Knockane

364 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockane, from 5 m² to 102,384 m² (10.24 ha, 25.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 60 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 290 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 28 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Education and Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M3Local Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
  Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 8 May 2026N/a

  2 no. existing mobile homes for use during the construction period and planning permission for the construction of a new dwelling house, driveway and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660520

• 18 Dec 2025Conditional

  construction of a dwelling house over basement, incorporating a garage, home gym and storage area, a new site entrance, connection to existing public sewer and carry out all associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2561354

• 18 Dec 2025Conditional

  the demolition of the rear extension, shed and out building and the construction of a two storey rear extension and a single storey bin, bicycle and general store building in the back garden and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2561350

• 29 Oct 2025Conditional

  (a) construct a block of 4 No. domestic houses (b) Construct new access onto public road and install new service road, public footpath car parking and associated works (c) Install new foul and storm sewer with connection to public sewer along with all ancillary services connecting to public utility services with all associated site works

  Permission, 4 homes · Limerick County Council, 2561108

• 8 Oct 2025N/a

  a two storey dwelling house, site entrance and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 25330

• 2 Sept 2025Conditional

  the construction of a covered training area and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560881

• 29 Aug 2025Conditional

  change of use of the former ground floor commercial premises to residential use, incorporating it with the existing first-floor residential accommodation to create a single dwelling house with all associated site works and existing connection to all public utility services

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560874

• 13 Jun 2025Conditional

  a change of use of an existing vacant building from child psychiatry consultation, meeting rooms and associated offices to residential use as a single dwelling, in a proposal that retains the existing building

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560563

• 13 Feb 2025Conditional

  the erection of 6 no. 15m high flood lights to perimeter the existing playing pitch and the erection of 12m high ball stop net at either end of the playing pitch and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2534

• 17 Jan 2025N/a

  the erection of 6 no. 15m high flood lights to perimeter the existing playing pitch and the erection of 12m high ball stop net at either end of the playing pitch and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2513

• 16 Jul 2024Conditional

  a change of use of an existing vacant building from child psychiatry consultation, meeting rooms and associated offices to 2 No. apartments, comprising of a 2 bedroom apartment on the ground floor and a 1 bedroom apartment on the first floor, in a proposal that retains the existing building

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 24294

• 26 Jun 2024Refused

  the construction of a section of side wall and a rear wall to the existing storage shed and also a mezzanine floor for storage purposes and all associated works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 24254

• 27 Mar 2024Conditional

  rear extension to existing house and removal of chimney and all associated site works at their property

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460264

• 20 Mar 2024N/a

  the construction of 2no. detached two storey houses, screen wall behind existing house at 3 Knockane entrance and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2498

• 15 Mar 2024N/a

  the (a) construction of a block of 4 No. domestic houses (b) Construction of new access onto public road and install new service road, public footpath car parking and associated works (c) Installation of new foul and storm sewer with connection to public sewer along with all ancillary services connecting to public utility services with all associated site works

  Permission, 4 homes · Limerick County Council, 2460232

• 9 Jan 2024Conditional

  The development will consist of: (i) A new two storey school building standalone extension, incorporating Classrooms, Specialist Teaching spaces, Special Education Needs Unit, Offices and Ancillary accommodation. Services to include roof mounted photovoltaic panels & plant room. (ii) An external heat pump and gas tank compound and a standalone substation building. (iii) Adjustments to the existing vehicular and pedestrian site entrance gates onto Bóthar Buí road and on-site set down improvements, new internal access roadways, increase of on-site car parking including a covered bicycle stand, site lighting, and all ancillary site works, including temporary construction site access route off the Knockanes Road

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460013

• 21 Jun 2023N/a

  construction of a block of 3 No. domestic houses, construction of new access onto public road and install new service road, public footpath car parking and associated works, installation of new foul and storm sewer with connection to public sewer along with all ancillary services connecting to public utility services with all associated site works

  Permission, 3 homes · Limerick County Council, 2360430

• 8 Jun 2023Conditional

  the demolition of existing substandard extension & storage sheds and construction of a new extension with a rear access gate and enlarged rear yard, rear dormer window. Increase height of the two existing front dormer windows and new flat roof and parapet wall over porch and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23307

• 20 Apr 2023Conditional

  a change of use of existing building from Child psychiatry consultation, meeting rooms and associated offices previously granted under planning application reference 02/1922 to residential use, consisting or 2 no. 2 bedroom, 2 storey apartments. The development is to consist of demolition of the rear section of the existing building, construction of an extension to the remaining 2 store portion to provide one apartment and the construction of a two store separate building containing the second apartment in the remaining rear area, as well as associated elevational modifications and site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23219

• 25 Jan 2023Refused

  two storey dwelling house, site entrance and all associated site works. Permission for conversion of existing store to domestic garage

  Outline permission · Limerick County Council, 2341

• 6 Jan 2023Conditional

  to alter, extend and divide existing buildings, incorporating a change of use from public house with adjoining private residential accommodation to (Block A) a street fronting development consisting of one own-door one-bed apartment, one 2-bed own-door apartment, one one-bed own-door apartment and one own-door studio apartment and separate building (Block B) consisting of one 1-bed own door house and one own door studio type house Block A and Block B will be accessed off of South Quay . No. 13 South Quay is a recorded protected structure

  Permission, 3 homes · Limerick County Council, 2360003

• 22 Sept 2022Conditional

  the construction of a domestic storage shed and construct new boundary wall in the position granted permission under planning reference 22/571 and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 221021

• 23 May 2022Conditional

  the refurbishment and extension of existing dwelling which will also include a domestic double garage, to set back original entrance and boundary wall for improved sightlines and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22571

• 13 May 2022Conditional

  the retainment of existing domestic garage/garden shed on her land

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 22531

• 2 Feb 2022Conditional

  domestic garage and attic conversion to residential use with gable windows over dwelling house

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 22101

The 25 most recent of 46 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 Knockane.

Recorded monuments

• LI036-063 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on slight W-facing slope. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Field boundaries have been removed immediately E of site. Aerial photograph (ASIAP) taken in 2002 shows cropmark of univallate circular enclosure. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 324/21, 22, 23, 24 on 05/10/2002.

• LI036-068 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, is no longer evident in area now occupied by farmyard. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-070 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on slight WNW-facing slope. Monument, depicted as embanked roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding triple-arch road bridge, built c. 1840, spanning the River Arra, having splayed arch to northern arch of east elevation. Camber-headed arches with tooled limestone voussoirs with raised keystones and dressed rubble stone soffits springing from tooled limestone piers having corbels to north and south elevations of piers below impost level. Tooled limestone and rendered bases to piers with tooled limestone V-cutwaters to west elevation with cap stones. Snecked tooled limestone spandrels and parapet walls having tooled limestone coping stones. Recent street lamps and recent wrought-iron railings attached to parapets. Tarmac carriageway to surface. Dressed rubble stone-faced embankments to north and south banks of river, having circular drain opening to northern embankment having dressed limestone surrounds.

• Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1825–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan double-height gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built in 1828, comprising nave with three-stage entry bell tower to side (east) of nave with two-stage canted stairwell block to side (east) of bell tower. Four-bay side aisles (built c. 1920) and transepts flanking nave, having single-bay porch and canted-front chapel to front (north) of western side aisle. Single-bay single-storey break front bays to side elevations of side aisles, and box-bay side chapel to front (north) elevation of western transept. Single-bay double-height chancel to rear (south) of nave flanked by single-bay single-storey lean-to additions. Two-bay single-storey sacristies to rear (south) of transepts. Later two-bay single-storey gable-fronted porch to front (north) of eastern transept with additional porch to side (east) of eastern side aisle. Later single-bay single-storey porch to front (north) of western transept. Pitched artificial slate roofs having rendered cross finials and cast-iron rainwater goods. Tooled limestone eaves courses throughout. Dressed limestone parapet walls to sacristies and side chapel, with tooled limestone coping and corbels with concealed rainwater goods and cast-iron downpipes. Hipped and single-pitched artificial slate roofs elsewhere. Tooled limestone chimneystack to eastern sacristy. Artificial slate cat-slide roofs to side aisles. Flat roofs to porches to side (east) elevation of eastern side aisle and front elevation of western transept having tooled limestone parapets with concealed rainwater goods and cast-iron downpipes. Tooled limestone corbels to eaves level of bell tower. Snecked rusticated limestone walls to front elevations of bell tower, nave and canted-front chapel with rusticated limestone quoins and tooled limestone coping to plinth. Snecked dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins elsewhere. Recent rendered plinth to gable-fronted porch. Roughly dressed rubble limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins to side (east) and rear (south) elevations of eastern transept. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls to side (west) and rear (south) elevations of western transept. Tooled limestone plaque to front elevation of western transept porch. Rusticated limestone buttresses to front elevations and side (east) elevation of bell tower. Tooled stone stringcourse to front elevation of nave with recent render repairs. Pointed arch window openings with chamfered ashlar limestone sills and block-and-start surrounds with chamfered reveals throughout, having dressed limestone voussoirs to relieving arches. Openings occurring in single-, bipartite-, tripartite- and five-light arrangements with reticulated and intersecting tooled limestone tracery with lead-lined stained glass windows and lead-lined quarry-glazed windows. Tooled limestone hoodmouldings to transepts, chancel and side aisles. Blocked window opening to side (south) elevation of bell tower. Square-headed window openings with chamfered tooled limestone sill, block-and-start surrounds and timber louvers to side (east) elevation of boiler house. Square-headed window opening with chamfered tooled limestone sills to stairwell block, having tooled limestone block-and-start surround and lintel having lead-lined lattice work windows with stained glass margins. Oculus window openings with tooled limestone surrounds to front elevation of nave, front and side (east) elevations of bell tower and front elevation of nave having dressed limestone voussoirs to relieving arch and corbelled tooled limestone hoodmouldings. Tooled limestone plate tracery with lead-lined lattice work and stained glass windows to front elevation openings. Multiple-foil rose windows to bell tower having lead-lined lattice work and stained glass windows. Bipartite pointed arch louvre openings with chamfered tooled limestone sills and block-and-start surrounds to third stage of bell tower having reticulated tracery and slate louvres. Pointed arch door openings throughout, having diminishing tooled limestone block-and-start surround, voussoirs and hoodmoulding to front elevation opening of bell tower having engaged flanking columns to surround and double-leaf timber battened doors with decorative wrought-iron strap hinges. Tooled limestone stepped approach with recent handrail. Chamfered tooled limestone surrounds and voussoirs elsewhere, having chamfered reveals and corbelled tooled limestone hoodmouldings with single double-leaf timber battened doors with decorative wrought-iron hinges. Square-headed door openings with chamfered tooled limestone block-and-start surrounds to side (east) elevation of sacristy having tooled limestone step with recent render ramp and timber battened door surmounted by lead-lined lattice work overlight with stained glass margins. Square-headed window opening with tooled limestone block-and-start surrounds to side (south) elevation of boiler house having tooled limestone lintel and step with wrought-iron door. Panelled plaster roof to interior of bell tower having corbelled eaves and tooled marble piscina. Shallow vaulted plaster ceilings with reticulated ribs to nave and transepts, springing from moulded eaves courses. Pointed arch arcades dividing nave from side aisles springing from polished granite columns having render pedestals and capitals. Raised plastered cruck roof to side aisles springing from corbels and capitals to nave arcade. Shallow vaulted plaster ceilings crossing with reticulated ribs, foliated bosses and central ribbed medallion with pendant. Pointed elliptical arches springing from engaged columns to north of nave supporting balcony with organs and plastered parapets with trefoil-headed arcades. Gothic Revival style tooled stone commemorative plaques commemorating Rev. John Brahan to western transept and Rev. Thomas Coll to eastern transept. Tiered steps to chancel having carved white marble reredos, altar with polychrome panels and carved white marble pulpit, chair and second timber pulpit. Carved marble altars with statues of Sacred Heart and Blessed Virgin Mary to side aisles flanking chancel. Elliptical-headed door opening to sacristy having moulded chamfered reveals and glazed timber door flanked by glazed timber sidelights surmounted by overlights with decorative wrought-iron screen. Timber Gothic Revival style timber confession booths to side aisles. Situated within own grounds having tooled limestone, rubble stone and rendered enclosing walls. Splayed entrance to north comprising tooled limestone walls with plinths and coping surmounted by cast-iron railing. Octagonal tooled limestone piers with recessed trefoil-headed panels having tiered tooled limestone coping supporting single- and double-leaf cast-iron gates. Rendered stepped approach to south having tooled limestone flanking walls with recessed trefoil-headed arcades and tooled limestone piers. Recent tarmac paved ramped approach to east of church from car park flanked by tooled limestone walls, with square-profile piers having tooled limestone coping, capping and galvanised railing. Double-leaf galvanised-iron gates.

• Saint Catherine's, convent/nunnery, church/chapel, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding H-plan former convent and convent chapel, built c. 1850. Comprising central seven-bay two-storey block with portico to front (south-east). Seven-bay two-storey gable-fronted traversing block to side (south-west) incorporating two-bay double-height former chapel to front. Recent multiple-bay two-storey additions to side (south-west). Eight-bay two-storey gable-fronted traversing block to side (north-east) having recent three-bay two-storey gable-fronted extension and boiler house to side (north-east). Various later additions to rear (north-west) and side (north-east). Now in use as nursing home and retirement apartments. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, recent cast-aluminium and uPVC rainwater goods. Rendered parapet walls to gable fronts of traversing blocks having tooled limestone coping and cross finials. Hipped and pitched slate roofs to recent additions to side (south-west). Flat bitumen clad roof to boiler house. Rendered walls throughout with tooled limestone plinths and quoins to central and traversing blocks. Recent tooled limestone plaque to front elevation of former chapel. Render plinths to additions. Render portico to front elevation comprising Doric columns, architrave, frieze and cornice with glazed roof. Square-headed window openings with chamfered tooled limestone sills, lintels and block-and-start surrounds to front and side elevations, having timber-framed bipartite windows with four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Timber-framed tripartite window to ground floor of front elevation to north-eastern traversing block with four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Pointed arch window openings with chamfered tooled limestone sills, voussoirs and block-and-start surrounds to front and side (north-east, south-west) elevations of former chapel, having timber Y-tracery to lead-lined lattice work windows to side elevation openings. Tooled limestone hoodmoulding with label stops and intersecting timber tracery to front elevation of chapel with trefoil overlights and central five-point rose window. Pointed segmental-headed door opening to front elevation of central block within portico, having chamfered tooled limestone surround, voussoirs, stepped approach and glazed timber door. Having single-pane sidelight surmounted by single-pane overlight within panelled tooled limestone spandrels beneath tooled limestone hoodmoulding with label stops. Square-headed door opening with chamfered tooled limestone lintel and block-and-start surround to front elevation of central block, having replacement glazed timber door with single-pane sidelight surmounted by bipartite overlight. Square-headed door opening with render reveals and timber battened door to side (north-east) elevation of chapel. Located within own grounds with splayed entrance to east, comprising dressed limestone walls having tooled limestone capping and square-profile piers surmounted by wrought-iron railings. Dressed limestone square-profile gate piers having tooled stone capping and recent double-leaf wrought-iron gates.

• Monument, 1950–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding stone monument, erected in 1955, commemorating volunteers killed during the Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War. Central pier comprising rusticated ashlar granite with ashlar cut limestone-faced plinth to lower half of rear (north) and side (east, west) elevations. Celtic interlace panels below capping of cut limestone facing. Ashlar cut limestone plinth forming pedestal to front (south) elevation surmounted by Italian carved marble statues of Maid of Eire handing on the 'Torch of Freedom from the dying volunteers, to the youth of the Nation'. Pier surmounted by recess accommodating render crosses to front and side (east, west) elevations above render capping with render finial. Inscribed marble panels to front and side (east, west) elevations. Pier mounted on tooled limestone stepped platform. Rubble-stone enclosing walls to sides (east, west) having crenellated rubble stone coping. Wrought-iron railing and single-leaf wrought-iron gates to front.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_439 (ZIP).

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.

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

Name

Knockane · An Cnocán

Area

991,274 m² (99.13 ha, 244.95 acres)

Civil parish

Monagay, and its townlands

Barony

Glenquin

Electoral division

Newcastle Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Newcastle Urban electoral division: 5,602 people in 2,113 households; 52% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinvallig, Ballymackesy, Castle Demesne, Cullenagh, Gortboy, Killeline, Rathnaneane, Shangarry

Placenames

Knockane 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.