Kilgobnet
Townland in the civil parish of Magourney, barony of Muskerry East, Co. Cork; in Irish Cill Ghobnait
- Area
- 120.2 ha
- 297 acres
- Land parcels
- 19
- registered freehold, median 2,493 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres)
- Zoning
- G1
- Green Infrastructure
- Planning
- 29
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilgobnet, from 229 m² to 408,464 m² (40.85 ha, 100.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G1Green Infrastructure (Open space, park)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
10 Sept 2025Invalid - case closed
Retention permission for 1) construction of single storey covered areas to the rear and side of the existing dwelling, and a single storey extension to the rear of the existing garage and all associated site works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5863
16 Mar 2022Conditional
For alterations to a dwelling house including the partial demolition of the rear elevation, and the construction of a new single storey extension to the rear and side and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4600
8 Feb 2022Incompleted application
For the partial demolition of the existing rear elevation and the construction of a new rear, single storey (south-west elevation) extension, and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4243
1 Feb 2022Conditional
a) Permission for demolition of the following: 1. Derelict dwelling house. 2. Unroofed slurry tank. b) Permission for construction of the following: 3. Agricultural building for the storage of agricultural machinery and ancillary dry goods 4. Agricultural building for the collecting yard for milking parlour along with associated livestock handling facilities and soiled water/parlour washings tank, along with extension to existing slatted slurry storage tank. 5. Agricultural building to include cubicle livestock housing and slatted slurry storage tanks along with the reroofing of existing slatted easi-feed shed along with associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4190
8 May 2020Conditional permission
Modifications of the existing dwelling including alterations to elevations and raising of roof on existing dwelling, the demolition of western extensions, the construction of new one and two storey extensions and a detached garage with new wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4911
16 Apr 2020Incompleted application
The modifications of the existing dwelling including the demolition of western extensions, the construction of new one and two storey extensions and a detached garage with new wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4760
23 Aug 2019Conditional
Retention of (1) demolition of original one and a half storey stone walled cottage with porch and single storey rear extension; (2) foundations and ground floor works already completed on site for proposed dwelling; (3) partial demolition of north-western and north-eastern walls of stone outhouse (home office); (4) concrete superblock retaining wall along c.50 lineal metres of north-eastern boundary line; and for permission for (5) alterations and reconstruction of the original cottage area of the proposed dwelling in new materials to its previous external dimensions with, revised elevations and fenestration details, in accordance with those previously approved under PlanFile 15/6828; (6) change of plan of single-storey extension previously approved under PlanFile 15/6828 (approved area 78.58sq.m) to provide a revised floor layout with new entrance hall, kitchen/dining room, living room, utility room, bathroom and bedroom (revised area 119.72sq.m); (7) construction of detached domestic garage to details approved under PlanFile 15/6828 (external footprint 30sq.m & apex height 4.7m); (8) reconstruction of stone outhouse (home office) to details provided; (9) completion of all site works including new treatment plant and drainage details previously approved under PlanFile 15/6826; revised site entrance detail and repairs to front boundary stone wall and (10) completion of all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6092
21 Aug 2019Conditional
To construct new single storey dwelling, domestic garage, site entrance, sewerage treatment system and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6081
22 Jan 2019Withdrawn
To construct one and a half storey dwelling, domestic garage, site entrance, sewerage treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4095
6 Apr 2018Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage, new entrance together with all other ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4854
16 May 2017Incompleted application
Construction of single storey extension and alterations to dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5198
16 May 2016Conditional
Construction of the following: 1. Agricultural building with straw bedded livestock housing, slatted slurry tank and easi feed passage, 2. Extension to north eastern elevation of existing agricultural building to include slatted slurry tank and easi feed passage along with associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5170
11 Mar 2016Conditional
Construction of a 2-storey dwellinghouse with adjoining garage, waste water treatment facility and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4560
14 Dec 2015Conditional
Alterations to elevations, demolition of porch, construction of porch to front and two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, detached domestic garage, new entrance and new domestic waste treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6828
11 Nov 2015Conditional
Construction of new dwelling house, domestic garage and new entrance together with all other ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6533
2 Nov 2015Incompleted application
Alterations to elevations, demolition of porch, construction of porch to front and two storey extension to rear of dwelling house, detached domestic garage new entrance and new domestic waste water treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6455
2 Oct 2015Incompleted application
The erection of a two storey rear extension and alterations to their dwellinghouse, for the demolition of porch to the front and for a new domestic waste treatment unit tank.
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6197
26 Aug 2013Conditional
Retention of granny flat and retention of road boundary wall with 2 entrances
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/5650
2 Nov 2011Conditional
Retention of dwelling, domestic garage and septic tank as constructed (alterations to permission granted under Pl. Reg. No. 99/3017) and permission to close-off open front porch
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6324
12 Oct 2011Incompleted application
Retention of dwelling, domestic garage and septic tank as constructed (alterations to permission granted under Pl. Reg. No. 99/3014) and permission to close-off open front porch
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6198
17 Aug 2011Incompleted application
Retention of dwelling, domestic garage and septic tank as constructed (alterations to permission granted under 99/3014) and permission to close-off open front porch
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5755
3 Jul 2008Refused
Dwellinghouse, garage and wastewater treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7670
20 Mar 2008Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of effluent treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5570
30 Jul 2007Withdrawn
Demolition of garage/filling station retail shop and construction of residential development comprising of 8 no. dwellinghouses, filling station/shop with ancillary store, office, toilets etc with 2 no. adjacent retail units, 2 no. apartments over shop, construction of sewage pump station and rising main to Cork County Council Treatment Plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9963
20 Jul 2007Incompleted application
Demolition of existing garage/filling station retail shop and construction of retail/residential development comprising of 8 no. dwellinghouses, filling station/shop with ancillary store, office, toilets and 2 no. adjacent retail units, 2 no. apartments over shop and sewage pumping station
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9757
The 25 most recent of 29 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kilgobnet.
Recorded monuments
- CO072-020 House - 18th/19th century
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CO072-021 Fulacht fia
Description
In tillage. Spread of burnt material (L 30m; Wth 30m) 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
- CO072-122 Bridge
Description
Road bridge (Wth 3.95m) over Dripsey River. Six semicircular arches (average span 3.1m), reducing gently in size to E; three overflow arches at E end. Rough voussoirs; low pointed breakwaters; corbels on some piers to support centering for arch during construction. Bridge width extended 3.5m to S in similar design with roughly dressed voussoirs. River bed paved beneath bridge. According to local information, bridge blown up in 1920s. Upright stone with bench mark embedded in parapet. 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
- Dripsey Bridge, bridge, 1700–1780 · Regional interest
Description
Six-arch bridge over river, extant 1780. Damaged, 1921. Part repointed coursed rubble stone walls centred on triangular cutwaters to piers having pyramidal capping with rubble stone soldier course coping to parapets centred on benchmark-inscribed cut-limestone milepost (south). Series of six round or segmental arches with lichen-spotted voussoirs. Sited spanning Dripsey River with unkempt grass banks to river.
- Shandy Hall, country house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan four-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, incorporating fabric of earlier building. Five-bay side (south) return, full-height bow-fronted bay to rear (north) elevation of return and single-storey extension to north elevation. Hipped slate roof with over sailing eaves, rendered chimneystacks, uPVC rainwater goods and cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered plat and sill band to first floor having date inscribed to front (east) elevation. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills and raised render surrounds throughout, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Camber-headed stairwell window opening with tooled limestone sill and rendered surround to rear (north) elevation of return, having square-headed nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash window. Elliptical-headed door opening to front (east) elevation having timber panelled door, limestone threshold, flanking panelled sidelights and spoked fanlight. Rubble stone enclosing walls with square-profile rubble stone gate piers flanking double-leaf wrought-iron gates to south of site. Set within own grounds.
- Shandy Hall, outbuilding, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Complex of detached single-storey multiple-bay outbuildings, built c.1820, set in U-plan arrangement around central yard, with buildings to east, south and west. Pitched slate roofs with rubble limestone bellcote to northern gable of eastern range, having overhanging canopy to western range and pitched corrugated-steel roof to southern range. Rubble stone walls. Segmental and square-headed openings to eastern range, having dressed stone and redbrick voussoirs to northern end with some timber battened fittings. Square-headed openings to western range with dressed stone voussoirs, timber casement windows and double-leaf timber battened doors. Segmental-arched openings to southern range with dressed limestone voussoirs. Cobbles to front yard of west range. Set to rear of Shandy House.
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).
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Kilgobnet with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Kilgobnet · Cill Ghobnait
- Area
- 1,202,105 m² (120.21 ha, 297.05 acres)
- Civil parish
- Magourney, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry East
- Electoral division
- Magourney, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Agharinagh, Carrignamuck, Derreen, Fergus
- Placenames
- Kilgobnet on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.