Gallane
Townland in the civil parish of Ross, barony of Carbery East (West Division), Co. Cork; in Irish An Gallán
- Area
- 98.6 ha
- 244 acres
- Land parcels
- 51
- registered freehold, median 4,243 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 35
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
51 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gallane, from 172 m² to 181,505 m² (18.15 ha, 44.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 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
No zone of a development plan covers Gallane 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
21 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation
Retention of works to existing dwelling consisting of i) alterations to elevations, ii) sunroom extension, iii) rear extension and iv) provision of attic storage area
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2193
12 Sept 2025Grant with conditions
Agricultural development consisting of construction of calf house and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5888
20 Jan 2023Conditional
Construct a slatted cattle shed and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/16
25 Nov 2022Conditional
Agricultural development consisting alterations to existing farm buildings and extension to slatted house
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/723
25 Aug 2021Withdrawn
Permission to construct a slatted cattle shed and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/585
30 Jul 2021Incompleted application
To construct a slatted cattle shed and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/532
1 Jun 2017Conditional
Agricultural development consisting of revised slatted house layout permitted under planning reference number 15/162
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/342
22 May 2017Incompleted application
Agricultural development consisting of revised slatted house layout permitted under planning reference number 15/162
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/310
27 Mar 2015Conditional
Agricultural development of existing farmyard including extension of existing dairy and extension to existing slatted house consisting of new slatted house, feed passage and calf house
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/162
7 May 2014Conditional
Retain sunroom and conservatory extension and 2no. dormers to house
Retention · Cork County Council, 14/283
15 Jul 2011Conditional
Dwelling house, domestic garage and installation of waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/435
6 Apr 2009Conditional
Sunroom extension to existing dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/379
20 Mar 2009Incompleted application
Sunroom extension to existing dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/295
5 Sept 2008Withdrawn
Retention of (a) 3no. velux rooflights to rear of dwelling granted under planning reg: 06/959, (b) retaining wall, (c) garage base; Permission for construction of garage on said base
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1621
31 Jul 2008Incompleted application
Retention of 3no. velux rooflights to rear of dwelling as granted under planning reg: 06/959, Retention of retaining wall and retention and completion of garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1431
29 Jun 2007Conditional
Demolition of existing cubicle house,construction of new cubicle house, extension to feed passage , construction of dairy washings & soiled water tank, installation of overground steel slurry tank and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1757
11 May 2007Conditional
(1) Extension to existing cow shed incorporating slatted slurry storage and easi-feed, (2) Extension to existing cow shed incorporating loose house, (3) Soiled water tank in place of existing open slurry pit, (4) Access lane to existing silage pit and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1233
10 Aug 2006Conditional
Construct storey and half dwelling, detached domestic garage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1574
14 Jul 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse, garage, entrance wall, septic tank and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1356
24 May 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse and associated treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/959
6 Feb 2006Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse with garage, entrance wall, septic tank & associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/143
16 Jan 2006Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse & garage, entrance wall, septic tank & associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/29
23 Nov 2005Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8601
29 Sept 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7095
12 Aug 2005Conditional
Domistic double garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5811
The 25 most recent of 35 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 Gallane.
Recorded monuments
- CO143-060 Souterrain
Description
In pasture. According to local information, two earth-cut chambers were discovered in 1959 and subsequently backfilled. 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
- CO143-061 Ringfort - rath
Description
In level pasture on ENE-facing slope. Good view to W and E. On OS 6-inch map (1842) as double-banked circular enclosure: now levelled. Circular undulation indicates site (diam. 36m). Remains of bank to NE (max. H 1m). Slight depression outside bank SE->NW. Standing stone (CO142-062---) to NE in adjoining field. 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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Gallane.
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 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 Gallane.
- 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 Gallane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Gallane · An Gallán
- Area
- 985,605 m² (98.56 ha, 243.55 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ross, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery East (West Division)
- Electoral division
- Derry, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Derry electoral division: 512 people in 194 households; 83% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 15% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyvireen, Curraheen, Derry, Downeen, Maul
- Placenames
- Gallane 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.