Cornagark

20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cornagark, from 342 m² to 144,546 m² (14.45 ha, 35.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Cornagark 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.

• 18 Jun 2026N/a

  BUILDING A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/ FUEL SHED, INSTALL SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2658

• 24 Feb 2023Conditional

  10-YEAR PERMISSION AND 40 YEAR OPERATION FOR A SOLAR FARM ON 3 NO. LAND PARCELS AS DESCRIBED HEREIN: WEST PARCEL (DOVEHILL TOWNLAND) C.81.04 HECTARES, CENTRAL PARCEL (GORTNAMUCK & CURRAGHMORE (EGLISH BY) TOWNLANDS) C.42.2 HECTARES AND EAST PARCEL (GORTNAMUCK & FREAGH TOWNLANDS) C.16.07 HECTARES; A ROUTE CORRIDOR OF 3 HECTARES FOR AN UNDERGROUND INTERNAL ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTING THE WEST AND CENTRAL PARCELS TO THE EAST PARCEL CONSISTING OF C.3,956M UNDERGROUND CABLING WITHIN THE CORRIDOR OF THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD. THE TOTAL SITE AREA FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS C.142.31 HECTARES AND CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING; 834,632 SQ. METRES OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED STEEL FRAMES; INVERTER/TRANSFORMER STATIONS; UNDERGROUND POWER AND COMMUNICATION CABLES AND DUCTS; BOUNDARY SECURITY FENCING; 2 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE (MV) CONTROL BUILDINGS; NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; 3 NO. SITE ENTRANCES TO THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD; 40 NO. CCTV/ LIGHTING POSTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES AND WORKS. INSTALLATIONS OF INTERNAL NETWORK CABLE COMPRISE TRENCHING FOR AN UNDERGROUND MEDIUM VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLE AND ASSOCIATED JOINT BAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2,750 METRES IN LENGTH ALONG THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 1,206 METRES WITHIN THE SOLAR FARM LANDS. THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM WILL BE BROKEN INTO 2 NO. SEPARATE PHASES. 'PHASE 1' WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL (C.16.07 HA), CENTRAL PARCEL (C.42.2 HA) AND THE WEST PARCEL (C.14.46 HA). 'PHASE 2' OF THE SOLAR FARM WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS IN THE WEST PARCEL COVERING A SITE AREA OF C.66.58 HA. AS PART OF A SEPARATE STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (SID) PLANNING APPLICATION, PROVISION OF A 110KV ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION WITH ELECTRICAL CONTROL BUILDING, ASSOCIATED COMPOUND WITH PALISADE FENCE AND 2 NO. OVERHEAD LINE MASTS, WHICH IS TO BE LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL, WILL BE LODGED WITH AN BORD PLEANÁLA IN DUE COURSE

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2374

• 5 Dec 2022N/a

  A 10-YEAR PERMISSION AND 40 YEAR OPERATION FOR A SOLAR FARM ON 3 NO. LAND PARCELS AS DESCRIBED HEREIN: WEST PARCEL (DOVEHILL TOWNLAND) C. 119.25 HECTARES, CENTRAL PARCEL (GORTNAMUCK & CURRAGHMORE (EGLISH BY) TOWNLANDS) C. 42.2 HECTARES AND EAST PARCEL (GORTNAMUCK & FREAGH TOWNLANDS) C. 16.07 HECTARES; A ROUTE CORRIDOR OF 3.5 HECTARES FOR AN UNDERGROUND INTERNAL ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTING THE WEST AND CENTRAL PARCELS TO THE EAST PARCEL CONSISTING OF C. 3,859M UNDERGROUND CABLING WITHIN THE CORRIDOR OF THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD. THE TOTAL SITE AREA FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS C. 181.02 HECTARES AND CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING;1,070,756 SQ. METRES OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED STEEL FRAMES; INVERTER / TRANSFORMER STATIONS; UNDERGROUND POWER AND COMMUNICATION CABLES AND DUCTS; BOUNDARY SECURITY FENCING; 2 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE (MV) CONTROL BUILDINGS; NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; SITE ENTRANCES TO THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD; 54 NO. CCTV/ LIGHTING POSTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES AND WORKS. INSTALLATIONS OF INTERNAL NETWORK CABLE COMPRISE TRENCHING FOR AN UNDERGROUND MEDIUM VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLE AND ASSOCIATED JOINT BAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 3,859 METRES IN LENGTH ALONG THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 661.5 METRES WITHIN THE SOLAR FARM LANDS. THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM WILL BE BROKEN INTO 2 NO. SEPARATE PHASES. 'PHASE 1' WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL (C. 16.07 HA), CENTRAL PARCEL (C. 42.2 HA) AND THE WEST PARCEL (C. 52.67 HA). 'PHASE 2' OF THE SOLAR FARM WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS IN THE WEST PARCEL COVERING A SITE AREA OF C. 66.58 HA. AS PART OF A SEPARATE STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (SID) PLANNING APPLICATION, PROVISION OF A 110KV ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION WITH ELECTRICAL CONTROL BUILDING, ASSOCIATED COMPOUND WITH PALISADE FENCE AND 2 NO. OVERHEAD LINE MASTS, WHICH IS TO BE LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL, WILL BE LODGED WITH AN BORD PLEANÁLA IN DUE COURSE

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22622

• 11 Nov 2022N/a

  A 10-YEAR PERMISSION AND 40 YEAR OPERATION FOR A SOLAR FARM ON 3 NO. LAND PARCELS AS DESCRIBED HEREIN: WEST PARCEL (DOVEHILL TOWNLAND) C. 119.25 HECTARES, CENTRAL PARCEL (GORTAMUCK & CURRAGHMORE (EGLISH BY) TOWNLANDS) C. 42.2 HECTARES AND EAST PARCEL (GORTAMUCK & FREAGH TOWNLANDS) C. 16.07 HECTARES; A ROUTE CORRIDOR OF 3.5 HECTARES FOR AN UNDERGROUND INTERNAL ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTING THE WEST AND CENTRAL PARCELS TO THE EAST PARCEL CONSISTING OF C. 3,859M UNDERGROUND CABLING WITHIN THE CORRIDOR OF THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD. THE TOTAL SITE AREA FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS C. 181.02 HECTARES AND CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING;1,070,756 SQ. METRES OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED STEEL FRAMES; INVERTER / TRANSFORMER STATIONS; UNDERGROUND POWER AND COMMUNICATION CABLES AND DUCTS; BOUNDARY SECURITY FENCING; 2 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE (MV) CONTROL BUILDINGS; NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; SITE ENTRANCES TO THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD; 54 NO. CCTV/ LIGHTING POSTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES AND WORKS. INSTALLATIONS OF INTERNAL NETWORK CABLE COMPRISE TRENCHING FOR AN UNDERGROUND MEDIUM VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLE AND ASSOCIATED JOINT BAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 3,859 METRES IN LENGTH ALONG THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 661.5 METRES WITHIN THE SOLAR FARM LANDS. THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM WILL BE BROKEN INTO 2 NO. SEPARATE PHASES. 'PHASE 1' WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL (C. 16.07 HA), CENTRAL PARCEL (C. 42.2 HA) AND THE WEST PARCEL (C. 52.67 HA). 'PHASE 2' OF THE SOLAR FARM WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS IN THE WEST PARCEL COVERING A SITE AREA OFC. 66.58 HA. AS PART OF A SEPARATE STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (SID) PLANNING APPLICATION, PROVISION OF A 1 10KV ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION WITH ELECTRICAL CONTROL BUILDING, ASSOCIATED COMPOUND WITH PALISADE FENCE AND 2 NO. OVERHEAD LINE MASTS, WHICH IS TO BE LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL, WILL BE LODGED WITH AN BORD PLEANÁLA IN DUE COURSE

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22586

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 Cornagark.

Recorded monuments

• OF031-026 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Not marked on first two editions of the OS 6-inch maps. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF031-028 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Not marked on first two editions of the OS 6-inch maps. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cornagark.

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 5 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.

Terrain model

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

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 Cornagark with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Cornagark · Corr na gCearc

Area

734,637 m² (73.46 ha, 181.53 acres)

Civil parish

Drumcullen, and its townlands

Barony

Eglish

Electoral division

Drumcullen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Drumcullen electoral division: 454 people in 152 households; 89% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Dovehill, Gortnamuck, Lisduff, Money

Placenames

Cornagark 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.