Dunkettle
Townland in the civil parish of Caherlag, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork; in Irish Dún Citil
Parcel 2297671
- Area
- 22,317 m² (2.23 ha, 5.51 acres)
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it, 462 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Dunkettle
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
- Glenburne House, country house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1840, with lower three-bay two-storey earlier block attached to south-east gable, and having further gabled single-bay three-storey block, also c. 1840, attached to south-east. Garden front (south-west) comprising five-bay block with gabled central breakfront and single-storey canted bay window, having verandah to south-east bays. Pitched slate and artificial slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks set in diamond arrangements, timber eaves corbels. cast-iron rainwater goods and some carved timber bargeboards. Rendered walls having some blind lancets. Timber sliding sash windows with raised render block-and-start surrounds and label mouldings. Tudor arched windows to bay window. Timber panelled entrance door with slated canopy, set in rear elevation (north-east). Entrance sweep to north-west, comprising rendered and tooled limestone walls with tooled limestone piers having ashlar caps and ball finials, flanking pair of wrought-iron pedestrian gates, and wrought-iron double-leaf vehicular 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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 26.5 ha
- 66 acres
- Land parcels
- 41
- registered freehold, median 2,327 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres)
- Zoning
- C6
- Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses
- Planning
- 31
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dunkettle, from 21 m² to 50,185 m² (5.02 ha, 12.4 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 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
- C6Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.6Special Policy Area (Other transport/general uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R3Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P5City Hinterland (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
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
22 Sept 2025Grant with conditions
Permission to erect a 30 metre high lattice tower with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment, including equipment cabinets at ground level all enclosed by security fencing.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5993
9 Oct 2024Conditional
Permission for Retention of two storey (dormer bungalow) rear extension, external store and all associated site works at an existing single storey dwelling.
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/5895
26 Jul 2024Incompleted application
Permission for retention of two storey (dormer bungalow) rear extension and all associated site works at an existing single storey dwelling
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/5429
23 Dec 2021Conditional
The construction of a dwelling house, site entrance, wastewater treatment system and all associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7506
23 Apr 2021Withdrawn
To construct a new dwelling house and relocation of existing agricultural entrance.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5068
14 Oct 2020Conditional
To construct a new two storey building for office accommodation, staff facilities, parking, entrance off existing estate road and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6249
1 Apr 2020Conditional
Retention of alterations, ground and first floor extensions, carport and balcony all to an existing cottage.
Retention · Cork County Council, 20/4676
13 Sept 2016Conditional
Alterations and extensions to existing light industrial unit as follows: (a) rear two storey extension with mono-pitched roof to northern elevation of existing light industrial unit, (b) new front entrance porch to existing light industrial unit at eastern end of front, south elevation, (c) alterations, change and intensification of use of part of existing industrial unit to consist of change of use of part of existing ground floor from light industrial to office accommodation, addition of new first floor and office accommodation and alterations to existing elevations on front (south) elevation and rear (north) elevations and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6275
21 Dec 2015Conditional
Alterations and extensions to existing light industrial unit as follows: (a) Rear 2 storey extension with mono-pitched roof to northern elevation of existing light industrial unit, (b) new front entrance porches to existing light industrial unit at eastern and western ends of front, south elevation, (c) alterations, change and intensification of use of part of existing ground floor from light industrial to office accommodation at western end - varying permission ref. 08/6636 as developed, addition of first floor and office accommodation at western end also alterations to existing elevations on all sides incl. new windows and brise soleil units, and (d) additional car parking (c.27 no. spaces) and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6916
13 Jul 2015Conditional
Permission for development comprising of the permanent continuation of use as a school (temporarily permitted under planning Reg. No 10/6283) at this site of approximately 2.1453 ha. located at former Ibis Hotel, Dunkettle, Glanmire, Co. Cork. The proposed development consists of: (1) The permanent continuation of use as a school (14 no classrooms and associated school and staff facilities in existing building ranging in height of 1-3 no. storeys) as previously granted temporary permission. (2) The provision of 2 no. additional classrooms (to total 16 no. classrooms overall) and associated facilities within the existing building, at first and second floor, in areas which were identified for further expansion as part of the temporary permission granted. These internal works will not increase the existing gross floor area, which will remain 3,825sq m. (3) Reconfiguration of existing surface car park area to facilitate a total of 61 no. car parking spaces (2 no. disabled, 19 no. dedicated staff and 40 no. additional), 2 no. designated bus drop off and collection areas, 1 no. vehicular set down areas. (4) Primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the development will be maintained via the existing entrance, which is to be upgraded to enhance traffic safety. (5) Improved hard and soft landscaping and all other ancillary and associated site development works above and below ground level and (6) All existing site services will remain unchanged.
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5530
25 Jun 2013Refused
Construction of new boundary palisade fencing (to replace unstable boundary wall) removed for safety purposes along a portion of the southern site boundary.
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5210
1 Feb 2013Unconditional
Dwellinghouse and installation of effluent treatment system, extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 08/8193
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/4170
20 Apr 2012Conditional
Alterations to facade and building entrance, internal modifications to create office accommodation and training room, additional car parking and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4818
7 Oct 2011Withdrawn
Construction of a 'park and ride' facility, incorporating: new entrance, car parking spaces, terminal building and associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 11/6153
26 Sept 2011Incompleted application
Construction of a 'park and ride' facility, incorporating: new entrance, car parking spaces, terminal building and associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 11/6062
10 Sept 2010Conditional
Change of use of the former Ibis Hotel (gross floor area 3825 sq.m.) to gaelscoil. The development will include internal alterations comprising the provision of 14 no. classrooms, 4 no. resource rooms, an assembly hall, staff facilities, 2 no. art rooms, 2 no. computer rooms, management related offices, toilet facilities, library, storage areas and other ancillary uses. Externally the development includes the substitution of 1 no. window on ground floor of south east elevation with a fire escape door, together with the provision of a revised car parking area, to provide 25 no. staff car paking spaces, traffic cirulation area, set down area, bus stop, junior and senior playgrounds, security fence together with other ancillary site works. Primary vehicular and pedestrian access will be via existing entrance.
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/6283
23 Jul 2010Conditional
First floor extension over existing flat roof extension to rear of dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5855
16 Oct 2009Conditional
Extension of operating hours of business to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to facilitate the recovery and dropping off of any recovered vehicles within the premises
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7355
5 Aug 2009Incompleted application
Dwelling, septic tank & associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6630
28 May 2009Incompleted application
Dwelling and septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5761
30 Jul 2008Conditional
Dwellinghouse and installation of effluent treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8193
8 Jul 2008Conditional
Construction of single storey extension to front of dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7748
9 May 2008Conditional
Extension to existing industrial unit and asssociated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6636
17 Jan 2008Refused
Alterations, raising of roof and conversion of disused coach house to dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4183
7 Sept 2007Incompleted application
Alterations, raising of roof and conversion of disused coach house to dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10847
The 25 most recent of 31 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 Dunkettle.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Dunkettle.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Dunkettle.
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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Dunkettle.
- 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
No address of the register names Dunkettle with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Dunkettle · Dún Citil
- Area
- 265,154 m² (26.52 ha, 65.52 acres)
- Civil parish
- Caherlag, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Caherlag, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Caherlag electoral division: 3,626 people in 1,264 households; 84% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinglanna, Kilcoolishal
- Placenames
- Dunkettle 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.