Kilblaffer

44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilblaffer, from 107 m² to 306,139 m² (30.61 ha, 75.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilblaffer 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.

• 26 Feb 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for two storey extension to front and side of existing two storey dwelling, front porch alterations with extended canopy, bay window alterations, internal & external alterations to dwelling, partially covered external area and all associated works (a change of plan to that permitted under planning reference 23-06230).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0469

• 5 Dec 2024Refused

  The development will consist of: The development and operation of a c.13.8MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm at a 21.25ha site located off the L2760. The application seeks a 10-year permission with an operational lifetime of 35 years and includes: • Approximately 37, 000 solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted metal frames including string inverters mounted to the rear of the panels, with a maximum table height above ground of approximately 2.7 metres; • 1 no. 38kV substation including 1 no. MV switch room, 1 no. IPP control room, 1 no. ESB switch room and associated electrical infrastructure; • 3 no. transformer units; • Underground cabling and ducting; • 1 no. temporary construction compound and ancillary facilities for the duration of the construction phase of the project; • Perimeter fencing; • CCTV; • Construction and operational access provided from the existing site entrance off the L2760; • Internal tracks, site landscaping and all associated site enabling and site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6312

• 26 Apr 2024Conditional

  Permission for the change of use of a domestic garage to a granny flat and to install two domestic waste water treatment plants and polishing filters and a new vehicular entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4731

• 6 Mar 2024Incompleted application

  Permission for change of use from a domestic garage to granny flat and to install two domestic waste treatment plants and polishing filters and new vehicular entrance.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4394

• 9 Feb 2024Conditional permission

  Permission to retain domestic garage and stores with all associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 24/4199

• 7 Nov 2023Conditional

  Single storey extension to front and two storey extension to side of existing two storey dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6230

• 25 Apr 2022Conditional

  Permission for the following works to existing two storey dwelling: - 1) extension of existing ground floor living space and addition of first floor side of dwelling, 2) first floor terrace accessed from new first floor extension, 3)extension of existing front porch and provision of first floor balcony above, 4) Associated internal & external works to suit new extensions

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4934

• 3 Feb 2022Conditional

  Permission to construct dwelling and garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4206

• 5 Nov 2020Conditional

  New two storey dwelling, domestic garage, sewerage system, site entrance and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6441

• 13 Dec 2018Conditional

  The construction and operation of solar PV arrays mounted on metal frames on a 21.3ha site, inclusive of an electrical substation compound, up to 10 inverter units, a temporary construction area and ancillary facilities (inclusive of gross floor space of proposed works up to 248sqm). The planning application is accompanied by an environmental report and stage 1 screening for appropriate assessment.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7280

• 17 Jan 2017Conditional

  Dwelling house and effluent treatment system and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4068

• 18 Nov 2016Conditional

  Demolish existing dwelling and existing shed and construction of a new dwelling and domestic garage with related site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6879

• 11 Sept 2014Conditional

  1 no. dwellinghouse (two storey) with new site entrance, detached garage, new well and a new waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5938

• 21 Aug 2014Incompleted application

  1 no. dwellinghouse (two storey) with new site entrance, detached garage, new well and a new waste water treatment system and all associated site works. The site is located in Rural Housing Control Zone.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5781

• 15 Nov 2012Refused

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of proprietary treatment unit, extension of duration to permission granted under planning Ref.No. 07/12170

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/6337

• 5 Nov 2009Withdrawn

  Construction of single storey pitched roof extension with rooflights to the front and rear, rooflight to front and alterations and ancillary site works to existing dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7551

• 5 Nov 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, detached garage, treatment unit & ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9565

• 3 Sept 2008Conditional

  Construction of 2 no. silo pits

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8719

• 13 Aug 2008Incompleted application

  Construction of 2 no. silo pits

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8371

• 28 Jul 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of sewage treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8117

• 13 Nov 2007Refused

  Construction of 2 no. silo pits

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12328

• 6 Nov 2007Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of proprietary treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12170

• 11 Sept 2007Conditional

  Dwelling and wastewater treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10901

• 18 May 2007Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7948

• 16 May 2007Conditional

  Construction of four bay double sided slatted unit, extension to straw house, construction of dungstead and associated concrete working area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7828

The 25 most recent of 38 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 Kilblaffer.

Recorded monuments

• CO061-124 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on E side of stream. Burnt material visible in section in stream bank. Stones, possibly remains of revetment, also noted in section. 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

• CO061-125001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough grazing land, on S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 34.5m) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1.6m), with shallow external fosse. Entrance to S. Interior clear of overgrowth. Possible souterrain (CO061-125002-) in N half. 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

• CO061-125002 Souterrain
  Description

  In NE quadrant of ringfort (CO061-125001-). 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

• CO061-126 Burial ground
  Description

  Hartnett (1939, 234) noted oval area (c. 60m E-W; c. 50m N-S), enclosed by field fence SW->SE, 'slight ridge' SE->SW. He was informed locally that it was 'an old burial ground for children and ill-luck followed any person who tilled or in any way interfered with it'. Area remains unploughed and as described by Hartnett. No evidence of burials but uneven ground surface noted. 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

• CO061-127 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 35.5m) defined by earthen bank (max. ext. H c. 1.5m). Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope; once planted with 'fir trees' (Hartnett 1939, 234); now under pasture. 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

• CO061-128 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture. Depicted as penannular broken line (diam. c. 28m) on 1938 OS 6-inch map. Low rise visible in area of site. 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

• CO072-025 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In boggy ground, to E of stream. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (L 14m; Wth 11m; H 1m); opening (Wth 5.35m) faces SW. 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 Kilblaffer.

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 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 Kilblaffer.

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

Name

Kilblaffer · Cill Bhláfar

Area

2,293,225 m² (229.32 ha, 566.67 acres)

Civil parish

Inishcarra, and its townlands

Barony

Muskerry East

Electoral division

Dripsey, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Dripsey electoral division: 1,618 people in 519 households; 86% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Agharinagh, Berrings, Dromgownagh, Kilmurry, Lisladeen, Lismahane

Placenames

Kilblaffer 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.