Dunkettle to Carrigtwohill Dual Carriageway
Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 8 planning files on this house, the latest from 2013. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (99%). 43 homes approved 242 m away haven't started.
Not held yet for Cork County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 3 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 8 planning files on this house, the latest from 2013.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 201313/4728 · work already done · approved 2013 · work already doneapprovedstartedsigned off?
- 201313/4729 · work already done · approved 2013 · work already doneapprovedstartedsigned off?
- 201313/4600 · work already done · withdrawnapproved?startedsigned off?
- 201313/4599 · work already done · withdrawnapproved?startedsigned off?
- 201111/4261 · extension · approved 2011 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
- 200707/8360 · garden room · approved 2007 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
- 200707/7684 · garden room · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
- 200706/10922 · 1 no. masterkabin · approved 2007 · built? unknownapprovedstarted?signed off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres: Promote the development of town centres and neighbourhood centres as the primary locations for retail and other uses that provide goods or services principally to visiting members of the public.
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
cork county development plan 2022 · 6 Jun 2022 – 5 Jun 2028
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.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 2 | Saint Mary's Catholic Church; house |
| Monuments | 8 | Graveyard; Church |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:24 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| SMR zones of notification | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 78% approved.
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 · 54 nearby, 10,454 council-wide
Carrigtohill, file by file since 2003
35 of 35 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 6 of 6.
202 files with "Carrigtohill" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2003–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 55 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated81 decided home extensions, 15 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 500753 Granted with conditions · Castlelake Avenue, Cork Road, Carrigtohill, Carrigtwohill, Co.Cork · 391 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 20 Oct 2026, 01:39 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Main Street Carrigtohill Carrigtwohill Co.Cork 22/4440
- 2Station Road Carrigtwohill Carrigtohill 21/6240
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes
- 41.2 ha zoned for homes
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes
- 63.0 ha zoned for homes
- 70.5 ha zoned for homes
- 817, Patrick Pearse Place 25/6852
- 9Station Road & Castlelake Link Road, Carrigtohill and Terry’s-Land (townlands) 26/0652
- 10Community Centre, Main Street 25/6770
- 11Coughlan Fuels, Main Street 26/1114
- 12Main Street, Carrigtwohill 25/6933
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 49 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured76 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
43 homes 242 m away were approved Oct 2022 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Oct 2027.
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 10 within 500 m
Approved, not started, approval running out 2
- Main Street Carrigtohill Carrigtwohill Co.Cork · 43 homes approved, not started; runs out Oct 2027 · 242 m
- Station Road Carrigtwohill Carrigtohill · 38 homes approved, not started; runs out Jan 2027 · 340 m
Empty land zoned for homes 8
- 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 103 m
- 41.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 115 m
- 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 171 m
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 201 m
- 63.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 253 m
- 70.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 255 m
- 3.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 393 m
- 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 400 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 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 3 and 11 a year; busiest 2021. 96% of decisions were approvals.
2016 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 7 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 11Coughlan Fuels, Main Street, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, T45ER24 No decision yetCitidwell Developments Ltd. intend to apply for Permission, For development of a site at: Coughlan Fuels,…
- 9Station Road & Castlelake Link Road,, Carrigtohill and Terry’s-Land (townlands),, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. No decision yetThe construction of a mixed-use development consisting of 75 no. residential units, 3 no. retail/commercial…
- 12Main Street, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. Approved with conditionsPermission to alter existing commercial building and convert for use as a Community Childcare and Family…
- 817, Patrick Pearse Place, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. T45 DT85 Approved with conditionsPermission for retention of a domestic workshop constructed behind dwelling.
- 10Community Centre, Main Street, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, T45X3N1 Approved with conditionsPermission for a) The construction of new single storey extension (to house an equipment store) to the south…
- Main Street, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, T45XK33 Withdrawn or not validPermission to alter existing commercial building and convert for use as a community childcare and family…
- Main Street, Carrigtohill, Carrigtwohill, Cork, T45 X3N1. Withdrawn or not validPermission for: a) the construction of new single storey extension (to house an equipment store) to the south…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- Cork Road, Carrigtwohill, Cork · 21 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/05931 · 467 m
- Cork Road, Carrigtwohill, Cork · 19 Oct 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/05931 · 440 m
- IDA Industrial Estate, Carrigtohill, Cork, T45K202 · 15 May 2026 · start notice not signed off · 256759 · 315 m
- 60-A Main Street, Carrigtwohill, Cork, T45 KV05 · 30 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 124 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 01:45
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Homes coming 81 not started
- 1Main Street Carrigtohill Carrigtwohill Co.Cork · 43 homes · runs out soon · runs out 12 Oct 2027 · 242 m
- 2Station Road Carrigtwohill Carrigtohill · 38 homes · runs out soon · runs out 21 Jan 2027 · 340 m
- Church Road Carrigtohill Co. Cork · 25 homes · ran out · runs out 24 Jul 2022 · 412 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Carrigtwohill Pre- School · Crèche | 5 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 91 m |
| All Aboard, Carrigtwohill Childcare Centre · Crèche | 3 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 551 m |
| The Wendy House Montessori School · Crèche | 9 Nov 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 970 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Cork County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 20 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
42% owner-occupied (council 73%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 047077008
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Carrigtwohill Community National School · primary · 443 pupils · 204 m
- St Aloysius College · postprimary · 765 pupils · 309 m
- Scoil Chlochair Mhuire National School · primary · 245 pupils · 361 m
- East Cork Community Special School · primary · 32 pupils · 488 m
- Scoil Mhuire Naofa · primary · 396 pupils · 500 m
- Carrigtwohill Post Primary · postprimary · 912 pupils · 509 m
Stops 10
- Church Lane · 240, 241, 260, 261 · 2/hour at peak · 140 m
- Maryville · 240, 241, 260, 261 · 2/hour at peak · 152 m
- Church Lane · 211, 240, 241, 260, 261 · 3/hour at peak · 156 m
- Maryville · 211, 240, 241, 260, 261 · 3/hour at peak · 265 m
- Carrigtwohill · 240, 241, 260, 261 · 2/hour at peak · 370 m
- Carrigtwohill · 211, 240, 241, 260, 261 · 3/hour at peak · 413 m
- IDA Carrigtwohill · 240, 241, 260, 261 · 2/hour at peak · 781 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Carrigtwohill Community National School · 204 m+5.7% pupils (443)
- St Aloysius College · 309 m-3.5% pupils (765)
- Scoil Chlochair Mhuire National School · 361 m-10.3% pupils (245)
- East Cork Community Special School · 488 m+60% pupils (32)
- Scoil Mhuire Naofa · 500 m-3.6% pupils (396)
- Carrigtwohill Post Primary · 509 m+8.4% pupils (912)
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 20 Oct 2026, 02:32
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:44 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 20 Oct 2026, 01:41 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 20 Oct 2026, 02:32 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Work already done (13/4728): work kept with permission. Done as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Work already done (13/4729): work kept with permission. Done as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Extension (11/4261) approved 2011: built as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- 43 homes approved 242 m away (Main Street Carrigtohill…), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 22/4440.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Carrigtohill
- Electoral division
- Carrigtohill
- Electoral area
- Cobh
- Council
- Cork County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 8 applications on this site; latest 13/4728, approved 2013, work already done.
- Zoned M2 (major town centre); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 8 empty zoned plots.
- 81 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 43 at Main Street Carrigtohill Carrigtwohill….
- Church Lane (bus 211, 240) 156 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 15 from all stops within 500 m.
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 65–69 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 52% rent (council 22%); 16% of homes empty (council 13%); most built 1991–2000; 58% drive to work (council 66%); population up 12% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 80 days (about 11 weeks).
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.
- Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 27
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR zones) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 20 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 20 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 20 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 20 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 14 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |