Knockduff

22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockduff, from 74 m² to 616,786 m² (61.68 ha, 152.41 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Knockduff 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.

• 16 Jan 2026Grant with conditions

  1. Demolition of an existing two-storey dwelling house, 2. Construction of a new two-storey replacement dwelling house, 3. Provision of a new waste-water treatment system, and 4. Any associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0071

• 9 Aug 2023Conditional

  Permission for alterations to existing dwelling and its outbuildings namely; 1) demolition of existing single storey extension and construction of new two-storey extension to the front elevation of the dwelling along with elevational changes to the front and rear elevations of the dwelling, 2) construction of a new roof over an existing ruinous shed attached to the side elevation of the dwelling, 3) change of use of 2 no. sheds attached to the side elevation of dwelling to domestic use which will amalgamate with the dwelling internal layout, along with elevation changes to both sheds, 4) provision of a wastewater treatment system, and 5) any associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5626

• 9 Sept 2022Incompleted application

  Retention of mobile home, loose house, 3 store houses, calf house, cubicle house, boiler house, demolition of existing calving pen and store and planning permission for a cubicle house, slatted slurry tank, silage slab, machinery shed, extension of calf house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6049

• 16 Sept 2021Conditional

  Retention of an existing oyster processing shed, the change of use of the existing oyster processing shed to a craft distillery, and construction of alterations to the existing oyster processing shed, the construction of a solardome, and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6543

• 23 Oct 2020Conditional

  To re-establish a disused farmstead property for use as a single-family dwelling. Works include the demolition of the existing adjoining ancillary courtyard barn and ruined shed to the south. Refurbishment, partial demolition, extension to east and south, alteration to elevations and replacement roof to the disused farmhouse. Conversion of separate outbuilding to the west for domestic use ancillary to the dwelling house. New integrated waste water treatment system, alterations to improve site entrance access and road sightlines, boundary treatment works and associated site landscaping works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6343

• 4 Sept 2020Incompleted application

  For works to re-establish the disused farmstead property for use as a single-family dwelling, works include the demolition of the existing adjoining ancillary courtyard barn and ruined shed to the south. Refurbishment, partial demolition, extension to east and south, alteration to elevations and replacement roof to the disused farmhouse. Conversion of separate outbuilding to the west for domestic use ancillary to the dwelling house. New integrated waste water treatment system, alterations to improve site entrance access and road sightlines, boundary treatment works and associated site landscaping works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5922

• 20 Apr 2020Withdrawn

  Change of use of an existing agricultural shed to a craft distillery and alterations to the existing building, construction of a storage bin, associated tanks and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4792

• 30 Mar 2020Incompleted application

  The change of use of an existing agricultural shed to a craft distillery, and alterations to the existing building, and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4657

• 7 Feb 2020Conditional

  To extend an existing dwelling house, amending a previously approved planning application ref. no. 19/5531( which has not been built to date). Works will consist of 1. Proposed new single storey extension/granny flat to the north east and north west of existing dwellinghouse, 2. Existing septic tank to be decommissioned and a new waste water treatment plant and associated percolation area installed, 3. Carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4219

• 11 Jun 2019Conditional

  1. Proposed new single storey extension/granny flat to the north east and north west of existing dwelling house, 2. Existing septic tank to be decommissioned and a new waste water treatment plant and associated percolation area installed, 3. Carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5531

• 3 Jul 2018Conditional

  1. Construct extensions to the south east and north east to an existing dwellinghouse 2. construct a new small one-and-a-half storey dwelling house – “granny flat” to south west of existing dwelling 3. Carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5730

• 24 May 2011Refused

  Construction of dwelling (including garage), septic tank and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5117

• 29 Mar 2011Conditional

  The incorporation of minor modifications including the addition of a bay window to the east elevation and a single storey extension to the west elevation of the dwellinghouse permitted under Pl. Reg. No. 06/13123

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4624

• 7 Mar 2011Refused

  Construction of dwelling and garage, installation of septic tank and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4436

• 1 Oct 2010Conditional

  Construction of 2 no. chicken houses, rain water tank, wash water tank, 3 no. feed bins and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8094

• 3 Aug 2010Refused

  Dwelling, garage, septic tank & associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5964

• 15 Jul 2010Incompleted application

  Construction of 2no. chicken houses with ancillary store, store house, rain water tank, wash water tank, 3no. feed bins & associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5767

• 1 Mar 2007Conditional

  Construction of covered easy feed area, open slurry tank, dungstead, silage slab, concrete aprons, dairy, dairy washings tank, manure store/straw store and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5542

• 8 Dec 2006Conditional

  Extension and retention and completion of dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13123

• 28 Nov 2005Refused

  Retention and completion of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8768

• 1 Nov 2005Incompleted application

  Alterations to dwellinghouse to include increasing to two storey and completion of same

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8043

• 5 May 2005Conditional

  Extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2994

• 12 Aug 2004Conditional

  Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse, demolition of garage, construction of garage and relocation of entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/6176

• 15 Jan 2004Conditional

  Bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/141

• 23 Jun 2003Withdrawn

  Bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/3073

The 25 most recent of 26 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 Knockduff.

Recorded monuments

• CO112-059 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop NW-SE ridge. Soil mark (AP, Dr. D.D.C. Pochin Mould) shows arc SSE->N of possible circular enclosure. Low rise to N and S may indicate levelled bank (diam. c. 40m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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 Knockduff.

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 Knockduff, 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 Knockduff.

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

Name

Knockduff · Cnoc Uí Dhuibh

Area

1,114,617 m² (111.46 ha, 275.43 acres)

Civil parish

Ringcurran, and its townlands

Barony

Kinsale

Electoral division

Kinsale Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

5,605 people lived in 1,855 households in the Kinsale Rural electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 47% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bawnavota, Clonleigh, Garraha, Rathmore

Placenames

Knockduff 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.