Knockawaddra
Knockawaddra is a townland in the civil parish of Kilbonane, barony of Muskerry East, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cnoc an Mhadra.
Parcel 4955682
- Area
- 7,374 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Knockawaddra
Planning applications on this parcel
7 Mar 2008Refused
Dwellinghouse and installation of waste water treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5294
17 Feb 2003Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/608
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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 rates the landslide susceptibility here as low.
- 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.
- Area
- 92.6 ha
- 229 acres
- Land parcels
- 38
- registered freehold, median 4,797 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 35
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockawaddra, from 591 m² to 196,522 m² (19.65 ha, 48.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Knockawaddra 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
4 Sept 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for a dwelling house, an effluent treatment system and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5790
23 Oct 2020Conditional
The construction of new dwellinghouse, domestic garage, new entrance, wastewater treatment system together with all other ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6338
30 Jul 2019Conditional
To construct a dwelling house, a garage for domestic purpose, to install a domestic waste water treatment system and to carry out all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5915
17 Nov 2017Conditional
Works to existing dwelling including demolition of an existing single storey porch and side extension and the construction of two storey extension to the rear and new single storey extension to the side along with a new canopy over front door as well associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6978
20 Oct 2017Incompleted application
Demolition of an existing single storey porch and side extension and the construction of two storey extension to the rear and new single storey extension to the side along with associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6732
16 May 2016Refused
Dwellinghouse and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5175
9 Dec 2015Conditional
Construction of a single dwellinghouse, installation of waste water treatment unit and percolation area, private well, site entrance and all ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6783
20 Mar 2015Conditional
Construct a new dwellinghouse and integrated garage, with on site waste water treatment plant and utilisation of existing agricultural entrance on private lane for new vehicular access and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4536
23 May 2013Conditional
Construction of a domestic extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and including revisions and alterations to the internal layout, front façade and roof structure of the existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4963
7 Mar 2013Refused
Dwelling house and effluent treatment system
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 13/4383
8 Feb 2012Withdrawn
Construction of dwellinghouse and an effluent treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4184
28 Sept 2011Conditional
Retention of revised location for as constructed dwellinghouse and associated site works (dwellinghouse originally granted under planning permission Ref No S/98/5731)
Retention · Cork County Council, 11/6071
24 Mar 2009Conditional
Bungalow and septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4895
27 Mar 2008Conditional
Single storey dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5706
7 Mar 2008Refused
Dwellinghouse and installation of waste water treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5294
28 Feb 2008Incompleted application
Single storey dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5082
9 Jan 2007Conditional
Demolition of existing outhouses and construction of animal slatted house, stables with efluent tank and dungstead/bale store
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4114
14 Nov 2006Incompleted application
Demolition of outhouses and construction of slatted house, stables and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12250
2 Oct 2006Conditional
Retention of dwellinghouse and revised site boundaries
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11097
26 Sept 2006Conditional
Bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10906
5 Sept 2006Incompleted application
Bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10317
21 Mar 2006Refused
Bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5719
16 Mar 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5596
2 Nov 2005Conditional
Construction of dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8054
15 Feb 2005Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/801
The 25 most recent of 35 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knockawaddra.
Recorded monuments
- CO084-053 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, c. 50m N of another fulacht fiadh (CO084-054---). Spread of burnt material noted. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO084-054 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, c. 50m S of another fulacht fiadh (CO084-053---). Spread of burnt material noted. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO084-055 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on N-facing slope of E-W ridge, overlooking Bride River valley. Circular raised area (34m E-W; 33.5m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H1.1m; ext. H 2m) E->W; scarp (H 1.5m) with slight internal lip (H 0.2m) W->E; shallow external fosse (D 0.2m) survives in part. Bank topped by field boundary NE->WSW. Interior raised on NW side to compensate for hillslope. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO084-056001 Standing stone
Description
In pasture, to SW of anomolous stone group (CO084-05602-). Stone (H 2.1m; 1.5m x 0.7m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis NNW-SSE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO084-056002 Anomalous stone group
Description
In pasture, c. 60m NE of standing stone (6766), two adjacent upright sandstone slabs (long axes N-S). Taller stone to N (H 1.3m; 1.25m x 0.3m); second stone (H 0.55m; 0.64m x 0.2m) is rounded and smooth. Three other stones of similar dimensions lie immediately to E, one partially buried in the ground. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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 Knockawaddra.
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, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Knockawaddra, 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 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 Knockawaddra.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Knockawaddra with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Knockawaddra · Cnoc an Mhadra
- Area
- 925,884 m² (92.59 ha, 228.79 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilbonane, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry East
- Electoral division
- Kilbonane, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,344 people lived in 415 households in the Kilbonane electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aherla Beg, Cloghduff, Curragheenbrien, Kilbonane, Rathard, Rathculleen, Scart Upper
- Placenames
- Knockawaddra 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.