Lowertown

126 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lowertown, from 76 m² to 121,533 m² (12.15 ha, 30.03 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 114 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 25 Jun 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for Retention of a detached domestic garage (ancillary in use to the dwellinghouse permitted under planning register reference number 25/473) and all associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1707

• 13 Apr 2026Awaiting f.i. response

  Demolition of A) existing single storey ‘lean to’ extension (Area=23.60 sq.m) and ‘lean to’ canopy, B) portion of site boundary wall with gateway to south west of site, C) removal of existing roof to existing dwelling house, D) partial demolition of roof, lower and upper wall to south facade of existing dwelling, E) removal of existing window and door on west facade and gable ends, F) partial demolition of existing roof to attached outbuilding to allow for relocated skylight, G) decommission existing septic tank. Alterations to dwelling house to include; H) new lime render to external walls, I) partial lowering of finished floor level internally from FFL:2.34 to FFL:2.04, J) remove and repair exiting sash windows, K) remove and replace existing selected doors with new windows to attached outbuilding. Construction of L) 1 no. new single extension to existing dwelling house, M) new vehicular entry with 1 metre high walls on south west of site with associated new driveway, N) new roof structure with new slates, O) new Velux type window to first floor and roof on south façade, P) new window on west façade, Q) new upstand wall with windows to existing opes on gable ends, R) make good roof to section of relocated sky light on attached outbuilding , S) new on site domestic wastewater treatment system and T) all associated site and landscaped works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0923

• 19 Aug 2025Conditional permission

  Permission consequent on the grant of outline permission (Pl. Reg. Ref. No. 22/231) for the construction of a dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 25/473

• 25 Jul 2024Conditional

  Permission consequent on the grant of outline permission (PL. Reg. Ref. No. 22/231) for the construction of a dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 24/407

• 14 Dec 2023Conditional

  Construction of dwelling house (alternative house plan to plan permitted under 22.32), wastewater treatment system and for completion of all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/719

• 17 Nov 2023Incompleted application

  Construction of dwelling house (alternative house plan to plan permitted under 22-32), wastewater treatment system and for completion of all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/652

• 14 Jul 2023Conditional

  Permission for Retention of (a) construction of a shed, (b) construction of a basement and underground link to shed, (c) changes to internal layout of dwelling and hobby room to that permitted under planning ref 99/2204 and (d) changes to fenestration and door arrangement to that permitted under planning ref 99/2204 and Permission for (1) demolition of draft lobby, windows and external and internal walls, (2) construction of an extension, car port, glazed lean-to canopy and new external door, and an orangery (3) changes to fenestration of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/392

• 12 Jun 2023Conditional

  Planning permission sought for change of design of dwellinghouse and domestic garage (previously granted under Pl Reg No; 10/615, 15/607, 16/17, 22/51 and extended under Pl Reg. No. 20/341)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/312

• 2 Jun 2022Incompleted application

  Permission for retention of renovation to an existing dwelling; extension of existing living space; extension of existing conservatory; construction of porch and for permission for installation of a new wastewater treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/376

• 6 Apr 2022Conditional

  Outline Permission for 3 no. dwellings and all associated site works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 22/231

• 1 Feb 2022Conditional

  Permission sought for change of design of dwellinghouse and detached domestic garage (previously granted under Pl Reg No; 10/615, 15/607, 16/17 and extended under Pl Reg No: 20/341)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/51

• 24 Jan 2022Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/32

• 21 Dec 2021Incompleted application

  Construction of dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and with all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/892

• 2 Sept 2021Incompleted application

  Renovation of existing dwelling: extension of existing living space; extension of existing conservatory; constructio of porch; permission to install a waste water treatment system

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/602

• 6 Aug 2021Incompleted application

  Renovation of old farmhouse, extension to living space and 1960's conservatory and construction of porch

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/544

• 26 Apr 2021Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/262

• 23 Nov 2020Unconditional

  Construction of a dwelling house and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/676

• 1 Jul 2020Unconditional

  Construction of dwelling house and construction of detached domestic garage

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/341

• 9 Mar 2020Conditional

  Retention of dwelling house and retention of boiler house attached to approved domestic garage

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/130

• 6 Mar 2020Withdrawn

  Dwelling house and detached garage

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/121

• 11 Feb 2020Incompleted application

  Permission for retention of dwelling house and retention of boiler house attached to approved domestic garage

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/67

• 15 Apr 2016Conditional

  Alterations to dwelling house comprising: blocking of two external doorways, relocation of boiler and oil tank, removal of two chimneys, conversion of boiler house to en-suite bathroom and loft space to store with new window in each, enclosure of existing porch with door, changes to porch roof, enlarging/realignment of central dormer, insertion of new Velux window, construction of new steel workshop/store and construction of wooden summer house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/226

• 11 Apr 2016Incompleted application

  Alterations to dwelling house comprising: blocking of two external doorways, relocation of boiler and oil tank, removal of two chimneys, conversion of boiler house to en-suite bathroom and loft space to store with new window in each, enclosure of existing porch with door, changes to porch roof, enlarging/realignment of central dormer, insertion of new Velux window, construction of new steel workshop/store and construction of wooden summer house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/209

• 21 Mar 2016Incompleted application

  Alterations to dwelling house comprising: blocking of two external doorways, relocation of boiler and oil tank, removal of two chimneys, conversion of boiler house to en-suite bathroom and loft space to store with new window in each, enclosure of existing porch with door, changes to porch roof, enlarging/realignment of central dormer, insertion of new Velux window, construction of new steel workshop/store and construction of wooden summer house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/160

• 18 Mar 2016Conditional

  Construction of dwelling house, detached granny flat, installation of waste water treatment system and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/156

The 25 most recent of 68 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Roaringwater Bay and Islands SAC 000101
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Roaringwater Bay And Islands 000101

Recorded monuments

• CO148-013001 Burial ground
  Description

  In pasture. Oval area (32.5m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed by earth and stone bank (H 0.55m). Many grave markers and sunken areas noted. 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

• CO148-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on E-facing slope. Circular raised area (39.5m N-S; 38m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 3m); external fosse (max. D 3m). Break in bank to ENE, with causeway. 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

• Lowertown House, house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached double-pile three-bay two-storey house, built c.1840. Hipped artificial slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and painted sills. Square-headed door opening with timber glazed door, overlight and stone flight of steps.

• House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1840, with altered double-height block to north-west. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows with painted stone sills. Pointed arch opening to south-east elevation with replacement timber fixed pane window and concrete sill. Round-headed opening to double-height block with timer fixed pane window and concrete sill. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber glazed door. Rubble stone outbuilding to rear (south-west).

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

About 1 in 5 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 Lowertown.

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.

• Lowertown, Schull7 sales

Name

Lowertown · Lúghortán

Area

1,752,464 m² (175.25 ha, 433.04 acres)

Civil parish

Skull, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery West (West Division)

Electoral division

Lowertown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Lowertown electoral division: 244 people in 102 households; 82% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 26% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Arderrawinny, Drinane, Gubbeen, Knock, Lissacaha

Placenames

Lowertown 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.