Garrane
Townland in the civil parish of Caheragh, barony of Carbery West (West Division), Co. Cork; in Irish An Garrán
- Area
- 392.3 ha
- 969 acres
- Land parcels
- 62
- registered freehold, median 23,430 m² (2.34 ha, 5.79 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 43
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Garrane, from 85 m² to 342,857 m² (34.29 ha, 84.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 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 Garrane 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
17 Jul 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission for a Rural Retreat / Activity Centre to include sort-term letting accommodation to comprise of the following: A. Change of use of existing dwelling house from year-round usage occupation to short-term letting usage, including communal use of the kitchen to serve the retreat / activity centre, b. Demolition of 2 number farm buildings. c. Change of use of one number existing farm building from agricultural usage to communal toilet and laundry usage d. Reconstruction and change of use of one number existing farm building from agricultural usage to general purpose room and construction of single storey extension to said building to provide kitchenette and accessible wc to serve the general-purpose room e. Construction of 2 number structures providing 4 number single storey accommodation units for short-term letting f. Construction of wastewater treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1921
11 May 2026Liaison officer - refused
Permission sought for construction of dwelling house and for installation of waste water treatment system to serve same. Permission also sought for the upgrade of an existing agricultural entrance and access road for use for same and for all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1232
22 Jul 2022Conditional
Retention of conversion of garage to dwelling house and permission for erection of 2 storey extension to same and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/474
7 Jul 2022Incompleted application
Retention of conversion of garage to dwelling house and permission for erection of 2 storey extension to same and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/446
30 Jun 2022Withdrawn
Retention of conversion of garage to dwelling house and permission for erection of 2 storey extesion to same and all associated site devbelopment works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/432
2 Jun 2022Incompleted application
Retention of conversion of garage to dwelling house and for erection of 2 storey extension to same and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/378
17 Oct 2019Conditional
Extension of farm complex to include erection of slatted cubicle house, dairy & milking parlour and raising roof profile on existing cubicle house and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/668
1 Sept 2017Conditional
Dwellinghouse and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/570
16 Dec 2016Unconditional
Demolition of existing disused dwelling and permission for construcion of dwelling house domestic garage and all associated site works.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 16/774
17 Nov 2016Unconditional
Development of stone extract quarry and associated site works
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 16/704
27 Jul 2016Withdrawn
Retention and continuation of rock extraction by blasting over an area of 3.5ha within the footprint of the existing quarry area; processing of rock using the existing processing plant, including crushing and screening plant; and use of existing quarry infrastructure including, access road, wheel-wash, site office, septic tank and Puraflo wastewater treatment system, fuel storage shed, stores, settlement pond and all associated ancillary infrastructure. A fifteen-year quarry lifespan is sought
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/477
11 Jul 2016Incompleted application
Retention and continuation of rock extraction by blasting over an area of 3.5ha within the footprint of the existing quarry area; processing of rock using the existing processing plant, including crushing and screening plant; and use of existing quarry infrastructure including, access road, wheel-wash, site office, septic tank and Puraflo wastewater treatment system, fuel storage shed, stores, settlement pond and all associated ancillary infrastructure. A fifteen-year quarry lifespan is sought
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/443
23 May 2016Incompleted application
Rock extraction by blasting over an area of 3.5ha within the footprint of the existing quarry area; processing of rock using the existing processing plant, including crushing and screening plant; and use of existing quarry infrastructure including, access road, wheel-wash, site office, septic tank and Puraflo wastewater treatment system, fuel storage shed, stores, settlement pond and all associated ancillary infrastructure
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/314
18 May 2016Incompleted application
Rock extraction by blasting over an area of 3.5ha within the footprint of the existing quarry area; processing of rock using the existing processing plant, including crushing and screening plant; and use of existing quarry infrastructure including, access road, wheel-wash, site office, septic tank and Puraflo wastewater treatment system, fuel storage shed, stores, settlement pond and all associated ancillary infrastructure
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/297
27 Feb 2013Conditional
Extensions to a dwellinghouse and construction of a domestic outbuilding including all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/111
16 Mar 2012Conditional
Change of site layout to that as granted permission under Pl. Reg. No. 11/613 consisting of relocation of the dwelling as granted within the permitted site boundaries and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/168
8 Nov 2011Conditional
Demolition of existing disused dwelling and permission for erection of dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/680
5 Oct 2011Conditional
Construction of a two storey dwelling house, proprietary waste water treatment unit and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/613
23 Aug 2011Conditional
Demolition of existing stone outbuilding and erection of dwellinghouse and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/515
5 Aug 2011Incompleted application
Demolition of existing stone outbuilding and erection of dwelling house and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/483
1 Apr 2011Withdrawn
Demolition of existing two storey dwelling and the construction of replacement two storey dwelling house, proprietary waste water treatment unit and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/196
3 Dec 2010Refused
Dwelling house, domestic garage and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/832
27 Mar 2009Conditional
Erection of garden store/outhouse with part 1st floor storage area facility ancillary to existing dwelling and ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/346
19 Sept 2008Refused
Construction of dwelling and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1716
18 Aug 2008Incompleted application
Dwelling House and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1530
The 25 most recent of 43 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 Garrane.
Recorded monuments
- CO132-035 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on S slope of Mount Kid, with extensive view to S. Hachured as circular platform (diam. c. 30m) on OS 6-inch map (1842): levelled. Curve in field wall may respect line of enclosure. Possible souterrain (CO132-083---) 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
- CO132-036 Ringfort - cashel
Description
In rough grazing, on break in S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 28m) enclosed by stone wall (H 1.4m; Wth 2m) SSW->SE; scarped SE->SSW elsewhere. Interior raised on S side before sharp drop in field. Foundations of two rectangular hut sites (2.5m x 6m: 7m x 7.2m) in SW quadrant. 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
- CO132-037 Fulacht fia
Description
Kidney-shaped spread of burnt material (4m E-W; 2.2m N-S) visible in recently reclaimed 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
- CO132-038 Burial ground
Description
Marked 'Children's Burial Ground' on OS 6-inch map (1842). In pasture. Oval area defined by overgrowth. Numerous gravestones noted. 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
- CO132-039 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on E-facing slope. Circular area (21.4m N-S; 27m E-W); raised 1m above surrounding land; enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.1m); with external fosse (D 0.3m) SSE->NW. Break in bank (Wth 2.8m) to ENE. Interior planted with conifers. Road skirts site NW->NE. 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
- CO132-083 Souterrain
Description
According to local information, a "sub-rectangular cavity" was found in ringfort (CO132-035---). 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 Garrane.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, 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 Garrane.
- 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 Garrane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Garrane · An Garrán
- Area
- 3,923,348 m² (392.33 ha, 969.48 acres)
- Civil parish
- Caheragh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery West (West Division)
- Electoral division
- Cloghdonnell, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Cloghdonnell electoral division: 388 people in 146 households; 86% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyourane, Cappagh Beg, Coolbane, Coolboy, Cooranuller, Dromcorragh, Milleennahorna
- Placenames
- Garrane 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.