Downeen

298 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Downeen, from 1 m² to 466,673 m² (46.67 ha, 115.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Green Infrastructure (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 7 Sept 2026Awaiting validation sro

  The development will consist of conservation, restoration and alteration works to the existing derelict dwelling house and adjacent outbuilding at Castle Downeen House, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork, P85 R122, Recorded Monument (CO143-067, country house), for use as a private residence. The development comprises the restoration of the main house as a four-bedroom dwelling, the conversion of the adjacent outbuilding to a one-bedroom ancillary accommodation, the reinstatement of missing building elements, installation of new floors, roof and modern services, localised landscaping works, and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2335

• 22 Jul 2026Grant with conditions

  Construction of detached domestic garage and all associated site works at dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1962

• 26 Jun 2026Grant with conditions

  Outline permission for two dwellinghouses, two vehicular entrances, the provision of a wastewater treatment system for each house and all associated site works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 26/1718

• 24 Oct 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for the conversion of an existing attic to residential accommodation including forming a new access link from the existing first floor landing and the installation of new box dormers ad rooflights all to existing dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6278

• 15 Oct 2025Application withdrawn

  Construction of 3 no. dwelling houses and common entrance road, connection to public services and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6185

• 6 Oct 2025Grant with conditions

  A glazed enclosure to existing external domestic swimming pool

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6114

• 13 Aug 2025Conditional permission

  Change of boundary to 2 no. dwellings permitted under planning reference number 23/82 and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/456

• 7 Aug 2025Incompleted application

  Change of boundary to 2 no. dwellings permitted under planning reference number 23/82 and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/446

• 7 Jul 2025Grant with conditions

  Construct dwelling, domestic garage and install new sewage treatment system. An environmental impact assessment report (EIAR) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/374

• 12 May 2025Conditional

  Construct a dwelling, domestic garage, install sewage treatment system and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/258

• 27 Jan 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for revised design of house no. 16 permitted under Pl Reg No: 22/778

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/22

• 17 Jan 2025Incompleted application

  Permission for revised design of house no: 16 permitted under Pl Reg No: 22/778

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/11

• 27 Jun 2024Unconditional

  Completion of 6 no. dwellings

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 24/344

• 12 Oct 2023Conditional

  Permission for revised design of house no. 9 permitted under Pl. Reg No: 22/150 and permission also sought to revise roof design of house No.'s 11 & 12 permitted under Pl. Reg. No: 22/150

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/573

• 21 Aug 2023Conditional

  Alterations to windows and construction of new single storey rear extension

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/474

• 19 Jul 2023Conditional

  Construction of 4 no. semi detached dwellings (to be constructed in lieu of 2 no. dwellings permitted under Pl. Reg. No. 21-37) and all associated site works including revised site boundaries. This proposal consists of an extension of the Gleann Alainn Housing Development permitted under Pl. Reg. No. 10-807

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/403

• 23 Jun 2023Conditional

  Single storey dwellinghouse, domestic garage, provision of waste water treatment system and all associated site works (Change of Plan Permitted under Planning Reg. 22/00216)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/335

• 24 Feb 2023Conditional permission

  Construction of 3 no. 4 bedroom, single storey dwelling houses, each with new vehicular entrance, connection to public services and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/82

• 3 Feb 2023Incompleted application

  Construction of 3no. 4 bedroom, single storey dwelling houses, each with new vehicular entrance, connection to public services and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/42

• 19 Dec 2022Conditional

  Permission for extension of the housing development permitted under Pl. Reg. No's 18/488 and 22/00150 consisting of the construction of 6 semi detached dwellings and 1 detached dwelling and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/778

• 22 Nov 2022Conditional

  Permission for a first floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/712

• 28 Oct 2022Conditional

  Permission for revised location of the permitted dwelling under planning reg. no; 21/403 within site boundaries (Alteration to condition no's 1 & 2 (A) of said permission)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/664

• 12 Jul 2022Conditional

  Permission for alterations and extensions to existing dwelling house including new windows throughout, new glazed infill wall to south west elevation and install new waste water treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/456

• 28 Mar 2022Conditional

  Storey and half dwellinghouse, domestic garage, provision of waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/216

• 4 Mar 2022Conditional

  Permission for ancillary domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/142

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

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Rosscarbery Estuary 001075

Recorded monuments

• CO143-063 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on W-facing slope. Depicted as rectangular field on OS 6-inch map (1842). Subcircular area (diam. c. 28m) enclosed to W by ruined stone wall (H 1.1m). Heavily overgrown. 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

• CO143-064 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on W-facing slope. Circular area (20m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.9m;) to E and S; scarp to W. Field fence running E-W truncates N edge of interior. 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

• CO143-065 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on NE-facing slope. Circular area (23.1m N-S; 22.7m E-W) enclosed by earthen, stone-faced bank S->NW (int. H 2.3m); scarp (H 2.3m) elsewhere; shallow external fosse (D c. 0.3m) S->NW. Bank incorporated into field fence system. 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

• CO143-066 Building
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO143-067 Country house
  Description

  Abandoned 18th century house; 5-bay, 2-storey; cut-stone chimneys on gables. Both central door ope and 1st floor window flanked by sidelights. Central gabled projection to rear surrounded by later additions. Dilapidated farm buildings to rear. Tower (CO143-068---) in walled garden to S overlooking Downeen Castle (CO143-069---) in Castle Bay to S. 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

• CO143-068 Designed landscape - belvedere
  Description

  Square tower in S wall of walled garden of Castle Downeen (CO143-067---) with commanding view of coast to S. Embattled two-storey structure, pointed door and window opes. String course below embattled parapet; external walls originally weatherslated. 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

• CO143-106 Hut site
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Rubble stone causeway, built c.1860, running along the western side of Rosscarbery Bay. Battered rubble limestone walls flanked by rubble stone parapet walls having render curved coping.

• Signal tower, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding square-profile two-stage signal tower, built c.1800, now ruinous. Lime rendered rubble stone walls with crenellated parapets, having slate string course to base of parapet. Pointed arch window and door openings, having dressed stone sills to window openings. Attached rubble stone boundary walls to north and east elevations.

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 Downeen, 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 Downeen.

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.

• Downeen, Rosscarbery8 sales

Name

Downeen · An Dúinín

Area

3,704,252 m² (370.43 ha, 915.34 acres)

Civil parish

Ross, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery East (West Division)

Electoral division

Rosscarbery, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,160 people lived in 442 households in the Rosscarbery electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 31% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinaclogh, Ballyvireen, Curraheen, Englishisland, Gallane, Townlands

Placenames

Downeen 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.