Knockaveale
Knockaveale is a townland in the civil parish of Ballymodan, barony of Kinalmeaky, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cnoc an Mhíl.
- Area
- 237.5 ha
- 587 acres
- Land parcels
- 90
- registered freehold, median 3,391 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 39
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
90 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockaveale, from 70 m² to 267,565 m² (26.76 ha, 66.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 46 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
26 Jan 2026Grant with conditions
Permission to construct a conservatory extension to the southern side of existing dwelling house and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0143
16 Mar 2023Conditional
(1) Change of use of an agricultural barn to a dwelling, including alterations and extensions to same, along with the construction of a domestic garage, new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works, (2) Retention of an onsite mobile home (to be removed off site upon completion of the proposed dwelling).
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4488
17 Jan 2023Withdrawn
Permission to alter boundaries of site granted in Planning Reference No. 1189/80 and permission to construct dwelling and detached garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4037
21 Nov 2022Incompleted application
Alter boundaries of site granted in Planning Ref. No. 80/1189 and construct dwelling and detached garage and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6595
14 Oct 2022Incompleted application
Permission to alter boundaries of site granted in planning ref. no. 1189/80 and permission to construct dwelling and detached garage and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6312
30 Jan 2020Conditional
To demolish existing cattle house, to construct two no. cattle houses, two no. slatted slurry tanks, construct a roofed cattle holding yard and carry out associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4141
16 Oct 2019Conditional
Domestic storage shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6498
11 Oct 2019Withdrawn
Construction of 2 no. warehouses
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6468
13 Mar 2019Refused
Construction of a warehouse which will adjoin existing warehouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4615
17 Nov 2017Withdrawn
The construction of a two-storey dwelling house with attached garage, waste water treatment unit and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6985
13 Oct 2017Incompleted application
Construction of a two-storey dwelling house with attached garage, waste water treatment system and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6675
12 Jun 2017Refused
To construct dwelling and associated site works.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 17/5476
23 Dec 2016Conditional
To demolish existing derelict dwelling and to construct a new dwelling and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7304
4 Aug 2016Conditional
To construct dwelling and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5946
11 Apr 2016Conditional
Dwelling house, detached garage, waste water treatment system and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4792
23 Nov 2015Refused
Erection of dwellinghouse and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6644
12 Sept 2014Conditional
Planning permission is sought for: (a) the retention of a cow house, (b) the construction of a milking parlour and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5946
15 Feb 2012Conditional
Construction of a detached garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4237
20 Oct 2010Conditional
Construction of domestic garage to serve existing dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8266
26 Nov 2009Conditional
Dwelling, septic tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7750
13 Feb 2009Conditional
Dwelling, installation of septic tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4439
9 Apr 2008Refused
Construction of dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5937
29 Feb 2008Conditional
Alterations and ground and first floor extensions to dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5088
25 Jun 2007Conditional
Conversion of attached garage to living accommodation, construction of first floor extension over same, new front porch and re-rendering of dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8982
8 Jun 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8502
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.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Bandon Valley West Of Bandon 001034
Recorded monuments
- CO110-047001 Burial ground
Description
In pasture on S-facing slope. Marked 'Kilsassanagh Grave Yard' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Rectangular area (46m E-W; 18m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.7m). Interior overgrown; many grave markers noted. Roman Catholic church (CO110-047002-) at W end. 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
- CO110-047002 Church
Description
Remains of church (int. L 13.15m E-W; Int. Wth 4m N-S; wall thickness 0.65m) on W side Kilhassen Burial Ground (CO110-04701). Indicated on O.S.map (1842) as Chapel (in ruins). W gable church built into W bank burial grounds; stone in gable inscribed 1680. Max. ext. H N and S walls 1.2m; E wall does not survive. Interior level of church c. D 0.4m below external ground level. Stone built altar and seat to w; pair of wall presses in NW corner. (Ó Riordain (1931, 3) refers to ope in N and S wall. 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
- Hare Hill, house, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c.1780, partially rebuilt 1922. Single-storey porch to front (east), built 1922 and two-bay two-storey extension to side (north). Single-bay two-storey extension and single-storey extensions to rear (west). Hipped slate roof with central valley to main block and side (north) extension, having rendered and dressed stone eaves courses. Rendered chimneystacks, having stepped string courses to main block. Pitched tile roof to porch, having carved timber finial and timber-clad eaves courses. Lean-to corrugated-sheet roofs to rear extensions. Cast-iron rainwater goods throughout. Rendered walls throughout, having exposed rubble stone wall to rear (west) elevation, and partially rendered wall to side (north) elevation of side (north) extension. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills throughout, with exception of render sills to porch and single-storey rear extension. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to main block and first floor of two-storey rear extension. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to front (east) elevation of side (north) extension. Fixed timber-framed window with margined lights and geometric tracery to front (east) elevation of porch. Fixed timber frame two glass pane window to front (west) elevation of single-storey rear extension. Replacement timber casement window to ground floor to two-storey rear extension. Round-headed stairwell window opening with limestone sill to rear (west) elevation. Square-headed door openings throughout, having timber panelled door to porch and glazed timber battened door to front (east) elevation of side (north) extension with having tri-partite timber overlight. Timber battened sliding door on cast-iron rail to single-storey rear extension. Round-headed door opening to interior of porch, having glazed timber door surmounted by fanlight. Yard to rear (west), having single- and two-storey outbuildings to south, west and north-west. Partially repaired single-storey outbuilding to north-west. Lined-and-ruled rendered gateway comprising square-profile gate piers with pyramidal caps on moulded cornice, flanked by quadrant rubble stone walls.
- Hoe Lodge, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1860, having gabled porch to north, two-storey addition and recent single-storey lean-to extension to rear (west). Hipped slate roof with central valley having uPVC clad eaves, rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Pitched artificial slate roof to porch, having carved timber bargeboards with quatrefoil motif. Lean-to roof to rear two-storey extension, material not visible. Rendered wall to front elevation, lined-and-ruled rendered wall to side (south) elevation, having roughcast rendered walls elsewhere with chamfered rendered plinth. Brick walls to porch. Square-headed window openings throughout, having stone sills to front elevation openings, rendered sills elsewhere. Round-headed stairwell window openings with rendered sills to side (north) and rear elevations. Four-centred arch window opening with brick sill, reveals and voussoirs to front (north) elevation of porch. uPVC casement windows throughout. Round-headed door opening with rendered reveals to front elevation, timber doorcase comprising panelled pilasters, surmounted by scrolled fluted corbels and cornice. Timber panelled door flanked by round-headed two-pane sidelights, surmounted by sunburst fanlight and moulded archivolt, having limestone threshold. Square-headed door opening with brick reveals to side (east) elevation of porch, having replacement glazed timber door. Complex of outbuildings to north arranged around courtyard. Courtyard enclosed to north, east and west sides by single-storey outbuildings. Pitched artificial slate roofs, rubble stone walls and square-headed openings with battened timber shutters and doors. Wrought-iron gate to north of courtyard on rubble stone gate piers attached to north-western outbuilding. Additional single-storey pitched slate roofed outbuilding to north-west and overgrown remains of rubble stone outbuilding to north-east. Replacement double-leaf aluminium gates on square-profile rubble stone quadrant side walls with rubble stone coping and ashlar caps to outer piers.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Knockaveale, 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 Knockaveale.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Knockaveale with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Knockaveale · Cnoc an Mhíl
- Area
- 2,374,681 m² (237.47 ha, 586.8 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ballymodan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kinalmeaky
- Electoral division
- Ballymodan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 4,660 people lived in 1,643 households in the Ballymodan electoral division. 68% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Curravarahane, Gaggan, Killountain, Knocknagallagh, Knocknagarrane
- Placenames
- Knockaveale 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.