Gaggan

112 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gaggan, from 9 m² to 433,568 m² (43.36 ha, 107.14 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Gaggan in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 9 Jul 2026Grant permission

  Permission for the construction of 3 no. detached dwellinghouses, 3 detached domestic garages and all associated site works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 21/5856

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 26/1836

• 16 Jun 2026Refused

  Permission for dwellinghouse, car port, domestic garage, site entrance, sewerage system and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1601

• 6 May 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for the construction of a domestic garage with a hobby area.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1184

• 24 Oct 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for retention for the continued partial use of the community hall as a pre-school facility and permission for the construction of a single storey extension to construct a meeting room, office and additional toilets for community use that can also be used for pre-school activities

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6283

• 14 Aug 2025Incompleted application

  Permission for retention for the continued partial use of the community hall as a pre-school facility and for the construction of a single storey extension to construct a meeting room, office and additional toilets for community use that can also be used for pre-school activities

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5638

• 28 Feb 2025Withdrawn

  Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to contain a meeting room, office and additional toilets for community use that can also be used for playschool activities

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4337

• 22 Nov 2024Incompleted application

  Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to contain a meeting room, office and additional toilets for community use that can also be used for playschool activities

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6211

• 25 Aug 2023Withdrawn

  Permission to construct a new dwelling house and detached domestic garage (Change of layout, house design and garage position from that granted under planning Ref 21/5856 at site No.3.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5731

• 23 Jun 2023Incompleted application

  Permission to construct a new dwelling house and detached domestic garage (change of layout, house design and garage position from that granted under planning ref 21/5856)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5301

• 14 Jul 2022Conditional

  The construction of a two storey rear extension, single storey entrance porch, rear dormer windows and renovation works to an existing dwelling house and all associated site works including construction of an external shed and relocating of percolation area.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5654

• 13 May 2022Conditional

  Construction of detached dwellinghouse, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5095

• 22 Apr 2022Refused

  The construction of detached dwellinghouse, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4924

• 19 Apr 2022Conditional

  Planning permission for the construction of 2 new single storey extensions to western and eastern elevations of existing single storey cottage, elevational changes to northern and southern elevations, new pumped wastewater treatment system and all other ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4879

• 29 Mar 2022Incompleted application

  Detached dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4680

• 23 Mar 2022Incompleted application

  Construction of detached dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4636

• 16 Mar 2022Incompleted application

  full planning permission for the construction of 2 new single storey extensions to western and eastern elevations of existing single storey cottage, elevational changes to existing northern elevation, new pumped wastewater treatment system and all other ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4599

• 13 Jan 2022Conditional

  Construction of dwelling (change of plan and house type to that permitted under Pl. Reg. 20/5505) and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4035

• 16 Dec 2021Incompleted application

  Change of house type and all associated site works for which dwelling house was previously permitted under planning registered no. 20/5505

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7369

• 13 Oct 2021Incompleted application

  The erection of a split level house and all associated works. Extension of duration of permission granted under planning reference: 16/4678.

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 21/6780

• 5 Jul 2021Conditional

  The construction of 3 no. detached dwellinghouses, 3 detached domestic garages and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5856

• 1 Jun 2021Incompleted application

  The construction of 3 no. detached dwellinghouses, 3 detached domestic garages and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5523

• 12 May 2021Incompleted application

  The construction of 3 No detached dwellinghouses, 3 detached domestic garages and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5292

• 15 Apr 2021Conditional

  The erection of a dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4986

• 15 Jan 2021Conditional

  A dwelling house and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4063

• 15 Jan 2021Conditional

  Construction of detached dwellinghouse, detached domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4064

The 25 most recent of 84 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 Gaggan.

Recorded monuments

• CO110-041001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough grazing, on E-facing slope. Oval area (35m NNE-SSW; 21.4m WNW-ESE) enclosed by earth and stone bank (H 1.1m). Interior surface rough due to dumped field clearance stones. Local tradition of external fosse and souterrain (CO110-04102-) in interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO110-041002 Souterrain
  Description

  Tradition of "underground chamber" in ringfort (CO110-04101-). No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO110-042 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on NNW-facing slope, extensive view to W, N and NE. Levelled;roughly circular hollow (diam. 23m) on W side field boundary. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO110-043 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Grass-covered spread of burnt material in wet pasture beside well. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO110-044 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Grass-covered spread of burnt material in flat pasture sloping gently to W. Modern drain on S side. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO110-045 Boulder-burial
  Description

  On rough pasture on NW-facing slope of Slieveadrohid Hill. Destroyed in 1967. Cover-stone moved to top of small outcropping rock c. 6m N of original position. Two support stones were visible in 1968. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO110-046 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Numerous fragments of cut stone reused in door and window opes of farm building; according to owner, stones removed from church (CO110-023----) in early 20th century. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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

• Milestone/milepost, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding triangular-profile cast-iron milestone, installed c.1890, having chamfered triangular top. Embossed inscriptions to top and sides.

• Lady Chapel Roman Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1925–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding double-height Roman Catholic church, dated 1929, comprising seven-bay nave, three-stage bell-tower to front (north), single-bay single-storey chancel to side (east), single-storey lean-to boiler house and single-storey sacristy extension to south of chancel. Single-storey porch to rear (south) of nave. Pitched slate roofs to nave, chancel and sacristy, having ashlar stone gable copings and moulded ashlar stone skew-corbels. Cast-iron cross finials to nave and chancel. Hipped slate roof to porch, having stone eaves course. Lean-to slate roof to boiler house. Pyramid slate roof to bell-tower, having cast-iron finial and rendered eaves courses on rendered arcade with modillions. Cast-iron rainwater goods throughout, on cavetto moulded stone modillions to nave, chancel and sacristy. Snecked dressed stone walls throughout, having recessed square-headed blind arcading to front and rear elevations of nave, having ashlar limestone lintels and plinths to pilasters with chamfered ashlar stone coping. Rendered platband below eaves to rear (south) elevation of nave. Snecked stone plinth with chamfered ashlar stone copings to side (east, west) elevations of nave, chancel, sacristy and boiler house. Round-headed window openings with render sills and dressed rowlock red brick voussoirs throughout. Tri-partite timber-framed windows to front and rear elevations of nave, having seven-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows flanked by three-over-three sliding sash sidelights, surmounted by radiating overlights. Raised render reveals to sacristy and boiler house, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Fixed timber-framed two-pane windows to rear (east) elevation of porch and first stage of bell-tower. Paired window openings with raised rendered reveals to east elevation of chancel and to side (west) elevation of nave, having lead-lined stained glass windows. Windows set into recessed round-headed arches with dressed stone voussoirs. Timber louvers to second stage of bell-tower. Square-headed window openings with render sill-course and lintels to third stage to bell-tower, having timber louvers. Round-headed door openings with dressed rowlock red brick voussoirs throughout. Concrete doorstep to front (north) elevation of bell-tower and porch, having double-leaf timber battened doors with scrolled wrought-iron strap hinges. Concrete threshold and raised render reveals with timber battened door to front (east) elevation of sacristy. Timber battened double-leaf door to front (east) elevation of boiler house. Timber battened double-leaf door to rear elevation of nave, with scrolled wrought-iron strap hinges and ashlar limestone font set into arched niche. Polychrome tiled central aisle to nave interior. Timber panelled ceiling to nave with exposed timber rafters, purlins and tie-beams on knee-brace springing from rendered cavetto moulded corbels. Plastered barrel-vaulted ceiling to chancel. Later mosaic and marble steps, altar and pulpit to chancel. Enclosed to north and north-east by rubble stone boundary wall having chamfered roughcast rendered coping. Pedestrian gateway to north-east and carriage gateway to north-west having recent metal gates and square-profile roughcast rendered gate piers. Engraved ashlar limestone date and name plaques to piers of north-west gateway.

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

At the centre of the townland of Gaggan, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gaggan.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Gaggan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Gaggan · Géagánach

Area

2,429,043 m² (242.9 ha, 600.23 acres)

Civil parish

Ballymodan, and its townlands

Barony

Kinalmeaky

Electoral division

Ballymodan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,660 people lived in 1,643 households in the Ballymodan electoral division. 68% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cappaknockane, Cashel Beg, Cashel More, Curravarahane, Gurteen, Knockaveale, Knocknagallagh, Moneens

Placenames

Gaggan 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.