Demesne
Townland in the civil parish of Fanlobbus, barony of Carbery East (West Division), Co. Cork; in Irish An Diméin
- Area
- 112.8 ha
- 279 acres
- Land parcels
- 34
- registered freehold, median 2,802 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 41
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Demesne, from 44 m² to 273,668 m² (27.37 ha, 67.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 12 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
- G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Residential Reserve (Strategic Residential Reserve)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Special Policy Area (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
26 Aug 2026Awaiting technical validation
permission for retention of the following: (1) dormer-style dwelling house constructed in lieu of bungalow approved under planning Refn. 1409/75, (2) revised entrance and site layout, (3) detached domestic garage, and (4) all associated site works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2226
22 May 2026Grant with conditions
Retention of existing detached studio/office and polytunnel and planning permission for the construction of a detached garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1355
26 Jul 2019Conditional
Retention of extensions to existing dwelling
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/496
22 Mar 2019Conditional
To construct a cattle house and carry out associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/192
12 Jun 2014Incompleted application
Erection of a dwellinghouse, domestic garage and a proprietary sewage system
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 14/365
2 Aug 2011Conditional
Permission for alterations to the 4 no. two storey parochial houses to include; 1) Demolition of rear projections 2) Construction of rear extensions 3) Alterations to house no. 2 & part of no. 3 to form a single dwelling 4) Change of use of the remainder of house no. 3 and house no. 4 to use as a general office, community support office, religious associated office; educational support; medical. 5) All necessary external works, car parking, landscape works etc
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/475
14 Jul 2011Incompleted application
Modifications to the existing terrace of 4 no. two storey Parochial houses and the alterations to houses No. 2 and part No. 3 to form a single house with the remaining converted to a commercial building as Phase 2 development together with all the necessary external works, car parking, landscape works etc. The parochial houses are within the curtillage of St. Patricks Church (a Protected Structure), Dunmanway
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/433
1 Jul 2011Conditional
Demolition of existing dwelling house & construction of new dwelling house & associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/395
19 Nov 2010Withdrawn
To demolish existing presbytery building and to construct a block of 2 no. semi detached, two storey houses for priests' accommodation, to the rear of St. Patrick's Church (a protected structure)
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/802
9 Nov 2010Incompleted application
Demolish existing Presbytery Building and construct a block of 2no. semi detached, two storey houses for priests' accommodation to the rear of St. Patrick's Church (a protected structure)
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/774
13 Nov 2009Refused
Construction of dwellinghouse, garage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/2084
14 Apr 2009Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, install proprietary treatment plant and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/408
13 Mar 2009Conditional
To construct a dwelling & domestic garage & permission to install a domestic treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/277
6 Feb 2009Incompleted application
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/105
15 Aug 2008Refused
Dwelling House, install a propriety treatment plant and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1517
18 Apr 2008Withdrawn
Demolition of existing out-buildings and construction of residential development consisting of 5no. detached dwellinghouses, 5no. individual proprietary effluent treatment systems, entrance, access road and associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/698
20 Mar 2008Conditional
For (A) retention and completion of dwelling house, & (B) permission for Conservatory extension to same, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/511
14 Feb 2008Incompleted application
Demolition of existing out-buildings and construction of residential development consisting of 5no. detached dwellinghouses, 5no. individual proprietary effluent treatment systems, entrance, access road and associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/264
8 Feb 2008Incompleted application
(a) Retention and completion of dwellinghouse, (b) Conservatory extension to same and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/241
27 Mar 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/862
16 Mar 2007Incompleted application
5no. dwellings, 5no. individual treatment units, entrance, access road and associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/743
26 Feb 2007Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/504
26 Jan 2007Conditional
Construct domestic garage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/199
16 Jan 2007Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/104
30 Nov 2006Incompleted application
Erection of dwelling house and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2547
The 25 most recent of 41 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: Bandon River SAC 002171
Recorded monuments
- CO107-021 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on gentle SE-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 35m) enclosed by scarp (H 0.5m) N->SSW; earthen bank to E for c.2-3m (int. H 0.5m). Interior truncated on W side by laneway; large mound of field clearance material dumped in site to NW. 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Demesne.
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; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Demesne.
- 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
- Demesne, Dunmanway6 sales
The townland
- Name
- Demesne · An Diméin
- Area
- 1,127,526 m² (112.75 ha, 278.62 acres)
- Civil parish
- Fanlobbus, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery East (West Division)
- Electoral division
- Dunmanway North, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Dunmanway North electoral division: 1,264 people in 496 households; 69% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyhalwick, Derreens, Dunmanway North, Gurteennasowna
- Placenames
- Demesne 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.