Sweetfields

250 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sweetfields, from 4 m² to 59,216 m² (5.92 ha, 14.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 8 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 253 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 8 Aug 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to Retain existing front porch and the change of use of attached domestic garage into a bedroom with en-suite and utility room, all to existing dwelling along with all associated site works.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5591

• 13 Sept 2024Conditional

  Retention Permission for the following as constructed (a) Single Storey extension to rear of dwelling (b) Single storey stand alone and independent outdoor seating room (c) Minor elevational changes to the rear; Along with all associated site & ancillary works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 24/5736

• 23 May 2023Unconditional

  Extension of duration of Residential development for construction of 66 no. residential units with all ancillary site development works. Development to include the construction of 66 dwellings consisting of 8 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached units, 8 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached units, 12 no. 2 bedroom end of terrace units, 9 no. 2 bedroom mid-terrace units, 13 no 3 bedroom end of terraced units, 12 no. 3 bedroom mid-terrace units, 3 no. 4 bedroom end of terrace units, 1 no 4 bedroom mid-terrace unit, construction 3 no. entrances, installation of waste water pumping station, installation of ESB sub-station kiosk, and all associated site development works to include local play areas, open space areas, roadways, footpaths and services with development connection to existing services. Granted under Planning Reference Number 18/4041.

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 23/5042

• 4 Jan 2022Conditional

  Permission for retention of attic conversion to dwelling house including 3 Velux windows to rear roof and permission to erect a log cabin granny flat extension to rear of dwelling house and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4001

• 11 Jan 2018Conditional

  Residential development for construction of 66 no. residential units with all ancillary site development works. Development to include the construction of 66 dwellings consisting of 8 no. 3 bedroom semi detached units, 8 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached units, 12 no. 2 bedroom end of terrace units, 9 no. 2 bedroom mid-terrace units, 13 no 3 bedroom end of terraced units, 12 no. 3 bedroom mid-terrace units, 3 no. 4 bedroom end of terrace units, 1 no 4 bedroom mid-terrace unit, construction 3 no. entrances, installation of waste water pumping station, installation of ESB sub-station kiosk, and all associated site development works to include local play areas, open space areas, roadways, footpaths and services with development connection to existing services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4041

• 18 May 2016Conditional

  Single storey domestic extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling to include alterations to existing elevations, demolition of existing site boundary wall and erection of a new gated entrance and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5195

• 14 Apr 2016Incompleted application

  Permission for the single storey domestic extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling to include demolition of existing site boundary wall and erection of a new gated entrance and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4821

• 19 Feb 2009Conditional

  Permission to construct single storey extension to rear and side of existing dwelling and all associated site works at 35 The Rise, Duncoran, Youghal, Co. Cork.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/58004

• 8 Dec 2008Conditional

  Permission for a kitchen extension and utility at 2 Dun Coran, Sweetfields, Youghal, Co. Cork.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/58054

• 10 Mar 2008Withdrawn

  Cork County Council are applying for permission to lay 350mm diameter trunk main. From Youghal Town Council northern town boundary on Public road No. R-634 along road known as Mill Road in a south easterly direction through the townlands of Greencloyne, and Youghal-Lands, for a distance of 640 Linear meters or therabout, and thence in a south westerly direction through the townlands of Youghal-Lands and along the estate road of Gort Aoibhinn through the townlands of Whitebarn traversing the estate road of Dun Coran to its junciton with the Reservoir Site located at Cork Hill.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/58009

• 16 Apr 2007Conditional

  To construct extension to rear and side of existing dwelling and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/58020

• 22 Dec 2006Conditional

  First phase of a res. dev. comprising a) site clearance to include the demol. of Whitebarn House, exist. outbuilding & a substation b) construct. 298 no. res. units consisting of 3 no. detached, 122 no. semi-detached, 101 no. terraced, 38 no. apts. and 34 no. duplex units, c) the provision of a 675 sq. m. creche d) construction of a vehicular access and assoc. road works at Upper Cork Hill e) the reservation of lands for future commercial/residential and open space uses and f) all associated car parking, play areas, landscaping and site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/58078

• 20 Apr 2006Withdrawn

  A residential development with access from the Dungourney Road (through lands within Cork County Council's area) and from Upper Cork Hill comprising a) site clearance to include the demolition of exist. outbuildings and sub-station, b) construct i)589 no. res. units to include 541 no. dwellings, 61 no. with assoc. garages and 48 no. duplex apts. ii) playing pitch with provision for assoc. changing rooms, and iii) the reservation of lands for shopping precinct and creche, iv) all assoc. car parking, play areas, landscaping and site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/58020

• 19 Apr 2006Withdrawn

  Construction of 13 no. detached dwellinghouses with garages

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6467

• 28 Feb 2006Conditional

  Carry out alterations and construct a two storey extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/58005

• 17 Oct 2005Conditional

  Carry out alterations and construct a two storey extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/58047

• 12 Oct 2005Withdrawn

  To construct four 3 bed terraced and four 2 bed terraced houses (for compliance with Part V of P58037/05 at Magner's Hill, Youghal).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/58046

• 24 Mar 2005Conditional

  To construct a new dwelling and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/58012

• 31 May 2004Conditional

  CHANGE OF PLAN (REF NO: P 79/99) FOR 4 NO. DWELLINGS NOS. 46-49 INCLUSIVE.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/58023

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 Sweetfields.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Sweetfields.

Architectural heritage

• Water tower, 1950–1970 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding water tower, built c. 1960, comprising circular-plan base, with four-stage shaft, supporting conical tank. Overhanging flat roof to base section. Concrete construction with panelling to underside of tank. Square-headed openings having metal casement windows. Replacement uPVC double leaf gates.

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 low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1682 (ZIP).

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

Name

Sweetfields · An Gort Milis

Area

214,931 m² (21.49 ha, 53.11 acres)

Civil parish

Youghal, and its townlands

Barony

Imokilly

Electoral division

Youghal Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Youghal Urban electoral division: 7,663 people in 3,122 households; 59% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Knockattigan, Parkmountain, Springfield, Whitebarn, Youghal-Lands

Placenames

Sweetfields 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.