Glenarousk

86 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glenarousk, from 15 m² to 437,055 m² (43.71 ha, 108 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 58 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 16 Jul 2026F.i. consultees/awaiting recommendation

  Permission to erect a single storey dwellinghouse, single storey detached domestic garage, install septic tank and percolation area, new site entrance, bored well and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1894

• 28 Jan 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for the renovation and extension of existing ruinous dwelling (which is a Protected Structure), to include new corrugated metal roof to existing dwelling, two storey extension to side linked with a single storey glazed link, relocation of existing vehicular entrance to the north, new wastewater treatment unit and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4082

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional permission

  Within County Cork, the proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to 39.3km of overhead line, 14 no. steel towers and 204 no. wooden polesets. These lie between Knockraha Substation, in the townland of Ballynenelagh, and the border with County Tipperary in the townland of Glenduff, crossing the County Cork townlands of : Ballynanelagh, Knockraha East, Meeleen, Shanballyreagh, Barnetstown, Mitchellsfort, Meenane, Skahanagh South, Skahanagh North, Coolquane, Scartbarry, Ballyready, Ballyda, Baneena South, Lackabeha East, Hollyhill, Ballinterry, Clykeel South, Ballynanelagh, Clykeel North, Knockauduff, Ballinvarrig West, Kill-Saint-Anne South, Kill-Saint-Anne North, Ballyoran, Glenarousk, Strawhall, Ballyvadona, Carrigabrick, Gearagh, Carrigatoortane, Mountrivers, Moorepark, Ballyderown, Knockanohill, Glansheskin, Kilclogh, Macroney Upper, Castlecooke, Coolaneague, Curraghanolomer, Ballard, Curraghavoe, and Glenduff. The proposed development includes 4 no. temporary construction compounds in the townlands of Moorepark, Ballinvarrig West, Barnetstown, and Skeheen. The works in County Cork will consist of: the replacement ('restringing') of the existing overhead line (OHL) circuit conductor wires; replacement of 7 no. towers and 82 no. polesets with similar dimensions and heights as the existing; installation of 5 no. new towers and 1 new no. poleset at Barrymore Substation and the removal of 2 no. towers; installation of replacement parts on towers and polesets; foundation refurbishment/strengthening and recapping/clearing of shear blocks; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 4 no. temporary construction compounds, temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6468

• 4 Dec 2024Incompleted application

  Permission for the renovation and extension of existing single storey dwelling to include new corrugated metal roof to existing dwelling, two storey extension to side linked with a single storey glazed link, relocation of existing vehicular entrance to the north, new waste water treatment unit and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6308

• 25 Jan 2023Refused

  Construction of a dwelling, foul water treatment system, garage, site entrance and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4085

• 7 Sept 2020Conditional

  Construction of a slatted house with slurry tank, loose house, stables, hay store, manure store and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5925

• 22 May 2020Unconditional

  Construction of proprietary effluent treatment system and retention of attic floor conversion and retention of conservatory to side of dwelling. Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Planning Reference: 15/05355

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/5023

• 29 Jan 2020Conditional

  The construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, wastewater treatment system, site entrance, and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4126

• 28 Jan 2020Conditional

  To erect a part single storey, part storey and a half type dwellinghouse with detached domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4118

• 5 Jun 2019Conditional

  To construct a shed to store vintage tractors, vintage jeeps, general garden and domestic storage to the rear of property and to upgrade, splay and widen the existing entrance at property.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5473

• 29 Apr 2019Incompleted application

  Construct a shed to store vintage tractors and vintage jeeps, general garden and domestic storage to the rear of property and to upgrade, splay and widen the existing entrance at property.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5069

• 20 Jul 2018Conditional

  Retention of sunroom as constructed to rear of existing dwelling house, retention of single storey dining room in lieu of permitted garage to side of dwelling house with flat roof comprising balcony area, parapet wall and French doors leading to balcony area from first area and Retention of alterations to site boundaries and entrance as constructed (alterations to house design and waive condition no.3 Pl. Reg No. 03/4846 which specified that flat roof over garage shall be omitted and replaced with a pitched roof and French doors and balcony shall be omitted).

  Retention · Cork County Council, 18/5905

• 18 May 2018Unconditional

  Partial demolition works, alterations to the external elevation and the internal layout of the existing disused nursing home and construction of new extension (previous planning References N/816/86, 88/0281 and 02/2583). The proposed development will include a total of 18 no. bedrooms, associated ancillary rooms, offices and staff rooms for use as a nursing home. Other site works will include landscaping, the setting back and widening of exiting vehicular entrance, construction of a car park with 22 no. parking spaces, a covered refuse shed, 2 no. pump houses, an underground water storage tank and installation of a secondary waste water treatment unit and associated polishing filter and associated works. Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Planning Reference: 13/5490.

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 18/5267

• 24 Jun 2015Conditional

  Construction of proprietary effluent treatment system and retention of attic floor conversion and retention of conservatory to side of dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5355

• 8 Dec 2014Withdrawn

  Permission for demolition of existing disused Nursing Home (previous planning references N/816/86, 88/0281 and 02/2583), and construction of a 25 bedroomed Nursing Home for use as a nursing home only and one staff bedroom, which is a change in design and layout of the building granted under planning reference 13/5490, on 30th Nov. 2013. The proposed development will include dormer and velux windows to the rear only, ancillary rooms and offices. Site works will include landscaping, the setting back and widening of existing vehicular entrance, a car park, outside sheds, installation of a secondary wastewater treatment unit and associated polishing filter, a water storage tank and other associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6624

• 25 Nov 2014Incompleted application

  Demolition of existing disused nursing home (Previous planning Ref. No’s 816/86, 88/281, & 02/2583), and for construct ion of a 25 bedroomed nursing home for use as a nursing home only and 1no. staff bedroom , which is a change in design & layout of the building granted under Planning Ref. No. 13/5490. The proposed development will include dormer & velux windows to the rear only, ancillary rooms & offices. Site works will include landscaping, the setting back & widening of existing vehicular entrance, a car park, outside sheds, installation of a secondary waste water treatment unit and associated polishing filter, a water storage tank and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6516

• 31 Jul 2013Conditional

  Partial demolition works, alterations to the external elevation and the internal layout of the existing disused nursing home and construction of new extension (previous planning References N/816/86, 88/0281 and 02/2583). The proposed development will include a total of 18 no. bedrooms, associated ancillary rooms, offices and staff rooms for use as a nursing home. Other site works will include landscaping, the setting back and widening of exiting vehicular entrance, construction of a car park with 22 no. parking spaces, a covered refuse shed, 2 no. pump houses, an underground water storage tank and installation of a secondary waste water treatment unit and associated polishing filter and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5490

• 12 Apr 2013Unconditional

  Two storey dwellinghouse, detached garage and installation of septic tank, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref.No. 07/13261

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/4652

• 22 Sept 2010Conditional

  Conversion of attic incorporating 3 no. rooflights on front elevation and 4 no. rooflights on rear elevations of dwellinghouse and construction of domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8028

• 9 Sept 2009Conditional

  Retention of bay window to front elevation of existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6980

• 22 Apr 2008Refused

  Change of use from residential nursing home to office accommodation, demolition of existing conservatory, minor alterations to existing property, relocation of site entrance, provision of access road, parking & all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6226

• 20 Dec 2007Conditional

  Two storey dwellinghouse, detached garage and installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/13261

• 24 Apr 2007Conditional

  Demolition of dwellinghouse and construction of dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7239

• 20 Apr 2007Conditional

  Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7170

• 5 Mar 2007Incompleted application

  Demolition of dwellinghouse and construction of dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5635

The 25 most recent of 39 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 Glenarousk.

Recorded monuments

• CO036-018 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In pasture, on steep SSE-facing slope. Spring, rising from within slope; water piped into trough flanked by railway sleepers. No longer in holy use. 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

• CO036-034 House - vernacular house
  Description

  Roadside. Front (E) of 4 bays; off-centre doorway to right. Gable-ended thatched roof; off-centre brick chimney to left. Occupied. 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

• CO036-040 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed, undulating tillage. Horseshoe-shaped spread of burnt material (18m NW-SE; 14m SW-NE); opening faces W. Well close by to NE; second fulacht fiadh (CO036-041---) c. 36m to SE. 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

• CO036-041 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed, undulating tillage. Oval spread of burnt material (10m N-S; 12m E-W); slight mound discernible. Second fulacht fiadh (CO036-040---) c. 36m to NW. 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

• CO036-042 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed, undulating tillage. Oval spread of burnt material (22m N-S; 24m E-W). Stream to NE. Two other fulachta fiadh (CO036-040---; CO036-041---) in same field to SE. 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

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Glenarousk.

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 Glenarousk, about 1 in 5 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1362 (ZIP).

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

Name

Glenarousk · Gleann an Rúisc

Area

4,286,974 m² (428.7 ha, 1,059.33 acres)

Civil parish

Castlelyons, and its townlands

Barony

Barrymore

Electoral division

Castlelyons, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,202 people lived in 413 households in the Castlelyons electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynafauna, Ballyoran, Ballyvadona, Boolabwee, Coole Lower, Coole Upper, Knockdromaclogh, Mohera, Spurree, Strawhall

Placenames

Glenarousk 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.