Blackhorsefield
Blackhorsefield is a townland in the civil parish of Kinsale, barony of Kinsale, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Páirc an Chapaill Duibh.
Parcel 5285170
- Area
- 1,892 m²
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 144 m².
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective
G3 Green Infrastructure (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective - Townland
- Blackhorsefield
Planning applications on this parcel
23 Apr 2025Conditional permission
Permission for the construction of a dwelling house and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4744
1 Aug 2023Refused
Construction of a dwelling house and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5573
26 May 2023Conditional
Permission for alterations to existing two-storey split level dwelling, namely; two storey extension to south elevation, single storey extension to north elevation and changes to all elevations, along with enlarged outdoor terrace and any associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5074
16 May 2023Incompleted application
Construction of a dwelling house and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4990
16 May 2023Conditional
Construction of a detached granny flat (adjacent and ancillary to their existing dwelling) and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4991
28 Feb 2019Unconditional
Retention for minor changes to dwelling granted permission under PL Reg. No. 11/53018, to include minor alterations to elevations and an increase to area of basement as used as plant room and storage area and all associated site works.
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/4486
9 May 2017Unconditional
Dwellinghouse and garage (change of plan to that granted permission under Planning Reg. No. 10/53015) and associated site works - Extension of Duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 11/53018
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 17/5110
28 Feb 2017Withdrawn
To construct new 2-storey dwelling-house and new domestic garage, closing off existing site entrance located to the northwest of the site and new site entrance and driveway to be provided from the southeast of the site from ‘The Rock’, Kinsale and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4445
24 Jan 2017Incompleted application
To construct new 2-storey dwelling-house and new domestic garage, closing off existing site entrance located to the Northwest of the site and new site entrance and driveway to be provided from the southeast of the site from ‘The Rock’, Kinsale and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4124
7 Dec 2016Withdrawn
To construct 3 no. prefabricated classrooms including toilets and associated siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7058
5 Aug 2011Conditional
Dwelling house and garage (change of plan to that granted permission under planning Reg. No. 10/53015) and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/53018
28 Sept 2010Conditional
Detached dwelling (3 storey) and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/53015
20 Dec 2007Conditional
The construction of a split-level single-family dwelling with domestic garage and ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/53069
24 May 2006Withdrawn
Construction of a dormer dwelling house (change of plan from previous planning ref. no. 01/02) and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/53014
31 Mar 2006Unconditional
Construction of 2 no. dormer windows to attic area of existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/53004
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
- About 1 in 10 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
- 6.2 ha
- 15 acres
- Land parcels
- 10
- registered freehold, median 1,319 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses
- Planning
- 32
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Blackhorsefield, from 99 m² to 21,262 m² (2.13 ha, 5.25 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 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
- R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 29 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
23 Apr 2025Conditional permission
Permission for the construction of a dwelling house and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4744
15 Apr 2025Conditional permission
Permission for the change of site boundary from that granted under Planning Reference 22/4011 and ABP-315020-22.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4681
2 Apr 2025Incompleted application
Permission for the change of site boundary from that granted under Planning Ref: 22/4011 & ABP-315020-22.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4574
1 Aug 2023Refused
Construction of a dwelling house and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5573
26 May 2023Conditional
Permission for alterations to existing two-storey split level dwelling, namely; two storey extension to south elevation, single storey extension to north elevation and changes to all elevations, along with enlarged outdoor terrace and any associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5074
16 May 2023Incompleted application
Construction of a dwelling house and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4990
16 May 2023Conditional
Construction of a detached granny flat (adjacent and ancillary to their existing dwelling) and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4991
19 Jul 2022Conditional permission
The demolition and removal of existing facilities including changing rooms, ball alley and other ancillary facilities; and the construction of 71 no. dwelling houses and all associated ancillary development works including vehicular and pedestrian access, parking, footpaths, lighting, drainage, landscaping and amenity areas. The proposed development allows for the provision of a pedestrian/cycle link to connect into Abbeyfort Estate to the northeast.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5657
11 Jan 2022Conditional permission
1) Demolish an existing house and existing sheds; 2) Construct 9 no. new residential units (3 no. 4 bed detached and 6 no. 5 bed detached); 3) Alterations to existing vehicular entrance; 4) Construct new pedestrian access to Abbey-lands; 5) Associated car parking, landscaping and amenity areas; 6) Foul and storm water drainage, including attenuation and; 7) All associated site, boundary treatment and development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4011
2 Dec 2021Incompleted application
1) Demolish an existing house; 2) Construct 09no. new residential units (03no 4 bed detached and 06no. 5 bed detached); 3) Alterations to existing vehicular entrance; 4) Construct new pedestrian access to Abbeylands; 5) associated car parking, landscaping and amenity areas; 6) foul and storm water drainage, including attenuation and; 7) all associated site, boundary treatment and development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7254
28 Feb 2019Unconditional
Retention for minor changes to dwelling granted permission under PL Reg. No. 11/53018, to include minor alterations to elevations and an increase to area of basement as used as plant room and storage area and all associated site works.
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/4486
23 Oct 2017Conditional
Construct a 2 storey detached dwellinghouse within the grounds of an existing dwelling to include a single driveway access shared with the existing dwelling and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6737
29 Sept 2017Incompleted application
Construct a 2 storey detached dwellinghouse within the grounds of an existing dwelling to include a single storey driveway access shared with the existing dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6532
9 May 2017Unconditional
Dwellinghouse and garage (change of plan to that granted permission under Planning Reg. No. 10/53015) and associated site works - Extension of Duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 11/53018
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 17/5110
28 Feb 2017Withdrawn
To construct new 2-storey dwelling-house and new domestic garage, closing off existing site entrance located to the northwest of the site and new site entrance and driveway to be provided from the southeast of the site from ‘The Rock’, Kinsale and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4445
24 Jan 2017Incompleted application
To construct new 2-storey dwelling-house and new domestic garage, closing off existing site entrance located to the Northwest of the site and new site entrance and driveway to be provided from the southeast of the site from ‘The Rock’, Kinsale and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4124
7 Dec 2016Withdrawn
To construct 3 no. prefabricated classrooms including toilets and associated siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7058
2 Jan 2013Unconditional
Alterations & extensions to dwelling, extension of duration to permission granted under planning Ref. No. 07/13049
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/4001
5 Aug 2011Conditional
Dwelling house and garage (change of plan to that granted permission under planning Reg. No. 10/53015) and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/53018
28 Sept 2010Conditional
Detached dwelling (3 storey) and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/53015
15 Jan 2010Withdrawn
Construction of new residential dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/53001
24 Feb 2009Conditional
Alterations and single storey extension to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4550
20 Dec 2007Conditional
The construction of a split-level single-family dwelling with domestic garage and ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/53069
13 Dec 2007Conditional
Alterations and extensions to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/13049
10 Dec 2007Withdrawn
Permission for the construction of extensions and alterations to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/53067
The 25 most recent of 32 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 Blackhorsefield.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Blackhorsefield.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Blackhorsefield.
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
- 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 moderately low, low. 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 Blackhorsefield.
- 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 Blackhorsefield with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Blackhorsefield · Páirc an Chapaill Duibh
- Area
- 61,599 m² (6.16 ha, 15.22 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kinsale, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kinsale
- Electoral division
- Kinsale Urban, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 2,631 people lived in 1,039 households in the Kinsale Urban electoral division. 54% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Abbey-Lands, Cappagh, Rath Beg, Rath More
- Placenames
- Blackhorsefield 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.