Rathanker
Townland in the civil parish of Monkstown, barony of Kerrycurrihy, Co. Cork; in Irish Ráth Ancair
Parcel 2288166
- Area
- 1,974 m²
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it, 86 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Rathanker
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.
- CO087-006 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (35.3m N-S; 32.5m E-W) defined by heavily overgrown earthen bank (H 1.85m) SE->SW; low rise elsewhere, with slight depression externally to NW. Break in low rise to NW and E. Souterrain (CO087-097---) in interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO087-097 Souterrain
Description
In ringfort (CO087-006---). According to Hurse (1926, 90) 'subterranean passage or cave was to be seen between forty and fifty years ago. It is now covered with a large flat stone and the soil has grown over it'. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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 on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 112.3 ha
- 277 acres
- Land parcels
- 77
- registered freehold, median 1,518 m²
- Zoning
- R3
- Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses
- Planning
- 47
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
77 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathanker, from 7 m² to 297,216 m² (29.72 ha, 73.44 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
- R3Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P5City Hinterland (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Cork · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 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
18 Aug 2026Invalid - prepare letters
Permission to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance, site-specific treatment unit and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2167
9 Jan 2024Conditional
Permission for construction of single storey extension to front of existing dwelling consisting of bedroom & shower room.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4022
24 Apr 2023Conditional
Permission for; 1) the construction of single storey extensions to the front & rear of existing dwelling, 2) elevational alterations to the side of an existing dwelling, 3) the construction of a detached domestic use garden room/workshop to the rear of the dwelling on the site, 4) the repositioning of the proposed waste water treatment system on site- different from that granted previously under planning ref. 21/4150 and 5) all other associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4792
17 May 2022Conditional
Construction of a two-storey dwelling house, garage and domestic store, installation of waste water treatment plant with percolation area, new site entrance and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5139
19 Apr 2022Incompleted application
Construction of a two-storey dwelling house and detached garage, installation of waste water treatment plant with percolation area, new site entrance and associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4882
12 Oct 2021Withdrawn
Construction of a two-storey dwelling house, garage and domestic store, installation of waste water treatment plant with percolation area, new site entrance, and associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6773
24 Sept 2021Conditional
1. Removal of the existing roof, 2. Construction of a first floor extension with new roof, a new front porch, and a ground floor extension to the side of the existing dwelling, 3. Alterations to all elevations to include 4 no. rooflights, and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6619
26 Jan 2021Conditional
Retention of a ground floor extension to rear, a first floor extension, associated alterations to plans and elevations and all ancillary site development works. Planning permission is also sought for the installation of a proposed wastewater treatment system and associated percolation, construction of a new vehicular entrance and all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4150
18 Feb 2020Conditional
To demolish an existing out-building and a flat roofed extension to the rear of dwelling, to erect a new dormer type extension to the rear of the dwelling, as well as to replace the entire existing low pitched roof on the dwelling with a new dormer style roof which will contain living accommodation on the 1st floor, together with all ancillary site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4315
22 Jan 2020Incompleted application
To demolish an existing out-building and a flat roofed extension to the rear of the dwelling, to erect a new dormer type extension to the rear of the dwelling, as well as to replace the entire existing low pitched roof on the dwelling with a new dormer style roof which will contain living accommodation on the 1st floor, together with all ancillary site development.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4082
29 Aug 2019Withdrawn
Construction of a two-storey dwellinghouse, car-port and domestic store, installation of waste water treatment plant percolation area, new site entrance, and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6146
30 Jul 2019Refused
The construction of a dwelling and car port with garden equipment storage , vehicle entrance , foul water treatment plant and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5916
26 Jul 2019Incompleted application
Construction of a two-storey dwelling house and detached garage, installation of waste water treatment plant with percolation area, new site entrance, and associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5892
10 Jul 2019Incompleted application
The construction of a dwelling and car port with garden equipment storage, vehicle entrance, foul water treatment plant and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5743
23 Aug 2018Conditional
Construction of extensions to front and side of an existing dwelling with alterations to existing elevations and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6228
16 May 2018Refused
Outline Planning Permission for dwellinghouse & associated siteworks.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 18/5247
12 Sept 2017Conditional
Construction of the following: 1. Agricultural building to include cubicle livestock housing, easi feed & slatted slurry storage tanks, 2. Soiled water/parlour washings tank along with associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6354
14 Jul 2017Conditional
Demolish an existing dwellinghouse and out buildings and construct a dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5816
30 May 2017Conditional
Construction of a cattle underpass and effluent holding tank under the public road and associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5334
22 Nov 2013Conditional
Retention of existing detached domestic garage
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/6222
19 Aug 2013Conditional
Demolition of existing single storey dwelling house, construction of a two-storey dwelling house, refurbishment of existing detached garage, installation of waste water treatment plant with percolation area and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5609
28 Jun 2011Conditional
Dwellinghouse and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5403
8 Jun 2011Incompleted application
Construction of a dwellinghouse and associated siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5229
15 Nov 2010Conditional
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and construction of new dwellinghouse, installation of packaged waste water treatment unit and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8458
8 Jul 2010Withdrawn
Dwelling house, garage & installation of wastewater treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5691
The 25 most recent of 47 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 Rathanker.
Recorded monuments
- CO087-006 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (35.3m N-S; 32.5m E-W) defined by heavily overgrown earthen bank (H 1.85m) SE->SW; low rise elsewhere, with slight depression externally to NW. Break in low rise to NW and E. Souterrain (CO087-097---) in interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO087-097 Souterrain
Description
In ringfort (CO087-006---). According to Hurse (1926, 90) 'subterranean passage or cave was to be seen between forty and fifty years ago. It is now covered with a large flat stone and the soil has grown over it'. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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 Rathanker.
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 5 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 Rathanker.
- 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 Rathanker with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Rathanker · Ráth Ancair
- Area
- 1,122,526 m² (112.25 ha, 277.38 acres)
- Civil parish
- Monkstown, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kerrycurrihy
- Electoral division
- Monkstown Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Monkstown Rural electoral division: 1,262 people in 429 households; 71% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardmore, Lackaroe, Monkstown, Park, Parkgarriff
- Placenames
- Rathanker 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.