Knocknagarrane
Knocknagarrane is a townland in the civil parish of Ballymodan, barony of Kinalmeaky, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cnoc an Ghearráin.
- Area
- 187.7 ha
- 464 acres
- Land parcels
- 192
- registered freehold, median 1,235 m²
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
192 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knocknagarrane, from 12 m² to 494,414 m² (49.44 ha, 122.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 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 · 101 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Business and General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Green Infrastructure (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 0 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
21 Sept 2026Awaiting recommendation
Permission for a) Change of use of a disused former school building listed as a Protected Structure to a domestic dwelling, b) Permission to Construct extension to the rear, c) construct a partial 2nd floor mezzanine and 2 no. rooflights to existing dwelling, d) erect solar panels to roof, e) installation of a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, f) alterations to the existing roadside boundary to facilitate the construction of a new vehicular entrance.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2450
21 Aug 2026Awaiting validation sro
Permission for a) change of use of a disused former school building listed as a protected structure to a domestic dwelling, b) permission to construct extension to the rear, c) erect solar panels to roof, d) installation of a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, e) alterations to the existing roadside boundary to facilitate the construction of a new vehicular entrance.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2192
10 Aug 2026Awaiting f.i. response
Permission for alterations and extension to the existing dwelling, to include the construction of a new 2 storey extension to the side and rear of the existing, the change of use of an existing two storey outhouse to the rear into a habitable garden room and home office space along re-roofing and elevational alterations, the removal of an existing septic tank and percolation area and replacement with a proposed secondary treatment system and proposed soil polishing filter, the re-roofing of an additional outhouse, and all associated ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2113
5 Aug 2026Send f.i. request
Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear (north) and side (west) elevations of their existing Dwelling House including Elevational Changes to the existing dwelling house to integrate the new extension and All Associated Site Works at Knocknagarrane, Crossmahon, Bandon, Co. Cork.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2073
27 Jul 2026Awaiting f.i. response
a) Extension to Existing Car Showrooms, b) Site layout changes adjacent to the existing showroom/new extension to include new car display spaces and dedicated customer parking spaces, c) Extension to existing yard space for display of new and second-hand vehicles comprising of the overlaying of existing hardstanding space with tarmac surfacing to formalise vehicle parking/display areas, d) Brand Signage including freestanding totem signage and building façade signage, e) Material Alterations to existing roadside boundary fence comprising of replacing the existing galvanised railing with a low level stainless steel railing, f) Material Alterations to existing entrance & entrance gates from the public road including the widening of the entrance from the public road and g) All associated site development works including site landscaping, site services, site lighting and drainage works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1998
30 Jun 2026Invalid - case closed
a) Extension to Existing Car Showrooms, b) Site layout changes adjacent to the existing showroom/new extension to include new car display spaces and dedicated customer parking spaces, c) Extension to existing yard space for display of new and second-hand vehicles comprising of the overlaying of existing hardstanding space with tarmac surfacing to formalise vehicle parking/display areas, d) Brand Signage including freestanding totem signage and building façade signage, e) Material Alterations to existing roadside boundary fence comprising of replacing the existing galvanised railing with a low level stainless steel railing, f) Material Alterations to existing entrance & entrance gates from the public road including the widening of the entrance from the public road and g) All associated site development works including site landscaping, site services and drainage works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1758
19 Jun 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for the redesign of a previously permitted development under Planning Permission Ref. No. 22/5056. The proposed development consists of the construction of a new dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1637
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
23 Jan 2026Grant with conditions
The upgrade and extension of the existing training pitch grassed surface to a full-size all-weather surface with ancillary fencing, ball-stop netting, footpaths and the upgrade of the existing pitch lighting to 6 no. 20m high floodlights
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0129
19 Dec 2025Grant with conditions
The construction of a residential development of 44 no. dwelling houses and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development comprises 4 no. 4 bedroom detached dwelling houses, 4 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses, 27 no. 3 bedroom detached/semi-detached/townhouse dwellings and 9 no. 2 bedroom semi-detached/terrace/end of terrace dwellings. The proposed development provides for the alteration of the property boundary of an existing dwelling, the decommissioning of the existing septic tank and percolation area serving the dwelling and its connection of the sewer network serving the proposed residential development. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be provided from the L2063 to the north of the site with pedestrian access also provided from the L2020/Crossmahon Road to the south. 2 no. detached 4 bedroom dwellings will be accessed via a new entrance from the L2020/Crossmahon Road. The proposed development also includes public realm improvements comprising new footpath infrastructure, the provision of pedestrian crossing on the L2020/Crossmahon Road and all other ancillary site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6896
4 Dec 2025Invalid - prepare letters
Permission for the upgrade and extension of the existing training pitch grassed surface to a full-size all-weather surface with ancillary fencing, ball stop netting, footpaths and the upgrade of the existing pitch lighting to 6 no. 20m high floodlights.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6676
31 Oct 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for phase 2 of a proposed new residential development at site at lands at Knocknagarrane, Old Chapel, Bandon, Co. Cork. The proposed residential development comprises phase 2 of the scheme, with Phase 1 previously granted under Plg/ reg. No. 23/6403 (consisting of permitted 16 no. dwelling houses and associated site works). Phase 2 of the proposed residential development will consist of the construction of 11 no. new dwelling houses (comprising a mix of 1 no. 4 bedroom 2-storey detached dwelling house, 2 no. 2 bedroom 2 storey semi-detached dwelling houses, 4 no. 3 bedroom 2-storey semi-detached dwelling houses, 4 no. 4 bedroom 2-storey semi-detached dwelling houses) and all associated ancillary site development works including the removal of an existing gated site agricultural entrance and associated piers, located along south boundary. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be provided via the estate entrance, as permitted under 23/6403, from Old Clonakilty Road (L2063), to the south of the proposed site. The internal access road and footpath, as permitted under Plg.Reg.No. 23/6403, will be extended to the west, to serve the proposed Phase 2 residential development.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6346
23 Apr 2025Conditional
Permission for alterations & extension to dwelling house consisting of; to demolish rear attached shed & construct a single storey side extension, elevational changes & all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4760
20 Mar 2025Conditional permission
Permission to carry out the following at their existing animal feed mill, 1) demolition of 2 no. existing animal feed storage silos and their associated foundations and auxiliary motor room. 2) Construction of a mono pitched feed store circa 24.4m long x 14.980m deep and 11.2m high. 3) all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4482
7 Mar 2025Conditional permission
Permission to construct a new dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4387
19 Feb 2025Incompleted application
Permission to carry out the following at existing animal feed mill :- 1) Demolition of 2 no. existing animal feed storage silos and their associated foundations and auxiliary motor room. 2) Construction of a mono pitched feed store, circa 24.4m long x 14.980m deep and 11.2m high. 3) All associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4249
6 Feb 2024Conditional permission
Permission for the construction of a residential development of 19 no. dwelling houses and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development comprises 4 no. 4 bedroom detached/semi-detached dwelling houses, 13 no. 3 bedroom detached/semi-detached/townhouse dwellings and2 no. bedroom semi-detached dwellings. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be provided from the L2063 to the north of the site with pedestrian access also provided from Crossmahon Road to the south. The proposed development also includes public realm improvements comprising new footpath infrastructure, provision of a pedestrian crossing on the L2063 and the upgrade of the junction of the L2063, Crossmahon Road and Woodfield and all other ancillary site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4165
1 Dec 2023Conditional permission
Permission for phase 1 of a proposed new residential development at the site at lands Knocknagarrane, Old Chapel, Bandon, Co.Cork. Phase 1 of the proposed residential development will consist of the construction of 16 no. new dwelling houses (8 no. 3 bedroom 2-storey semi-detached dwelling houses, 8 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey semi-detached dwelling houses) and all associated ancillary site development works including the removal of an existing agricultural site entrance and the provision of new vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development via new estate entrance from old Clonakilty road (L2063), to south of the proposed site.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6403
23 Dec 2022Conditional
The upgrade of the existing training pitch surface to an all-weather surface with fencing and all ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6892
28 Oct 2022Incompleted application
The upgrade of the existing training pitch surface to an all-weather surface with fencing, ball-stop netting and all ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6442
29 Aug 2022Conditional
Alterations to dwelling including (a) retention of change of use from garage to living area and (b) construction of first floor extension to side of dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5962
22 Jul 2022Refused
Retention permission for alterations to the permitted western and southern estate boundary walls at Knocknagarrane, Old Chapel, Bandon. The proposed development comprises the construction of 1.2-2.0 metre high masonry and rendered estate boundary wall with capped piers along the western and southern boundary of "The Cotton Mills " residential development which is currently under construction. The proposed development is a change of plan from that permitted under Cork County Council planning reference number 17/7383 and an Bord Pleanála reference 302525-18 (as subsequently amended under Cork County Council planning references 20/4786 and 21/4027)
Retention · Cork County Council, 22/5727
7 Jun 2022Refused
The erection of 8 no. 20m high floodlights to serve an existing playing pitch and training area and all ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5311
11 May 2022Conditional permission
The construction of a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5056
16 Dec 2021Conditional
The existing single-storey detached dwelling as constructed, the existing single-storey domestic garage as constructed and all ancillary site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 21/7358
The 25 most recent of over 100 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knocknagarrane.
Recorded monuments
- CO110-018 Mill - corn
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CO110-048 Country house
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CO110-049 Country house
Description
Single storey remains of early 19th century house. Built by G. Allman (Ó Donnchadha 1985, 5), the owner of Overton Cotton Mills (CO110-050---) which it overlooks to NE. Weather slated 5-bay, originally 2-storey with hipped roof; central round-headed door ope approached by arched stairway. Curtain wall connects to pedimented gable of farm buildings; niches incurtain wall and gables. 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
- CO110-050 Mill - cotton
Description
Substantial remains of early 19th century cotton mill, built by George Allman on Bridewell River, c. 1km S of Oldchapel. Partially collapsed 14-bay, 5-storey structure long axis NE-SW. Deep wheel pit (Wth 1.93m) along SW gable; cast iron axle and flaunch in situ. Mill race carried to wheel pit on 3-arched aquaduct. At SW end are ruins 10-bay, 5-storey addition built in 1839 (Ó Donnchadha 1985, 4-7). Mill complex enclosed by high stone wall. Remains of Overton House (CO110-049--) visible on higher ground to W. Mill race also feeds Round hills Mills (Oldchapel) to N. 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
- Mount Prospect House, miller's house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey over basement former miller's house, built c.1810, having surrounding basement area on all sides. Now in use as private house. Hipped slate roof with central valley, having rooflights to rear (south), having projecting timber eaves, rendered chimneystacks and replacement aluminium and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls throughout having recessed rendered plinth-band to basement level. Diminishing square-headed window openings with rendered stone sills throughout. Nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor, six-over-six pane to first floor and six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to basement level of front, rear and side (west) elevations. Cast-iron protective railings to basement windows. Replacement timber casement windows to side (east) elevation and to first floor of rear elevation. Some window openings to side (west, east) elevations blocked. Round-headed stairwell window opening with rendered stone sill to rear elevation, having twenty-over-eight pane timber sliding sash window. Round-headed door opening with ashlar limestone threshold, having moulded render surround containing doorcase. Doorcase comprising engaged columns flanking timber panelled door and sidelights with geometric tracery, surmounted by cornice and ornate spider web fanlight. Door approached by ashlar limestone perron on rendered quadrant arch springing over basement area, having cast and wrought-iron hand-rails on stepped chamfered ashlar limestone coping. Square-headed door opening to side (east) elevation, having recent glazed timber door with overlight, approached by recent concrete terrace and flight of steps spanning basement area. Square-headed door opening with battened timber door to basement level of rear elevation. Rubble stone retaining wall with stone balustrade to south of basement area, having elliptical-headed niche with blocked-up well and segmental-headed rubble stone vault (former coal store), accessed via square-headed door opening with timber battened door and dressed stone relieving arch. Courtyard to south enclosed by rubble stone boundary wall having ornate cast-iron gate and recent crenellations. Double-leaf cast-iron gate with spear finials to west wall on square-profile rubble stone gate piers. Single-storey pitched slate roofed former coach house to south of courtyard. Single-storey outbuilding and remains of red brick plinth walls to former green house located to south-west of courtyard. Single-storey former outbuilding to north-east of courtyard. Cobble stone surface running along east and south sides of courtyard.
- Cross Mahon National Schools, school, 1885–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey national school, dated 1887, having gable-fronted projecting bay to front (south). Currently vacant. Pitched slate roof with over-hanging eaves on exposed timber rafters, red brick chimneystack with stepped string course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on chamfered plinth with rusticated cut-limestone plaque inscribed: "CROSSMAHON [sic]/NATIONAL SCHOOLS/A.D. 1887". Square-headed window openings with limestone sills throughout, having recent timber boarding to front and side (east) elevations. Nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash windows to side (west) elevation, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window to rear elevation. Square-headed door opening to side (east) elevation of breakfront, having timber battened door. Blocked door opening to side (west) elevation of breakfront. Rubble stone outbuildings to north-east and north-west of enclosed yard. Rubble stone boundary wall with dressed solider coping. Pedestrian gateways to southern boundary wall, having wrought-iron gate on square-profile ashlar limestone gate piers with chamfered caps. Piers inscribed: "GIRLS' SCHOOL" (west) and "BOYS' SCHOOL" (east).
- Milton House, miller's house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey over basement former miller's house, built c.1810, having single-storey conservatory to side (south), single-storey extension to first floor of rear (west) on cast-iron and timber beams supported by red brick and rubble stone piers. Recent single-storey lean-to extension to side (south). Now in use as private house. Hipped slate roof with central valley, having replacement artificial slates to rear (west), white-washed dressed stone eaves course, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lean-to cast-iron and glass roof to conservatory having uPVC rainwater goods. Pitched artificial slate roof to rear extension, having uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls to front, rear and side (north) elevations, having sections of slate hanging throughout. Rendered wall to side (south) elevation. Roughcast rendered walls to rear extension with sections of artificial slate hanging. Diminishing square-headed window openings with limestone sills throughout, having render sill-course to conservatory and rendered sills to rear extension. Moulded render masked keystone to central window opening to first floor of side (south) elevation. Nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor, six-over-six to first floor and six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to basement of front elevation. Replacement uPVC casement windows elsewhere. Timber casement and fixed timber-framed windows to conservatory. Oculus window opening to rear extension having timber-framed window. Round-headed door openings to front and rear elevations. Rendered reveals to front elevation door opening, having replacement timber panelled door flanked by timber-framed uPVC sidelights and surmounted by timber-framed sunburst fanlight. Door approached by ashlar limestone perron over quadrant arch with dressed stone voussoirs springing over basement area. Perron flanked by decorative railings with spear finials. Rendered reveals to rear elevation opening at basement level, having timber panelled door, spoked fanlight and flagged stone doorstep. Square-headed door openings elsewhere having uPVC doors surmounted by overlights. Courtyard to west with range of single-storey and two-storey outbuildings to its south and north sides. Outbuildings, to south of courtyard, now in use as accommodation, comprising former granary, former stables and servants' quarters. Range attached to house by recent two-storey corridor block. Rubble stone retaining wall to basement area to rear having segmental-headed niche and blocked up arched opening with dressed stone voussoirs. Elliptical-headed carriage arch to courtyard having white-washed brick voussoirs and double-leaf wrought-iron gates. Rendered gateway to south, comprising quadrant walls and circular-profile gate piers. Detached three-bay single-storey pitched slate roofed former gate lodge to south having rubble stone walls.
- Overton Mill, mill (water), 1800–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Detached multiple-bay five-storey mill, built c.1805, and multiple-bay five-storey addition, built c.1820. Later in use as workhouse, now disused. Rubble stone walls. Square-headed openings. Remains of Overton House to west, comprising five-bay single-storey over basement central block, flanked by wings with pedimented end pavillions.
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 Knocknagarrane, 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. Parts of the land are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knocknagarrane.
- 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 Knocknagarrane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Knocknagarrane · Cnoc an Ghearráin
- Area
- 1,876,982 m² (187.7 ha, 463.81 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
- Castlebernard, Killountain, Knockaveale, Knocknagallagh, Meelon, Roundhill
- Placenames
- Knocknagarrane 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.