Land parcel 2576939

Area

5,985 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres)

Buildings

1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 2,187 m².

Zoning

G1 Public Open Space (Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 Variation No. 3 (NPF Implementation)) The objective
R2 Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods (Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 Variation No. 3 (NPF Implementation)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 7 May 2025Conditional

  Permission for the retention of the conversion of a garage to a bedroom, bathroom and utility to the side of the existing dwelling house, retention is also being applied for the change of a flat roof to a tiled roof over this area.

  Retention · Cork City Council, 2543861

• 12 Nov 2021Conditional

  Permission for minor reconfiguration extensions to entrance and rear, together with alterations, including new external doors and windows, insulated external cladding, photovoltaic panels, changes to rooflights, new canopies, signage, fencing and all associated site works, which form part of an energy and accessibility upgrade and refurbishment project.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 2140648

• 17 Feb 2021Conditional

  Permission for development to (a) Refurbish and reconfigure existing 6 no. tennis courts, update 3 of these tennis courts with full ITF Professional standard 12m high Sports Lighting and associated ground works and fencing, (b) Construct a proprietary fixed cover structure/membrane system with removable sides (for Summer play) to permanently cover 3 no. tennis courts for indoor play including internal lighting only, (c) Extend and refurbish existing clubhouse to incorporate a Club gym, expanded changing rooms and accessible toilets, dedicated meeting room, lounge/social area, coffee bar/tea room and office, (d) Construct 2 no. ITF approved mini tennis courts/padel tennis courts, one to include practice wall area, with associated Court Sports Lighting, walls and fencing, (e) Construct a sports equipment and maintenance storage shed to west of site adjacent to practice wall, (f) Construct a court viewing area to south of site, (g) Construct general site security fencing and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 2139927

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 this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 3 recorded monuments.

• CO074-055001 Designed landscape - belvedere
  Description

  On top of a landscaped rock outcrop to NW of Bishopstown House (CO074-05502-); indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Roofless, crenellated circular tower (H 2.3m; int. diam. 4.55m); entrance with added curved porch on S side; window facing N. Fireplace in W wall and niche in E wall. Interior originally decorated with shells inset in plaster of which only the imprints survive. Quartz pebble floor; remains of ledge at base of internal walls composed of glassy slag. Built as retreat by Dr. Peter Browne, Bishop of Cork and Ross 1710-1735; part of Bishopstown demesne (CO074-05503-) (McCarthy 1981). 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

• CO074-055002 Church
  Description

  At NW corner of courtyard of Bishopstown House (CO074-055003-) and immediately W of N range are remains of chapel (CO074-055002-) indicated as 'Bishop's Chapel (in ruins)' on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Consecrated 1730; by 1848 datestones and memorials removed to St Finbarre's Cathedral (ibid., 27). Rectangular in plan (int. 9.1m E-W; 5m N-S); cut limestone chamfered quoins and surrounds to W door and windows. Porch entrance added to W with similar cut stone detail. Doorway in E wall; according to McCarthy (ibid., 27) 'covered way' is said to have existed between E entrance and mansion house. Vault entered below E gable; bodies of Peter Browne and Isaac Mann removed to Cathedral in 1865. 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

• CO074-055003 Country house
  Description

  In public park on W fringes of Bishopstown; fragmentary remains of early 18th century house and demesne, built by Bishop Peter Browne for C of I bishops of Cork. House erected 1726, demolished c. 1831; site now occupiedby recent L-shaped Scout Hall, only very fine limestone shouldered doorcase survives of original house, rebuilt into wall of recent building (McCarthy1981, 6, 25). Taylor and Skinner's map (1969, 170) of 1778 depicts house as having gabled end wings on front elevation. Courtyard to S formed by farmbuildings (as shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map) to E and W which have been demolished; remains of wall on S side with entrance piers survive in poor condition. Cobbling in yard just visible with ornate designs using different coloured stones still discernible; according to McCarthy (ibid,25), the date 1726 and initials 'PB' were highlighted. At NW corner of courtyard and immediately W of N range are remains of chapel (CO074-055002-) indicated as 'Bishop's Chapel (in ruins)' on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Consecrated 1730; by 1848 datestones and memorials removed to St Finbarre's Cathedral (ibid., 27). Rectangular in plan (int. 9.1m E-W; 5m N-S); cut limestone chamfered quoins and surrounds to W door and windows. Porch entrance added to W with similar cut stone detail. Doorway in E wall; according to McCarthy (ibid., 27) 'covered way' is said to have existed between E entrance and mansion house. Vault entered below E gable; bodies of Peter Browne and Isaac Mann removed to Cathedral in 1865. According to McCarthy (ibid., 25), foundations of original house re-used in farmbuilding along N side of courtyard as indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Circular platform for animal traction in yard; according to McCarthy (ibid., 25) used to power pulping machine. Number of estate features survive including terraced 'lawn' to N of 'house', known locally as 'The Bishop's Garden'. This leads down to Curragheen river which is spanned by a pair of 3-arched footbridges; rectangular walled area to N of river, according to McCarthy (ibid., 31) was used as a graveyard until 1940s. Low waterfall to E of bridges; ornamental ponds to NW of chapel with 'shell house' (CO074-05501-); walled gardens to S with small garden kiln (2.44m x 2.44m) for burning garden rubbish; limekiln (CO074-046---) to E. 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 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 gives no landslide susceptibility class here. Parts of the land are made ground.

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.

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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.