# Gortore, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcrumper, barony of Fermoy, Co. Cork; in Irish Gort an Óir.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 806,970 m² (80.7 ha, 199.41 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,686 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G3 Greenbelt1, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 24 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcrumper, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/kilcrumper.md
- Barony: Fermoy
- Electoral division: Fermoy Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 4,971 people lived in 1,766 households in the Fermoy Rural electoral division. 60% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/10139
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 43051
- Centre: latitude 52.166509, longitude -8.269706 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortore, from 7 m² to 200,969 m² (20.1 ha, 49.66 acres); 22 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 4774692: 200,969 m² (20.1 ha, 49.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4774692.md
- Parcel 2304513: 143,730 m² (14.37 ha, 35.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2304513.md
- Parcel 4906969: 77,480 m² (7.75 ha, 19.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4906969.md
- Parcel 4906974: 76,331 m² (7.63 ha, 18.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4906974.md
- Parcel 2304514: 75,450 m² (7.55 ha, 18.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2304514.md
- Parcel 4906940: 58,924 m² (5.89 ha, 14.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4906940.md
- Parcel 4906287: 34,059 m² (3.41 ha, 8.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4906287.md
- Parcel 4774731: 20,326 m² (2.03 ha, 5.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4774731.md
- Parcel 4687890: 17,674 m² (1.77 ha, 4.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4687890.md
- Parcel 4904652: 17,199 m² (1.72 ha, 4.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4904652.md
- Parcel 4959230: 14,119 m² (1.41 ha, 3.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4959230.md
- Parcel 4687892: 10,727 m² (1.07 ha, 2.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4687892.md
- Parcel 3332333: 10,173 m² (1.02 ha, 2.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3332333.md
- Parcel 4774714: 8,042 m² (0.8 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4774714.md
- Parcel 5261887: 5,933 m² (0.59 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5261887.md
- Parcel 4774725: 4,638 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4774725.md
- Parcel 4906282: 3,884 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4906282.md
- Parcel 4904649: 3,686 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4904649.md
- Parcel 2181664: 3,584 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2181664.md
- Parcel 2181660: 3,124 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2181660.md
- Parcel 4904657: 3,087 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4904657.md
- Parcel 2181669: 1,883 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2181669.md
- Parcel 2181665: 1,359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2181665.md
- Parcel 2181666: 1,322 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2181666.md
- Parcel 2181661: 1,225 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2181661.md
- Parcel 2304516: 1,200 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2304516.md
- Parcel 2304517: 1,187 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2304517.md
- Parcel 2181667: 1,119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2181667.md
- Parcel 4904656: 1,098 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4904656.md
- Parcel 2304518: 1,040 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2304518.md
- Parcel 2181668: 1,027 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2181668.md
- Parcel 2181663: 834 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2181663.md
- Parcel 2304515: 505 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2304515.md
- Parcel 2181662: 22 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2181662.md
- Parcel 2524686: 7 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2524686.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- G3 Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County; 32 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.corkcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2022-06/volume-3-north-cork.pdf

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

24 applications, newest first.

- 22 Jan 2025, Cork County Council 25/4066: Conditional. Permission. Permission for A high-power electric vehicle charging hub and associated infrastructure consisting of the following: 1) installation of 10 no. electric vehicle charging with 5 no. associated charging units to replace 12 no. existing car parking spaces, 2) installation of a new canopy above EV charging spaces with internally illuminated signage, 3) new EV banner sign, 4) relocation of existing lighting columns and electrical cabinet, 5) installation of a new ESB substation and 6) all other associated site development, landscaping, road tie in and surface water drainage works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/4066
- 20 Dec 2024, Cork County Council 24/6505: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission for a high power electric vehicle charging hub and associated infrastructure consisting of the following: (i) conversion of 10no. existing parking spaces to electric vehicle charging bays, with 5no. associated charging units, (ii) installation of a new canopy above EV charging spaces with internal illuminated signage, (iii) new EV banner sign, (iv) installation of a new ESB substation and (v) all other associated site development, road tie in and surface water drainage works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/6505
- 2 Dec 2024, Cork County Council 24/6273: Refused. Permission. Permission for the construction of a high-power electric vehicle charging station consisting of 24 no. electric vehicle charging bays and all associated ancillary development including 2 no. electricity sub-stations, 24 no. power supply cabinets, pedestrian access, boundary treatments, landscaping and seating area at the Circle K service station. Vehicular access will be via the existing access and roundabout serving the existing Circle K motorway station. A Natura Impact Statement has been submitted to the planning authority with the application.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/6273
- 12 Jul 2024, Cork County Council 24/5316: Conditional. Permission. Permission to construct a rear extension and alterations to the elevations all to their dwelling.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/5316
- 12 Apr 2024, Cork County Council 24/4618: Conditional. Permission. Permission to construct a single storey dwelling house, install a septic tank with percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/4618
- 20 Oct 2023, Cork County Council 23/6127: Conditional. Retention. Permission for the retention of Planning permission to a dwelling for an existing storage basement, window alterations and change in ridge height along with any other ancillary works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/6127
- 22 Sept 2023, Cork County Council 23/5915: Incompleted application. Retention. Existing storage basement, window alterations and change in ridge height along with any other ancillary works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/5915
- 8 Sept 2023, Cork County Council 23/5823: Conditional. Permission. The proposed development will consist of modifications to the internal floorspace layout of the permitted service station amenity building to incorporate 1no. new food offer (17.8sqm in area) and all other associated site development works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/5823
- 27 Apr 2023, Cork County Council 23/4831: Conditional. Permission. A change of use from permitted retail use to retail use including the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises (i.e off-licence use) within the overall permitted retail unit, where the floor area for the off-licence use is 20.2sqm. and ancillary to the primary retail use.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/4831
- 3 Aug 2021, Cork County Council 21/6127: Conditional. Permission. To construct single storey extensions to rear and sides of existing dwelling, bay window to front of existing dwelling and ancillary works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/6127
- 9 Jul 2021, Cork County Council 21/5917: Incompleted application. Permission. To construct single storey extensions to rear and sides of existing dwelling, bay window to front of existing dwelling and ancillary works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/5917
- 1 Jul 2020, Cork County Council 20/5358: Conditional. Permission. The subject application principally proposes the provision of a drive-thru facility at the existing restaurant and the change of use of the existing service access route to a drive thru laneway. The proposed development also includes directional road marking, a goal post height restrictor at the entrance to the laneway; 2 no. new customer ordering points with canopy tops; 3 no. double digital menuboards (1.64m x 0.1m x 2.1m); 1no. single digital menu board (0.8m x 0.1m x 2.1m); change of use of the existing service layby to 1 no. grill parking bay adjacent to the west elevation of the restaurant building; ‘pay’ and ‘collection’ graphics added to the pay and collection windows respectively along the west elevation of the restaurant building; and a new 15’’ digital marketing screen installed in the collection window along the west elevation; and all associated site works above and below ground.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/5358
- 16 Jun 2020, Cork County Council 20/5224: Incompleted application. Permission. The change of use of the existing service access route to a drive thru laneway associated with the existing McDonald’s restaurant at the subject site to facilitate the operation of the drive thru facility. The proposed development also includes directional road marking; a goal post height restrictor at the entrance to the laneway; 2 No. new customer ordering points with canopy tops; 3 No. double digital menu boards (1.64m x 0.1m x 2.1m); 1 No. single digital menu board (0.8m x 0.1m x 2.1m); change of use of the existing service layby to 1 No. grill parking bay adjacent to the west elevation of the restaurant building; ‘pay’ and ‘collection’ graphics added to the pay and collection windows respectively along the west elevation of the restaurant building; and a new 15’’ digital marketing screen installed in the collection window along the west elevation; and all associated site works above and below ground.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/5224
- 26 Mar 2019, Cork County Council 19/4728: Conditional. Permission. The development will consist of the provision of an internally illuminated totem sign with a total height of 9.087 metres including a base pole of 6 metres and signage with a maximum height of 3.087 metres.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/4728
- 8 May 2018, Cork County Council 18/5144: Conditional. Permission. Retention of 1 no. car wash plant room and permission for the construction of 1 no. car wash and associated structures, the erection of 7 no. signs and 10 no. flagpoles and all associated ancillary development at the existing Motorway Service Area previously permitted under Cork County Council Ref. 14/6188 (An Bord Pleanala Ref. PL 04.244411). File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/5144
- 20 Jun 2017, Cork County Council 17/5555: Refused. Permission. Permission for (a) minor elevational changes and the provision of a drive through facility as an ancillary element to a shop/restaurant building; and (b) change of car parking layout; all at the Motorway Service Area permitted under Cork County Council Ref. 14/6188 (An Bord Pleanala Ref. PL 04.244411) at Junction 14 on the M8 Motorway, Gortore and Moorepark (townlands), Fermoy, Co.Cork.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=17/5555
- 10 Oct 2014, Cork County Council 14/6188: Conditional. Permission. A Motorway Service Area, to include a shop/restaurant building (with drive through and take-away facility and ancillary plant, storage/service areas), forecourt and canopy, fuel facilities for heavy commercial vehicles (HCV) with canopy over, underground fuel tanks, LPG tanks, sub-station, drainage facilities, signage, landscaping, picnic and external seating/amenity areas, set-down and parking areas (with control barriers to HCV parking), footpaths and a new entrance and roundabout on to the R639 regional route (with amendments to the existing entrance serving the Teagasc facility at Moorepark) and all associated ancillary development works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=14/6188
- 8 Mar 2013, Cork County Council 13/4399: Conditional. Permission. A motorway service station, to include a shop/restaurant building (with a drive through and take-away facility and ancillary storage/service areas) forecourt and canopy, fuel facilities for heavy commercial vehicles with canopy over, underground fuel tanks, substation, car wash, drainage facilities, signage, landscaping, picnic & external seating areas, parking and set-down areas and a new entrance and roundabout on to the R639 regional route (with amendments to the existing entrance serving the Teagasc facility at Moorpark) and all associated ancillary development works at Junction 14 on the M8 Motorway, Gortroe and Moorepark West (townlands), Fermoy, Co Cork. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=13/4399
- 23 Dec 2008, Cork County Council 08/10355: Conditional. Permission. Demolition of dwelling and construction of dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/10355
- 8 Dec 2008, Cork County Council 08/10012: Incompleted application. Permission. Demolition of existing dwelling & construction of new dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/10012
- 28 Mar 2007, Cork County Council 07/6495: Withdrawn. Permission. Retention of window alterations and construction of storage basement to existing dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/6495
- 7 Jul 2004, Cork County Council 04/5204: Conditional. Permission. 1st floor extension to dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/5204
- 23 Apr 2003, Cork County Council 03/1875: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling and treatment unit. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=03/1875
- 22 Jan 2003, Cork County Council 03/180: Conditional. Permission. Extension and alterations to dwelling and retention of conservatory extension to dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=03/180

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Gortore.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CO027-116: Kiln - lime, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO027-116----. Built against natural rock, in quarry adjacent to road. Random-rubble limestone walls (6.5m E-W; 5.4m N-S) encase earthen core. Front elevation (H c. 6m; Wth 6.5m) faces N; lintelled corbelled recess (H 1.5m; Wth 2.3m; D c. 2.1m), sloping slabs at rear with stoking hole cut into slab. Stone wall encloses top of kiln with ope (Wth 2.5m) to S. Top inaccessible due to overgrowth. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO027-179: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO027-179----. Faint cropmark of bank and fosse of circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1995); arc of possible outer fosse noted at N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO027-198: House - Neolithic, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO027-198----. This house was excavated in 2005 in advance of the construction of the M8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. The rectangular house (int. L 6.3m; Wth 5.1m) was defined by main posts set within the remains of foundation trenches, which were best preserved along the S wall. According to the excavator, the position and size of a substantial post-hole (0.4m x 0.38m; 0.35m), located midway along the line of the S wall, may indicate part of an off-centre entrance to the house (O'Donoghue 2006, 8). A layer of redeposited clay, located to the N of the possible entrance and extending into the centre of the interior, probably represented a floor surface (ibid., 9). A single internal post-hole was interpreted as an internal roof support (ibid., 8). According to Kiely (2006, 55), the presence of several external post-holes, immediately outside the house walls, suggests that the roof extended beyond the walls and was supported by external uprights. Five flint flakes were recovered from the house. The plant remains from the house contained a typical range of early Neolithic cereals and fragments of a charred apple. Two early Neolithic carinated bowls were recovered from within the house, mainly from the foundation trenches along the S and E walls. Charcoal taken from the house has been radiocarbon dated to 3928-3655 cal. BC. (Kiely 2006, 54-7; O'Donoghue 2006) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO027-199: Excavation - miscellaneous, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO027-199----. Excavation in 2005 in advance of the construction of the Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass (N8/M8) revealed the remains of an Early Bronze Age pit (2458-2151 cal. BC). This stone-lined pit (1m x 1.1m x 0.22m) was circular in plan and contained five distinct archaeological layers. Twenty-five pieces of worked flint and 75 sherds of pottery were recovered from one charcoal-rich layer within the pit. The flint artefacts (flakes, cores, blade fragments and split pebble fragments) were interpreted as representing just one short episode of flint knapping. The majority of the worked flints showed signs of burning. Three Beaker vessels were represented in the sherds of pottery recovered from the pit. Two of these were identified as European Bell Beakers, or Wessex/Middle Rhine type. The third, a domestic Irish Beaker, consisted of an overall herringbone motif arranged in horizontal rows. A fragment of a polished stone axe was also recovered from the same fill of the pit. (O'Donoghue 2006; Kiely 2006, 54-7) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Gortore, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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_1283, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1283.zip (ZIP).
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/gortore.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/gortore.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/gortore.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Gortore, Fermoy: 5 sales, https://everytownland.com/cork/gortore-fermoy.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballyhindon: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballyhindon.md
- Ballynacarriga: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballynacarriga-40663.md
- Ballyvoskillakeen: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballyvoskillakeen.md
- Loughnahilly: https://everytownland.com/cork/loughnahilly.md
- Maryville: https://everytownland.com/cork/maryville.md
- Moorepark: https://everytownland.com/cork/moorepark.md
- Moorepark West: https://everytownland.com/cork/moorepark-west.md
- Shanacloon: https://everytownland.com/cork/shanacloon-44987.md

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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