level pasture. Depicted as hachured roughly circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map, with bank truncated by roadway on NE side; only W half of enclosure depicted on 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Circular area (36.6m N-S) enclosed by faint trace of fosse E->S; earthen bank (H 0.4m) S->WSW with external fosse (D 0.9m); scarp WSW->N with external fosse. Interior grass covered; bank, scarp and fosse S->N partially overgrown with bushes. 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 Coolasmuttane.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Coolasmuttane, about 1 in 10 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Coolasmuttane.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Coolasmuttane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Coolasmuttane · Cúil an Smutáin
- Area
- 2,852,769 m² (285.28 ha, 704.93 acres)
- Civil parish
- Shandrum, and its townlands
- Barony
- Orrery and Kilmore
- Electoral division
- Newtown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 983 people lived in 345 households in the Newtown electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballynakilla East, Cloonmore, Glengarriff, Rusheen, Shandrum
- Placenames
- Coolasmuttane 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.