Shanagarry South

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shanagarry South, from 13 m² to 181,237 m² (18.12 ha, 44.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Shanagarry South 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.

• 31 Dec 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for Retention of (a) Single-storey extension to north elevation for use as timber storage (b) Single-storey extension to south elevation for use as office/canteen/toilet for use ancillary to existing warehouse and all ancillary site works.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6993

• 21 Nov 2025Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission for Retention of (a) Single-storey extension for use as office to south elevation and (b) Single-storey extension for use as storage shed to north elevation of existing warehouse and all ancillary site works.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6546

• 16 Oct 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission to construct 3 no. two storey dwellings with 3 entrances, domestic wastewater treatment systems & all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6204

• 24 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for demolition and removal off-site of the existing pottery workshop and associated wastewater treatment system and construction of 4 no. detached dwellings each with its own wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6021

• 11 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for the construction of dwelling house and attached garage, new waste water treatment unit and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5884

• 30 Jun 2025Incompleted application

  Permission to construct 3 No. two storey dwellings with 3 entrances, domestic wastewater treatment systems & all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5286

• 25 Jun 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for construction of a dwelling house, attached carport and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5233

• 8 May 2025Incompleted application

  Permission for construction of a dwelling house, attached carport and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4862

• 2 Apr 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to construct a new dwelling house, new vehicular entrance, install a new wastewater treatment unit & Percolation area & all associated site works. Permission to install a new treatment unit & percolation area to serve the existing dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4568

• 25 Feb 2025Application invalid

  Permission to construct a new dwelling house, new vehicular entrance, install a new wastewater treatment unit & percolation area & all associated site works & permission to install a new treatment unit & percolation area to serve the existing dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4289

• 13 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission to construct a new dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6401

• 23 Jan 2024Conditional

  Permission for change of use, alterations and extension of former Coach House which is in the curtilage of Kilmahon House, a Protected Structure (RPS ID01478). Works will include the following: i) change of use, alterations and subdivision of existing Coach House into 4 no. 2-storey apartment dwelling units intended for short term let, ii) construction of 3 no. single storey flat roof bay extensions and 3 no. dormer windows to the west along with 1 no. single storey extension to the south of the existing structure, iii) alterations to existing elevations, iv) new wastewater treatment system and v) all other associated landscaping and ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4083

• 20 Jun 2023Conditional

  Permission for retention of his existing dwelling house & domestic garages as constructed, existing boundaries as constructed & associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 23/5260

• 24 May 2023Refused

  Demolition and removal off-site of the existing pottery workshop and associated wastewater treatment system. Construction of 4 no. detached dwellings each with its own waste water treatment system and new site entrances and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5053

• 2 May 2023Conditional permission

  Permission for retention of existing dwelling house as constructed, entrance and site boundaries as constructed and all associated site works.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 23/4834

• 26 Apr 2023Incompleted application

  Demolition and removal off-site of the existing pottery workshop and associated wastewater treatment system. Construction of 4 No. detached dwellings each with its own wastewater treatment system and new site entrances and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4819

• 26 Jul 2021Conditional

  Construction of a new agricultural entrance onto the public road.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6056

• 17 May 2021Conditional

  Conversion and extension of existing single story detached domestic garage to an independent dwelling unit as ancillary family accommodation and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5347

• 4 Jan 2021Conditional

  Change of house type to sites no’s 10 and 11 originally granted under Pl.Reg.no.17/06060 to detached four bedroom dwellings and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4006

• 30 Dec 2020Conditional

  (a) Construction of two storey side extension for retail sales use at ground floor level and stockroom use at first floor level; (b) Construction of single front extension for retail sales use; (c) Construction of new toilet for public use to replace the discontinued existing toilet. Note: Existing toilet to be changed to post office storage use; (d) Reposition existing access gates to rear open yard/storage area; (e) Provide associated site services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/7014

• 13 Nov 2020Conditional

  The construction of a detached domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6517

• 13 May 2020Conditional

  Change of use from permitted retail use, to retail use including the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises (i.e. off-licence use), where the floor area for the off-licence use is 13sq. metres and is restricted within the overall unit and is ancillary to the overall primary retail use.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4956

• 23 Mar 2020Incompleted application

  Change of use from permitted retail use, to retail use including the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises (i.e. off-licence use), where the floor area for the off-licence use is 13sq. metres and is restricted within the overall unit and is ancillary to the overall primary retail use.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4594

• 27 May 2019Conditional

  Construction of 19 no dwellinghouses (change of plan to that previously granted under Pl. Re. no. 17/6060) and retention of front porch to existing dwellinghouse at site no. 1 and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5360

• 25 Apr 2019Incompleted application

  Construction of 19 no dwelling houses (change of plan to that previously granted under Pl. Re. No. 17/06060) Retention of front porch at existing dwellinghouse at site no 1 and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5030

The 25 most recent of 53 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Ballycotton Bay SPA 004022
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballycotton, Ballynamona And Shanagarry 000076

Recorded monuments

• CO089-008001 Country house
  Description

  Vacant 19th century house to W of tower (CO089-008002-); area to S enclosed by stone wall, probably of 18th century date. Tower built by Power family, probably in 16th century. It passed to Penn family in 1660s and was occasional residence of William Penn (Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania, USA) (Coleman 1908, 105-14; 177-89); descendants of this family retained the property into this century (Healy 1988, 152). 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: 7 July 2023

• CO089-008002 Castle - tower house
  Description

  In level area, at foot of gentle S-facing slope, marsh to S and SE. Remains consist of S (ground floor only) and E (ground and part of 1st floor) walls of rectangular tower (c. 11m E-W; c. 8.5m N-S), and E wall (L 7.25m) of annexe built against S wall of tower, with short return (L c. 2.1m) of its S wall. S wall of tower has central window embrasure, splayed inside and out from narrow vertical slit. S side of window embrasure survives at 1st floor level in E wall. In SE corner, shell of spiral stone stairs; lower steps intact, otherwise reduced to stumps; two narrow vertical slits in E wall lit stairs. Recess at E end of S wall, covered by wicker-centred segmental vault, gave access to base of stairwell but this area now heavily modified and rebuilt. Annexe to S shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as square structure, roughly half area of tower in extent; E wall in line with E wall of tower. Ruined fireplace at ground and 1st floor levels; flues rise to feed rectangular stack in fragmentary gable. Staddle-stones built into external E face. Wall runs N from NE corner of tower to abut small gabled 2-storey building.This has 17th century-style gun-loops, in splayed embrasures, at 1st floor level on N and W walls, but this structure is not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map and otherwise is 19th century in appearance. Vacant 19th century house to W of tower; area to S enclosed by stone wall, probably of 18th century date.Tower built by Power family, probably in 16th century. It passed to Penn family in 1660s and was occasional residence of William Penn (Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania, USA) (Coleman 1908, 105-14; 177-89); descendents of this family retained the property into this century (Healy 1988, 152). 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

• CO089-009001 Graveyard
  Description

  On W side of laneway, 500m E of Shanagarry village; rectangular graveyard (c. 30m N-S; c. 40m E-W) enclosed by stone wall. No visible surface trace of C of I church shown at N end on 1842 OS 6-inch map. This was built in 1800 (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 169) and described in early part of present century as 'weather-beaten Protestant church, still used' (Anon. 1907-9). Site of ancient parish church (CO089-009002-) of Kilmahon which was in ruins by 1615 (Brady 1986, vol. 2, 278). Earliest inscribed headstones noted date from 1740s, also some chest tombs (Anon., ibid.). 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

• CO089-009002 Church
  Description

  In graveyard (CO089-009001-). Site of ancient parish church of Kilmahon which was in ruins by 1615 (Brady 1986, vol. 2, 278). 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

• Penn Castle / Penn House / Shanagarry Castle, house, 1625–1675 · National interest
  Description

  Detached irregular-plan house incorporating fabric of earlier structure, c. 1450, with fabric dating from c. 1650, 1750, 1900 and 1990. Comprising square-plan crenellated tower house, c. 1650, partially recently reconstructed and with recent additions to south, with gable-fronted single-bay two-storey block to west having bay window to west elevation and further crenellated block to south, three-bay two-storey pitched-roofed block to north with further partially constructed pitched-roofed block to north, and single-bay two-storey flat-roofed block to north-west corner. Crenellated parapets to tower house and recent additions. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks. Carved limestone copings to gable-front with decorative finial. Cut stone walls to gable-fronted block. Rubble stone walls and concrete walls to tower house. Rubble stone walls to north-west block. Square-headed and pointed arch openings to north and north west blocks, with red brick surrounds. Square-headed openings to gable-fronted block with dressed limestone surrounds, carved limestone label moulding to that to first floor, west elevation. Remains of timber windows to bay window. Square-headed openings to tower house and recent additions. Detached three-bay two-storey toll house, c. 1650, to east with pitched slate roof and overhanging eaves, rubble stone walls, pointed arch openings with cut stone voussoirs and sills. Remains of timber windows to some with traceried overlights.

• Saint Colman Mac Luna Roman Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Roman Catholic church, built c. 1820, with four-bay nave elevation, lower gabled chancel to east, gabled single-bay porch to north and two-bay single-storey sacristy to south. Pitched slate roofs with cut stone copings and brackets to gables, cast-iron rainwater goods and gabled bellcote with bell to west gable. Rendered walls with render plinth course. Pointed arch openings with render surrounds and quarry glazed fixed an pivoting timber windows. Lancet windows to chancel with fixed quarry glazed window. Pointed arch opening to east of chancel with stained glass window having lancet and multifoil tracery. Pointed arch opening to west elevation with stained glass window. Pointed arch door opening to west with render surround and timber battened door. Pointed arch door opening to porch with chamfered render surround and timber battened door. Square-headed openings to sacristy with replacement uPVC window and replacement timber door. Retains interior features such as mosaic to altar, stained glass window, gallery and internal porch. Rubble stone boundary walls.

• Glebe House, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1805–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over half-basement former glebe house, built 1807, with gabled four-bay three-storey block and single-bay three-storey flat-roofed return to rear (north). Now in use as house. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystack, overhanging eaves and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched slate roof to rear block. Rendered walls, slate hung to ground and first floors of south and east elevations of main block. Square-headed openings, some with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, some with timber casement windows and some with fixed timber windows. Elliptical-headed door opening with spoked fanlight, approached by flight of cut limestone steps over area. Detached seven-bay two-storey outbuilding to north with pitched slate roof, red brick chimneystack, rubble stone walls, square-headed openings with timber fittings, those to ground floor with red brick voussoirs. Elliptical-arched carriage arches with stepped surrounds and red brick voussoirs, one having timber battened double-leaf doors. Detached single-bay single-storey outbuilding to site with pitched slate roof, rendered rubble stone walls and segmental-headed carriage arch. Square-profile piers to north-west with red brick caps.

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 Shanagarry South, 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 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 Shanagarry South.

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

Name

Shanagarry South · An Seangharraí Theas

Area

822,924 m² (82.29 ha, 203.35 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmahon, and its townlands

Barony

Imokilly

Electoral division

Ballycottin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,975 people lived in 695 households in the Ballycottin electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 13% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballingarrane, Ballynamona, Monagurra, Shanagarry North

Placenames

Shanagarry South 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.