Planning report · Cork County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 11 Oct 2026, 23:05
Bridewell Lane
51.67994, -9.45161
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 8 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.
Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
8planning files on this houselatest 202196%of home extensions approved nearbyn=55 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–642open for comments nearbyclose 23 Oct–28 Oct
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 53 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 8 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202121/443 · work already done · approved 2021 · started, no sign-off neededapprovedstartedsigned off?
- 201717/60 · change of use · approved 2017 · started, not signed offapprovedstartedsigned off
- 201616/741 · conversion of first · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
- 200504/8198 · extension · approved 2005 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
- 200404/6942 · change of use · approved 2004 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
- 200404/6002 · change of use · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
- 200302/4682 · change of use · approved 2003 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
- 200202/760 · extension · approved 2002 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · a building in the national heritage inventory (20834056)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
A
Flood zone (development plan) · Zone A: highest 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
Not on this site: protected building, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Bantry (412 m)
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 85 | Bantry House; M. Evans |
| Monuments | 5 | Burial ground; 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.
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| constraints.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| epa_leap | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.smr | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
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.
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: 82% approved.
New house in a garden or site34 decided · more info asked 0%
82% · 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 · 34 nearby, 8,048 council-wide
Town Lots, file by file since 1998
58 of 63 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 15 of 20.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
316 files with "Town Lots" 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 · 1998–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
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.
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 53 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated55 decided home extensions, 34 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What's changing around you?
- 1William Street, Townlots 26/2442
- 2New Street and William Street, Townlots 26/2471
- 3New Street and William Street, Bantry 24/00617
- 4Vickery’s Inn Complex, New Street SN0014101CC
- 5Barrack Street, Townlots 26/0419
- 6Town Lots, Bantry 26/0838
- 7Former G.W Biggs & Co. Site, Bridge Street and Market Lane 26/0979
- 8Dromleigh North, Bantry 25/6187
- 9Cork Arc Cancer Support House CLG, Glengarriff Road 25/6765
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 84 permissions since 2016, 59 show a start notice and 20 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-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.
Measured134 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 23 Oct 2026.
Comments close
- Comments close 23 Oct 202612 days left126/2442 · application received — a) Change existing use of first floor from storage and office to retail use, b) construct an…€20 to the council · 48 m away
- Comments close 28 Oct 202617 days left226/2471 · application received — Permission for changes to development as permitted under planning reference no's 19/00606 and…€20 to the council · 60 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 7 and 20 a year; busiest 2017. 90% of decisions were approvals.
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
- 1William Street,, Townlots,, Bantry, Co. Cork comments close 23 Oct 2026a) Change existing use of first floor from storage and office to retail use, b) construct an extension to the…
- 2New Street and William Street,, Townlots, Bantry,, Co. Cork comments close 28 Oct 2026Permission for changes to development as permitted under planning reference no's 19/00606 and 20/00709…
Every application within 500 m 9 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Former Bantry Post Office, William Street,, Bantry,, Co. Cork,, P75 EN82 Withdrawn or not validChange of use and alterations to the former Bantry Post Office to provide a café and indoor children's play…
- 7Former G.W Biggs & Co. Site,, Bridge Street and Market Lane,, Bantry, Co. Cork, P75 PP96 Approved with conditionsThe proposed development will consist of the demolition of a single storey retail warehouse building and the…
- 6Town Lots,, Bantry,, Co.Cork,, P75 HP26 No decision yetDemolish 2 no. existing fire damaged dwellings and construct 2no detached dwellings with outdoor terrace…
- 5Barrack Street,, Townlots, Bantry,, Co. Cork,, P75 XE00 Approved with conditionsPermission for change of use of existing ground floor unit from food/beverage outlet to retail unit and…
- Town Lots,, Bantry,, Co.Cork,, P75 HP26 Withdrawn or not validDemolish 2no existing fire damaged dwellings and construct 2no detached dwellings with outdoor terrace areas,…
- 9Cork Arc Cancer Support House CLG, Glengarriff Road, Town Lots, Bantry, Co. Cork Approved with conditionsAdditional use of an existing office to offer community based cancer support services including counselling…
- 8Dromleigh North, Bantry, Co. Cork Approved with conditionsConstruct a new vehicular entrance off the public roadway to serve the existing dwelling along with all…
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.
Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
- Carrignagat, Bantry, Cork · 24 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/00699 · 492 m
- 18 Glengarriff Road, Bantry, Cork, P75 RK06 · 7 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 279 m
- 4Vickery’s Inn Complex, New Street, Bantry, Cork, P75 H489 · 4 May 2026 · 3 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 46 m
- 3New Street and William Street, Bantry, Cork, P75 YK44 · 27 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/00617 · 43 m
- 2 Marino Terrace, Bantry, Cork, P75 H289 · 30 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25337 · 116 m
- Glengarriff Road, Bantry, Cork, P75 P276 · 29 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 399 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 10 Oct 2026, 23:46
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 Oct 2026, 23:46 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Vickery's Inn Complex New Street Town Lots Bantry · 10 homes · building started · 71 m
- Vickery's Inn Complex New Street Town Lots Bantry · 10 homes · building started · 67 m
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).
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Naionra Chuain Bhaoi · Crèche | 27 Sept 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 824 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.
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Cork County Council.
Homes approved
Here0
Council middle0
Homes started
Here11
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.
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
44% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 29% owner-occupied (council 73%).
Homes built before 1971
44% · council 28%
Homes built since 2001
15% · council 36%
Owner-occupied
29% · council 73%
Rented
62% · council 22%
Children under 15
11% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
20% · council 16%
Households with 2+ cars
12% · council 52%
Work mainly from home
15% · council 12%
This small area (191 people)Cork
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 047042007/047042005
Bus
178 m
Bantry · 229, 232, 236 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
Nearest school
278 m
St Brendans National School, 26 pupils
Homes sold nearby
1
in 3 years (Property Price Register)
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Brendans National School · primary · 26 pupils · 278 m
- Scoil Mhuire agus Bharra · primary · 330 pupils · 557 m
- Gaelscoil Bheanntrai · primary · 119 pupils · 726 m
- Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí · postprimary · 752 pupils · 761 m
Stops 1
- Bantry · 229, 232, 236, 270 · 2/hour at peak · 178 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Brendans National School · 278 m+18.2% pupils (26)
- Scoil Mhuire agus Bharra · 557 m-3.2% pupils (330)
- Gaelscoil Bheanntrai · 726 m-1.7% pupils (119)
- Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí · 761 m-1.8% pupils (752)
Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:41 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 01:43 | open |
| consult | public | 11 Oct 2026, 01:25 | open |
| moderngov | public | 11 Oct 2026, 01:26 | open |
| lda_lands | 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
- Inside Flood Zone A on the council's development plan map: can you insure it?InsurerAsk for: A home insurance quote before you bid, and any flood risk assessment in the site's planning file.
- Change of use (17/60) started May 2017, never signed off: is it finished?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
- Work already done (21/443): work kept with permission. Done as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Extension (04/8198) approved 2005: built as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Application 48 m away open for comments until 23 Oct 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- 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
- Town Lots
- Electoral division
- Bantry Urban
- Electoral area
- Bantry-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; no vacant land tax.
- Inside Flood Zone A on the Cork County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Oct 2026.
- Bantry (bus 229, 232) 178 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 62% rent (council 22%); 36% of homes empty (council 13%); most built before 1919; 47% drive to work (council 66%); population up 4% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 52 days (about 7 weeks).
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.
- Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
- 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 28
| 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 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 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 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 11 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 11 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 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | — | CC-BY-4.0 | — |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 11 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 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) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 11 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | public (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 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 11 Oct 2026, 23:05 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.