Scarriff
Townland in the civil parish of Cloyne, barony of Imokilly, Co. Cork; in Irish An Scairbh
- Area
- 77.3 ha
- 191 acres
- Land parcels
- 55
- registered freehold, median 2,079 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 38
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
55 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Scarriff, from 267 m² to 120,407 m² (12.04 ha, 29.75 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 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
No zone of a development plan covers Scarriff in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
15 Apr 2026Grant with conditions
Permission to erect a dormer dwelling house, with detached domestic double garage, on site waste water treatment system, bored well, entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0944
3 Aug 2023Conditional
Permission for construction of 2 no. roofed silage pits and associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5590
22 Jun 2023Refused
10 year planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 126 hectares comprising of solar panels on ground mounted frames with a surface area of circa 532,000m2, 21 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 5 no. single storey energy storage modules, 3 no. single storey spare parts containers, 12 no. ring main units, 5 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the R630, L7657, L7658 and L7659 public roads to connect to solar farm field parcels, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 1 no. drain deck crossing, temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. Construction and operational access will be via entrances from L7657, L7658 and L7659. The operational life span of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for its duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and submitted to the planning authority with the application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5270
25 Feb 2022Conditional permission
Outline permission to erect a dwelling house, a domestic garage, an on-site sewage treatment system, and all associated site development works at a site on the family farm-holding.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 22/4389
9 Nov 2021Conditional
To remove existing access stairs and landing to front of existing dwelling, construct a new access stairs and landing to the front of existing dwelling with provision for underneath basement storage, alterations to existing elevations, install 2no. rooflights to existing rear roof of dwelling, install a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7025
3 Apr 2019Conditional
Outline Permission for alterations and extension, consisting of ground floor with dormer type extension over, to single storey semi-detached cottage and installation of domestic effluent treatment system.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 19/4823
25 Feb 2019Incompleted application
Alter and extend existing semi-detached cottage so as to construct dormer extension to rear of existing cottage as well as installation of domestic effluent treatment system.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 19/4440
8 Dec 2016Conditional
To construct new cheese production facility and a significant upgrade of the existing Dairygold Food Ingredients (DFI) facility. The proposed development consists of: 1. Construction of the following Buildings or structures and associated services and site works:- • Cheese Production Building – predominantly single-storey with 3-storey middle section and 2-storey administration block • Single storey part Open sided, roofed, Milk Intake Unit and piperack structure • Single storey Workshop • Single storey Box Store • 2-storey Reception and Staff Facilities Building • Single storey Boiler House • Single storey RO and Pasteurisation Building • Single storey Weighbridge Security Building • Single storey Water Treatment and Fire Pumphouse Building • Electrical Sub-station and Switchroom • 2-bay Loading Bay structure attached to the northern end of the existing cheese factory • 2 No. water storage tanks (12.6m and 9.6m high); 1 No. Salt Saturation Storage Tank (5.1m high) 2. Closure of 3 entrances and the construction of new entrance for HGV traffic off the L3627 on the northern site boundary. Closure of the existing HGV entrance and construction of new entrance for staff and visitor car traffic only off the L3805 Mogeely-Castlemartyr Road on the eastern site boundary 3. Demolition of the following Buildings or Structures and associated services: a) Dairy and Maintenance Workshop Building; b) Packaging Store; c) Boiler House and 3 No. stacks (33.9m high); d) Canteen; e) Reception and Office Building; f) Generator Building and removal of all associated Redundant Tankage. 4. Upgrade of an existing bund and construction of new adjoining bund to accommodate existing tanks and the following new tankage, (height listed in brackets) and all services associated with the tankage: 6 No. Milk Silos(14.0m), 2 No. Milk Silos(18.5m), 3 No. Cream Storage Tanks(5.8m), 5 No. Cleaning Tanks(8.0m),4 No. Cleaning Tanks(5.0m), 2 No. Whey Silos(12.7m), 2 No. Whey Silos(13.2m), 2 No. Bulk Chemical Tanks(5.45m) 5. Construction of a 124 space Car Park, Internal Roads accessing the site from the new Entrances / Exits, Covered Pedestrian Walkway and mounded Berms, Boundary Walls, Fencing and all Associated Landscaping Works. 6. Upgrade and expansion of the existing Wastewater Treatment Plant including new Balance Tank, Anaerobic and Aerobic Tanks, Clarifier, Picket Fence Thickener, Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) Plant, Pumping Station, Control Room, Filters and Concrete Plinths. The propo
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7031
30 Nov 2016Incompleted application
1. Construction of the following Buildings or structures and associated services and site works:- • Cheese Production Building – predominantly single-storey with 3-storey middle section and 2-storey administration block • Single storey part Open sided, roofed, Milk Intake Unit and piperack structure • Single storey Workshop • Single storey Box Store • 2-storey Reception and Staff Facilities Building • Single storey Boiler House • Single storey RO and Pasteurisation Building • Single storey Weighbridge Security Building • Single storey Water Treatment and Fire Pumphouse Building • Electrical Sub-station and Switchroom • 2-bay Loading Bay structure attached to the northern end of the existing cheese factory • 2 No. water storage tanks (12.6m and 9.6m high); 1 No. Salt Saturation Storage Tank (5.1m high) 2. Closure of 3 entrances and the construction of new entrance for HGV traffic off the L3627 on the northern site boundary. Closure of the existing HGV entrance and construction of new entrance for staff and visitor car traffic only off the L3805 Mogeely-Castlemartyr Road on the eastern site boundary 3. Demolition of the following Buildings or Structures and associated services: a) Dairy and Maintenance Workshop Building; b) Packaging Store; c) Boiler House and 3 No. stacks (33.9m high); d) Canteen; e) Reception and Office Building; f) Generator Building and removal of all associated Redundant Tankage. 4. Upgrade of an existing bund and construction of new adjoining bund to accommodate existing tanks and the following new tankage, (height listed in brackets) and all services associated with the tankage: 6 No. Milk Silos(14.0m), 2 No. Milk Silos(18.5m), 3 No. Cream Storage Tanks(5.8m), 5 No. Cleaning Tanks(8.0m),4 No. Cleaning Tanks(5.0m), 2 No. Whey Silos(12.7m), 2 No. Whey Silos(13.2m), 2 No. Bulk Chemical Tanks(5.45m) 5. Construction of a 124 space Car Park, Internal Roads accessing the site from the new Entrances / Exits, Covered Pedestrian Walkway and mounded Berms, Boundary Walls, Fencing and all Associated Landscaping Works. 6. Upgrade and expansion of the existing Wastewater Treatment Plant including new Balance Tank, Anaerobic and Aerobic Tanks, Clarifier, Picket Fence Thickener, Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) Plant, Pumping Station, Control Room, Filters and Concrete Plinths. The proposed upgrade will include the demolition of the existing works including the existing 9.5m high Biotower. 7. Installation of an underground Pipeline
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6979
8 May 2015Unconditional
Construction of dwelling, wastewater treatment plant and associated site works, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 09/8108
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/4962
26 Mar 2015Conditional
Construction of split-level dwelling house, septic tank, well and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4592
13 Aug 2014Refused
Dwellinghouse and stables with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5727
19 Dec 2011Conditional
Dwellinghouse (minor alterations to house type permitted under planning ref. no. 11/4477)
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6633
25 Oct 2011Incompleted application
Construction of dwellinghouse (Minor alterations to house type permitted under Planning Reg. No. 11/4477)
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6276
10 Mar 2011Conditional
Retention of existing stud farm enterprise consisting of existing stables, existing covered storage shed, existing drive, existing entrance and associated site works, in conjuction with applying for permission to construct and associated two-storey domestic dwelling with well, septic tank and associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4477
9 Jul 2010Withdrawn
Two storey dwelling, well, septic tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5718
22 Jun 2010Conditional
Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling including an extension to the rear with ground floor level + 1metre above existing ground floor level, extensions to both side elevations, relocation of front entrance door, replacement of existing windows and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5527
30 Dec 2009Conditional
Dwelling, wastewater treatment plant and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/8108
22 Dec 2009Withdrawn
One and half storey dwellinghouse, installation of septic tank, percolation areas and site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/8048
24 Nov 2009Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse, septic tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7713
23 Sept 2009Incompleted application
One-and-a-half storey split-level dwelling, septic tank, percolation area & site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7129
14 Apr 2009Conditional
Alterations, retention & completion of dwelling (change of house type from that permitted under planning ref.no. 07/8128)
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5140
26 Sept 2008Conditional
Extensions & alterations to existing two-storey dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9051
1 Aug 2008Conditional
Domestic garage with attic storage space
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8214
26 Feb 2008Refused
Construction of sunroom extension to dwellinghouse permitted under Reg. No. 07/8128
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5006
The 25 most recent of 38 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 Scarriff.
Recorded monuments
- CO076-049 Enclosure
Description
In tillage, on N-facing slope. Depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map as rectangular enclosure (c. 30m E-W; c. 18m N-S), adjoining E-W field fence on N side. Levelled; 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 Scarriff.
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 high, 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 Scarriff.
- 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 Scarriff with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Scarriff · An Scairbh
- Area
- 772,665 m² (77.27 ha, 190.93 acres)
- Civil parish
- Cloyne, and its townlands
- Barony
- Imokilly
- Electoral division
- Cloyne, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Cloyne electoral division: 4,730 people in 1,639 households; 72% of households own their home; 49% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballynacorra West, Bawnard East, Innygraga, Kilva, Knockgorm
- Placenames
- Scarriff 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.