Gurteenroe
Gurteenroe is a townland in the civil parish of Kilmocomoge, barony of Bantry, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is An Goirtín Rua.
Parcel 2181071
- Area
- 3,974 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 382 m².
- Zoning
- G3 Greenbelt1 (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective
- Townland
- Gurteenroe
Planning applications on this parcel
26 May 2023Refused
Retention of site works carried out to date including foundation slab for dwelling, and also for permission for construction of dwelling, installation of waste water system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/287
21 Jun 2004Conditional
Demolition of dwelling and construction of 2 no. dwellinghouses
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4513
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, 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 low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 100.8 ha
- 249 acres
- Land parcels
- 113
- registered freehold, median 2,278 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 63
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
113 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gurteenroe, from 37 m² to 143,583 m² (14.36 ha, 35.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 143 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
18 Dec 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for (1) retention of metal garden shed (2) retention of timber garden shed (3) retention of boiler house (4) construction of greenhouse
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6859
16 Dec 2024Conditional
Demolition of existing ruinous dwelling, for construction of replacement dwelling with attached ancillary dwelling in lieu-of same, for installation of a wastewater treatment system to serve both proposed dwelling and attached ancillary dwelling, for alterations and completion to existing entrance and driveway previously granted under PL Ref 18/805 and for all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/694
8 Nov 2024Conditional
Construction of a building consisting of a domestic garage to the ground floor, and home office/studio/gym to the first floor - such building being ancillary in use to the main dwelling house, and for all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/616
17 May 2024Conditional
Construction of dwelling, for domestic garage and for all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/249
22 Mar 2024Conditional
Construction of detached dwelling unit / granny flat ancillary to main dwelling house, and for all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/138
26 May 2023Refused
Retention of site works carried out to date including foundation slab for dwelling, and also for permission for construction of dwelling, installation of waste water system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/287
8 Mar 2022Conditional
Construct extensions and alterations to dwelling including raising the existing roof height and front single storey extension (to be constructed in lieu of extensions/alterations permitted under Planning Reg No: 20/518) and all associated site works permitted under Planning Reg No: 20/518
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/154
10 Dec 2020Conditional
Retention of alterations to site boundary and permission for alterations/additions to the property to include: (A) Replacement of wastewater treatment system, (B) Alteration to fenestration of dwelling, (C) Construction of porch extension to east of dwelling, (D) Construction of single storey extension to southwest of dwelling and (E) Construction of detached hobby room/studio annex
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/719
24 Sept 2020Conditional
Permission sought for alterations and extensions to existing dwelling house, works also to include demolition of existing detached garage and for construction of new extension in lieu of same to said dwelling which will also incorporate a domestic garage. Permission also sought for the upgrade of an existing entrance to said property for use for vehicular entrance and also for the replacement of existing septic tank system with new waste water treatment system and for all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/518
13 Sept 2019Conditional
Permission for retention and completion of detached studio / dwelling unit ancillary in use to existing dwelling house and retention of wastewater treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/588
5 Apr 2019Conditional
Permission for retention of the following changes to dwelling house (i) change of use of attached domestic garage to habitable use, (ii) change of use of part of attic to storage use and (iii) fenestration changes to dwelling house
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/224
21 Dec 2018Conditional
Permission for the importation of soil and stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field, closing of an existing entrance off the N71`, construction of a new vehicular entrance off the L-4721-0, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/805
16 Oct 2018Conditional
Construction of extension to dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/616
28 Sept 2018Incompleted application
Construction of extension to dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/584
4 Jul 2018Conditional
Change of house design from that previously granted under planning reference No. W/09/571 dated the 13th August 2009 and extension of duration planning reference No. W/13/582 dated the 2nd December 2013 and for all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/393
29 Mar 2016Conditional
Retention of alterations to dwellinghouse as granted under application reg no. W/96/0773
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/177
5 Feb 2014Conditional
An extension to the side and rear and separate bay window extension to the side of existing dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/78
14 Oct 2013Unconditional
Dwelling house
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/582
27 Jun 2013Conditional
Permission to construct extensions to dwelling and a new domestic garage and permission to retain rooflights
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/370
27 Apr 2011Conditional
Single storey extension to side of existing dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/242
7 Jul 2010Conditional
Double garage with associated ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/482
29 Jun 2010Incompleted application
Double garage to the rear of dwelling together with associated ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/454
11 Jun 2010Conditional
(a) Retention of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling house (b) Demolition of single storey sun-room extension to the side of existing dwelling house (c) Construction of a new two storey extension to the side of the dwelling house (to replace the single storey sun-room extension) (d) Alterations to part of the rear roof of the main house to accommodate new first floor bedroom extension and (e) all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/411
3 Jun 2010Incompleted application
(a) Retention of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling house (b) demolition of single storey sun-room extension to the side of existing dwelling house (c) construction of a new two storey extension to the side of the dwelling house (to replace the single storey sun-room extension) (d) alterations to part of the rear roof of the main house to accommodate new first floor bedroom extension and (e) all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/389
15 May 2009Conditional
To construct a dwellinghouse, domestic garage, and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/571
The 25 most recent of 63 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Gurteenroe.
Recorded monuments
- CO105-034 Moated site
Description
In pasture overlooking Bantry Bay to N. Rectangular area enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.6m) with external fosse (D 1.15m). Interior inaccessible due to overgrowth. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO105-035001 Ringfort - rath
Description
Roughly circular area (27.8m N-S; 30.7m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.1m) SSE->NW, with external fosse (D 2.5m); scarp NW->SSE (H 3.7m). Possible entrance to SE (Wth 3m). Interior raised on NE side to compensate for hill slope; souterrain (CO105-03502-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO105-035002 Souterrain
Description
Discovered in 1936 when house built beside ringfort (105-03501). Surveyed by C. Chevasse who describes three chambers, all earth-cut, sub-rectangular in plan and joined by creepways. Chamber 1: L 2.13m, Wth 0.8m, H 0.93m. Chamber 2: L 2.28m, Wth 0.9m, H 0.65m. Chamber 3: L 1.36m, Wth 0.9m. (McCarthy 1977, 257). No surface evidence. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO105-036 Souterrain
Description
On a NE-facing slope, under a road leading SW to a house. According to local information, a souterrain was discovered here when the ground collapsed during the construction of the road in 1986. The opening was subsequently closed in and the road was built over it. There are no visible remains of this possible souterrain at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Gurteenroe.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Gurteenroe, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gurteenroe.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Gurteenroe, Bantry7 sales
The townland
- Name
- Gurteenroe · An Goirtín Rua
- Area
- 1,007,654 m² (100.77 ha, 249 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmocomoge, and its townlands
- Barony
- Bantry
- Electoral division
- Bantry Rural, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Caher, Dunnamark, Gortagarry, Gouree Beg, Gouree More, Reenydonagan
- Placenames
- Gurteenroe 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.