Drommahane

284 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drommahane, from 54 m² to 314,073 m² (31.41 ha, 77.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 43 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 25 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation

  (1) Retention of the existing vertical metal-clad wall and steel personnel door on the west elevation, (2) Change of use and conversion of the existing ground floor bar and lounge area into 2 no. residential apartments with external courtyards serving each apartment. The converted ground floor will comprise 1 no. one-bedroom apartment and 1 no. two-bedroom apartment, (3) Alterations to the north and west elevations, including the removal of the retained vertical metal-clad wall and steel personnel door and the installation of new windows and doors, (4) Removal of :- (i) the existing disability access ramp, (ii) a section of the existing lean-to roof to the rear of the site, (5) All associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2212

• 18 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation

  Permission for retention of the following: 1) existing extensions to the side and rear of existing dwelling, 2) existing domestic garage ancillary to existing dwelling and all associated site works and services

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2165

• 1 May 2026Sep/sp report

  Permission for the installation of 2 No. domestic wastewater treatment plants, (ancillary to the 2 no. two storey semi-detached dwellings granted permission under Planning Reference No. 23/4469).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1146

• 16 Apr 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for Retention for as-built dwelling (variation of location from planning ref 08/8794), septic tank, 2 no. garages, 2 no. stores, 1 no. glasshouse, entrance gates and piers and all associated site works, and permission for a new percolation area to serve the existing septic tank.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/0967

• 1 Apr 2026Invalid - case closed

  (1)Permission for retention of a domestic storage shed, (2)Permission for a side and rear extension with all associated site work to an existing dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0827

• 13 Feb 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission for Retention of a domestic storage shed. Permission for a side and rear extension with all associated site work to an existing dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0338

• 3 Feb 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for retention for dwelling house, detached domestic garage and outbuildings and for change of site boundaries from that granted under pl. no. 65/299, all as constructed on site

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/0209

• 16 Oct 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for retention of as-built dwelling house previously permitted under planning reference number 80/3176, domestic garage, site boundaries and all associated site works and services.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6199

• 16 Jan 2024Refused

  Permission for the following works at a former quarry and licensed metal recycling site: 1) New building containing a waste transfer and recycling facility for construction & demolition waste, 2) External waste processing and concrete crushing area to remove steel, etc. prior to removal offsite to an authorised facility, or put to beneficial use in accordance with Regulation 28 of the European Union (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011-2020 and applicable guidelines including the National End-of-Waste Decision EoW-N001/2023, 3) Repair works to existing shed for storage use, 4) Works to existing embankments with low retaining walls, 5) New building containing office with ancillary staff facilities and adjacent weighbridge, 6) New sewerage system to serve office building, 7) Site entrance upgrade & improvements works including the provision of new entrance gates, 8) Formation of a new berm and swale around southern perimeter of site, 9) All onsite drainage works including rainwater attenuation pond and 10) Supplementary landscaping to site boundaries, 11) All ancillary site development and associated works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4052

• 11 Dec 2023Incompleted application

  Permission for the following works at former quarry and licensed metal recycling site: 1) new building containing a waste transfer and recycling facility for construction & demolition waste, 2) external waste processing and concrete crushing area to remove steel, etc prior to removal offsite to an authorised facility, or put to beneficial use in accordance with regulation 28 of the European Union (waste directive) regulations 2011-2020 and applicable guidelines including the national end-of-waste decision EoW-N001/2023, 3) repair works to existing shed for storage use, 4) works to existing embankments with low retaining walls, 5) new building containing office with ancillary staff facilities and adjacent weighbridge, 6) new sewerage system to serve office building, 7) site entrance upgrade & improvement works including the provision of new entrance gates, 8) formation of a new berm and swale around southern perimeter of site, 9) all onsite drainage works including rainwater attenuation pond and 10) supplementary landscaping to site boundaries, 11) all ancillary site development and associated works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6459

• 20 Mar 2023Conditional permission

  2 no. two storey semi-detached dwellings and all associated site development works, and the demolition of two existing sheds

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4469

• 19 Dec 2022Conditional

  (1) The retention of beauty salon as constructed which includes an increased floor area and minor alterations to elevations to that which was permitted under planning reference 12/6567 and (2) the retention of the change of use from a beauty salon to a single storey residential apartment. Planning Permission for (3) further minor alterations to elevations, (4) a minor extension to floor area underneath existing alcove, (5) alteration to site boundaries and (6) all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6817

• 14 Dec 2022Incompleted application

  Permission for the following works at a former quarry and licensed metal recycling site: 1. New building containing a waste transfer and recycling facility for construction & demolition waste, 2. External waste processing and concrete crushing area to remove steel, etc. prior to removal to licenced waste facility site, 3. Works to existing embankments with low retaining walls, 4. New building containing office with ancillary staff facilities and adjacent weighbridge, 5. New sewerage system to serve office building, 6. Site entrance upgrade & improvements works including the provision of new entrance gates, 7. Formation of a new berm around southern perimeter of site, 8. All onsite drainage works including rainwater attenuation pond, 9. Supplementary landscaping to site boundaries and 10. All ancillary site development and associated works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. The proposed activity comprises an activity that requires a waste licence.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6766

• 21 Nov 2022Incompleted application

  (1) The retention of existing building as constructed which includes an increased floor area and minor alterations to elevations to that which was permitted under planning reference 12/6567 and (2) the retention of the change of use from a commercial unit to a single storey residential apartment. Planning Permission for (3) further minor alterations to elevations, (4) a minor extension to floor area underneath existing alcove, (5) alteration to site boundaries and (6) all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6594

• 27 Apr 2022Conditional

  Permission for the demolition of a disused dwelling house with attached shop and domestic garage and permission to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4965

• 28 Jan 2022Conditional

  Permission to construct a dwelling house and garage with related site works and for the provision of a new vehicular entrance to serve proposed dwelling and 2 no. existing dwellings and for alterations to driveways serving 2 no. existing dwellings

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4150

• 3 Dec 2021Conditional

  To construct a dwelling and detached domestic garage, install a septic tank and percolation area and carry out all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7262

• 10 Aug 2021Withdrawn

  The demolition of a disused dwellinghouse with attached shop and domestic garage and to construct a dwellinghouse, domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6206

• 13 Jul 2021Incompleted application

  The demolition of a disused dwelling house with attached shop and domestic garage and to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5946

• 15 Jun 2021Incompleted application

  The demolition of a disused dwelling house with attached shop and domestic garage and to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5652

• 30 Apr 2021Conditional

  To construct a new dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5160

• 19 Oct 2020Conditional

  The demolition of 1 no. main school building, 4 no. temporary structures and a shed and their replacement with a new extension to an existing 3 classroom block, together with a new bin store. The new extension is to comprise 5 no. classrooms, GP room, library, multi-purpose rooms, and ancillary administrative and support rooms, together with new hard play areas, new on-site car parking, new vehicular entrance and exit to carparking, and the erection of new fencing and pedestrian gate to the front of the school. A Natura Impact Statement will be issued to the planning authority with the planning application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6281

• 9 Sept 2020Incompleted application

  The demolition of 1 no. main school building and 4 no. temporary structures and their replacement with a new extension to an existing 3 classrooms block. The new extension is to comprise 5 no. Classrooms, GP room, Library, Multi-purpose rooms, and ancillary administrative and support rooms, together with new hard play areas, new car parking and associated site works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report / Natura Impact Statement forms part of application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5948

• 29 Jul 2020Conditional

  Construction of dwelling, garage and all ancillary site works (change of plan and site boundaries from that permitted under Pl. Reg. 19/5316).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5616

• 29 Jun 2020Incompleted application

  Alterations to site boundaries, alterations to house and ancillary works from that as previously granted under file ref.no. 19/05316 (construction of a new two storey dwelling, garage, site works, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all ancillary works).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5326

The 25 most recent of over 100 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 Drommahane.

Recorded monuments

• CO032-113 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle W-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 38m) on 1842, 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; circular area defined by low rise with shallow external depression. Second undulation outside depression may be evidence for outer bank. Fosse visible as cropmark in aerial photograph (CASAP). Recorded by Bowman (1934, 561) as single-ramparted fort (diam. c. 49yd; bank H c. 4ft) on M. O'Callaghan's land. 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

• CO041-075 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (48m E-W; 46m N-S) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse and external fosse. Inner bank (int. H 1m) heavily overgrown, broken to N by cattle gap. Outer bank (H 1.5m) incorporated into field fence system SSE->NW; narrower in section and almost forming straight line between WSW and NW; ledge on inner face of bank S->W. External fosse (max. D 0.8m) survives SSE->WSW; as slight slope down to base of bank NNE->SSE. Entrance through both banks to S (Wth through inner bank 2m; through outer bank 4m). Circular, saucer-shaped raised area (diam. 25m) defined by scarp (H 0.75m) at centre of interior. Possible souterrain (CO041-158---) in W quadrant of interior. 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

• CO041-179 Souterrain
  Description

  In ringfort (CO041-075---). Depression (L 8m; max. Wth 5m; D 0.45m) extending from centre towards bank to W may indicate position of collapsed souterrain chambers. Bowman (1934, 561) also noted that a 'depression on the S.W. 5 yds. by 4 by 2 ft. deep, indicates Site of Souterrain'. 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

• House, 1900–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1920, having two-bay single-storey former post office addition to north, and recent glazed conservatory to south. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks having terracotta chimney pots. Rendered walls to ground floor and roughcast rendered walls to first floor, with render string course between floors. Square-headed window openings having double margined one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, margined also to addition and unmargined to north gable and rear, having render sills throughout. Round-headed door opening having timber panelled door with coloured-glass fanlight having water lily motif. Square-headed door opening to addition having timber panelled door and overlight. Decommissioned post box to addition. Outbuilding to north-west having lean-to corrugated-iron roof and corrugated-iron walls, square-headed two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window and square-headed door openings having timber battened door, inserted metal garage door and double-leaf timber panelled doors. Barrel-roofed single-bay single-storey corrugated-iron outbuilding to north. Rendered boundary walls terminating in square plan rendered piers having decorative cast-iron gates.

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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_922 (ZIP).

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

Name

Drommahane · Drom Átháin

Area

2,142,249 m² (214.22 ha, 529.36 acres)

Civil parish

Kilshannig, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Dromore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Dromore electoral division: 3,061 people in 953 households; 82% of households own their home; 55% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Dromore, Dromore North, Dromore South, Kilpadder North, Kilpadder South, Kilvealaton West, Knocknamona, Nursetown Beg, Nursetown More

Placenames

Drommahane 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.