Manch West
Townland in the civil parish of Fanlobbus, barony of Carbery East (West Division), Co. Cork; in Irish Mansaí Thiar
- Area
- 216.1 ha
- 534 acres
- Land parcels
- 45
- registered freehold, median 4,377 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 27
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Manch West, from 100 m² to 428,543 m² (42.85 ha, 105.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 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
- G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
24 Jul 2026Invalid - case closed
Construction of ancillary industrial building to be used as a showroom and storage situated alongside existing window manufacturing facility
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1980
13 Mar 2025Refused
To construct agricultural shed for the storage of hay and straw and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/130
11 Mar 2022Conditional
Permission for construction of a dwelling house incorporating a car-port and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/169
16 Oct 2020Conditional
Permission for demolition of dwellinghouse, domestic storehouse, domestic garage, 2 no. domestic outbuildings, 2 no. domestic garden sheds and associated siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/586
10 Sept 2019Conditional
Planning Retention of A) Sun-Room extension to front of existing dwelling B) Balcony extension and alterations to front elevation of existing dwelling C) Construction of 2 no. detached garages
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/583
15 Jul 2016Conditional
Retention of a) Garage/Store and b) Stand alone "Granny Flat" ancillary to the existing dwelling house.
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/455
1 Jul 2016Conditional
The demolition of an existing dwelling and outbuildings, and construction of a new dwelling house, garage and installation of a waste water treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/412
20 Sept 2013Conditional
Retention of front porch and single storey extension to dwellling, permission to construct extensions to dwelling, permission to retain entrance, permission to replace septic tank with proprietary treatment unit and filtration area
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/537
29 Jul 2013Withdrawn
Permission for retention of front porch and single storey extension to dwelling and permission to construct extensions to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/450
28 Nov 2012Conditional
Demolition of an existing dwelling and the construction of a replacement dwelling with associated site works including a modified vehicular entrance, driveway and septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/725
1 Feb 2012Conditional
Construct a storage shed to store firewood for own use
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/46
15 Aug 2008Incompleted application
Retention of rear elevation extension, incorporating kitchen, dining room and front porch; Permission for construction of two storey extension, sunroom and alterations to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1519
9 Jun 2008Incompleted application
Permission for retention of a rear elevation extension incorporating kitchen & dining room & front porch. Permission is also sought for construction of a two storey extention, sunroom and alterations to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1095
10 Mar 2008Incompleted application
Retention of rear elevation extension (incoporating kitchen and dining room) and front porch; permission for construction of two storey extension, sunroom, alterations to dwelling and new site entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/448
17 Sept 2007Conditional
Permission to raise of existing dwelling, to demolish 2 no. existing single storey extensions to rear of dwelling permission to construct 2 storey extension to side of dwelling , to alter front porch of dwelling , to construct workshop and to construct 3 no. stables & soiled water tank.
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2432
24 Jan 2007Withdrawn
Retention of rear elevation extension (incorporating kitchen and dining room) and front porch; construction of 2 storey extension, sun room, alterations to dwelling and new site entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/172
2 Nov 2006Incompleted application
Retention of porch to front of dwelling and rear extension and two storey extension
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2323
4 Aug 2006Conditional
Domestic garage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1539
25 Apr 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse and septic tank and relocation of septic tank serving existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2702
24 Mar 2005Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse
Approval · Cork County Council, 05/1845
9 Sept 2004Conditional
Dormer bungalow and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/6868
18 Mar 2003Conditional
Extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/1158
29 Jun 2001Conditional
Dwelling
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 01/3763
1 Feb 2001Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 01/382
6 Nov 2000Withdrawn
Construction of 4 no. warehousing/light industrial units
Permission · Cork County Council, 00/6651
The 25 most recent of 27 applications.
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 Manch West.
Recorded monuments
- CO108-030 Fulacht fia
Description
In recently reclaimed pasture on break in NNW-facing slope. Spread of burnt material visible along eastern bank of stream. 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
- CO108-031 Ringfort - rath
Description
In tillage, atop natural rise, on gentle SE-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (40m N-S; 42m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.1m); external fosse (D 1.6m). Field fence runs along outer edge of fosse SSE->N. Entrance to SE (Wth 6m), 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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Manch 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).
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 Manch West.
- 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 Manch West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Manch West · Mansaí Thiar
- Area
- 2,160,818 m² (216.08 ha, 533.95 acres)
- Civil parish
- Fanlobbus, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery East (West Division)
- Electoral division
- Manch, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Manch electoral division: 598 people in 197 households; 91% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balteenbrack, Bunanumera, Gortnamucklagh, Grillagh, Inchafune, Manch Middle, Nedinagh East
- Placenames
- Manch West 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.