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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
455
inside the settlement boundary
County
Cork
CSO Census 2022

Decisions

Grant rate

Share of 320 decided applications, since 1999

90%granted

Granted287 · 90%Part granted, part refused3 · <1%Refused30 · 9%

Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 135

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

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OutcomeApplications
Granted287
Refused30
Part granted, part refused3
No decision recorded135

What’s being applied for

Share of 396 applications with a recognised type

  1. New dwelling25%
  2. Extension18%
  3. Commercial12%
  4. Change of use11%
  5. Retention9%
  6. Apartments7%

Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.

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TypeApplicationsShare
New dwelling9925%
Extension7118%
Commercial4612%
Change of use4411%
Retention379%
Apartments287%

Activity

Applications lodged

Per year, 2016–2025

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YearApplications
201612
201713
201813
201912
202015
202110
202211
202310
20246
20258

Grant rate by year

Share of decided applications granted, by year of decision

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YearDecidedGrantedGrant rate
201699100%
201788100%
20189889%
20191010100%
202010880%
20216583%
20229889%
20237686%
202466100%
202566100%

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Source the statutory planning registers; settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann) · Licence Irish Public Sector Data, CC BY 4.0Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.

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