Gortroche

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortroche, from 55 m² to 489,368 m² (48.94 ha, 120.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Gortroche 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.

• 24 Jul 2024Conditional

  Permission for retention of the following units ancillary to existing dwelling: (A) Existing domestic hobby unit (B) Existing domestic storage shed (C) Existing pump house shed and (D) Alterations to the existing site boundaries and all associated site works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 24/5409

• 14 Jul 2023Incompleted application

  Change of use of commercial shed to an existing detached dwelling house, vehicular entrance and all associated site works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 23/5459

• 1 Apr 2022Withdrawn

  Permission for the construction of a dwelling, garage, a new site entrance and all associated site works including a new waste water treatment system.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4716

• 24 Jun 2019Refused

  The demolition of the former creamery and the construction of a detached dwelling house, vehicular entrance, waste water treatment unit and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5627

• 28 Mar 2019Incompleted application

  Demolition of the former creamery and the construction of a detached dwelling house, vehicular entrance, waste water treatment unit and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4759

• 29 Aug 2018Withdrawn

  To construct a new dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6282

• 12 Dec 2017Conditional

  A new vehicular access to facilitate forestry works access

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7247

• 21 Nov 2017Incompleted application

  A new vehicular access to facilitate forestry works access.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7016

• 20 Mar 2017Conditional

  To construct a single storey type dwelling house [change of house design and alterations to site boundary of previously granted planning application reference no. 09/6185 (duration extended under planning reference no. 15/4288)] and to construct a detached single storey garden store, a wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter, new site entrance with walls and piers and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4650

• 15 Jul 2016Conditional

  Retention of dwelling house as constructed, alteration of layout of dwelling house and minor alterations to elevations from that permitted under planning no: 06/8095

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/5764

• 16 Jun 2016Incompleted application

  Retention of dwellinghouse as constructed (alteration of layout of dwellinghouse and minor alterations to elevations from that permitted under Planning Reg. No. 06/8095)

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/5483

• 16 Feb 2015Unconditional

  Dormer dwelling and treatment system, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 09/6185

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/4288

• 2 Oct 2014Conditional

  Construction of livestock underpass under a public road including retaining walls, slatted tank, 2 no. vehicle entrances and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6121

• 14 Mar 2013Conditional

  Construction of dwelling house and detached garage with associated site works including a new vehicular entrance, driveway and septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4436

• 1 Apr 2010Conditional

  Ground floor extension of 77.62sqm onto existing dwelling comprising of a study room, utility room, & kitchen/dining room, & minor modifications to existing dwelling to include a second bedroom & ensuite, sitting room & alterations to existing elevations

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4752

• 1 Jul 2009Conditional

  Dormer dwelling and treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6185

• 2 May 2008Conditional

  Two-storey dwelling, garage, septic tank & associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6490

• 18 Feb 2008Incompleted application

  Two storey dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4817

• 14 Dec 2007Conditional

  Single storey dwelling and installation of wastewater treatment system

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 07/13076

• 20 Jun 2007Conditional

  Construction of slatted tank and silage base

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8816

• 14 Mar 2007Conditional

  Demolition of the former creamery and construction of 2 no. two-storey dwellinghouses with proprietary treatment units

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6004

• 14 Sept 2006Conditional

  Demolition of dwellinghouse and construction of dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10595

• 14 Jun 2006Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8095

• 5 Aug 2005Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5597

• 31 May 2005Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3761

The 25 most recent of 31 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170

Recorded monuments

• CO034-054 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  In forestry, near summit of Knocknaskagh. Roughly circular cairn (15m E-W; 14m N-S; H 2.2m) with steep sides and flat top. 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

• CO035-028 Mill - corn
  Description

  On S side of Blackwater River, c. 1km SSE of Ballyhooly. Millrace taken from mountain stream by weir c. 350m to S. Long rectangular mill (long axis NE-SW) of 3 storeys, with modern roof. Wheel-pit (Wth 2.15m; L 8m) within building near S end; wear marks on sides of pit indicate that it housed a large overshot 15ft by 5ft waterwheel (FFIAS, 15); it now houses a modern pelton-type turbine. Most of gearing and machinery removed, but central 1st-floor room retains bedstone in situ. Attached to mill, at NW side of NE end, is 3-bay 3-storey 'Millvale Cottage'. Collection of machinery from other mills, including Vickers Peters oil engine, cast-iron saw bench and two hydraulic rams (Evans and Vulcan), at site. According to present owner, worked as flax mill by his grandfather. Named 'Flour Mill' and 'Millvale Co' on 1842 OS 6-inch map. 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

• CO035-054 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop hill, at junction of four fields. Circular area (25m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1.05m; ext. H 2.55m) SE->NNE; short section of fosse (D 0.25m) survives to N for c. 6m. Bank heavily overgrown; stone facing on external face of bank to N, similar to stone field boundary extending W from NW bank. Small break in bank to NNE. External fosse, hachured SW->NW on 1935 OS 6-inch map, no longer survives. Interior raised and slopes down to S; E side truncated by N-S field boundary with drain running along W side. Field boundary not inspected for remains of bank and fosse, due to hostile animal. 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

Architectural heritage

• Creamery, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Creamery complex, built c. 1930, comprising two detached single-storey buildings, now disused. North-western buildings is five-bay with later block at right angles to north-west end, and south-eastern building is multiple-bay with lean-to addition to south-east gable. Pitched corrugated-iron roofs, with corrugated-iron canopies to front elevation of both buildings. Metal ventilators to south-eastern building. Corrugated-iron cladding to walls, over concrete plinth walls. Addition to north-western building has rendered walls, with metal canopy over doorway in front gable. Square-headed openings throughout, with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to north-west building. Square-headed openings with timber battened and some corrugated-iron doors.

• Mill (water), 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay three-storey former flour mill, built c. 1830, now in use as house. Multiple-bay three-storey ruinous block to west, and lean-to porch to part of front elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered and brick chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings, having fixed timber windows to second floor, and two-over-two pane windows elsewhere, all with render sills. Square-headed window openings to ruinous block, some with six-over-six pane timber casement windows. Square-headed door opening to main house with half-glazed timber panelled door. Roughcast rendered square-profile piers to road entrance, with carved caps and rubble limestone boundary walls.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gortroche.

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.

No address of the register names Gortroche with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Gortroche · Gort an Róistigh

Area

5,102,716 m² (510.27 ha, 1,260.91 acres)

Civil parish

Ballyhooly, and its townlands

Barony

Fermoy

Electoral division

Ballyhooly, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyhooly electoral division: 1,007 people in 361 households; 71% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydague, Ballyhooly South, Castleblagh, Gurteen, Lackendarragh North, Lisheen

Placenames

Gortroche 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.