Gortroe

40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortroe, from 95 m² to 222,239 m² (22.22 ha, 54.92 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 7 May 2026Grant with conditions

  Construction of slatted farm shed for the purpose of housing cattle and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1197

• 29 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for a windfarm development at this site within the townland of Derrenacrinnig West. The proposed Grid Connection traverses the townlands of Derreenacrinnig West, Barnagowlane West, Glanareagh, Gortnacowly, Ards Beg, Ardrah, Laharanshermeen, Maulraha, Maulikeeve, Derryarkane, Cappanaboul, Skahanagh, Gortroe, Shandrum Beg, Shandrum More, Dromloughlin, Ballylickey, Crossoge. Temporary works will be required to accommodate the delivery of the turbine components. These temporary works are included as part of this application and are located in the townlands of Castledonovan, Derreenacrinnig East, and Derreenacrinnig West. The development will consist of: Construction of 3 no. wind turbines with an overall ground to blade tip height of 119.3m with a rotor diameter of 82m and a hub height of 78.3m. Construction of 1 no. permanent 20 kV Electrical Substation, all associated electrical plant and equipment, all associated underground cabling, and all ancillary structures and works. Construction of one Temporary Construction Compound with associated temporary site offices, parking areas and security fencing. Upgrade and reuse of existing hardstands. Upgrade and reuse of existing internal site access roads. Provision of Biodiversity Enhancement Area. All associated underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the wind turbines to the wind farm Electrical Substation. Construction of approximately 10.75 km of 20kV overhead line (OHL) Grid Connection, the OHL to be constructed consists of c. 157 wood poles (ranging from 9m to 15m above ground) supporting electrical conductor lines and ancillary structures and equipment. Installation of approximately 3.3km of underground cable ducting Grid Connection and associated electrical cabling, and all other ancillary works including joint bays, culverts, marker posts and all associated developments. Construction Haul Route works along the L-8767, L-4711 and L-8765. A 10 year permission and a 40 year operational period from the date of overall commissioning of the entire wind farm is being sought. However, part of the substation and all of the Grid Connection will be owned and operated by ESB networks and as part of the national grid infrastructure, their life can extend beyond the life of the windfarm. Accordingly, permission is sought for the Grid Connection and substation in perpetuity. The development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive 2023/2413). This planning application is subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended. apply. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared and will be submitted with the application. The planning application and EIAR may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority, Norton House, Cork Road, Skibbereen, Co. Cork. P81AT28 during its public opening hours, I.e. 9.00am to 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays). A submission or observation in relation to the application and EIAR may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks, beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6052

• 8 Sept 2025Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission for a windfarm development at this site within the townland of Derrenacrinnig West. The proposed Grid Connection traverses the townlands of Derreenacrinnig West, Barnagowlane West, Glanareagh, Gortnacowly, Ards Beg, Ardrah, Laharanshermeen, Maulraha, Maulikeeve, Derryarkane, Cappanaboul, Skahanagh, Gortroe, Shandrum Beg, Shandrum More, Dromloughlin, Ballylickey, Crossoge. Temporary works will be required to accommodate the delivery of the turbine components. These temporary works are included as part of this application and are located in the townlands of Castledonovan, Derreenacrinnig East, and Derreenacrinnig West. The development will consist of: Construction of 3 no. wind turbines with an overall ground to blade tip height of 119.3m with a rotor diameter of 82m and a hub height of 78.3m. Construction of 1 no. permanent 20 kV Electrical Substation, all associated electrical plant and equipment, all associated underground cabling, and all ancillary structures and works. Construction of one Temporary Construction Compound with associated temporary site offices, parking areas and security fencing. Upgrade and reuse of existing hardstands. Upgrade and reuse of existing internal site access roads. Provision of Biodiversity Enhancement Area. All associated underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the wind turbines to the wind farm Electrical Substation. Construction of approximately 10.75 km of 20kV overhead line (OHL) Grid Connection, the OHL to be constructed consists of c. 157 wood poles (ranging from 9m to 15m above ground) supporting electrical conductor lines and ancillary structures and equipment. Installation of approximately 3.3km of underground cable ducting Grid Connection and associated electrical cabling, and all other ancillary works including joint bays, culverts, marker posts and all associated developments. Construction Haul Route works along the L-8767, L-4711 and L-8765. A 10 year permission and a 40 year operational period from the date of overall commissioning of the entire wind farm is being sought. However, part of the substation and all of the Grid Connection will be owned and operated by ESB networks and as part of the national grid infrastructure, their life can extend beyond the The development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive 2023/2413). This planning application is subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended. apply. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared and will be submitted with the application. The planning application, EIAR and NIS may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority, Norton House, Cork Road, SKibbereen, Co. Cork. P81AT28 during its public opening hours, I.e. 9.00am to 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5826

• 7 May 2024Conditional

  Permission for a) Retention of 2 storey extension to side of dwelling, b) Minor alterations to external of dwelling c) Construct new single storey extension to front of dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/226

• 21 Dec 2023Conditional

  Permission for change of design of dwelling permitted under planning ref no. 19/00679, installation of wastewater treatment system and associated site works. Permission for retention is also sought for an agricultural building for use as agricultural storage and stables (Constructed in lieu of 2 no. agricultural buildings permitted under Planning Ref. No. 19/00679) and retention of alterations to the permitted site layout namely, changes to the vehicular entrances and internal access roadway

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/744

• 25 Sept 2023Conditional

  Construct a cattle house with slatted slurry tank, cattle handling yard with cattle crush and carry out all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/536

• 26 Oct 2021Conditional

  Development will consist of; The application will seek permission to remove the existing grid connection works and for the development of the full length of a new grid connection over a distance of approximately 14.8km, between the existing Ballylicky ESB substation and the permitted Derreenacrinnig West Windfarm. The proposed development involves the following works: (a) removal of approximately 9.5 km of 20 kV overhead line (OHL) along the route, the OHL to be removed consists of 138 wood poles (ranging from 9m to 12.5m above ground), supporting electrical conductor lines and ancillary structures and equipment (b) following removal of the OHL, it is proposed to construct approximately 10.8 km of 20 kV overhead line (OHL) along the route, the OHL to be constructed consists of c. 157 wood poles (ranging from 9m to 12.5m above ground), supporting electrical conductor lines and ancillary structures and equipment. (c) installation of approximately 4 km of underground cable ducting and associated electrical cabling, and all other ancillary works including joint bays, culverts, marker posts and all associated developments. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/737

• 24 Oct 2019Conditional

  Construction of a dwellinghouse, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, construction of 2 no. agricultural sheds, one to be stables and one open shed, construction of dungstead and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/679

• 25 Sept 2019Incompleted application

  Construction of a dwellinghouse, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, construction of 2 no. agricultural sheds, one to be stables and one open shed, construction of dungstead and all associated siteworks

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/618

• 4 May 2016Conditional

  Permission sought for construction of agricultural shed for the purpose of agricultural storage/machinery shed and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/264

• 29 May 2015Refused

  Construction of a dwelling house and detached utility building and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/291

• 8 Oct 2014Conditional

  Construction of dwelling house, detached domestic garage, installation of waste water treatment plant and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/579

• 18 Sept 2014Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling house with attached domestic garage, installation of waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/541

• 1 Feb 2013Unconditional

  Construct dwelling, domestic garage and install waste water treatment system

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/54

• 6 Sept 2012Conditional

  Construction of steel clad shed for domestic usage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/577

• 2 Feb 2012Conditional

  Construction of single storey extension to existing dwelling house and a detached building incorporating a swimming pool, gym and plant room for domestic use

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/52

• 5 Jan 2012Unconditional

  Permission for the erection of a dwellinghouse

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/3

• 28 Jan 2011Conditional

  Retention of detached boiler house/store (constructed in lieu of domestic garage granted under planning reference no. 04/7187) and permission for the following; (a) 1 no. velux roof light to front elevation of existing dwelling house (b) alteration of site boundaries (c) detached dwelling house for use ancillary to existing dwelling (d) a detached building incorporating a swimming pool, gym and plant room for domestic use and (e) 1 no. 20m domestic wind turbine

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/39

• 14 Jan 2011Incompleted application

  Retention of change of design and location of domestic garage as granted under planning reference No. 04/7187 and planning permission for the following: (a) 1 no. velux roof light to front elevation of existing dwelling house, (b) alteration of site boundaries, (c) detached dwelling house for use ancillary to existing dwelling, (d) a detached building incorporating a swimming pool, gym & plant room for domestic use and (e) 1 no. 20m domestic wind turbine

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/14

• 9 Nov 2009Conditional

  Permission for retention of the following: (a) dwellinghouse (change of design and location of dwellinghouse granted under planning reg: 06/2021 and modified under planning reg: 07/715), (b) ancillary dwelling/boiler house (change of design, location and use of garage/boiler house as granted under planning reg: 06/989 and modified under planning reg: 08/64), (c) alterations to site layout to include change of permitted finished floor level and (d) alteration of site boundaries of property

  Retention · Cork County Council, 09/2072

• 20 Oct 2009Incompleted application

  Retention of the following (a) change of house design granted permission under planning reg: 06/2021 and modified under planning reg: 07/715, (b) change of design of domestic garage/boiler house granted planning under reg: 06/989 and modified under planning reg: 08/64 to ancillary dwellinghouse and boiler house, (c) alterations to site layout to include change of permitted locations of constructed dwelling and ancillary dwellinghouses and change of finished floor levels of same and (d) alteration of site boundaries to property

  Retention · Cork County Council, 09/2005

• 30 Sept 2008Conditional

  Change of design of dwelling granted under planning reg no.07/1282. Planning also sought for the relocation of same within the same site.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1769

• 27 May 2008Incompleted application

  Change of design of dwelling granted under planning reg: 07/1282; Relocation of same within same site

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/983

• 28 Apr 2008Conditional

  Single storey extension to dwelling house, septic tank and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/771

• 10 Apr 2008Incompleted application

  Change of design of dwelling granted under planning reg: 07/1282 and relocation of same within same site

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/635

The 25 most recent of 69 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 Gortroe.

Recorded monuments

• CO105-028 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Rectangular stone-lined trough. Stone-built rectangular covering, roofed by lintels on inside, 'hipped' shape on outside. Water from well drained by stone-lined channel dug into field. Still venerated. (Roberts, 1988). Myler (1998, 25) records 'from the outside it appears as a stone built mound of 4 ft. in height. There is a passage cut into the sloping ground to the south-east, 6 yards long, which leads into a small chamber within which is the flagged well, 2.5ft by 1.5ft. The roof of the chamber is lintelled and stone built'. Myler further notes that the well was 'known locally as Tobar Partalam and that 'there used to be an annual gathering at this well but such an event has not taken place for well over 100 years' and 'the well is now neglected and overgrown'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 24 January 2013 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

• CO105-062 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture. A cairn (9m N-S; 5m E-W; H 0.6m), which comprises small stones, lies immediately N of a standing stone (CO105-062001-). According to Myler (1998, 27), there is a large flat stone lying at the E end and another large uprooted stone, lying in pieces '2 yards from the south-east corner of the cairn'. Limestone outcropping rock defines the limit of the cairn material at the N. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO105-062001 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture. This standing stone (0.9m x 0.18m; H 1.1m) is orientated NE-SW. A cairn (CO105-062----) lies immediately N of the standing stone. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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 Gortroe.

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

Name

Gortroe · An Gort Rua

Area

1,019,954 m² (102 ha, 252.04 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmocomoge, and its townlands

Barony

Bantry

Electoral division

Bantry Rural, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Cappanaboul, Inchiclogh, Laharan East, Shanaknock, Shandrum Beg, Shandrum More, Skahanagh, Skahanagh Lower, Skahanagh More

Placenames

Gortroe 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.