Skibbereen
Planning applications inside the Skibbereen, Co. Cork settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.
What the data shows
Generated from this page’s figuresThe planning register for Skibbereen records 608 total applications. Since 2004, there has been a 91% grant rate across 437 applications that were granted, refused, or part-granted, which includes 397 granted, 37 refused, and 3 part-granted. The most common development types are extension at 18%, new dwelling at 17%, commercial at 15%, and change of use at 13%. Regarding recently lodged proposals, the register shows 28 applications in 2023, 10 in 2024, and 27 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.
- 608
- inside the settlement boundary
- Cork
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
91%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 171
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 397 |
| Refused | 37 |
| Part granted, part refused | 3 |
| No decision recorded | 171 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Extension | 109 | 18% |
| New dwelling | 105 | 17% |
| Commercial | 90 | 15% |
| Change of use | 80 | 13% |
| Retention | 78 | 13% |
| Alterations | 45 | 7% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 97% | 31 | 95% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 27 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | 100% |
| 2018 | 11 | 7 | 64% |
| 2019 | 22 | 20 | 91% |
| 2020 | 19 | 16 | 84% |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 | 88% |
| 2022 | 15 | 10 | 67% |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 100% |
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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.