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Planning report · Cork County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 9 Oct 2026, 07:03

31 Pearse Street, Clonakilty

51.62312, -8.89050

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2015. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 21 homes approved 1.9 km away haven't started.

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Time
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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
3planning files on this houselatest 201596%of home extensions approved nearbyn=75 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–1065open for comments nearbyclose 9 Oct–2 Nov21homes approved nearby, not startednearest 464 m · 24/299

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 3 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2015.

Timeline from 1896: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1900–1918. 3 planning files on this house.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Tawnies UpperBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built2015: 15/496 · change of use, approved2015: 15/480 · change of use, withdrawn or invalid2014: 13/50010 · signage, approved2005: 1 file on Tawnies Upper2006: 1 file on Tawnies Upper2009: 3 files on Tawnies Upper2011: 1 file on Tawnies Upper2016: 3 files on Tawnies Upper2018: 1 file on Tawnies Upper2020: 1 file on Tawnies Upper2021: 2 files on Tawnies Upper2022: 1 file on Tawnies Upper2023: 1 file on Tawnies Upper2024: 1 file on Tawnies Upper2025: 2 files on Tawnies Upper18 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2015
    15/496 · change of use · approved 2015 · built, signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2015
    15/480 · change of use · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  3. 2014
    13/50010 · signage · approved 2014 · started, not signed off
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (CO135-052001-); a building in the national heritage inventory (20846087)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
B
Flood zone (development plan) · Zone B: moderate risk
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres: Promote the development of town centres and neighbourhood centres as the primary locations for retail and other uses that provide goods or services principally to visiting members of the public.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

cork county development plan 2022 · 6 Jun 2022 – 5 Jun 2028

Heritage inventoryOn this site house; house
Monument zoneOn this site Historic town, Scartagh,Tawnies Upper,Youghals; Graveyard, Tawnies Upper

Not on this site: protected building, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Clonakilty and Environs (628 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings175house
Monuments66Graveyard; Church
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 6 on the draft 2027 map; 6 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, constraints.smr, constraints.smr_zones, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
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constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
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Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

A new house in a garden is harder: 95% approved.

New house in a garden or site55 decided · more info asked 0%
95% · council 86%
Approved nearbyCork overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 55 nearby, 8,052 council-wide

Figure 3

Tawnies Upper, file by file since 2005

8 of 8 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

18 planning files on Tawnies Upper since 2005, by kind and decision.20052007200920112013201520172019202120232025Extensions, atticsNo number · 2005 · other extension · approved · 05/50020No number · 2009 · side · approved · 09/50001No number · 2009 · porch / front · approved · 09/50006No. 7 · 2016 · single-storey side · undecided · 16/341No. 7 · 2016 · single-storey side · approved · 16/366No. 12 · 2018 · two-storey rear · approved · 18/783No number · 2021 · side · approved · 21/378No number · 2021 · other extension · undecided · 21/92No. 8 · 2022 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 22/509No number · 2023 · other extension · approved · 23/294Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2006 · other work · approved · 06/50029No. 2 · 2009 · other work · approved · 09/50009No number · 2011 · other work · approved · 11/50001No number · 2016 · other work · approved · 16/111No number · 2025 · other work · undecided · 25/420No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 25/5857New house in a side gardenNo number · 2020 · new house · approved · 20/463No number · 2024 · new house · approved · 24/98
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

18 files with "Tawnies Upper" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2005–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 1 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey rear20—

Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months

  • 26/0226 · work already done · refused 31 Mar 2026 · 58 m
How we work this out
Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
Sources: npad, acp · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 01:41
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Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 55 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 100 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 50–106 (n=75)55 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 100 days after permission (n=41)100 days after permissionSigned off510 days after the start, for the few who file. 78% of owners opt out of sign-off

Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

Calculated75 decided home extensions, 51 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months
  • 501246 Granted · 55 & 31, Pearse Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork · 58 m
  • 323979 Other · Cloheen, Clonakilty, Co. Cork. · 495 m
Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
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Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around 31 Pearse Street, Clonakilty with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedRefusedEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
  1. 1Clogheen, Clonakilty 26/2508No decision yet · 772 m
  2. 2Townland of Miles, Clonakilty Maxol Services Station and former John Crowley Clonakilty Service Station 26/2407No decision yet · 1.1 km
  3. 3Fernhill Hotel & Estate, Fernhill Road 26/2311No decision yet · 1.3 km
  4. 4Youghals, Clonakilty 26/2336No decision yet · 1.4 km
  5. 5Youghals, Clonakilty 26/2328No decision yet · 1.4 km
  6. 6The Miles Road Clonakilty Co. Cork (located west of The Piin 25/428Approved, no sign building has started · 1.9 km
  7. 755 & 31, Pearse Street 26/0226Refused · 58 m
  8. 81.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 218 m
  9. 91.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 491 m
  10. 100.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 519 m
  11. 1110.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 839 m
  12. 122.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 867 m
  13. 134.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 1.7 km
  14. 1410, McCurtain Hill 26/1652Approved with conditions · 116 m
  15. 15No. 16 Connolly Street, Clonakilty 26/0396No decision yet · 133 m
Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 75 permissions since 2016, 52 show a start notice and 23 have a completion certificate.

136 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 75 approved, 7 refused. After appeals: 75 approved. Of those: 23 signed off, 24 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 23 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT75: lodged → approved7: lodged → refused1: lodged → withdrawn or invalid53: lodged → undecided75: approved → approved7: refused → refused1: withdrawn or invalid → withdrawn53: undecided → undecided23: approved → no start notice found24: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → started, not signed off23: approved → signed off136 lodged136 lodged75 approved75 approved7 refused7 refused1 withdrawn or invalid1 withdrawn or invalid53 undecided53 undecided75 approved75 approved7 refused7 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn53 undecided53 undecided23 no start notice found23 no start notice found24 built, owner opted out24 built, owner opted out5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off23 signed off23 signed off

Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

Measured136 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

6 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 9 Oct 2026.

6 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-09 26/2311: application received — Permission for retention of the existing single-storey marquee structure, including ancillary WC/toilet block and store,; 2026-10-12 26/2328: application received — Planning permission for the construction of a dwelling house and garage (change of plan from previously granted planning; 2026-10-12 26/2336: application received — Planning Permission for the removal of an existing septic tank and percolation area, the installation of a new waste wat; 2026-10-14 ACP 501246: Grant permission; 2026-10-20 26/2407: application received — Maxol Limited intends to apply for permission for development to construct a new conveyor and valet car-wash facility (t; 2026-11-02 26/2508: application received — (a) Removal of existing temporary first floor staff facility and construction of single storey permanent staff facility today14 Oct19 Oct24 Oct29 Oct3 Nov8 Nov26/2311: application received — Permission for retention of the existing single-storey marquee structure, including ancillary WC/toilet block and store, · 1.3 km away · 2026-10-0926/2328: application received — Planning permission for the construction of a dwelling house and garage (change of plan from previously granted planning · 1.4 km away · 2026-10-1226/2336: application received — Planning Permission for the removal of an existing septic tank and percolation area, the installation of a new waste wat · 1.4 km away · 2026-10-12ACP 501246: Grant permission · 58 m away · 2026-10-1426/2407: application received — Maxol Limited intends to apply for permission for development to construct a new conveyor and valet car-wash facility (t · 1.1 km away · 2026-10-2026/2508: application received — (a) Removal of existing temporary first floor staff facility and construction of single storey permanent staff facility · 772 m away · 2026-11-02
Comments closeHigh Court window ends
  • Comments close 9 Oct 2026closes today
    326/2311 · application received — Permission for retention of the existing single-storey marquee structure, including ancillary…
    €20 to the council · 1.3 km away
  • Comments close 12 Oct 20263 days left
    526/2328 · application received — Planning permission for the construction of a dwelling house and garage (change of plan from…
    €20 to the council · 1.4 km away
  • Comments close 12 Oct 20263 days left
    426/2336 · application received — Planning Permission for the removal of an existing septic tank and percolation area, the…
    €20 to the council · 1.4 km away
  • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 14 Oct 20265 days left
    Grant permission
    58 m away
  • Comments close 20 Oct 202611 days left
    226/2407 · application received — Maxol Limited intends to apply for permission for development to construct a new conveyor and…
    €20 to the council · 1.1 km away
  • Comments close 2 Nov 202624 days left
    126/2508 · application received — (a) Removal of existing temporary first floor staff facility and construction of single storey…
    €20 to the council · 772 m away

Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

Figure 7

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

21 homes 1.9 km away were approved Jun 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2031.

The Miles Road Clonakilty… · 21 homes: 21 homes approved Jun 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032The Miles Road Clonakilty… · 21 homes1.9 km · 25/42821 homes approved Jun 2026, not started21 homes approved Jun 2026, not startedtoday

Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

Sites that could change 7 within 2.0 km

Approved, not started 1

Empty land zoned for homes 6

  • 81.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 218 m
  • 91.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 491 m
  • 100.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 519 m
  • 1110.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 839 m
  • 122.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 867 m
  • 134.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1.7 km

Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

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Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 4 and 19 a year; busiest 2020. 91% of decisions were approvals.

2016: 4, 2017: 4, 2018: 16, 2019: 18, 2020: 19, 2021: 10, 2022: 13, 2023: 11, 2024: 16, 2025: 14, 2026: 11051015202016: 3 approved2016: 1 undecided4’16*2017: 2 approved2017: 2 undecided4’172018: 11 approved2018: 1 refused2018: 4 undecided16’182019: 10 approved2019: 1 refused2019: 7 undecided18’192020: 10 approved2020: 1 refused2020: 8 undecided19’202021: 7 approved2021: 1 refused2021: 2 undecided10’212022: 6 approved2022: 1 refused2022: 6 undecided13’222023: 7 approved2023: 4 undecided11’232024: 8 approved2024: 1 refused2024: 7 undecided16’242025: 8 approved2025: 1 withdrawn or invalid2025: 5 undecided14’252026: 3 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 7 undecided11’26*
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2016 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

Every application within 2.0 km 44 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

How we work this out
Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
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Building work nearby 23 in the last 12 months
1 signed off as finished18 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
  • Tawnies Upper, Clonakilty, Cork · 23 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 261630 · 1.4 km
  • Sand Quay, Clonakilty, Cork, P85 VP08 · 9 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 306 m
  • The Miles Road, Clonakilty, Cork · 8 Oct 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/5853 · 1.8 km
  • 19 Inis Cuain, Clonakilty, Cork, P85 PX50 · 17 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23/660 · 1.5 km
  • Clogheen, Clonakilty, Cork · 12 Aug 2026 · 246 homes · start notice not signed off · 2500324 · 1.1 km
  • Clogheen, Clonakilty, Cork · 30 Jul 2026 · 246 homes · start notice not signed off · 2500324 · 1.1 km
  • Clogheen, Clonakilty, Cork · 13 Jul 2026 · 246 homes · start notice not signed off · 2500324 · 963 m
  • The Miles Road, Clonakilty, Cork · 1 Jul 2026 · 12 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/5853 · 1.8 km
  • Sacred Heart School, Scartagh, Clonakilty, Cork, P85 KW28 · 22 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 802 m
  • 5 Tawnies Lower, Clonakilty, Cork · 3 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24422 · 205 m
  • The Miles Road, Clonakilty, Cork · 27 Apr 2026 · 15 homes · start notice not signed off · 2320 · 1.8 km
  • Tawnies Lower, Clonakilty, Cork · 6 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/6695 · 1.2 km
  • Ballinaffrin, Clonakilty, Cork · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25155 · 1.5 km
  • Park Cinema, Clogheen, Clonakilty, Cork, P85 F984 · 6 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2480 · 747 m
  • Clogheen Road, Clonakilty, Cork · 4 Mar 2026 · 31 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/299 · 475 m
  • Block 2, Apartments 8 & 9, Smithsfield, Clogheen Road, Clonakilty, Cork · 27 Feb 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/299 · 904 m
  • Block 1, Apartments 6 &7, Smithsfield, Clogheen Road, Clonakilty, Cork · 27 Feb 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/299 · 931 m
  • Block 4, Apartments 12 & 13, Smithsfield, Clogheen Road, Clonakilty, Cork · 27 Feb 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/299 · 874 m
  • Block 3, Apartments 10 & 11, Smithsfield, Clogheen Road, Clonakilty, Cork · 27 Feb 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/299 · 905 m
  • Kilgarriffe National School, Old Timoleague Road, Desert, Clonakilty, Cork, P85 KR27 · 20 Feb 2026 · start notice signed off · 1.2 km
  • The Miles Road, Clonakilty, Cork · 5 Jan 2026 · 15 homes · start notice not signed off · 2320 · 1.8 km
  • Tawnies Lower, Clonakilty, Cork · 5 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/485 · 516 m
  • Tawnies Upper, Clonakilty, Cork · 20 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/00098 · 387 m
How we work this out
Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
Source: bcms · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 06:04
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Homes coming 21 not started
How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
Sources: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
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social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026, 20:56open
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

NameLatest inspectionDistance
Clonakilty Montessori Pre- School · Crèche4 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate119 m
Grainne's Montessori School · Crèche2 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate786 m
How we work this out
Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
Sources: schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 23:32
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tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)5 Oct 2026, 23:33open
How busy is this area Busier than most of Cork County Council.
Homes approved
Here285
Council middle0
Homes started
Here332
Council middle1
How we work this out
Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
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Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

79% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 12% owner-occupied (council 73%).

Homes built before 1971
79% · council 28%
Homes built since 2001
7% · council 36%
Owner-occupied
12% · council 73%
Rented
78% · council 22%
Children under 15
7% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
11% · council 16%
Households with 2+ cars
7% · council 52%
Work mainly from home
10% · council 12%
This small area (143 people)Cork

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 047096010

Bus
17 m
Clonakilty · 237 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
Nearest school
271 m
Scoil na mBuachailli, 235 pupils
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • Scoil na mBuachailli · primary · 235 pupils · 271 m
  • Clonakilty Community College · postprimary · 696 pupils · 304 m
  • St Joseph'S Girls National School · primary · 192 pupils · 786 m
  • Sacred Heart Secondary School · postprimary · 568 pupils · 802 m
  • Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin · primary · 388 pupils · 858 m
  • Kilgariffe NS · primary · 45 pupils · 1.2 km

Stops 7

  • Clonakilty · 237 · 17 m
  • Clonakilty · 253, 253t · 1/hour at peak · 23 m
  • Clonakilty N71 · 230, 237, 253, 253t · 3/hour at peak · 336 m

Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

  • Scoil na mBuachailli · 271 m-7.1% pupils (235)
  • Clonakilty Community College · 303 m-0.6% pupils (696)
  • St Joseph'S Girls National School · 786 m-7.2% pupils (192) · an extension 2026, approved with conditions
  • Sacred Heart Secondary School · 802 m+1.8% pupils (568) · an extension 2026, approved with conditions
  • Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin · 858 m+0.5% pupils (388)
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cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
Question 6

What to ask, and who

  1. Inside Flood Zone B on the council's development plan map: can you insure it?
    Ask for: A home insurance quote before you bid, and any flood risk assessment in the site's planning file.
    Insurer
  2. Signage (13/50010) started Feb 2015, never signed off: is it finished?
    Ask for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
    Seller · solicitor
  3. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
    Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
    Seller · council
  4. Application 772 m away open for comments until 2 Nov 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
    Council
  5. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
    Seller · solicitor
Reference

Where this is, the terms, the sources

Townland
Tawnies Upper
Electoral division
Clonakilty Urban
Electoral area
Skibbereen-West Cork
Council
Cork County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
  • 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
  • Zoned M2 (major town centre); heritage-listed; monument zone; no vacant land tax.
  • Inside Flood Zone B on the Cork County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
  • 7 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 6 empty zoned plots.
  • 5 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
  • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest for work already done (2026).
  • 21 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 21 at The Miles Road Clonakilty Co. Cork….
  • Clonakilty N71 (bus 230, 237) 336 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak.
What the terms mean 7 terms
  • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
  • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
  • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
  • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
  • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
  • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
  • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 29
SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026
data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR zones)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public9 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved9 Oct 2026
cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026
data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com—CC-BY-4.0—
transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public9 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…9 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026
tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…5 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
Measured
counted from a public register
Calculated
a rate or median we worked out from those counts
Our classification
we sorted it by reading each description
Estimate
inferred from another source (census, map data)
Rule summary
the law, simplified: check before relying on it
How we work this out
Generated 9 Oct 2026, 07:03 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.