Shanacloon
Shanacloon is a townland in the civil parish of Clondulane, barony of Condons and Clangibbon, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is An tSeanchluain.
Parcel 2191834
- Area
- 1,248,370 m² (124.84 ha, 308.48 acres)
- Buildings
- 18 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 11,369 m².
- Zoning
- G3 Greenbelt1 (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective
- Townland
- Shanacloon
Planning applications on this parcel
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
12 Jun 2023Conditional
To construct new staff building with roof mounted solar/PV panels, a car parking area and installation of a domestic wastewater system, polishing filter and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5185
30 Sept 2021Conditional
Development comprising revised boundary treatments (which consists of a composite aluminium fence) along the north western site boundary (previously granted under planning ref. 17/4963).
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6654
12 Apr 2021Conditional
To construct a new, floodlit, community running and walking track through Kilworth National School grounds, through Kilworth GAA Club grounds and around Kilworth Celtic F.C. grounds with all associated site works and services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4937
5 Mar 2021Incompleted application
To construct a new floodlit, community running and walking track through Kilworth National School grounds, through Kilworth GAA Club grounds and around Kilworth Celtic F.C. grounds with all associated site works and services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4560
23 Feb 2021Conditional
To install a buffer tank, septic tank and a percolation area to existing clubhouse facility which reflects an alteration to design from that granted under planning reference no 174427.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4437
27 Feb 2020Conditional
To demolish existing piggery buildings comprising of 5 no. pig fattening houses, animal feed silos, fuel & water storage tanks, ancillary plant/electrical buildings, staff toilets, ancillary loading ramp & concrete yard areas and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4410
14 Nov 2018Conditional
(i) Demolition of existing structures including clubhouse, store, hurling wall and prefab, (ii) the construction of a new two storey clubhouse including a new hurling wall to the southern gable wall, (ii) extension and alterations to the existing car parking, (iv) installation of a new waste water treatment system, and (v) to construct a steel storage shed to be constructed between the two existing pitches with all associated site works development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6993
17 Oct 2018Conditional
The construction of a new weanling heifer unit to accommodate 100 animals and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6747
5 Oct 2018Incompleted application
(i) demolition of the existing clubhouse, (ii) construction of a new two storey clubhouse, (iii) extension and alterations to the existing car park, (iv) installation of a new waste water treatment system, and (v) to construct a steel storage shed to be located between the two existing pitches with all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6627
11 Sept 2018Incompleted application
Construction of a new weaning heifer unit to accommodate 100 animals and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6411
1 Jun 2018Conditional
Construction of clubhouse facility (change of design from that granted under Pl. Reg. No. 174427).
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5429
1 May 2018Incompleted application
Permission to alter design of clubhouse facility from that granted under planning permission reference number 17/4427. Alterations include removal of first floor, removal of balcony and the provision of reconstituted stone to the front elevation.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5079
21 Apr 2017Conditional
Construction of a new all-weather playing pitch with associated flood lighting, car parking, entrance road way and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4963
27 Feb 2017Conditional
Constructing a clubhouse and changing room facility & erecting five no. LED street lights on 8m high lighting columns to the car-park and eight no. flat-glass floodlights on four no. 10m high lighting columns to the all-weather training pitch and all other associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4427
25 Jan 2017Incompleted application
To construct a clubhouse and changing room facility & install external lighting to the all-weather training pitch and car-park and all other associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4138
2 Nov 2015Conditional
Construction of two new playing pitches, an all-weather training pitch, carpark, running track boundary fencing, new entrance roadway through the adjoining GAA sports ground, the pitch and putt club lands and the community council lands along with all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6454
14 Oct 2013Conditional
Construction of 2no. New playing pitches, a new training pitch, new dressing rooms, new site entrance, new masonry boundary walls, new waste water treatment system and all associated site works and car parking
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5963
17 Aug 2012Conditional
Demolition of existing farm buildings and construction of 2 no. calf houses, 1 calving house and isolation boxes at existing cattle unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5776
2 Aug 2012Incompleted application
Demolition of existing farm buildings and construction of 2 no. calf houses, 1 no. calving house and isolation boxes at their existing cattle unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5677
20 Jul 2007Conditional
Construction of geomembrane lined manure storage basin
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9764
19 Jun 2007Incompleted application
Construction of geomembrane lined manure storage basin
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8791
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
The National Parks and Wildlife Service did not answer.
Recorded monuments around it
The Sites and Monuments Record did not answer.
Architectural heritage
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage did not answer.
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
- The EPA radon map did not answer.
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1323 (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.
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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
- 125.8 ha
- 311 acres
- Land parcels
- 11
- registered freehold, median 5,299 m² (0.53 ha, 1.31 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 36
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shanacloon, from 1,734 m² to 1,248,370 m² (124.84 ha, 308.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 13 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 County · 24 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
1 May 2026Grant with conditions
Planning Permission for the construction of a closed loop integrated constructed wetland and all associated ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1132
5 Feb 2025Conditional
Permission for construction of a modular calf agricultural building and all associated site works on our site
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4135
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
2 Dec 2024Conditional permission
Permission to construct a dwelling house, install a waste water treatment system with polishing filter and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6276
26 Jun 2024Conditional permission
Permission for: a) Demolition of our existing single storey grasslands laboratory unit and adjoining agricultural buildings, b) Construction of a new two storey laboratory building with single storey office and storage facility, c) Construction of a new agricultural animal nutrition building, d) Construction of a new ESB substation, e) Undertake all associated ancillary accommodation and site works and construction of new carpark on our site.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5197
10 Nov 2022Conditional
Construction of agricultural Mill building and canopy link to existing building, all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6512
30 Dec 2021Conditional
The construction of a milking equipment farm storage building, inclusive of all necessary associated ancillary accommodation and site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7529
25 Nov 2021Conditional
Permission for alterations to an existing building unit consisting of the installation of photovoltaic panels on the existing roof structure, together with all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7184
14 Oct 2021Conditional
Construction of low emissions piggery building, 4 number feeding silos and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6797
21 Dec 2020Conditional
The construction of a two storey office development (with pedestrian link bridge) extension to the side and rear of the Paddy O’Keeffe Innovation Centre and also undertake remodelling and expansion of the existing carpark and road network. All the above works to be inclusive of associated ancillary accommodation and site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6904
3 Dec 2018Conditional
Construction of a new Weanling/Young Stock Unit and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7151
6 Jun 2018Unconditional
Demolition of existing piggery buildings including part demolition of 1no. building and the construction of new piggery buildings consisting of fattener building, weaner/farrow building with covered links to existing piggery and existing office building and replacement of roof and internal alterations to existing office building, construction of feed tote unit and grain silos and construction of food test/research facility with covered link to adjacent gilt isolation building. Construction of additional car parking facilities, concrete yards and associated site works including gravel tracks and services and undertake all associated site works. Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Planning Reference: 13/4193
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 18/5461
15 Mar 2017Conditional
The construction of a new dairy cow cubicle building (constructed over previously granted, slatted slurry storage tanks, Pl. Reg. No.14/4707) and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4623
7 Aug 2014Conditional
Construction of a 200 integrated sow unit, fattener building and weaner/farrow building with covered links to existing piggery and new integrated office area, a feed distribution building, ancillary feed silos and construction of food test/research facility with covered link to adjacent gilt isolation building. Demolition of existing office building. Construction of additional car park facilities, concrete yards and associated site works including gravel tracks and services and undertake all associated site works (alterations to layout and reduction in scale to permission granted for piggery development under Planning Reg. No. 13/4193)
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5694
7 Apr 2014Conditional
The demolition of existing farmyard buildings and the construction of hay barn, machinery shed, 4 no. feed silos, calving box building, refurbishment and extension to cow unit, new calf unit, new bunded slurry storage tank, rainwater store, slatted yards and additional car parking facilities, new well and associated pump house, new farm road network and associated site works including services and undertake all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4701
21 Mar 2014Incompleted application
The demolition of existing farmyard buildings and the construction of new suckler house, hay barn, and open animal house coupled with infill animal buildings, new bunded slurry storage tank, slatted concrete yards and additional car parking facilities, new well and associated pump house, new farm road network and associated site works including services and undertake all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4577
6 Feb 2013Conditional
Demolition of existing piggery buildings including part demolition of 1no. building and the construction of new piggery buildings consisting of fattener building, weaner/farrow building with covered links to existing piggery and existing office building and replacement of roof and internal alterations to existing office building, construction of feed tote unit and grain silos and construction of food test/research facility with covered link to adjacent gilt isolation building. Construction of additional car parking facilities, concrete yards and associated site works including gravel tracks and services and undertake all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4193
4 Oct 2012Conditional
Construction of a two storey building to contain offices, research educational facilities and associated ancillary accommodation. The buildig will be linked to the existing office building with a covered walkway. Siteworks will include removal of existing prefab research educational buldings and office buildings, the construction of additional carparking facilities, alterations to existing carpark and undertake all associated siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6095
20 Sept 2012Incompleted application
Construction of a two storey building to contain offices, research educational facilities and associated ancillary accommodation. The building will be linked to the existing office building with a covered walkway. Siteworks will include removal of existing prefab research educational buildings and office buildings, the construction of additional carparking facilities, alterations to existing carpark and undertake all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6002
4 Jul 2012Conditional
Construct a two storey dwellinghouse, entrance and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5450
1 Apr 2009Application finalised
2 no. single storey dwellings, domestic garages, septic tanks, percolation areas, entrances, bored wells, access road and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5009
26 Mar 2009Incompleted application
2 no. single storey dwelling houses, domestic garages, septic tanks, percolation areas, entrances, bored wells, 1 no. access road and all other associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4935
27 Aug 2008Withdrawn
Construction of 2 no. single storey dwellings, garages, septic tanks, access road and associated works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/8594
19 Aug 2008Incompleted application
2 no. single storey dwellings, garages, septic tanks, access road and associated works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/8454
10 Oct 2007Conditional
Construction of soiled water lagoon and out wintering pad
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11558
The 25 most recent of 36 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 Shanacloon.
Recorded monuments
- CO028-049 Bridge
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.
- CO028-050 Bridge
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.
Architectural heritage
- Ballyfean Bridge, bridge, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Five-arch limestone road bridge, built c. 1800, over River Funshion. Coursed rubble masonry walls with vertically-set coping stones to parapets. Round arches having dressed stone voussoirs. Low V-cutwaters to north elevation. Smaller overflow arch to west.
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 Shanacloon, 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
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1323 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Shanacloon with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Shanacloon · An tSeanchluain
- Area
- 1,258,221 m² (125.82 ha, 310.91 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clondulane, and its townlands
- Barony
- Condons and Clangibbon
- Electoral division
- Kilworth, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,808 people lived in 636 households in the Kilworth electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 52% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyderown, Ballyvoskillakeen, Gortore, Licklash, Lisnasallagh, Moorepark, Moorepark West, Mountrivers
- Placenames
- Shanacloon 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.