# Knockmore, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Carrigaline, barony of Kerrycurrihy, Co. Cork; in Irish An Cnoc Mór. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 767,137 m² (76.71 ha, 189.56 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,110 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 13 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Carrigaline, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/carrigaline.md - Barony: Kerrycurrihy - Electoral division: Carrigaline, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Carrigaline electoral division: 13,249 people in 4,497 households; 80% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/13122 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 43815 - Centre: latitude 51.824676, longitude -8.413003 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockmore, from 27 m² to 624,339 m² (62.43 ha, 154.28 acres); 13 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2327040: 624,339 m² (62.43 ha, 154.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327040.md - Parcel 5887657: 40,460 m² (4.05 ha, 10 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5887657.md - Parcel 2327038: 27,472 m² (2.75 ha, 6.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327038.md - Parcel 2327037: 15,649 m² (1.56 ha, 3.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327037.md - Parcel 2534531: 15,238 m² (1.52 ha, 3.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2534531.md - Parcel 2327039: 4,453 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327039.md - Parcel 2327033: 3,897 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327033.md - Parcel 2327034: 3,886 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327034.md - Parcel 5285944: 3,296 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5285944.md - Parcel 4976279: 2,234 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4976279.md - Parcel 2327036: 1,987 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327036.md - Parcel 2526911: 1,755 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2526911.md - Parcel 5887685: 1,348 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5887685.md - Parcel 2327035: 939 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327035.md - Parcel 5887717: 592 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5887717.md - Parcel 5887661: 338 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5887661.md - Parcel 5887706: 282 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5887706.md - Parcel 2526909: 272 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2526909.md - Parcel 5887725: 91 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5887725.md - Parcel 5887701: 27 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5887701.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Knockmore in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 13 applications, newest first. - 3 Sept 2025, Cork County Council 25/5775: Grant with conditions. Permission. Permission for modifications and extension to the existing dwelling house, namely; A) The removal of all existing extensions (mix of single - storey and two-storey - totalling 248.46 SQ.M. / 2674.40 SQ.FT. floor space) to the sides and rear of the existing dwelling. B) The construction of a new extension (two- storey with single storey projection - totalling 214.84 SQ.M. / 2312.52 SQ.FT.) to the rear of the existing dwelling. C) The decommissioning and removal of the existing septic tank and associated percolation area. D) The installation of a new wastewater treatment system and associated polishing filter, and E) all ancillary works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/5775 - 4 Aug 2023, Cork County Council 23/5595: Conditional. Permission. Permission to construct a new dwelling house.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/5595 - 3 Jun 2021, Cork County Council 21/5553: Conditional. Permission. The construction of a new vehicular entrance to existing house with Planning Reference 19/5591.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/5553 - 18 Jun 2019, Cork County Council 19/5591: Conditional. Permission. Construction of a dwelling house, detached garage and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/5591 - 19 Oct 2016, Cork County Council 16/6597: Conditional. Retention. Retention of an existing 22 metre telecommunications structure carrying associated antennae and link dishes, associated cabin and cabinet, security fencing & access track. The development forms part of Vodafone Ireland Ltd’s existing GSM, 3G and 4G Broadband telecommunications networks.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=16/6597 - 16 Dec 2015, Cork County Council 15/6867: Conditional. Permission. Demolish existing single storey cottage and construct a two storey dwelling house (change of house plan from approved application reference 15/5510), a detached single storey domestic garage, a domestic effluent treatment system, new site entrance with walls and piers and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/6867 - 9 Jul 2015, Cork County Council 15/5510: Conditional. Permission. Demolish existing single storey cottage and construct a two storey dwellinghouse, a detached single storey domestic garage, domestic effluent treatment system, new site entrance with walls and piers and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/5510 - 27 Feb 2015, Cork County Council 15/4388: Conditional permission. Permission for retention. Construction of 3 no. new schools on site for education campus. The development comprises: (i) two-storey split-level gaelcholáiste for 500 pupils, including learning, administration and ancillary spaces, a physical education hall and outdoor ball courts; (ii) a 24-classroom two-storey split-level school to accommodate the existing Gaelscoil from Waterpark, including learning, administration and ancillary spaces, a general purpose hall and outdoor ball courts; (iii) a new single storey school for the existing Sonas special junior primary school from the Cork Road, including learning, administration and ancillary spaces, a general purpose hall and outdoor ball court and play areas; 2 no. new site entrances, car parking and set-down spaces, associated site development works, including culverting the Southern boundary ditch, landscaping, signage and fencing. Permission for Retention of demolition of former agricultural building. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/4388 - 17 Jun 2011, Cork County Council 11/5330: Conditional. Permission. Construction of a dwellinghouse, wastewater treatment unit and associated site works along with new septic tank and percolation area for the existing dwelling on site with all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=11/5330 - 26 May 2010, Cork County Council 10/5290: Conditional. Permission. Retention of existing 22m telecommunications structure carrying antennae, associated equipment, fencing and access track. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/5290 - 30 Apr 2010, Cork County Council 10/5039: Incompleted application. Permission. Retention of existing 22m telecommunications structure carrying antennae, associated equipment, fencing and access track. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/5039 - 3 Mar 2010, Cork County Council 10/4470: Incompleted application. Permission. Retention of an existing 22m telecommunications structure carrying antennae, equipment shelter, fencing and access track.The development forms part of the Vodafone Ireland Ltd. existing GSM & 3G Broadband telecommunications network. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/4470 - 2 Oct 2003, Cork County Council 03/4906: Conditional. Outline permission. Bungalow. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=03/4906 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knockmore. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CO086-086: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO086-086----. In tillage, on S side of stream. Circular spread of burnt material (diam. c. 16m). Two other fulachta fiadh (CO086-088---; CO086-087---) in same field. (pers. comm. C. Breen). 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 - CO086-087: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO086-087----. In tillage, on S side of stream. Oval spread of burnt material (L 18m; Wth 14.5m); spring at SE side. Two other fulachta fiadh (CO086-088---; CO086-086---) in same field. (pers. comm. C. Breen) 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 - CO086-088: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO086-088----. In tillage, on S side of stream. Roughly circular spread of burnt material (diam. c. 24m). Two other fulachta fiadh (CO086-086---; CO086-087---) in same field. (pers. comm. C. Breen) 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 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Knockmore House, house, 1810–1850, Regional interest, registry number 20908640, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO®no=20908640. Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1830. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills to front (south) elevation, having two-over-two pane sliding sash windows. Door opening to front elevation within doorcase, obscured by foliage. Outbuildings to rear. Set within own grounds with rubble stone enclosing walls, gate piers and wrought-iron gate. - Ballea Bridge (Upper), bridge, 1800–1840, Regional interest, registry number 20908641, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO®no=20908641. Single-arch limestone road bridge, built c.1820, spanning the Owenboy River. Rubble limestone walls with recent concrete repairs, having render coping to parapet walls. Round-headed arch with ashlar limestone voussoirs. Recent mechanical sluice gate to southern bank of waterway. Operating apparatus to south-east encased in concrete block structure. Recent solar panel along southern arch. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: Susceptibility high, 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 Knockmore. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockmore-43815.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockmore-43815.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockmore-43815.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Knockmore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ardnacloghy: https://everytownland.com/cork/ardnacloghy-40143.md - Ballea: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballea.md - Ballinrea South: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballinrea-south.md - Carrigaline West: https://everytownland.com/cork/carrigaline-west.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockmore-43815 - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/knockmore-43815