Firville West

29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Firville West, from 438 m² to 630,031 m² (63 ha, 155.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 43 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Green Infrastructure (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
  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.

• 30 Jul 2026Awaiting f.i. response

  Permission for Retention of :- 1) Existing extension to the eastern side of the dwelling. 2) Existing attached carport to the northern side of the dwelling. 3) Existing site entrance, as relocated from the western side, and retention of all associated site works.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2028

• 31 Mar 2026Grant with conditions

  Planning permission for alterations to the front elevation and the ground floor concourse area of the existing grand stand building to include extending the existing public bar area, new coffee dock and relocating the tote office area, with all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0812

• 20 Mar 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for the construction of a dwelling and detached domestic garage, (change of design from that granted under reference 20/6929) as well as carrying out all associated site works, including the installation of a proprietary waste water treatment unit and polishing filter.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0700

• 17 Oct 2022Conditional

  The change of use of existing convenience shop to include part off-licence use, gross floor area for off-licence use 9 sq.m, and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6329

• 6 Sept 2022Conditional

  Permission for alterations to the elevations of existing dwelling to include the installation of brise soleil solar shading and guardrails to windows on the south elevation and for construction of a single storey extension to north of dwelling to include the construction of a canopy and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6013

• 11 Mar 2022Refused

  Construct a new dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4539

• 21 Dec 2020Conditional

  To construct a dwelling and a detached domestic garage, as well as carrying out all associated site works, including the installation of a proprietary treatment unit and polishing filter.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6929

• 29 Sept 2020Conditional

  (1) Demolition of existing shop/workshop/store building, existing 4 no fuel tanks, triple chamber interceptor, septic tank and associated soakway, carwash enclosure building plus associated wash-pad/silt trap and all existing forecourt surfacing; (2) construction of a new single-storey forecourt building with 95.63sq.m retail shop, 6.77sq.m café/deli food prep area, 51.45sq.m café/deli sales & seating area, plus ancillary office, stores & toilet facilities: (3) refurbishment of existing fuel forecourt including provision of 3no. new fuel dispensers, provision of 3no. 40,000ltr underground fuel storage tanks and associated UPP flexible fuel pipework installation, (4) full refurbishment of existing forecourt canopy including new gutters, sheeting & flashings to the roof, new ceiling soffit sheeting with integrated light fittings; (5) sale of specially prepared hot & cold food items for consumption both on and off the premises from the café/deli food area of forecourt building: (6) ancillary signage for development, both illuminated and non-illuminated, (7) proposed car, motorcycle and bicycle parking and bin compound and (8) all associated site works including provision of waste water treatment plant with on-site raised filter bed area, full retention Class 1 oil interceptor, Class 1 bypass oil separator and grease trap. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with this application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6119

• 1 Sept 2020Incompleted application

  Demolition of existing shop/workshop/store building, existing 3 no fuel tanks, triple chamber interceptor, septic tank and associated soakway, carwash enclosure building plus associated wash-pad/silt trap and all existing forecourt surfacing; (2) construction of a new single-storey forecourt building with 95.63sq.m retail shop, 6.77sq.m café/deli food prep area, 51.45sq.m café/deli sales & seating area, plus ancillary office, stores & toilet facilities: (3) refurbishment of existing fuel forecourt including provision of 3no. new fuel dispensers, provision of 3no. 40,000ltr underground fuel storage tanks and associated UPP flexible fuel pipework installation, (4) full refurbishment of existing forecourt canopy including new gutters, sheeting & flashings to the roof, new ceiling soffit sheeting with integrated light fittings; (5) sale of specially prepared hot & cold food items for consumption both on and off the premises from the café/deli food area of forecourt building: (6) ancillary signage for development, both illuminated and non-illuminated, (7) proposed car, motorcycle and bicycle parking and bin compound and (8) all associated site works including provision of waste water treatment plant with on-site raised filter bed area, full retention Class 1 oil interceptor, Class 1 bypass oil separator and grease trap. A Natura Impact Statement has been submitted with this application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5863

• 25 Oct 2019Incompleted application

  (1) Demolition of existing shop/workshop/store building; (2) construction of a new single-storey forecourt building with 95.63sq.m retail shop, 6.77sq.m café/deli food prep area, 51.45sq.m café/deli sales & seating area, plus ancillary office, stores & toilet facilities: (3) refurbishment of existing fuel forecourt including provision of 3no. new fuel dispensers, provision of 3no. 40,000ltr underground fuel storage tanks and UPP flexible fuel pipework installation, (4) refurbishment of existing forecourt canopy including new gutters, sheeting & flashings to the roof, new ceiling soffit sheeting with integrated light fittings; (5) sale of specially prepared hot and cold food items for consumption both on and off the premises from the café/deli food area of forecourt building: (6) ancillary signage for development, both illuminated and non-illuminated, (7) proposed car, motorcycle and bicycle parking and bin compound and (8) all associated site works including provision of waste water treatment plant with on-site percolation area, full retention Class I oil interceptor, Class I bypass oil separator and grease trap.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6558

• 9 Oct 2019Incompleted application

  (1) Demolition of existing shop/workshop/store building; (2) construction of a new single-storey forecourt building with 95.63sq.m retail shop, 6.77sq.m café/deli food prep area, 51.45sq.m café/deli sales & seating area, plus ancillary office, stores & toilet facilities; (3) refurbishment of existing fuel forecourt including provision of 3no. new fuel dispensers, provision of 3no. 40,000ltr underground fuel storage tanks and UPP flexible fuel pipework installation, (4) refurbishment of existing forecourt canopy including new gutters, sheeting & flashings to the roof, new ceiling soffit sheeting with integrated light fittings; (5) sale of specially prepared hot & cold food items for consumption both on and off the premises from the café/deli food area of forecourt building; (6) ancillary signage for development, both illuminated and non-illuminated and (7) all associated site works including provision of waste water treatment plant with on-site percolation area, full retention class 1 oil interceptor, class 1 bypass oil separator, grease trap and enclosed bin compound.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6445

• 30 Mar 2016Conditional

  Retention of alteration of roof height of existing dwelling house permitted under planning no:07/10782 and Permission for the conversion of attic space to include 3 no. dormer windows to front of dwelling and 4 no. Velux windows to rear of dwelling house, also the replacement of ground floor window with an access door to the east side elevation of dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4708

• 9 Dec 2015Unconditional

  Dwelling, domestic garage and installation of a proprietary treatment unit and soil polishing filter - Extension of Duration of Permission granted under planning ref: 10/5936

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/6781

• 21 Nov 2014Conditional

  Construction of dwelling and associated services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6492

• 20 Nov 2012Conditional

  Revised entrance location to the dwelling previously permitted under Pl. Reg. No. 10/8543

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6363

• 2 Oct 2012Withdrawn

  Retain existing machinery store and permission to erect new storage building and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6077

• 4 May 2012Conditional

  Retention of alterations, ground and first floor extensions to dwelling, new pitched roof with dormer windows, installation of septic tank and minor alterations to site boundaries (alterations to permission granted under 96-4227) and permission for decommissioning of existing septic and replacement with a proprietary treatment unit and polishing filter

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4936

• 18 Apr 2012Incompleted application

  Decommissioning of existing septic tank and replacement with proprietary treatment unit and polishing filter and retention of alterations, ground and first floor extensions to dwelling, new pitched roof with dormer windows, installation of septic tank and minor alterations to site boundaries (alterations to permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 96/4227)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4796

• 12 Oct 2011Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension, with attic storage, to existing bungalow, construction of double garage, widening and upgrading of existing entrance, enlargement of existing site boundaries, proprietary treatment plant, and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6190

• 10 Oct 2011Withdrawn

  Construction of a new dwelling house and all associated site works including alterations to existing vehicular entrance to create new entrance to existing adjacent dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6164

• 23 Nov 2010Conditional

  Demolition of existing dwelling and associated sheds, construction of a two storey split level dwelling, ancillary shed and car port, sweage treatment system with percolation area, new entrance walls and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8543

• 30 Jul 2010Conditional

  Dwelling, domestic garage and installation of a proprietary treatment unit and soil polishing filter

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5936

• 19 Nov 2007Conditional

  Demolition of existing stand and toilet block and construction of two storey viewing stand to include bar, bookmakers, tote, fast food facility and corporate dining suite

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12468

• 26 Oct 2007Incompleted application

  Construction of two storey viewing stand to include bar and corporate dining suite to replace existing stand and toilet block

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11976

• 6 Sept 2007Conditional

  Installation of waste water treatment plant

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10787

The 25 most recent of 42 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

• CO032-110 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.

• CO032-143 Enclosure
  Description

  Bowman (1934, 638) recorded levelled fort on J. Aherne's land, in Firville demesne; site now occupied by an artificial lake. Most of land surrounding lake, c. 100m to W of house, has been landscaped; lake lined with stone blocks on inner face of S side; section of earthen bank remaining to S may be remains of original bank or could also be earth dumped here during construction of pond. Pond not maintained and partially overgrown. 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

• Firville House, country house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey over half-basement country house, built c. 1800, facing south. Hipped slate overhanging roof having rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls having render plinth course and render eaves course with projecting timber eaves. Square-headed window openings having some limestone sills. Mainly replacement uPVC windows, with some timber sliding sash windows to rear and east elevation, six-over-six pane to first floor and nine-over-six pane to ground floor, with replacement timber windows to basement. Round-headed window opening to rear having nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash window with batwing fanlight. Oval window opening below round-headed window, having spoked frame. Round-headed carved limestone doorcase to main entrance, having timber panelled double-leaf door flanked by engaged columns with fern-leaf capitals and moulded plinths, flanked in turn by sidelights with ornate glazing, all surmounted by cornice, moulded to doorway and with guilloche pattern over sidelights, and with ornate batwing fanlight above. Approached by flight of limestone steps with replacement metal railings. Curved entrance gateway over disused canal, having rendererd walls with tooled limestone copings and square-plan ashlar limestone piers with wrought-iron double-leaf vehicular gates and pedestrian gates. House name incised on vehicular piers.

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 Firville West, about 1 in 10 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_920 (ZIP).

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

Name

Firville West · Baile na Giúise Thiar

Area

1,407,226 m² (140.72 ha, 347.73 acres)

Civil parish

Mallow, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Ballyclogh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

794 people lived in 256 households in the Ballyclogh electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clyda, Firville East, Gortnagross, Killetra, Kilvealaton East, Kilvealaton West, Newberry, Newtown, Quartertown Lower, Scarteen

Placenames

Firville West 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.