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Planning report · Cork City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 23:52

Westgate Road

51.88250, -8.52448

Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 205 homes approved 434 m away haven't started.

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Not held yet for Cork City Council: council consultations.

2planning files on this houselatest 202598%of home extensions approved nearbyn=160 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 55–941open for comments nearbyclose 6 Nov205homes approved nearby, not startednearest 434 m · 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 55 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 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.

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 1961–1970. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1961–1970 (census estimate)most built2025: 2543567 · attic or dormer, approved2024: 2342196 · extension, approved

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

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

  1. 2025
    2543567 · attic or dormer · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2024
    2342196 · extension · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
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

Monument zone1 within 100 m Ringfort - rath, Ballinaspig More

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 taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments2Ringfort - rath; R112354
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: 921 on the draft 2027 map; 921 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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
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, 23:00
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
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: 91–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 92% approved, and 1 in 13 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear33 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 97%
Two-storey rear27 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 95%
Attic or dormer22 decided · more info asked 0%
91% · council 94%
Garage conversion11 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 98%
New house in a garden or site12 decided · more info asked 8%
92% · 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 · 105 nearby, 1,266 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Other11—
Porch11—
Single-storey rear11—

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, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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, 23:00
    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, 23:00open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 180 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 55–94 (n=158)55 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 180 days after permission (n=78)180 days after permissionSigned off509 days after the start, for the few who file. 73% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated160 decided home extensions, 78 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    4 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed6 decided
    4 became permissions
    Approvals appealed7 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 1 in the last 12 months
    • 501333 Refused · 44, Melbourn Road, Bishopstown, Cork, T12KC6X · 235 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 23:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Westgate Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedDerelict buildingEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedRefusedNo decision yetOther
    1. 110A Westgate Road, Bishopstown 26/45075No decision yet · 352 m
    2. 2Saint Breid, 25 Westgate Road 26/44936Approved with conditions · 217 m
    3. 3Rossa Avenue 2241677Approved, no sign building has started · 434 m
    4. 4"Saint Benedict's", 11 Rossa Avenue 389Derelict building · 478 m
    5. 50.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 19 m
    6. 60.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 25 m
    7. 70.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 44 m
    8. 80.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 60 m
    9. 90.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 79 m
    10. 10No.1, Allendale Drive 25/44374Approved · 230 m
    11. 1144, Melbourn Road 26/44536Refused · 235 m
    12. 129, Firgrove Lawn 25/44403Approved with conditions · 243 m
    13. 13Highfield Rugby Football Club, Woodleigh Park 26/44774No decision yet · 260 m
    14. 14Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh, Bishopstown 26/44556Other decision · 417 m
    15. 1510 Allendale Avenue, Bishopstown 26/44994No decision yet · 418 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 35 permissions since 2016, 14 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    42 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 35 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 35 approved. Of those: 4 signed off, 9 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 21 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT35: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused5: lodged → undecided35: approved → approved2: refused → refused5: undecided → undecided21: approved → no start notice found9: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off4: approved → signed off42 lodged42 lodged35 approved35 approved2 refused2 refused5 undecided5 undecided35 approved35 approved2 refused2 refused5 undecided5 undecided21 no start notice found21 no start notice found9 built, owner opted out9 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off4 signed off4 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.

    Measured42 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 6 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-06 26/45075: application received — Permission to retain width of existing vehicular entrance 3.7m wide, contrary to; 2026-11-26 26/44936: Conditional Permission — Permission for (1) The demolition of the existing front porch, ground floortoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov26/45075: application received — Permission to retain width of existing vehicular entrance 3.7m wide, contrary to · 352 m away · 2026-11-0626/44936: Conditional Permission — Permission for (1) The demolition of the existing front porch, ground floor · 217 m away · 2026-11-26
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 6 Nov 20266 days left
      126/45075 · application received — Permission to retain width of existing vehicular entrance 3.7m wide, contrary to
      €20 to the council · 352 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 26 Nov 202626 days left
      226/44936 · Conditional Permission — Permission for (1) The demolition of the existing front porch, ground floor
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 217 m 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 434 m away were approved Jul 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2028.

    Rossa Avenue · 205 homes: 205 homes approved Jul 2023, not started2023202420252026202720282029Rossa Avenue · 205 homes434 m · 2241677205 homes approved Jul 2023, not started205 homes approved Jul 2023, not startedtoday

    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 7 within 500 m

    Derelict building 1

    • 4"Saint Benedict's", 11 Rossa Avenue · derelict since Nov 2023 · 478 m

    Approved, not started 1

    • Rossa Avenue · 205 homes approved Jul 2023, not started · 434 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 5

    • 50.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 19 m
    • 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 25 m
    • 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 44 m
    • 80.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 60 m
    • 90.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 79 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 31 Oct 2026, 23:00
    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, 23:00open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 5 and 9 a year; busiest 2023. 95% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 7, 2022: 5, 2023: 9, 2024: 6, 2025: 7, 2026: 805102021: 7 approved7’21*2022: 4 approved2022: 1 refused5’222023: 9 approved9’232024: 6 approved6’242025: 7 approved7’252026: 2 approved2026: 1 refused2026: 5 undecided8’26*
    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 500 m 9 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, 23:00
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 23:00open
    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 4 in the last 12 months
    4 no sign-off needed
    • Glenties, 5 Saint Joseph's Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 FWP6 · 25 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2543598 · 472 m
    • 16 Melbourn Road , Bishopstown, Cork, T12 CPR3 · 28 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/43423 · 385 m
    • 8 Ballinaspig Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 YPY7 · 25 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/43610 · 247 m
    • Villa Hamburg, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 R2X7 · 30 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 416 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
    • 3Rossa Avenue · 205 homes · not started · runs out 6 Jul 2028 · 434 m
    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, 23:00
    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, 23:00open
    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

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Cheeky Cherubs Early Years Schools - Bishopstown · Crèche28 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate725 m
    A Step on the Ladder · Crèche31 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate748 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    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 About as busy as most of Cork City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here59
    Council middle48
    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, 23:00
    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, 23:00open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    89% of homes built before 1971 (council 36%). 86% owner-occupied (council 56%).

    Homes built before 1971
    89% · council 36%
    Homes built since 2001
    0% · council 24%
    Owner-occupied
    86% · council 56%
    Rented
    8% · council 38%
    Children under 15
    16% · council 17%
    Aged 65 and over
    27% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    49% · council 36%
    Work mainly from home
    15% · council 12%
    This small area (292 people)Cork

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 048008007

    Bus
    254 m
    Melbourn Road · 205, 219 · busiest stop within 500 m: 9 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    187 m
    Bishopstown Community School, 306 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Bishopstown Community School · postprimary · 306 pupils · 187 m
    • Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh · postprimary · 715 pupils · 478 m
    • S N an Spioraid Naomh C · primary · 258 pupils · 493 m
    • Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys) · primary · 398 pupils · 530 m
    • Scoil Naomh Caitriona · primary · 414 pupils · 740 m
    • Gaelscoil Ui Riada · primary · 254 pupils · 881 m
    • Cork University Hos School · primary · 17 pupils · 965 m
    • St Gabriels Special School · primary · 54 pupils · 967 m

    Stops 36

    • Melbourn Road · 205, 219 · 5/hour at peak · 254 m
    • Westgate Rd · 201, 208, 219 · 9/hour at peak · 405 m
    • Deans Hall · 201, 208, 219 · 9/hour at peak · 421 m
    • Westgate Rd · 208, 219 · 7/hour at peak · 428 m
    • Melbourne Avenue · 205, 219 · 5/hour at peak · 437 m
    • Deans Hall · 208, 219 · 7/hour at peak · 440 m
    • Rossa Avenue · 201, 205, 219 · 6/hour at peak · 454 m
    • Firgrove Gdns · 201, 208, 219 · 9/hour at peak · 516 m

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

    • Bishopstown Community School · 187 m-9.7% pupils (306)
    • Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh · 478 m+2.1% pupils (715)
    • S N an Spioraid Naomh C · 493 m-5.8% pupils (258) · 3 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys) · 530 m0% pupils (398) · 3 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • Scoil Naomh Caitriona · 740 m-0.7% pupils (414)
    • Gaelscoil Ui Riada · 881 m-1.9% pupils (254)
    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, 23:00
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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, 23:00open
    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. Attic or dormer (2543567) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Extension (2342196) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    4. Application 352 m away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    5. Decision 217 m away can be appealed until 26 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      Council
    6. 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 C
    Electoral area
    Cork City South West
    Council
    Cork City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 2543567, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 7 sites nearby could change: 1 derelict, 1 approved scheme, 5 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
    • 205 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 205 at Rossa Avenue.
    • Westgate Rd (bus 201, 208) 405 m away: 9 an hour at morning peak; 48 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 86% owner-occupied (council 56%); 4% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1961–1970; 61% drive to work (council 54%); population up 3% since 2016.
    • 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2025.
    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.
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    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
    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
    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
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    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, 23:52 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.