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Site report · 500 m radius · 6 Oct 2026, 20:51

13 things worth knowing before you buy

The Avenue

52.07541, -8.28331Cork County Council
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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.

What we found

5could change1open now83%get approved12homes comingNoflood risk144homes started
  • 6 applications on this site; latest 18/5914, approved 2018, work already done.
  • Zoned M2 (major town centre); not protected; no vacant land tax.
  • 5 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 4 empty zoned plots.4567
  • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 12 Oct 2026.1
  • 12 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 12 at Lisnagar Demesne Rathcormac Co.Cork.2
  • Riversdale (bus 245) 104 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 7 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 64% owner-occupied (council 73%); 6% of homes empty (council 13%); most built 2001–2010; 76% drive to work (council 66%); population up 11% since 2016.
  • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2024. Most were two-storey rear extensions. On Riversdale: 4 in 10 years, 100% approved.
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Protected or listed · on our maps
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B

Questions to ask before you buy 5 to ask

  1. Work already done (18/5914): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
    Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
  2. Apartments (03/1550) awaits a decision: what is planned?
    Ask for: The application on the council's website.
  3. Extension (05/7524) approved 2006: built as approved?
    Ask for: The grant and an opinion of compliance.
  4. Application 463 m away open for comments until 12 Oct 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
  5. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

The street 15 numbered

Street map around The Avenue with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the siteOpen for commentsApproved, not startedAppealEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
#WhatStatusDistanceWhy it is here
1Beechpark, Rathcormack (townland)
26/2332
Withdrawn or not valid463 mopen for comments until 12 Oct 2026
2Lisnagar Demesne Rathcormac Co.Cork
22/6274
Approved, no sign building has started343 m12 homes approved 2023, no sign building has started
3Lisnagar Demense (Townland), Rathcormac
311908
Appeal: withdrawn172 mappealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála (the national planning appeals body), received 10 Nov 2021
43.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes138 mno homes built on it yet
50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes141 mno homes built on it yet
63.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes219 mno homes built on it yet
71.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes341 mno homes built on it yet
86A Riversdale Rathcormac Rathcormack Co.Cork
24/5303
Approved with conditions132 mapproved with conditions, 3 Sep 2024
99 The Erne Riversdale Rathcormack Rathcormac Co. Cork
24/5244
Approved with conditions139 mapproved with conditions, 25 Nov 2024
104 The Drive, Riversdale Rathcormac Rathcormack Co.Cork
24/5591
Approved with conditions144 mapproved with conditions, 15 Oct 2024
11Main Street Rathcormac Co.Cork
25/5500
Approved with conditions171 mapproved with conditions, 22 Oct 2025
12Main Street, Rathcormac
26/1018
No decision yet193 mno decision yet, received 22 Apr 2026
13Bridgeland East Rathcormac Co.Cork
23/5891
Approved with conditions203 mapproved with conditions, 2 Feb 2024
14Lisnagar Demesne Rathcormac Co.Cork
23/6276
Approved209 mapproved, 17 Jan 2024
15Roseville, Bridgeland West
26/1420
Approved with conditions212 mapproved with conditions, 22 Jul 2026

This property's history 6 on this site

  1. 2018
    18/5914 · work already done · approved 2018 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
  2. 2006
    05/7524 · extension · approved 2006 · built? unknown
    approvedstarted?signed off?
  3. 2005
    05/6825 · extension · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  4. 2005
    05/6798 · change of use · approved 2005 · built? unknown
    approvedstarted?signed off?
  5. 2003
    03/2665 · apartments · approved 2003 · built? unknown
    approvedstarted?signed off?
  6. 2003
    03/1550 · apartments · no decision yet
    approved?started?signed off?
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: bcms, npad · fetched 6 Oct 2026, 04:57
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 04:57open
npadCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 01:19open

The site zoning, protection, tax, flood

ZoningM2 · Major town centre
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

Heritage inventory1 within 100 m 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.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Rathcormac (802 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNo none within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings6Church of the Immaculate Conception; house
Monuments5Graveyard; Church
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. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 4 on the draft 2027 map; 4 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
epa_leapCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 23:09open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.smrCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open

Sites that could change 5 within 500 m

the site250 m500 m4567

Approved, not started 1

Empty land zoned for homes 4

  • 43.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 138 m source
  • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 141 m source
  • 63.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 219 m source
  • 71.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 341 m source

Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

How we work this out
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast. Derelict buildings come from the council's register; stalled builds told the council they were starting 3+ years ago and were never signed off; approved schemes are 10+ homes with no notice that building started; council land sales are notices to councillors; empty zoned land is on the vacant land tax map.
Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 04:57open
derelictCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 09:35open
npadCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 01:19open

What closes soonest 1 open

  • Comments close 12 Oct 20266 days left
    126/2332 · application received — Planning Permission to construct a detached, two storey dwellinghouse, a new site entrance and…
    €20 to the council · 463 m away
Sources: acp, consult, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
consultpublic6 Oct 2026, 01:15open
moderngovpublic6 Oct 2026, 01:17open
npadCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 01:19open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open

Planning around you 44 in 5 years

20 approved4 refused2 no decision18 withdrawn or other
12021
72022
112023
72024
52025
132026*
Applications within 500 m, by year received. * this year so far; the first year is part of a year.
Last 24 monthsReceivedApprovedMore details askedDays to decideWork already built
Cork County Council6,85692%—%6621%

Open for comments €20 to comment

Every application newest first

Show 33 more
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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 6 Oct 2026, 01:19
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
npadCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 01:19open
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 04:57open

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m

2 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Two-storey rear22—

On Riversdale: 4 extensions in 10 years, 100% of all applications approved; most common two-storey rear.

Refused within 100 m 0 in 5 years

Nothing refused this close in 5 years.

    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: npad, acp · fetched 6 Oct 2026, 01:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 01:19open
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open

    Building work nearby 9 in 3 years

    4 signed off as finished1 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
    • Main Street, Rathcormac, Cork, P61YT73 · 30 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/05500 · 195 m
    • Rovers Rest, Main Street, Fermoy, Cork, P61 TW84 · 17 Dec 2025 · 8 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 225 m
    • No. 4 The Drive, Riversdale, Rathcormack, Cork, P61 HF21 · 1 Sept 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 146 m
    • 9 The Erne, Riversdale, Rathcormack, Cork, P61 D832 · 25 Mar 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/05244 · 145 m
    • Bridgeland East Rathcormac, Rathcormack, Cork, P61 R899 · 7 Feb 2025 · 3 homes · start notice signed off · 23/05891 · 219 m
    • 12 Lios an Rí, Rathcormac, Cork · 24 Apr 2024 · 93 homes · start notice signed off · 19/06892 · 354 m
    • Site No.112 Riversdale,, Rathcormack, Cork · 22 Apr 2024 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23/5067 · 230 m
    • 144 Shanowen, Rathcormack, Cork · 12 Apr 2024 · 23 homes · start notice signed off · 21/5740 · 443 m
    Show 1 more
    • Lisnagar, Demesne, Rathcormac, Cork · 21 Mar 2024 · 13 homes · start notice signed off · 23/05043 · 297 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: bcms · fetched 6 Oct 2026, 04:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    bcmsCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 04:57open

    Homes coming 12 not started

    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 04:57open
    npadCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 01:19open
    social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026, 20:56open

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Riversdale · 14 applications in 10 years · 100% approved · most common: two-storey rear

    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: estates, schools · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 20:18
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    estatesODbL-1.0 (OSM) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (NHDS) + CC-BY-4.0 (Kildare)27 Sept 2026, 20:18open
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open

    How busy is this area within 1 km, 3 years

    Busier than most of Cork County Council.

    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here144
    Council middle1
    Homes started within 1 km
    Last 12 months9
    3 years before95
    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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 04:57open
    npadCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 01:19open

    Appeals 2 in 5 years

    1 pending1 other
    • 313924 Pending · Shanowen, Rathcormack Td, Rathcormack, Co.Cork · 259 m
    • 311908 Withdrawn · Lisnagar Demense (Townland), Rathcormac, Co. Cork · 172 m
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    courtsall-rights-reserved6 Oct 2026, 01:20open
    npadCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 01:19open

    Sales 0 in 3 years

    No recorded sales nearby.

    Source: ppr · fetched 6 Oct 2026, 01:12
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    pprPSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.'6 Oct 2026, 01:12open

    Schools and transport within 1.0 km

    Schools

    • RATHCORMAC N S · primary · 432 pupils · 303 m

    Stops 6

    • Riversdale · 245 · 47 m
    • Riversdale · 245 · 104 m
    • Rathcormac · 245 · 304 m
    • Rathcormac · 245 · 340 m
    • Kilshannig Upr · 245 · 936 m
    • Kilshannig Upr · 245 · 949 m

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

    • Rathcormac NS · 303 m+1.4% pupils (432) · an extension 2024, approved with conditions
    Sources: gtfs, schools, npad · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    gtfsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:41open
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    npadCC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026, 01:19open

    The council consultations, meetings, land

    No open consultation covers this place.

    Sources: consult, moderngov, lda_lands · fetched 6 Oct 2026, 01:15
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    consultpublic6 Oct 2026, 01:15open
    moderngovpublic6 Oct 2026, 01:17open
    lda_landsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open

    Where this is

    Townland
    Rathcormack
    Electoral division
    Rathcormack
    Electoral area
    Fermoy
    Council
    Cork County Council
    298
    people (2022)
    64%
    owner-occupied
    33.3%
    rented
    Sources: places, parcels · fetched 5 Oct 2026, 00:43
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    placesCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 00:43open
    parcelsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 19:06open

    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.
    • 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.
    • 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

    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
    Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.06 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public6 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved6 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026
    overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL-1.0 (OSM) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (NHDS) +…27 Sept 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public6 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.06 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)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…6 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026
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    How we work this out
    Generated 6 Oct 2026, 20:51 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. 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.