Monard, County Cork

Monard
Townland
Monard Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°56′00″N 08°30′00″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Population  (2011)[1]	196

Monard (Irish: An Mhóin Ard, meaning 'high bogland')[2] is a largely rural townland in the civil parish of Whitechurch to the north-west of Cork City in Ireland.[3]

Population and land use

At the turn of the 20th century, the townland had a population of approximately 200 people.[4][5]

By the early 21st century, it was proposed to develop a planned settlement on "greenfield agricultural land" in the area.[6] Covering 966 acres (3.91 km^2) and containing 5,000 dwellings, schools, a medical centre and other facilities, this settlement was proposed to service a population of 13,000 people.[7][8] Similar in concept to Adamstown, Dublin, the planning application called for the settlement to be based on three villages and a town centre, built around a new railway station.[7] Due to the fallout from the Irish property bubble and planning challenges, the development was significantly delayed, with approval only finally given in June 2016.[9]

As of the 2011 census, Monard townland had a population of 196 people.[1]

Train station

The 2001 planning proposal called for a railway station, serving the projected residential development, to be located at the Rathpeacon siding on the Dublin-Cork mainline.[7][10] In June 2016, the planning authority, An Bord Pleanála, stated that construction on housing within the 'Monard Strategic Development Zone' could not commence until the completion of this proposed station.[11] As of 2018^[update], no works on the proposed Monard train station had commenced, with no funding allocated in the National Development Plan for the period 2018-2027.[12] The Cork Metropolitan Area Draft Transport Strategy 2040, a public consultation document published by the National Transport Authority in May 2019, included Monard as one of several potential locations for future stations in the area.[13]

References

1. "CD153 - Cork Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2018. Monard, Whitechurch, Co. Cork [..] 196
2. "Townland - An Mhóin Ard / Monard". Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
3. "Monard Townland, Co. Cork". Townlands.ie. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
4. "1901 Census of Ireland - Search results - 218 records for townland of Monard, DED of Whitechurch, County Cork". National Archives. 1901. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
5. "1911 Census of Ireland - Search results - 203 records for townland of Monard, DED of Whitechurch, County Cork". National Archives. 1911. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
6. "Cork City boundary extension: Ex-lord mayor in scathing attack on opponents". Irish Examiner. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2018. An Bord Pleanála approval is in place for a new town for up to 13,000 people on some 966 acres of greenfield agricultural land at Monard, about 4km north-east of Blarney village
7. "Blarney-Kilbarry Local Area Plan" (PDF). Cork County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2007.
8. "Green light to create plans for first purpose-built town in Munster". Irish Examiner. 9 June 2010.
9. "Plans for new Cork town with 5,300-homes get green light". Irish Examiner.
10. "An Bord Pleanála - Inspector's Report - Monard Strategic Development Zone (SDZ)" (PDF). An Bord Pleanála. 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2018. The site selection process for a new rail-based town originated in the Cork Area Strategic Plan, 2001
11. "Green light given to 'new town' of 5,000 homes and railway station". Irish Independent. 1 June 2016.
12. "National Development Plan 2018-2027". Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Government of Ireland. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
13. "Cork Metropolitan Area Draft Transport Strategy 2040 – Public Consultation Document" (PDF). nta.ie. National Transport Authority. May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.

51°56′N 8°30′W