Planning register

Castletownbere

Planning applications inside the Castletownbere, Co. Cork settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.

Applications: 453
County: Cork

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

In the planning area of Castletownbere, there are 453 total applications on the register, with a 90% grant rate out of 318 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 1900. This rate represents 285 granted, 30 refused, and 3 part-granted applications. The most common development types are new dwellings at 25%, extensions at 18%, commercial developments at 12%, and changes of use at 11%. Recently, the number of applications lodged was 10 in 2023, 6 in 2024, and 8 in 2025.

An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.

Grant rate

90%

of 318 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 1900.

Granted: 285
Refused: 30
Part granted, part refused: 3
No decision recorded: 135

Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.

What’s being built

New dwelling: 25%
Extension: 18%
Commercial: 12%
Change of use: 11%
Retention: 9%
Apartments: 7%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Castletownbere

Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann). Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.