Demesne

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Demesne, from 44 m² to 273,668 m² (27.37 ha, 67.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• 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 · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Residential Reserve (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Special Policy Area (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  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.

• 26 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation

  permission for retention of the following: (1) dormer-style dwelling house constructed in lieu of bungalow approved under planning Refn. 1409/75, (2) revised entrance and site layout, (3) detached domestic garage, and (4) all associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2226

• 22 May 2026Grant with conditions

  Retention of existing detached studio/office and polytunnel and planning permission for the construction of a detached garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1355

• 26 Jul 2019Conditional

  Retention of extensions to existing dwelling

  Retention · Cork County Council, 19/496

• 22 Mar 2019Conditional

  To construct a cattle house and carry out associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/192

• 12 Jun 2014Incompleted application

  Erection of a dwellinghouse, domestic garage and a proprietary sewage system

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 14/365

• 2 Aug 2011Conditional

  Permission for alterations to the 4 no. two storey parochial houses to include; 1) Demolition of rear projections 2) Construction of rear extensions 3) Alterations to house no. 2 & part of no. 3 to form a single dwelling 4) Change of use of the remainder of house no. 3 and house no. 4 to use as a general office, community support office, religious associated office; educational support; medical. 5) All necessary external works, car parking, landscape works etc

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/475

• 14 Jul 2011Incompleted application

  Modifications to the existing terrace of 4 no. two storey Parochial houses and the alterations to houses No. 2 and part No. 3 to form a single house with the remaining converted to a commercial building as Phase 2 development together with all the necessary external works, car parking, landscape works etc. The parochial houses are within the curtillage of St. Patricks Church (a Protected Structure), Dunmanway

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/433

• 1 Jul 2011Conditional

  Demolition of existing dwelling house & construction of new dwelling house & associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/395

• 19 Nov 2010Withdrawn

  To demolish existing presbytery building and to construct a block of 2 no. semi detached, two storey houses for priests' accommodation, to the rear of St. Patrick's Church (a protected structure)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/802

• 9 Nov 2010Incompleted application

  Demolish existing Presbytery Building and construct a block of 2no. semi detached, two storey houses for priests' accommodation to the rear of St. Patrick's Church (a protected structure)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/774

• 13 Nov 2009Refused

  Construction of dwellinghouse, garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/2084

• 14 Apr 2009Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse, install proprietary treatment plant and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/408

• 13 Mar 2009Conditional

  To construct a dwelling & domestic garage & permission to install a domestic treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/277

• 6 Feb 2009Incompleted application

  Dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/105

• 15 Aug 2008Refused

  Dwelling House, install a propriety treatment plant and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1517

• 18 Apr 2008Withdrawn

  Demolition of existing out-buildings and construction of residential development consisting of 5no. detached dwellinghouses, 5no. individual proprietary effluent treatment systems, entrance, access road and associated site works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/698

• 20 Mar 2008Conditional

  For (A) retention and completion of dwelling house, & (B) permission for Conservatory extension to same, and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/511

• 14 Feb 2008Incompleted application

  Demolition of existing out-buildings and construction of residential development consisting of 5no. detached dwellinghouses, 5no. individual proprietary effluent treatment systems, entrance, access road and associated site works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/264

• 8 Feb 2008Incompleted application

  (a) Retention and completion of dwellinghouse, (b) Conservatory extension to same and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/241

• 27 Mar 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/862

• 16 Mar 2007Incompleted application

  5no. dwellings, 5no. individual treatment units, entrance, access road and associated site works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/743

• 26 Feb 2007Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/504

• 26 Jan 2007Conditional

  Construct domestic garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/199

• 16 Jan 2007Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/104

• 30 Nov 2006Incompleted application

  Erection of dwelling house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2547

The 25 most recent of 41 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Bandon River SAC 002171

Recorded monuments

• CO107-021 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle SE-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 35m) enclosed by scarp (H 0.5m) N->SSW; earthen bank to E for c.2-3m (int. H 0.5m). Interior truncated on W side by laneway; large mound of field clearance material dumped in site to NW. 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

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Demesne.

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 Demesne, 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. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Demesne, Dunmanway6 sales

Name

Demesne · An Diméin

Area

1,127,526 m² (112.75 ha, 278.62 acres)

Civil parish

Fanlobbus, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery East (West Division)

Electoral division

Dunmanway North, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,264 people lived in 496 households in the Dunmanway North electoral division. 69% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhalwick, Derreens, Dunmanway North, Gurteennasowna

Placenames

Demesne 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.