Rathvallikeen
Townland in the civil parish of Ringcurran, barony of Kinsale, Co. Cork; in Irish Ráth Bhailicín
- Area
- 7.4 ha
- 18 acres
- Land parcels
- 4
- registered freehold, median 10,767 m² (1.08 ha, 2.66 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathvallikeen, from 147 m² to 47,597 m² (4.76 ha, 11.76 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
- R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M4Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses (Built up area)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C6Business and General Employment (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 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
28 Jul 2026Awaiting recommendation
Permission to construct extension to South West of existing industrial unit, alterations to existing site entrance, concrete boundary wall with pallisade fencing to South Western and South Eastern boundaries with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2011
22 Apr 2024Incompleted application
Permission for construction of a light industrial development consisting of 4 no. units, 2 no. units for steel fabrication and 2 no. units for storage, surfaced yard, parking areas, upgrade to existing site entrance, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4688
20 Mar 2024Incompleted application
Permission for construction of a light commercial development consisting of two single storey steel fabrication area facilities, two storage facilities, surfaced yard, parking areas, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4479
9 Feb 2024Conditional permission
Permission for the construction of a residential development of 5 no. detached dwelling houses and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4201
21 Jun 2023Refused
27 metres mutli-user telecommunications monopole carrying antennas, dishes, associated multi-technology equipment, together with ground-based equipment cabinets and all associated site development works to provide high speed wireless data and broadband services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5276
1 Jul 2022Conditional
The construction of a single-storey Aldi discount food store (gross floor area of 1,819m2; net retail floor area of 1,315m2) including the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises; green roof, rooftop solar panels and rooftop plant; loading bay; external plant enclosure; bin store; trolley bay; 102 no. car parking spaces, including EV, disabled, and parent and child spaces, 9 no. motorcycle spaces, and 24 no. covered cycle spaces; a single-storey retail building (gross retail area 226m2) which will comprise a health food shop and a youth café, with 6 no. car parking spaces, including a disabled space, and 4 no. covered cycle spaces; 1 no ESB substation; 1 no. single storey DRS units; outdoor gym equipment; signage; retaining walls; removal of 1 no existing access and 2 no. existing culverted sections of the existing stream along the eastern boundary, and provision of 2 no. new accesses over new bridge culverts from New Road, with associated railings, raised tables and pedestrian crossings; modifications to the existing pedestrian access from New Road to Barrack Street; and all associated site development, landscaping, boundary treatment and drainage works, including a foul pumping station and vent stack, on site at New Road and Barrack Street, Townplots, Kinsale, Co.Cork
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5546
11 Nov 2020Unconditional
The construction of storage shed for the storage of motor vehicles with ancillary vehicle wash area and associated site entrance - Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reference: 15/6128.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/6479
13 Aug 2020Refused
The construction of storage shed for the storage of motor vehicles with ancillary vehicle wash area and associated site entrance. Extension of duration of permission granted under planning reference: 15/6128.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/5730
22 Sept 2015Conditional
The construction of storage shed for the storage of motor vehicles with ancillary vehicle wash area and associated site entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6128
28 Aug 2015Incompleted application
Construction of a light industrial storage unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5936
21 Nov 2014Conditional
Permission to construct extension to South West of existing industrial unit for the purposes of light industrial use and storage, permisison to construct new door to existing South West elevation and construction of retaining wall South East of site with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6501
2 Sept 2014Incompleted application
Construction of extension to South West of existing industrial unit with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5856
8 Aug 2013Conditional
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 27 no. dwellinghouses (4 no. detached type A, 3 no. detached type B, 7 no. detached type C, 8 no. semi-detached type D, 4 no. terraced type E, 1no. terrace type E1), extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 08/5440
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/5553
7 Jun 2011Conditional
Change of use of part of existing store to retail shop, modify existing shop/store to provide managers office, entrance lobby extension to rear, chemical store and toilet; construct upper floor over existing offices for comms room and storage; partial demolition and construction of ground floor extension to front of building and elevation alterations including the replacement of existing wall sheeting with new facade; change of use of part of existing parking area to external garden centre and of existing storage yard to parking area and install new site signage
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5224
30 May 2011Incompleted application
Change the use of part of existing store to retail shop, modify existing shop/store to provide managers office, entrance lobby extension to rear, chemical store and toilet; construct upper floor over existing offices for comms room and storage; partial demolition and construction of ground floor extension to front of building and elevation alterations including the replacement of existing wall sheeting with new facade; change the use of part of existing parking area to external garden centre and of existing storage yard to parking area and intall new site signage
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5170
13 May 2011Incompleted application
Change of use of part of existing store to retail shop, modify existing shop/store to provide managers office, entrance porch, goods inwards room, chemical store and toilet, construct upper floor over existing offices for comms room and storage, replace existing wall sheeting with new facade, change of use of part of existing parking area to external garden centre and existing storatge yard to parking area and installation of new site signage
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5025
7 Aug 2008Conditional
Construction of new store, two-storey extension to existing retail shop for display and storage, change of use of part of existing store to retail shop, managers office, goods inwards room, chemical store and toilet, construction of upper floor within existing building for staff facilities, office and storage, demoltion of existing offices, staff facilities, porch and shop area, construction of new entrance porch, replacement of existing wall sheeting with new facade; change of use of part of existing parking area to external garden centre and storage yard to parking area, provision of new entrance to storage yard
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8304
14 Mar 2008Conditional
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and construction of 27no. dwellinghouses (4no. detached type A, 3no. detached type B, 7no. detached type C, 8no. semi-detached type D, 4no. terraced type E & 1no. terraced type E1), temporary wastewater treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5440
6 Mar 2008Incompleted application
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and construction of residential development of 27 no. dwellinghouses comprising of 4 no. detached type A, 3 no. detached type B, 7 no. detached type C, 8 no. semi-detached type D, 4 no. terraced type E and 1 no. terraced type E1) and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5257
22 Dec 2006Refused
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and construction of residential development of 27 no. dwellinghouses and associated site works and services
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13837
11 Dec 2006Conditional
Construction of timber frame manufacturing facilitiy consisting of single storey manufacturing area, mezzanine storage area and two storey offices, ESB substation, surfaced yard and surfaced timber storage area and parking areas
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13138
17 Nov 2005Conditional
ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING HOUSE AT RATHVALLIKEEN, KINSALE, CO. CORK
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/53041
4 Nov 2005Conditional
Construct new access roadway, footpath and associated services to replace exising roadway seving existing industrial estate
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8129
17 Oct 2003Conditional
Extensions to light industrial unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/5181
7 Oct 2003Conditional
Alterations and extensions to retail premises
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/4992
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 Rathvallikeen.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Rathvallikeen.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Rathvallikeen.
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, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rathvallikeen.
- 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 Rathvallikeen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Rathvallikeen · Ráth Bhailicín
- Area
- 73,930 m² (7.39 ha, 18.27 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ringcurran, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kinsale
- Electoral division
- Kinsale Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kinsale Rural electoral division: 5,605 people in 1,855 households; 75% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Farranatouke, Glanbeg, Knocknabohilly, Mansfield's-Land, Town-Plots
- Placenames
- Rathvallikeen 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.