Clash

6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clash, from 269 m² to 194,121 m² (19.41 ha, 47.97 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Clash in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 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

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional permission

  Within County Cork, the proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to 39.3km of overhead line, 14 no. steel towers and 204 no. wooden polesets. These lie between Knockraha Substation, in the townland of Ballynenelagh, and the border with County Tipperary in the townland of Glenduff, crossing the County Cork townlands of : Ballynanelagh, Knockraha East, Meeleen, Shanballyreagh, Barnetstown, Mitchellsfort, Meenane, Skahanagh South, Skahanagh North, Coolquane, Scartbarry, Ballyready, Ballyda, Baneena South, Lackabeha East, Hollyhill, Ballinterry, Clykeel South, Ballynanelagh, Clykeel North, Knockauduff, Ballinvarrig West, Kill-Saint-Anne South, Kill-Saint-Anne North, Ballyoran, Glenarousk, Strawhall, Ballyvadona, Carrigabrick, Gearagh, Carrigatoortane, Mountrivers, Moorepark, Ballyderown, Knockanohill, Glansheskin, Kilclogh, Macroney Upper, Castlecooke, Coolaneague, Curraghanolomer, Ballard, Curraghavoe, and Glenduff. The proposed development includes 4 no. temporary construction compounds in the townlands of Moorepark, Ballinvarrig West, Barnetstown, and Skeheen. The works in County Cork will consist of: the replacement ('restringing') of the existing overhead line (OHL) circuit conductor wires; replacement of 7 no. towers and 82 no. polesets with similar dimensions and heights as the existing; installation of 5 no. new towers and 1 new no. poleset at Barrymore Substation and the removal of 2 no. towers; installation of replacement parts on towers and polesets; foundation refurbishment/strengthening and recapping/clearing of shear blocks; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 4 no. temporary construction compounds, temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6468

• 29 Mar 2023Conditional permission

  Amendment of previous permission Reg. Ref: 17/5370 and ABP- 300434-17, which includes a enlarged site boundary, for alterations to an permitted solar farm to provide an additional area of 7.8ha to the south comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, MV/inverter stations, fencing, access tracks, CCTV cameras, a weather station, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. The development also includes a 2.25km cable route to the south to provide a link to a future substation and all associated ancillary development works. The application also seeks to amend Condition 3 of permission granted under Reg. Ref:17/5370 and ABP Ref: ABP-300434-17 to increase the lifespan of the permitted solar farm from 25 to 35 years.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4564

• 22 Feb 2023Incompleted application

  Amendment of previous permission reg ref 17/5370 and ABP-300434-17 for alterations to a permitted solar farm to provide an additional area of 7.8 ha to the south comprising of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, MV/inverter stations, fencing, acces tracks, CCTV cameras, a weather station, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. The development also includes 2.25km cable route to the south to provide a link to a future substation and all associated ancillary development works. The application also seeks to amend condition 3 of permission granted under reg. ref. 17/5370 and ABP-300434-17 to increase the lifespan of the permitted solar farm from 25 to 35 years

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4304

• 16 Feb 2021Conditional

  Retention of the demolition of an existing derelict dwelling house andplanning permission for retention for the construction of a replacement dwelling house and all associated site works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/4354

• 24 Apr 2019Conditional

  Construction of a dwellinghouse and domestic garage, installation of a bored well, septic tank and percolation area, widening of the existing farm entrance to facilitate the site entrance, the creation of a new farm access and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5016

• 26 Jul 2018Conditional

  Renovations, alterations and extensions to an existing derelict dwelling, for the removal of part of the existing derelict structure, for the installation of a waste water treatment system and all other associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5967

• 22 Sept 2017Conditional

  Retention of slatted tank and Permission for construction of an animal house incorporating slatted cubicle area, straw bedded area, feed passage and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6450

• 2 Jun 2017Conditional

  Construction, operation and decommissioning of photovoltaic solar farm comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site of up to 48.4ha, to include inverter stations, 1 no. DNO substation, customer substation, switcher substations, field transformers, auxiliary transformers, GRP cabinets, monitoring house, single storey storage shed, battery containers, transformer containers, WC, fencing, temporary construction compound, access tracks, CCTV cameras, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5370

• 18 Mar 2016Conditional

  Construction of an animal house consisting of a straw bedded area, slatted tank and feed passage, extension to dairy and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4628

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 Clash.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Clash.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Clash, 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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Clash · An Chlais

Area

395,274 m² (39.53 ha, 97.67 acres)

Civil parish

Kilquane (Cork Ra), and its townlands

Barony

Barrymore

Electoral division

Knockraha, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,767 people lived in 539 households in the Knockraha electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 57% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyvatta, Knockraha East, Lisheenroe, Meeleen, Monatooreen

Placenames

Clash 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.