Newmarket

183 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newmarket, from 17 m² to 74,774 m² (7.48 ha, 18.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 108 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 52 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 27 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M4Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses (Built up area)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Greenbelt2 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Green Infrastructure (Open space, park)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Green Infrastructure (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  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.

• 24 Mar 2026Refused

  HRP Construction Limited are applying for planning permission for the construction of 8 no. 2 storey, 2 bed housing units on a site at Scarteen Street Newmarket T.D and Scarteen Lower Newmarket Co. Cork, vehicular access is proposed via the development permitted under Planning Reference 20/6272. Planning permission is also sought for the provision of 9 no. car parking spaces, drainage works, covered bicycle spaces, bin stores, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site development works. There is a Natura Impact Statement submitted with the planning application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0733

• 26 Feb 2026Grant with conditions

  Retention permission for 2 no residential units as follows: A) Permission for retention to retain change of use of ground floor from Commercial use (Dentistry) to Residential use and retain window constructed on east elevation (residential unit 1) (B) Permission for retention to retain change of use of first floor from storage to residential use (residential unit 2)

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/0465

• 23 Jan 2026Invalid - case closed

  A) Permission for retention to retain change of use of ground floor from Commercial use (Dentistry) to Residential use and retain window constructed on east elevation (B) Permission for retention to retain change of use of first floor from storage to residential use

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/0126

• 4 Jun 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to construct changing room/public toilet facilities and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5057

• 9 Apr 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission; a) to construct a new extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house and b) to construct a new domestic shed at rear of the existing property, along with ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4636

• 18 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission to construct an extension to the front and side of the existing school building with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6444

• 5 Nov 2024Incompleted application

  Permission to construct an extension to the front and side of the existing school building with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6088

• 15 Mar 2024Conditional

  Permission to convert existing dis-used public house with first floor accommodation into 2 storey residential dwelling with single storey extension to rear, internal and external alterations to existing premises, new rear gate access and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4458

• 13 Feb 2023Conditional

  Change of use of existing retail areas to allow for ancillary off licence sales

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4243

• 10 Feb 2023Conditional permission

  Permission to alter the front and rear elevations of the existing dwelling house, including the conversion of a section of the existing dwelling to domestic garage with all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4195

• 31 Jan 2023Withdrawn

  Permission to construct a two storey dwelling with entrance and all services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4126

• 6 Jan 2023Withdrawn

  Permission to construct changing room/ public toilet facilities with associated site works and connection to public utilities

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4006

• 13 Dec 2022Incompleted application

  To construct changing rooms & public toilet facilities with associated site works and connection to public utilities.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6711

• 9 Feb 2022Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling house with a semi-basement under to contain a carport and storage areas and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4247

• 20 Dec 2021Withdrawn

  To construct a two storey dwelling with entrance and all services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7416

• 24 Nov 2021Incompleted application

  To construct a two storey dwelling with entrance and all services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7169

• 18 May 2021Conditional

  Enlargement of existing SuperValu supermarket including: (i) extension into adjoining dwelling house and change of use of same to retail use, (ii) construction of flat roof rear extension between existing house and shop and (iii) all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5351

• 25 Mar 2021Conditional

  Retention permission to retain elevations changes to existing building and permission to change use of the existing building from light engineering to a bakery.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4748

• 22 Feb 2021Withdrawn

  Permission for construct public toilet facilities with associated site works and connection to public utilities.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4419

• 22 Feb 2021Conditional

  Change of use of part of the existing lower ground floor of the existing primary healthcare centre building permitted under planning reference 12/6018 and ABP reference PL04.241858 from medical support services to use as offices (other than financial) class 2 and use as an art gallery, museum, public library, public reading room, public hall, exhibition hall, social community centre or non residential club (class 10) with all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4422

• 1 Feb 2021Conditional

  Permission for the retention and completion for conversion of disused medical centre to 2 no. ground floor apartments.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/4192

• 20 Jan 2021Incompleted application

  Change of use of part of the existing lower ground floor of the existing primary healthcare centre building permitted under planning reference 12/6018 and ABP reference PL04.241858 from medical support services to use as offices (other than financial) class 2 and use as an art gallery, museum, public library, public reading room, public hall, exhibition hall, social community centre or non residential club (class 10) with all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4091

• 20 Nov 2020Incompleted application

  Permission for the retention and completion for conversion of disused medical centre to 2 no. apartments.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/6578

• 19 Oct 2020Conditional permission

  The construction of a new 8-unit housing development consisting of the following: 2 No 3 bedroom semi-detached dwellinghouses, 6 no 2 bed semidetached dwelling houses, new vehicular entrance, storm and surface water sewers including attenuation system by way of over-sized pipework, foul water sewer, public lighting, boundary walls, footpaths, open spaces together with all other ancillary site works ( permission was previously granted on this site under planning reference number 08/5737, Extension of Duration 13/5153) and Retention Application (19/6835).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6272

• 14 Oct 2020Incompleted application

  To retain and complete 2 no. ground floor apartments.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/6247

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: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170

Recorded monuments

• CO022-059 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture. Low, rectangular earthen mound (5.5m N-S; 4m E-W; H 0.2m). No visible surface trace of burnt material. See also 'Excavations 2002', 85. 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

• CO022-060 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  No visible surface trace but, according to local information, site of a castle of the McAuliffes. In demesne of Newmarket House (14888), just S of where 'Fair Field' is marked on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 362) noted that there was formerly a castle on 'The Mount near Mr Aldworth's Lodge' (14888). According to Bowman (1934, 170), castle was called 'Caislean an Cnuic' and was located in 'Pairceanna a cnuic - the Hill fields' c. 800m S of Newmarket House. Castle forfeited as part of McAuliffe estate after Desmond Rebellion (Bowman ibid.). 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

• CO022-171 Church
  Description

  In Newmarket. Former C of I parish church of Clonfert; used in 1970s as a school, now a welding workshop. Cruciform church (long-axis E-W) of coursed ashlar construction. Nave lit by wide pointed windows; wooden window frame has perpendicular tracery. Entrance door in E-wall of N transept, chimney atop S transept gable. Ornate three-sided apse to E with buttresses: slim pointed windows and parapet wall. Church built in 1830, capable of accommodating 300 people on or near site of earlier church which stood in 1629 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 128-137). Improvements to church made in 1892 (Cole 1903, 184). Lofty tower and spire referred to by Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 428) no longer survives. Porch indicated on 1937 OS 6-inch map on W gable no longer survives. Graveyard to S has headstones dating from mid-18th century to present day, including Sarah Curren's. Brady (ibid.) refers to early 17th century burials here. 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

• CO022-270 Bridge
  Description

  Road bridge (Wth 6.06m; long axis E-W) over River Dalua, to W of Newmarket. Single segmental arch (span c. 10m) with roughly dressed voussoirs; string course above arch. Base of piers of ashlar limestone. Vertical stone coping atop parapet wall. Bridge of early-19th-century appearance. 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

• CO022-278 Church
  Description

  In Newmarket. Cruciform church (long axis E-W with transepts to E). Lit by pointed window opes with switchline tracery; entrance through porch on S transept. Bellcote atop N gable. Galleries in transepts. Built in 1834 on site donated by Richard Aldworth, replacing 18th-century church in Scarteen to N (Allen 1973, 91). Described by Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 428-429) as 'a spacious edifice...the altar...is a copy of that of the ancient abbey at Quin'. Wooden altar replaced in 1931, gallery in nave removed 1969 (Allen ibid.). 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

• CO022-279 Historic town
  Description

  Immediately N of demesne of Newmarket House (14888), c. 1km E of Dalua River. Town established by Sir Richard Aldworth who obtained market licence in 1620 and built market house in 1622 (MacCarthy-Morrogh 1986, 165); the 1641 depositions list 25 households (ibid.). In 1750 contained 'one regular street' with 'some well looking houses' (Smith 1750, vol. 1, 293); by 1837 contained 'about 246 houses, of which several are well built' (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 428). Former parish church (14722) on S side of Church Street. (Allen 1973; Ó Cróinín 1989) 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

• The Video Library, school, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-storey former National School, dated 1877, now in use as house and shop, with shopfront recently inserted into front elevation. Comprises three-bay main block, parallel to street, four-bay block at right angles, forming T-plan, and with two lower gable-fronted single-bay portions in front re-entrant angle. Interior now altered to double height. Pitched slate roofs, having one cut limestone chimneystack and one recent concrete block chimneystack, some cast iron rainwater goods, wrought-iron finials to gables and render copings to verges. Rubble sandstone to all elevations except rear, latter being rendered, with dressed limestone quoins, plinth course and with date plaque to front main gable. Square-headed window openings throughout, with dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds to front, east gable and front end of west elevation, chamfered sills, with replacement fixed timber windows to front elevation and with timber fixed windows to west, latter paired. Each gable formerly had arrangement of nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash window flanked by four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows, intact only to east gable and retaining flanking windows to rear gable. Square-headed door openings, having dressed limestone block-and-start surround to timber battened door in east return wall of front portion, with step, and replacement timber doors in main front gable and in rear gable, latter approached by recent metal steps. Cast-iron gate with square-plan limestone piers to west.

• Christ Church, church/chapel, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan former Church of Ireland church, built c. 1830, having canted transept to east. Openings to east and west elevations and to transepts altered to accommodate later use. Currently not in use. Pitched slate roof having cut limestone copings and some cast-iron rainwater goods, with faux bellcote to south transept. Tooled cut limestone walls having plinth, and buttresses to corners. Pointed arch window openings with chamfered surrounds and hood-mouldings, nave windows having two-light openings with multifoil heads with four lights above, middle two having trefoil heads. Upper parts of windows to east elevation and to transepts blocked up and recent windows inserted in lower parts. Slit windows to east elevations of transepts above entrance doorways. Elliptical arched door opening to east elevation of north transept having hood-moulding and recent metal sheet door. Church stands in graveyard with cut limestone tombs. Rendered boundary walls to public road to north with recent metal railings and rubble limestone walls to south with cut limestone piers on square-plan having double-leaf wrought-iron gates.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1880, formerly also in use as shop. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with painted moulded render detailing to first floor incorporating eaves course, pilasters and surrounds to window openings. Render fascia of former shopfront to ground floor with render brackets. Square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane sliding sash timber windows and painted limestone sills. Replacement timber window to former display window. Square-headed door openings, one having imber panelled door, other with replacement timber door, both having overlights.

• CYMS, market house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-storey former court and market house, built c. 1810, having three-bay first floor and five-bay arcaded ground floor, with slightly lower pitched metal-roofed extension to rear. Now in use as hall. Pitched artificial slate roof, having rendered chimneystacks with brick copings and cast-iron rainwater goods. Cut dressed limestone façade, with painted rendered walls to other elevations. Square-headed openings to first floor with replacement timber windows, dressed limestone lintels and limestone sills. Segmental-arched openings to ground floor, with dressed limestone voussoirs, end arches having infill to lower parts and replacement timber windows above. Wider central arch has recessed replacement timber doors.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-storey house, built c. 1880, formerly in use as shop, with shop fenestration to ground floor. Pitched artificial slate roof with uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, with nine-pane fixed timber former display window to ground floor. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door and overlight, integrated with windows to each side. Metal window guards to ground floor windows.

• Saint Mary's Church, church/chapel, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan Roman Catholic church, dated 1840, with flat roof porch extension and pitched roof extension to west elevation, and having flat-roof sacristy extension to east elevation. Pitched slate roof with render copings, cast-iron rainwater goods and having rendered bellcote to north transept with render cross finial. Painted pebbledashed walls, having render edging to elevations, and plaque to south elevation. Pointed arch window openings with Y-tracery, triple-light to all elevations except for two-light windows flanking east window in chancel, with stained glass. Rose window to west elevation with stained glass. Tudor arch door openings with timber battened doors to porch in west elevation, north and south elevations. Interior has timber galleries to entrance end of nave and to transepts supported at centre on square-plan columns, carved marble altar rails with ogee-headed detailing, and carved marble altar table. Graveyard to site. Cut limestone boundary walls to street with ornate wrought-iron railings and limestone square-profile piers with ornate wrought-iron vehicular and pedestrian gates.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  End of terrace two-bay single-storey house, built c. 1860, with flat-roof extension to rear. Pitched corrugated-iron roof and rendered chimneystack. Painted rendered walls with painted render quoins. Square-headed openings with two-over-two pane sliding sash timber window and timber battened half-door.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  End of terrace three-bay single-storey house, built c. 1860, now vacant. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with rubble sandstone chimneystack. Painted rendered walls with painted render quoins. Square-headed openings, windows boarded up, and timber battened door.

• Anne's Bridge, bridge, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch limestone road bridge, built c. 1820, over River Dalua. Coursed rubble walls having vertical stone copings, and tooled stone string course above arch level. Segmental arch having tooled block-and-start voussoirs, string course to underside of each side of arch at impost level, coursed squared rubble walls to abutments and to walls continuing bridge to each side, with pillow stone courses to base. Rendered path under arch to west side.

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 Newmarket, 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 high, 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 Newmarket.

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

Name

Newmarket · Áth Trasna

Area

569,773 m² (56.98 ha, 140.79 acres)

Civil parish

Clonfert, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Newmarket, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,579 people lived in 647 households in the Newmarket electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Curraduff, Demesne, Longacre, Scarteen Lower

Placenames

Newmarket 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.