Planning report · Cork County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 27 Oct 2026, 16:57
Fair Street
52.14031, -8.64191
Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (100%).
Not held yet for Cork County Council: council consultations.
100%of home extensions approved nearbyn=47 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–1020open for comments nearbywithin 500 m
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 4 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 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964).
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
Vacant land tax · not on the map
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says
Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses: The scale of new residential and mixed residential developments within the Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses within the settlement network should normally respect the pattern and grain of existing urban development in the surrounding
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 county development plan 2022 · 6 Jun 2022 – 5 Jun 2028
Monument zone1 within 100 m Standing stone, Mallow (Fermoy By.)
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.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited (Mallow) (657 m)
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 50 | house |
| Monuments | 12 | Castle - unclassified; Kiln - lime |
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: 3 on the draft 2027 map; 3 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Sites and Monuments Record, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | 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
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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 01:33 | 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: 91% approved.
Single-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 100%
New house in a garden or site11 decided · more info asked 0%
91% · council 87%
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 · 22 nearby, 5,035 council-wide
Mallow, file by file since 2021
14 of 14 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 4.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
91 files with "Mallow" 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 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 0 | — |
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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 01:33 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 55 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated47 decided home extensions, 11 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What's changing around you?
- 11.0 ha zoned for homes
- 25.7 ha zoned for homes
- 3St. Mary's Secondary School, Mallow 26/1624
- 4Unit 4, The Towers 25/6498
- 5Fair Street, Mallow 26/1172
- 6No. 1A, Rosecourt 25/6582
- 734 Bank Place, Mallow 25/6545
- 8134/135, Thomas Davis Street 25/6584
- 9No. 7 Saint Anthony's Park, Mallow 26/1250
- 10No.14 Deal Yard Lane, Mallow 26/0525
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 37 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 0 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.
Measured71 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
Sites that could change 2 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 2
- 11.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 222 m
- 25.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 484 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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 01:33 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 12 and 13 a year; busiest 2023. 93% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 11 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 3St. Mary's Secondary School, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51 PY04 No decision yetthe following development consisting of (a) the construction of a 3 storey extension to existing post primary…
- St. Mary's Secondary School, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51 PY04 Withdrawn or not validthe following development consisting of (a) the construction of a 3 storey extension to existing post primary…
- 9No. 7 Saint Anthony's Park, Mallow, Co. Cork. P51 CD7W Approved with conditionsPermission for the demolition of part of an existing front boundary wall to form a vehicular entrance to…
- 5Fair Street, Mallow, Co. Cork. No decision yetPermission for Retention of 3 No. storage containers and Permission to redevelop the existing sports pitch…
- 10No.14 Deal Yard Lane, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51H266 Approved with conditionsPermission for alterations to elevations of existing dwelling, provision of a dormer extension at first floor…
- Fair Street, Mallow, Co Cork Withdrawn or not validThe development will consist/consists of the retention of 3 No. storage containers and the permission to…
- 6No. 1A, Rosecourt, Muddy Hill, Mallow, Co. Cork. Approved with conditionsPermission for a change of use of existing ground floor retail unit for use as an extension to existing…
- 8134/135, Thomas Davis Street, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51HP48 Approved with conditionsPermission for material alterations to existing Mallow Credit Union Building consisting of (a) changes to…
- 734 Bank Place,, Mallow,, Co. Cork, P51 ED8W RefusedChange Of Use Of Existing Building From Retail To Residential / A Dwelling, Including Minor Modifications To…
- 4Unit 4, The Towers, New Road, Mallow, Co.Cork No decision yetPermission for the change of use of the existing commercial unit to 2 no. residential apartments with…
- 134/135, Thomas Davis Street, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51HP48 Withdrawn or not validPermission for material alterations consisting of (a) Forming openings between no.134 and no.135 to create…
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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 01:33 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- Spaglen, Mallow, Cork, P51 HNP6 · 13 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 224372 · 350 m
- 26 Bank Place, Mallow, Cork, P51 W8WN · 15 May 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 436 m
- First and Second Floors, 120 Thomas Davis Street, Mallow, Cork, P51 AK84 · 30 Dec 2025 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 437 m
- 1 an 2 Landscape Terrace,, Mallow, Cork, P51 T383 · 10 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 245694 · 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: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Le Cheile Family Resource Centre (Mallow) Ltd · Crèche | 9 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 159 m |
| Teach na nOige · Crèche | 22 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 791 m |
| Serendipity Montessori & Childcare Facility · Crèche | 9 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 799 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.
How busy is this area Busier than most of Cork County Council.
Homes approved
Here176
Council middle0
Homes started
Here389
Council middle1
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 27 Oct 2026, 02:09
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:08 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 02:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 01:33 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
49% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 72% owner-occupied (council 73%).
Homes built before 1971
49% · council 28%
Homes built since 2001
23% · council 36%
Owner-occupied
72% · council 73%
Rented
23% · council 22%
Children under 15
10% · council 21%
Aged 65 and over
49% · council 16%
Households with 2+ cars
26% · council 52%
Work mainly from home
9% · council 12%
This small area (411 people)Cork
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 047324020
Bus
571 m
Mallow · 243, 51, 519
Nearest school
124 m
St Mary's Secondary School, 749 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Mary's Secondary School · postprimary · 749 pupils · 124 m
- S N Naomh Padraig Boys Senior School · primary · 212 pupils · 149 m
- Patrician Academy · postprimary · 568 pupils · 218 m
- Convent Girls Senior National School · primary · 246 pupils · 326 m
- S N Iosagain · primary · 133 pupils · 374 m
- Mallow Community National School · primary · 202 pupils · 785 m
Stops 4
- Mallow · 243, 51, 519, 522, 523, 530 · 5/hour at peak · 571 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Mary's Secondary School · 124 m-1.2% pupils (749) · temporary classrooms 2026, no decision yet
- S N Naomh Padraig Boys Senior School · 149 m+1.4% pupils (212)
- Patrician Academy · 218 m-0.4% pupils (568)
- Convent Girls Senior National School · 325 m-1.2% pupils (246)
- S N Iosagain · 374 m-7% pupils (133)
- Mallow Community National School · 785 m-1% pupils (202)
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 27 Oct 2026, 01:57
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 01:33 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 27 Oct 2026, 00:57 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 27 Oct 2026, 01:57 | 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
- 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
- Mallow
- Electoral division
- Mallow North Urban
- Electoral area
- Mallow
- Council
- Cork County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); no vacant land tax.
- 2 sites nearby could change: 2 empty zoned plots.
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Mallow, 571 m away (5 an hour).
- Here (2022 census): 72% owner-occupied (council 73%); 9% of homes empty (council 13%); most built 1961–1970; 62% drive to work (council 66%); population up 7% since 2016.
- 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026.
- The council decides in a median 66 days (about 9 weeks).
- Homes started within 1 km: 19 in the last year, 20 three years before.
- 11 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 80% approved (council 92%).
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 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 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 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 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 27 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 26 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 27 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 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 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 21 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 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 27 Oct 2026, 16:57 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.