Kilva

42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilva, from 97 m² to 236,949 m² (23.69 ha, 58.55 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Kilva 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.

• 17 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation

  the construction of a new single storey detached dwelling, an associated single storey detached garage, a new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, including all associated site works and associated landscaping

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2158

• 27 Jul 2026Awaiting recommendation

  retention permission is sought for modification to windows on southern and eastern elevations of their dwelling, installation of roof lights on southern elevation of their dwelling and retention of domestic storage building.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2001

• 22 Jun 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for the construction of a new single storey detached dwelling with converted attic, a new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, including all associated site works and associated landscaping.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1661

• 9 Jun 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to construct a new dwelling house, new vehicular entrance, install a new wastewater treatment system & percolation area, permission to demolish the existing agricultural shed and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5104

• 22 Jun 2023Refused

  10 year planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 126 hectares comprising of solar panels on ground mounted frames with a surface area of circa 532,000m2, 21 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 5 no. single storey energy storage modules, 3 no. single storey spare parts containers, 12 no. ring main units, 5 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the R630, L7657, L7658 and L7659 public roads to connect to solar farm field parcels, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 1 no. drain deck crossing, temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. Construction and operational access will be via entrances from L7657, L7658 and L7659. The operational life span of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for its duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and submitted to the planning authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5270

• 15 Mar 2023Conditional

  1) Permission to construct a new dwelling house, new dual vehicular entrance, install a new waste water treatment system and percolation area, 2) Demolish the existing single storey farm storage building and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4472

• 21 Dec 2022Conditional permission

  Construct an extension to the existing Whitegate Regional Water Treatment Plant. These works will include the construction of a single storey treatment building with solar PV roof panels, 9 no. above-ground tanks, 3 no. below-ground tanks, 1 no. ESB substation building, 1 no. control kiosk building, 1 no. attenuation pond, 1 no. generator and fuel storage tank, the realignment of the existing access from the public road with road markings and road signs, boundary fence and security gate, drainage network and all other site development works including existing container to be relocated.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6829

• 3 Mar 2022Conditional permission

  The construction of a single storey detached dwelling, a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, including all associated site works.

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 22/4444

• 2 Mar 2022Conditional

  The construction of a new single storey detached dwelling with converted attic, a new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, including all associated site works, and associated landscaping.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4443

• 29 Oct 2021Conditional

  Construct a new dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6946

• 1 Jul 2021Conditional

  Construction of a single storey new dwellinghouse with solar PV panels, a new waste water treatment system, modified existing site entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5823

• 26 May 2021Incompleted application

  Construction of a single storey new dwelling house with 40m2 of solar PV panels, a new waste water treatment system, modified existing site entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5463

• 19 Apr 2021Conditional

  The construction of a new detached dormer dwelling including a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, including all associated site works, and associated landscaping.

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 21/5015

• 8 Feb 2021Conditional

  To construct a new single storey sunroom to side of existing dwelling along with a single storey detached garage with attached carport along with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4276

• 18 Jan 2021Conditional

  a) The construction of a ground floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, b) Retention of attic conversion to habitable space and rooflights to rear elevation, c) Construction of puraflo modules and percolation area to existing septic tank and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4068

• 4 Dec 2020Incompleted application

  a) The construction of a ground floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, b) Retention of attic conversion to habitable space and rooflights to rear elevation, c) Construction of puraflo modules and percolation area to existing septic tank and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6726

• 19 Dec 2017Conditional

  Construction of a 2-storey dwellinghouse, an on-site sewage treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 17/7337

• 26 Apr 2017Conditional

  Alter and extend existing dwelling, including construction of new front porch on western elevation, ground floor extension to south oriel-bay extension to the east and bay-window to north as well as covered link to existing domestic garage, new pitched roof to existing garage and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5017

• 19 Apr 2017Conditional

  To construct a garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4949

• 14 Mar 2017Conditional

  To erect a dormer type dwellinghouse, an on site sewage treatment system, and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4606

• 6 Nov 2014Conditional

  Dwelling house, on-site treatment system and all associated site development works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 14/6359

• 13 Aug 2014Refused

  Dwellinghouse and stables with associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5727

• 29 Jul 2013Conditional

  Retention of existing 35m telecommunications structure carrying associated telecommunications equipment, associated equipments cabins, existing security fence and access track (as per Planning Ref. No. 05/1812). The development will continue to form part of Vodafone Ireland Ltd’s existing GSM and 3G Broadband telecommunications network

  Retention · Cork County Council, 13/5466

• 14 May 2013Incompleted application

  Permission for retention for existing 35m telecommunications structure carrying associated telecommunications equipment, associated equipment cabins, existing security fence and access track (as per Planning Reg. No. 05/1812). The development will continue to form part of Vodafone Ireland Ltd’s existing GSM and 3G Broadband telecommunications network.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 13/4892

• 1 Feb 2013Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension to side of existing dwelling and relocation of boundary wall to increase area of site along with associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4174

The 25 most recent of 48 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 Kilva.

Recorded monuments

• CO076-048001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  On E boundary townland, in formerly wooded area. Sunken stone-lined well; surrounded by low stone wall. Five roughly engraved cross slabs at intervals against wall. Probably no longer in holy use. According to Power (1940, 26), large boulder beside well 'is regarded with local veneration; in it is a circular cavity 7" x 2", also a smaller depression 3" x 2". The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

• CO076-048002 Bullaun stone
  Description

  According to Power (1940, 26), a large boulder beside a holy well (CO076-048002-) 'is regarded with local veneration; in it is a circular cavity 7" x 2", also a smaller depression 3" x 2". The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

• CO076-059 Church
  Description

  In level tillage; rectangular area (10.85m E-W; 9.85m N-S) enclosed by low stone wall (H 1.4m; Wth 0.8m); covered in long grass. Door jamb and part of late medieval pointed arch from door surround, lying near S end; probably part of small rectangular church shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map of which there is now no visible trace. Power (1940, 25) gives Kilva as 'Cill Bheadh....a personal name of an otherwise unknown church-founder'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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 Kilva.

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 Kilva.

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

Name

Kilva · Cill Mhá

Area

1,060,480 m² (106.05 ha, 262.05 acres)

Civil parish

Cloyne, and its townlands

Barony

Imokilly

Electoral division

Cloyne, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cloyne electoral division: 4,730 people in 1,639 households; 72% of households own their home; 49% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bawnard East, Castlemary, Kilgrellane, Knockgorm, Knocknamadderee, Scarriff, Scartlea Upper

Placenames

Kilva 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.