Strawhall

50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Strawhall, from 88 m² to 409,082 m² (40.91 ha, 101.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 75 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 17 Jun 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for the construction of a two-storey detached dwelling house wastewater treatment system and percolation area, closing up of one existing vehicular entrance and alterations to second existing vehicular entrance and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5164

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional permission

  Within County Cork, the proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to 39.3km of overhead line, 14 no. steel towers and 204 no. wooden polesets. These lie between Knockraha Substation, in the townland of Ballynenelagh, and the border with County Tipperary in the townland of Glenduff, crossing the County Cork townlands of : Ballynanelagh, Knockraha East, Meeleen, Shanballyreagh, Barnetstown, Mitchellsfort, Meenane, Skahanagh South, Skahanagh North, Coolquane, Scartbarry, Ballyready, Ballyda, Baneena South, Lackabeha East, Hollyhill, Ballinterry, Clykeel South, Ballynanelagh, Clykeel North, Knockauduff, Ballinvarrig West, Kill-Saint-Anne South, Kill-Saint-Anne North, Ballyoran, Glenarousk, Strawhall, Ballyvadona, Carrigabrick, Gearagh, Carrigatoortane, Mountrivers, Moorepark, Ballyderown, Knockanohill, Glansheskin, Kilclogh, Macroney Upper, Castlecooke, Coolaneague, Curraghanolomer, Ballard, Curraghavoe, and Glenduff. The proposed development includes 4 no. temporary construction compounds in the townlands of Moorepark, Ballinvarrig West, Barnetstown, and Skeheen. The works in County Cork will consist of: the replacement ('restringing') of the existing overhead line (OHL) circuit conductor wires; replacement of 7 no. towers and 82 no. polesets with similar dimensions and heights as the existing; installation of 5 no. new towers and 1 new no. poleset at Barrymore Substation and the removal of 2 no. towers; installation of replacement parts on towers and polesets; foundation refurbishment/strengthening and recapping/clearing of shear blocks; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 4 no. temporary construction compounds, temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6468

• 22 Feb 2021Conditional

  Retention permission of an existing telecommunications support structure (previously granted under Plan Ref No. 09/4988) together with associated ground equipment within a fenced compound.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/4432

• 27 Sept 2019Conditional

  Construction of a machinery shed, a hay/straw store and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6355

• 1 Mar 2019Conditional

  a) Construction of a new single-storey extension to the existing kitchen, consisting of additional storage, staff changing facilities and delivery office including the relocation of the existing service yard enclosure; b) Construction of a single storey extension to connect to existing ‘Sonas Ward’ with internal reconfiguration of accommodation and general elevation alterations to the ‘Sonas Ward’ Building; c) Construction of a new single-storey extension to ‘Dochas Ward’, consisting of 8 no. single bedrooms, treatment room, nurses station and other ancillary support spaces; d) Demolition of existing east elevation chimney stack to the existing ‘Sonas Ward’ Building; e) Internal alterations and elevational treatment of the existing ‘Cuisle Ward’, including construction of a new window opening to the southern elevation; f) Removal of existing oil tank with associated concrete plinth; g) Provision of a new fire-fighting water storage tank and enclosure as well as extension to existing hard standings for fire tender and a pedestrian access; h) The reconfiguration of and extension to the existing ‘service access’ road running parallel to the north of the main Community Hospital building (north of Sonas Ward); i) The provision of an external waste management enclosure, hard standings, external site lighting, roof mounted PV panels, attenuation tank and general upgrade of landscaped areas along with all other associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4492

• 19 Dec 2018Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling, waste water treatment system and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7358

• 17 Dec 2018Conditional

  To erect a split level dwelling house on site waste water treatment system, new dual entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7328

• 13 Jul 2018Conditional

  Retention of two storey dwelling house with garage and attached store and attached separate dwelling unit as constructed, retention of conversion of three number existing detached buildings previously comprising staff accommodation/outbuildings into three detached habitable units and retention of existing vehicular entrance as constructed on site, permission for replacement of existing septic tank with new treatment unit and provision of new percolation area and all ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5846

• 18 Jun 2018Incompleted application

  Retention of two storey dwelling house as constructed, Retention of conversion of three number existing detached buildings previously comprising staff accommodation/out-buildings into three detached habitable units and retention of existing vehicular entrance as constructed on site, Permission for replacement of existing septic tank with new treatment unit and provision of new percolation area and all ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5580

• 6 Nov 2017Withdrawn

  To erect a 2 storey dwellinghouse, on site waste water treatment system, new dual entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6859

• 21 Oct 2016Conditional

  Renovation and modification to existing dwelling, construction of a garage and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6628

• 1 Jul 2015Conditional

  Demolish extensions to the front and side of existing dwelling, alterations and extension to the rear of same dwelling, remove existing septic tank serving same dwelling, installation of new sewerage treatment system and percolation area and construction of a new domestic garage with attic storage and all associated services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5440

• 5 Aug 2014Conditional

  Retention of 3 no. velux windows to rear of existing dwellinghouse roof

  Retention · Cork County Council, 14/5666

• 7 Dec 2011Conditional

  Construction of 2 no. ground floor extensions and associated external alterations to existing dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6552

• 26 Oct 2011Incompleted application

  Construction of a ground floor extension and associated external alterations to an existing dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6285

• 24 Aug 2011Conditional

  Construction of a new poultry unit consisting of poultry housing, store, circulation area, egg store, meal bins, wash tanks and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5817

• 23 Feb 2011Refused

  Construction of new vehicular entrance and a new poultry unit consisting of poultry housing, store, circulation area, egg store, meal bins and wash tanks and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4358

• 31 Mar 2009Conditional

  Replacement of an existing permitted (ref.No. 95/0656) 30m lattice antenna support structure carrying 2no. GSM antennae, 4no. link dishes (0.6m diameter), 2no. link dishes (0.3m diameter) with a 45m high monopole birdcage antenna support structure relocating thereon the existing equipment & adding further link dishes/drum antennae (6 X 0.6 diam., 1 X 1.2m diam., 1 X 3.0m diam.) & to extend the existing site by 7.0m to the north west & 3.5m to the south west. O2 also seek permission for a type 3 equipment container in addition to the existing ancillary equipmenty containers & generator. Access remains unchanged

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4988

• 22 Oct 2008Conditional

  Demolition of existing extension & renovations, first floor & storey and a half extensions to existing single storey dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9391

• 18 Sept 2008Incompleted application

  Demolition of extension to dwelling & renovation & extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8931

• 9 Apr 2008Application finalised

  Two storey dwellinghouse, garage and wastewater treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5943

• 21 Dec 2007Conditional

  Installation of biocycle waste water treatment system to serve existing dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/13427

• 13 Nov 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/12331

• 24 Sept 2007Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, detached garage and proprietary treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11191

• 31 Aug 2007Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/10659

The 25 most recent of 49 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: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Blackwater River Callows 000073

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Strawhall.

Architectural heritage

• Fermoy Community Hospital, hospital/infirmary, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Hospital complex, dated 1867, now in use as community hospital. Surviving seventeen-bay two-storey block at north side of complex, having central pedimented bay to front elevation with vehicular archway. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cut limestone eaves course. Roughcast rendered walls with cut limestone quoins and snecked limestone plinth course to front and gables and cut limestone plinth course to rear. Date plaque to pediment. Camber-headed window openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with limestone sills. Elliptical vehicular archway has margined cut limestone block-and-start surrounds. Some limestone paving to archway. Square-headed door opening towards east end of front elevation, with shouldered and kneed limestone surround having plinths, keystone and timber panelled door, and with limestone steps to entrance. Segmental-headed door openings to west gable and rear elevation, having cut limestone surround and timber battened door, with flight of rendered steps. Square-headed window openings to rear elevation, having mainly six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and some double six-pane timber casement windows, those to ground floor also having ten-pane overlights. Eight-bay three-storey block to south having projecting square-plan four-storey tower to middle of south elevation, four-bay single-storey extension to east, six-bay single-storey extension to south and multiple-bay single-storey addition to west. Hipped slate roofs with limestone eaves course. Rendered walls with render plinth, and with render platband at top floor sill level of tower. Flat roof to rear extension and hipped artificial slate roofs to additions to west. Camber-headed window openings, with two-over-two horizontal pane timber sliding sash windows, all with painted render sills. Triple round-headed fixed timber windows to top storey of tower, having cut limestone surrounds, keystones, imposts and sill. Square-profile painted rendered piers having cast-iron railings to painted rendered walls.

• Fermoy Community Hospital, church/chapel, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Roman Catholic chapel, built c. 1870, in grounds of hospital, having nine-bay long elevations. Pitched slate roof with render copings and having cut limestone open-work bellcote to west gable and cross finial to east gable. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render plinth course. Camber-headed window openings, those to west end bays of north elevation having double timber casement twelve-pane windows with pivoted twenty-one pane overlights, those to east having double-light timber stained-glass windows. Segmental-headed triple-light window to east gable with stained glass. Square-headed door and window openings to west gable with replacement timber fittings, with render sills. Camber-headed door openings to north elevation, having limestone surrounds, one with stained-glass overlight and glazed timber battened door, with holy water stoup. Timber battening suspended from ceiling towards east end of interior, distinguishing nave from sanctuary. Render hood-moulding to interior of east window, having decorative stops in form of human heads. Timber panelling to west end of interior. Open timber king-post truss roof to interior.

• Carrigdhoun House, house, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached irregular-plan three-bay two-storey house, dated 1907, facing south, rear elevation presenting three gables and front elevation having gabled full-height canted end bays flanking lean-to porch, diagonally set rectangular-plan oriel window to north-west corner, and single-storey lean-to porch and outbuildings to rear elevation. Pitched slate roof to front block and with brick chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with render date in two roundels to upper front gables. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, having rendered sills. Round-headed window opening to rear with margined one-over-one pane stained-glass window. Segmental-headed door opening with overlight and sidelights having timber panelled risers flanking half-glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed half-glazed timber panelled double-leaf door to porch. Porch has roughcast rendered plinth walls and glazed timber sides having eight-pane fixed timber lights. Small yard to rear bounded by rendered wall. Two-bay single-storey outbuilding with pitching door, and pitched slate roof and brick chimneystack, painted roughcast rendered walls with square-headed timber battened doors. Painted rendered square-profile piers to road entrance, with rendered caps and decorative double-leaf cast-iron gates and curving rendered entrance walls.

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

At the centre of the townland of Strawhall, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1325 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.

• Strawhall, Fermoy5 sales

Name

Strawhall · An Currach Mór

Area

2,318,957 m² (231.9 ha, 573.03 acres)

Civil parish

Clondulane, and its townlands

Barony

Condons and Clangibbon

Electoral division

Fermoy Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,971 people lived in 1,766 households in the Fermoy Rural electoral division. 60% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyoran, Ballyvadona, Carrigabrick, Fermoy, Glenarousk, Rath-Healy

Placenames

Strawhall 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.