Skehanagh
Townland in the civil parish of Dunderrow, barony of Kinalea, Co. Cork; in Irish An Sceachánach
- Area
- 164.3 ha
- 406 acres
- Land parcels
- 36
- registered freehold, median 2,731 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 20
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
36 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Skehanagh, from 38 m² to 295,522 m² (29.55 ha, 73.02 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 Skehanagh 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
11 Nov 2024Conditional
Permission for the demolition of sections of existing dwelling, alterations to existing dwelling, construction of extension to side and rear of existing dwelling. New landscape in connection with the works, new surface water drainage and relocation of existing treatment unit with installation of new pipework and percolation area for such, in connection with the works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6136
7 Oct 2024Incompleted application
Demolition of sections of existing dwelling, alterations to existing dwelling, construction of extension to side and rear of existing dwelling. New landscaping and drainage in connection with the works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5870
20 Oct 2023Withdrawn
Demolition of sections of existing dwelling, alterations to existing dwelling, construction of extension to side and rear of existing dwelling. New landscaping and drainage in connection with the works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6133
16 Feb 2018Conditional
Replacement of existing septic tank with packaged waste water treatment system and polishing filter to serve existing dwelling and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4401
26 Jan 2018Incompleted application
Replacement of existing septic tank with packaged waste water treatment system and polishing filter to serve existing dwelling and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4204
4 Sept 2013Conditional
Construction of a two-storey dwelling house, on-site waste water treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5720
26 Nov 2012Conditional
Construction of a dairy cubicle house with slurry storage including milking premises, office and dairy, a silage slab incorporating pollution control and demolition of 3 no. sheds/store and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6419
8 Nov 2012Incompleted application
Construction of a dairy cubicle house with slurry storage, a milking premises and a collection area to include office & dairy, and a silage slab area incorporating pollution control
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6302
25 Nov 2011Conditional
extension to existing agricultural shed to incorporate underground slurry storage tank and cubicle housing, demolition of existing milking parlour, construction of new milking parlour and roofed holding yard and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6478
31 Aug 2010Conditional
Two storey extension to existing dwelling, new treatment plant, percolation area and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/6164
16 Mar 2009Conditional
2no. prefabricated classrooms & associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4804
28 Apr 2008Conditional
Storey and a half dwellinghouse, wastewater treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6348
5 Nov 2007Conditional
Retention of (1) bungalow with revised site boundaries and site layout from that permitted under planning ref. 77/1383, (2) extension to side of bungalow, (3) attached domestic garage to side of bungalow, (4) detached storage shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12149
16 Oct 2007Incompleted application
Retention of bungalow (change of site boundaries and site layout), retention fo extension to same, attached domestic garage and detached storage shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11676
24 Sept 2007Incompleted application
Retention of extension to dwelling, attached domestic garage and detached storage shed and retention of revised site layout
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11184
2 Oct 2006Conditional
Construction of extension to existing cow house, extension to dairy and calf house, overground steel slurry tank, feed store, silage slab and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11055
19 Jun 2006Conditional
Replacement of existing septic tank with biocycle waste water treatment system to serve existing school
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8205
16 Jul 2004Conditional
Extension to school for use as classroom and resource room
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/5461
27 Feb 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse, entrance, waste water treatment unit and percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/1235
22 May 2003Refused
Dormer type dwelling with basement garage & treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/2424
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 Skehanagh.
Recorded monuments
- CO097-041001 Graveyard
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CO097-041002 Church
Description
In rectangular graveyard (CO097-041002-); indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as 'Ballyheedy R.C.Chapel'. Erected 1823 and according to local tradition built on site of earlier penal church (O'Sullivan 1990, 16). Rectangular nave (long axis N-S); pointed windows in E and W walls with wooden switch-line tracery. Porch entrance to N; sacristy to S; bellcote on N gable. Female and Male National School indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map at S end of church no longer survives. 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
- CO097-042 Burial ground
Description
In pasture on E-facing slope. Marked 'Kill Grave Yard' on 1842 OS 6-inch map; 'Disused' on 1902 OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace. Tradition of burial ground still exists. 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 Skehanagh.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility 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 Skehanagh.
- 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 Skehanagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Skehanagh · An Sceachánach
- Area
- 1,643,426 m² (164.34 ha, 406.1 acres)
- Civil parish
- Dunderrow, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kinalea
- Electoral division
- Templemichael, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Templemichael electoral division: 778 people in 243 households; 89% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyheedy, Ballynalouhy, Clogheenduane, Knocklucy, Rigsdale, Scart, Stookeen
- Placenames
- Skehanagh 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.