Macroney Upper

52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Macroney Upper, from 32 m² to 461,831 m² (46.18 ha, 114.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 38 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Macroney Upper 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.

• 1 Apr 2025Withdrawn

  Permission for clearance of existing young conifer forestry, construction of a single storey dwelling, installation of an on-site wastewater treatment system, installation of a bored well, construction of a new site entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4567

• 27 Feb 2025Conditional

  Permission for retention of existing single storey rear extension to existing cottage. Permission to erect a new single storey rear extension including alterations to front elevation of existing cottage and installation of a new on-site wastewater treatment unit and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4315

• 31 Jan 2025Incompleted application

  Permission for retention of existing single storey rear extension to existing cottage. Permission to erect a new single storey rear extension including alterations to front elevation of existing cottage, upgrade existing on site wastewater treatment system & all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4108

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional permission

  Within County Cork, the proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to 39.3km of overhead line, 14 no. steel towers and 204 no. wooden polesets. These lie between Knockraha Substation, in the townland of Ballynenelagh, and the border with County Tipperary in the townland of Glenduff, crossing the County Cork townlands of : Ballynanelagh, Knockraha East, Meeleen, Shanballyreagh, Barnetstown, Mitchellsfort, Meenane, Skahanagh South, Skahanagh North, Coolquane, Scartbarry, Ballyready, Ballyda, Baneena South, Lackabeha East, Hollyhill, Ballinterry, Clykeel South, Ballynanelagh, Clykeel North, Knockauduff, Ballinvarrig West, Kill-Saint-Anne South, Kill-Saint-Anne North, Ballyoran, Glenarousk, Strawhall, Ballyvadona, Carrigabrick, Gearagh, Carrigatoortane, Mountrivers, Moorepark, Ballyderown, Knockanohill, Glansheskin, Kilclogh, Macroney Upper, Castlecooke, Coolaneague, Curraghanolomer, Ballard, Curraghavoe, and Glenduff. The proposed development includes 4 no. temporary construction compounds in the townlands of Moorepark, Ballinvarrig West, Barnetstown, and Skeheen. The works in County Cork will consist of: the replacement ('restringing') of the existing overhead line (OHL) circuit conductor wires; replacement of 7 no. towers and 82 no. polesets with similar dimensions and heights as the existing; installation of 5 no. new towers and 1 new no. poleset at Barrymore Substation and the removal of 2 no. towers; installation of replacement parts on towers and polesets; foundation refurbishment/strengthening and recapping/clearing of shear blocks; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 4 no. temporary construction compounds, temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6468

• 4 Aug 2021Withdrawn

  The construction of a new dwellinghouse, detached domestic use garage, a waste-water treatment system, a new vehicular access to the site from the public road and all other associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6148

• 21 Jun 2021Conditional

  Permission for retention for alterations and conversion of the existing lean-to shed for use as an extension to stable block (planning reference number: 99/4397) and permission for change of use of stable block, including the extension to stable to a dog grooming parlour, training area, reception, staff room, isolation kennel and storage areas and permission to construct a dog kennel block and external dog run areas and all associated ancillary site and landscaping works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5713

• 28 Apr 2021Incompleted application

  The construction of a single storey commercial dog kennel, internal and external dog runs, boundary treatments, parking areas, material alterations to the existing stable block and all associated ancillary site services and landscaping. And for permission for change of use and alterations of the existing stable block (permitted under planning reference number: 99/4397) to dog grooming parlour, training area, reception, staff room, isolation kennel and storage areas. And planning retention for alterations and conversion of the existing lean-to shed for use as an extension to the stable block (permitted under planning reference number: 99/4397).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5124

• 2 Oct 2017Conditional

  Four bedroom two storey house including sitting room, dining and kitchen, bathrooms and sun lounge also domestic garage and entrance, foul treatment unit and percolation area.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6547

• 8 Jun 2017Conditional

  Construction of single storey extension to the existing dwelling including the alterations to elevations of existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5436

• 20 Dec 2012Conditional

  Construction of an agricultural building for housing of cattle as well as carrying out of modifications to existing agricultural entrance from public road

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6595

• 14 Nov 2012Conditional

  Retention of two-storey extension (139sqm) to an existing two-storey dwelling (60sqm), wastewater treatment system and associated site development works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 12/6335

• 13 Jul 2009Conditional

  Construction of domestic garage with overhead loft storage area (change to garage design permitted under Permission Reg. No. 08/9134)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6325

• 12 May 2009Conditional

  Dwelling, detached domestic garage, bored well, septic tank, entrance & ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5510

• 12 Mar 2009Application finalised

  Dwelling, garage, septic tank & percolation area, entrance & all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4778

• 11 Mar 2009Incompleted application

  Dwelling, detached domestic garage, bored well, septic tank system, entrance and ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4762

• 3 Dec 2008Incompleted application

  Dwelling, garage, septic tank, percolation area and entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9945

• 2 Oct 2008Conditional

  Two-storey dwellinghouse, garage and proprietary treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9134

• 30 Jul 2007Refused

  Single storey dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9949

• 17 Apr 2007Withdrawn

  Retention of ground floor and first floor extension to dwelling, modifications to drainage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7085

• 13 Feb 2007Incompleted application

  Retention of extension to dwellinghouse and modifications to existing drainage on site

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5002

• 13 Sept 2006Conditional

  Construction of silage slab with apron, extension to cubicle house with feeding passage and slatted tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10562

• 7 Sept 2006Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/10393

• 6 Mar 2006Conditional

  Extension to dwellinghouse and modifications to on site drainage and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5282

• 13 Apr 2004Conditional

  Demolition of dwelling and construction of dwelling with biocycle unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/2372

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Macroney Upper.

Recorded monuments

• CO028-022 House - vernacular house
  Description

  On N side of road. Front of 4 bays; off-centre door to left. Hipped roof with thatch; off-centre chimney to right. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO028-023 Kiln - lime
  Description

  On W side of road. Random-rubble sandstone walls encase earthen core. Front elevation (H 3.8m; Wth c. 8m) faces S; lintelled arched recess, collapsed to rear. Top and rear inaccessible due to overgrowth. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1800, having recent flat-roofed two-bay porch to front. Hipped thatched roof with rendered chimneystack. Painted roughcast rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed window openings with render surrounds and replacement uPVC windows with painted render sills. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to east having pitched corrugated-iron roof and square-headed corrugated-iron door. Square-profile piers with cast-iron gate, set to painted rendered boundary walls.

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 Macroney Upper, about 1 in 5 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 Macroney Upper.

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

Name

Macroney Upper · Maigh Chróine Uachtarach

Area

3,004,290 m² (300.43 ha, 742.38 acres)

Civil parish

Macroney, and its townlands

Barony

Condons and Clangibbon

Electoral division

Leitrim, the unit of the census

Census 2022

381 people lived in 119 households in the Leitrim electoral division. 98% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinvoher, Castlecooke, Kilclogh, Macroney Lower

Placenames

Macroney Upper 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.