Watergrasshill
Planning applications inside the Watergrasshill, 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 figuresIn Watergrasshill, there are 223 total applications on the register. Across the 159 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2003, the grant rate is 87%, representing 139 granted, 20 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Extension at 19%, New dwelling at 18%, Retention at 17%, and Housing estate at 16%. Looking at applications lodged recently, there were 6 in 2023, 9 in 2024, and 7 in 2025. This is information, not legal advice.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
- 223
- inside the settlement boundary
- Cork
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
87%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 64
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 139 |
| Refused | 20 |
| No decision recorded | 64 |
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 | 40 | 19% |
| New dwelling | 39 | 18% |
| Retention | 36 | 17% |
| Housing estate | 33 | 16% |
| Infrastructure | 16 | 8% |
| Change of use | 14 | 7% |
Activity
Applications lodged
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | 88% |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| 2020 | 9 | 7 | 78% |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 | 89% |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 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.