Planning report · Cork County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 10 Oct 2026, 07:37
Carrigboy ED, Municipal District of Macroom, County Cork, Munster, Éire / Ireland
51.80888, -9.08035
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 5 planning files on this house, the latest from 2019. 1 application 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.
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
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 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. 5 planning files on this house, the latest from 2019.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 201919/308 · garage · approved 2019 · built, signed offapprovedstartedsigned off
- 201009/2195 · new house · approved 2010 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
- 200909/104 · new house · approved 2009 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
- 200808/2140 · new house · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
- 200807/2581 · new house · refused 2008approvedstarted?signed off?
On this site
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (CO094-004----)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
No zoning in the plans we hold.
Monument zoneOn this site Souterrain, Johnstown (Muskerry West By.)
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Monuments | 3 | Souterrain; R107504 |
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.smr, constraints.smr_zones, rzlt, constraints · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| constraints.smr | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| constraints.smr_zones | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | 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 |
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.
Johnstown, file by file since 1999
New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
26 files with "Johnstown" 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 · 1999–2026
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?
What's changing around you?
- 1Johnstown, Kilmichael 26/2493
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 30 Oct 2026.
Comments close
- Comments close 30 Oct 202620 days left126/2493 · application received — Retention planning permission for existing domestic storage sheds as built, together with full…€20 to the council · 241 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 2 and 2 a year; busiest 2020. 100% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2019 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1Johnstown, Kilmichael, Macroom comments close 30 Oct 2026Retention planning permission for existing domestic storage sheds as built, together with full planning…
Every application within 500 m 2 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Johnstown, Kilmichael, Macroom Withdrawn or not validRetention planning permission for existing outbuildings as built, together with full planning permission for…
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.
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Cork County Council.
Homes approved
Here0
Council middle0
Homes started
Here0
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
41% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 79% owner-occupied (council 73%).
Homes built before 1971
41% · council 28%
Homes built since 2001
34% · council 36%
Owner-occupied
79% · council 73%
Rented
7% · council 22%
Children under 15
24% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
12% · council 16%
Households with 2+ cars
55% · council 52%
Work mainly from home
11% · council 12%
This small area (232 people)Cork
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 047074002
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
None nearby.
Stops 0
Sources: gtfs, schools, 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 |
| consult | public | 10 Oct 2026, 01:23 | open |
| moderngov | public | 10 Oct 2026, 01:24 | 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
- New house (09/2195) approved 2010: built as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
- New house (09/104) approved 2009: built as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- Application 240 m away open for comments until 30 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
- Johnstown
- Electoral division
- Carrigboy
- Electoral area
- Macroom
- Council
- Cork County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 5 applications on this site; latest 19/308, approved 2019, built, signed off.
- Monument zone; no vacant land tax.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 30 Oct 2026.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 79% owner-occupied (council 73%); 20% of homes empty (council 13%); most built before 1919; 53% drive to work (council 66%); population up 8% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 66 days (about 9 weeks).
- 2 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
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.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- 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 25
| 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 | 9 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 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 | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 10 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 10 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 |
| 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 | 10 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 10 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… | 10 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 |
| 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 10 Oct 2026, 07:37 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.