Planning register

Tower

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

Applications: 514
County: Cork

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Tower contains 514 total applications, with 381 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2002. Within this group, the grant rate stands at 92%, representing 351 granted, 30 refused, and 0 part-granted applications. The most common development types are extensions at 53%, new dwellings at 20%, retentions at 12%, and alterations at 5%. Recently lodged applications include 15 in 2023, 6 in 2024, and 9 in 2025, with recent decisions showing granted permissions for projects such as garage demolitions, extensions, attic conversions, and assisted living dwelling units.

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

92%

of 381 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2002.

Granted: 351
Refused: 30
No decision recorded: 133

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

What’s being built

Extension: 53%
New dwelling: 20%
Retention: 12%
Alterations: 5%
Housing estate: 3%
Commercial: 2%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Tower

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.