Trabolgan

115 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Trabolgan, from 10 m² to 198,707 m² (19.87 ha, 49.1 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Special Policy Area (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 18 May 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission for a 100% renewable energy ground mounted solar array consisting of 500 No. solar PV panels (610 kWp) and all associated works. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive(EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1314

• 23 Apr 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission for a 100% renewable energy ground mounted solar array consisting of 500 No. solar PV panels (610 kWp) and all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1045

• 24 Mar 2026Grant with conditions

  1) the re-construction of part of the fire damaged single storey detached dwelling, including the re-building of the demolished utility and living room and the first floor attic and roof structure; 2) changes to the existing elevations to include new and larger windows and the application of external wall insulation to the full perimeter of the dwelling; 3) the addition of new velux rooflights to the rear roof; and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0731

• 26 Sept 2025Refused

  Permission for the construction of a new part single storey, part two storey detached dwelling, a new site entrance, an associated detached single storey garage, a new waste water treatment unit and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6033

• 26 Sept 2025Refused

  Permission for the construction of a new part single storey, part two storey detached dwelling, a new site entrance, an associated detached single storey garage, a new waste water treatment unit and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5999

• 10 Apr 2025Conditional

  Permission for construction of a new single storey detached dwelling with converted attic and with an attached single storey open sided carport, a single storey detached garage, and including a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4651

• 17 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a new single storey detached dwelling with converted attic and with an attached single storey open sided carport, a single storey detached garage, and including a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6421

• 14 Aug 2024Conditional

  Permission for retention of 1) dwelling house as constructed incl. conversion of attic space to living accommodation, 2) domestic garage as constructed, 3) vehicular entrance and site boundaries as constructed and all associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 24/5534

• 14 Jun 2024Conditional permission

  Permission for the importation of clean inert soil & stone for the restoration of a former quarry in order to improve the agricultural output and the construction of a new temporary haul road. There will be a temporary wheelwash on site for the duration of the project and the entrance gate will be widened.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5108

• 23 Apr 2024Conditional

  Permission for a change of elevation to the granted planning permission under planning reference 23/5725. The relevant change of elevation relates to the increased height of one first floor window to the rear elevation of the granted part single storey, part two storey, detached dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4696

• 8 Mar 2024Conditional

  Permission for the demolition of a lean to porch and two extensions to the east and north of the main building, the replacement of the existing windows, doors, rain water goods, internal floors, internal finishes and roof finishes to the main building, the replacement of the cement render finish with a lime render finish to the external walls, the construction of a one storey porch to the main building, the construction of a two storey extension to the east of the building, the construction of a one storey extension to the north of the main building

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4418

• 20 Feb 2024Incompleted application

  Permission for a change of elevation to the granted planning permission under planning reference 23/5725. The relevant change of elevation relates to the increased height of one first floor window to the rear elevation of the granted part single storey, part two storey detached dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4269

• 17 Jan 2024Incompleted application

  Permission for a change of elevation to the granted planning permission under planning reference 23/5725. The relevant change of elevation relates to the increased height of one first floor window to the rear elevation of the granted part single storey, part two storey detached dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4056

• 25 Aug 2023Conditional

  Change of plan to the granted planning permission under planning reference 20/4038. This application is intended to be for the construction of a new part single storey, part two storey detached dwelling and associated detached single storey garage including a waste water treatment unit and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5725

• 8 Dec 2022Conditional permission

  (1) The construction of a dwelling house, (2) the construction of a private on-site wastewater treatment system and (3) all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6710

• 28 Nov 2022Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling, a detached garage, a site entrance, a waste water treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6642

• 19 Sept 2022Conditional

  Site Development works for a mobile home park consisting of serviced sites for 40 mobile homes; 40 sites for free standing prefabricated composite decking for access to mobile homes and ancillary use. 4 sites for bin enclosures, services, connections to existing water main and existing electrical system, existing surface water stream and to existing waste water treatment plant, landscaping, and related works, all works within the existing boundaries of Trabolgan Holiday Centre, Trabolgan, Whitegate.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6103

• 17 Aug 2022Incompleted application

  Site Development works for a mobile home park consisting of serviced sites for 40 mobile homes; 40 sites for free standing prefabricated composite decking for access to mobile homes and ancillary use. 4 sites for bin enclosures, services, connections to existing water main and existing electrical system, existing surface water stream and to existing waste water treatment plant, landscaping, and related works, all works within the existing boundaries of Trabolgan Holiday Centre, Trabolgan, Whitegate.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5904

• 16 Mar 2022Refused

  To construct a storey and a half dwellinghouse, together with domestic effluent treatment plant and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4587

• 3 Dec 2021Conditional

  The construction of a new single storey detached dwelling and an associated single storey detached garage, a new waste-water treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, including all associated site works and associated landscaping.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7255

• 25 Aug 2021Conditional

  Site development works for mobilehome park consisting of serviced sites for 26 mobile homes, 1 No. reception building, 26 sites for freestanding prefabricated composite decking for access to mobile homes and ancillary use. 2 sites for bin enclosures, roads, services, connections to existing water main and existing electrical system, existing surface water stream and to existing waste water treatment plant, landscaping, and related works, all works within the existing boundaries of Trabolgan Holiday Centre.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6335

• 17 Aug 2021Conditional

  Retention of 2no. dormer windows as constructed to the first floor south elevation, a single storey rear extension as constructed, installation of 1no. sliding door and Juliet glazed balcony to first floor west elevation to dwelling house and all associated site works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/6276

• 13 May 2021Conditional

  1) the demolition of the existing single storey sunroom to the existing front elevation, 2) the construction of a new single storey extension to both the front and rear elevations, 3) changes to the existing elevations, and including all associated site works, all to the existing single storey detached dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5304

• 16 Jan 2020Conditional

  The construction of a new part single storey, part two storey detached dwelling and associated detached single storey garage including a waste water treatment unit and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4038

• 10 Jan 2020Refused

  To construct a new dwellinghouse, installation of a new treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works.

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 20/4019

The 25 most recent of 96 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 Trabolgan.

Recorded monuments

• CO100-001 Prehistoric site - lithic scatter
  Description

  Found during field walking (pers. comm. Prof. P. Woodman, U.C.C.). "Very open scatter of later prehistoric flint". 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

• CO100-002 Designed landscape - belvedere
  Description

  On 1842 OS 6-inch map as 'Roche's Tower', in demesne of Trabolgan House (CO100-040---). Roofless circular two-storey tower (diam. c. 4.95m) atop hill with commanding view of coast. Ground floor has pointed doorway facing N and tall pointed window opes facing E, S and W. Upper floor has four similar window opes. Fireplace on each floor, in NW wall, with chimney. 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

• CO100-003 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope, c. 80m N of coastline. Circular area (30.2m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse. Inner bank (int. H 1.8m) stone faced in parts; outer bank (H 0.95m) levelled for short section to WNW and SE. Gap (Wth 4m) in inner bank to E. Interior slopes down to E. Quarry short distance to S of enclosure. 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

• CO100-004 Earthwork
  Description

  On W side of avenue into Trabolgan estate. Depicted as semicircular arc (S->N) formed by depression on 1935 OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace; area planted with trees. 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

• CO100-040 Country house
  Description

  Late 18th-century house described by Bence-Jones (1978, 276) as entrance front (S) of '2-storey 8-bay centre with wings of 5 bays on either side, beyond which are shallow curved bows each with 3 windows...central single-storey Doric portico; the wings have round-headed windows'. Rear of 3 storeys. Demolished c. 1989; inscribed stone found during demolition read 'John Roche 1790'. Several estate features survive including gate-lodge, triumphal arch half way up avenue, walled garden, Roche's Tower (6104). Free-standing square chimney (H c. 15m; Wth 2.13m;) c. 450m to N of house; base stone-built, upper 9m brick-built; according to local information, part of gas works which provided light for house. 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

• CO100-045 Designed landscape feature
  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.

• CO100-061 Promontory fort - coastal
  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.

Architectural heritage

• Trabolgan House, gate lodge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan two-bay two-storey gate lodge, built c. 1860, incorporating fabric of earlier structure and having projecting gable-fronted south bay to front (west) elevation with lean-to porch to north elevation, and lean-to half-glazed extension to north elevation. Pitched artificial slate roofs with overhanging timber strutted eaves and rendered chimneystack. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed window opening to ground floor of gable-fronted south bay, having four-over-four pane timber sliding sash window. Porch comprising half-glazed, half-rendered north wall windows fixed timber paned windows, and square-headed door opening to west elevation having timber battened half-glazed door. Rendered gate piers and wrought-iron railings to north.

• Roche's Tower, farmyard complex, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding circular-plan folly tower, built c. 1790. Rubble limestone walls with pointed-arch openings.

• Trabolgan House, chimney, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding square-profile roughly coursed limestone and red brick chimney, built c. 1860, tapering and having red brick stringcourses to upper section.

• Trabolgan House, gate lodge, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding triumphal arch former gate lodge, built c. 1790, now disused. Comprising rendered walls with render quoins, entablature and dentilated cornice, round-headed arch over road having render Gibbsian-style surround and impost course. Square-headed openings to piers having rendered block-and-start surrounds.

• Signal tower, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding octagonal-plan two-storey former signal tower, built c. 1870, to west. Now disused. Rendered red brick walls having remains of decorative cast-iron brackets between floors. Remains of square-headed openings. Detached square-plan single-bay two-storey tower, built c. 1870, to east. Now disused. Remains of pyramidal roof. Rendered rubble limestone walls with red brick quoins. Camber-arched window openings with red brick voussoirs and remains of four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Freestanding circular-plan two-storey tower, built c. 1940. Rendered walls with square-headed openings to first storey.

• Roche's Point Lighthouse Keeper's House, lighthouse keeper's house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey former lighthouse keeper's house, built c. 1910, having gable-fronted porch to front (north) elevation and multiple-bay single- and two-storey extensions to rear (south), including watch tower. Now in use as house. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered end chimneystacks and render copings to gables. Pitched artificial slate roof to porch. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door openings to east and west elevations of porch having timber battened doors.

• Roche's Point Lighthouse Keeper's House, lighthouse keeper's house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay single-storey lighthouse keeper's house, built c. 1870, having two-bay single-storey extension and attached boundary walls to rear (south) elevation. Pitched artificial slate roofs with render coping to gables, rendered chimneystacks with decorative chimneypots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with bipartite two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door and fixed pane overlight.

• Roche's Point Lighthouse Keeper's House, lighthouse keeper's house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey lighthouse keeper's house, built c. 1870, with extension and boundary walls to rear (south) elevation. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack and render corbelled eaves course. Painted rendered walls, lined-and-ruled to west elevation. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and door.

• Roche's Point Lighthouse, lighthouse, 1830–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached circular-plan three-stage lighthouse, built c. 1835, having projecting platform encircling lantern, single-bay two-storey flat-roofed curving extension to west elevation and lighthouse keeper's house attached to east elevation. Faceted metal-framed glazed lantern. Rendered walls with corbels supporting platform having metal balustrade. Square-headed window openings to shaft with cut stone sills and timber sliding sash windows, four-over-four pane, and eight-over-eight pane. Three-bay double-pile lighthouse keeper's house attached to east elevation. Pitched artificial slate roof with render coping to gables, rendered chimneystacks with cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with painted sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door. Detached two-bay single-storey engine house to west of site having pitched artificial slate roof with brick eaves course, rendered walls and segmental-headed door opening with double-leaf timber battened door.

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 Trabolgan, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Trabolgan.

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.

No address of the register names Trabolgan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Trabolgan · Trá Bholgan

Area

2,738,902 m² (273.89 ha, 676.8 acres)

Civil parish

Trabolgan, and its townlands

Barony

Imokilly

Electoral division

Corkbeg, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,810 people lived in 873 households in the Corkbeg electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 47% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhook, Ballyknock, Ballytigeen, Glanagow

Placenames

Trabolgan 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.