Knockaneroe
Townland in the civil parish of Moviddy, barony of Muskerry East, Co. Cork; in Irish An Cnocán Rua
- Area
- 177.7 ha
- 439 acres
- Land parcels
- 27
- registered freehold, median 15,881 m² (1.59 ha, 3.92 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 17
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockaneroe, from 173 m² to 511,931 m² (51.19 ha, 126.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 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
No zone of a development plan covers Knockaneroe 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
17 Jun 2025Conditional permission
Permission for demolition of existing boiler house and shed located at southern elevation at the rear of existing cottage and also full planning permission for the construction of single storey extension to existing eastern elevation to be used as living area and construction of single storey granny flat to existing southern elevation.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5166
5 Jun 2024Conditional
Permission for the following proposed works at site location Knockaneroe, Crookstown, Co. Cork; proposed works include: 1) To decommission existing septic tank and to install a new wastewater treatment system on site to serve existing dwelling house, 2) Proposed alteration works to existing vehicular site entrance, 3) To demolish 2no. disused onsite domestic ancillary structures and, 4) All associated site works including new boundary treatments and landscaping works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5034
5 Jun 2024Withdrawn
Permission to construct new single-storey dwelling house. Proposed works to include : 1) new dwelling to be accessed via existing site entrance from public road, with proposed alteration works to provide new shared vehicle access/driveway arrangement between existing dwelling on site and new proposed dwelling, existing access driveway to be extended to serve new dwelling, 2) to install new wastewater treatment system to serve new dwelling, 3) new ancillary domestic garage, 4) all associated site works including new boundary treatments and landscaping works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5032
17 Jul 2023Conditional permission
Permission for a) the retention of an existing soiled water tank and associated settlement tanks, b) the construction of a roof structure over the existing soiled water tank and associated settlement tanks, c) the demolition of an existing lined stand-off pad, d) the construction of an agricultural building over existing roofless livestock cubicles, e) the construction of an agricultural building comprising of livestock cubicles and feeding areas and f) all associated site works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 23/5457
22 Mar 2022Conditional
The construction of a residential development of 61 no. dwellings consisting of 23 no. detached, 26 no. semi-detached and 12 no. terraced two storey dwellings together with all associated site development works including the provision of a new site entrance, road widening, a footpath and public lighting along the L2216 road frontage to the site.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4627
25 Feb 2022Incompleted application
The construction of a residential development of 61 no. dwellings consisting of 23 no. detached, 26 no. semi-detached and 12 no. terraced two storey dwellings together with all associated site development works including the provision of a new site entrance, road widening, a footpath and public lighting along the L2216 road frontage to the site.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4408
29 May 2020Conditional permission
The development will consist of quarrying activities within the red line application area of 40.17ha of an existing permitted quarry (06/13499 and PL04.226347). Development is sought for a period of 20 years. The proposed development will comprise the extension of the existing quarry excavation area vertically by an additional 2 X 18m high benches from the current floor level of ca.4mAOD to -32mAOD and a deepening of the quarry sump from the current level of ca -22mAOD to -36mAOD within the permitted extraction footprint area of 20.2ha. The proposed development will involve the stripping of overburden and its storage for use in environmental bunds and site restoration; the extraction of rock by means of blasting, the crushing and processing of rock. The proposed development will utilise the existing quarry infrastructure and other ancillaries to complete the works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5074
27 Jul 2017Conditional
a) Construction of a milking parlour, b) construction of two loose bedded livestock agricultural buildings, c) construction of an agricultural building to cover existing roofless cubicles, d) construction of a roofed structure to cover existing dunging passages and existing feeding passages, e) the construction of an extension to the existing silage slab and, f) construction of a soiled water tank and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5950
6 Apr 2016Conditional
Demolish existing dwellinghouse and construct new dwellinghouse in lieu thereof together with new septic tank system and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4761
11 May 2009Conditional
Dwellinghouse & effluent treatment system
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 09/5490
3 Apr 2009Conditional
Dwelling house & effluent treatment system
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 09/5041
13 Oct 2008Conditional
Dwellinghouse and effluent treatment system
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/9242
13 Oct 2008Conditional
Dwellinghouse & effluent treatment system
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/9247
16 Mar 2007Conditional
Construction of open slurry tank, lined open slurry lagoon, 2 no. lined stand-off pads, concrete feeding passage, concrete dunging passage and associated concrete yards
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6147
19 Dec 2006Conditional permission
Continuation of quarrying activities to include processing of aggregates, landscaping, restoration and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13499
6 Feb 2006Conditional
3 no. box culverts for use as cattle crossings under public road
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4586
18 Oct 2005Conditional
Dormer dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7627
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 Knockaneroe.
Recorded monuments
- CO084-037 Moated site
Description
In pasture. Depicted only on 1943 OS 6-inch map; shown as rectangular enclosure (c. 50m E-W; c. 30m N-S) formed by hachured bank to W, hachured fosse to S and by broken line to N and E. Levelled; slightly raised rectangular area discernible. According to local information "square fort" levelled c. 1975. Clearly visible as rectangular enclosure on aerial photograph (GSIAP, W52:1973). 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
- CO084-038001 Fulacht fia
Description
In reclaimed pasture. Shown on 1943 OS 6-inch map as mound. No visible surface trace. Another two fulachta fiadh situated c. 15m to SE (CO084-03802-) and c. 25m to NE (CO084-03803-). 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
- CO084-038002 Fulacht fia
Description
In reclaimed pasture. Shown on 1943 OS 6-inch map as mound. No visible surface trace. One of a group of three fulachta fiadh (CO084-03801-; CO084-03803-). 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
- CO084-038003 Fulacht fia
Description
In reclaimed pasture. Noted by P.J. Hartnett c. 1939 (UCC). No visible surface trace. One of a group of three fulachta fiadh (CO084-03801-; CO084-03802-). 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
- CO084-039 Standing stone
Description
Not shown on 1842 and 1903 OS 6-inch maps. Shown on 1943 OS 6-inch map as single standing stone. In reclaimed pasture, on S side of Brouen River. 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
- CO084-040001 Fulacht fia
Description
In reclaimed pasture. Shown on 1943 OS 6-inch map as mound. No visible surface trace. One of a pair of adjacent fulachta fiadh (CO084-04002-). 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
- CO084-040002 Fulacht fia
Description
In reclaimed pasture. Shown on 1943 OS 6-inch map as mound. No visible surface trace. One of a pair of adjacent fulachta fiadh (CO084-04001-). 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
- CO084-041001 Fulacht fia
Description
In reclaimed pasture. Shown on 1943 OS 6-inch map as mound. No visible surface trace. One of a pair of fulachta fiadh c. 10m apart (see CO084-04102-). 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
- CO084-041002 Fulacht fia
Description
In reclaimed pasture. Shown on 1943 OS 6-inch map as mound. No visible surface trace. One of a pair of fulachta fiadh c. 10m apart (see CO084-04101-). 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 Knockaneroe.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- 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 Knockaneroe.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Knockaneroe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Knockaneroe · An Cnocán Rua
- Area
- 1,776,988 m² (177.7 ha, 439.1 acres)
- Civil parish
- Moviddy, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry East
- Electoral division
- Moviddy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Moviddy electoral division: 1,592 people in 517 households; 85% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinguilly, Carrigeen, Castlemore, Coolmucky, Garranenamuddagh, Kilbrenan
- Placenames
- Knockaneroe 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.