Johnstown

62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Johnstown, from 11 m² to 690,490 m² (69.05 ha, 170.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Johnstown 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.

• 25 Sept 2026Awaiting admin validation

  Retention planning permission for existing domestic storage sheds as built, together with full planning permission for the construction of new dwellinghouse, new entrance and new wastewater treatment system together with all other ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2493

• 4 Sept 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  Retention planning permission for existing outbuildings as built, together with full planning permission for the construction of new dwellinghouse, new entrance and wastewater treatment system together with all other ancillary site works at Johnstown, Kilmichael, Macroom, Co. Cork

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2301

• 12 Apr 2021Conditional

  Dwelling house, an effluent treatment system & associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4928

• 19 Feb 2021Conditional

  1.) Permission for retention of a) entrance including entrance walls from public road b) waste water treatment system and percolation area 2.) Permission for a) construction of a new extension to the southern elevation of the existing dwelling house b) material alterations to the internal layout of the existing dwelling to link the new extension with the existing dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4400

• 3 Sept 2020Conditional

  1) Change of site boundary, 2) minor modifications to permitted dwellings elevations, 3) vehicular entrance location to dwelling, 4) agricultural entrance gate to site 5) septic tank and percolation area location; all to that permitted under planning reference number 01/6707

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/5910

• 18 Jun 2020Unconditional

  Permission to demolish rear extension to dwelling and adjoining outbuilding and to construct extension to dwelling and to make minor alterations of dwelling. Permission to construct detached ancillary dwelling, permission to replace existing septic tank with new septic tank and percolation area. Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Planning Reference: 15/00533

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/5238

• 10 Feb 2020Conditional

  Retention of a domestic garage and two outbuildings used for the purpose of storage for the main dwelling.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/4226

• 21 Jan 2020Incompleted application

  Retention of a domestic garage and two outbuildings used for the purpose of storage for the main dwelling.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/4062

• 15 Oct 2019Conditional

  Retention of dwellinghouse & permission for the installation of septic tank, soil-polishing filter and associated siteworks.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6484

• 10 May 2019Conditional

  Construction of a domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/308

• 22 Aug 2017Conditional

  Construct dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/543

• 28 Apr 2017Withdrawn

  Construct dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/246

• 22 Dec 2015Refused

  Ten year planning permission for the construction of a wind farm of up to 5 No. wind turbines, with a maximum ground to blade tip height of up to 140m, upgrading of existing and provision of new internal access roads, provision of a wind anemometry mast (height up to 90 metres), 2 no. borrow pits, underground electricity cabling, underground grid connection electrical cabling including all associated infrastructure, junction accommodation works for the proposed delivery route, 1 no. electricity sub-station with control building and associated equipment, 1 no. construction compound, upgrading of the existing site access junction, permanent signage and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/730

• 2 Oct 2015Conditional

  Alterations and extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/559

• 18 Sept 2015Conditional

  Permission to demolish rear extension to dwelling and adjoining outbuilding and to construct extension to dwelling and to make minor alterations of dwelling Permission to construct detached ancillary dwelling, permission to replace existing septic tank with new septic tank and percolation area.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/533

• 7 Sept 2015Incompleted application

  Permission to demolish rear extension to dwelling and adjoining outbuilding and permission to construct extension to dwelling and detached ancillary dwelling and permission to replace existing septic tank with new septic tank and percolation area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/507

• 8 Jul 2010Conditional

  Demolition of an existing unauthorised domestic storage shed and the construction of a domestic storage shed and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/486

• 22 Dec 2009Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling and domestic garage with associated site works

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 09/2195

• 14 Oct 2009Conditional

  Dwelllinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/1096

• 25 May 2009Conditional

  Proposed Bungalow, Entrance and a waste water treatment system

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 09/604

• 23 Apr 2009Incompleted application

  Proposed bungalow, entrance and a wastewater treatment system

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 09/462

• 6 Feb 2009Conditional

  Dwelling and domestic garage

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 09/104

• 4 Dec 2008Incompleted application

  Dwelling and domestic garage

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/2140

• 3 Nov 2008Conditional

  Extensions and alterations to existing dwelling and garage to include: (a) sunroom extension, (b) change of use of existing attached garage to sitting room with alterations to elevations and first floor bedroom extension, (c) first floor bedroom over existing front porch, (d) increase in height of main roof and associated walls, (e) alteration to existing first floor windows of existing dwelling, (f) installation of sewage treatment unit; Permission for detached domestic garage/workshop with first floor storage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1975

• 15 Oct 2008Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1856

The 25 most recent of 47 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 Johnstown.

Recorded monuments

• CO094-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (31.6m N-S; 31.6m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.25m). Bank heavily overgrown; used as dump for field clearance stones on N side; topped by stone wall to NE; blocked gap in bank to NNE. Interior raised on N side to compensate for hillslope; large stone in SW quadrant; truncated on S side by roadway running E-W. Shed built up against outer face of bank on E side. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO094-002001 Burial ground
  Description

  Marked 'Killhanna Burial Ground for Children' on 1842 OS 6-inch map. In level pasture. Rectangular area defined only by plantation of trees. Stones set in random fashion may mark graves. Known locally as burial ground. Standing stone (6949) outside NE angle. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO094-002002 Standing stone
  Description

  Shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps as single standing stone just outside NE corner of Killhanna burial ground (9334). Removed; no visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO094-004 Souterrain
  Description

  Discovered in 1976 during agricultural improvements and investigated by J.P. McCarthy (1977, 260-2). Four sub-rectangular earth-cut chambers with barrel-vaulted ceilings; floors of chambers 1-3 excavated in bedrock.Chamber 1: (L 2.65m; Wth 1.4m; H 0.9m; long axis NE-SW); SW end collapsed; short stone wall in NE corner; creepway in N corner to SW side of second chamber. Chamber 2: (L 2.7m; Wth 1.6m; H 0.9m; long axis NW-SE); present entrance through collapsed ceiling; creepway in SE corner to third chamber. Chamber 3: (L 3.2m; Wth 2.1m; H 1.1m; long axis N-S); short stone wall at Send; creepway in SE corner to N corner of fourth chamber. Chamber 4: (L7.6m; Wth 1.6-1.15m; H 1.05m; long axis NW-SE) narrows towards S; recess in N wall filled with stones, removed by landowner; vertical shaft through ceiling 3.4m from SE end blocked by two stones; possibly original entrance; trench in floor of S end exits to stone-lined drain leading SE. Floor inchamber 4 lower than others. McCarthy (ibid.) suggested that trench was catchment for water. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO094-112 Church
  Description

  Roadside; cruciform church, long axis of nave NW-SE, with chancel to SE. 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps show T-shaped structure, chancel must be recent addition, otherwise church has 19th-century appearance. Nave and transepts lit by pointed windows; entered through door in NW gable; gable topped by bellcote. Panelled wooden roof inside; classical wooden surround frames chancel arch. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Johnstown, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as 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 Johnstown.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Johnstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Johnstown · Cill Sheanaigh

Area

2,594,969 m² (259.5 ha, 641.23 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmichael, and its townlands

Barony

Muskerry West

Electoral division

Carrigboy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

536 people lived in 174 households in the Carrigboy electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrigdangan, Commons, Glan, Gortnalour, Gortroe, Haremount, Inchincurka, Mamucky, Shanacashelkneeves

Placenames

Johnstown 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.