Knockattigan
Townland in the civil parish of Youghal, barony of Imokilly, Co. Cork; in Irish Cnoc an Chatagánaigh
- Area
- 35.5 ha
- 88 acres
- Land parcels
- 9
- registered freehold, median 1,862 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses
- Planning
- 20
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockattigan, from 526 m² to 23,589 m² (2.36 ha, 5.83 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 10 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
- R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 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
15 Apr 2026Awaiting f.i. response
Permission for the construction of a residential development consisting of 90 no. dwelling houses, a creche and all associated ancillary development works including access, footpaths, parking, drainage, landscaping and amenity areas. Access to the development will be via na Propóga residential estate. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. The NIS will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the Planning Authority.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0946
13 Sept 2024Conditional
Permission to retain existing front porch and two storey rear extension to existing dwelling and to retain existing domestic garden room / storage shed along with all associated site works and services.
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/5735
23 May 2023Unconditional
Extension of duration of Residential development for construction of 66 no. residential units with all ancillary site development works. Development to include the construction of 66 dwellings consisting of 8 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached units, 8 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached units, 12 no. 2 bedroom end of terrace units, 9 no. 2 bedroom mid-terrace units, 13 no 3 bedroom end of terraced units, 12 no. 3 bedroom mid-terrace units, 3 no. 4 bedroom end of terrace units, 1 no 4 bedroom mid-terrace unit, construction 3 no. entrances, installation of waste water pumping station, installation of ESB sub-station kiosk, and all associated site development works to include local play areas, open space areas, roadways, footpaths and services with development connection to existing services. Granted under Planning Reference Number 18/4041.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 23/5042
23 May 2018Conditional
Retention of a domestic garage as constructed.
Retention · Cork County Council, 18/5317
11 Jan 2018Conditional
Residential development for construction of 66 no. residential units with all ancillary site development works. Development to include the construction of 66 dwellings consisting of 8 no. 3 bedroom semi detached units, 8 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached units, 12 no. 2 bedroom end of terrace units, 9 no. 2 bedroom mid-terrace units, 13 no 3 bedroom end of terraced units, 12 no. 3 bedroom mid-terrace units, 3 no. 4 bedroom end of terrace units, 1 no 4 bedroom mid-terrace unit, construction 3 no. entrances, installation of waste water pumping station, installation of ESB sub-station kiosk, and all associated site development works to include local play areas, open space areas, roadways, footpaths and services with development connection to existing services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4041
23 Jul 2010Conditional
Retain 36 metre long infilling and culverting of the Whitebarn Stream running through lands along with all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5854
26 Jun 2008Conditional
Retention of garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7500
29 Jun 2007Conditional
Construction of underground slurry storage tank, underground dairy wash water storage tank and conversion of existing building to slatted house at existing farmyard
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9133
22 Dec 2006Conditional
First phase of a res. dev. comprising a) site clearance to include the demol. of Whitebarn House, exist. outbuilding & a substation b) construct. 298 no. res. units consisting of 3 no. detached, 122 no. semi-detached, 101 no. terraced, 38 no. apts. and 34 no. duplex units, c) the provision of a 675 sq. m. creche d) construction of a vehicular access and assoc. road works at Upper Cork Hill e) the reservation of lands for future commercial/residential and open space uses and f) all associated car parking, play areas, landscaping and site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/58078
12 Jun 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/7968
20 Apr 2006Withdrawn
A residential development with access from the Dungourney Road (through lands within Cork County Council's area) and from Upper Cork Hill comprising a) site clearance to include the demolition of exist. outbuildings and sub-station, b) construct i)589 no. res. units to include 541 no. dwellings, 61 no. with assoc. garages and 48 no. duplex apts. ii) playing pitch with provision for assoc. changing rooms, and iii) the reservation of lands for shopping precinct and creche, iv) all assoc. car parking, play areas, landscaping and site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/58020
19 Apr 2006Withdrawn
Construction of 13 no. detached dwellinghouses with garages
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6467
10 Mar 2006Conditional
Demolition of Kingdom Hall and construction of Kingdom Hall for religious assembly and worship and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5420
24 Jan 2006Conditional
Construction of pre-school
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4278
18 Jan 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse and detached building consisting of swimming pool and aqua centre for private use
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4176
9 Dec 2005Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse and detached ancillary building
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/9132
3 Nov 2005Incompleted application
Change of use and design of garage to a sessional pre school with all ancillary works to the rear of dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8079
25 May 2005Conditional
One and a half storey domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3588
22 Mar 2005Conditional
Extensions and alterations to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1734
27 Jul 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse with foul drainage small treatment plant, single access road
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/5754
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 Knockattigan.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Knockattigan.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Knockattigan.
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; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1682 (ZIP).
- 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 Knockattigan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Knockattigan · Cnoc an Chatagánaigh
- Area
- 354,885 m² (35.49 ha, 87.69 acres)
- Civil parish
- Youghal, and its townlands
- Barony
- Imokilly
- Electoral division
- Youghal Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Youghal Rural electoral division: 1,367 people in 486 households; 78% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymacask, Brooklodge, Clashadunna West, Cock-And-The-Bull, Parkmountain, Propoge, Sweetfields, Whitebarn
- Placenames
- Knockattigan 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.