Churchtown

233 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Churchtown, from 2 m² to 227,028 m² (22.7 ha, 56.1 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 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 · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Green Infrastructure (Open space, park)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 21 Sept 2026Awaiting validation sro

  Planning permission for (a) Construction of a single story multi-purpose building (for equipment storage, gym and/or meetings), (b) Reconfiguration of existing perimeter fence to existing playground, (c) Removal of existing internal gate, and (d) All associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2461

• 24 Aug 2026Invalid - case closed

  Planning permission for (a) Construction of a single story multi-purpose building (for equipment storage, gym and/or meetings), (b) Reconfiguration of existing perimeter fence to existing playground, (c) Removal of existing internal gate, and (d) All associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2204

• 21 Jul 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission for (a) Construction of a single storey multi-purpose building (for equipment storage, gym and/or meetings), (b) Reconfiguration of existing perimeter fence to existing playground, (c) Removal of existing internal gate, and (d) All associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1941

• 7 Jul 2026Awaiting f.i. response

  Permission for :- (1) Alterations to front and rear elevations and roof of existing rear extension, (2) Retention of alterations to rear elevation of the dwelling house from those granted permission under Planning Ref: No. N/99/1524, (3) All associated site works to dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1828

• 24 Jun 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission for (a) Construction of a single storey multi-purpose building (for equipment storage, gym and/or meetings), (b) Reconfiguration of existing perimeter fence to existing playground, (c) Removal of existing gate, and (d) All associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1680

• 10 Jun 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission for :- (1) alterations to front and rear elevations, (2) retention of alterations to rear elevation from those granted permission under Planning Ref: No. N/99/1524, (3) alterations to roof of existing rear extension, and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1535

• 28 Apr 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  Planning permission sought for (1) alterations to front elevations, (2) retention of alterations to rear elevation from those granted permission under Planning Ref: No. N/99/1524, (3) alterations to roof of existing rear extension, and all associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1083

• 21 Mar 2026Refused

  Permission to extend and alter an existing dwelling house to include an increase in the height of the main roof ridge, the construction of two dormer-type windows to the front roof plane, and the construction of a two-storey rear extension.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0706

• 21 Mar 2026Refused

  Permission to extend and alter an existing dwelling house to include an increase in the height of the main roof ridge, the construction of two dormer-type windows to the front roof plane, and the construction of a two-storey rear extension.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0707

• 23 Oct 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for retention of the existing garage to the rear of the dwelling, permission for retention of the cornerstone render at front and side elevations, permission for retention of existing chimney and permission for retention of existing entrance and boundary wall

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6270

• 26 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for a new store room extension to the side of the existing nursing home with alterations and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6029

• 8 Aug 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to construct a new dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5597

• 19 Jul 2024Conditional

  Permission for 1) 1st floor extension to rear of existing townhouse, 2) alteration to front elevation of townhouse, 3) demolition of existing windows, external walls & roof covering at first floor level to rear of townhouse and 4) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5371

• 5 Jun 2024Conditional

  Permission for 1) 1st floor extension to rear of existing townhouse, 2) alterations to front elevations and 3) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5033

• 14 Feb 2024Conditional permission

  Permission to retain existing substructure as presently constructed under planning reference 07/4311 and for planning permission to complete the works which consists of the construction of a two storey dwelling house with all associated site services and site works.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 24/4232

• 19 Dec 2023Incompleted application

  Permission to retain existing substructure as presently constructed under Pl.Reg.No. 07/4311 and permission to complete the works which consists of the construction of a two storey dwelling house with all associated site services and site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6532

• 5 Dec 2023Conditional

  Permission to demolish the existing single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house and construct a new single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house with alterations and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6422

• 10 May 2023Refused

  A two-storey detached dwelling house with a converted attic, 2 no. car parking spaces for the proposed dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4924

• 28 Mar 2023Incompleted application

  A two-storey detached dwelling house with a converted attic, the construction serving carpark and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4568

• 28 Mar 2023Withdrawn

  The construction of a detached two storey building which will contain (1) a studio workshop for light craft work (2) storage area (3) offices Space, (4) adjacent carparking facilities and (5) all associated site and landscaping works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4565

• 27 Mar 2023Conditional

  Permission for the change of design of the proposed construction of a new two storey extension to the rear of the existing nursing home to include a minor increase in floor area at ground and first floor level from that granted under Pl. Reg No. 19/5703 and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4546

• 13 Feb 2023Incompleted application

  Permission for the change of design of the proposed construction of a new two storey extension to the rear of the existing nursing home to include a minor increase in floor area at ground and first floor level from that granted under Pl. Reg. No. 19/5703 and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4235

• 24 Nov 2022Incompleted application

  Change of design of the proposed construction of a new two storey extension to the rear of the existing nursing home, as granted under planning ref. no. 19/05703 and all associated site and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6624

• 23 Dec 2021Conditional

  (A) Construct a single storey building used for storage (40 Sqm),(B) modify the proposed foul drainage layout permitted under planning reg. no. 19/05703 including the installation of a pre-treatment system to treat the sewage generated on site prior to discharging to the Irish Water Sewer Network, (C) modify the proposed storm drainage layout permitted under planning ref no. 19/05703 including the relocation and reconfiguration of the proposed infiltration tank and (D) carry out all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7516

• 22 Sept 2021Conditional

  Retention permission to retain existing substructure as built under planning permission 07/4311 and for permission to complete the works which consists of a two-storey dwelling house and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6589

The 25 most recent of over 100 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

Recorded monuments

• CO016-055 Graveyard
  Description

  Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as wooded area (c. 55m N-S; c. 175m E-W) with cruciform church in centre; marked as graveyard (c. 40m x 40m) on 1905 OS 6-inch map. In pasture, c. 450m to WSW of Churchtown village. Square area enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.5m), stone-faced internally on N and E sides, externally on W side; forming townland boundary on S side. Entrance on E side through gate with stone-built mortared piers. Interior slightly raised and overgrown; ground surface uneven. Inside entrance is altar tomb with date of 1859, chest tomb of 1845 and unmarked vault; two low burial markers noted near NW corner. No visible surface trace of church; this was C of I parish church of Churchtown which, according to local tradition, was originally built as a coffee house but had a tower and belfry added when consecrated in 1792; it was demolished in 1894 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 2, 182-3). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO016-056001 Graveyard
  Description

  In Churchtown village. Roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 48m WSW-ENE; c. 40m NNW-SSE), enclosed by high coped stone walls rebuilt in 1898 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 2, 183). Entered by wrought iron gate at S end of W wall. Ruin of Bruhenny parish church (14406) in centre. In occasional use; area within and to E of church overgrown, otherwise under grass. Most headstones date from 18th century, earliest noted dated to 1737 (ibid.). Interior of church full of flat slabs, table tombs and vaults, all of 18th and 19th century date. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO016-056002 Church
  Description

  In centre of graveyard (14561). Fragmentary ivy-grown remains of church which appears to have consisted of nave (16.7m E-W; 9.65m N-S) and chancel (c. 9.6m E-W: c. 7m N-S). Chancel now reduced to overgrown, slightly-raised area. Area of chancel arch now mound of rubble; Grove White (1905-25, vol. 2, opp. 184) has photograph of chancel arch, showing low, bluntly pointed arch with narrow uncut voussoirs. West wall of nave survives only at foundation level. South wall reduced to lower courses except short central section (max. int. H 2.55m). East half of N wall survives to near full height (H c. 4m) but otherwise much ruined. Both side walls of nave lined internally by high, bluntly pointed blank arcading (D 0.55m; Wth 3.6m; H 2.75m), separated by plain piers (Wth 0.8m); parts of three arches survive on each wall, the easternmost springing from E end wall of nave; not clear whether arcading continued further to W though space for a fourth. Window and door embrasures are set into rear wall of arcading. In S wall second bay of arcade from E, has splayed and lintelled window embrasure. East side of third bay from E is fragmentary, but appears to have accommodate doorway (Wth 1.38m); photo of 1906 (ibid.) shows it covered by segmental arch. Easternmost arch in N wall contains fragment of splayed window embrasure. Second bay of arcade from E has been blocked up to take mural plaque (18th/19th century?), the base of which survives. Chest tomb blocks what survives of third arched recess. Broken chest tomb occupies SW corner of nave; according to Grove White (ibid., 183) one of these tombs dates to 1722. Immediately outside S wall of church is cut-stone fragment from window surround: sill of light with central mullion. Remains of parish church of Bruhenny. Report of 1615 describes nave 'in repair', chancel 'in ruins', abandoned by 1694 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 73). A church listed in Papal Taxation of 1291 (ibid., 72). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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

• House, 1825–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1835, having two-storey lean-to addition to rear, with recent glazed porch extension. Pitched slate roofs with cut limestone chimneystacks, and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughly coursed tooled limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins. Roughcast render to south elevation. Square-headed window openings with cut tooled limestone voussoirs and limestone sills, with timber sldiding sash windows, six-over-three pane to first floor and six-over-six pane to ground floor. One two-over-two pane window to return. Square-headed door opening with painted render cornice partially covering cut tooled limestone voussoirs, and replacement uPVC door. Outbuildings around yard to east comprising two multiple-bay two-storey blocks with pitched slate and corrugated-iron roofs, cast-iron rainwater goods and random rubble limestone walls, both having single segmental-headed openings with cut tooled limestone voussoirs. Rubble limestone gate piers on square-plan to north side of house, accessing yard, with double-leaf wrought-iron gates having decorative scroll detail. Random rubble limestone walls to garden to front of house, having pedestrian gate with roughly dressed square-plan limestone piers and wrought-iron gate.

• House, 1825–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1835, with single-storey lean-to extension to rear. Built as part of terrace of five. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods, and having eaves course of exposed limestone to rear and rendered to front. Corrugated-iron roof to extension. Roughcast rendered walls with inlaid coloured glass to first floor and smooth rendered walls to ground floor, having render band frame to first floor. Exposed rubble limestone walls to rear. Square-headed one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with render surrounds and cut limestone sills. Square-headed door opening with render surround, double-leaf timber panelled doors and limestone steps.

• House, 1825–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1835, with recent flat-roof extension to rear. Built as part of terrace of five. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered and cut limestone chimneystacks, and uPVC rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins. Exposed rubble limestone walls to rear. Square-headed one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with render surrounds and cut limestone sills. Square-headed door opening with render surround, having timber battened door with brass door handle and limestone threshold.

• House, 1825–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1835, with single-storey lean-to extension to rear. Built as part of terrace of five. Pitched slate roof with cut limestone chimneystacks, render eaves course and missing its rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls to front and north gable and exposed rubble limestone walls to rear. Square-headed window openings with painted render surrounds and painted stone sills, having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with render surround, having timber panelled door with overlight.

• Churchtown House, country house, 1720–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay three-storey country house, built c. 1800, with slightly lower three-storey stairs return to rear, flanked by two-storey block at west end of rear, parallel to axis of main block, and similar height three-storey block at right angles to east end of rear. Single-and two-bay single- and two-storey extensions to latter blocks and to north-east corner of main block. Slate roofs throughout, hipped to main block, pitched to three-storey rear block, lean-to to two-storey block and to extensions, with cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls, front elevation having render plinth and edging and smooth rendered string courses at upper floor sill levels. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills, having six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to top floor and six-over-six pane to lower floors. Round-headed openings to stairs return, with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. West rear block has tripartite nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. East rear block has eight-over-four pane window to top floor and twelve-over-eight pane to first floor. Elliptical-headed door opening comprising timber panelled door flanked by timber engaged columns and paned sidelights, and surmounted by spoked fanlight, approached by cut limestone steps. L-plan outbuilding to north-west, having re-entrant corner and integral carriageway through eastern range. Pitched slate roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods, with ashlar limestone bellcote to northern range. Random rubble limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins, and tooled limestone voussoirs to openings. Elliptical-arched opening to north block having alternating tooled limestone and possibly Churchtown marble voussoirs, with date inscribed on keystone. Cut tooled limestone gate piers to south entrance of yard. Random rubble limestone walled garden to west of site, having elliptical-headed entrance with tooled cut limestone voussoirs to east wall. Painted stone piers with decorative wrought-iron double-leaf and pedestrian gates set in pebbledash walls with painted cut-stone coping to south-west of site.

• Boss Murphy's, house, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, set at right angles to street. Also in use as public house and restaurant, having six-bay two-storey wing to west, being formerly terraced of houses built c.1830. Canted-bay windows to ground floor of front elevation of house, and recent flat-roofed projection to east end of street front with timber shopfronts. Flat roof and monopitched extensions to rear of street frontage. Pitched slate roofs, artificial slate to former houses, with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Slate hipped roofs to canted bays. Snecked tooled limestone walls. Square-headed openings to first floor of all elevations with tooled limestone sills, tooled cut limestone voussoirs and replacement uPVC windows. Painted limestone sills and timber casement windows to canted bays. Square-headed door opening to front elevation of house with half-glazed timber door, polychromatic overlight and cut limestone steps, with decorative tiling to entrance interior. Square-headed former window opening with replacement uPVC door to street elevation. Random rubble limestone boundary walls to site.

• House, 1825–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited detached L-plan three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1835, having lean-to and flat-roofed extensions to rear. Hipped slate roof, pitched to gable ends, with cut limestone chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked tooled limestone walls, except for south gable which is rubble limestone, and rear which is rendered. Square-headed openings with tooled cut limestone sills and voussoirs and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, except north elevation which has timber casement windows to ground floor. Square-headed door openings in front and north elevations, with tooled cut limestone voussoirs, half-glazed timber and double-leaf panelled timber doors respectively, with overlights, having cut limestone step and cast-iron bootscrapes. Outbuildings to north and south sides of yard to rear. Outbuilding to north having pitched slate roof and rubble limestone walls with tooled cut limestone quoins. Outbuilding to south having hipped slate roof with rubble limestone walls and segmental-arched openings with cut tooled limestone voussoirs. Tooled cut limestone piers to yard entrance. Painted roughcast rendered boundary walls to garden to front of site, with tooled limestone gate piers with cut-stone caps and decorative wrought-iron gate.

• Saint Nicholas' Church, church/chapel, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built c. 1860, having four-bay nave elevation, one-bay chancel to west, and priest's entrance porch and sacristy to south elevation. Pitched artificial slate roofs with ashlar limestone bellcote having cast-iron bell and cut limestone cross finial, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked roughly-dressed limestone walls, with stepped cut and rubble stone plinth, and with tooled cut stone buttresses to corners of church proper. Carved limestone holy water stoups to gable-front. Roughcast rendered walls to chancel and smooth rendered walls to sacristy extension. Pointed arch openings with chamfered stone surrounds, having leaded stained glass to windows. Easat window is five-light. Main entrance in gable-front has cut-stone Order arch with dressed stone voussoirs, cut-stone hood-moulding, and double-leaf timber battened doors with decorative cast-iron strap hinges. Flight of limestone steps to entrance. Tudor-arched door opening to porch with cut-stone surround and timber battened door with step. Pointed window flanking porch door has latticed window. Marble reredos, altar, rails and baptismal font to interior. Gallery over entrance end of nave. Arch-braced timber A-framed roof, arch feet being borne on limestone corbels. Graveyard to site. Snecked tooled limestone boundary walls and piers with decorative cast-iron railings, double-leaf and pedestrian gates to site.

• Worker's house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached double-pile two-storey former worker's house, built c. 1820, having gabled entrance porch to west. Now in use as private house, and having two-bay first floor and three-bay ground floor, central ground floor doorway converted to window and doorway moved to porch added to west gable. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with render string course to first floor sill level. Square-headed window openings with render surrounds, cut limestone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Replacement uPVC windows and door to rear. Square-headed opening to porch with timber panelled door flanked by sidelights. Semi-detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding to north having pitched slate roof and random rubble limestone walls, with elliptical carriage arch having dressed limestone surround. Dressed limestone gate piers and random rubble limestone boundary walls to site.

• Community Centre, school, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey school, dated 1846, having two-storey flat-roof extension to rear. Pitched slate roof with overhanging uPVC shuttered eaves and uPVC rainwater goods, with dressed limestone chimneystacks. Snecked tooled limestone walls with carved name and date plaque to central bay with inscription 'Erected by Sir Edward Tierney Bart AD 1846'. Square-headed door and window openings with tooled limestone voussoirs and cut-stone sills. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, double to entrance bay. Replacement timber battened doors. Random rubble limestone outbuilding to north of site. Random rubble limestone boundary walls and piers to front of site.

• Market House Market House, market house, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former market house, built 1845, having gable-fronted central bay, and two-storey extension to rear. Now in use as offices. Overhanging pitched slate roof with cut limestone chimneystacks and replacement uPVC eaves and rainwater goods. Snecked tooled limestone walls, snecked rubble to west gable, with carved stone blind oculus to gable-front. Square-headed window openings with cut limestone voussoirs and sills having replacement double six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor of central bay and single to other first floor windows. Elliptical entrance arch having cut limestone voussoirs, imposts, and replacement double-leaf timber battened doors, with keystone with date 1845 in raised numerals. Square-headed door openings to end bays of front elevation, with replacement double-leaf timber battened doors and overlights. Random rubble limestone boundary walls and piers to site.

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 Churchtown, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Churchtown · Baile an Teampaill

Area

658,224 m² (65.82 ha, 162.65 acres)

Civil parish

Churchtown, and its townlands

Barony

Orrery and Kilmore

Electoral division

Churchtown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,286 people lived in 427 households in the Churchtown electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyadam, Ballynaboul, Burton Park, Clashganniv, Egmont, Kilgrogan, Rath

Placenames

Churchtown 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.