Coolcour

96 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolcour, from 23 m² to 290,391 m² (29.04 ha, 71.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 81 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 34 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Business and General Employment (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M4Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses (Built up area)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 10 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for new domestic shed and sewerage system to replace existing septic tank and associated works, all to serve existing dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5865

• 24 May 2024Conditional

  Permission to make alterations to the elevations and roofs of two no. detached dwelling house originally granted planning permission under Pl.Reg.No. 23/5127

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4933

• 15 Jan 2024Conditional

  Permission for the construction of an extension of area approx. 5,122 sq.metres to the existing manufacturing building, and the construction of a canopy of area approx. 1,188 sq.metres over vehicle parking area at east side of proposed extension, and vehicular parking, and all ancillary services and associated site works to the existing timber frame building manufacturing facility.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4046

• 27 Oct 2023Conditional permission

  Permission for the development of the proposed construction of a new sprinkler tank, demolition of existing sprinkler tank and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6176

• 16 Oct 2023Incompleted application

  The proposed construction of a new sprinkler tank, demolition of existing sprinkler tank and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6085

• 2 Jun 2023Conditional

  Construction of two no. detached dwelling houses, two no. proprietary treatment plants and percolation areas and the construction of a double entrance.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5127

• 20 Mar 2023Conditional

  The development will consist of the proposed warehouse distribution unit incorporating office accommodation, 2 no. new site entrance access points all off exiting internal estates road, site levelling and contouring, 1 no. security kiosk, associated site signage (1 no. 1.8m high totem sign and 3 no. curved entrance signs), 1 no. waste compactor, truck loading, hard standing and truck parking bay areas, 52 no. parking spaces (to include 47 no. regular spaces, 2 no. disabled spaces and 3 no. electric charging point spaces), 1 no. bicycle shelter, and all other ancillary and associated site development works including landscaping.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4500

• 21 Jun 2022Conditional

  Permission for the installation of rooftop photovoltaic solar panel arrays consisting of approximately 1,000 square metres of solar panels on the eastern roof slopes, and approximately 1,000 square metres of solar panels on the western roof slopes of the existing manufacturing building, and all ancillary services and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5456

• 20 May 2022Incompleted application

  Permission for the installation of rooftop photovoltaic solar panel array consisting of approximately 1,000 square meters of solar panels on the eastern roof slopes, and approximately 1,000 square meters of solar panels on the western roof slopes of the existing building, and all ancillary services and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5169

• 17 Jan 2022Incompleted application

  Construction of 2 no. detached dwelling houses, 2 no. proprietary treatment plants and a new entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4050

• 26 Oct 2021Conditional

  Works to existing single storey dwelling, 1) demolition of existing side extension, 2) construction of new 1 1/2 storey extension to side of existing dwelling, 3) internal and external alterations to existing dwelling, 4) new sewerage system to replace existing septic tank, 5) re-located site entrance, 6) demolition of 2 no. existing out-buildings/sheds, 7) construction of new domestic garage with loft storage and 8) all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6900

• 26 Apr 2021Conditional

  The relocation of 100 staff car parking spaces in 2 new car-parking zones (Zone A = 54 spaces and Zone B = 46 spaces) and all other ancillary and associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5084

• 11 Mar 2020Conditional

  Elevational alterations, demolitions, internal alterations and renovations to an existing industrial building, to provide new ground floor production office areas, enlarged assembly hall and the provision of a new first floor office and meeting room spaces and associated facilities, all within the existing building fabric; a new covered assembly hall link extension to an existing established ramped link, new loading area with dock leveller platform and new roller door; demolition works to consist of the removal of a roof level plant room, lean-to storage sheds, external dust house, cold stores and external storage compound; alterations to existing hardstand areas, including the provision of ancillary satellite car-parking zone, to provide 40 regular spaces, 4 no. disabled spaces, and 8 no. electric car charging points, the provision of 1 no. bicycle shelter, and all other ancillary and associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4519

• 19 Feb 2020Incompleted application

  Elevational alterations, demolition of roof level plant room, internal alterations and renovations to an existing industrial building, to provide new ground floor production office areas and the provision of a new first floor office and meeting room spaces and associated facilities, and all within the existing building fabric; a new covered assembly hall link extension to an existing established ramped link; demolition works and alterations to existing hardstand areas, including the provision of ancillary satellite car-parking zone, to provide 40 regular spaces, 4 no. disabled spaces, and 8 no. electric car charging points, the provision of 1 no. bicycle shelter, and all other ancillary and associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4321

• 17 Apr 2019Conditional

  Construction of an extension to the existing timber frame building manufacturing facility, for the purpose of timber frame building manufacturing and storage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4963

• 20 Mar 2019Incompleted application

  The construction of an Extension to the existing Timber Frame Building Manufacturing Facility, for the purpose of Timber Frame Building Manufacturing and Storage.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4673

• 19 Sept 2018Conditional

  a) Demolition of existing extensions to dwelling including domestic garage and b) alterations and 2 storey extension to existing dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6480

• 24 Jul 2017Conditional

  Construction of first floor dormer style extension to existing dwelling house, incorporating dormer style windows and roof lights, alterations to existing dwelling house including internal room alterations, alterations to the windows and door fenestration at ground floor level together with all other ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5903

• 19 Apr 2017Conditional

  Extension to the existing timber frame building manufacturing facility, for the purpose of timber frame building manufacturing and storage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4947

• 3 Apr 2017Unconditional

  Upgrading of existing filling station including demolition of forecourt building, canopy and fuel pumps and associated infrastructure, construction of a new forecourt building comprising of convenience shop, stores area and staff facilities, canopy and fuel pumps, relocation of existing car wash, gantry sign and services area, erection of new security fence to southern boundary, external covered plant area and bin store, installation of 3 no. underground fuel tanks, minor alterations to existing entrances, and all associated site works - Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 11/5221

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 17/4782

• 21 Dec 2016Conditional

  Construction of 2 number commercial units consisting of: meat storage/processing building incorporating stores, freezer room, cutting room, loading area, demo room, W.C’s, administration and offices, car-parking together with all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7229

• 2 Sept 2014Conditional

  New entrance from public road into dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5855

• 10 Jan 2013Conditional

  (a) Permission for retention of the temporary construction entrance and ancillary works, and permission for replacement of the original 3.5m wide gate with a 4m wide double leaf gate and associated ancillary works, (b) Permission for c. 20m of 1.8m high 358 type mesh fencing and 4m wide double leaf gate at entry to ESB lands, (c) Permission for c.77m of 1.8m high 358 type mesh fencing, (d) Permission for retention of c.66m of temporary fencing 1.8m high (palisade) attached to concrete bollard and permission for associated planting scheme, (e) Permission for retention of c.109m of existing bollard arrangement and permission to replace the temporary mesh fencing with 1.8m high 358 type mesh fencing and associated planting scheme, and (f) Permission to erect c.25m of 1.8m high 358 type mesh fencing and permission to replace a section of existing 1.2m high chain-link fence and gate with 1.2m high supreme type mesh fence and gate.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4021

• 14 Dec 2012Incompleted application

  [a] Permission for retention of temporary construction entrance and ancillary works and permission for replacement of the original 3.5 metre wide gate with a 4 metre wide double leaf gate and associated ancillary works. [b] Permission for circa 20 metres of 1.8 metre high 358 type mesh fencing and 4 metre wide double leaf gate entry to ESB lands. [c] Permission for circa 77 metres of 1.8 metre high 358 type mesh fencing. d] Permission for retention of circa 66 metres of temporary fencing 1.8 metre high (palisade) attached to concrete bollard and permission for associated planting schene. [e] Permission for retention of circa 109 metres of existing bollard arrangement and permission to replace the temporary mesh fencing with 1.8 metre high 358 type mesh fencing and associated planting scheme. [f] Permission to erect circa 25 metres of 1.8 metre high 358 type mesh fencing and permission to replace a section of existing 1.2 metre high chain-link fence and gate with a 1.2 metre high supreme type mesh fence and gate.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6551

• 28 May 2012Conditional

  Retention of vehicular entrance and domestic garage and permission for modifications to entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5146

The 25 most recent of 39 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 Coolcour.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Coolcour.

Architectural heritage

• House, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey dormer attic house, built c.1900. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with painted sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door and overlight.

• Coolcour House, gate lodge, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached U-plan four-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c.1800. Porch and flat roof extension to rear (north-west). Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves, rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls, having square-headed recesses to openings. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills and replacement uPVC casement windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement uPVC door to porch. Rendered enclosing wall having square-profile gate piers with ball finials, flanking single-leaf cast-iron pedestrian gates and central entranceway. Located to north-west of Coolcour House.

• Coolcour House, country house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey house, built c.1800, having four-bay extension to side (south-west). Remodelled c.1925. Veranda-style porch to front (south-east). Hipped roof two-storey extension with two-storey lean-to addition and recent flat roof extension to rear. Four-bay two-storey earlier house, built c.1760, attached adjoined to main building by flat roof extension. Box-bay windows to front and side (north-east) elevations. Now in use as guest house. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, eaves course and uPVC rainwater goods. Rendered walls to house with raised render sill bands to first floor. Square-headed window openings with render sills and uPVC casement windows. Square-headed window openings to box-bay windows having render sills and wrought-iron casement windows. Round-headed door opening to side (north-east) elevation having glazed wrought-iron French door with fanlight. Square-headed door opening to front within veranda porch having recent glazed steel framed door. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to adjoining farmhouse. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with render sills and surrounds having bipartite timber framed windows with four-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor and timber casement windows to ground floor. Ranges of outbuildings with having pitched slate roofs and rubble stone walls located to north-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).

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; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

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

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 Coolcour with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Coolcour · Cúil Chomhair

Area

1,695,031 m² (169.5 ha, 418.85 acres)

Civil parish

Macroom, and its townlands

Barony

Muskerry West

Electoral division

Macloneigh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Macloneigh electoral division: 905 people in 318 households; 89% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Farranavarrigane, Inchinashingane, Mashanaglass, Sleveen East, Ummera

Placenames

Coolcour 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.