Kilmacabea

140 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilmacabea, from 24 m² to 118,043 m² (11.8 ha, 29.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 52 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilmacabea 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.

• 15 May 2026Grant with conditions

  Demolish existing dwelling and construct new dwelling, detached domestic garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1290

• 31 Mar 2026Grant with conditions

  Retention of workshop/carport and store attached to north elevation of dwelling house and for retention of detached storage shed and all associated site development works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/0810

• 7 Jan 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for construction of dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0013

• 14 Nov 2025Invalid - prepare letters

  Construction of dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6474

• 15 May 2025Conditional permission

  Permission consequent of the grant of outline permission Ref: 24/00120 for three dwellinghouses and all associated site works including works to realign the public road L-8323-0 and to improve its junction with the N71

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 25/267

• 25 Mar 2025Conditional permission

  The proposed development seeks to amend the permitted development (CCC Reg. Ref. 23/00203 as amended by CCC Reg. Ref. 23/00389). The proposed amendments involve revisions to the permitted floodlighting system for the existing playing field and all-weather playing pitch

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/152

• 20 Mar 2025Application withdrawn

  A new dwelling house and associated external works including connection to the existing public utilities

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/139

• 31 Jan 2025Refused

  Construction of dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/38

• 28 Jan 2025Conditional

  Construction of a building for storage of surplus furniture for an off site furniture sales buisness, upgrade existing sewerage disposal and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/28

• 16 Jan 2025Incompleted application

  A new dwelling house and associated external works including connection to the existing public utilities

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/10

• 13 Aug 2024Conditional

  Permission for the following works: (i) change of use from hairdressing salon and shop (previous planning reference No. W/765/86) to country market retail store/café on upper ground floor and kitchen / service area at lower ground floor level, (ii) construction of 2no. extensions to building, (iii) construction of raised external seating area to front, (iv) replacement of roof to include solar panels and 2 no. roof lights, (v) fenestration changes, (vi) new signage on each gable wall, and (vii) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/441

• 15 Mar 2024Conditional

  Outline planning permission for three dwellinghouses and all associated siteworks including works to realign the public road L-8323-0 and to improve its junction with the N71

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 24/120

• 19 Jan 2024Conditional

  Erection of domestic store / amenity room to rear of dwelling and associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/17

• 19 Dec 2023Withdrawn

  Construction of a storage building for part domestic use - part storage of surplus furniture for an off site furniture sales business, upgrade existing sewerage disposal and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/735

• 16 Nov 2023Conditional

  Permission for the following works: (i) Change of use from hairdressing salon and shop (previous planning reference No. W/765/86) to country market retail store on upper ground floor and café at lower ground floor level, (ii) construction of 2 no. extensions to building, (iii) construction of raised external seating area to front, (iv) replacement of roof to include solar panels and 2 no. roof lights, (v) fenestration changes, (vi) new signage on each gable wall, and (vii) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/648

• 26 Oct 2023Incompleted application

  Permission for the following works: (i) Change of use from hairdressing salon and shop (previous planning reference No. W/765/86) to country market retail store on upper ground floor and cafe at lower ground floor level, (ii) construction of 2 no. extensions to building, (iii) construction of raised external seating area to front, (iv) replacement of roof to include solar panels and 2 no. roof lights, (v) fenestration changes, (vi) new signage on each gable wall, and (vii) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/607

• 13 Jul 2023Conditional

  Design revisions to the permitted development (CCC Reg. Ref. 23/00203) comprising the relocation of permitted all-weather playing pitch with perimeter fencing and floodlighting, widening of existing site entrance, floodlighting of the existing playing field, and all associated site works including relocation of existing entrance and laneway

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/389

• 16 Jun 2023Conditional

  Permission for (1) demolition of existing shop, storage shed, and fuel pumps, (2) construction of a new service station comprising of the following: shop outlet, delicatessen restaurant and seating area, food preparation area, off-licence, stores, cold room, toilets, car-parking, 4 no. new fuel pumps, lighting and backlit totem sign, (3) modification of existing canopy, including the addition of signage (4) decommissioning of 1 no. existing fuel storage tank and construction of a new fuel storage tank (5) construction of a temporary service container to continue function of existing shop and fuel pump forecourt, to remain in place until the construction of the proposed service station has been completed, together with all other ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/326

• 14 Apr 2023Conditional permission

  Alteration of existing playing pitch and construction of an all-weather playing pitch with perimeter fencing, floodlighting and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/203

• 22 Dec 2022Withdrawn

  Outline planning permission for three dwellinghouses and all associated site works including works to realign the public road L-8323-0 and to improve its junction with the N71

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 22/795

• 20 May 2019Conditional permission

  Demolish existing dwelling and construct new dwelling, detached domestic garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/334

• 7 May 2019Conditional

  Construct dwelling and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/297

• 26 Apr 2019Conditional

  To alter permitted plans by way of a new single storey sunroom extension to side of proposed dwelling, carry out fenestration amendments to façade of proposed dwelling by way of altering window opes, construct new rear shelter canopy over rear door, increase ridge height of roof of proposed dwelling, construct new detached domestic garage and alter site boundary lines to dwelling permitted under Planning Reg. 12/00642 and Extension of Duration permission granted under Ref. 18/00014

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/270

• 15 Oct 2018Conditional

  Construct dwelling, domestic garage and install sewage treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/615

• 10 Jan 2018Unconditional

  Construction of dwelling house and associated site works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 18/14

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

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 Kilmacabea.

Recorded monuments

• CO133-063 Burial ground
  Description

  Not shown on OS 6-inch map (1842). On S-facing slope just N of St. Faughnan's R.C. Church. Modern graveyard on site. 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

• CO133-064001 Graveyard
  Description

  In pasture, on W-facing slope; polygonal area (c. 64m N-S; c. 46m E-W) enclosed by stone wall (H 1.5m). Headstones date to 1830s; still in use. No visible remains of Kilmacabea Church (site of) (CO133-064002-) marked on OS 6-inch map (1903) or Watch Ho. (CO133-064003-) marked on OS 6-inch map (1842). 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

• CO133-064002 Church
  Description

  In graveyard (CO133-064001-). No visible remains of 'Kilmacabea Church (site of)' marked on OS 6-inch map (1903). 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

• CO133-064003 Watchman's hut - burial ground
  Description

  In graveyard (CO133-064001-). No visible remains of Kilmacabea Church (site of) (CO133-064002-) marked on OS 6-inch map (1903) or Watch Ho. marked on OS 6-inch map (1842). 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

• CO142-020 Mill - corn
  Description

  Built into rocky slope S of Leap village and overlooking Glandore harbour. Late 19th century gable-ended, 4-bay, 2-storey mill with attic floor. Rock-cut wheel pit (Wth 1.37m; D 2.95m) along S elev. Stone arch bridges gap between rock face to N and attic floor level. Access to interior not gained. 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

• Rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan four-bay two-storey former rectory, comprising three-bay two-storey block with projecting bay, built c.1840, altered, reoriented, and extended c.1875, with addition of gable-fronted block and porch, attached to south. Now in use a private house. Pitched and lean-to slate and artificial slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, timber bargeboards and cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls to west elevation of eighteenth century block. Painted rendered walls to remaining elevations. Square-headed openings with timber sliding sash windows and stone sills, set in three-over-three pane to first floor and six-over-over to ground floor, to west elevation. Two-over-two pane to projecting bay, west elevation and to remaining elevations. Square-headed opening with overlight, timber battened door and stone steps. Outbuildings to side (north). Enclosed by low rubble walls with concrete coping.

• Abbey Mount, house, 1720–1760 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c.1740, with later lean-to and recent extensions to rear (north-west). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and concrete and stone sills. Square-headed door openings with replacement timber panelled glazed door and overlight. Various outbuildings to rear and rendered boundary walls with piers to roadside (southwest) and rear.

• House, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c.1870, with later pitched roof extension and corrugated-iron extension to rear. Pitched slate roofs having rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two (first floor) and one-over-one (ground) timber sliding sash windows having concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with timber glazed door. Rendered boundary walls and gate piers to front (south). Rubble limestone boundary wall to side (east).

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, with recent extension to rear (north). Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with rendered vermiculated quoins. Square-headed openings with three-over-three (ground floor) and two-over-two (first floor) timber sliding sash windows having concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber glazed door. Square-headed integral vehicular entrance with aluminium door. Rendered boundary wall to front.

• Presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey presbytery, built c.1900, with recent conservatory to rear (north). Hipped artificial slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows having concrete sills. Round-headed opening with four-over-four timber sliding sash and fixed pane windows having concrete sills to rear. Square-headed recessed door opening with timber panelled door having sidelights and overlight. Rubble limestone boundary walls to side (east) and front having rendered gate piers and wrought-iron gate.

• St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding double-height gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built c.1850, having six-bay nave, later entrance porch (west), stairwell house (north), and sacristy (east). Recent flat roofed extension to east. Pitched slate roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods, bellcote to west and concrete cross finials to east and west. Flat roof with balustrades to entrance porch. Roughly dressed coursed stone and rendered walls with buttresses to corners and south, and having carved stone plaque to west. Dressed stone walls to porch. Pointed-arch openings with single, paired, and triple fixed pane stained glass windows having concrete sills and stone voussoirs, some openings now blind. Pointed arch door openings with timber battened double-leaf and single doors having stone voussoirs. Mosaic to porch arch. Interior retaining gallery to west, comprising hexagonal-profile limestone columns supporting moulded Tudor arches, with carved timber balustrade above. Carved timber confessionals below gallery. Fluted timber panelling with projecting canopy, set behind freestanding altar, c. 1970, to east. Graveyard to north with rubble limestone boundary walls and wrought-iron fence with gate piers to roadside (south).

• Leap Inn/Sheahan, house, 1830–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house and public house, built 1832, with later extension to side (east) and recent rear extension (south). Hipped slate and artificial slate roof having rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted lined-and-ruled walls. Square-headed openings with six-over-six timber sliding sash windows having concrete sills. Round-headed opening with fixed pane window to rear. Square-headed door opening with timber glazed door having overlight blank. Recent shopfront consists of timber pilasters supporting timber awning, surrounding rubble stone walls and square-headed openings with timber fittings. Pair of rubble stone piers to east.

• Leap Church of Ireland Church, church/chapel, 1790–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Board of First Fruits style Church of Ireland church, built c.1810, comprising three-bay nave with three-stage crenulated entrance tower (west) and single-bay chancel. Pitched slate roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods. Ashlar limestone crenulations and corner pinnacles to tower. Dressed and rubble limestone walls with plinth. Pointed arch openings with fixed paned windows having dressed limestone surrounds. Rendered boundary walls with upright limestone coping, rendered gate piers, and wrought-iron gates.

• Parochial Hall, hall, 1910–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached gable-fronted three-bay double-height parochial hall, built 1913, with recent extension to side (west). Pitched artificial slate roof with uPVC rainwater goods and rooflights. Painted rendered walls with rendered plinth, block-and-start quoins, and raised lettering. Round-headed openings with single and paired six-over-six timber sliding sash windows having rendered surrounds, concrete sills and aprons. Oculus with fixed pane window and rendered surround to gable. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled double-leaf doors and rendered surrounds.

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 Kilmacabea, 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.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilmacabea.

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

Name

Kilmacabea · Cill Macaibí

Area

1,437,006 m² (143.7 ha, 355.09 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmacabea, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery East (West Division)

Electoral division

Knockskagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

555 people lived in 222 households in the Knockskagh electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 15% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cappanabohy, Cloonties, Cullane West, Drom, Gurteenaduige, Keamore, Knockanenacrohy, Mealisheen

Placenames

Kilmacabea 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.