Walterstown

122 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Walterstown, from 15 m² to 150,489 m² (15.05 ha, 37.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Walterstown 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.

• 8 Apr 2025Application withdrawn

  Earth berm at western side of existing concrete plinth, low level brickwork, (red in colour), to corners of concrete plinth, natural stone slabs to north of concrete plinth and timber information sign, 1m wide x 0.5m high.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4608

• 22 Oct 2024Conditional permission

  Permission for: 1. Single storey extension to the rear/side of our existing dwelling. 2. Elevation changes to the existing dwelling. 3. Proposed site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5994

• 28 Jun 2024Conditional

  Permission for: A) The construction of an extension to existing dwelling and all associated works, and B) The Retention of modifications to existing site entrance.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5220

• 26 Apr 2024Incompleted application

  Permission for the construction of an extension to existing dwelling house and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4743

• 23 Oct 2023Conditional

  Applying for Retention Planning Permission for the existing concrete plinth as constructed, and planning permission for the construction of an earth bund, (900mm high), and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6145

• 22 Mar 2022Conditional

  To install 2 no. windows to the north elevation of existing dwelling house and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4624

• 16 Aug 2021Conditional

  Retention of modifications to existing dwellinghouse, namely; i) single storey sunroom extension constructed to the side (South) elevation, and ii) single storey porch extension constructed to the front (East) elevation.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/6266

• 24 Jun 2021Conditional

  To construct a two storey dwellinghouse, bio-treatment unit, well, and new vehicular entrance.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5758

• 28 Jan 2021Conditional

  Permission for retention of the construction of extensions to front and rear of existing dwelling house.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/4172

• 20 Nov 2018Conditional

  Construction of a new one and two storey residential dwelling house including new vehicular entrance to access existing dwelling house from existing access road, the removal of existing septic tank and the installation of new waste water treatment systems and percolation areas to serve existing and proposed dwellings and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7034

• 19 Oct 2018Conditional

  Retention of the following: 1) Elevational and internal alterations, 2) extensions, and 3) raising of roof ridgeline to existing dwellinghouse

  Retention · Cork County Council, 18/6785

• 18 Oct 2018Incompleted application

  Construction of a new one and two storey residential dwelling house including new vehicular entrance to access existing dwelling house from existing access road, the removal of existing septic tank and the installation of new waste water treatment systems and percolation areas and all associated site development works on residential lands.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6767

• 2 Feb 2018Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension to the west of the existing school building, as well as internal alterations to the existing building. The extension will comprise the three classrooms, a learning support unit and toilet facilities. External works include installing an upgraded waste water treatment facility, percolation area and associated work.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4259

• 20 Apr 2016Conditional

  (1) Construction of new single storey extensions to the front/side and rear of existing dwelling, (2) material alterations to existing dwelling and reconfiguration of existing windows and door opening, (3) new roof light to the existing northern facing roof, (4) new 2m high boundary wall to the western side of the site, (5) demolition of existing domestic garage, and (6) all site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4879

• 18 Sept 2015Conditional

  Alterations and construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing school building. The extension will comprise of a classroom, special education needs room with supporting rooms, offices, stores, toilet, shower facilities and boiler room and associated works. External works include a sensory garden to the rear of the school and the extension of the staff car park

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6090

• 27 Aug 2015Incompleted application

  Construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing school building. The extension will comprise of a classroom, special education needs room with supporting rooms, offices, stores, toilet, shower facilities and boiler room and associated works. External works include a sensory garden to the rear of the school and the remodeling of the staff car park.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5925

• 9 Jan 2015Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing school building & associated site works. The extension will comprise of a classroom, remedial room and toilet

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4022

• 12 Sept 2013Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension to the side of the existing school building and associated site works. The extension will comprise of a classroom and rear access corridor

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5769

• 23 Aug 2013Incompleted application

  Construction of single storey extension to the side of the existing school building and associated site works. The extension will comprise of a classroom and rear access corridor

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5637

• 1 Feb 2013Conditional

  Construction of new two-storey dwelling house, waste water treatment system with pumped discharge to a polishing filter discharging to groundwater and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4163

• 25 Jan 2013Incompleted application

  Construction of a new two storey dwelling, wastewater treatment system with pumped discharge to a polishing filter discharging to groundwater and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4111

• 9 Aug 2012Conditional

  Construction of side extension and new first floor extension to dwellinghouse and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5716

• 22 Mar 2012Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4552

• 7 Mar 2012Incompleted application

  Construction of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4413

• 18 Aug 2011Refused

  Construction of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5764

The 25 most recent of 61 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 Walterstown.

Recorded monuments

• CO088-003001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Spread of burnt material (30m N-S; 16m E-W) visible in ploughed field. 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

• CO088-003002 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In tillage, on E-facing slope close to E shore of Great Islanf. No trace of castle or tower but part of bawn wall and corner tower survive. Rectangular area (c. 60m N-S; c. 50m E-W) enclosed by high ivy-clad wall to W (H c.3m) with short right-angled return (L 9.5m) at N end to E; line of wall continues E as break in slope (H c. 0.7m). To E and S, area enclosed by low overgrown wall (H c. 1m). At S end of W wall part of ground floor of rectangular tower survives (6.2m N-S); projects c. 2m W from line of W wall; E side does not survive. No dateable features noted. Castle probably originally built by Barry family (Healy 1988, 157). 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

• CO088-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On edge of steep drop to E shore of Ballynacorra river estuary. Hachured on 1935 OS 6-inch map as sub-circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m). Healy (1904, 114-5) describes it as being 'of very great size....though a large portion of it has disappeared....Some of the embankments of the rath are not less than twelve feet high'. Vincent MacMahon (pers. comm. May 1990) describes 'a low earthen bank (bordering the) NE and E, the NE bank possibly part of the original ringfort bank as suggested by locals'. Most of interior now damaged or built over by development of private marina. 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

• Walterstown School, school, 1880–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey school, dated 1884, with gabled projection to front (north) elevation and recent full-length pitched-roofed block forming double-pile to rear (south). Pitched artificial slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods and decorative red brick and rendered chimneystacks. Red brick walls with red brick string courses and plinth. Yellow brick string course to gabled projection. Circular recesses with yellow brick surrounds to gables. Carved limestone date plaque to gabled projection with yellow brick surround. Rendered walls to rear (south) block and to east. Square-headed openings with decorative red and yellow brick surrounds and timber windows. Triple square-headed openings to east and west gables of north block, those to east with decorative yellow brick block-and-start surrounds and yellow and red brick voussoirs and timber windows. Square-headed openings to gabled projection with yellow brick voussoirs and recent timber doors. Dressed and tooled limestone piers to entrance having dressed caps and metal gates. Cut limestone plinth wall with metal railings to site boundary. Artificial slate. Cast iron rainwater goods. Cut limestone piers.

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached T-plan five-bay single-storey house, built c. 1800, with single-bay single-storey pitched-roofed block to central bay of rear (west) elevation and single-bay-single-storey flat-roofed addition to rear, south bay. Now disused. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with rendered chimneystacks and render copings to gables. Painted rubble stone wall. Rendered walls to rear. Square-headed openings, some now infilled with timber. Square-headed opening to rear block with three-pane timber casement window. Square-headed door opening with 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 Walterstown, 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 Walterstown.

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 Walterstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Walterstown · Baile Ualtair

Area

1,358,221 m² (135.82 ha, 335.62 acres)

Civil parish

Templerobin, and its townlands

Barony

Barrymore

Electoral division

Cobh Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

9,050 people lived in 2,954 households in the Cobh Rural electoral division. 73% of households owned their home. 51% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ashgrove, Ballybrassil, Ballyellane, Belgrove, Currabally

Placenames

Walterstown 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.