Little-Island
Little-Island is a townland in the civil parish of Rathbarry, barony of Ibane and Barryroe, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is An tOileán Beag.
Parcel 2264455
- Area
- 76,282 m² (7.63 ha, 18.85 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Little-Island
Planning applications on this parcel
29 Apr 2014Incompleted application
Change of use of existing shop/cafe to dwelling house including modifications and extension to same
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/277
14 Nov 2000Refused
Extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 00/6849
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Kilkeran Lake and Castlefreke Dunes SAC 001061
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Kilkeran Lake And Castlefreke Dunes 001061
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 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
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
- 51.6 ha
- 127 acres
- Land parcels
- 74
- registered freehold, median 599 m²
- Zoning
- G3
- Green Infrastructure
- Planning
- 36
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
74 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Little-Island, from 20 m² to 76,282 m² (7.63 ha, 18.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M5Special Policy Area (Other mix of uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C5Special Policy Area (Tourism and related)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 0 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
17 Apr 2023Conditional permission
Permission for demolition of 1 no. house, 1 no. cabin style dwelling and 1 no. domestic shed and for construction of a dwellinghouse and garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/205
17 Feb 2020Conditional
Permission for the demolition of the former hotel and the construction of 9 no. dwellings, realignment and widening of the Coast Road (R598) and all associated landscaping, car parking and site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/79
14 Jun 2017Unconditional
Retention and permission for completion of 3no. dwellinghouses currently under construction and associated site works
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 17/380
29 Apr 2014Incompleted application
Change of use of existing shop/cafe to dwelling house including modifications and extension to same
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/277
22 Mar 2012Unconditional
Construct a single dwelling
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/184
29 Aug 2011Conditional
Permission for retention and permission for completion of 3 no. dwellinghouses currently under construction and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/526
8 Aug 2011Refused
Amendments to permission granted under Reg no. 04/9435 including the replacement of 72no. hotel bedrooms with 32no. apartments for short term use and holiday letting in conjunction with the hotel and alterations to the south elevation of the permitted building
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 11/487
7 Jul 2011Unconditional
Demolition of existing lounge bar and private dwelling area and construction of 19no. apartments with new lounge bar, restaurant and commercial areas and basement car park
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 11/404
1 Oct 2010Refused
Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a 200 bed hotel including conference facilities, restaurant, bar, swimming pool, spa facilities, fitness centre, car parking, waste water treatment plant and associated site works
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 10/667
8 Aug 2008Refused
Construction of 69no. apartments for short term use and holiday letting and associated site works as an integral part of an overall integrated tourist hotel apartment development; Amendments to an earlier permission granted under planning reg: 06/516 consisting of relocation of surface car-parking from rear of permitted hotel building; Permission for temporary wastewater treatment facility to serve both proposed tourist apartments and permitted hotel at Ahaglaslin & Little Island, Ownahincha, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork; Permission is also sought for construction of reservoir facility at Burgatia, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork including 3no. bore wells and associated control building and fencing to serve proposed tourist apartments; All other elements of permssion granted under planning reg: 06/516 are to remain the same
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1480
28 Jul 2008Incompleted application
Construction of 69no. apartments for short term use and holiday letting and associated site works as an integral part of overall integrated tourist hotel apartment development; Amendments to earlier permission granted under planning reg: 06/516 consisting of relocation of surface car-parking from rear of permitted hotel building; Permission for temporary wastewater treatment facility and reservoir facility to serve both proposed tourist apartment and permitted hotel; All other elements of permission granted under planning reg: 06/516 are to remain the same
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1395
19 Feb 2008Incompleted application
Construction of 26no. detached holdiday homes for short term ues and holiday letting and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/299
21 Dec 2006Conditional
63no. apartments for short term use and holiday letting, 274no. carspaces in basement and ground floor carpark and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2855
6 Oct 2006Incompleted application
Retention of 2 number mobile homes
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2049
21 Aug 2006Conditional
Construct a single dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1674
27 Mar 2006Conditional
Amendments to permission granted under Reg no: 04/9435 including the replacement of 72 no. hotel bedrooms with 32 no. apartments for short term use and holiday letting in conjunction with the hotel and alterations to the south elevation of the permitted buliding. All other elements of permission granted under 04/9435 to remain the same
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/516
17 Feb 2006Incompleted application
Amendments to permission granted under 04/9435 including replacing 124no. hotel bedrooms with 48no. apartments for short term use & holiday letting in conjunction with the hotel & alterations to the south elevation of the permitted building. All other elements under this permission to remain the same
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/281
20 Dec 2004Conditional
Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a 207 bedroom hotel including conference facilities, restaurant, bar, 2 no. retail units, swimming pool, spa facilities, fitness centre, car parking, waste water treatment plant and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/9435
15 Sept 2004Conditional
Construction of new pitched roof to shop/takeaway premises to replace existing flat roof
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/7012
3 Sept 2004Incompleted application
Replace flat roof with new pitched roof
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/6698
23 Jul 2004Conditional
Refurbishment of hotel elevations, construction of forecourt and associated structures and associated siteworks includng altering access, parking, amenities and landscaping
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/5720
31 May 2004Refused
Retention and completion of holiday chalet
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/3872
30 Apr 2004Conditional
2 no. dwellings
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/2962
18 Dec 2003Conditional
Demolition of 1 no. shop and dwelling/shop and construction of 7 no. dwellinghouses
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/6550
19 Nov 2003Conditional
Alterations to site layout of existing caravan park, construction of bunds, services building and associated site works and retention of bunds, changes to levels of site and demolition of power control room, laundrette and mobile home
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/5777
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Kilkeran Lake and Castlefreke Dunes SAC 001061
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Kilkeran Lake And Castlefreke Dunes 001061
Recorded monuments
- CO143-070 Souterrain
Description
On rock eminence overlooking Little Island strand. Discovered 1970. Five subrectangular chambers; floors rock-cut; otherwise earth-cut; ceilings barrel-vaulted. Chamber 1: L 3.35m; Wth 1.62m; H 1.36m. Chamber 2: L 4.26m; Wth 1.52m; H 1.45m. Chamber 3: L 3.66m; Wth 1.52m; H 1.43m. Chamber 4: L 3.66m; Wth 1.52m; H 1.52m. Chamber 5: L 3.66m; Wth 1.52m; H 1.4m. (NMI; McCarthy 1977, 289-291). No visible surface trace. 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Little-Island.
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 Little-Island, 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 high, 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 Little-Island.
- 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 Little-Island with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Little-Island · An tOileán Beag
- Area
- 515,760 m² (51.58 ha, 127.45 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rathbarry, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ibane and Barryroe
- Electoral division
- Rathbarry, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 569 people lived in 220 households in the Rathbarry electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 23% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ahaglaslin, Burgatia, Castlefreke, Castlefreke-Warren, Gortagrenane
- Placenames
- Little-Island 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.