Planning report · Cork City Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 30 Oct 2026, 07:35

Ardarostig

51.86807, -8.53147

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 348 homes approved 1.9 km away haven't started.

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Distance

250 m 500 m 1 km 2 km

Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

Not held yet for Cork City Council: council consultations.

94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=62 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 56 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 55–88 3open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–6 Nov 553homes approved nearby, not startednearest 1.4 km · 2443524

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 56 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 8 months after
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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

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

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

On this site

Zoning · Rural and agricultural

Protected or listed · on the council's list

Vacant land tax · not on the map

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningP5 · Rural and agricultural

What it says

City Hinterland: To protect and improve rural amenity and provide for the development of agriculture.

Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.

cork city development plan 2022 2028 variation no 3 npf implementation · 8 Aug 2022 – 8 Aug 2028

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, 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: Heiton Buckley Limited (66 m); Irish Oxygen Co. Limited (549 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km

Within 2.0 km	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	8	Wilton Park House; St Joseph's College
Monuments	58	Fulacht fia; Ringfort - rath

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: 3408 on the draft 2027 map; 3408 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 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
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
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
Sites and Monuments Record	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.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 02:44	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 05:03	open

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

Extensions are almost always approved here: 90–94% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 56% approved, and 1 in 9 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear17 decided · more info asked 0%

94% · council 97%

Attic or dormer10 decided · more info asked 0%

90% · council 94%

New house in a garden or site9 decided · more info asked 11%

56% · council 66%

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 · 36 nearby, 996 council-wide

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.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 05:03	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 02:44	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 05:03	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 56 days. Building starts about 8 months after permission.

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

Calculated62 decided home extensions, 25 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed2 decided

1 became permissions

Approvals appealed2 decided

0 reversed

Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Appeals nearby 3 in the last 12 months

501333 Refused · 44, Melbourn Road, Bishopstown, Cork, T12KC6X · 1.5 km
324056 Granted with conditions · Waterfall Road, Ardarostig , (townland) Bishopstown, Cork. · 289 m
324243 Pending · Wilton United Park, Garrenedarragh, Cork. · 1.4 km

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	29 Oct 2026, 23:11	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 05:03	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Ardarostig with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved

1Castlewhite House, Castlewhite 26/2540No decision yet · 833 m
216 Benvoirlich Estate, Bishopstown 26/45062No decision yet · 910 m
310A Westgate Road, Bishopstown 26/45075No decision yet · 1.4 km
4Greenfields, 66 Waterfall Road 26/44708Approved with conditions · 907 m
5Rossa Avenue 2241677Approved, no sign building has started · 1.6 km
6adjoining ESB Networks DAC 2543819Approved, no sign building has started · 2.0 km
71.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 153 m
89.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 184 m
91.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 256 m
100.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 338 m
112.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 353 m
120.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 364 m
13Apartment Block 8, Waterfall Heights 26/45048No decision yet · 475 m
14Waterfall Road, Ballinaspig More (townland) 26/45004No decision yet · 592 m
15Marymount University Hospital Hospice, Ballinaspig More 26/44649Approved with conditions · 682 m

Figure 5

The next 30 days

4 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

Comments closeTime to appeal ends

Comments close 2 Nov 20263 days left
226/45062 · application received — Permission for retention of existing 1.8m high timber and concrete post and
€20 to the council · 910 m away
Comments close 4 Nov 20265 days left
126/2540 · application received — i) change of use of existing dwelling to commercial use to be used as a centre for training…
€20 to the council · 833 m away
Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20265 days left
426/44708 · Conditional Permission — Permission and Retention Permission is sought for (A) Retention of single storey
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 907 m away
Comments close 6 Nov 20267 days left
326/45075 · application received — Permission to retain width of existing vehicular entrance 3.7m wide, contrary to
€20 to the council · 1.4 km away

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

Figure 6

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

348 homes 1.9 km away were approved Sept 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2032.

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 14 within 2.0 km

Derelict building 2

"Saint Benedict's", 11 Rossa Avenue · derelict since Nov 2023 · 1.2 km
1 Park Gate Villas, Bishopstown Road · derelict since Dec 2015 · 1.7 km

Approved, not started 2

Rossa Avenue · 205 homes approved Jul 2023, not started · 1.6 km
adjoining ESB Networks DAC · 348 homes approved Sep 2025, not started · 1.9 km

Empty land zoned for homes 10

71.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 153 m
89.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 184 m
91.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 256 m
100.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 338 m
112.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 353 m
120.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 364 m
0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 382 m
0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 387 m
0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 388 m
0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 399 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 30 Oct 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 02:44	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 05:03	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 7

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 3 and 3 a year; busiest 2024. 75% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2023 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

216 Benvoirlich Estate, Bishopstown, Cork, T12WNT7 comments close 2 Nov 2026
Permission for retention of existing 1.8m high timber and concrete post and
26/4506228 Sept 2026910 m
1Castlewhite House, Castlewhite, Rochfordstown, Co. Cork, T12 XCW8 comments close 4 Nov 2026
i) change of use of existing dwelling to commercial use to be used as a centre for training assistance and…
26/254030 Sept 2026833 m
310A Westgate Road, Bishopstown, Cork comments close 6 Nov 2026
Permission to retain width of existing vehicular entrance 3.7m wide, contrary to
26/450752 Oct 20261.4 km

Every application within 2.0 km 45 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

13Apartment Block 8, Waterfall Heights, Waterfall Road, Bishopstown, Cork No decision yet
Permission for Retention for the Sprinkler Pump House for Apartment Block 8
26/4504822 Sept 2026475 m
15 Cedar Grove, Bishopstown, Cork No decision yet
Permission for alterations and extension to two storey semi-detached dwelling
26/4502914 Sept 20261.4 km
Avenir, 5 Curraheen Road, Bishopstown, Cork No decision yet
Permission/Retention of existing bedrooms in the attic area and (B) Permission
26/450117 Sept 20261.6 km
Castlewhite House, Castlewhite, Rochfordstown, T12 XCW8 Withdrawn or not valid
Development comprising the following; i.Demolition of existing single story porch to front and two storey…
26/23064 Sept 2026833 m
Castlewhite House, Castlewhite, Rochfordstown, T12 XCW8 Withdrawn or not valid
i.Demolition of existing single story porch to front and two storey annex to rear of existing dwelling ii.…
26/23184 Sept 2026833 m
14Waterfall Road, Ballinaspig More (townland), Bishopstown, Cork No decision yet
Permission for the construction of 20 no. residential dwelling units, consisting
26/450043 Sept 2026592 m
10 Allendale Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork No decision yet
Permission for the following works to our existing dwelling house; (1) The
26/4499427 Aug 20261.3 km
Saint Breid, 25 Westgate Road, Bishopstown, Cork, T12NRF8 No decision yet
Permission for (1) The demolition of the existing front porch, ground floor
26/4493631 Jul 20261.5 km
Melrose, 56 Heatherfield Close, Ballymah, Waterfall, Co. Cork. T12 N7DE Approved with conditions
Permission for change of use of existing detached domestic garage to a granny flat, ancillary to the main…
26/198917 Sept 20261.9 km
Rochfordstown, Castlewhite, Waterfall, Cork Approved with conditions
Planning permission for retention of single storey extension to the rear of an existing dwellinghouse and…
26/192814 Sept 20261.1 km
Spur Hill, Doughcloyne, Togher, Cork Refused
Permission for construction of two storey dwelling house, detached domestic
26/449059 Sept 20261.6 km
Bishopstown House, Murphy's Farm, Ballinaspig More, Cork Approved with conditions
Permission for retention of existing sessional childcare facility, currently
26/448988 Sept 20261.3 km
Avenir, 5 Curraheen Road, Bishopstown, Cork Withdrawn or not valid
Permission for alterations, convert the existing attic storage space to bedrooms
26/4484222 Jun 20261.6 km
Scoil An Spioraid Naoimh, Curraheen Road, Bishopstown, Cork, T12X030 Approved with conditions
Permission for alterations consequent to a previously permitted development
26/4483913 Aug 20261.1 km
17 Ashgrove Park, Bishopstown, Cork, T12P6F2 Approved with conditions
Permission for the construction of a new single storey extension to the side
26/4482810 Aug 20261.0 km
Cheeky Cherubs Ltd, 19 Uam Var Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, T12T802 Approved with conditions
Retention of the as constructed 12 sq.m covered swing area structure and the
26/448205 Aug 2026998 m
Marymount University Hospital Hospice, Curraheen, Carrigrohane, Cork Approved with conditions
Permission at Marymount University Hospital Hospice, Curraheen, Carrigrohane,
26/4478528 Jul 2026778 m
Highfield Rugby Football Club, Woodleigh Park, Model Farm Road, Cork, T12T027 No decision yet
Permission to install a Flood Lighting System on our training pitch consisting
26/4477428 May 20261.8 km
18 Bishopscourt Drive, Bishopstown, Cork, T12XY1Y Approved with conditions
Permission is sought to (1) Demolish the existing single storey side extension
26/4475914 Jul 20261.7 km
Unit 5, High Street, Bishopstown Road, Wilton, Cork Approved with conditions
Permission for modifications to unit 5, High Street, Bishopstown Road, Wilton,
26/4473417 Aug 20262.0 km
4Greenfields, 66 Waterfall Road, Bishopstown, Cork Approved with conditions
Permission and Retention Permission is sought for (A) Retention of single storey
26/447087 Oct 2026907 m
120 Uam Var Drive, Bishopstown, Cork Approved with conditions
Permission for (I) Alterations to existing north elevation, (II) New single
26/4470524 Jun 20261.4 km
59 Uam Var Drive, Bishopstown, Cork Approved with conditions
Permission for alterations, elevational changes, convert the existing attic
26/4466911 Jun 20261.1 km
Spur Hill, Doughcloyne, Togher, Cork Refused
Permission for construction of two storey dwelling house, detached domestic
26/446669 Jun 20261.6 km
15Marymount University Hospital Hospice, Ballinaspig More, Waterfall Road Approved with conditions
Permission for the installation of 661.4m2 of roof mounted solar photovoltaic
26/4464915 Jun 2026682 m
Meadow View, Chetwynd, Togher, Cork Refused
Permission for the construction of a detached two storey dwelling house, vehicul
26/4462422 Sept 20261.4 km
Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh, Bishopstown, Cork, T12C938 Other decision
Permission is sought for the construction of new single-storey, two storey and
26/4455627 Feb 20261.9 km
131A, Eagle Valley, Wilton, Cork, T12NYY0 attached to No. 131 Eagle Valley, Wilton, Cork Refused
Permission for retenttion of single storey two bedroom apartment at 131A
26/4454420 Apr 20261.5 km
44, Melbourn Road, Bishopstown, Cork, T12KC6X Refused
Permission for the retention of existing 1.8m high timber boundary fence located
26/4453615 Apr 20261.5 km
Marymount University Hospital Hospice, Ballinaspig More, Waterfall Road, Cork Withdrawn or not valid
Permission for the installation of 661.4m2 of roof mounted solar photovoltaic
26/4452613 Feb 2026681 m
Bishopstown Bar, Bishopstown Road, Cork, T12H744 Withdrawn or not valid
For retention permission for development at The Bishopstown Bar, Bishopstown
26/445126 Feb 20261.6 km
12, Bishopscourt Way, Bishopstown, Cork, T12D5EY Approved with conditions
Removal of sun room kitchen, construction of single two storey extension
26/4447818 Mar 20261.6 km
Casarella, 50 Curraheen Road, Bishopstown, Cork, T12RX3C Approved with conditions
Permission is sought for alterations to the existing detached single storey dwel
25/4443011 Jun 2026917 m
9, Firgrove Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork, T12K07Y Approved with conditions
Permission for retention for single storey extension to rear of existing two
25/4440317 Feb 20261.7 km
MTU Campus, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork Approved with conditions
Permission for a new single-storey
25/443917 Sept 20261.7 km
25, Uam Var Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, T12V67V Approved with conditions
Permission for the construction of a
25/4439011 Feb 20261.0 km
13, Laurel Grove, Bishopstown, Cork Approved
Permission for alterations and extensions to two storey semi-detached dwelling
25/443719 Feb 20261.3 km
No.1, Allendale Drive, Melbourn Road, Bishopstown, Cork Approved
Permission for 3 no. rooflights to the west and 2 no. rooflights to the east of
25/443749 Feb 20261.6 km
18, Earls Well, Rochfordstown, Waterfall, Co. Cork, T12YP0Y Approved with conditions
Permission for demolition of garden shed, removal of part of front boundary bank and railing, construction of…
25/650921 Jan 20261.8 km
Marymount University, Hospital and Hospice, Curraheen No decision yet
Permission at Marymount University Hospital and Hospice, Curraheen, Carrigrohane, Co. Cork. The development…
254430917 Nov 20251 homes791 m
Unit 8, Doughcloyne Industrial Estate, Sarsfield Road Wilton Approved with conditions
Permission to construct a new door opening on the south elevation and retention of first floor mezzanine…
254429823 Feb 20261 homes1.7 km
Enable Ireland, Lavanagh Centre Respite, Ballineaspig more Approved with conditions
Permission is sought for the construction of a single storey extension to the existing respite house…
254427022 Dec 20251 homes1.2 km

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.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 05:03	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 02:44	open

Building work nearby 28 in the last 12 months

1 signed off as finished17 not signed off10 no sign-off needed

25 Uam Var Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 V67V · 27 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2544390 · 1.0 km
12 Bishopscourt Way, Bishopstown,, Cork, T12 D5EY · 6 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/44478 · 1.6 km
Mahers Lane, Knocknamallavoge,, Cork · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · PART 8 CCC - NO REF. NUMBER · 1.3 km
14 Uam Var Avenue, Cork, T12CP20 · 30 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 1.0 km
50 Curraheen Road, Cork, T12 RX3C · 28 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/44430 · 932 m
Glenties, 5 Saint Joseph's Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 FWP6 · 25 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2543598 · 1.3 km
Cedar Brook, Garrane Dara, Wilton, Cork · 24 Aug 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/43524 · 1.4 km
Waterfall Avenue, Ardrostig, Waterfall, Cork · 18 Aug 2026 · 27 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 458 m
Waterfall Avenue, Ardrostig, Waterfall,, Cork · 18 Aug 2026 · 27 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 440 m
Waterfall Road, Ardrostig, Bishopstown, Cork · 6 Aug 2026 · 143 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/44140 [ACP-324056-26] · 461 m
30 Earls Well, Waterfall, Cork, T12 PA0T · 31 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 255469 · 1.9 km
14 Uam Var Avenue, Cork, T12 CP20 · 13 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 1.0 km
Bishopstown Primary Care Centre, Ardrostig,, Bishopstown, Cork, Cork · 6 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2443027 · 1.2 km
25 Woodbrook Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 DHY1 · 8 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/43324 · 1.4 km
13 Laurel Grove, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 K3VH · 26 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2544371 · 1.3 km
Waterfall Avenue, Ardrostig, Waterfall,, Cork · 5 May 2026 · 12 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 440 m
Waterfall Avenue, Ardrostig, Waterfall,, Cork · 5 May 2026 · 16 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 440 m
Waterfall Avenue, Ardrostig, Waterfall, Cork · 5 May 2026 · 12 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 440 m
16 Melbourn Road , Bishopstown, Cork, T12 CPR3 · 28 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/43423 · 1.3 km
8 Ballinaspig Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 YPY7 · 25 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/43610 · 1.9 km
70 Halldene Avenue, Cork, T12 E7FE · 3 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/43538 · 671 m
Villa Hamburg, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 R2X7 · 30 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.4 km
1 Woodbrook Road, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 CYK4 · 26 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/43411 · 1.6 km
Unit 4 &5 University Hall Industrial Estate, Sarsfield Road,Wilton, Cork, T12X576 · 21 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/44021 · 1.7 km
Waterfall Avenue, Ardrostig, Waterfall,, Cork · 15 Dec 2025 · 64 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 520 m
Marymount University Hospital and Hospice, Block C, Curraheen, Carrigrohane, Co. Cork, Cork, T12 A710 · 22 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 751 m
Two Pot, Waterfall, Cork · 19 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 24/42841 · 446 m
Massabielle, Waterfall Road, Bishopstown, Cork, T12K2F7 · 11 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2443080 · 878 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: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 02:44

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 02:44	open

Homes coming 553 not started

6adjoining ESB Networks DAC · 348 homes · not started · runs out 29 Sept 2032 · 2.0 km
5Rossa Avenue · 205 homes · not started · runs out 6 Jul 2028 · 1.6 km
Garranedarragh · 20 homes · building started · 1.4 km

How we work this out

Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 02:44	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 05:03	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:02	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
First Steps Creche · Crèche	1 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	943 m
First Steps Montessori & Daycare · Crèche	2 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	943 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: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	28 Oct 2026, 23:19	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Cork City Council.

Homes approved

Here0

Council middle0

Homes started

Here296

Council middle53

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.

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 30 Oct 2026, 05:03

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 02:44	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 05:03	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 8

This street block against the council

20% of homes built before 1971 (council 36%). 90% owner-occupied (council 56%).

Homes built before 1971

20% · council 36%

Homes built since 2001

11% · council 24%

Owner-occupied

90% · council 56%

Rented

6% · council 38%

Children under 15

15% · council 17%

Aged 65 and over

21% · council 15%

Households with 2+ cars

68% · council 36%

Work mainly from home

19% · council 12%

This small area (348 people)Cork

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 047178008

Road noise

55–59 dB

day–night average (EPA 2022)

Bus

789 m

Two Pot · 239

Nearest school

1.2 km

Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys), 398 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys) · primary · 398 pupils · 1.2 km
S N an Spioraid Naomh C · primary · 258 pupils · 1.2 km
St Gabriels Special School · primary · 54 pupils · 1.2 km
Bishopstown Community School · postprimary · 306 pupils · 1.8 km
Gaelscoil Ui Riada · primary · 254 pupils · 1.8 km
Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh · postprimary · 715 pupils · 1.9 km

Stops 39

Two Pot · 239 · 789 m
Two Pot · 237, 239 · 797 m

Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 30 Oct 2026, 02:17

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
Council consultation portals	Public	30 Oct 2026, 01:04	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	30 Oct 2026, 02:17	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	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Zoned P5 (rural and agricultural), not for homes: could you extend?
Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
Solicitor · planner
Application 833 m away open for comments until 4 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
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

Electoral division: Inishkenny
Electoral area: Cork City South West
Council: Cork City Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned P5 (rural and agricultural); not protected; no vacant land tax.
14 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict, 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 4 Nov 2026.
553 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 348 at adjoining ESB Networks DAC.
No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
Here (2022 census): 90% owner-occupied (council 56%); 5% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1971–1980; 68% drive to work (council 54%).
The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.

What the terms mean 8 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.
Listed by the council as derelict (Derelict Sites Register): Councils keep a public list of land and buildings in a ruinous or dangerous state.
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 27

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	23 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	30 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
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	30 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	29 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
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	30 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	30 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)	© PSRA, PSI licence	30 Oct 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

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 30 Oct 2026, 07:35 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.

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