Shrone

179 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shrone, from 0 m² to 851,543 m² (85.15 ha, 210.42 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 3 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 22 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 28 May 2026Grant with conditions

  The development will consist of the installation of electronic communications comprising a 6-metre-high wooden pole supporting 1 No. radio-link dish, together with equipment cabinet, fibre chambers, pedestrian gate, foundation and all associated ancillary development works. The development is required to carry the broadband data from the new high-speed fibre broadband network on the Island, to the mainland by radio link, to connect to the NBI national fibre network, as part of the government’s national broadband plan to provide high-speed broadband to all parts of the country that are not available commercially, including the islands, at the same data speed.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1422

• 9 Feb 2026Grant with conditions

  Retention Permission to retain (A) Material alterations to the existing dwelling (B) Retention of the removal of an existing conservatory and balcony and (C) Permission to construct a balcony at first floor level and all associated site works at Firlands, Shrone, Glengarriff, Co. Cork.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/0273

• 19 Dec 2025Application withdrawn

  The development will consist of the installation of electronic communications comprising an 8-metre-high wooden pole supporting 1no. radio-link dish, together with equipment cabinet, fibre chambers, pedestrian gate, foundation and all associated ancillary development works. The development is required to carry the broadband data from the new high speed fibre broadband network on the island, to the mainland by radio link, to connect to the NBI national fibre network, as part of the government’s national broadband plan to provide high speed broadband to all parts of the country that are not available commercially, including the islands, at the same data speed.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6879

• 24 Nov 2025Invalid - case closed

  Retention permission to retain (A) Material alterations to the existing dwelling, (B) Retention of the removal of an existing conservatory and balcony at first floor level and permission to construct a balcony at first floor level and all associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6566

• 3 Oct 2025Grant permission

  Permission for (1) retention of side extension to dwellinghouse (2) retention of rear extension to dwellinghouse (3) retention of construction of metal garden shed (4) retention of change of use of timber garden shed to a home office and gym, for use ancillary to the use of the dwellinghouse (5) retention of covered garden pergolas, and (6) retention of alterations to layout of vehicular entrance

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6100

• 26 Sept 2025Refused

  Construction of dwelling house and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6035

• 18 Sept 2025Invalid - prepare letters

  Retention Permission to retain (A) Material alterations to the existing dwelling (B) Retention of the removal of an existing conservatory and Planning Permission to reinstate a raised external deck and all associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5948

• 6 Mar 2025Conditional

  Permission for A) Demolition of existing storage shed, B) Construction of new single storey garage extension to the west elevation of existing house, C) Retention of existing single storey conservatory to the rear of the existing house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/115

• 4 Feb 2025Incompleted application

  Permission for A) Demolition of existing storage shed, B) Construction of new single storey garage extension to the west elevation of existing house, C) Retention of existing single storey conservatory to the rear of the existing house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/41

• 30 Dec 2024Conditional permission

  Permission to demolish an existing single storey dwelling and construct a single storey dwelling house with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/711

• 13 Nov 2024Conditional

  Permission for Retention of the following: A) Detached domestic garage, B) Detached Domestic Boiler / Plant House, C) Domestic Garden Shed, D) Domestic Covered Seating Area and all associated siteworks

  Retention · Cork County Council, 24/621

• 18 Aug 2023Conditional permission

  Permission for removal of existing septic tank system and installation of new replacement wastewater treatment system to serve dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/470

• 22 Dec 2022Conditional

  Permission for Retention of a) rear extensions to dwelling b) balcony and access steps to same c) mechanical personnel lift to access dwelling from parking area d) green metal shed for use as external wc to dwelling

  Retention · Cork County Council, 22/789

• 16 Mar 2022Withdrawn

  Retention of (a) rear extensions to dwelling, (b) balcony and access steps to same, (c) mechanical personnel lift to access dwelling from parking area, (d) green metal shed for use as external WC to dwelling

  Retention · Cork County Council, 22/190

• 18 Feb 2022Incompleted application

  Permission for Retention of (a) rear extensions to dwelling, (b) balcony and access steps to same, (c) mechanical personnel lift to access dwelling from parking area, (d) green metal shed for use as external WC to dwelling

  Retention · Cork County Council, 22/99

• 23 Dec 2021Incompleted application

  Permission for retention of (a) rear extensions to dwelling, (b) balcony and access steps to same, (c) mechanical personnel lift to access dwelling from parking area, (d) green metal shed for use as external WC to dwelling

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/910

• 16 Jul 2021Conditional

  Permission for removal of existing septic tank system and installation of new replacement wasteater treatment system to serve dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/497

• 17 Aug 2020Conditional permission

  Construction of extension to dwelling, demolition of existing domestic garage and construction of vehicular access and parking area to serve said existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/442

• 18 Dec 2019Conditional

  Permission for retention of rear extension to dwelling constructed under planning register reference 843A/66, retention of 1no domestic garage and permission for installation of proprietary waste water treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/803

• 22 Nov 2019Incompleted application

  Planning Permission for retention of rear extension to dwelling constructed under planning register reference 843A/66, retention of 1no domestic garage and permission for installation of proprietary waste water treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/744

• 1 Sept 2017Refused

  Permission for retention of hut -like structure "my place of refuge/shelter" and permission for construction of new dwelling house and all ancillary site work

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/566

• 18 Nov 2015Withdrawn

  Permission for Retention of Hut Like Structure, my place of refuge/shelter, retention of existing mobile home, permission for construction of new dwelling and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/651

• 1 Oct 2015Incompleted application

  Permission for retention of hut like structure, retention of existing mobile home, construction of dwelling house and all ancillary site work

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/556

• 24 Jul 2014Unconditional

  Dwelling House, domestic garage and all associated site works including treatment plant

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 14/447

• 24 Apr 2013Conditional

  Retention of construction of single storey extensions to dwellinghouse and the construction of parking spaces

  Retention · Cork County Council, 13/239

The 25 most recent of 67 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: Caha Mountains SAC 000093
• Special Area of Conservation: Glengarriff Harbour and Woodland SAC 000090
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Glengarriff Harbour And Woodland 000090

Recorded monuments

• CO104-016 Bridge
  Description

  Remains of hump-backed road bridge (Wth 3.55m) near mouth of Glengarriff river. Single semi-circular arch extending c.8m from S bank of river; coarse voussoirs; pointed breakwaters extend to full height of bridge. Voussoirs of central arch evident. Other features associated with Cromwellin area are Cromwell's Road (CO104-010---) and road crossing bridge(CO104-03---). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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 Shrone.

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

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 Shrone.

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.

• Shrone, Glengarriff5 sales

Name

Shrone · An tSrón

Area

1,607,123 m² (160.71 ha, 397.13 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcaskan, and its townlands

Barony

Bear

Electoral division

Kilcaskan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilcaskan electoral division: 895 people in 373 households; 80% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 27% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cappyaughna, Coorannel, Inchintaggart

Placenames

Shrone 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.