Farrandau Castlehaven Skibbereen Co. Cork

What’s proposed

Permission for retention of porch and permission for alterations and two storey extension to dwelling house

Reference: 14/357
Local authority: Cork County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 10 Jun 2014
Observations close: 15 Jul 2014 (closed 4464 days ago)
Decision due: 5 Aug 2014 · decided 17 Jul 2014
Decision: Conditional on 17 Jul 2014
Proposed development: Permission for retention of porch and permission for alterations and two storey extension to dwelling house
As published by the register.
Site area: 2,931 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

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