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

Townland in the civil parish of Creagh, barony of Carbery West (East Division), Co. Cork; in Irish An Gort Ard.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,339,542 m² (233.95 ha, 578.11 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,953 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G3 Greenbelt1, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 29 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Creagh, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/creagh.md
- Barony: Carbery West (East Division)
- Electoral division: Skibbereen Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,400 people lived in 484 households in the Skibbereen Rural electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/13306
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 43157
- Centre: latitude 51.515416, longitude -9.321649 (WGS 84)

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

71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Highfield, from 18 m² to 525,950 m² (52.59 ha, 129.97 acres); 35 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2331026: 525,950 m² (52.59 ha, 129.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331026.md
- Parcel 2331037: 282,827 m² (28.28 ha, 69.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331037.md
- Parcel 2152539: 233,812 m² (23.38 ha, 57.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152539.md
- Parcel 2152535: 173,117 m² (17.31 ha, 42.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152535.md
- Parcel 2331038: 152,145 m² (15.21 ha, 37.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331038.md
- Parcel 2331027: 124,170 m² (12.42 ha, 30.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331027.md
- Parcel 2331044: 76,566 m² (7.66 ha, 18.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331044.md
- Parcel 2152443: 67,174 m² (6.72 ha, 16.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152443.md
- Parcel 2152543: 61,752 m² (6.18 ha, 15.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152543.md
- Parcel 2331029: 37,293 m² (3.73 ha, 9.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331029.md
- Parcel 2376057: 35,810 m² (3.58 ha, 8.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2376057.md
- Parcel 2331028: 33,981 m² (3.4 ha, 8.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331028.md
- Parcel 2152542: 32,994 m² (3.3 ha, 8.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152542.md
- Parcel 2152540: 24,198 m² (2.42 ha, 5.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152540.md
- Parcel 2152441: 24,096 m² (2.41 ha, 5.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152441.md
- Parcel 2331040: 22,793 m² (2.28 ha, 5.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331040.md
- Parcel 2152544: 19,471 m² (1.95 ha, 4.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152544.md
- Parcel 2376056: 17,442 m² (1.74 ha, 4.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2376056.md
- Parcel 2152538: 15,015 m² (1.5 ha, 3.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152538.md
- Parcel 2152444: 13,979 m² (1.4 ha, 3.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152444.md
- Parcel 2331132: 13,707 m² (1.37 ha, 3.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331132.md
- Parcel 2331030: 12,392 m² (1.24 ha, 3.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331030.md
- Parcel 2152537: 12,278 m² (1.23 ha, 3.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152537.md
- Parcel 2152551: 12,078 m² (1.21 ha, 2.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152551.md
- Parcel 2331050: 9,203 m² (0.92 ha, 2.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331050.md
- Parcel 2152536: 8,348 m² (0.83 ha, 2.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152536.md
- Parcel 2152550: 6,057 m² (0.61 ha, 1.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152550.md
- Parcel 2331033: 5,954 m² (0.6 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331033.md
- Parcel 2152556: 5,766 m² (0.58 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152556.md
- Parcel 2331035: 5,665 m² (0.57 ha, 1.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331035.md
- Parcel 2331049: 5,249 m² (0.52 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331049.md
- Parcel 3589288: 4,571 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3589288.md
- Parcel 3321824: 4,530 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3321824.md
- Parcel 2331032: 4,238 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331032.md
- Parcel 2152534: 4,041 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152534.md
- Parcel 2331133: 3,953 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331133.md
- Parcel 2152533: 3,939 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152533.md
- Parcel 5334868: 3,904 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5334868.md
- Parcel 5188132: 3,776 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5188132.md
- Parcel 2331034: 3,734 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331034.md
- Parcel 2331041: 3,512 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331041.md
- Parcel 2331043: 3,355 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331043.md
- Parcel 2331042: 3,118 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331042.md
- Parcel 2152555: 3,020 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152555.md
- Parcel 2331039: 2,482 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331039.md
- Parcel 2331025: 2,055 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331025.md
- Parcel 2133366: 2,021 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2133366.md
- Parcel 2331022: 1,722 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331022.md
- Parcel 2331024: 1,704 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331024.md
- Parcel 2331052: 1,664 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331052.md
- Parcel 2152541: 1,589 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152541.md
- Parcel 2152554: 1,382 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152554.md
- Parcel 2331047: 1,232 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331047.md
- Parcel 2331051: 961 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331051.md
- Parcel 2331031: 938 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331031.md
- Parcel 5789310: 644 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5789310.md
- Parcel 2331036: 544 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331036.md
- Parcel 2536172: 385 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2536172.md
- Parcel 2152548: 325 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152548.md
- Parcel 2331023: 288 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331023.md
- Parcel 2152549: 265 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152549.md
- Parcel 2331131: 145 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331131.md
- Parcel 2152442: 122 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152442.md
- Parcel 2152552: 117 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152552.md
- Parcel 2152553: 71 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152553.md
- Parcel 2152546: 51 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152546.md
- Parcel 2331048: 42 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331048.md
- Parcel 2331045: 42 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331045.md
- Parcel 2331046: 25 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2331046.md
- Parcel 2152547: 21 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152547.md
- Parcel 2152545: 18 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2152545.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; 6 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.corkcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2022-06/volume-5-west-cork.pdf

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

29 applications, newest first.

- 15 Sept 2023, Cork County Council 23/519: Conditional. Retention. Permission for retention of change of use of existing stone outbuilding to use as an Art Studio including retention of alterations to elevations and for Permission for retention of extension to stone outbuilding for use as a boathouse/outbuilding and associated elevational changes. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/519
- 25 Nov 2022, Cork County Council 22/720: Conditional. Retention. Permission for retention of extension to house, at variance with the design previously approved under planning ref. 18/00818. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=22/720
- 28 Dec 2018, Cork County Council 18/818: Conditional. Permission. Retain and complete two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and retention of increased eaves and ridge height to roof of existing dwelling together with retention of demolition works on two lean-to-side annexes of existing dwelling, permission to construct new lean-to-side annex, construction of new site entrance, installation of new domestic effluent treatment plant, including all site development works to facilitate the foregoing works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/818
- 5 Nov 2018, Cork County Council 18/648: Incompleted application. Permission. To retain and complete two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and retention of increased eaves and ridge height to roof of existing dwelling together with retention of demolition works on two lean-to side annexes of existing dwelling as well as permission to construct new lean-to side annex, construction of new site entrance as well as installation of new domestic effluent treatment plant, including all site development works to facilitate the foregoing works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/648
- 12 Oct 2018, Cork County Council 18/606: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission to retain and complete two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and retention of increased eaves and ridge height to roof of existing dwelling together with retention of demolition works on two lean-to side annexes of existing dwelling as well as permission to construct new lean-to side annex, construction of new site entrance as well as installation of new domestic effluent treatment plant, including all site development works to facilitate the foregoing works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/606
- 11 Jun 2018, Cork County Council 18/334: Incompleted application. Retention. Permission for retention and permission to complete the refurbishment and extension works to an existing dwelling house, consisting of new roof (raised ridge height), new render to dwelling and a new two storey rear extensions - retention of existing septic tank and site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/334
- 20 Dec 2017, Cork County Council 17/805: Conditional. Permission. Demolition of a dwelling house and part of farm building and for construction of a replacement dwelling house including the incorporation and change of use of an existing farm building into the new dwelling along with the installation of a new replacement waste water treatment system and for all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=17/805
- 14 Oct 2016, Cork County Council 16/631: Conditional. Permission. Permission for construction of dwelling house, garage, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=16/631
- 15 Jun 2015, Cork County Council 15/323: Conditional. Permission. Construction of alterations and extensions to dwelling house and for all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/323
- 20 Mar 2015, Cork County Council 15/144: Incompleted application. Retention. Permission for retention of construction works carried out to refurbish existing agricultural outhouse for storage and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/144
- 12 Mar 2014, Cork County Council 14/183: Unconditional. Extension of duration. Dwelling and installation of mini treatment plant system. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=14/183
- 12 Aug 2013, Cork County Council 13/470: Conditional. Permission. Construct a dwelling house and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=13/470
- 26 Jul 2013, Cork County Council 13/447: Incompleted application. Permission. Construct a dwelling house and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=13/447
- 24 Apr 2013, Cork County Council 13/240: Incompleted application. Permission. Construct a dwelling house and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=13/240
- 23 Nov 2010, Cork County Council 10/812: Conditional. Retention. Retention of re-orientation of dwellinghouse and alterations to elevations as granted under planning reg. no. 06/2035. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/812
- 23 Apr 2010, Cork County Council 10/283: Withdrawn. Permission. Substitution of house plans and alterations to site plan granted previously under application reg. no. 06/2035. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/283
- 4 Apr 2008, Cork County Council 08/602: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling and installation of mini treatment plant system. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/602
- 29 Feb 2008, Cork County Council 08/377: Incompleted application. Permission. Dwelling and installation of mini treatment plant system. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/377
- 31 Jan 2008, Cork County Council 08/174: Incompleted application. Permission. Dwelling and installation of mini treatment plant system. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/174
- 14 Jun 2007, Cork County Council 07/1569: Refused. Permission. Dwelling and installation of mini treatment plant system. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/1569
- 13 Oct 2006, Cork County Council 06/2128: Conditional. Permission. Two storey dwellinghouse, domestic garage, site entrance, septic tank and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/2128
- 5 Oct 2006, Cork County Council 06/2035: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/2035
- 26 May 2005, Cork County Council 05/3608: Conditional. Permission. Renovations and extension to dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/3608
- 15 Nov 2004, Cork County Council 04/8430: Withdrawn. Permission. Dwellinghouse and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/8430
- 29 Jul 2002, Cork County Council 02/3365: Conditional. Permission. Installation of septic tank and percolation area to serve existing dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=02/3365
- 11 Jun 2001, Cork County Council 01/3326: Withdrawn. Permission. Erection of 25m lattice support structure carrying G.S.M Telecommunications equipment, equipment container & fencing. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=01/3326
- 21 Mar 2001, Cork County Council 01/1418: Conditional. Permission. Retention of dwellinghouse with front porch extension and site layout. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=01/1418
- 6 Dec 2000, Cork County Council 00/7347: Conditional. Permission. Alterations & extensions to dwellinghouse & installation of septic tank. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=00/7347
- 19 Feb 1999, Cork County Council 99/780: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=99/780

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Hyne Nature Reserve and Environs SAC, site code 000097, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000097
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Hyne Nature Reserve And Environs, site code 000097

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

- CO150-008: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO150-008----. Roadside to N of Lough Hyne. Stone covered well at base of and set into semicircular enclosing wall (max. H 1.15m). Enclosing wall painted white with statue-filled niches and other holy objects embedded in wall. Area in front of well has spread of white quartz pebbles measuring 5m x 4m. To S, rectangular area enclosed by stones wall, stone built altar at N end. Decorated hawthorn tree behind well. Still in holy use. (Roberts 1988). 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

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 Highfield.

## 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 Highfield, about 1 in 10 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 high, 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 Highfield.
- 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/highfield.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/highfield.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/highfield.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Highfield, Newtownshandrum: 7 sales, https://everytownland.com/cork/highfield-newtownshandrum.md

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

- Ardagh North: https://everytownland.com/cork/ardagh-north.md
- Ballyoughtera: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballyoughtera.md
- Creagh: https://everytownland.com/cork/creagh.md
- Munnig North: https://everytownland.com/cork/munnig-north.md
- Munnig South: https://everytownland.com/cork/munnig-south.md
- Oldcourt: https://everytownland.com/cork/oldcourt-44590.md
- Pookeen: https://everytownland.com/cork/pookeen-44667.md
- Rathmore: https://everytownland.com/cork/rathmore-44771.md

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.

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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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