Laherfineen

266 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Laherfineen, from 2 m² to 143,665 m² (14.37 ha, 35.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Business and General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  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.

• 9 Oct 2026Awaiting recommendation

  Permission for:- i) Retention of six flood lights to the all-weather pitch. ii) Permission to change the lighting level of these six flood lights to 200lux. iii) Permission to extend the walkway along the lower part of the all-weather pitch and install low level lighting along same. iv) Permission to extend the heights of the ball stop net at each end of the all-weather pitch.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2623

• 30 Jul 2026Awaiting f.i. response

  Permission for construction of 2 no. semi-detached, 4-bedroom, two storey dwellings, along with public open space and all associated site development works and site services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2036

• 27 Jul 2026Liaison officer - refused

  Permission for the construction of a residential development consisting of 45 no. dwelling units comprising of 23 no. 4-bed dwelling houses, 18 no. 3-bed dwelling houses and 4 no. 2-bed dwelling houses and all associated ancillary development, vehicular and pedestrian access, car and bicycle parking, footpaths, lighting, drainage, landscaping and amenity areas at Cork Road (L-2037), Farnahoe and Laherfineen (townlands), Innishannon, Co. Cork. Access will be facilitated from the Cork Road (L-2037) to the northwest. The proposed development includes improvements to the local road and footpath network on the L-2037.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1999

• 6 Jul 2026Invalid - case closed

  Construction of 2 no. semi-detached 4-bedroom two storey dwellings, along with public open space and all associated site development works and site services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1810

• 25 Jun 2026Grant with conditions

  Planning Permission for the construction of a domestic shed and all associated site works at The Spires, Laherfineen, Innishannon, Co. Cork.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1701

• 22 Apr 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for a) to construct a ground floor extension to the south elevation, elevational and fenestration changes and minor internal alterations to the existing dwelling. b) construction of new detached carport and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1021

• 24 Mar 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission for (a) To construct a ground floor extension to the south elevation, elevational and fenestration changes and minor internal alterations to the existing dwelling. (b) Construction of new detached carport and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0725

• 3 Mar 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for: (1) Construction of a new extension to the side of the house and associated site works. (2) Retention of the enlargement and modification of an existing window and the insertion of an additional window on the side elevation of the house and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0511

• 19 Dec 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for works to comprise the demolition of 2 no. existing sheds on site and the construction of 5 no. terraced two-storey houses, 4 no. terraced three-storey houses, 1no. single-storey detached house, extensions to the south west and south east elevations of the existing dwelling house (Prospect Villa) and modifications to said dwelling, bin store to serve the development and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6888

• 16 Dec 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for an extension to the front elevational and internal alterations to existing dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6822

• 20 Nov 2024Refused

  Permission for works to comprise the demolition of 2 no. existing sheds on site and the construction of 4 no. terraced two-storey houses, 5 no. terraced three-storey houses, 2 no. two-storey semi-detached houses, single-storey and three-storey extensions to existing dwelling house (Prospect Villa) and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6188

• 23 Oct 2024Application invalid

  Permission for the construction of 2 no. semi-detached 4-bedroom two storey dwellings, along with public open space and all associated site development works and site services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6008

• 22 Jan 2024Withdrawn

  Permission for retention of office building, including storage room (within curtilage of a Protected Structure).

  Retention · Cork County Council, 24/4078

• 19 Dec 2023Incompleted application

  Permission for the retention of office building (including storage room).

  Retention · Cork County Council, 23/6538

• 17 Feb 2023Conditional

  The construction of a dwelling house (change of plan from that permitted under Pl. Reg. No. 17/5942) together with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4268

• 13 Dec 2022Conditional permission

  Planning permission for the construction of 15 no. houses consisting of 1 no. detached 4-bedroom two storey dwelling, 6 no. semi-detached 4-bedroom two storey dwellings, 4 no. semi-detached 3-bedroom two storey dwellings, and 4 no. terraced 3 bedroom two storey dwellings along with public open space and all associated site development works and site services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6741

• 9 Nov 2022Conditional

  The construction of a dwelling house (increase in floor area from that permitted by Pl.Reg.No. 20/5851 which superseded Pl.Reg.No. 05/9838 (as extended under Pl.Reg.No. 14/5861)). Access to proposed development will be via the existing Barr na Claise estate entrance and internal road.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6500

• 30 Sept 2022Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension consisting of 2 no. classrooms and 1 no. multi-purpose room to side and front of an existing school building and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6192

• 27 May 2022Incompleted application

  Demolition of existing derelict outbuilding and construction of Home Office building [positioned on footprint of existing derelict outbuilding], including connection to existing treatment unit and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5218

• 23 May 2022Conditional

  The construction of 5 No. dwellings (change of plans from that permitted under Planning Reg No’s 07/7063 & 09/4709 and extended under Planning Reg No 14/5280) on sites No’s 7 to 10 & 15, together with completion of Access Road, Utilities and all Associated Site Works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5183

• 13 Apr 2022Refused

  Installation of a balcony (4.5m x 1.8m) to the side of the dwelling. The balcony will be accessed from an independent external stair.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4829

• 5 Jul 2021Withdrawn

  Alterations to dwelling house (a protected structure ) including (A) change-of-use of part ground floor to doctor’s surgery/waiting room and associated works, (B) alterations to first floor layout and (C) retention and completion of first floor extension to rear of dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5855

• 24 May 2021Incompleted application

  Alterations to dwelling house including (A) change-of-use of part ground floor to doctor’s surgery/waiting room and associated works, (B) alterations to first floor layout and (C) retention and completion of first floor extension to rear of dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5417

• 4 May 2021Conditional

  The installation of solar panels on low pitched roof on existing shop and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5188

• 27 Apr 2021Conditional permission

  The construction of 64 no. dwellings and all associated site development and landscaping works. The proposed development will result in alterations to the residential scheme originally permitted by Cork County Council Ref. No. 17/7138 and ABP-302430-18. The alterations proposed will increase the total number of residential units permitted on the site from 49 to 64 units. Access to the L6069 will be provided via the permitted entrance.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5081

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.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Bandon Valley Above Inishannon 001740

Recorded monuments

• CO097-052 Country house
  Description

  Partially collapsed early 19th century 2-storey house; rectangular in plan (long axis E-W) on elevated site overlooking Bandon river to S. Named 'River View' on 1842 OS 6-inch map; indicated in ruins on 1942 OS 6-inch map. Entrance front (E) with number of slit windows; windows asymetrically set; central projecting rectangular 2-storey tower with narrow slit windows, one with ogee-head; pointed brick-arched door. Tower incorporates stone spiral stairs. Similar central projection to rear. Burnt in 1920s. 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

• CO097-054001 Mill - bleaching
  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.

• CO097-054002 Church
  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.

• CO097-054003 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  Pair of 18th century semi-detached 2-storey houses in Innishannon; eastern house vacant. Fronts (N) of 5 bays; central round-headed doorways with cut-stone surrounds; sash windows of eastern house has shallow reveals. Gable-ended with brick chimneys; central brick chimney. 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

• CO097-073 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  Eighteenth century, 2-storey house in Innishannon. Front (N) of 5 bays; stone quoins. Central doorway; fanlight surrounded by baseless pediment supported by columns; door recessed. Roof gabled with end chimneys. Projections to rear. 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

Architectural heritage

• The Rectory, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached former rectory, built c.1900, comprising projecting central gabled bay, flanked by recessed two-bay two-storey block to east with projecting flat-roofed porch, and lower two-bay two-storey block to west. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods, carved timber bargeboards and rooflights. Ridge cresting to western block. Rendered walls having moulded render string courses and render window surrounds. Square-headed openings having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows in single and paired arrangements. Two-over-over pane windows to western block. Timber panelled door with overlight. Rubble stone boundary walls, rendered entrance sweep and timber matchboard gates. Detached four-bay single-storey former school to south-west, having pitched slate roof, lime washed walls, square-headed openings with replacement windows, and timber panelled door.

• Christ Church (Inishannon), church/chapel, 1855–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built 1856, having square-plan two-stage corner-sited spired belltower and single-storey porch to front (south), three-bay double-height nave, single-bay double-height transept to rear (north), two-bay single-storey chancel and two-bay double-height vestry to side (east) over basemented boiler room. Pitched slate roofs with looped ceramic ridge tiles, tooled limestone stepped gable copings with finials and cast-iron rainwater goods on tooled limestone corbels. Ashlar limestone needle spire with wrought-iron weather vane and pitched limestone dormers to belltower having decorated pinnacles to corners, tooled limestone eaves course and wrought-iron finials. Snecked sandstone walls, having limestone capped plinth, sill course and string course incorporating hood mouldings to porch and vestry openings. Tooled limestone stringcourse to second-stage of belltower at impost level of louvered openings. Limestone quoins throughout, sandstone corner and clasping buttresses with limestone capping. Sunken steps to side (east) elevation of sacristy with plinth wall, giving access to boiler room. Pointed arch window openings with tooled chamfered limestone sills, block-and-start surrounds, hood mouldings and sandstone voussoirs throughout. Paired pointed trefoil openings surmounted by quatrefoil light within limestone reticulated tracery to front and rear elevations of nave and to first stage of belltower. Three pointed trefoil headed lancets with varying overlights within reticulated tracery to gabled elevations of nave and transept, four lancets to chancel. Trefoil-headed lancets to front and rear elevations of chancel and to side elevation of belltower at first stage. Lead-lined stained glass windows throughout. Ogee arch, paired and triplet window openings to vestry and porch having tooled limestone surrounds and sills with lead-lined quarry glazing. Oculus window opening with tooled limestone surround and hood moulding to gable of vestry. Three mouchette lights with lead-lined, margined stained glass windows within tooled limestone reticulated tracery. Pointed arch louver openings to second-stage of belltower, having tooled limestone surrounds, trefoil arch tracery and clock face to surmounting oculus. Pointed arch door opening to porch, having diminishing tooled limestone surround with flanking colonettes, hood moulding and double-leaf timber battened doors. Limestone stepped approach with recent railings. Shouldered square-headed door opening to rear elevation of vestry having tooled limestone block-and-start surround, stepped approach, label moulding and timber battened door. Cast-iron oil burner to interior of boiler room. Timber king post, arch brace roof with collar beams on stone mask corbels. Rendered chancel arch to western end, having timber reredos, altar and brass lectern. Timber pews to nave. Organ to east. Located within own grounds having rubble stone enclosing plinth wall with wrought-iron railings to front, having octagonal-profile ashlar limestone gate piers with stepped cap stones and double-leaf wrought-iron gates.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c.1820. Recent pitched artificial slate roof, rendered chimneystack, uPVC clad eaves and rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor, three-pane timber-framed display window with casement overlight to ground floor. Recessed square-headed door opening with glazed timber door. Street fronted.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey dormer attic house, built c.1820. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack, recent rooflight, uPVC clad eaves and rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered wall. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Replacement uPVC casement window to central bay of first floor. Square-headed door opening with replacement uPVC door and single-pane overlight. Street fronted.

• House, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c.1930. Pitched artificial slate roof having rendered chimneystack, eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered to front elevation having platbands and pebble dash panelling to first floor. Square-headed window openings with render sills and surrounds. Tripartite timber framed windows having one-over-one pane timber sliding sashes. Single one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window to first floor. Square-headed door opening having timber panelled door, single-pane sidelights and overlight. uPVC fittings to western house. Street fronted.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey with dormer attic house, built c.1820. Pitched slate roof having rendered chimneystack, gable copings and eaves course with cast-iron rainwater goods and recent rooflight. Rendered walls with plinth and sill band to first floor. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, raised render reveals and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening having raised render reveal, glazed timber door and single-pane overlight. Street fronted.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey with dormer attic former house, built c.1820, having shopfront to front (south) elevation. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with shared rendered chimneystack, rooflight, eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render over rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor. Ceramic tiled shopfront, having square-headed window opening with timber sill and fixed timber-framed display window. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door having single-pane overlight. Street fronted.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey dormer attic former house, built c.1820, having integral carriage arch to east end of front (south) elevation. Formerly in use as residence and shop with western neighbour, currently disused. Pitched slate roof with render chimneystacks, eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods and recent rooflight. Render over rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed carriageway opening with corrugated-iron door. Street fronted.

• House, 1750–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached five-bay two-storey with dormer attic house, built c.1770, having recent shopfronts to front (north) and numerous recent extensions to rear (south). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched artificial slate roofs to recent dormers. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered plinth band. Square-headed window openings with stone sills to first floor of front elevation, having uPVC casement windows. Square-headed window openings to rear elevations and extensions having render and stone sills with uPVC casement windows. Round-headed door opening to front having stone Gibbsian surround. Timber panelled door surmounted by single-pane fanlight with limestone threshold.

• House, 1750–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached five-bay two-storey house with dormer attic house, built c.1770, having extensions to rear (south). Historically served as dispensary. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods, single pitch slate roofed dormer to rear. Roughcast rendered wall to front (north) having rendered walls to side (west) and rear. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Timber casement windows to rear elevation and dormers. Square-headed window openings to rear elevations and extensions having render and stone sills with uPVC casement windows. Round-headed door opening to front having render Gibbsian surround. Timber panelled door with lions head knocker, surmounted by single-pane fanlight with limestone threshold.

• Westropp House, house, 1740–1760 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached five-bay three-storey over basement house, c.1750, on a rectangular plan; three-bay three-storey rear (south) elevation. Pitched slate roof with ridge tiles, coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having chamfered capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on roughcast eaves with cast-iron octagonal hopper and downpipe. Rendered wall (ground floor); roughcast surface finish (upper floors); rendered walls (remainder). Square-headed central door opening with two cut-limestone steps, timber doorcase with pilasters on plinths supporting dentilated ogee-detailed cornice on rosette-detailed triglyph frieze on architrave framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six or three-over-three (top floor) timber sash windows without horns having part exposed sash boxes. Street fronted with wrought iron railings to perimeter.

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 Laherfineen, 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 Laherfineen.

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 Laherfineen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Laherfineen · Leathfhearann Fhínín

Area

562,322 m² (56.23 ha, 138.95 acres)

Civil parish

Inishannon, and its townlands

Barony

Kinalea

Electoral division

Inishannon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,094 people lived in 721 households in the Inishannon electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Crosses, Farnahoe, Skevanish

Placenames

Laherfineen 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.