Knockraha East

12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockraha East, from 1,690 m² to 391,955 m² (39.2 ha, 96.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 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 Knockraha East 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.

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional permission

  Within County Cork, the proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to 39.3km of overhead line, 14 no. steel towers and 204 no. wooden polesets. These lie between Knockraha Substation, in the townland of Ballynenelagh, and the border with County Tipperary in the townland of Glenduff, crossing the County Cork townlands of : Ballynanelagh, Knockraha East, Meeleen, Shanballyreagh, Barnetstown, Mitchellsfort, Meenane, Skahanagh South, Skahanagh North, Coolquane, Scartbarry, Ballyready, Ballyda, Baneena South, Lackabeha East, Hollyhill, Ballinterry, Clykeel South, Ballynanelagh, Clykeel North, Knockauduff, Ballinvarrig West, Kill-Saint-Anne South, Kill-Saint-Anne North, Ballyoran, Glenarousk, Strawhall, Ballyvadona, Carrigabrick, Gearagh, Carrigatoortane, Mountrivers, Moorepark, Ballyderown, Knockanohill, Glansheskin, Kilclogh, Macroney Upper, Castlecooke, Coolaneague, Curraghanolomer, Ballard, Curraghavoe, and Glenduff. The proposed development includes 4 no. temporary construction compounds in the townlands of Moorepark, Ballinvarrig West, Barnetstown, and Skeheen. The works in County Cork will consist of: the replacement ('restringing') of the existing overhead line (OHL) circuit conductor wires; replacement of 7 no. towers and 82 no. polesets with similar dimensions and heights as the existing; installation of 5 no. new towers and 1 new no. poleset at Barrymore Substation and the removal of 2 no. towers; installation of replacement parts on towers and polesets; foundation refurbishment/strengthening and recapping/clearing of shear blocks; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 4 no. temporary construction compounds, temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6468

• 10 Aug 2023Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a calf house, seepage tank and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5635

• 29 Mar 2023Conditional permission

  Amendment of previous permission Reg. Ref: 17/5370 and ABP- 300434-17, which includes a enlarged site boundary, for alterations to an permitted solar farm to provide an additional area of 7.8ha to the south comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, MV/inverter stations, fencing, access tracks, CCTV cameras, a weather station, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. The development also includes a 2.25km cable route to the south to provide a link to a future substation and all associated ancillary development works. The application also seeks to amend Condition 3 of permission granted under Reg. Ref:17/5370 and ABP Ref: ABP-300434-17 to increase the lifespan of the permitted solar farm from 25 to 35 years.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4564

• 22 Feb 2023Incompleted application

  Amendment of previous permission reg ref 17/5370 and ABP-300434-17 for alterations to a permitted solar farm to provide an additional area of 7.8 ha to the south comprising of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, MV/inverter stations, fencing, acces tracks, CCTV cameras, a weather station, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. The development also includes 2.25km cable route to the south to provide a link to a future substation and all associated ancillary development works. The application also seeks to amend condition 3 of permission granted under reg. ref. 17/5370 and ABP-300434-17 to increase the lifespan of the permitted solar farm from 25 to 35 years

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4304

• 4 Aug 2021Conditional

  To construct a milking parlour, effluent tank, grain feed bin, and convert existing milking parlour to calving shed with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6153

• 31 Dec 2020Conditional

  (a) Construction of extension to rear of existing dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area; (b) demolition of existing glazed porch and alterations to front of existing dwelling house; and (c) demolition of existing extension to rear of dwelling house along with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/7018

• 25 Nov 2020Incompleted application

  (a) Construction of extension to rear of existing dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area; (b) demolition of existing glazed porch and alterations to front of existing dwelling house; and (c) demolition of existing extension to rear of dwelling house along with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6633

• 9 Nov 2020Conditional

  To construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, and to demolish farm sheds to accommodate new site entrance with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6454

• 6 Oct 2020Incompleted application

  To construct a dwelling house and domestic garage with associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6175

• 24 Apr 2019Conditional

  Construction of a dwellinghouse and domestic garage, installation of a bored well, septic tank and percolation area, widening of the existing farm entrance to facilitate the site entrance, the creation of a new farm access and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5016

• 12 Nov 2018Refused

  Construct a single storey dwellinghouse, install an on-site waste water treatment system, provide new site entrance along with carrying out associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6978

• 27 Aug 2008Conditional

  Demolition of sunroom and rear extension and alterations, construction of porch, single and two storey extensions to dwellinghouse and detached domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8590

• 16 Feb 2007Refused

  Dwelling

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/5268

• 21 Dec 2006Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/13635

• 17 Nov 2006Conditional

  Construction of slatted animal house, soiled water tank, straw bedded shed and roofing of existing yard

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12405

• 10 Aug 2006Conditional

  Single storey dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/9641

• 2 Dec 2005Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8901

• 24 Oct 2005Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse

  Approval · Cork County Council, 05/7776

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 Knockraha East.

Recorded monuments

• CO064-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m). Levelled; no visible surface trace. Levelled enclosure (CO064-029---) c. 90m to N. 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

• CO064-029 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Depicted as roughly oval enclosure (c. 70m N-S; c. 50m E-W) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible 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

• CO064-030 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m). Levelled; no visible 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 Knockraha East.

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 moderately high, moderately low, 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 Knockraha East.

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

Name

Knockraha East · Cnoc Rátha Thoir

Area

1,073,067 m² (107.31 ha, 265.16 acres)

Civil parish

Kilquane (Cork Ra), and its townlands

Barony

Barrymore

Electoral division

Knockraha, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Knockraha electoral division: 1,767 people in 539 households; 88% of households own their home; 57% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghaduff, Ballyloohane, Ballynanelagh, Clash, Knockraha West, Lisheenroe, Meeleen

Placenames

Knockraha East 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.