Knockanrawley
Knockanrawley is a townland in the civil parish of Cordangan, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Tipperary. Its name in Irish is Cnoc an Ráiléigh.
Parcel 517394
- Area
- 185 m²
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 96 m².
- 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
- Knockanrawley
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
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
- 86.9 ha
- 215 acres
- Land parcels
- 300
- registered freehold, median 280 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 45
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
300 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockanrawley, from 4 m² to 210,388 m² (21.04 ha, 51.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Knockanrawley 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
25 Sept 2026N/a
amendments to a previously granted planning permission (PL Ref 2560515). The proposed amendments include (1) increase in overall building footprint, (2) amendments to increase office floor area, including additional internal floor within existing building height (3) amendments to fenestrations of the previously granted office/storage building, (4) amendments to the car parking layout and (5) all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2660949
12 May 2026Conditional
two new extensions to the rear of existing dwelling along with some minor changes to the side elevation of the dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2660432
14 Jan 2026Conditional
the change of use from PitStop Tyres to Dalton Plumbing Supplies Ltd, RETENTION PERMISSION to the rear and left hand side, elevational changes, to raise the roof on the right hand side and all ancillary site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2660021
20 Nov 2025Refused
the construction of an extension at rear of house, for comprising family room at ground floor level and storage space at first floor level, and all associated site and ancillary works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2561187
1 Aug 2025Conditional
an extension to existing warehouse building together with all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2560754
13 Jun 2025Refused
change of use of existing detached domestic garage to residential use and demolition of walls, alteration and extension to existing garage to form a residential use and increased roof height to same
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 25108
5 Jun 2025Conditional
the construction of a light engineering facility, including workshop with attached 2 storey buildings consisting of plant room, mechanical room, store, electrical room, ancillary toilets, canteen, locker room and offices. Other works as part of the development include new access road continuing from existing business park access road to serve the site, car parking, storm attenuation tank with hydro-brake, connection to public foul and storm water systems, landscaping, boundary treatment, signage and all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2560515
3 Jun 2025N/a
the construction of a light engineering facility, including workshop with attached 2 storey buildings consisting of plant room, mechanical room, store, electrical room, ancillary toilets, canteen, locker room and offices. Other works as part of the development include new access road continuing from existing business park access road to serve the site, car parking, storm attenuation tank with hydro-brake, connection to public foul and storm water systems, landscaping, boundary treatment, signage and all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2560502
20 Feb 2025Conditional
single storey dwelling house and site entrance and all associated site and ancillary works
Retention, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 2560122
16 Jan 2025Refused
change of use of existing detached domestic garage to residential use, works to include reconstruction and extension to above described building
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 255
2 Nov 2024Conditional
a two storey club house building and all ancillary site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460937
21 Dec 2023Conditional
further extraction of sand and gravel from an area of 1.82Ha within existing gravel pit using the existing entrance as granted under planning application reference number 22374 - and all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2361030
14 Dec 2023Conditional
parking area (being used in connection with the adjoining garage) and all associated site works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2360988
20 Nov 2023Conditional
a 1087m2 warehouse building, HGV & car parking together with all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360918
4 Oct 2023Conditional
completion of the existing un-authorised entrance onto the N24 national primary road and for planning permission for boundary treatment including proposed fencing and walls and associated siteworks as may be required
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2360798
2 May 2023Conditional
1) demolition of existing vacant building on site (former restaurant/takeaway and ancillary areas); 2) construction of 7 no. light industrial units (Units 1 to 5 at Block A, unit 6 at Block B, unit 7 at Block C). All new proposed building to have a maximum height of 8.12 m and a total gross floor area of 1,749.4 sq.mt; 3) the development will also include: new vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the site from the Bansha Road (N24) and internal access road with internal footpaths; car parking spaces including EV, accessible parking bays and bicycle parking stand; sliding gates; new boundary treatments; new signage on site; hard and soft landscaping and all associated site development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360292
25 May 2022Conditional
(i) previous extraction of sand and gravel (ii) existing entrance as well as planning permission to (iii) modify existing roadside boundaries to facilitate improved vehicular sightlines from the existing entrance and all associated site works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 22374
16 Mar 2022N/a
a change of use from garage to dwelling, construction of extension and elevational changes to existing structure for the provision of an additional dwelling, services connections and all associated works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2260125
25 Feb 2022N/a
for a change of use from garage to dwelling and construction of domestic extension, services connections and all associated works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2260086
21 Jan 2022N/a
development will consist of 1. An assisted living elderly care building with 45 no. self-contained units, each with kitchen/dining/living, bedroom, bathroom, balcony & Storage. The building will also have a reception area, dayrooms, associated storage etc. 2. A courtyard garden, landscaping in general including new semi mature trees to all relevant boundaries etc. 3. Provision of on-site carparking and bicycle parking 4. Carrying out works to a Protected strucure which includes provision to demolish and remove the existing unused Supermarket attached to the rear of 42 Bank Place Building which is listed on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage under reference 22108091. Works will include restoring the rear of this building to its original form, prior to the construction of this supermarket. 5. Provision of a new foul sewer connection to the adjoining public foul sewer network. 6. Provision of storm water drainage including the installation of a storm water attenuation tank and connection to adjoining public storm water network. 7. Provision for a new water connection to the building from the adjoining public water main. 8. Provision of public lighting throughout the site. 9. Provision of on-site bin storage. 10. Provision to connect into existing adjoining public road network and to construct new footpaths to service the proposed development. 11. All associated site development works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2243
14 Jan 2022N/a
development will consist of 1. An assisted living elderly care building with 45 no. self-contained units, each with kitchen/dining/living, bedroom, bathroom, balcony & Storage. The building will also have a reception area, dayrooms, associated storage etc. 2. A courtyard garden, landscaping in general including new semi mature trees to all relevant boundaries etc. 3. Provision of on-site carparking and bicycle parking 4. Provision to demolish and remove the existing unused Supermarket attached to the rear of 42 Bank Place Building which is listed on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage under reference 22108091. Works will include restoring the rear of this building to its original form, prior to the construction of this supermarket. 5. Provision of a new foul sewer connection to the adjoining public foul sewer network. 6. Provision of storm water drainage including the installation of a storm water attenuation tank and connection to adjoining public storm water network. 7. Provision for a new water connection to the building from the adjoining public water main. 8. Provision of public lighting throughout the site. 9. Provision of on-site bin storage. 10. Provision to connect into existing adjoining public road network and to construct new footpaths to service the proposed development. 11. All associated site development works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2221
22 Dec 2021N/a
development will consist of 1. An assisted living elderly care building with 45 no. self-contained units, each with kitchen/dining/living, bedroom, bathroom, balcony & Storage. The building will also have a reception area, dayrooms, associated storage etc. 2. A courtyard garden, landscaping in general including new semi mature trees to all relevant boundaries etc. 3. Provision of on-site carparking and bicycle parking 4. Provision to demolish and remove the existing unused Supermarket attached to the rear of 42 Bank Place Building which is listed on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage under reference 22108091. Works will include restoring the rear of this building to its original form, prior to the construction of this supermarket. 5. Provision of a new foul sewer connection to the adjoining public foul sewer network. 6. Provision of storm water drainage including the installation of a storm water attenuation tank and connection to adjoining public storm water network. 7. Provision for a new water connection to the building from the adjoining public water main. 8. Provision of public lighting throughout the site. 9. Provision of on-site bin storage. 10. Provision to connect into existing adjoining public road network and to construct new footpaths to service the proposed development. 11. All associated site development works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 211869
27 Aug 2021N/a
change of use of existing data processing facility to use as a facility for the recovery and recycling of non - ferrous metals, plastics, ferrous metals, end of life vehicles, waste electrical and electronic equipment. Permission for internal modifications include mechanical workshop and office area, external works include vehicle inspection area and secure bunded storage
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 211279
6 Aug 2021N/a
change of use of existing data processing facility to use as a facility for the recovery and recycling of non - ferrous metals, plastics, ferrous metals, end of life vehicles, waste electrical and electronic equipment. Permission for internal modifications include mechanical workshop and office area, external works include vehicle inspection area and secure bunded storage
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 211156
9 Jul 2021Conditional
single storey extension to rear and side of original dwelling house; north boundary comprising concrete block retaining wall and weldmesh fencing; and all associated site and ancillary works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 21992
The 25 most recent of 45 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 Knockanrawley.
Recorded monuments
- TS067-004002 Castle - unclassified
Description
On a height in the SE section of the town, c. 100m NE of the River Ara. Corporation housing and warehouses constructed since 1954 currently occupy the location. This castle is not indicated on the 1st (1840) ed. 6-inch OS map and on the 25-inch map it is designated as ‘King John’s Castle (Supposed site of)’ with hachures depicting the SE portion of an inner and outer curving scarp, with a suggestion that the scarp continues on both sides northward beneath modern property boundaries. There are no known historical references to this castle and as there are no visible remains at ground level it is not possible to ascertain the nature or date of this castle. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 09 June 2014
- TS067-005 Ritual site - holy well
Description
At E end of Tipperary town, in the yard of corporation houses on the S side of Father Matthew Street, off S side of Main Street. Named on current OS 6-inch map as 'St Bridget's Well or Toberbreda'. It is incorporated into W side of wall of restaurant building. Circular well (diam. 1.7m) defined by random rubble stone wall (ext. H 0.4m above pavement) bonded with a cement based mortar. Upper courses of wall truncated in E segment by wall of building. Interior of shaft lined with rubble stone and bonded with lime based mortar. Full depth of well not determined. Water source possibly blocked as stagnant water is at a depth of c. 2.5m below top of well shaft. Iron grate fixed into place over opening of shaft. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
- Bank/financial institution, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced six-bay three-storey over basement former bank building, built c. 1860, end bays recessed, having later entrance porch to east bay, and single-storey late twentieth-century supermarket extension to rear. Roof not visible. Painted rendered walls with render quoins to upper floors, plat band to eaves course, and continuous sill courses to all floors. Square-headed window openings with render surrounds to upper floors, having kneed surrounds with moulded cornices to first floor. Segmental-headed windows to ground floor. Timber sliding sash three-over-six pane windows to second floor, six-over-six pane to first floor and replacement horizontal two-over-two pane to ground floor. Square-headed entrance opening to recessed west bay with render surround and moulded cornice, timber panelled door with overlight and accessed by stone steps. Segmental-headed opening to side leading to rear, with timber battened door. Recent square-headed entrance opening to east end bay with replacement uPVC doors. Painted rendered plinth wall to area with decorative cast-iron railings and having pedestrian gate to west.
- House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay four-storey house, built c. 1840, with shopfronts and separate access to upper floors at centre of façade. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and moulded eaves course. Painted rendered walls, ruled-and-lined, with render quoins. Square-headed window openings to upper floors with stone sills and recessed moulded surrounds. Timber sliding sash windows to western half, three-over-three pane windows to top floor, two-over-two pane to first and second floors and replacement uPVC to eastern half. Slightly-projecting twentieth-century painted rendered shopfronts to ground floor with square-headed display windows and having timber panelled double-leaf door with overlight to eastern shopfront and recessed opening with tiled pavement and glazed timber door to western shopfront.
- House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited end-of-terrace one-bay three-storey house, built c. 1880, with shopfront, and having three-storey return to rear. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystack and eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with render pilaster-like panels flanking upper floors of façade. Continuous moulded sill courses to upper floors and moulded impost course to first floor. Double window openings to upper floors, separated by polished granite colonnettes with Corinthian capitals. Square-headed opening to second floor with chamfered render surround and round-headed to first floor with chamfered pilasters and moulded archivolts, having timber sliding sash one-over-one pane windows. Square-headed one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to return. Timber and render shopfront with gabled fluted brackets to cornice, egg-and-dart course, and pilasters with acanthus leaf decoration. Square-headed tripartite timber display window with timber panelled stall riser and moulded plinth. Glazed timber panelled door with overlight.
- House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace five-bay four-storey house, built c. 1780, with four-storey central return to rear having three-storey addition, and late-twentieth single-storey extension to west elevation. Pitched roof, covering not visible. Rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered roughcast walls with painted rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings with round-headed window to central bay of first floor, all having stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed entrance opening with painted rendered block-and-start doorcase and pediment. Replacement uPVC door with overlight, accessed by flight of limestone steps. Low painted rendered boundary wall to front of building enclosing raised area with stone flagstones, stone steps to west of boundary wall.
- House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced hotel, comprising four-bay three-storey house, built c. 1800, with recessed one-bay three-storey addition to west, and two-bay three-storey former house with late twentieth-century pubfront to east. Pitched roofs with felt covering to main block, slate to other blocks, rendered chimneystacks and eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls with painted render plinth to main block. Square-headed window openings throughout, with stone sills. Timber sliding sash six-over-six pane windows to lower floors of main block, replacement uPVC elsewhere. Round-headed entrance opening having timber canopy with moulded cornice and dentils and supported by fluted Ionic columns. Glazed timber double-leaf entrance door with sidelights and cobweb fanlight, accessed by limestone steps and flanked by wrought-iron railings and pair of cast-iron lamp bases c. 1860 with late twentieth-century heads. Low painted rendered boundary wall to façade with late twentieth-century tubular steel railings and tiled pavement.
- House, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace four-bay three-storey house, built c. 1870, with arcaded pubfront to ground floor, three-storey return to rear, lean-to full-height extension c. 1950 to east elevation, and late twentieth-century extensions to rear. Pitched roof, covering not visible. Rendered chimneystacks and eaves course, with cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with render vermiculated quoins and painted rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings to upper floors with chamfered shouldered surrounds, stone sills and timber sliding sash two-over-two pane windows. Slightly projecting ground floor frontage with arcade of round-headed openings, separated by faux marble engaged columns and with pilasters to ends of frontage, all with Corinthian capitals and chamfered bases. Timber fasciaboard with moulded cornice and recent painted lettering. Fixed timber windows and timber panelled single and double-leaf entrance doors with plain fanlights.
- House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay three-storey house, built c. 1880, with pubfront to ground floor, separate entrance to upper floors, and three-storey return to rear. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with render quoins and having recessed panel with painted lettering between upper floors. Square-headed window openings to upper floors with chamfered shouldered surrounds and stone sills. Replacement timber sliding sash two-over-two pane windows. Slightly-projecting rendered pubfront with moulded cornice, engaged polished granite columns with chamfered bases to centre of frontage and rendered pilasters to ends with moulded bases, all with Corinthian capitals. Slightly-projecting painted rendered stall risers and square-headed replacement timber display windows with arcaded detailing to frames. Square-headed entrance openings with timber panelled doors and overlights. Double-leaf door to pub entrance with overlight.
- House, 1860–1890 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey with attic house, built c. 1875, with shopfront, integral carriage arch, separate access to upper floors, and single storey-return to rear. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed double window openings to first floor, separated by colonnettes, with shouldered chamfered surrounds. Double timber window to ground floor former display window divided and flanked by timber colonettes, having continuous stone sill. Timber sliding sash one over-one pane windows to both floors, having guard rail to ground floor. Small square openings to attic in east gable. Render shopfront with moulded cornice, gabled fluted consoles, with moulded plinth and having chamfered pilasters, double to centre of frontage. Square-headed entrance openings, with decorative timber panelled doors with overlights, double-leaf to former shop. Timber battened double-leaf door to carriage arch. Random rubble stone boundary wall to east.
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 Knockanrawley, 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 low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knockanrawley.
- 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 Knockanrawley with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.
The townland
- Name
- Knockanrawley · Cnoc an Ráiléigh
- Area
- 868,910 m² (86.89 ha, 214.71 acres)
- Civil parish
- Cordangan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clanwilliam
- Electoral division
- Tipperary East Urban, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 2,513 people lived in 1,084 households in the Tipperary East Urban electoral division. 49% of households owned their home. 13% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrowclogh, Carrownreddy, Collegeland, Cordangan, Corrogebeg, Corrogemore, Fawnagowan, Gortavalla, Longford, Rathsasseragh, Spital-Land, Town Lot
- Placenames
- Knockanrawley 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.