Glasheen
Townland in the civil parish of Clontead, barony of Kinsale, Co. Cork; in Irish An Glaisín
- Area
- 8.2 ha
- 20 acres
- Land parcels
- 9
- registered freehold, median 2,504 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres)
- Zoning
- R1
- Residential
- Planning
- 27
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glasheen, from 40 m² to 64,178 m² (6.42 ha, 15.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 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
- R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Residential Reserve (Strategic Residential Reserve)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 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
29 Apr 2026Refused
Permission for the construction of 7 no. residential units and all ancillary site development works at Glasheen and Park Laurence (Townlands), Kinsale, Co. Cork. The proposed development will result in alterations to the residential scheme originally permitted by ref. no. 22/5145 consisting of the replacement of the creche with 7 no. residential units.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1103
17 Oct 2025Unconditional permission
Permission for Retention of a single storey extension to an existing dwelling house.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6213
1 May 2025Conditional permission
Permission for retention of the use of the boat store building as a 2 no. bedroom apartment ancillary to the primary dwelling and all associated elevational changes and site development works.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/4808
11 Apr 2025Refused
Permission for the construction of 7 no. residential units and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development will result in alterations to the residential scheme originally permitted by ref no. 22/5145 consisting of the replacement of the creche with 7 no. residential units
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4660
9 Oct 2024Withdrawn
Permission for retention of the use of an existing boat store building as a 2 no. bedroom apartment ancillary to the primary dwelling for a temporary period of 4 years and all associated elevational changes and site development works.
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/5902
17 Nov 2023Refused
(1) Partial conversion of existing domestic boat store for use as residential apartment unit & (2) elevational changes of existing boat store.
Retention · Cork County Council, 23/6294
19 May 2022Conditional permission
Construction of 86 no. dwellinghouses with one childcare facility, and all ancillary site development works. Access to the proposed development will be provided via 2 no. new accesses onto the link road permitted under ref no. 20/6563.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5145
19 Oct 2021Unconditional
Alterations to permitted residential development 05/588 to make provision for 214 no. dwellinghouses, 42 no. apartments and relocation and change of plan of creche and associated site works and services (change in overall layout and design) - Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No.06/11830 extended by Ref. No.12/4124 and Ref. No. 17/6075.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 21/6844
19 Nov 2020Conditional
The construction of 95 no. houses and all ancillary development works. This is a modification to a residential scheme permitted under Cork County Council Planning Ref. No. 06/11830 extended by Ref. No.12/4124 and Ref. No. 17/6075. Access to the proposed development will be from the existing access via Abbey Lane and via the proposed access at Bandon Road.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6563
21 Sept 2020Withdrawn
Retention of the single storey extension to the existing dwelling
Retention · Cork County Council, 20/6044
24 Aug 2018Conditional
Retention of a two storey detached boathouse store to the rear (North) of existing dwelling.
Retention · Cork County Council, 18/6229
7 Aug 2018Conditional
Modifications to the residential scheme permitted under 06/11830 and extended by ref. no. 12/4124 and ref. no. 17/6075. The proposed modifications will include: 1.) the replacement of the permitted 56 no. houses and 36 no. apartments with the construction of 92 no. houses 2.) the realignment of the link road, and 3.) all ancillary development works. Access to the proposed development will be the existing access via Abbey Lane and via the permitted access at the Bandon Road.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6073
10 Aug 2017Unconditional
Alterations to permitted residential development 05/588 to make provision for 214 no. dwellinghouses, 42 no. apartments and relocation and change of plan of creche and associated site works and services(change in overall layout and design) - Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Planning Reg. Nos. 06/11830 & 12/4124
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 17/6075
13 Jun 2016Conditional
Retention of dwelling house & garage (change of site layout from that granted under 07/13033) and Permission for alterations to existing vehicular access to site from public road.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5426
9 Apr 2013Conditional
Construction of alterations to front elevation of dwellinghouse, construction of sun room extension to front, side extension consisting of a playroom and study, and carry out all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4622
25 Mar 2013Incompleted application
Alterations to front elevation of dwellinghouse, construction of sunroom extension to front, side extension consisting of a playroom and study and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4505
11 Mar 2013Incompleted application
Construction of alterations to existing front elevation of dwelling house and side extension consisting of playroom, study and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4404
25 Feb 2013Incompleted application
Construction of front sunroom extension, side extension consisting of bedroom & study, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4304
31 Jan 2012Unconditional
Completion of alterations to permitted residential development 05/588 to make provision for 214 no. dwellinghouses, 42 no. apartments and relocation and change of plan of creche and associated site works and services(change in overall layout and design) as permitted under planning reg 06/11830
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/4124
7 Nov 2008Conditional
Alterations & extensions to existing cottage, domestic garage, proprietary wastewater treatment system & new vehicular entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9595
29 Jul 2008Conditional
Change of house types of 58 dwellings previously permitted under Reg No. 06/11830 to include removal of 19 no. three bed (Type H) and 10 no. two bed dwellings (Type J) and replacement of same with 10 no. four bed (Type L & L1) and 19 no. three bed dwellings (Type K) in five blocks of terraces at 29-57 Aster Lawn, removal of 10 no. three bed dwellings (Type F) and 1 no. two bed dwelling (Type G) at 64-66, 69, 70, 73, 74, 77, 78, 85 & 86 Aster Lawn and replacement of same with 11 no. three bed dwellings (Type H), removal of 6 no. three bed dwellings (Type F) and replacement of same with 6 no. three bed dwellings (Type H) at No's 6-8 and 11-13 Lime Court, removal of 5 no. three bed dwellings (Type F) and 7 no. two bed dwellings (Type G) at No's 11, 12, 16, 17, 21-24, 39, 40, 43 & 44 Maple Drive and replacement of same with 12 no. three bed dwellings (Type H) and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8156
12 Dec 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse, detached garage and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/13033
1 Aug 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse and detached garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10018
2 Nov 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/11923
27 Oct 2006Conditional
Alterations to permitted residential development 05/588 to make provision for 214 no. dwellinghouses, 42 no. apartments and relocation and change of plan of creche and associated site works and services(change in overall layout and design)
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11830
The 25 most recent of 27 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 Glasheen.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Glasheen.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Glasheen.
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 moderately high, low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Glasheen.
- 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 Glasheen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Glasheen · An Glaisín
- Area
- 81,965 m² (8.2 ha, 20.25 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clontead, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kinsale
- Electoral division
- Kinsale Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kinsale Rural electoral division: 5,605 people in 1,855 households; 75% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Abbey-Lands, Ardmartin, Cappagh, Commons, Liscahane More, Parklaurence
- Placenames
- Glasheen 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.