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Schull

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

Applications
561
inside the settlement boundary
County
Cork
CSO Census 2022

Decisions

Grant rate

Share of 437 decided applications, since 1999

88%granted

Granted383 · 88%Part granted, part refused1 · <1%Refused53 · 12%

Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 124

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

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OutcomeApplications
Granted383
Refused53
Part granted, part refused1
No decision recorded124

What’s being applied for

Share of 499 applications with a recognised type

  1. Extension33%
  2. New dwelling20%
  3. Retention10%
  4. Alterations8%
  5. Commercial7%
  6. Change of use6%

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

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TypeApplicationsShare
Extension16333%
New dwelling10120%
Retention5110%
Alterations428%
Commercial367%
Change of use326%

Grant rate by type of development

How each kind of application has been decided in Schull, 2017–2026.

TypeGrantedDecidedNationally
Extension97%3895%

“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded. Types with fewer than 30 decided applications are not listed, because a rate over a handful of applications would not mean anything.

Activity

Applications lodged

Per year, 2016–2025

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YearApplications
201615
20175
201814
20199
202015
202117
202227
202311
202419
202517

Grant rate by year

Share of decided applications granted, by year of decision

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YearDecidedGrantedGrant rate
20161212100%
201733100%
201888100%
20194375%
20201212100%
2021121192%
20221515100%
202310880%
20249778%
20252323100%

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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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