Meenvane

162 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meenvane, from 2 m² to 64,621 m² (6.46 ha, 15.97 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 45 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 88 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 79 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 35 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Green Infrastructure (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
  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.

• 1 Jul 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for alterations to existing dwelling (incorporating new dormer window and velux window to front elevation, new velux window to rear elevation, and replacement of entrance porch door with new window), together with associated site works and services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/362

• 3 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission for the following: a) Demolish existing balcony structure to the west elevation, b) Construct a new single storey extension with overhead balcony to west elevation, c) Install 3 no. roof lights to the front (northern elevation) roof, d) Install dormer windows to the southern and eastern roof elevations, e) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/664

• 14 Jun 2024Conditional

  i.) The construction of a single storey extension to side and two storey extension to front (south east) of existing two storey dwelling. ii) Attic conversion to create a 'room in roof' with new dormer window and roof terrace to front (south east) of existing two storey dwelling. iii) Integration of existing single storey derelict boat house to front of existing dwelling into the curtilage of the existing dwelling for use ancillary to that of the existing dwelling iv) Proposed works to existing single storey derelict boat house to front of existing dwelling to include stabilisation / reduction in height of existing walls and new gates to east elevation to enable access to slip way together with alterations to existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/319

• 21 May 2024Incompleted application

  i) The construction of a single storey extension to side and two storey extension to front (south east) of existiing two storey dweling. ii) Attic conversion to create a 'room in roof' with new dormer window and roof terrace to front (south east) of existing two storey dwelling. iii) Integration of existing single storey derelict boat house to front of existing dwelling into the curtilage of the existing dwelling for use ancillary to that of the existing dwelling iv) Proposed works to existing single storey derelict boat house to front of existing dwelling to include stabilisaiton /reduction in height of existing walls and new gates to east elevation to enable access to slip way together with alterations to existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/257

• 5 Apr 2024Refused

  Permission for the following: (a) demolition of a ground floor dental clinic extension, (b) demolition of a first floor apartment extension, (c) alterations and an extension to ground floor dental clinic, (d) alterations and an extension to first floor apartment, (e) installation of raised dormer window to front of building, (f) installation of 2 no. windows to side of building , and (g) all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/155

• 1 Jun 2023Conditional

  Demolition of existing agricultural shed and erection of replacement storage shed and associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/293

• 2 May 2023Conditional permission

  Permission for construction of dwelling house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/234

• 28 Apr 2023Conditional

  Permission for the following works to mid-terrace dwelling house: i) single storey extension to rear of dwelling, ii) enlargement of existing first floor balcony, iii) minor fenestration changes to rear of dwelling, iv) construction of garden store, v) installation of photovoltaic solar panel array to rear roof and vi) associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/233

• 11 Apr 2023Conditional

  Construction of alterations and extensions to existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/190

• 7 Mar 2023Incompleted application

  Construction of alterations and extensions to existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/118

• 26 Jan 2023Conditional

  a) renovation and additions to existing bungalow, changes to driveway and drainage, b) retention of elevation modification to converted garage and the change of use of same to ancillary dwelling unit and short stay accommodation, and c) erection of a new single storey garden room for use as home office / workshop

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/26

• 13 Dec 2022Conditional

  Dwelling house and associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/757

• 18 Nov 2022Incompleted application

  a) renovation and additions to existing bungalow, changes to driveway and drainage, b) retention of elevation modification to converted garage and the change of use of same to ancillary dwelling unit and short stay accommodation, and c) erection of a new single storey garden room for use as home office / workshop

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/705

• 14 Oct 2022Incompleted application

  Renovation and additions to existing bungalow, changes to driveway and drainage, retention of elevation modification to converted garage and it's change of use to short stay accommodation and erection of a new single storey garden room

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/641

• 19 Sept 2022Conditional

  Extensions and external works to include: (i) a sports equipment store and associated external covered area (ii) a covered walkway and associated pedestrian gateway to public road (iii) the installation of an astro turf football pitch with associated surrounding 1.2 metres high fence and flood lighting (iv) the installation of a basketball court with associated surrounding wall and ball stop netting to a total height of 3.0 metres and flood lighting (v) the installation of a surfaced play area with associated play equipment (vi) landscaping works incorporating a 2.2 metres high interactive wall and (vii) all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/592

• 25 Aug 2022Conditional

  Permission to install new PV solar panel system at multiple locations on site and to construct new ancillary storage shed and pergola structure to serve existing Centra retail shop. Proposed works to include 1) construct new ancillary single storey storage shed in south east corner of site to include minor alterations to adjoining car parking area, 2) construct new pergola structure along existing access ramps located to rear of shop, 3) install new PV solar panel system in multiple locations on site including; a) on roof of existing 2 storey shop building, b) on flat roof of existing single storey ancillary building to rear of shop building, c) on roof of new ancillary storage shed, d) on top of new pergola structure and e) along top of section of north west facing site boundary wall and 4) all associated ancillary development and site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/543

• 26 Jul 2022Conditional

  Construct a dwelling house and domestic garage, install a wastewater treatment plant and undertake all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/481

• 30 Jun 2022Conditional

  Construction of extension to dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/430

• 5 May 2022Conditional

  Dwelling house and associated site development works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 22/306

• 4 Apr 2022Refused

  At existing Schull Pier: Improvements to pier, to include raising existing pier deck and seawall; providing new deck furniture, extension of pier; armourded breakwater; floating pontoon with 24 metres long access gangway from pier. At North Shore of harbour; an access road from R592; reclamation of land from foreshore with associated quay wall; public promenade; walkways; steps to foreshore; lighting and other deck furniture; car park for 130 cars; 10m wide slipway; utility building; recycling area; boat store building; armoured breakwater; pontoon marina with 225 berths and service berth; boat servicing area and associated site works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 22/226

• 21 Jan 2022Conditional

  Proposed works: 1) Alteration to a portion of the existing carpark layout to the western side of the site to accommodate the construction of a new unmanned fuel filling station consisting of 1 no. dispenser pump island, with canopy over and associated outdoor payment terminal; 2) Installation of new underground storage fuel tanks, and all associated fuel pipework, off-fill points and vents; 3) Erection of new 1 no. freestanding totem sign; 4) Construction of new ancillary elec/comms service outbuilding to serve the proposed development; 5) Removal off site of 3 no. existing steel storage containers and adjoining storage shed; 6) Removal of existing timber fence to enable the construction of new car parking area to the east of the site and; 7) All associated ancillary development and site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/28

• 21 Dec 2021Withdrawn

  Extensions and external works to include: (i) a sports equipment store and associated external covered area (ii) a covered walkway and associated pedestrian gateway to public road (iii) the installation of an astro turf football pitch with associated surrounding 1.2 metres high fence and flood lighting (iv) the installation of a basketball court with associated surrounding wall and ball stop netting to a total height of 3.0 metres and flood lighting (v) the installation of a surfaced play area with associated play equipment (vi) landscaping works incorporating a 2.2 metres high interactive wall and (vii) all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/890

• 29 Oct 2021Conditional

  Permission for alterations to the front elevation including construction of a new dormer window along with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/745

• 8 Jul 2021Conditional

  Permission for partial demolition of the rear of the Black Sheep / Atlantic Seal premises and for permission for construction of a 2 storey extension and a single storey extension to the rear, consisting of toilet facilities and an office space at ground floor level and an additional service area with roof terrace at first floor level together with remodelling of the existing floor space and alterations to elevations and all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/472

• 4 Jun 2021Incompleted application

  Permission for partial demolition, renovations, alterations and extensions to existing outbuilding at the rear of the Black Sheep / Atlantic SEAL premises for commercial use as additional service space

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/376

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

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

Recorded monuments

• CO139-034001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on crest of low ridge. Sub-circular raised area (35.3m N-S; 40.6m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.6m); external fosse (D 2m); and counterscarp bank. Break in bank to SSE (Wth 3m), with causeway. Scarp running NW-SE cuts off part of interior to NE. Cultivation ridges cross interior on N-S axis; souterrain (CO139-034002-) at centre. 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

• CO139-034002 Souterrain
  Description

  Slab of limestone in centre ringfort (CO139-034001-) removed in past, giving access to chamber (Ryan 1946, 191). No visible surface trace. 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

• House, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced five-bay two-storey house with dormer attic and integral carriage arch, built c.1870, now also in use as shop. Recent extensions to rear (north). Pitched artificial slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, uPVC rainwater goods and corbels. Carved timber bargeboards to dormers. Painted rendered and rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Raised rendered surrounds to rear openings. Round-headed opening to rear with six-over-three timber sliding sash window and concrete sill with red brick and rendered surround. Shopfront comprising fluted pilasters with consoles supporting architrave, fascia and cornice. Square-headed openings with timber fixed pane windows, mullions and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with timber glazed door and overlight. Square-headed door opening with timbre panelled door with overlight and raised rendered surround. Shopfronts to carriage arch interior comprising square-headed fixed pane display windows and square-headed door openings with timber glazed doors. Square-headed carriage arch with timber panelled doors.

• Barnett, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1860, with shopfront to ground floor. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with attached lettering. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and replacement uPVC windows having concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with replacement uPVC door. Shopfront comprising timber pilasters with consoles flanking openings and supporting architrave and fascia with awning and cornice. Square-headed window openings having tripartite segmental-headed fixed pane windows flanking timber glazed door and overlight.

• House, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1870, now also in use as shop. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, corbels and uPVC rainwater goods. Timber bargeboards and finials to dormers. Painted rendered walls with render sill course and rusticated quoins. Square-headed openings with concrete sills, rendered surrounds supporting entablatures and replacement uPVC windows. Shopfront comprising square-headed openings with fixed pane display windows, square-headed door openings with timber panelled doors and overlights, flanked by render pilasters with consoles supporting architrave, fascia with awning and cornice.

• House, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey former house, built c.1870, now in use as school and office. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with raised lettering and plaque. Square-headed openings to first and second floor with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Shopfront comprising timber pilasters flanking openings, with consoles, fascia and cornice above. Square-headed openings with fixed display windows. Square-headed door openings with single and double-leaf timber panelled and timber glazed doors with overlights.

• Hackett, house, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c.1870, now in use as public house. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack, cast-iron rainwater goods and rooflights. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with replacement timber casement windows. Shopfront comprising square-headed openings with fixed pane display windows and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows, square-headed door opening with double-leaf timber glazed doors and overlight, flanked by timber panelled pilasters with consoles, having fascia and cornice above.

• House, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1870, now also in use as shop. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with double-leaf timber panelled doors.

• House, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey house, built c.1900, formerly also in use as shop, now in use as restaurant. Hipped artificial slate roof with rendered end chimneystacks, overhanging eaves and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with corbels, platband and block-and-start rendered quoins. Square-headed openings to first floor with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows, concrete sills and raised rendered surrounds with corbels, friezes and pediments. Square-headed openings to second floor with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows with concrete sills and label mouldings with stops. Shopfront comprising render pilasters with consoles, architrave, fascia and cornice. Square-headed openings with timber fixed pane display windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door openings with double-leaf timber glazed doors and overlights.

• McCarthy's Garage, house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, later in use as garage, now disused. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with raised lettering and wall mounted air gauge. Square-headed openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door and overlight. Shopfront comprising timber panelled pilasters with consoles supporting architrave, fascia, and cornice. Square-headed openings with timber fixed pane display windows. Square-headed door opening with timber glazed door. Remains of former fuel pump to pavement.

• Corner House, shop/retail outlet, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey shop, built c.1870. Hipped artificial slate roof having rendered chimneystack with cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with one-over-one and two-over-two timber sliding sash windows. Shopfront comprising timber panelled pilasters supporting architrave, fascia and cornice. Square-headed timber fixed pane display windows. Square-headed door opening with double-leaf timber panelled door.

• T.J. Newman, house, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey former house, built c.1870, later in use as shop, now in use as restaurant. Pitched artificial slate roof having rendered chimneystacks with cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with double-leaf replacement uPVC doors and overlight. Shopfront comprising timber panelled pilasters with consoles supporting architrave, fascia with raised porcelain lettering and moulded cornice. Square-headed door opening with double-leaf timber panelled doors and overlight. Recent round-headed timber fixed pane arcaded display windows with mullions.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, now in commercial use. Pitched artificial slate roof having rendered chimneystacks with uPVC and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with wrought-iron sign fixings. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door. Shopfront comprising pilasters supporting architrave, fascia, cornice and corbels. Square-headed window opening to east with recent round-headed fixed pane and casement windows with mullions. Square-headed opening to west with round-headed fixed pane windows with mullions and sill. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door.

• House, 1870–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace five-bay three-storey house and shop, built c.1890, now in use as shop. Pitched artificial slate roof having rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with rendered sill courses, block-and-start quoins and corbels. Square-headed openings to first floor with replacement uPVC windows and rendered panelled pilasters supporting entablatures and pediments. Square-headed opening to second floor with replacement uPVC windows. Recent shopfronts comprising single and paired rendered fluted pilasters with consoles supporting architraves, fascia, and cornices. Square-headed openings with fixed pane display windows and panelled stall risers. Square-headed door openings with timber glazed doors.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey house with integral carriage arch, built c.1880, now also in use as shop. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with wrought-iron sign fixings. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed integral arch with double-leaf timber battened doors. Recent shopfront comprising brick pilasters supporting timber fascia board. Square-headed openings with replacement display windows and brick stall risers. Square-headed door openings with timber glazed doors and overlights.

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 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 Meenvane.

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.

No address of the register names Meenvane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Meenvane · An Mhín Bhán

Area

625,011 m² (62.5 ha, 154.44 acres)

Civil parish

Skull, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery West (West Division)

Electoral division

Skull, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Skull electoral division: 1,120 people in 452 households; 68% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 40% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardmanagh, Cooradarrigan, Skull

Placenames

Meenvane 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.