Knockoura

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockoura, from 539 m² to 579,903 m² (57.99 ha, 143.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 5 May 2023Conditional

  Construction for extension to dwelling house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/243

• 26 Aug 2021Conditional

  Permission sought for change of house design from that previously granted under Pl. Ref. No. 14/626 and extension of duration Pl. Ref. No 19/730. Permission also sought for - (A) Demolition of ruinous outhouse and for construction of new domestic store, with PV Solar Array. (B) For new vehicular entrance and access road, installation of waste water treatment system to serve the proposed dwelling and store and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/586

• 5 Aug 2020Refused

  Permission sought for change of house design from that previously granted under planning application reference no. 14/626 and extension of duration planning application reference no. 19/730 - works to include demolition of ruinous dwelling and for permission for construction of new dwelling house, installation of waste water treatment system and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/420

• 15 Nov 2019Unconditional

  Demolition of ruinous dwelling and for permission for construction of new dwelling house, installation of waste water treatment system and for all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 19/730

• 22 Dec 2014Conditional

  Permission for retention of existing 30m high telecommunications support structure carrying antennas and link dishes together with associated equipment containers and security fences which was previously granted under planning reference number 08/2030 and forms part of their cellular and digital broadband communications network at Knockoura, Coom, Allihies, Co Cork

  Retention · Cork County Council, 14/735

• 30 Oct 2014Conditional

  Permission sought for demolition of ruinous dwelling and for permission for construction of new dwelling house, installation of waste water treatment system and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/626

• 17 Nov 2008Conditional

  Retention of existing 30m high telecommunications support structure carrying antennas and link dishes together with associated equipment containers, security fences and access track

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/2030

• 6 Oct 2008Incompleted application

  Retention of existing 30m high telecommunications support structure carrying antennas and link dishes together with associated equipment containers, security fence and access track

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1801

• 26 Jul 2005Conditional

  Partial reconstruction and extension of ruined dwelling, installation of rooflights, septic tank, reed bed filtration unit and retention of 2 no. sea containers and mobile home

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5340

• 17 May 2001Conditional

  Partial reconstruction,roof- lights & extension of ruined dwelling for use as dwelling, septic tank & retention of two sea containers & mobile home

  Permission · Cork County Council, 01/2758

• 14 Dec 1999Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse & retention of dwelling unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 99/6858

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Beara Peninsula SPA 004155

Recorded monuments

• CO114-034 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  In bog land, on S-facing slope. Two upright stones (H 0.98m; 1m x 0.48m : H 0.8m; 1.05m x 0.18m), 0.9m apart, both aligned N-S. Further low stones protrude from bog; may be part of pre-bog 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

• CO114-049 Stone row
  Description

  On level bogland, sheltered by rock outcrop to S. Four upright stones,three aligned NNE-SSW. Tallest stone to NNE measures 0.65m x 0.3m and is 0.9m H; second stone (H 0.4m; 0.55m x 0.25m) stands 0.9m to SSE; thirdstone (H 0.64m; 0.43m x 0.33m) 0.73m to SWW of last. Fourth stone (H 0.55m;0.65m x 0.2m) stands 2.44m NW of centre stone, long axis NNW-SSE. 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

• CO114-049001 Standing stone
  Description

  In rough uneven pasture with occasional outcropping rocks, on a S-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Gour River and Pulleen Harbour. This standing stone (0.4m x 0.28m; H 0.85m), which stands on a prominent rise, is rectangular in plan and section and is orientated NE-SW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO114-061 Boulder-burial
  Description

  In forestry W of Knockoura. Large flat slab (1.6m x 1.76m; 0.25m T), resting on three support stones. Roots of trees growing into capstone. 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

• CO114-063 Standing stone
  Description

  In rough grazing on SE-facing slope. Upright stone, aligned NE-SW, measures 1m x 1.4m and is 1m H. 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

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Knockoura.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Knockoura, 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 high, 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 Knockoura.

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.

No address of the register names Knockoura with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Knockoura · Cnoc Cumhra

Area

3,318,691 m² (331.87 ha, 820.07 acres)

Civil parish

Killaconenagh, and its townlands

Barony

Bear

Electoral division

Coulagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

582 people lived in 249 households in the Coulagh electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 33% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clonglaskan, Commons West, Coom, Gour, Knockroe East, Knockroe West, Teernahillane, Urhin

Placenames

Knockoura 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.