# Faha, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Inishcarra, barony of Muskerry East, Co. Cork; in Irish An Fhaiche. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,785,548 m² (178.55 ha, 441.22 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,745 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 31 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Inishcarra, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/inishcarra.md - Barony: Muskerry East - Electoral division: Carrigrohanebeg, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 628 people lived in 221 households in the Carrigrohanebeg electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/9366 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 42537 - Centre: latitude 51.908553, longitude -8.683329 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Faha, from 58 m² to 702,511 m² (70.25 ha, 173.59 acres); 22 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2148057: 702,511 m² (70.25 ha, 173.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148057.md - Parcel 6063909: 397,754 m² (39.78 ha, 98.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6063909.md - Parcel 2148055: 121,065 m² (12.11 ha, 29.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148055.md - Parcel 2148063: 120,332 m² (12.03 ha, 29.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148063.md - Parcel 2335141: 91,519 m² (9.15 ha, 22.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335141.md - Parcel 2335143: 66,728 m² (6.67 ha, 16.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335143.md - Parcel 2335142: 49,357 m² (4.94 ha, 12.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335142.md - Parcel 2335149: 31,589 m² (3.16 ha, 7.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335149.md - Parcel 5020691: 23,309 m² (2.33 ha, 5.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5020691.md - Parcel 2335144: 12,729 m² (1.27 ha, 3.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335144.md - Parcel 2148066: 11,543 m² (1.15 ha, 2.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148066.md - Parcel 2148053: 8,642 m² (0.86 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148053.md - Parcel 2148068: 6,857 m² (0.69 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148068.md - Parcel 2335153: 5,774 m² (0.58 ha, 1.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335153.md - Parcel 2335150: 4,809 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335150.md - Parcel 2148054: 4,551 m² (0.46 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148054.md - Parcel 2148153: 4,495 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148153.md - Parcel 4095786: 4,409 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4095786.md - Parcel 2335146: 3,967 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335146.md - Parcel 2148064: 3,770 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148064.md - Parcel 2148069: 3,552 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148069.md - Parcel 2148058: 3,425 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148058.md - Parcel 2335145: 2,753 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335145.md - Parcel 2148071: 2,745 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148071.md - Parcel 2148059: 2,458 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148059.md - Parcel 2148152: 2,129 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148152.md - Parcel 2335151: 2,129 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335151.md - Parcel 2148061: 2,098 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148061.md - Parcel 2335155: 2,095 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335155.md - Parcel 2335147: 1,945 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335147.md - Parcel 2148065: 1,884 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148065.md - Parcel 2148067: 1,797 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148067.md - Parcel 2335148: 1,722 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335148.md - Parcel 2148060: 1,270 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148060.md - Parcel 5044630: 900 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5044630.md - Parcel 3123577: 615 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3123577.md - Parcel 5065663: 577 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5065663.md - Parcel 5065654: 495 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5065654.md - Parcel 2522564: 473 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2522564.md - Parcel 2148070: 435 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148070.md - Parcel 2148151: 399 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148151.md - Parcel 2335154: 391 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2335154.md - Parcel 2148062: 343 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2148062.md - Parcel 5089189: 319 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5089189.md - Parcel 5065659: 281 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5065659.md - Parcel 5065660: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5065660.md - Parcel 2522449: 58 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2522449.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Faha in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 31 applications, newest first. - 14 Aug 2026, Cork County Council 26/2143: Invalid - prepare letters. Permission. Amarenco Solar Inniscarra Limited intend to apply for planning permission for development of lands (c. 7.5ha) at Curraleigh, Inniscarra, Co. Cork. The development will consist of: A 10-year permission for a solar farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility within a total development area of 7.5ha comprising: i) photovoltaic panels on ground-mounted frames. The solar panels are arranged within a site area of c. 7.402 ha, with an expected lifespan of 40 years. The proposed development represents an extension to the solar farm previously permitted under Reg Ref. No.’s 15/06625, 21/04505, and 22/04909. ii) 1 no. single-storey solar PV transformer station, iii)12 no. single-storey BESS containers arranged within a site of c. 0.098 ha, iv) 1 no. single-storey BESS Transformer, v)1 no. single-storey Power Conversion System Skid (PCS Skid), vi)1 no. single-storey spare parts storage container, vii) internal access tracks, fencing, CCTV, landscaping, and all associated site and development works. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive(EU)2023/2024) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2143 - 26 Jun 2026, Cork County Council 26/1721: Invalid - case closed. Permission. Amarenco Solar Inniscarra Limited intend to apply for planning permission for development of lands (c. 7.5ha) at Curraleigh, Inniscarra, Co. Cork. The development will consist of: A 10-year permission for a solar farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility within a total development area of 7.5ha comprising: photovoltaic panels on ground-mounted frames. The solar panels are arranged within a site area of c. 7.402 ha, with an expected lifespan of 40 years. The proposed development represents an extension to the solar farm previously permitted under Reg Ref. No.’s 15/06625, 21/04505, and 22/04909. 1 no. single-storey solar PV transformer station, 12 no. single-storey BESS containers arranged within a site of c. 0.098 ha, 1 no. single-storey BESS Transformer, 1 no. single-storey Power Conversion System Skid (PCS Skid), 1 no. single-storey spare parts storage container, internal access tracks, fencing, CCTV, landscaping, and all associated site and development works. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive(EU)2023/2024) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/1721 - 23 Jan 2026, Cork County Council 26/0124: Grant with conditions. Permission. Permission for the following works to existing two storey dwelling: 1) demolish existing two storey side out-building, 2) construct new single storey/two storey extension to front, side & rear of existing dwelling, 3) internal & external alterations to existing dwelling, 4) new sewerage system to replace existing septic tank and 5) all associated works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/0124 - 17 Dec 2025, Cork County Council 25/6829: Invalid - case closed. Permission. Permission for the following works to existing two storey dwelling: 1) demolish existing two storey side out-building, 2) construct new single storey/two storey extension to front, side & rear of existing dwelling, 3) internal & external alterations to existing dwelling, 4) new sewerage system to replace existing septic tank and 5) all associated works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/6829 - 3 Oct 2022, Cork County Council 22/6228: Withdrawn. Retention. Retention of existing bungalow and garage for purpose of main residence.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=22/6228 - 15 Jul 2022, Cork County Council 22/5668: Incompleted application. Retention. Retention of existing bungalow and garage for purpose of main residence.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=22/5668 - 26 Apr 2022, Cork County Council 22/4909: Conditional permission. Permission. Modification to the solar farm permitted under planning reg no. 15/6625 and extended under 21/4505. The modifications consist of changes to the dimensions of the permitted photovoltaic panels, replacement of the 2 transformer stations with 1 smaller transformer station and 1 smaller storage unit, changes to the design of the delivery station and associated layout changes. All modifications are within the boundary of the permitted development.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=22/4909 - 26 Jan 2022, Cork County Council 22/4142: Incompleted application. Permission. Modifications of development permitted under 15/6625 and extended under 21/4505. The modifications consist of minor changes to the dimensions of the permitted photovoltaic panels, replacement of the 2 transformers stations with 1 smaller transformer station and 1 smaller storage unit, minor change to the design of the delivery station, and associated layout changes. All modifications are within the boundary of permitted development and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=22/4142 - 22 Nov 2021, Cork County Council 21/7145: Conditional. Permission. Permission to (i) construct a sunroom extension, (ii) install two first floor dormer windows on the south elevation, (iii) associated site works, all to existing dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/7145 - 26 Feb 2021, Cork County Council 21/4505: Unconditional. Extension of duration. A 5 MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 10.5 hectares, 2 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 1 no. single storey delivery station, security fencing, CCTV, and all associated ancillary development works. - Extension of duration of permission granted under planning reference: 15/6625. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/4505 - 21 Sept 2020, Cork County Council 20/6058: Refused. Retention. Retention of mobile home. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/6058 - 26 Jan 2018, Cork County Council 18/4199: Conditional. Permission. Retention of conversion of section of attic to habitable space and permission for construction of front dormer window and construction of rear dormer window with balcony to existing dwelling.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/4199 - 7 Oct 2016, Cork County Council 16/6492: Refused. Permission. Construction of a new single storey dwelling, new site entrance, new garage with store area, new potable well, new biofiltration unit and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=16/6492 - 29 Mar 2016, Cork County Council 16/4691: Conditional. Permission. Construct a cattle shed with slatted tank and ancillary works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=16/4691 - 12 Feb 2016, Cork County Council 16/4300: Conditional. Permission. Permission to undertake modifications to existing bungalow comprising internal re-configurations and alterations to fenestration on all elevations, including new covered canopy to proposed front door on north elevation.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=16/4300 - 22 Dec 2015, Cork County Council 15/6941: Withdrawn. Outline permission. Dwelling house, domestic garage, effluent treatment system, percolation area and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/6941 - 20 Nov 2015, Cork County Council 15/6625: Conditional. Permission. A 5 MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 10.5 hectares, 2 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 1 no. single storey delivery station, security fencing, CCTV, and all associated ancillary development works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/6625 - 21 Apr 2015, Cork County Council 15/4805: Conditional. Permission. Single-storey extensions to dwellinghouse, including modifications to all elevations of the existing house, with associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/4805 - 9 Jul 2013, Cork County Council 13/5312: Conditional. Permission. Demolition of 3 no. farm buildings to include stores and farm workshop, construction of 1 no. agricultural building to include straw bedded livestock housing, milking parlour, dairy and associated rooms, roofed waiting yard and livestock handling facilities, extension to existing cubicle housing with slatted slurry storage, erection of meal bin, 1no. water storage tank and 2 no. rain water harvesting tanks along with associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=13/5312 - 12 Jun 2012, Cork County Council 12/5282: Conditional. Permission. Construction of a new dwelling house. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=12/5282 - 29 Apr 2011, Cork County Council 11/4927: Conditional. Permission. Extensions and modifications to dwelling and install a waste water treatment plant. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=11/4927 - 13 Apr 2011, Cork County Council 11/4759: Incompleted application. Permission. Extensions and modifications to dwelling and installation of a new waste water treatment plant. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=11/4759 - 7 Feb 2008, Cork County Council 08/4623: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse and garage (change of plan). File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/4623 - 2 Oct 2007, Cork County Council 07/11369: Conditional. Outline permission. Dwellinghouse, detached garage and installation of waste water treatment plant. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/11369 - 12 Sept 2007, Cork County Council 07/10961: Incompleted application. Outline permission. Dwelling, domestic garage and wastewater treatment plant. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/10961 - 20 Jun 2007, Cork County Council 07/8830: Conditional. Permission. Demolition of 3 no. existing buildings and construction of cow house with underground tank, soiled water tank and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/8830 - 25 May 2007, Cork County Council 07/8139: Conditional. Permission. Dormer type dwelling and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/8139 - 5 Mar 2007, Cork County Council 07/5657: Conditional. Permission. Construction of straw bedded cattle house. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/5657 - 8 Aug 2006, Cork County Council 06/9567: Withdrawn. Outline permission. Dwellinghouse and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/9567 - 29 Jun 2006, Cork County Council 06/8501: Conditional. Permission. Construction of extension to dwellinghouse and bay window to garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/8501 - 8 Jul 2005, Cork County Council 05/4868: Withdrawn. Permission. Dwellinghouse and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/4868 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Faha. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CO072-046: Bullaun stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO072-046----. To S of Faha House on bank of River Lee. Subrectangular slab (H 0.14m; 0.62m x 0.56m) with off-centre circular hollow (diam. 0.18m; D 0.06m) on flat upper surface. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 - CO072-047: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO072-047----. In pasture, on S-facing slope, overlooking River Lee. Depicted only on 1938 OS 6-inch map; shown as arc (C c. 30m) SSE->NNW formed by broken line. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 - CO073-001001: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO073-001001-. In pasture, to E of spring. Two mounds shown on 1939 OS 6-inch map (see CO073-001002-). Spread of burnt material noted, incorporating remains of both mounds. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 - CO073-001002: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO073-001002-. In pasture, to E of stream. Two mounds shown on 1939 OS 6-inch map (see CO073-00101-). Spread of burnt material noted, incorporating remains of both mounds. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Faha. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Faha, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Faha. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/faha.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/faha.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/faha.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) - Faha, Dripsey: 6 sales, https://everytownland.com/cork/faha-dripsey.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballyanly: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballyanly.md - Castleinch: https://everytownland.com/cork/castleinch.md - Curraleigh: https://everytownland.com/cork/curraleigh-42119.md - Gurteen: https://everytownland.com/cork/gurteen-43126.md - Inishleena: https://everytownland.com/cork/inishleena.md - Magooly: https://everytownland.com/cork/magooly.md - Walshestown: https://everytownland.com/cork/walshestown-45334.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/cork/faha - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/faha