Reagh Kilcrohane Bantry Co Cork planning approved

What’s proposed

Permission for: (i) retention of reconstruction of part of dwelling house and (ii) construction of new porch extension

Reference: 16/450
Local authority: Cork County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 15 Jul 2016
Observations close: 19 Aug 2016 (closed 3704 days ago)
Decision due: 8 Sept 2016 · decided 6 Sept 2016
Decision: Conditional on 6 Sept 2016
Proposed development: Permission for: (i) retention of reconstruction of part of dwelling house and (ii) construction of new porch extension
As published by the register.
Site area: 3,347 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

1 Sept 2016 · Builder told the council work was starting (opted out of the finish sign-off) CN0019951KY

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

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