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Planning report · Cork City Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 03:50

Douglas Road

51.88802, -8.45574

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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Not held yet for Cork City Council: council consultations.

97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=324 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 54–912open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–24 Nov

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 5 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (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

Heritage inventory19 within 100 m house; house

Not on this site: protected building, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings82house
Monuments1Workhouse
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: 1258 on the draft 2027 map; 1258 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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
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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
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: 94–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 84% approved.

Single-storey rear68 decided · more info asked 1%
99% · council 97%
Two-storey rear72 decided · more info asked 1%
97% · council 95%
Two-storey side23 decided · more info asked 4%
96% · council 96%
Single-storey side13 decided · more info asked 8%
100% · council 95%
Attic or dormer52 decided · more info asked 0%
94% · council 94%
First-floor16 decided · more info asked 0%
94% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site25 decided · more info asked 0%
84% · 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 · 269 nearby, 1,529 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

2 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Garage conversion11—
Other11—

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 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 33 is asked for more information, which adds about 54 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; If more info asked (1 in 33): 118 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 149 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 54–91 (n=315)55 daysIf more info asked (1 in 33)With further information: median 118 days (n=9)118 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 149 days after permission (n=145)149 days after permissionSigned off567 days after the start, for the few who file. 79% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated324 decided home extensions, 145 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    2 of 3 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 17 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed3 decided
    2 became permissions
    Approvals appealed17 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 2 in the last 12 months
    • 501284 Granted · Dosco Industrial Estate, South Douglas Road, Cork, T12EA8X · 301 m
    • 324063 Pending · 7 Eldred Terrace, Douglas Road, Co. Cork. · 21 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
    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 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Douglas Road with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingDerelict buildingAppealEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1The Former Nemo Rangers GAA ground at South Douglas Road and former FCA premises at Douglas Road with vehicular access from Douglas Road. 26/45067No decision yet · 27 m
    2. 2Former Nemo Rangers GAA Ground, Douglas Road 26/45112No decision yet · 28 m
    3. 310, Knockrea Park 26/44979Approved with conditions · 202 m
    4. 4Eldred Terrace, Douglas Road 405Derelict building · 28 m
    5. 57 Eldred Terrace, Douglas Road 324063Appeal: no decision yet · 21 m
    6. 61.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 10 m
    7. 70.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 21 m
    8. 81.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 49 m
    9. 90.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 57 m
    10. 101.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 69 m
    11. 11The site to the rear of No. 4, 5 and 6 Fernwood 26/44769No decision yet · 163 m
    12. 122 Knockrea Drive, Ballinlough Road 2544317Approved with conditions · 238 m
    13. 13Glenflesk, Cross Douglas Road 26/45018No decision yet · 277 m
    14. 14Park View, Douglas Road 26/44527Approved with conditions · 288 m
    15. 15Dosco Industrial Estate, South Douglas Road 25/44419Approved with conditions · 303 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 67 permissions since 2016, 25 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    78 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 68 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 67 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 23 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 42 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT68: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused5: lodged → undecided67: approved → approved5: refused → refused5: undecided → undecided1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal42: approved → no start notice found23: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → signed off78 lodged78 lodged68 approved68 approved5 refused5 refused5 undecided5 undecided67 approved67 approved5 refused5 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn5 undecided5 undecided42 no start notice found42 no start notice found23 built, owner opted out23 built, owner opted out2 signed off2 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.

    Measured78 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

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

    3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 26/45067: application received — Permission for the construction of 191 no. units consisting of: (I) 49 no. new; 2026-11-12 26/44979: Conditional Permission — Permission for the retention of extension and alterations to existing detached; 2026-11-24 26/45112: application received — Permission for retention for development at Former Nemo Rangers GAA Groundtoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec26/45067: application received — Permission for the construction of 191 no. units consisting of: (I) 49 no. new · 27 m away · 2026-11-0226/44979: Conditional Permission — Permission for the retention of extension and alterations to existing detached · 202 m away · 2026-11-1226/45112: application received — Permission for retention for development at Former Nemo Rangers GAA Ground · 28 m away · 2026-11-24
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20261 day left
      126/45067 · application received — Permission for the construction of 191 no. units consisting of: (I) 49 no. new
      €20 to the council · 27 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 12 Nov 202611 days left
      326/44979 · Conditional Permission — Permission for the retention of extension and alterations to existing detached
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 202 m away
    • Comments close 24 Nov 202623 days left
      226/45112 · application received — Permission for retention for development at Former Nemo Rangers GAA Ground
      €20 to the council · 28 m away

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

    Sites that could change 11 within 500 m

    Derelict building 5

    • 4Eldred Terrace, Douglas Road · derelict since Dec 2023 · 28 m
    • 17 South View, Ballinlough Co. Cork · derelict since Sep 2019 · 331 m
    • Levista, 25 Bernadette Way · derelict since Apr 2022 · 404 m
    • “Collingwood”, Boreenmanna Road · derelict since May 2022 · 432 m
    • 1 & 2 High Street, Douglas Road · derelict since Aug 2023 · 453 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 6

    • 61.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 10 m
    • 70.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 21 m
    • 81.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 49 m
    • 90.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 57 m
    • 101.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 69 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 78 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 7 and 20 a year; busiest 2024. 93% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 14, 2022: 10, 2023: 17, 2024: 20, 2025: 7, 2026: 10051015202021: 13 approved2021: 1 refused14’21*2022: 8 approved2022: 2 refused10’222023: 17 approved17’232024: 18 approved2024: 2 refused20’242025: 7 approved7’252026: 5 approved2026: 5 undecided10’26*
    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 14 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    4 no sign-off needed
    • Cul na Greine House, Bernadette Way, Boreenmanna Road, Cork, T12K8Y8 · 6 Nov 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/44437 · 333 m
    • 2 Knockrea Drive, Ballinlough Road, Cork, T12 W5C7 · 6 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2544317 · 233 m
    • 13 Bernadette Way, Boreenmanna Road, Cork, Cork, T12 K6K2 · 5 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/42627 · 284 m
    • Coolfadda House, Douglas Road, Cork · 27 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/43460 · 453 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
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    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    The Shalom Montessori Pre- School · Crèche21 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate717 m
    Nurture Childcare and Early Learning Centre · Crèche13 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate736 m
    Lilliput Montessori School · Crèche14 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate874 m
    Turner's Cross Pre- School · Crèche9 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate883 m
    The Farmyard Kindergarten · Crèche27 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate962 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 Busier than most of Cork City Council.
    Homes approved
    Here158
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here214
    Council middle45
    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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    65% of homes built before 1971 (council 36%). 67% owner-occupied (council 56%).

    Homes built before 1971
    65% · council 36%
    Homes built since 2001
    3% · council 24%
    Owner-occupied
    67% · council 56%
    Rented
    31% · council 38%
    Children under 15
    12% · council 17%
    Aged 65 and over
    32% · council 15%
    Households with 2+ cars
    51% · council 36%
    Work mainly from home
    23% · council 12%
    This small area (271 people)Cork

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 048002005

    Bus
    103 m
    Bellair Estate · 207, 215, 216 · busiest stop within 500 m: 12 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    215 m
    Our Lady Of Lourdes, 215 pupils
    Homes sold nearby
    1
    in 3 years (Property Price Register)
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Our Lady Of Lourdes · primary · 215 pupils · 215 m
    • Scoil Aislinn · primary · 36 pupils · 467 m
    • S N Naomh Antaine · primary · 581 pupils · 540 m
    • Ashton School · postprimary · 539 pupils · 611 m
    • Christ King Girls' Secondary School · postprimary · 700 pupils · 611 m
    • Coláiste Chríost Rí · postprimary · 502 pupils · 627 m
    • Bunscoil Chriost Ri · primary · 453 pupils · 765 m
    • Scoil Naomh Brid C · primary · 374 pupils · 866 m

    Stops 58

    • Bellair Estate · 207, 215, 216, 220, 223, 223X · 12/hour at peak · 103 m
    • Whitethorn · 207, 216, 220, 223, 223X · 8/hour at peak · 126 m
    • Bellair Estate · 207, 215, 216, 220, 223, 223X · 10/hour at peak · 145 m
    • Whitethorn · 207, 216, 220, 223, 223X · 10/hour at peak · 231 m
    • Knockrea Ln · 215 · 2/hour at peak · 250 m
    • Knockrea Ln · 215 · 2/hour at peak · 265 m
    • Rosebank N · 207, 216, 220, 223, 223X · 8/hour at peak · 347 m
    • Ballinlough Ch · 215 · 2/hour at peak · 362 m

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

    • Our Lady Of Lourdes · 215 m-5.3% pupils (215)
    • Scoil Aislinn · 467 m0% pupils (36)
    • S N Naomh Antaine · 540 m-2.8% pupils (581)
    • Ashton School · 611 m+1.3% pupils (539)
    • Christ King Girls' Secondary School · 611 m-0.4% pupils (700)
    • Coláiste Chríost Rí · 627 m-0.8% pupils (502)
    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 1 Nov 2026, 02:24
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    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    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——
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    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. Derelict building 28 m away (Eldred Terrace, Douglas Road): is action under way?
      Ask for: The council's derelict sites register entry.
      Council
    3. Application 27 m away open for comments until 2 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Decision 202 m away can be appealed until 12 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      Council
    5. 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
    Ballinlough B
    Electoral area
    Cork City South East
    Council
    Cork City Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 5 derelict, 6 empty zoned plots.
    • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 2 Nov 2026.
    • Bellair Estate (bus 207, 215) 103 m away: 12 an hour at morning peak; 97 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 67% owner-occupied (council 56%); 7% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1919–1945; 54% drive to work (council 54%); population up 6% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2025.
    • The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 8 is asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 106 in the last year, 23 three years before.
    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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    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 licence1 Nov 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:50 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.