Knockroe
Townland in the civil parish of Kilnamartery, barony of Muskerry West, Co. Cork; in Irish An Cnoc Rua
- Area
- 183.7 ha
- 454 acres
- Land parcels
- 24
- registered freehold, median 3,753 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockroe, from 553 m² to 380,693 m² (38.07 ha, 94.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 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
No zone of a development plan covers Knockroe in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
11 Jun 2026Awaiting f.i. response
Permission for construction of dwelling (change of house design and location from that already granted under 22/4857) and construction of a detached domestic garage.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1560
30 Apr 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission for construction of dwelling (change of house design & location from that granted under 22/4857) and construction of a detached domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1110
22 Apr 2026Grant with conditions
Full Planning Permission for the construction of new dwellinghouse and domestic garage, new entrance, wastewater treatment system together with all other ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1023
25 Mar 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission for change of house design and house location from that already granted ref no. 22/4857 along with permission to construct a detached domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0746
23 Jul 2025Refused
Permission for the construction of a new domestic dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5466
16 Dec 2024Refused
Permission to construct a two storey dwelling with entrance, septic tank, percolation area & all services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6406
29 Nov 2024Incompleted application
Permission to construct a two storey dwelling with entrance, septic tank, percolation area & all services
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6260
21 Apr 2022Conditional permission
To construct a 2-storey dwellinghouse and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4857
17 Feb 2021Conditional
Construction of new dwellinghouse, domestic garage, new entrance, waste water treatment system together with all other ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4376
16 Jul 2020Withdrawn
The construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage, new entrance, proprietary treatment unit and polishing filter together with all other ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5495
20 Nov 2019Conditional
The retention for the change of use of existing former agricultural outhouses to 2 number 1 bedroom apartments, retention of store, retention of existing entrance together and permission to install a new septic tank and percolation area to serve the development
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6768
16 Oct 2019Incompleted application
The retention for the change of use of existing former agricultural outhouses to 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments, retention of new entrance together with permission to install a new septic and percolation area to serve the development
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6492
30 May 2017Conditional
a) Demolition of existing dwelling house & b) Agricultural shed incorporating straw storage & machinery storage together with all associated concrete aprons/site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5339
6 May 2016Conditional permission
Construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage and new entrance together with all other ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5075
22 Apr 2009Refused
Dwellinghouse and septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5250
26 Mar 2009Conditional
Retention of dwellinghouse and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4927
29 Feb 2008Conditional
Domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5090
16 May 2007Conditional
Retention of increase in roof height of dwelling, installation of rooflights, construction of conservatory extension and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7825
16 May 2007Conditional
Demolition of dwellinghouse and construction of dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7846
22 Nov 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12553
10 Aug 2006Conditional
Retention of extension to dwelling and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/9672
28 Apr 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6762
22 Feb 2005Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse, garage and treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/980
4 Dec 2003Refused
Dwellinghouse, garage and treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/6189
4 Jun 2003Conditional
Dormer dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/2714
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 Knockroe.
Recorded monuments
- CO070-094 Standing stone
Description
Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. Marked on 1938 OS 6-inch map as single standing stone. In reclaimed pasture, on S-facing slope, to S of standing stone (CO070-095----). Removed c. 1984. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO070-095 Standing stone
Description
Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. In reclaimed pasture, on S-facing slope, to N of possible standing stone (CO070-094----). Removed c. 1944 and buried. According to local information, ogham markings on this stone. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO070-096 Standing stone
Description
In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Long low stone (H 0.9m; 1.4m x 0.5m) sloping up to rounded point just E of centre; long axis E-W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO070-097 Standing stone
Description
Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. In tillage, in commanding position on S-facing slope. Stone (H 1.3m; 1.6m x 1.25m) is irregular in plan, with packing stones exposed at base; long axis NE-SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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 Knockroe.
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 10 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knockroe.
- 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 Knockroe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Knockroe · An Cnoc Rua
- Area
- 1,836,996 m² (183.7 ha, 453.93 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilnamartery, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry West
- Electoral division
- Kilnamartery, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilnamartery electoral division: 731 people in 249 households; 86% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aghacunna, Ballyvoge, Clonclud, Coolcaum, Dromreague, Kylefinchin
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Knockroe 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.