Curragh

37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Curragh, from 151 m² to 437,068 m² (43.71 ha, 108 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 2 Apr 2026Grant with conditions

  A 10 year planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at Water-Rock, Midleton, Co. Cork. The development will consist of the construction of a residential development of 452 no. residential units with supporting resident amenity facilities, a single-storey crèche, and all ancillary site development works. The development will be delivered on a phased basis. The proposed development makes provision for 219 no. two storey houses, comprising 17 no. detached units (14 no. 4-bed units and 3 no. 3-bed units), 120 no. semi-detached units (104 no. 4-bed units and 16 no. 3-bed units), 82 no. 3-bed terraced units. The proposed 233 no. apartment / duplex units, comprising 99 no. duplex/own-door apartments (42 no. 3-bed units, 15 no. 2-bed units and 42 no. 1-bed units) in 20 no. 3 storey blocks and 134 no. apartments units (74 no. 2-bed units, 32 no. 1-bed units and 28 no. studio apartments) in 4 no. 3 – part 5 storey blocks. The proposal makes provision for 2 no. communal rooms in apartment Block C and Block E, outdoor amenity areas including a linear park along the Glounamuck Stream, landscaping, and ancillary infrastructure development works in the form of wastewater infrastructure, surface water attenuation, water utility services, public lighting, surface car parking, bin stores, bicycle stores, roof mounted solar panels, plant and comms rooms, 6 no. ESB substations, and all associated site development works. Vehicular access to the development will be via 2 no. entrances off Water-rock Road (L3618) to Site B and 1 no. entrance to Site A off the Water-Rock Urban Expansion Area Service Corridor Link Road (L3822-5). The proposal includes pedestrian and cycling paths and access points, and makes provision for the delivery of part of the Carrigtwohill to Midleton Inter-Urban Cycleway to the south of Site A. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. LRD Website: www.Water-rockLRD.ie

  Lrd permission · Cork County Council, 26/0840

• 25 Nov 2025Invalid - case closed

  Permission for the construction of a new site entrance and customer car park to serve an existing distribution facility for an online retail business specialising in automotive parts, and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6583

• 17 Oct 2025Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission for the construction of a new site entrance and customer car park, associated drainage works and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6209

• 23 Sept 2025Invalid - case closed

  10 year planning permission for the construction of, and a 40 year operation and subsequent decommissioning of, a development consisting of a 118-hectare solar farm, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and underground grid connection route (red line boundary). The solar farm comprises of four separate land parcels divided by local roads. The underground cable route comprises public roads L7634, L7635, L7637, L7633, L7631, L7604, L7609, L7610, L3617 and R626 to connect to Knockraha 220kV substation & Lysaghtstown 110kV substation. The proposed solar farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will consist of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounted on steel support structures and in some areas on concrete shoes to protect possible underground archaeological features, together with electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, 3 no. HDDs, 3 no. temporary construction compounds, 1no. storage container, battery units, a synchronous condenser, the use of existing farm access tracks, existing site entrances, 1 no. new maintenance entrance connecting to an existing private access track ,inverters, CCTV poles and cameras, deer type security/boundary fencing, palisade fencing, landscaping and biodiversity measures and all associated ancillary development works, for the purpose of generating and storing renewable energy electricity and transmitting it in the townlands of Condonstown, Pigeonhill, Aghaduff, Ballynabrannagh East, Ballynabrannagh West, Ballyvatta, Lysaghtstown, Ballinbrittig, Ballyleary, Ballynakilla, Cloneen, Garranes, Lackenbehy, Dooneen and Woodstock, Co.Cork. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the planning application. The proposed development is covered by the provision of the Renewable Energy Directive III (directive2023/2024).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6005

• 3 Jul 2025Incompleted application

  Permission for the construction of a new site entrance and open storage area, associated drainage works and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5318

• 16 Jun 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for a 10 year planning permission for the proposed development of an underground electricity interconnector cable will comprise of a 33kV double circuit underground cable route, of c.4.3km in length which is to be installed in an excavated trench including underground ducting, joint bays, horizontal directional drills (HDD), communication chambers and all associated site development and reinstatement works. The interconnector cable will extend from two newly proposed ring main units at the permitted Ballynaclashy Solar Farm to a substation at the permitted Lysaghtstown Solar Farm. The proposed development provides for a revision to part of the approved layout of the Ballynaclashy Solar Farm previously permitted under Cork County Council Planning Reference 21/4050 / An Bord Pleanála Reference ABP 311238-21. The revision to the layout comprises the installation of 2 no. ring main units and the laying of the underground electricity interconnector cable. The proposed development also provides for a revision to part of the approved layout of Lysaghtstown Solar Farm as previously permitted under Cork County Council Planning Reference 18/6769 (as amended by references 20/6891 and 21/5089). The revision to this layout comprises the laying of the underground electricity interconnector cable to a substation permitted under An Bord Pleanála Reference ABP 308979-20. The development will be carried out within a combination of the above referenced permitted solar farm boundaries, on private lands and within the L-7634, L-36172, L-7694 and R626 public roads. The underground electricity interconnector cable will be routed around Tomasheen Bridge through private lands via HDD. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5141

• 12 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission for alterations & extensions to dwelling house consisting of; demolition of existing ground floor side glazed area/canopy & replace with flat roof extension including first floor terrace above, front porch extension, rear single storey extension, elevational changes & all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6381

• 15 Apr 2024Conditional

  Permission to construct a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house to enclose covered porch to front of dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4630

• 19 Sept 2023Withdrawn

  The proposed development of an underground electricity interconnector cable. The proposed development of the underground electricity interconnector cable will comprise 1 no. 33kV double circuit cable of c.4.3km in length which is to be installed in an excavated trench including underground ducting, joint bays, communication chambers and all associated site development and reinstatement works. The interconnector cable will extend from two newly proposed Ring Main Units at the permitted Ballynaclashy Solar Farm to a substation at the permitted Lysaghtstown Solar Farm. The proposed development provides for a revision to part of the approved layout of the Ballynaclashy Solar Farm previously permitted under Cork County planning reference 21/4050 / An Bord Pleanála reference ABP 311238-21. The revision to the layout comprises the installation of 2 no. Ring Main Units and the laying of the underground electricity interconnector cable. The proposed development also provides for a revision to part of the approved layout of Lysaghtstown solar farm as previously permitted under cork county council planning reference 18/6769 (as amended by references 20/6891 and 21/5089). The revision to this layout comprises the laying of the underground electricity interconnector cable to a substation permitted under an Board Pleanála reference ABP 308979-20. The development will be carried out within a combination of the above referenced permitted solar farm boundaries, on private lands and within the L-7634, L-36172, L-7694 and R626 public roads. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5893

• 13 Dec 2022Withdrawn

  Intend to apply for a 10 year planning permission for proposed development of an underground electricity interconnector cable. The proposed development of the underground electricity interconnector cable will comprise 1 no. 33kV triple circuit cable of c.3.9 Km in length which is to be installed in an excavated trench including underground ducting, joint bays, communication chambers and all associated site development and reinstatement works. The interconnector cable will extend from two newly proposed ring main units at the permitted Ballynaclashy solar farm to an inverter at the permitted Lysaghtstown Solar Farm. The proposed development provides for a revision to part of the approved layout of the Ballynaclashy solar farm previously permitted under Cork County Council planning ref no. 21/4050 & An Bord Pleanála ref ABP 311238-21. The revision to the layout comprises the installation of 2 no. ring mains units and the laying of the underground electricity interconnector cable. The proposed development also provides for a revision to part of the approved layout of Lysaghtstown solar farm as previously permitted under Cork County Council planning ref no. 18/6769 (as amended by references 20/6891 and 21/5089). The revision to this layout comprises the laying of the underground electricity interconnector cable to an already permitted inverter. The development will be carried out within the combination of the above referenced permitted solar farm boundaries, on private lands within the L-7634, L-36172, L-7694 and R626 public roads. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6756

• 15 Jun 2022Conditional

  Permission for construction of a straw store/machinery shed, new entrance and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5394

• 1 Feb 2022Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling house along with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4189

• 26 Apr 2021Conditional

  A 10 year planning permission for 2 no.33kv underground electricity interconnector cables of c.2.59 km in length to be provided predominantly in excavated trenches and include associated underground ducting, joint bays, communication chambers and all associated site development and reinstatement works. The proposed development provides for a change of plan to part of the solar farm previously permitted under Cork County Council planning reference 18/6769 (as amended by 20/6891), 19/5729 and 19/6882 and will provide for the laying of underground interconnector cabling between inverters permitted under these applications. The works will be carried out within the solar farm boundary, on private lands and within the public road. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5089

• 29 Mar 2021Incompleted application

  A 10 year planning permission for 2 no.33kv underground electricity interconnector cables of c.2.59 km in length to be provided predominantly in excavated trenches and include associated underground ducting, joint bays, communication chambers and all associated site development and reinstatement works. The proposed development provides for a change of plan to part of the solar farm previously permitted under Cork County Council planning reference 18/6769 (as amended by 20/6891), 19/5729 and 19/6882 and will provide for the laying of underground interconnector cabling between inverters permitted under these applications. The works will be carried out within the solar farm boundary, on private lands and within the L-7634 public road. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4787

• 13 Jan 2021Conditional permission

  A 10 year planning permission for a solar farm consisting of circa 14,600 m2 of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 2 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, battery storage container, battery control unit, security fencing, satellite pole, CCTV, access tracks, upgrade to existing agricultural field entrance, temporary construction compound, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. The proposed development is a change of plan to part of the solar farm previously permitted under Cork County Council planning reference 18/6769 and will provide for the omission of the previously permitted 38kV substation and a net decrease in overall panel area of circa 10,800 m2 from that permitted under 18/6769. Construction and operational access will be via the L-7634. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6891

• 4 Dec 2019Conditional

  A 10 year planning permission for a solar farm consisting of up to 172,000 m2 of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 9 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, storage unit, security fencing, satellite pole, CCTV, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. Construction and operational access will be via existing field entrance from the L-36172. The project will connect with and represents an extension to the adjacent solar farm permitted under planning references 18/6769 and 19/05729. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 35 years.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6882

• 9 Jul 2019Conditional

  A 10 year Planning Permission for a solar farm consisting of up to 221,500m2 of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 15 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, security fencing, satellite pole, CCTV, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. Construction and operational access will be via existing field entrances from the L-7634. The project will connect with and represents an extension to the adjacent solar farm permitted under Cork County Council Planning Reference 18/6769. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 35 years.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5729

• 19 Oct 2018Conditional

  Permission for a solar farm consisting of circa 235,500 m2 of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 1 no. single storey 38 kV substation and associated electrical compound, 15 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, battery storage module and associated equipment container, security fencing, satellite pole, CCTV, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. Construction and operational access will be via existing field entrances from the L-7634. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 35 years.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6769

• 12 Jan 2018Conditional

  Retention of alteration to existing dwelling, namely; ground and first floor extensions to sides of dwelling, canopy to front elevation, and new ground floor window to front elevation.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 18/4059

• 23 Apr 2013Withdrawn

  Change of use of existing agricultural shed to agricultural store to include the storage of agricultural machinery, organic fertilisers such as granular fertiliser, sludge fertilisers, biosolids and soil conditioners

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4750

• 21 Jun 2012Withdrawn

  Construction of a storage facility, new vehicular entrance to public road and associated ancillary works, for the storage of organic fertilisers such as wood pulp fertiliser sludge, farmyard manures and dairy sludges for beneficial and sustainable use

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5352

• 25 May 2012Incompleted application

  Construction of a storage facility and associated ancillary works, for the storage of organic fertilisers such as wood pulp fertiliser sludge, farmyard manures and dairy sludges for beneficial and sustainable use on john gleesons lands

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5124

• 10 Nov 2011Conditional

  Change of plans to permission granted under planning ref: 10/8516 for construction of extension to existing dwelling house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6380

• 19 Nov 2010Conditional

  Extension to existing dormer bungalow style dwelling and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8516

• 16 Oct 2008Withdrawn

  Two-storey dwellinghouse and septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9327

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

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Leamlara Wood 001064

Recorded monuments

• CO065-061 Hilltop enclosure
  Description

  On top of a hill, in commanding position; land falls away steepy to S and E; extensive view to S. Circular area (75m N-S; 74.9m E-W) enclosed by bivallate earthen defences: inner bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1.7m) separated from outer bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.6m) by flattened U-shaped fosse; outer fosse (D 0.5m) evident all around but survives best SSW->NE. Entrance to NW. Interior slopes up to N; N end is summit of hill; numerous tree boles covered by sparce scrub vegetation. To SE scarp (H 1m; L c. 21m) runs from inner bank face in WNW direction, may be recent feature. On edge of coniferous plantation which skirts enclosure W->E. Unlikely to be hillfort as "the area enclosed falls well short of an average hillfort and bivallate defences are not typical of Irish hillforts (pers. comm. Dr. Barry Raftery). 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

• CO065-108 Enclosure
  Description

  In Currage Wood, on a break in a SW-facing slope and near the top of a hill. A circular area (27m N-S; 25m E-W) is defined by a low, rounded, earthen bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.7m). The bank is broken at NNE and NNW (Wth 3m) due to a forest path which crossed E-W through the N half of the interior. The bank and interior are planted with trees. The interior slopes gently down to the W. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO065-110 Enclosure
  Description

  Circular ditched enclosure, approx. 38m in overall diameter (N-S) and possibly breached by an entrance gap at SE. Detected in the course of a geophysical survey (geophysical Licence 22R0308) undertaken on behalf of Power Capital Renewable Energy. Complied by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload/revision: 9 March 2023

• CO065-111 Enclosure
  Description

  Possible W arc of circular enclosure, with a N-S projected diameter c. 40m. Detected in the course of a geophysical survey (geophysical Licence 22R0308) undertaken on behalf of Power Capital Renewable Energy. Complied by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload/revision: 9 March 2023

Architectural heritage

• Water Lodges, gate lodge, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of detached three-bay single-storey former gate lodges, built c. 1820, situated to north-west and south-east of gates formerly leading to Ballyedmond House. Gabled single-bay porch to south-east elevation of north-west lodge, and to north-west elevation of south-east lodge, single-bay flat-roofed extension to north-west elevation of north-west lodge. Now in use as houses. Hipped artificial slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and timber bargeboards to porch gables. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with timber casement windows and cut limestone sills. Roughcast rendered walls to entrance with square-profile piers having wrought-iron double-leaf gates.

• Ballyedmond Bridge, bridge, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch bridge, built c. 1820, carrying road over Owennacurra River. Rubble stone walls with cut limestone copings. Round-headed arch with channelled rusticated voussoirs.

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 Curragh, 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 Curragh.

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

Name

Curragh · An Currach

Area

2,764,466 m² (276.45 ha, 683.11 acres)

Civil parish

Carrigtohill, and its townlands

Barony

Barrymore

Electoral division

Carrigtohill, the unit of the census

Census 2022

8,181 people lived in 2,751 households in the Carrigtohill electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 61% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyedmond, Ballyleary, Ballynaclashy, Ballyrichard Beg, Ballyrichard More, Carrigogna, Lysaghtstown, Water-Rock

Placenames

Curragh 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.