Kilcatherine

383 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilcatherine, from 12 m² to 4,873,758 m² (487.38 ha, 1,204.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Kilcatherine 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.

• 21 Nov 2025Grant with conditions

  Construct domestic garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6554

• 23 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission to demolish an existing disused dwelling and to construct a new dwelling house, install a domestic wastewater treatment system. Permission is also sought for a new vehicular entrance utilizing part of the existing unauthorized entrance, make good the roadside boundary where the remaining unauthorized entrance is, alteration to the existing internal access road and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6009

• 19 Nov 2024Refused

  Permission to demolish an existing disused dwelling and to construct a new dwelling house, install a domestic wastewater treatment system, and to undertake all associated site works, and permission to retain existing vehicular entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/636

• 13 Jun 2024Conditional permission

  Partial demolition, reconstruction and refurbishment of existing derelict dwelling, extension to the rear of existing derelict dwelling, installation of a septic tank system, installation of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic panel array and all associated siteworks

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/313

• 10 May 2024Incompleted application

  Refurbishment of existing derelict dwelling, extension to rear of existing derelict dwelling, installation of a septic tank system, installation of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic panel array and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/237

• 5 Jan 2024Conditional permission

  Proposed renovation and restoration of six existing stone buildings, including construction of a single storey flat green roof domestic extension incorporating four of the existing stone buildings to provide additional living accommodation at ground floor level for use as one dwellinghouse; removal of non-original roof material; provision of new weathered zinc roof structures to four of the stone buildings; provision of new glazed roof structures to two of the stone buildings to the west to be used as habitable accommodation ancillary to the main dwellinghouse; provision for rooflights at first floor level of two of the stone buildings; provision for landscaping; provision for new vehicular and pedestrian access entrance; to include repair, refurbishment, renovation, and alterations to the existing stone buildings and all associated site works; permission to construct an on-site wastewater treatment system comprising of a mechanical treatment unit, intermittent filter, and polishing filter; permission to construct a new potable well and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/1

• 22 Dec 2023Conditional

  Construction of new entrance on to public road, driveway leading from public road to new parking area to be constructed adjoining and serving an existing dwelling. Permission for Retention of detached garden shed and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/756

• 8 Dec 2023Conditional

  Permission for the following works to existing dwelling house: (i) construction of extension to rear, (ii) removal of chimney from roof, (iii) changes to external fenestration including enlargement of window to south-west elevation, reduction of window to north-west elevation and changes to window design throughout, (iv) widening of external door to south-east elevation and installation of new external door to south-west elevation, (v) decommissioning of existing septic tank system and installation of replacement wastewater treatment system and (vi) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/697

• 24 Oct 2023Refused

  Permission for retention of detached domestic shed

  Retention · Cork County Council, 23/602

• 20 Jul 2023Incompleted application

  Proposed renovation and restoration of six existing stone dwelling cottages, including construction of a single storey flat green roof domestic extension to provide additional living accommodation at ground floor level. Removal of non-original material and provision of new roof structures to each cottage. Provision for rooflights at first floor level of 2 no. cottages. Provision for landscaping to align with existing levels in context. Provision for new vehicular and pedestrian access entrance. To include repair, refurbishment, renovation, and mechanical treatment unit, intermittent filter, and polishing filter. Construction of a new potable well and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/406

• 12 Jun 2023Conditional

  To construct a dwelling house, with an on-site wastewater treatment system comprising of a mechanical aerationn unit, intermittent filter and soil polishing filter, a private on-site well, a site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/311

• 31 Mar 2023Withdrawn

  Construction of new entrance on to public road, driveway leading from public road to new parking area to be constructed adjoining and serving an existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/179

• 23 Mar 2023Incompleted application

  Construct a dwelling house, with an on-site wastewater treatment system comprising of a mechanical aeration unit, intermittent filter and soil polishing filter, a site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/162

• 13 May 2022Conditional

  Single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling, installation of a waste water treatment system, installation of ground mounted solar photo voltaic panel array, and all associated site works. Dwelling to be used for short term letting.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/328

• 11 Apr 2022Incompleted application

  The single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling, installation of a waste water treatment system, installation of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic panel array and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/244

• 8 Apr 2022Conditional

  Permission for the following: (i) installation of 5 no. rooflights, (ii) enlargement of gable window, (iii) minor fenestration changes to elevations, and (iv) associated site works to existing dwelling-house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/240

• 7 Feb 2022Conditional

  Construct an extension to the side and rear of an existing dwelling, permission to demolish an existing garage and construction of a new domestic garage, and permission to construct a replacement waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/62

• 10 Aug 2021Withdrawn

  Demolition of existing derelict house and construction of replacement house for mixed second home/short-term letting use, installation of wastewater treatment system, installation of ground mounted solar photovoltaic panel array and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/561

• 5 May 2021Conditional

  Permission for Retention for the following:- Dwelling house as built, and revised site boundaries (Alterations to that as granted under Pl. Reg, No. 01/1880) for revised location of entrance to said dwelling, detached domestic storage shed and for all associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/288

• 13 Sept 2019Conditional

  Permission sought for single storey extension to side and rear of dwelling house and for fenestration changes to south facing lounge window

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/589

• 29 Apr 2019Incompleted application

  Permission for 1) demolition of existing lean to bathroom and walls of existing dwelling house, alterations to elevations of dwelling and for 2) single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/276

• 6 Mar 2019Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension with internal alterations and associated site works to dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/139

• 4 Mar 2019Incompleted application

  1) Demolition of existing lean to bathroom and walls of existing dwelling house and for 2) single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/134

• 4 Feb 2019Incompleted application

  Construction of a single storey extension with internal alterations and associated site works to dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/82

• 22 Jul 2013Conditional

  Construction of extension to dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/433

The 25 most recent of 82 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Cleanderry Wood SAC 001043
• Special Area of Conservation: Kenmare River SAC 002158
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cleanderry Wood 001043
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Kilcatherine Heath 000593

Recorded monuments

• CO101-001 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  In small area partly cut-away bog to NE of Kilcatherine Point, c. 150m from rocky coastline at mouth of Kenmare River. Small ruined chamber (min. L1.5m; min. W 1m at W) aligned E-W, represented by erect sidestone to N, fallen sidestone to S, closing or septal-stone to W. Displaced roof stone lies above chamber. Three outer-wall stones form a doubling of N side of chamber. Incorporated in low mound. (de Valera and O Nualláin 1982, 33-4, Co. 48) 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 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume IV. Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1982)

• CO101-002 Mound
  Description

  In rough grazing, on S-facing slope overlooking Coulagh Bay. Identified by O'Brien (1970, 20) as indeterminate site. Trench, U-shaped in plan, excavated on hillside with upcast forming roughly rectangular mound (H 0.8m); appearance of modern man-made feature. 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

• CO101-003 Standing stone
  Description

  On top of a high ridge with commanding views in all directions. Rectangular stone aligned NE-SW (H 1.05m; 1.32m x 0.28m). (O'Brien 1970, 20). 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

• CO101-004 Standing stone
  Description

  On top of a ridge with commanding views to N, E and S. Rectangular stone aligned E-W (H 1.35m; 1.3m x 0.9m). (O'Brien 1970, 20). 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

Architectural heritage

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

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 Kilcatherine, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilcatherine.

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

Name

Kilcatherine · Cill Chaitiairn

Area

8,599,236 m² (859.92 ha, 2,124.92 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcatherine, and its townlands

Barony

Bear

Electoral division

Kilcatherine, the unit of the census

Census 2022

780 people lived in 322 households in the Kilcatherine electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 30% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardgroom Inward, Ballycrovane, Gortgarriff

Placenames

Kilcatherine 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.