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Planning report · Cork City Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 08:54

Halldene Gardens

51.87323, -8.53767

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 205 homes approved 1.1 km away haven't started.

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Distance
250 m500 m1 km2 km
Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Cork City Council: council consultations.

96%of home extensions approved nearbyn=67 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs56 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 55–1023open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–6 Nov205homes approved nearby, not startednearest 1.1 km · 2241677

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 56 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built

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
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.

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 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: Irish Oxygen Co. Limited (347 m); Heiton Buckley Limited (770 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings8gate lodge; Wilton Park House
Monuments39Fulacht 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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 3759 on the draft 2027 map; 3759 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 94% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 50% approved.

Single-storey rear17 decided · more info asked 0%
94% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 0%
50% · 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 · 25 nearby, 685 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 56 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 175 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 56 days, middle half 55–102 (n=66)56 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 175 days after permission (n=27)175 days after permissionSigned off67% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated67 decided home extensions, 27 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 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed3 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 · 1.1 km
    • 324056 Granted with conditions · Waterfall Road, Ardarostig , (townland) Bishopstown, Cork. · 481 m
    • 324243 Pending · Wilton United Park, Garrenedarragh, Cork. · 1.6 km
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Halldene Gardens with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingDerelict buildingApproved, not startedBuilding site that stoppedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 116 Benvoirlich Estate, Bishopstown 26/45062No decision yet · 526 m
    2. 210A Westgate Road, Bishopstown 26/45075No decision yet · 1.2 km
    3. 3Castlewhite House, Castlewhite 26/2540No decision yet · 1.3 km
    4. 4Greenfields, 66 Waterfall Road 26/44708Approved with conditions · 803 m
    5. 5Saint Breid, 25 Westgate Road 26/44936Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
    6. 6Kingsmeadow, Clash Road 26/44614Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    7. 7"Saint Benedict's", 11 Rossa Avenue 389Derelict building · 852 m
    8. 8Rossa Avenue 2241677Approved, no sign building has started · 1.1 km
    9. 91 Park Gate Villas, Bishopstown Road 216Derelict building · 1.7 km
    10. 10The Hermitage Farm, Minister's Cross 184161Building site that stopped · 1.9 km
    11. 11Waterfall Road, Ballinaspig More (townland) 26/45004No decision yet · 116 m
    12. 12Marymount University Hospital Hospice, Ballinaspig More 26/44649Approved with conditions · 257 m
    13. 13Marymount University Hospital Hospice, Curraheen 26/44785Approved with conditions · 284 m
    14. 14Marymount University, Hospital and Hospice 2544309No decision yet · 306 m
    15. 15Casarella, 50 Curraheen Road 25/44430Approved with conditions · 375 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 21 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    25 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 20 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 21 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 5 started, 13 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT20: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused4: lodged → undecided20: approved → approved4: undecided → undecided1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal13: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out5: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off25 lodged25 lodged20 approved20 approved1 refused1 refused4 undecided4 undecided21 approved21 approved4 undecided4 undecided13 no start notice found13 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out5 started, not signed off5 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off

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

    Measured25 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

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

    6 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 26/45062: application received — Permission for retention of existing 1.8m high timber and concrete post and; 2026-11-04 26/2540: application received — i) change of use of existing dwelling to commercial use to be used as a centre for training assistance and therapy dogs ; 2026-11-04 26/44708: Conditional Permission — Permission and Retention Permission is sought for (A) Retention of single storey; 2026-11-06 26/45075: application received — Permission to retain width of existing vehicular entrance 3.7m wide, contrary to; 2026-11-26 26/44614: Conditional Permission — Permission to construct a new dwelling house, new vehicular entrance, install; 2026-11-26 26/44936: Conditional Permission — Permission for (1) The demolition of the existing front porch, ground floortoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov26/45062: application received — Permission for retention of existing 1.8m high timber and concrete post and · 526 m away · 2026-11-0226/2540: application received — i) change of use of existing dwelling to commercial use to be used as a centre for training assistance and therapy dogs · 1.3 km away · 2026-11-0426/44708: Conditional Permission — Permission and Retention Permission is sought for (A) Retention of single storey · 803 m away · 2026-11-0426/45075: application received — Permission to retain width of existing vehicular entrance 3.7m wide, contrary to · 1.2 km away · 2026-11-0626/44614: Conditional Permission — Permission to construct a new dwelling house, new vehicular entrance, install · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-2626/44936: Conditional Permission — Permission for (1) The demolition of the existing front porch, ground floor · 1.3 km away · 2026-11-26
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20262 days left
      126/45062 · application received — Permission for retention of existing 1.8m high timber and concrete post and
      €20 to the council · 526 m away
    • Comments close 4 Nov 20264 days left
      326/2540 · application received — i) change of use of existing dwelling to commercial use to be used as a centre for training…
      €20 to the council · 1.3 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20264 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) · 803 m away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20266 days left
      226/45075 · application received — Permission to retain width of existing vehicular entrance 3.7m wide, contrary to
      €20 to the council · 1.2 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 26 Nov 202626 days left
      626/44614 · Conditional Permission — Permission to construct a new dwelling house, new vehicular entrance, install
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.9 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 26 Nov 202626 days left
      526/44936 · Conditional Permission — Permission for (1) The demolition of the existing front porch, ground floor
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.3 km away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    205 homes 1.1 km away were approved Jul 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2028. 1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    Rossa Avenue · 205 homes: 205 homes approved Jul 2023, not started; The Hermitage Farm,… · 33 homes: 33 homes, started Dec 2021, never signed off202120222023202420252026202720282029Rossa Avenue · 205 homes1.1 km · 2241677205 homes approved Jul 2023, not started205 homes approved Jul 2023, not startedThe Hermitage Farm,… · 33 homes1.9 km · 18416133 homes, started Dec 2021, never signed off33 homes, started Dec 2021, never signed offtoday

    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 4 within 2.0 km

    Derelict building 2

    • 7"Saint Benedict's", 11 Rossa Avenue · derelict since Nov 2023 · 852 m
    • 91 Park Gate Villas, Bishopstown Road · derelict since Dec 2015 · 1.7 km

    Building site that stopped 1

    • 10The Hermitage Farm, Minister's Cross · 33 homes, started Dec 2021, never signed off · 1.9 km

    Approved, not started 1

    • Rossa Avenue · 205 homes approved Jul 2023, not started · 1.1 km

    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 6 a year; busiest 2023. 95% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 6, 2024: 6, 2025: 3, 2026: 505102021: 1 approved1’21*2022: 4 approved4’222023: 6 approved6’232024: 5 approved2024: 1 refused6’242025: 2 approved2025: 1 undecided3’252026: 2 approved2026: 3 undecided5’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 47 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 31 in the last 12 months
    1 signed off as finished20 not signed off10 no sign-off needed
    • Cork College of Further Education & Training, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 EE94 · 3 Nov 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.7 km
    • 25 Uam Var Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 V67V · 27 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2544390 · 574 m
    • 12 Bishopscourt Way, Bishopstown,, Cork, T12 D5EY · 6 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/44478 · 1.7 km
    • 14 Uam Var Avenue, Cork, T12CP20 · 30 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 517 m
    • 50 Curraheen Road, Cork, T12 RX3C · 28 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/44430 · 389 m
    • Glenties, 5 Saint Joseph's Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 FWP6 · 25 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2543598 · 1.2 km
    • Clash Road, Cork · 25 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/44564 · 1.9 km
    • Boston Scientific, Cork Business & Technology Park, Model Farm Road, Cork · 24 Aug 2026 · start notice not signed off · 26/44668 · 1.9 km
    • Cedar Brook, Garrane Dara, Wilton, Cork · 24 Aug 2026 · 20 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/43524 · 1.6 km
    • Waterfall Avenue, Ardrostig, Waterfall,, Cork · 18 Aug 2026 · 27 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 275 m
    • Waterfall Avenue, Ardrostig, Waterfall, Cork · 18 Aug 2026 · 27 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 258 m
    • Waterfall Road, Ardrostig, Bishopstown, Cork · 6 Aug 2026 · 143 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/44140 [ACP-324056-26] · 638 m
    • 14 Uam Var Avenue, Cork, T12 CP20 · 13 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 517 m
    • Bishopstown Primary Care Centre, Ardrostig,, Bishopstown, Cork, Cork · 6 Jul 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2443027 · 1.0 km
    • 25 Woodbrook Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 DHY1 · 8 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/43324 · 1.5 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 · 16 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 275 m
    • Waterfall Avenue, Ardrostig, Waterfall, Cork · 5 May 2026 · 12 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 275 m
    • Waterfall Avenue, Ardrostig, Waterfall,, Cork · 5 May 2026 · 12 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 275 m
    • 16 Melbourn Road , Bishopstown, Cork, T12 CPR3 · 28 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/43423 · 993 m
    • Boston Scientific, Cork Business & Technology Park, Model Farm Road, Cork, T12YK88 · 15 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/42546 · 1.9 km
    • Willowmeade, Model Farm Road, Carrigrohane, Cork, T12 HWR2 · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2241137 · 1.9 km
    • 8 Ballinaspig Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 YPY7 · 25 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/43610 · 1.6 km
    • 70 Halldene Avenue, Cork, T12 E7FE · 3 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/43538 · 108 m
    • Villa Hamburg, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 R2X7 · 30 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 1.0 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
    • Waterfall Avenue, Ardrostig, Waterfall,, Cork · 15 Dec 2025 · 64 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/43209 · 196 m
    • Marymount University Hospital and Hospice, Block C, Curraheen, Carrigrohane, Co. Cork, Cork, T12 A710 · 22 Nov 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 367 m
    • Two Pot, Waterfall, Cork · 19 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 24/42841 · 366 m
    • Westside Court Apartments, Model Farm Road, Cork · 13 Nov 2025 · 43 homes · start notice not signed off · P.8.RD.22.04 · 1.8 km
    • Massabielle, Waterfall Road, Bishopstown, Cork, T12K2F7 · 11 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2443080 · 765 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 205 not started
    • 8Rossa Avenue · 205 homes · not started · runs out 6 Jul 2028 · 1.1 km
    • Garranedarragh · 20 homes · building started · 1.6 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Who applies most nearby

    • Independent Vetcare Ireland Ltd. — 2 applications, latest 5 May 2026

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    First Steps Creche · Crèche1 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate316 m
    First Steps Montessori & Daycare · Crèche2 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate316 m
    Bishopstown Community Pre School · Crèche21 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate590 m
    Cheeky Cherubs Early Years Schools - Bishopstown · Crèche28 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate705 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: Applicant organisations (from the CRO), Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Applicant organisations (from the CRO)Derived by Planning Register25 Oct 2026, 23:01—
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Cork City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here303
    Council middle60
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    20% of homes built before 1971 (council 36%). 87% owner-occupied (council 56%).

    Homes built before 1971
    20% · council 36%
    Homes built since 2001
    0% · council 24%
    Owner-occupied
    87% · council 56%
    Rented
    12% · council 38%
    Children under 15
    10% · council 17%
    Aged 65 and over
    35% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    53% · council 36%
    Work mainly from home
    21% · council 12%
    This small area (198 people)Cork

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 048010002

    Road noise
    60–64 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    173 m
    Halldene Estate · 208 · busiest stop within 500 m: 7 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    591 m
    St Gabriels Special School, 54 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Gabriels Special School · primary · 54 pupils · 591 m
    • Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys) · primary · 398 pupils · 850 m
    • S N an Spioraid Naomh C · primary · 258 pupils · 896 m
    • Bishopstown Community School · postprimary · 306 pupils · 1.4 km
    • Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh · postprimary · 715 pupils · 1.8 km
    • Gaelscoil Ui Riada · primary · 254 pupils · 1.9 km

    Stops 45

    • Halldene Estate · 208 · 7/hour at peak · 173 m
    • Halldene Estate · 208 · 6/hour at peak · 213 m
    • University Tc Ctr · 208 · 6/hour at peak · 215 m
    • University Tc Ctr · 208 · 7/hour at peak · 224 m
    • Marymount Hospice · 208, 40 · 7/hour at peak · 451 m
    • Uam Var Av · 208 · 7/hour at peak · 520 m
    • Uam Var Av · 208 · 6/hour at peak · 525 m
    • Two Pot · 237, 239 · 543 m

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

    • St Gabriels Special School · 591 m+8% pupils (54)
    • Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys) · 850 m0% pupils (398) · 3 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • S N an Spioraid Naomh C · 896 m-5.8% pupils (258) · 3 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
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    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
    EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    2. Application 526 m away open for comments until 2 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. 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
    Bishopstown D
    Electoral area
    Cork City South West
    Council
    Cork City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 4 sites nearby could change: 2 derelict, 1 stalled build, 1 approved scheme.
    • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
    • 205 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 205 at Rossa Avenue.
    • Marymount Hospice (bus 208, 40) 451 m away: 7 an hour at morning peak; 34 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 87% owner-occupied (council 56%); 4% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1971–1980; 62% drive to work (council 54%); population up 1% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.
    What the terms mean 9 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
    Sources and licences 28
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public31 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher30 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    organisationsPlanning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register)Derived by Planning Register25 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 31 Oct 2026, 08:54 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.