Gormlee
Gormlee is a townland in the civil parish of Dunbulloge, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Gormlaí.
- Area
- 221.5 ha
- 547 acres
- Land parcels
- 62
- registered freehold, median 2,446 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 35
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gormlee, from 129 m² to 510,951 m² (51.1 ha, 126.26 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 44 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Gormlee 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
9 Apr 2026Awaiting f.i. response
Permission for retention of a change of use from existing commercial/shop premises and associated yard to use as a commercial car garage which will include for the sale, repair and servicing of cars and commercial vehicles, staff/welfare areas and ancillary offices. Permission for retention is also sought for any external building alterations, associated external signage and all associated site works.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/0891
10 Oct 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for a domestic use garage and associated site works to the rear of the existing dwelling.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6144
8 Sept 2025Invalid - prepare letters
Permission for a domestic use garage and assocaited site works to the rear of the existing property
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5829
28 May 2025Conditional permission
Permission for changes to the house design and changes to the site boundaries from that granted permission under reference 23/4595
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5003
31 Mar 2025Conditional
Permission for Retention of a first floor extension to the dwelling over the attached garage and alterations to the elevations of the dwelling including two dormer style windows at the front and rear and alterations to the elevations over the front porch.
Retention · Cork County Council, 25/4557
10 Feb 2025Incompleted application
Permission for the Retention of two dormer style windows, at the front and rear of the bedroom above the attached garage.
Retention · Cork County Council, 25/4181
18 Sept 2024Conditional permission
Permission for construction of a dwelling house and detached domestic garage along with all associated site development works including the installation of waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5760
22 Apr 2024Conditional
The retention, as constructed of a bungalow style dwelling permitted under planning ref s/2559/86 (120sq.m), a domestic garage/store, planning ref. s/94/2457 (43sq.m), a toilet, oil tank store, clothes drying shed (30sq.m) and a second domestic garage/store (30sq.m)
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/4691
6 Jul 2023Conditional
Retention of single storey sunroom extension to the side of an existing dwelling house (Pl.Reg.No. S/905/91). Retention of a single storey extension (games room) to the side of existing domestic garage (Pl.Reg.No. 07/5593). Permission for conversion of the extended domestic garage to a granny flat including alterations to the roof of the garage extension, alterations to the four elevations and the provision of new doors, windows and roof windows.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5400
29 May 2023Incompleted application
Permission for the retention of a single storey sun room extension (18sq.m) to the side of an existing dwelling house (planning ref s/905/91), The retention of a single storey extension (34sq.m) to the side of an existing domestic garage (planning ref 07/5593). Permission for the conversion of the extended domestic garage to a granny flat including alterations to the roof of the garage extensions, alterations to the four elevations and the provision of new doors, windows and roof windows.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5088
30 Mar 2023Conditional
Construction of a two storey dwelling and detached domestic garage, installation of a septic tank and percolation area and carrying out of all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4595
15 Jul 2022Conditional
1) Alterations, ground floor extensions (front and rear), first floor rear extension and elevational changes to dwelling house, 2) Alterations, side porch extension and partial change of use of ground floor of existing dwelling house to granny flat, 3) Upgrading existing wastewater treatment system; along with all associated site works and services
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5680
2 Jun 2022Conditional
The retention of a mobile home for applicant's occupation for a period of 5 years
Retention · Cork County Council, 22/5290
2 Jun 2022Conditional
The construction of a two storey dwelling and domestic garage/hobby room, the provision of: solar collectors and heat pump, a septic tank and percolation area, private well, modifications to entrance, access driveway and all other ancillary site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5291
18 Oct 2021Withdrawn
Alterations, extensions and partial change of use of dwelling for use as granny flat; consisting of ground floor rear and front extensions, a first floor extension, elevational changes and upgrading existing wastewater treatment system along with associated site works and services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6831
23 Jun 2020Conditional
Construction of a new dwellinghouse, a septic tank waste-water treatment system, a new splayed vehicular access to the site from the public road & all other associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5283
11 Oct 2019Conditional
Construction of a dwellinghouse, septic tank, wastewater treatment system and all other associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6456
20 Sept 2019Incompleted application
The construction of a dwellinghouse, a septic tank waste-water treatment system & all other associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6301
4 Jun 2019Conditional
To construct a dwelling house & garage with related site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5457
9 Nov 2017Conditional
Alterations, extension and partial change of use of dwelling for use as granny flat; consisting of first floor extension and partial raising of roof; addition of rooflights, elevational changes and upgrading existing wastewater treatment system and associated site works and services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6892
31 Oct 2017Incompleted application
Alterations, extension & partial change of use of dwelling for use as granny flat; consisting of first floor extension & partial raising of roof; addition of rooflights, elevational changes & upgrading existing wastewater treatment system & associated site works & services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6820
2 Aug 2016Conditional
The construction of an extension to the existing dwelling to the southern elevation and installation of roof lights to existing dwelling and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5926
12 Jul 2016Incompleted application
Construction of an extension to the existing dwelling to the southern elevation and installation of roof-lights to existing dwelling and associated site workss
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5725
14 Jun 2016Incompleted application
The development will consist of, the construction of an extension to the existing dwelling to the southern elevation and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5439
28 Apr 2016Conditional
Construction/installation of proprietary waste water treatment unit and polishing filter to serve existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4985
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 Gormlee.
Recorded monuments
- CO052-007 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on NNE-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (c. 35m E-W). Levelled c. 1980. No visible surface trace. 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
- CO052-008 Standing stone
Description
In pasture on S-facing slope. Stone removed c. 1973 and now lying against field fence to W (L 3.7m; 0.95m). 'Imitation ogham markings' on stone noted by Condon (1916, 60) and Macalister (1945, 67, no. 52). Condon records stone standing to 9ft 10in high, narrowing from 38in to 30in towards top and 16in thick. 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
- CO052-021 Standing stone
Description
In pasture, on gentle SW-facing slope. No visible surface trace. 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
- CO052-025001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In tillage, on steep E-facing slope c. 150m from Glashaboy river; good view to E. Site shown as curve in field fence on all eds OS 6-inch map. Stone-faced field fence, more substantial than adjacent stretches, curves NNE->S. No other visible trace of site. Local tradition of fort in field. 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
- CO052-025002 Souterrain
Description
In ringfort (CO052-02501-). According to local information, a large stone was uncovered during ploughing which revealed a cavity underneath. No visible surface trace. 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 Gormlee.
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
- The EPA radon map did not answer.
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as 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 Gormlee.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Gormlee with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Gormlee · Gormlaí
- Area
- 2,214,840 m² (221.48 ha, 547.3 acres)
- Civil parish
- Dunbulloge, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Carrignavar, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,325 people lived in 426 households in the Carrignavar electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballycaskin, Ballyvorisheen East, Ballyvorisheen West, Boherard, Carrignavar, Gortnalahee, Island, Laharan, Lyre, Ryefield East
- Placenames
- Gormlee 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.