Patrick Street
Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%).
Not held yet for Cork County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 11 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2023.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202323/473 · extension · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028approvedstartedsigned off
- 21 Apr 2025 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses: The scale of new residential and mixed residential developments within the Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses within the settlement network should normally respect the pattern and grain of existing urban development in the surrounding
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
cork county development plan 2022 · 6 Jun 2022 – 5 Jun 2028
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 (709 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 162 | house |
| Monuments | 10 | Graveyard; Church |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| SMR zones of notification | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 90% approved.
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 · 30 nearby, 4,519 council-wide
Tawnies Upper, file by file since 2021
3 of 3 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
7 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 · 2021–2026
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
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-storey rear | 2 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months
- 26/0226 · work already done · refused 31 Mar 2026 · 43 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 55 days. Building starts about 11 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated41 decided home extensions, 9 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 501246 Granted · 55 & 31, Pearse Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork · 43 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 126/27, Rossa Street 26/0494
- 2No. 16 Connolly Street, Clonakilty 26/0396
- 3Seymour Street, Clonakilty 26/2194
- 455 & 31, Pearse Street 26/0226
- 55 Tawnies Lower, Clonakilty 24422
- 61.5 ha zoned for homes
- 710, McCurtain Hill 26/1652
- 861 Pearse Street, Clonakilty 26/0587
- 915 Rossa Street, Clonakilty 25/6806
- 10The Old Linen Hall at the Corner of Connolly and Casement Street, Clonakilty 26/0817
- 1120 Wolfe Tone Street, Clonakilty 26/1915
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 40 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured75 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 3 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 3 Nov 20262 days left126/0494 · Grant with Conditions — Permission for installation of new front elevation door for access to vacant residential upper…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 225 m away
- Time to appeal ends 12 Nov 202611 days left326/2194 · Refused — The construction of a 3-storey apartment building, comprising of 10 no. apartment units (2no. studios, 2no.…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 289 m away
- Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202618 days left226/0396 · Grant Permission — a) Retention Permission to complete the single storey extensions to the rear of No. 16 & No. 17…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 234 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 1 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 1
- 61.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 198 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 11 and 16 a year; busiest 2024. 87% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 14 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 3Seymour Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork RefusedThe construction of a 3-storey apartment building, comprising of 10 no. apartment units (2no. studios, 2no.…
- 1120 Wolfe Tone Street, Clonakilty, Co Cork, P85 DP80 Approved with conditionsRetain; a) rear extensions to dwelling, b) domestic garage, c) detached greenhouse/ shed, d) detached boiler…
- 710, McCurtain Hill, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85K230 Approved with conditionsWorks on an existing dwelling consisting of: (a) removal of seven PVC windows (b) installation of seven…
- 20 Wolfe Tone Street Clonakilty, Co Cork, P85 DP80 Withdrawn or not validretain; a) rear extensions to dwelling, b) domestic garage and c) garden domestic outbuildings & all…
- 10, McCurtain Hill, Clonakilty County Cork, P85K230 Withdrawn or not valid(a) removal of seven PVC windows (b) installation of: - three timber sliding sash windows on the ground floor…
- 10The Old Linen Hall at the Corner of Connolly and Casement Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork No decision yetPermission for the construction of a mixed-use development at The Old Linen Hall (a protected structure RPS…
- 861 Pearse Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85D406 Approved with conditionsPermission for change of use from retail to a pizza takeaway on the ground floor. This involves work to a…
- 126/27, Rossa Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork Approved with conditionsPermission for installation of new front elevation door for access to vacant residential upper floors,…
- 2No. 16 Connolly Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork Approveda) Retention Permission to complete the single storey extensions to the rear of No. 16 & No. 17 Connolly…
- 455 & 31, Pearse Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork Refused1. Permission for the construction of a new boundary wall within the rear yard of 55 Patrick Street. 2.…
- 61 Pearse Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85D406 Withdrawn or not validPermission for change of use from retail to a pizza takeaway on the ground floor.
- No 16 Connolly Street, Clonakilty, Co Cork Withdrawn or not valida) To sub divide existing dwelling house at no. 16 Connolly St in two seperate dwelling houses (historically…
- 26/27, Rossa Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork Withdrawn or not validInstallation of new front elevation door for access to the vacant upper floors, to alter the front roof to…
- 915 Rossa Street, Clonakilty, Co Cork Approved with conditionsElevational alterations to the existing front elevation including the addition of a first floor window and…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
- Sand Quay, Clonakilty, Cork, P85 VP08 · 9 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 379 m
- 55 Tawnies Lower, Clonakilty, Cork · 3 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24422 · 132 m
- Tawnies Lower, Clonakilty, Cork · 5 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/485 · 436 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Clonakilty Montessori Pre- School · Crèche | 4 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 224 m |
| Grainne's Montessori School · Crèche | 2 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 796 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Cork County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
61% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 69% owner-occupied (council 73%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 047096013
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Clonakilty Community College · postprimary · 696 pupils · 304 m
- Scoil na mBuachailli · primary · 235 pupils · 354 m
- St Joseph'S Girls National School · primary · 192 pupils · 796 m
- Sacred Heart Secondary School · postprimary · 568 pupils · 807 m
- Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin · primary · 388 pupils · 812 m
Stops 3
- Clonakilty · 253, 253t · 1/hour at peak · 85 m
- Clonakilty · 237 · 115 m
- Clonakilty N71 · 230, 237, 253, 253t · 3/hour at peak · 424 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Clonakilty Community College · 304 m-0.6% pupils (696)
- Scoil na mBuachailli · 354 m-7.1% pupils (235)
- St Joseph'S Girls National School · 796 m-7.2% pupils (192) · an extension 2026, approved with conditions
- Sacred Heart Secondary School · 807 m+1.8% pupils (568) · an extension 2026, approved with conditions
- Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin · 812 m+0.5% pupils (388)
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:24
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC 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 maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Extension (23/473) approved 2023, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- Decision 225 m away can be appealed until 3 Nov 2026: appeal?CouncilAsk for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
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 application on this site; latest 23/473, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
- Flood Zone A 71 m away on the Cork County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
- 1 site nearby could change: 1 empty zoned plot.
- 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest for work already done (2026).
- Clonakilty N71 (bus 230, 237) 424 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 69% owner-occupied (council 73%); 14% of homes empty (council 13%); most built 1946–1960; 52% drive to work (council 66%); population up 10% since 2016.
- 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were single-storey rear extensions.
What the terms mean 6 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.
- 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
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR zones) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |