Garrettstown

221 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Garrettstown, from 8 m² to 882,955 m² (88.3 ha, 218.18 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Garrettstown 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.

• 5 Mar 2025Withdrawn

  Permission to erect a single storey dwelling house with detached domestic garage, on site wastewater treatment system, bored well, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4361

• 28 Jan 2025Incompleted application

  Permission to erect a single storey dwelling house with detached domestic garage, on site wastewater treatment system, bored well, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4092

• 30 Sept 2024Refused

  Permission for an opening of a new agricultural entrance to existing agricultural field.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5825

• 2 May 2024Conditional

  Permission for alteration, extension and garage conversion of a detached dwelling house and all site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4789

• 25 Jan 2024Conditional

  Permission for change of use of existing light industrial workshop to granny flat and associated site works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 24/4104

• 21 Dec 2023Withdrawn

  Permission for an opening of a new agricultural entrance to existing agricultural field.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6594

• 21 Dec 2023Withdrawn

  Permission for the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, waste water treatment unit and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6581

• 9 Sept 2022Refused

  Alterations and extension to dwelling house consisting of a first floor rear extension, elevational changes including the external insulation & repositioning of roof lights, along with associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6044

• 14 Mar 2022Conditional

  Construction of single storey side and rear extension, new treatment system and ancillary works to dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4566

• 22 Dec 2021Incompleted application

  Extension of the existing caravan park at Garretstown house which will consist of 26 mobile homes standing together with all ancillary site works including treatment unit and percolation area in a field outside Garrettstown house on the opposite side of the public road.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7463

• 24 Nov 2020Conditional

  To construct a 16m x 16m fenced compound accommodating 9nr satellite antenna and all associated development works including access, underground cabling, boundary fence and cabinet [not more than 2m2]

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6625

• 5 Aug 2020Conditional

  The construction of stables for rearing of bloodstock with feed storage over head and associated services and site entrance.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5672

• 9 Jul 2020Conditional

  To construct slatted cattle shed and agricultural storage building for the storage of dry feed, smaller agricultural tools and ancillary items, dwellinghouse and carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5436

• 6 Jul 2020Incompleted application

  Construction of an agricultural stable with feed storage area over head and associated services and site entrance. Stables are for private/family use.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5385

• 19 Jun 2020Incompleted application

  To construct agricultural buildings & dwelling house and carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5263

• 3 Jun 2020Incompleted application

  The construction of an agricultural stable with feed storage area over head and associated services and site entrance.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5108

• 11 Mar 2020Conditional

  Alterations and extension to dwelling house consisting of demolishing existing side conservatory & constructing a single storey extension to the side & rear, elevational changes including extending the main pitched roof to replace side flat roof, conversion of garage to living accommodation, along with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4525

• 9 Mar 2020Refused

  The extension of the existing caravan park at Garrettstown House which will consist of 38 mobile homes standing together with all ancillary site works including the provision of a subsurface drip line dispersal plant in a field outside Garrettstown House on the opposite side of the public road and the construction of a new site entrance.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4487

• 27 Feb 2020Unconditional

  Retention and permission for completion of an agricultural entrance along with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4412

• 3 Jan 2020Unconditional

  Demolition of existing chalet dwelling and construction of a replacement one-bedroom single-store dwelling (with part mezzanine level), treatment unit and percolation area, and all associated site works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 15/5054.

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/4003

• 17 Dec 2019Incompleted application

  The extension of the existing caravan park at Garrettstown House which will consist of 38 mobile homes standing together with all ancillary site works including the provision of a subsurface drip line dispersal plant.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6999

• 9 Sept 2019Refused

  The construction of a dwellinghouse and attached domestic garage with first floor art studio for domestic use, new vehicular entrance and waste water treatment plant and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6207

• 7 Aug 2019Incompleted application

  The construction of a dwellinghouse and domestic garage and all associated site works, including new vehicular entrance and waste water treatment plant.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5972

• 31 May 2019Refused

  Construction of dwellinghouse, garage, wastewater treatment plant and ancillary site works, access road, and 4 no. proposed entrances, two no. entrances to serve the existing property at Garretstown House and its associated Caravan park, and two no. entrances to serve the proposed dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5450

• 1 May 2019Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse, garage, wastewater treatment plant and ancillary site works and access road to existing property at Garrettstown House.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5094

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Garrettstown Marsh 001053

Recorded monuments

• CO124-052 Designed landscape - belvedere
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO124-053 Country house
  Description

  Two early 18th century 2-storey wings with opposing identical elevations on elevated site. 'House planned for centre seems never to have been built' (Craig 1976, 90). Entrance fronts of 5 bays; 3-bay central pedimented breakfronts. Roughly coursed sandstone construction with cut limestone detail including quoin-pilasters framing elevations and breakfronts. S wing in repair with hipped roof. N wing in ruins; enlarged in late 18th century into residential quarters. Many demesne features survive including bricklined walled garden to S with 2-storey brick tower; orangery; remains of towers including a gazebo to S; serpentine lake to W and gatepiers with pineapple finials. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO137-018 Promontory fort - coastal
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

• Garrettstown House, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1700–1740 · Regional interest
  Description

  Entrance sweep, built c.1720, comprising snecked dressed limestone walls with square-profile piers having square limestone caps. Central vehicular entrance flanked by pedestrian gates. Eastern pedestrian gate now blocked with dressed limestone blocks. Vehicular and western pedestrian gates having wrought-iron single- and double-leaf gates. Located north-west of house, forming rear entrance.

• Garrettstown House, country house, 1700–1720 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey country house, commenced 1702, completed 1720, having central pedimented gable-fronted breakfront to front (south) elevation, five-bay return to rear (north) and later extension to side (west). Now ruinous. Slate hanging and render to chimneystacks and rendered rubble stone gable to return. Tooled limestone eaves course throughout, having tooled limestone cornice to pediment. Rubble limestone walls with tooled limestone plinth and quoins. Diminishing square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills and surrounds throughout. Oculus window openings to rear elevation having roughly cut limestone surrounds. Square-headed door opening to front (south) elevation, having tooled limestone block-and-start surround, lintel and keystones. Timber panelled door surmounted by overlight. Round-headed door opening to side (west) elevation, having rubble stone voussoirs and timber battened door. Square-headed door opening to side (east) elevation having tooled limestone surround and lintel. Carriage house, servants quarters and outbuildings, gate lodge, arboretum and various related structures within grounds. Gates to front and rear.

• Garrettstown House, country house, 1700–1720 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former country house, commenced 1702, completed 1720, having central gable-fronted pedimented breakfront to front (north) elevation. Later in use as stable, now in use as office. Hipped slate roof with tooled limestone eaves course, uPVC rainwater goods and tooled limestone cornice to pediment. Coursed dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone plinth and quoins. Diminishing square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills and surrounds throughout, having six-over-six pane and six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to front (south) elevation with block-and-start tooled limestone surround and lintel with raised keystones. Timber panelled door surmounted by overlight. Round-headed former carriage arch opening to side (east) elevation, having ashlar limestone surround and voussoirs with keystone and plain capitals. Limestone stepped approach to double-leaf glazed timber doors with timber tympanum. Square-headed door openings to side (east) and rear elevations, having stone lintels and timber battened doors. Set within grounds of Garrettstown House.

• Garrettstown House, outbuilding, 1700–1720 · Regional interest
  Description

  Two range of outbuildings, built c.1710. Detached nine-bay single-storey former estate offices block to west. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystack and rubble stone parapets to gables. Rubble stone walls throughout. Square-headed window openings with rendered reveals and sills to front (east) elevation, having tooled limestone voussoirs and keystones with replacement timber and metal casement windows. Square-headed door openings throughout with timber battened doors. Some having tooled limestone surrounds, lintels and tooled limestone voussoirs with keystones. Detached six-bay single-storey former servants' accommodation block to north. Pitched slate roof with recent rooflights. Rubble stone walls with dressed limestone string course below eaves. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and dressed lime stone voussoirs to front (south) elevation, having four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door openings with dressed rubble stone voussoirs to front elevation, having glazed timber and timber battened doors. Pair of round-headed carriage arch openings with rubble stone voussoirs and impost blocks to front elevation, having replacement glazed timber doors with overlights and sidelights. Set facing onto cobbled courtyard. Set within the grounds of Garrettstown House.

• Garrettstown House, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1700–1740 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of entrances, built c.1720. Entrance to immediate east of house comprising rubble stone walls with square-profile dressed limestone gate piers with acorn finials, having wrought-iron single- and double-leaf gates. Second gate to east, forming roadside entrance, having rubble stone walls with circular profile rubble stone gate piers, surmounted by ball finials.

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 Garrettstown, 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 high, 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 Garrettstown.

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 Garrettstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Garrettstown · Baile Ghearóid

Area

3,938,214 m² (393.82 ha, 973.15 acres)

Civil parish

Templetrine, and its townlands

Barony

Courceys

Electoral division

Laherne, the unit of the census

Census 2022

609 people lived in 194 households in the Laherne electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 52% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballincurrig, Ballynagaragh, Coolbane, Kilmore

Placenames

Garrettstown 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.