Knockakeen

20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockakeen, from 2,097 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres) to 272,339 m² (27.23 ha, 67.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Knockakeen 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.

• 7 May 2026Application withdrawn

  Construction of a two storey dwelling house, new site entrance, waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1205

• 29 Nov 2022Conditional

  Permission for change of design to dwelling house (granted under planning reg. no 21/6045) to include for: The construction of a rear single-storey utility room extension, elevational changes and reduction in overall floor area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6647

• 23 Jul 2021Conditional

  To construct a two-storey dwelling house, new vehicular entrance, install a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6045

• 20 Dec 2017Conditional

  The extraction by quarrying of 300,000 tonne per annum of sandstone rock from an existing quarry (over a 20 year period) on a 26.8 hectare site. This includes the extension of internal access roads, construction of berms for landscaping and the installation of an attenuation pond and full retention interceptor. Demolish retaining walls, wing walls and concrete footing (422.4sq.m) and associated ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7348

• 29 Nov 2017Incompleted application

  The extraction by quarrying of 300,000 tonne per annum of sandstone rock from an existing quarry (over a 20 year period) on a 26.8 hectare site. This includes the extension of internal access roads, construction of berms for landscaping and the installation of an attenuation pond and full retention interceptor. Retain tarmacadam plant and demolish retaining walls, wing walls and concrete footing (422.4 m3) and ancillary works. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. The EIAR and NIS will be available for inspection of purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7105

• 10 Feb 2017Conditional

  The construction of a dwellinghouse, new vehicular entrance, new bored well, new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4284

• 7 Apr 2015Conditional

  Demolition of existing dwelling, construction of a storey and a half dwelling and all associated site works including upgrading of existing sewage treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4671

• 29 Apr 2014Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse along with all associated site development works including the installation of a waste water treatment system

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 14/4877

• 9 Apr 2014Incompleted application

  Construction of a detached dwelling house and detached domestic garage along with all associated site development works including the installation of a waste water treatment system

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 14/4721

• 10 Sept 2013Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 13/5758

• 14 Aug 2013Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 13/5584

• 7 Feb 2012Withdrawn

  Construction of a dwellinghouse and stables

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 12/4177

• 13 Dec 2011Incompleted application

  Construction of dwellinghouse and stables

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 11/6590

• 18 Aug 2008Conditional

  Extension to side of dwelling with attic storage area including flat roof dormer to rear roof

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8452

• 15 Aug 2008Conditional

  Relocation of existing water reservoir with the construction of lined ponds for the purpose of sand and gravel extraction, amendment of conditions 9 & 16 of existing planning permission ref.no.02/2850 for the purpose of rock extraction , provision of lined attenuation tank, lined pond for ecology conservation, full retention interceptor, construction of screening embankments, site restoration works, site landscaping, and ancillary works, all within the existing operating site

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8434

• 8 Dec 2006Conditional

  Construction of 4 no. bay slatted unit and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13097

• 4 Jul 2005Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/4704

• 3 May 2005Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2915

• 12 Apr 2005Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2289

• 14 Dec 2004Refused

  4 no Dwellinghouses

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/9183

• 2 Oct 2003Conditional

  Dwelling

  Approval · Cork County Council, 03/4919

• 2 Jul 2003Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/3265

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Leamlara Wood 001064

Recorded monuments

• CO065-014 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture, on WNW-facing slope. Rectangular fallen stone (L 2.53m; 0.69m x 0.53m) which, according to local information, was blown down in a storm c. 1983. 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

• CO065-015 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on NNE-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m). Levelled; barely discernible as cropmark; no other surface trace. 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

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

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 Knockakeen, 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 Knockakeen.

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

Name

Knockakeen · Cnoc an Choim

Area

1,573,004 m² (157.3 ha, 388.7 acres)

Civil parish

Ballycurrany, and its townlands

Barony

Barrymore

Electoral division

Lisgoold, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,113 people lived in 343 households in the Lisgoold electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 51% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycurrany West, Clash East, Dooneen, Garranes, Lackenbehy, Lisgoold West, Poundquarter

Placenames

Knockakeen 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.