Smorane

62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Smorane, from 115 m² to 254,542 m² (25.45 ha, 62.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 78 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Business and General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  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.

• 23 Dec 2025Grant with conditions

  Construct a dwelling house and detached garage, wastewater treatment system and sand polishing filter and all associated site works. Permission also sought to restore and reroof existing cottage and use as storage building for use solely in connection with the main dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6980

• 25 Nov 2025Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission to construct a dwelling house and detached garage, wastewater treatment system and sand polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6576

• 23 Feb 2024Conditional

  To construct a dwelling hosue and detached garage, wastewater treatment system and sand polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/79

• 26 Sept 2022Conditional

  Construct a dwelling house and garage/garden store, install a wastewater treatment system and undertake all associated site works, including demolition of stone ruin

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/601

• 17 Jan 2022Refused

  Construction of dwelling house, conversion of existing ruin to garage/garden store along with partial demolition of adjacent ruin, wastewater treatment system and with all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/21

• 21 Dec 2021Incompleted application

  Construction of dwelling house, Conversion of existing ruin to garage/garden store along with partial demolition of adjacent ruin, wastewater treatment system and with all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/891

• 25 Jan 2019Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling house and garage, wastewater treatment system and sand polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/41

• 24 Jan 2018Conditional

  Construct a single storey extension to a dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/33

• 26 Jun 2017Unconditional

  Permission for retention and permission for completion of alterations and extension to dwellinghouse and permission for installation of a small treatment unit.

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 17/394

• 19 Jun 2015Refused

  Agricultural development consisting of erection of slatted shed for the housing of livestock and for all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/338

• 23 Dec 2013Conditional

  Construction of dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/722

• 20 Sept 2013Incompleted application

  Construction of dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development work

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/541

• 14 Jan 2013Conditional

  (1) Removal of condition No. 6 PL Reg. 99/3893 to allow for permission for retention of alterations and change of use from workshop/studio to a guest cottage ancillary to main dwelling (2) Extension to this guest cottage (3) Septic tank system serving guest cottage (4) Unauthorised structure as a workshop/studio (5) Garden Shed (6) Domestic fuel store (7) Glasshouse (8) Polytunnel

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/12

• 21 Dec 2012Incompleted application

  (1) Removal of condition No. 6 PL Reg. 99/3893 to allow for permission for retention of alterations and change of use from workshop/studio to a guest cottage ancillary to main dwelling (2) Extension to this guest cottage (3) Septic tank system serving guest cottage (4) Unauthorised structure as a workshop/studio (5) Garden Shed (6) Domestic fuel store (7) Glass house (8) Polytunnel

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/789

• 26 Oct 2011Conditional permission

  Permission for retention and permission for completion of alterations and extension to dwelling house and permission for installation of a small treatment unit and associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 11/653

• 2 Sept 2011Incompleted application

  Permission for retention and permission for completion of alterations and extension to dwelling house and permission for installation of a small treatment unit and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/536

• 7 Jul 2008Refused

  Partially demolish existing dwelling and to construct extensions to front, rear and side of existing dwelling. Permission to make minor alterations to existing ancillary accommodation dwelling. Permission to construct link corridor between extended dwelling and existing ancillary accommodation dwelling. Permission to construct detached garage and ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1257

• 10 Jun 2008Incompleted application

  Permission to partially demolish existing dwelling and to construct extensions to front, rear and side of existing dwelling. Permission to make minor alterations to existing ancillary accommodation dwelling. Permission to construct link corridor between extended dwelling and existing ancillary accommodation dwelling. Permission to construct detached garage and ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1097

• 25 Jan 2008Conditional

  Raise existing ground levels and carry associated site works, import to site materials as would be permitted by granting of Waste Management Permit under Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2005 at lands zoned I-03:Skibbereen Environs, in Cork County Council Development Plan 2003

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/133

• 8 Nov 2007Withdrawn

  Raise existing ground levels and carry out associated works and imort to said site such material as would be permitted by granting of Waste Management Permit under the Waste Management Act 1996 to 2005 at lands zoned 1-03: Skibbereen Environs, in the Cork County Development Plan 2003

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2816

• 21 Oct 2004Conditional

  Domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/7882

• 17 Sept 2004Conditional

  Erection of advertisement sign

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/7086

• 28 May 2004Refused

  Site development works for 12 no. enterprise sites

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/3810

• 23 Apr 2004Conditional

  Granny flat extension to dwelling and retention of domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/2723

• 19 Dec 2002Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 02/5689

The 25 most recent of 27 applications.

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 the townland of Smorane.

Recorded monuments

• CO142-041 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle NE-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (28m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m), stone-faced in parts; shallow external fosse. Numerous cattle breaks. 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 Smorane.

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).

• Smorane, Skibbereen8 sales

Name

Smorane · Smúrán

Area

1,773,159 m² (177.32 ha, 438.16 acres)

Civil parish

Creagh, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery West (east Division)

Electoral division

Skibbereen Rural, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Cullenagh, Derryleigh, Gortnaclohy, Lettertinlish, Lurriga, Tooreennasillane

Placenames

Smorane on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.