Knockacroghera

37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockacroghera, from 301 m² to 410,264 m² (41.03 ha, 101.38 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Knockacroghera 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.

• 11 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for retention of a vehicular entrance, a driveway & for the installation of a septic tank which was installed but not connected. Permission is also being sought for the removal of the existing septic tank & the installation of a new waste water treatment system & associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5878

• 1 Jul 2025Incompleted application

  Permission for the retention of a vehicular entrance, a driveway & for the installation of a septic tank which was installed but not connected & is to be removed. Planning permission is also being sought for the installation of a new waste water treatment system & associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5300

• 7 Feb 2025Withdrawn

  Permission for de-commissioning the existing cess pit & installation of a new packaged wastewater treatment system & a tertiary filter.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4168

• 3 Sept 2019Conditional

  Retention of conservatory extension to side of dwelling house.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 19/6177

• 19 Jul 2019Unconditional

  Construction of dormer bungalow and installation of sewage treatment plant. Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Planning Reference: 13/6082.

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 19/5809

• 22 May 2018Conditional

  Construction of the following: a) 1 no. agricultural building to include milking parlour, livestock handling facilities, ancillary rooms, partially roofed waiting yard & soiled water/parlour washings tank. b) 1 no. agricultural building to include cubicle livestock housing along with slatted slurry storage tanks. c) Erection of meal bin & water storage tank along with associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5308

• 29 Apr 2016Conditional

  Construct dwellinghouse, garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5005

• 19 Nov 2014Conditional

  Construction of new dwelling house, domestic garage and new entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6468

• 28 Feb 2014Conditional

  Demolition of existing sunroom and entrance porch, construction of single, two-storey and first floor extensions , 3 no. velux rooflights, the erection of solar panels, window replacements and alterations, entrance canopy to new main front door, internal alterations and refurbishments, new stone courtyard walls, installation of waste water treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works to existing dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4398

• 11 Feb 2014Incompleted application

  Demolition of an existing sunroom and entrance porch, the construction of new single and two storey extensions, 3 no. velux rooflights, the erection of solar panels, window replacements and alterations, entrance canopy to new main front door, internal alterations and refurbishments, new stone boundary walls and all associated site works to an existing dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4251

• 1 Nov 2013Conditional

  Construction of dormer bungalow and installation of sewage treatment plant

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/6082

• 24 Jul 2013Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage and new entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5422

• 20 Mar 2013Unconditional

  Dwellinghouse, garage and wastewater treatment unit, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 08/6308

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/4476

• 19 Dec 2011Withdrawn

  Completion of dwellinghouse as permitted under Planning Reg. No. 06/11072

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 11/6629

• 24 Aug 2011Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage and new entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5825

• 27 Jul 2011Incompleted application

  Construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage and new entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5630

• 1 Aug 2008Conditional

  Dwelling and septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8226

• 25 Apr 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, garage and wastewater treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6308

• 31 Oct 2007Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12046

• 6 Jun 2007Conditional

  Demolition and construction of dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8413

• 16 Mar 2007Conditional

  Construction of cattle house with 2 no. slatted tanks and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6124

• 5 Jan 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/4089

• 2 Oct 2006Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11072

• 20 Jul 2005Refused

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5181

• 27 May 2005Conditional

  Extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3681

The 25 most recent of 31 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Glashgarriff River 001055
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Gal 001067

Recorded monuments

• CO071-034001 Standing stone - pair
  Description

  Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map c. 55m to N of standing stone (CO071-034002-). OS Name Books (1841) describe two stones '10 links apart and 5ft by 9ft in circumference'. Removed; 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

• CO071-034002 Standing stone
  Description

  Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map c. 55m to S of possible standing stones (CO071-034001-). In pasture, on S-facing slope. Stone (H 0.83m; 0.8m x 0.53m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis NNW-SSE. 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

• CO071-035 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop hill. Circular area (diam. 42.4m) defined by stone-faced earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 3m) with external fosse (D 0.5m). According to Hartnett (1939, 102) entrance to W; possible souterrain (CO071-146----) in interior. 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

• CO071-036 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, to NE of stream and spring. Shown on 1938 OS 6-inch map as circular mound. Spread of burnt material 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

• CO071-037001 Metalworking site
  Description

  During field walking over a newly ploughed field in 1982 an area of burnt material was found. Closer examination revealed some large pieces of slag and some stone slabs with burnt marks on them. Upon examination, one of the iron slag piece was thought to be the result of 17th or 18th century iron working.    Compiled by: Cork Archaeological Survey

• CO071-037002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, c. 30m SW of another fulacht fiadh (CO071-039---). Circular mound of burnt material (diam. 12m; H 0.5m). 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

• CO071-038 Standing stone
  Description

  Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. Shown as single standing stone on 1938 OS 6-inch map. In reclaimed pasture with many field fences removed. 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

• CO071-039 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, c. 30m NE of another fulacht fiadh (CO071-03702-). Circular mound of burnt material (diam. 9m; H 0.3m). 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

• CO071-146 Souterrain
  Description

  In ringfort (CO071-035----). According to Hartnett (1939, 102) 'inside the fort and south of the centre is a large flag-stone 9 feet by 5 feet, its longer axis running E.W. Although it may be a natural outcrop (of which there are many in the vicinity) it looks more like a souterrain roofing slab'. 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 Knockacroghera.

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 Knockacroghera, 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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Knockacroghera · Cnoc an Chrochaire

Area

1,847,990 m² (184.8 ha, 456.65 acres)

Civil parish

Aghinagh, and its townlands

Barony

Muskerry East

Electoral division

Aghinagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

518 people lived in 168 households in the Aghinagh electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghavrin, Ballyvongane, Beheena, Cappanagraun, Carrigathou, Coolnagearagh, Dromacullen, Inchaleagh, Shanavagha

Placenames

Knockacroghera 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.