Greenane

59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Greenane, from 47 m² to 1,595,755 m² (159.58 ha, 394.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 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 Greenane 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.

• 5 Jul 2024Conditional

  Permission to carry out alteration and extension works to an existing dwellinghouse that will include the following: (i) the demolition of an existing two storey projecting structure at the front and partial demolition of an existing single storey structure at the rear (ii) the raising of the level of the walls of the main house to facilitate the construction of a new roof to a level higher that of the existing roof (iii) the construction of a part two storey extension at the front (iv) the construction of a single and two storey extension to the rear (v) alterations to the existing fenestration and the installation of new fenestration including 2 no. roof-lights and (vi) all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/370

• 12 Jun 2024Conditional

  Permission to: (i) demolish an existing disused barn building (ii) refurbishment of a former residential building for use as a dwelling including a two storey extension (iii) raise the roof height of the existing building to provide a functional living space at first floor level (iv) install a proprietary waste water treatment system and (v) carry out all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/314

• 18 Aug 2017Conditional

  Extension to existing farmyard facility, extension will be comprised of slatted house with silage base and effluent holding tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/538

• 20 Jun 2013Conditional

  Retention of change of use of previously granted guest accommodation under planning reg no: 10/00001 to full time residence including alteration to the design of same and retention of additional size, permission is also sought to further extend same and to demolish existing former dwelling on site

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/355

• 5 Apr 2013Unconditional

  Construction of dwelling house and domestic garage

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/196

• 6 Sept 2012Conditional

  Construction of extension to existing agricultural shed and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/578

• 2 Mar 2012Conditional

  Alter and extend existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/137

• 5 Jan 2010Conditional

  Permission for (1) renovations and extensions to existing dwellinghouse, (2) demolish existing outbuilding and to construct a new dwellinghouse as ancillary guest accommodation, (3) to install a septic tank drainage system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/1

• 18 Dec 2009Incompleted application

  Permission for (1)Renovations and extensions to existing dwellinghouse, (2) demolish existing outbuilding and to construct a new dwellinghouse as ancillary guest accommodation, (3) to install a septic tank drainage system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/2182

• 16 Sept 2009Conditional

  Retention of extensions to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/1014

• 6 Feb 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/218

• 25 Apr 2006Conditional

  Alterations of site boundaries to proposed dwellinghouse granted under planning ref: 05/7353

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/725

• 2 Feb 2006Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/119

• 7 Oct 2005Conditional

  Dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7353

• 11 Aug 2005Refused

  Retention of timber dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5752

• 4 Apr 2005Conditional

  Demolition of ruined dwellinghouse and construction of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2062

• 3 Dec 2004Conditional

  Renovations, raising of roof and extensions to dwelling and installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/8892

• 27 Sept 2004Conditional

  Installation of 1 no. dormer window to existing dwellinghouse and construction of new pitched roof and extension to existing chalet

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/7295

• 1 Jul 2004Conditional

  Dwelling (Change of Plan) and garage.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4943

• 25 May 2004Conditional

  Private artist studio adjacent to private house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/3638

• 5 May 2004Withdrawn

  Demolish ruin and construct dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/3004

• 22 Jul 2003Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/3642

• 13 Dec 2002Withdrawn

  Renovation & extension to ruined dwelling with associated septic tank & percolation area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 02/5528

• 8 May 2002Conditional

  Dwelling and septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 02/1783

• 13 Sept 2001Conditional

  Retention of extensions to dwellinghouse, conversion of detached outbuilding to bedroom and retention of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 01/5112

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 Protection Area: Beara Peninsula SPA 004155

Recorded monuments

• CO128-005 Promontory fort - coastal
  Description

  Large sub-rectangular area projecting SW from Bear Island into Bantry Bay. Low earthen bank (H 1m) runs across neck; shallow fosse on both sides of bank; field fence to landward side. Interior divided axially by natural fault. Rectangular hut site (6m x 3m) and various anomolous groupings of stones to E, on lower side. 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: 14 January 2009

• CO128-006 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In grassland, atop hillock. Roughly circular raised area (21m N-S; 24.4m E-W) enclosed by scarp (H 1.6m). Cultivation ridges cross interior on E-W axis. 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: 14 January 2009

• CO128-007 Standing stone
  Description

  In rough grazing with commanding views over Bantry Bay to S. Rectangular stone aligned NE-SW (H 3m; 1.1m x 0.6m). 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: 14 January 2009

• CO128-008 Enclosure
  Description

  In grassland, atop low rise. Circular raised area (18m N-S; 16.5m E-W) enclosed by scarp (H 1.5m) with internal lip (H 0.2m) N->S. SW arc of interior enclosed by field boundary. 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: 14 January 2009

• CO128-031001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a terrace on a S-facing slope overlooking the mouth of Bantry Bay and the Sheep's Head and Mizen Peninsulas. According to local information, the rath at this location was levelled many years ago. The location now consists of uneven-surfaced grass-covered mounds. The rath is not visible at ground level. There is a souterrain (CO128-031002-) within the rath. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO128-031002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (CO128-031001-). According to local information, the caved-in area (3m E-W; 2m N-S; D 0.6m) on the E side of a mound, which displays a partially blocked-up opening (diam. c. 0.2m), leads down to underground chambers. These chambers were inaccessible. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO128-032 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (CO128-006----). According to local information, there is a closed-up souterrain in this rath. There are no visible remains of it at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO128-033001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a level break on a S-facing slope with views S over Bantry Bay and the Sheep's Head Peninsula. A roughly circular area (diam. 30m N-S) is defined by a scarp (H 1-1.6m) NW-SW. A field boundary and stream truncate the W arc. It is known locally as 'the lios'. According to local information, a souterrain (CO128-033002-), long since closed up, exists within the rath. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO128-033002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (CO128-033001-). According to local information, there is a souterrain, long since closed up, in the rath. There are no visible remains of this possible souterrain at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO128-046 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In rough grazing land, on a knoll covered with briars and ferns. A roughly D-shaped area (dims. 6m E-W) with a straight W side (L 14m) is known locally as a children's burial ground and contains plain uninscribed grave-markers. No burials have taken place there in living memory. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO128-047 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a knoll on a S-facing slope overlooking the mouth of Bantry Bay and the Sheep's Head and Mizen Peninsulas. A circular raised area (diam. 20m; H 1.1m) is enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.8m) W-N and elsewhere by a scarp (H 1.1m). The interior is partially covered by ferns. 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

• House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1870, now disused. Later porch (east) and single-bay single-storey lean-to to rear (west). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack and rooflight. Rendered walls with plinth. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and rendered sills. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door. Outbuilding to side (north).

• House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1880, with later porch (north) and later lean-to outbuilding to side (east). Recent extension to rear (south). Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with timber eaves course. Corrugated-iron walls to porch. Square-headed openings with single and tripartite one-over-one and two-over-two timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door. Outbuilding to side (east). Rendered 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 Greenane.

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

Name

Greenane · An Grianán

Area

3,415,131 m² (341.51 ha, 843.9 acres)

Civil parish

Killaconenagh, and its townlands

Barony

Bear

Electoral division

Bear, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Bear electoral division: 218 people in 95 households; 79% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 54% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardagh, Ballynakilla, Cloonaghlin Upper

Placenames

Greenane 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.