# Farranshonikeen, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Rathgoggan, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, Co. Cork; in Irish Fearann Seoinicín. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 340,712 m² (34.07 ha, 84.19 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,710 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G3 Greenbelt1, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Rathgoggan, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/rathgoggan.md - Barony: Orrery and Kilmore - Electoral division: Milltown, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 441 people lived in 154 households in the Milltown electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 8% 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/11961 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 42594 - Centre: latitude 52.32146, longitude -8.700188 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Farranshonikeen, from 299 m² to 125,904 m² (12.59 ha, 31.11 acres); 11 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2184181: 125,904 m² (12.59 ha, 31.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2184181.md - Parcel 2184186: 100,734 m² (10.07 ha, 24.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2184186.md - Parcel 2302333: 92,796 m² (9.28 ha, 22.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2302333.md - Parcel 2184184: 3,395 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2184184.md - Parcel 5518619: 2,839 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5518619.md - Parcel 2302336: 2,283 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2302336.md - Parcel 2302332: 2,208 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2302332.md - Parcel 2302335: 1,858 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2302335.md - Parcel 2184185: 1,562 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2184185.md - Parcel 2539749: 1,399 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539749.md - Parcel 2302334: 1,057 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2302334.md - Parcel 2184183: 981 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2184183.md - Parcel 2184182: 844 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2184182.md - Parcel 2539770: 773 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539770.md - Parcel 5551410: 630 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5551410.md - Parcel 5551388: 299 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5551388.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - G3 Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County; 4 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.corkcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2022-06/volume-3-north-cork.pdf ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 7 applications, newest first. - 3 Dec 2021, Cork County Council 21/7246: Refused. Permission. The development will consist of: . Construction of 6 no. wind turbines with a blade tip height of 175m, rotor diameter of 150m and a hub height of 100m; . Construction of turbine foundations and crane pad hardstanding areas; . Construction of new site tracks and associated drainage infrastructure; . Upgrading of existing tracks and associated drainage infrastructure where necessary; . Upgrade of entrance onto local road L1322; . All associated drainage and sediment control including the installation of new watercourse or drain crossing and the re-use or upgrading of existing internal watercourse and drain crossings; . Construction of 1 no. permanent onsite 38kV electrical substation to ESBN specifications including: - Control building with welfare facilities; - Electrical infrastructure; - Parking; - Wastewater holding tank; - Rainwater harvesting; - Security fencing; - All associated infrastructure, services and site works. . 1 no temporary construction site compound and associated ancillary infrastructure including parking; . Tree felling to facilitate construction and operation of the proposed development; . Installation of medium voltage (20/33kV) and communication underground cabling between the proposed turbines and the proposed on-site substation and associated ancillary works; . Erection of 1 no. permanent meteorological mast with a height of 100m above ground level and associated access track; . Installation of medium voltage (38kV) underground cabling and associated ancillary works between the proposed on-site substation and the existing Charleville Substation within the townland of Rathnacally. The proposed grid connection will be installed primarily within the public road and will include 2 no. watercourse crossings and the installation of 8 no. pre-cast joint bays; . All associated site development works; . A 10 planning permission and 35 year operational life from the date of commissioning of the entire wind farm. This application for planning permission is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/7246 - 25 Nov 2019, Cork County Council 19/6817: Conditional. Permission. Consisting of: Installation of 4,387 metres of underground electricity cable between a proposed solar farm at Fiddane, Ballyhea, Charleville, Co. Cork and Charleville 110kV ESB Substation at Clashganniv, Ballyhea, Co. Cork to be installed entirely under public roads. The underground electricity cable passes through the townlands of Ardglass, Fiddane, Cooliney, Rathnacally, farranshonikeen, Ardnageehy and Clashganniv, County Cork. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/6817 - 13 Nov 2017, Cork County Council 17/6925: Conditional. Permission. The construction for a new dwelling house with domestic garage, entrance, wastewater treatment plant and percolation area with all associated site and ancillary works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=17/6925 - 8 Mar 2016, Cork County Council 16/4520: Conditional. Permission. Retention for 3 no. attached buildings, concrete yard, boundary walls and associated works and for Retention of Change of Use from agriculture to a paunch manure and de-watered sludge storage faculty. Permission is sought to construct a side extension to this paunch and de-watered sludge facility and to extend the existing concrete yard and boundary walls together with contaminated water collection sump and disposal pipework to adjacent wastewater treatment plant and associated works all on their lands.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=16/4520 - 31 Aug 2010, Cork County Council 10/6157: Conditional. Permission. 2MW wind turbine with maximum tower height of 85 metres and a maximum rotor diameter of 82 metres together with associated underground cabling works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/6157 - 6 Oct 2005, Cork County Council 05/7285: Conditional. Permission. Retention of conservatory, bay window, patio door, 3 no. dormer windows and 3 no. velux rooflights to dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/7285 - 23 Feb 2005, Cork County Council 05/1002: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/1002 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 Farranshonikeen. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CO007-049001: House - vernacular house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-049001-. On S side of road. Front (N) of 5 bays, central door concealed by porch. Hipped roof with thatch; central chimney. Abandoned. 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 - CO007-049002: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-049002-. In pasture, on gentle SE-facing slope. Circular area (32.5m N-S) enclosed by worn and denuded earthen bank (H 1.45m) SSE->E. Bank levelled E->SSE; section to ESE appears to have been levelled recently; break depicted to SE on 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. 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 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 Farranshonikeen. ## 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 Farranshonikeen, about 1 in 20 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 low. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Farranshonikeen. - 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/farranshonikeen.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/farranshonikeen.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/farranshonikeen.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Farranshonikeen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ardnageehy: https://everytownland.com/cork/ardnageehy.md - Ballynoran: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballynoran.md - Rathnacally: https://everytownland.com/cork/rathnacally.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/farranshonikeen - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/farranshonikeen