Commons East

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Commons East, from 348 m² to 318,062 m² (31.81 ha, 78.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P1Agriculture
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 9 Jul 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  The proposed development comprises an amendment to planning permission Reg. Ref.: 18/4258. The proposed amendment comprises an alteration to the permitted solar PV panel design to orientate the panels vertically instead of horizontally and associated alterations to the supporting structures of each panel. The pitch, height and number of panels will not be changed under these proposed amendments.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1843

• 2 Mar 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for extension to dwelling house and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0499

• 12 Jan 2026Invalid - case closed

  Planning permission for extension to dwelling house and associated works at Commons East, Cloyne, Co. Cork.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0033

• 7 Jul 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to a) construct a single storey one-bedroom self-contained apartment, b) install proprietary sewage treatment system and percolation area, c) together with all associated site works to be used in conjunction with the existing disability service operating on the site.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5340

• 27 Jun 2025Conditional permission

  10 Year Planning Permission for a physical extension of c. 562 sq.m to the existing electricity substation compound and will include: 1) Site clearance works including removal of:- a) 1 no. MV poles and associated overhead lines. b) Existing MV busbar and associated electrical equipment. c) Existing 38 kV busbar and associated electrical equipment. d) Existing 2 no. 38 kV/MV transformers. e) All existing site fencing and gates. f) Existing lighting. g) Demolition of existing single storey control building (c. 12 sq.m), h) Existing vegetation along northern, eastern and southern site boundaries. 2) Provision of new electrical plant and equipment including:- a) 1 no. prefabricated control room, GIS and MV module and foundation (98.46 sqm). b) 1 no. prefabricated customer control room module and foundation (24.43 sq.m). c) 3 no. customer transformers and associated bunds. d) 1 no. relocated interface transformer and new bunds. e) 2 no. house transformers and associated bunds. f) Associated and ancillary electrical equipment and other apparatus, including installation of underground cables. g) Site development works including provision of lighting; resurfacing and internal access roads, new fencing and access gates (including new entrance gate onto public road). Provision of site services including drainage and all other ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5257

• 5 Jun 2025Incompleted application

  Permission to: a) Construct a single storey one-bedroom self-contained apartment. b) Install a proprietary sewage treatment system and percolation area. c) Together with all associated site works to be used in conjunction with the existing disability service operating on the site.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5092

• 12 Dec 2024Conditional permission

  Permission to 1) demolish the existing single storey extension to the north elevation, 2) demolish 2 no. existing domestic storage sheds, 3) elevational changes to their existing dwelling house, 4) construct new single storey extensions to the south, west and east of their existing dwelling house, 5) construct a car-port to the north elevation of their existing dwelling house, 6) construct a new domestic garage, 7) install a new wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6370

• 23 Dec 2020Conditional

  Installation of 3 no. rooflights to front elevation, 1 no. roof light to side elevation and 1 no. roof light to rear elevation of dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6982

• 11 Nov 2020Incompleted application

  Installation of 3 no. rooflights to front elevation and 1 no. rooflight to side elevation of dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6480

• 21 Jul 2020Conditional

  Retention of domestic garage

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/5539

• 9 Apr 2019Conditional

  A 5 MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 11.25 hectares, 2 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 1 no. single storey delivery station, security fencing, CCTV, and all associated ancillary development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4869

• 26 Feb 2019Incompleted application

  A 5MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 11.25 hectares, 2 no. single storey inverter / transformer stations, 1 no. single storey delivery station, security fencing, CCTV, and all associated ancillary development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4451

• 5 Feb 2018Conditional permission

  Permission for a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm within a site area of approximately 15.9 hectares consisting of solar photovoltaic panels covering an area of up to 40,000sq.m on ground mounted steel frames, 1 no. site substation/control room, up to 2 no. inverter/transformer stations, underground cables and ducts, boundary security fence, new entrance to public road and closure of existing entrance to public road, new and upgraded internal tracks, CCTV cameras and all associated site services and works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4258

• 12 Jan 2018Incompleted application

  Ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm within a site area of approximately 14.9 hectares consisting of solar photovoltaic panels covering an area of up to 40,000sq.m on ground mounted steel frames, 1 no. site substation/control room, up to 2 no. inverter/transformer stations, underground cables and ducts, boundary security fence, new entrance to public road and closure of existing entrance to public road, new and upgraded internal tracks, CCTV cameras and all associated site services and works. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4051

• 8 Dec 2015Withdrawn

  A 5 MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 11.79 hectares, 2 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 1 no. single storey delivery station, security fencing, CCTV, and all associated ancillary development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6768

• 14 Aug 2014Conditional

  Demolition of an existing 68m² dwellinghouse and construction of a 196m² two-storey dwellinghouse on an existing 0.17ha residential plot of land. Works also include removal of an existing septic tank, construction of a new wastewater treatment system, renovation of existing sheds, installation of associated landscaping and site improvement works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5740

• 11 Jul 2014Conditional

  Two-storey dwelling house with attached domestic garage, an on-site sewage treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5489

• 14 Feb 2012Conditional

  Construction of a single storey sunroom to gable side of existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4228

• 1 Feb 2012Incompleted application

  Construction of a single storey sunroom to the gable side of the existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4137

• 28 Jan 2010New application

  Construction of leisure room to rear of existing dwelling and retention of 2 no. velux rooflights to rear of dwelling, retention of raised roof to front of dwelling, retention of removed chimney and retention of new sliding doors to rear of dwelling along with retention of boiler house to side and garage to rear of dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4144

• 23 Dec 2009Incompleted application

  Construction of leisure room to rear of existing dwelling and retention of 2 no. velux rooflights to rear of dwelling, retention of raised roof to front of dwelling, removed chimney and new sliding doors to rear, boiler house to side and garage to rear

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/8071

• 23 Apr 2008Conditional

  Residential development 82 no. dwellinghouses,1 no. neighbourhood play area, 3 no. local play areas, 2 no. tennis courts, 1 no. creche, 3 no. detached domestic garages, 1 no. E.S.B. substation, 1 no. vehicle entrance, 2 no. attenuation tanks & all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6274

• 10 Mar 2008Conditional

  Demolition of dwellinghouse and construction of one and half storey dwellinghouse, garage and installation of sewage treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5329

• 28 Aug 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/10577

• 21 Aug 2007Refused

  One and half storey dwellinghouse and one and half storey garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10401

The 25 most recent of 34 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 Commons East.

Recorded monuments

• CO088-021 Burial ground
  Description

  In level pasture. Marked 'childrens burial ground' on 1842 OS 6-inch map; 'site of' on 1902 OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace. 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 Commons East.

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 Commons East, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Commons East · An Coimín Thoir

Area

1,184,341 m² (118.43 ha, 292.66 acres)

Civil parish

Cloyne, and its townlands

Barony

Imokilly

Electoral division

Cloyne, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,730 people lived in 1,639 households in the Cloyne electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 49% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybranagh, Ballyduff, Ballyonane, Commons West, Demesne, Kilboy, Kilcrone, Malapardas, Monearaniska, Town Parks

Placenames

Commons East 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.