# Newtown, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Mallow, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork; in Irish An Baile Nua.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 492,748 m² (49.27 ha, 121.76 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,636 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G3 Greenbelt1, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Mallow, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/mallow.md
- Barony: Duhallow
- Electoral division: Ballyclogh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Ballyclogh electoral division: 794 people in 256 households; 94% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/11652
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 44568
- Centre: latitude 52.146874, longitude -8.698986 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newtown, from 1,978 m² to 434,682 m² (43.47 ha, 107.41 acres); 9 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2537912: 434,682 m² (43.47 ha, 107.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2537912.md
- Parcel 2648642: 50,769 m² (5.08 ha, 12.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2648642.md
- Parcel 2261538: 2,636 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2261538.md
- Parcel 2229700: 2,061 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2229700.md
- Parcel 2229699: 1,978 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2229699.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- G3 Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork; 14 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.corkcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2022-06/volume-3-north-cork.pdf

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

6 applications, newest first.

- 27 Mar 2026, Cork County Council 26/0765: Awaiting f.i. response. Permission. A 10-year permission for a solar farm consisting of solar photovoltaic panels on ground-mounted frames, one single-storey transformer station, internal access tracks, security fencing, CCTV, landscaping, and all associated site development works. The proposed development represents an extension to the solar farm permitted under Cork County Council Planning Permission References: 15/7003, 22/5174 and 21/4498. The solar panels and associated infrastructure are arranged within a total developable site area (including ancillary works) of 8.72 ha at Gortnagross, Mallow, Co. Cork. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive(EU)2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/0765
- 9 Feb 2026, Cork County Council 26/0281: Invalid - case closed. Permission. A 10-year permission for a solar farm consisting of solar photovoltaic panels on ground-mounted frames, one single-storey transformer station, internal access tracks, security fencing, CCTV, landscaping, and all associated site development works. The proposed development represents an extension to the solar farm permitted under Cork County Council Planning Permission References: 15/7003, 22/5174 and 21/4498. The solar panels and associated infrastructure are arranged within a total developable site area (including ancillary works) of 8.72 ha at Gortnagross, Mallow, Co. Cork. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with sections 34D(b), the provision of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/0281
- 23 May 2022, Cork County Council 22/5174: Conditional permission. Permission. Modifications to the solar farm permitted under planning reg no. 15/7003 & extended under 21/4498 at Gortnagross, Mallow, Co.Cork. The modifications consist of changes to the dimensions of the permitted photovoltaic panels, replacement of the 2 transformer stations with 1 smaller transformer station and 1 smaller storage unit, changes to the design of the delivery station and associated layout changes. All modifications are within the boundary of the permitted development.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=22/5174
- 26 Feb 2021, Cork County Council 21/4498: Unconditional. Extension of duration. A 5 MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 15.38 hectares, 2 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 1 no. single storey delivery station, security fencing, CCTV and all associated ancillary development works. - Extension of duration of permission granted under planning reference: 15/7003. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/4498
- 23 Dec 2015, Cork County Council 15/7003: Conditional. Permission. A 5 MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 15.38 hectares, 2 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 1 no. single storey delivery station, security fencing, CCTV and all associated ancillary development works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/7003
- 9 Jul 2007, Cork County Council 07/9454: Conditional. Permission. Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a new dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/9454

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

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

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CO032-181: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO032-181----. In tillage. According to local information, spread of red/black soil noted here. No visible surface trace. 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

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Newtown.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_920, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_920.zip (ZIP).
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/newtown-44568.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/newtown-44568.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/newtown-44568.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Newtown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Firville West: https://everytownland.com/cork/firville-west.md
- Gortnagross: https://everytownland.com/cork/gortnagross-43018.md
- Killagrohan: https://everytownland.com/cork/killagrohan.md
- Scarteen: https://everytownland.com/cork/scarteen-44955.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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