Youghal Urban, The Municipal District of East Cork, County Cork, Munster, Éire / Ireland
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 33 homes approved 25 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
- 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202626/0823 · demolition · no decision yetapproved?started?signed off?
- 202626/0064 · demolition · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
- 202525/5872 · demolition · no decision yetapproved?started?signed off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Special Policy Area: Recognise that there are a small number of sites within the urban areas of the County where the normal land use zoning requirements do not apply.
A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.
cork county development plan 2022 · 6 Jun 2022 – 5 Jun 2028
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.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Seafield Technical Textiles Ltd (51 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 14 | Summerville; Springville |
| Monuments | 10 | Icehouse; Country house |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:13 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | 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: 100% 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 · 30 nearby, 5,052 council-wide
Seafield, file by file since 2021
5 of 5 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.
18 files with "Seafield" 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 · 2021–2026
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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 55 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated60 decided home extensions, 5 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What's changing around you?
- 1Seafield Business Centre Upper Strand Seafield 22/6699
- 21.6 ha zoned for homes
- 347, Fill Arís 26/0095
- 4Summerfield, Ballyclamasy 26/0245
- 56, Knockaverry Estate 26/0577
- 6Kilcoran Road, Youghal 26/0296
- 7Ballyclamasy, Youghal 26/0519
- 829 & 29A, Knockaverry Estate 25/6919
- 9Seafield Business Centre, Upper Strand Road 26/0823
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 38 permissions since 2016, 1 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-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.
Measured58 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
33 homes 25 m away were approved Feb 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2029.
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 2 within 500 m
Approved, not started 1
- Seafield Business Centre Upper Strand Seafield · 33 homes approved Feb 2024, not started · 25 m
Empty land zoned for homes 1
- 21.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 6 and 14 a year; busiest 2022. 100% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 10 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 9Seafield Business Centre, Upper Strand Road, Youghal, Co. Cork No decision yetThe development will consist of permission: 1.to partially demolish of existing derelict protected industrial…
- 56, Knockaverry Estate, Knockaverry, Youghal, Co. Cork, P36 HV06 Approved with conditionsPermission to construct a single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse, internal alterations to layout…
- 7Ballyclamasy, Youghal, Co.Cork Approved with conditionsPlanning Permission for the construction of a dwelling, attached garage, site entrance and all associated…
- 6Kilcoran Road, Youghal, Co. Cork, P36 Y282 Approved with conditionsYoughal Lawn Tennis Club intend to apply for full planning permission for the construction of a single storey…
- 4Summerfield, Ballyclamasy, Youghal, Co.Cork Approved with conditionsPermission for construction of new detached dwelling house, part single storey, part dormer, connections to…
- 347, Fill Arís, Knockaverry Estate, Youghal, Cork, P36A259 Approved with conditionsPermission for alterations and extensions to existing dwelling house comprising 1) extensions to east and…
- Seafield Business Centre, Upper Strand Road, Youghal, Co. Cork Withdrawn or not validThe development will consist of permission; 1.to partially demolish of existing derelict protected industrial…
- Ballyclamasy, Youghal, Co.Cork Withdrawn or not validPermission for the construction of a dwelling, site entrance and all associated site works. (Change of plans…
- 829 & 29A, Knockaverry Estate, Youghal, Co. Cork Approved with conditionsPermission for (1) sub-division of the existing dwelling to 2no. separate dwellings, (2) permission for…
- Summerfield, Ballyclamasy, Youghal, Co.Cork Withdrawn or not validPermission for construction of new detached dwelling house, part single-storey, part dormer, connections to…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- Ballyclamasy, Youghal, Cork · 4 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/0519 · 452 m
- 29 Kilcoran Park, Youghal, Cork, P36 PX26 · 5 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/05713 · 384 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 03:19
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
Homes coming 33 not started
- 1Seafield Business Centre Upper Strand Seafield · 33 homes · not started · runs out 16 Feb 2029 · 25 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Youghal Together Pre-School & After School Club · Crèche | 5 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 841 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area About as busy as 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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 03:19 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
52% owner-occupied (council 73%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 047323030
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- South Abbey Ns · primary · 190 pupils · 849 m
Stops 8
- Seafield · 260 · 2/hour at peak · 93 m
- Seafield · 260 · 0/hour at peak · 97 m
- Upper Strand · 260, 40 · 1/hour at peak · 396 m
- Upper Strand · 260, 40 · 2/hour at peak · 424 m
- Summerfield · 260 · 2/hour at peak · 647 m
- Summerfield · 260 · 0/hour at peak · 666 m
- Knockaverry · 260 · 2/hour at peak · 705 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- South Abbey Ns · 849 m-14% pupils (190)
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 2 Nov 2026, 05:03
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:05 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 05:03 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 2 Nov 2026, 01:11 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 2 Nov 2026, 02:27 | 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
- Demolition (26/0823) awaits a decision: what is planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The application on the council's website.
- Demolition (25/5872) awaits a decision: what is planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The application on the council's website.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- 33 homes approved 25 m away (Seafield Business Centre…), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 22/6699.
- 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
- Seafield
- Electoral division
- Youghal Urban
- Electoral area
- Midleton
- Council
- Cork County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 3 applications on this site; latest 26/0823, no decision yet.
- Zoned M1 (metro / rail economic corridor); on the vacant land tax map.
- Flood Zone A 76 m away on the Cork County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
- 2 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 1 empty zoned plot.
- 33 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 33 at Seafield Business Centre Upper Strand….
- Upper Strand (bus 260, 40) 424 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 5 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 52% owner-occupied (council 73%); 7% of homes empty (council 13%); most built 2001–2010; 57% drive to work (council 66%); population up 8% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 64 days (about 9 weeks).
What the terms mean 5 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.
- 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 28
| 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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 2 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 1 Nov 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 2 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 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 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |