Killowen

39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killowen, from 126 m² to 267,465 m² (26.75 ha, 66.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Killowen 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.

• 16 May 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for : 1) Retention of ground floor extension. 2) Permission for the following ; a) First floor extension, b) Internal alterations, c) Alterations to windows, d) Associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1297

• 21 Oct 2024Conditional permission

  Permission is sought for the retention of the following: 1) change of use of existing creamery building to sheet metal workshop (50m2), 2) existing sheet metal workshop building (750m2), 3) existing two storey office building (134m2), 4) existing parts store (39m2) and 5) ancillary external hardstanding areas (1,916m2) for open storage. Permission is also sought for the demolition of the following; 1) part of existing sheet metal workshop building (52m2), 2) existing parts store (39m2) and 3) existing western boundary fence. Permission is further sought for the following; 1) rediverting the existing Derrycool stream course to the eastern boundary , 2) excavation and reducing of existing ground levels, 3) construction of the new concrete retaining walls to the western boundary, part northern boundary and part southern boundary, 4) construction of a new metal fabrication workshop building (1,440m2) with associated offices and staff facilities (231m2), 5) construction of an extension to existing sheet metal workshop building (225m2) and alterations to elevations of existing sheet metal workshop building, 6) decommissioning of the existing septic tank and installation of a new wastewater treatment unit and associated polishing filter, 7) widening of the existing site entrance on the public road R586, 8) car and bicycle parking provision, 9) ancillary external hard standing area (1,025m2) for open storage, 10) new boundary fencing to western and northern boundaries, 11) new signage in addition to, 12) all associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 24/5972

• 17 Sept 2024Incompleted application

  Permission is sought for the retention of the following: 1) change of use of existing creamery building to sheet metal workshop (50m2), 2) existing sheet metal workshop building (750m2), 3) existing two storey office building (134m2) and 4) ancillary external hardstanding areas (1,916m2) for open storage. Permission is also sought for the demolition of the following; 1) part of the existing sheet metal workshop building (52m2), 2) existing parts store (39m2) and 3) existing western boundary fence. Permission is further sought; 1) rediverting the existing Derrycool Stream course to the eastern boundary, 2) excavation and reducing of existing ground levels, 3) construction of the new concrete retaining walls to western boundary, part northern boundary and part southern boundary, 4) construction of a new metal fabrication workshop building (1,440m2) with associated offices and staff facilities (231m2), 5) construction of an extension to existing sheet metal workshop building (225m2) 6) Decommissioning of the existing septic tank and installation of a new wastewater treatment unit and associated polishing filter, 7) widening of the existing site entrance on the public road R586, 8) car and bicycle parking provision , 9) ancillary external hard standing area (1,025m2) for open storage, 10) new boundary fencing to western and northern boundaries, 11) new signage, in addition to, 12) all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5758

• 19 Jun 2023Incompleted application

  Retention of the following: 1) Change of use of existing Creamery Building to Sheet Metal Workshop (50m2). 2) Existing sheet metal workshop building (750m2). 3) Existing two storey office building (134m2). 4) Existing parts store (39m2). 5) Ancillary external hardstanding areas (1,916m2) for open storage. Demolition of the following: 1) Part of existing sheet metal workshop building (52m2); 2) Existing parts store (39m2). 3) Existing western boundary fence. Permission for the following: 1) Increase in site boundaries. 2) Excavation and reducing of existing ground levels. 3) Construction of the new concrete retaining walls to be the western boundary, part northern boundary and part southern boundary. 4) Construction of a new fabrication workshop building (1,440m2) with associated offices and staff facilities (231m2). 5) Construction of an extension to existing sheet metal workshop building (225m2). 6) Decommissioning of the existing septic tank system and installation of a new treatment plant and associated polishing filter. 7) Widening of the existing site entrance on the public road R586. 8) Car and bicycle parking provision. 9) Ancillary external hardstanding area (1,025m2) for open storage. 10) New boundary fencing to the western and northern boundaries. 11) New signage. 12) All associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5247

• 23 May 2022Conditional

  Retention of domestic outhouse and foundation works and floor as permitted under expired permission 06/8160 and for permission to construct two storey dwelling house on same, to construct splayed entrance, to install sewerage treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/352

• 11 Mar 2022Conditional

  To construct dwelling house, domestic waste treatment system and all associated site works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 22/4537

• 22 Sept 2021Conditional

  Construction of a dwellinghouse and domestic garage along with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6548

• 8 Apr 2021Withdrawn

  (a) Increase site boundaries (b) excavation and reducing of existing ground levels and construction of the new concrete retaining walls to the western boundary, part northern boundary and part southern boundary (c) new fabrication workshop building with associated two storey office / administration / amenities area to the west of the site (d) new storage building to the north of the site (e) decommissioning of the existing septic tank system and installation of a new treatment plant and associated polishing filter, the development also includes (f) widening of the existing entrance of the public road R586, new carpark and associated hardstanding areas along with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4890

• 23 Nov 2020Conditional

  To construct a single-storey extension and associated site works to their dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6597

• 10 Dec 2019Withdrawn

  Retention of domestic outhouse and foundation works and floor as permitted under expired permission 06/8160 and for permission to construct dwelling on same and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/782

• 29 Oct 2019Incompleted application

  (a) Completion of dwelling house (previous Reg. No. 06/8160), (b) to install sewerage treatment system, (c) retention of domestic outhouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/691

• 29 Jan 2019Conditional

  Demolish existing derelict dwelling and permission to construct a two-storey dwelling with domestic waste water treatment system and associated filter bed, new site entrance onto existing private road with walls and piers and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4185

• 20 Dec 2018Incompleted application

  Demolish existing derelict dwelling and permission to construct a two-storey dwelling with domestic waste water treatment system and associated filter bed, new site entrance onto existing private road with walls and piers, modifications to existing site entrance at public road and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7400

• 13 Jun 2018Conditional

  Demolition of lean to extension and porch, construction of two storey and single storey extensions, alterations to existing dwelling house, including modifications to roof pitch, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5536

• 4 May 2018Incompleted application

  The construction of two storey and single storey additions to existing dwellinghouse, alterations to said dwellinghouse, including modifications to roof pitch, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5131

• 12 Feb 2018Conditional

  Construction of a dwellinghouse and domestic garage along with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4354

• 16 Jan 2017Conditional

  Retention of dwellinghouse (Change of design and layout to that permitted under Planning Reg. No. 00/5175) and permission to replace septic tank with proprietary treatment unit and permission to retain altered boundaries

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4057

• 28 Nov 2016Incompleted application

  To retain relocation and altered design of dwelling granted in planning ref: 00/5175 and permission to replace septic tank with proprietary treatment unit and filtration area.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6962

• 25 Aug 2014Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, septic tank, percolation area, domestic garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5798

• 13 Aug 2014Conditional

  Construction of a dwellinghouse, domestic garage, wastewater treatment unit and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5730

• 5 Sept 2008Conditional

  Construction of porch to front & extension to side of existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8742

• 13 Jun 2008Conditional

  Retention of white PVC rainwater goods, windows, fascia and soffits to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7275

• 29 Nov 2006Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12795

• 23 Oct 2006Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11666

• 1 Sept 2006Conditional

  Construction of four bay slatted shed

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10247

The 25 most recent of 39 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 Killowen.

Recorded monuments

• CO109-015001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Ó Ríordáin (1932, 65) records holy well W of Killowen graveyard (CO109-016001-), possibly a mistake for this site, which is N of graveyard. On steep W-facing slope now forested. Well triangular in shape, surrounded by loose stones. Overflow trickles down the slope. Bullaun stone (CO109-015002-) beside well. 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

• CO109-015002 Bullaun stone
  Description

  On S side of holy well (CO109-01501-). Subrectangular stone (H 0.15m; 0.86m x 0.57m). Two circular hollows (diam. 0.18m; D 0.06m: diam 0.23m; D 0.1m) at N end of upper surface. Local tradition that these were the marks of a fugitive's knees who knelt at the well for a drink (Ó Riordáin 1932, 65). 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

• CO109-016001 Burial ground
  Description

  In pasture. Marked 'Killowen Grave Yd.' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Slightly raised (H 0.4m) oval area (11.5m N-S; 11m E-W) defined by overgrowth. Field fence on NNE side. No grave markers noted. Standing stone (CO109-016002-) to N of centre. 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

• CO109-016002 Standing stone
  Description

  In burial ground (CO109-01601-). Sub-rectangular quartz stone aligned NW-SE (H 1.46m; 1.2m x 0.74m). 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

• St John's Church of Ireland Church, church/chapel, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding double-height Church of Ireland church, built c.1860, comprising four-bay nave with single-bay double-height chancel to east, lean-to vestry to north-east and two-stage spired entrance bell tower to south-west. Pitched slate roofs having tooled limestone gable copings, dressed limestone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Tooled limestone octagonal spire with wrought-iron finial to tower. Rubble stone walls with tooled limestone quoins throughout, having carved limestone string course between first and second stages of bell tower and carved limestone impost course incorporating hood mouldings of window openings to second stage of bell tower. Lancet window openings with chamfered limestone sills, surrounds and hood mouldings to front and rear elevations of nave, having cast-iron framed quarry-glazed windows. Pointed arch window openings with chamfered limestone sills, surrounds and hood mouldings throughout. Paired lancet openings within tooled limestone plate tracery to side (west) elevation, incorporating trefoil overlight, having stained glass quarry-glazed windows. Tooled limestone intersecting tracery to chancel opening, having lead-lined stained glass windows. Quarry-glazed windows to vestry. Limestone louvers to bell tower. Pointed arch door opening with chamfered limestone surrounds to tower, having timber door with wrought-iron strap hinges. Set within graveyard having rubble stone enclosing walls, with capped square-profile tooled limestone gate piers and wrought-iron gates to front.

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 Killowen, about 1 in 10 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 Killowen.

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

Name

Killowen · Cill Eoghain

Area

2,047,511 m² (204.75 ha, 505.95 acres)

Civil parish

Killowen, and its townlands

Barony

Kinalmeaky

Electoral division

Kilbrogan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,902 people lived in 975 households in the Kilbrogan electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 54% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Derrycool, Mawbeg East, Mawmore East, Mawmore West, Sranaviddoge, Tullyglass

Placenames

Killowen 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.