Foxhole
Townland in the civil parish of Youghal, barony of Imokilly, Co. Cork; in Irish Poll an tSionnaigh
- Area
- 38.9 ha
- 96 acres
- Land parcels
- 26
- registered freehold, median 4,710 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres)
- Zoning
- M4
- Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses
- Planning
- 71
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Foxhole, from 7 m² to 75,088 m² (7.51 ha, 18.55 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 6 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
- M4Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses (Built up area)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C6Business and General Employment (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
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
23 Feb 2026Refused
Construction of a new commercial building comprising 4 individual units (2 Single-storey light industrial units with ancillary retail, one with an outdoor storage yard and 2 two-storey units for use as office space), together with new entrance from existing roadway, driveway, parking, fencing, signage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0435
10 Dec 2025Prepare invalid letter
Construction of a new commercial building comprising 4 individual units (2 single-storey light industrial units with ancillary retail, one with an outdoor storage yard and 2 two-storey units for use as office space), together with new entrance from existing roadway, driveway, parking, fencing, signage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6745
31 Oct 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for construction of a single storey side extension to a dwelling for use as a granny-flat, construction of front porch, construction of replacement septic-tank wastewater treatment system & associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6363
12 Sept 2025Invalid - case closed
Permission for the construction of single-storey side extension for use as a granny-flat, construction of front porch, construction of replacement septic-tank wastewater treatment system & associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5906
23 Jun 2025Conditional permission
Alteration and partial demolition of dwelling house including demolition of later extensions, construction of new extensions, erection of new roof structure over the entire and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5207
5 Jun 2025Application invalid
Permission for the alteration and partial demolition of dwelling house including demolition of later extensions, construction of new extensions, erection of new roof structure over the entire and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5075
22 May 2025Application invalid
Permission for the installation of 3 no. steel storage containers for storage purposes, including site enclosure and access gateway at the rear of Unit1B
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4962
5 Feb 2025Conditional permission
Permission for the construction of 1) a car and van wash facility consisting of 3 no. car bays and 2 no. van bays, 2) 5 no. car valeting bays with potential for 2 no. e-charging car spaces, 3) all drainage, underground water storage tank and diesel interceptor, utility plant room, entrance and exit points, internal roadway, public lighting, landscaping, and all other necessary ancillary site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4130
22 Nov 2024Incompleted application
Permission for the construction of 1) a car and van wash facility consisting of 3 no. car bays and 2 no. van bays, 2) 5 no. car valeting bays and 2 no. electric charging car spaces, 3) a utility/plant room for services, 4) all drainage, underground water storage tank and diesel interceptor, entrance and exit points, internal roadway, public lighting, landscaping and all other necessary ancillary site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6221
12 Jun 2024Conditional
Construction of new single storey building for light commercial vehicle road testing CVRT and construction of a single storey extension to existing garage building for reception and office together with associated access driveway, parking, signage and associated site works at existing garage premises.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5086
8 Nov 2022Conditional
To construct a new single storey internal building to accommodate offices, canteen, storage areas, toilets, laundry room and washing facilities, also undertake alterations to front elevation (to accommodate the removal of one number roller shutter door and installation of new pedestrian door) and erection of signage. Complete with all ancillary works and associated site works at our boat storage and maintenance facility.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6491
20 Aug 2021Conditional
Permission to retain indefinitely vehicular entrance into yard and auxiliary site services.
Retention · Cork County Council, 21/6299
16 Apr 2021Conditional
To demolish existing shed and construct new garage/shed to store artic lorry and trailer unit, connect to public water supply and public sewer and auxiliary site services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5002
2 Oct 2020Conditional
Alterations to existing light industrial units to accommodate Inland Fisheries Ireland Youghal base. The works will involve change of use to existing light industrial/warehouse units to boat storage and maintenance facility and also contain new two-storey internal building to accommodate offices, canteen, storage areas, mezzanine storage, toilets, laundry room and washing facilities. Alterations will include the demolition of existing internal toilet, the construction of a separating wall between units no. A5-A8 and adjoining unit, alterations to front elevation, erection of signage complete with all ancillary works and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6160
17 Apr 2020Incompleted application
Alterations to existing light industrial units no. A5-A8 (inclusive) to accommodate Inland Fisheries Ireland Youghal base. The works will involve change of use to existing light industrial/ warehouse units to boat storage and maintenance with offices, canteen, toilets and washing facilities. Alterations will include the demolition of existing internal toilet, the construction of a separating wall between units no. A5-A8 and adjoining unit, the construction of a mezzanine floor containing offices, canteen, toilets and washing facilities, open mezzanine storage with stairs, provision of an enclosed stairs and lift, alterations to front elevation, erection of signage complete with all ancillary works and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4768
27 Feb 2020Conditional
A 10 year planning permission for a 2.57ha extension to the solar PV farm permitted under Cork County Council planning permission reference number 17/05245 and will involve the incorporation of a 2.2 ha portion of the field to the north east of the permitted site on which approximately 5,016 additional photovoltaic panels on ground mounted galvanised steel frames will be installed. Associated works proposed include; 1 no CCTV security camera mounted on 4m high pole, internal access roads and perimeter security fencing (2m high). In addition, an alternative grid connection to the previously permitted on-site grid connection is proposed involving a connection to the existing Foxhall ESB substation and associated works via the R634 and private lands. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4407
6 Sept 2019Conditional
Change of use from light industrial / commercial to commercial office.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6206
16 Jul 2018Conditional
Erection of Liquid Nitrogen Tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5861
28 Aug 2017Conditional
Change of use from office to veterinary clinic including erection of signage.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6231
1 Aug 2017Incompleted application
Change of use from office to veterinary clinic, including erection of signage.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6000
31 May 2017Conditional
Change of use from Retail Warehousing to Medical Practice & Out-of-Hours Medical Centre and permission for changes to front elevation.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5348
19 May 2017Conditional
Construction of an upto 5MW solar PV farm, with an export capacity of 4MW, comprising approximately 14,000 no. photovoltaic panels on ground mounted galvanized steel frames within a site of 5.44ha and all associated development including; 4 no. transformer stations, 4 no. auxiliary transformer stations, 4 no inverters, 1 no. client side substation, 1 no. single storey storage building, 1 no. single storey communications building, 1 no. single storey DNO substation building, 3 no. CCTV security cameras mounted on 4m high poles, upgraded vehicular access from the public road, site access gate, perimeter security fencing (2m high).
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5245
9 May 2017Incompleted application
Change of use from retail warehousing to medical practice & out-of-hours medical centre and changes to front elevation.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5120
1 Mar 2017Conditional
Construction of garage for repair and service of motor vehicles with ancillary parts storage along with all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4462
19 Jan 2017Incompleted application
Construction of a garage workshop with ancillary storage along with all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4086
The 25 most recent of 71 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: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
- Special Protection Area: Blackwater Estuary SPA 004028
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Blackwater River And Estuary 000072
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Foxhole.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Foxhole.
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 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_1681 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Foxhole with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Foxhole · Poll an tSionnaigh
- Area
- 388,538 m² (38.85 ha, 96.01 acres)
- Civil parish
- Youghal, and its townlands
- Barony
- Imokilly
- Electoral division
- Youghal Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Youghal Rural electoral division: 1,367 people in 486 households; 78% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Muckridge, Muckridge Demesne, Youghal Mudlands
- Placenames
- Foxhole 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.