Planning applications, decisions and housing delivery for Cork City Council, drawn from the national planning register, the CSO and the Uisce Éireann capacity register. The figures update each month.
Applications received by Cork City Council in each full year since 2017, with the share of decided applications that were granted. The grant rate for 2023 to 2025 is 90.6%, 1.7 points above the national rate of 88.9%.
Applications received in 2023 to 2025 by type of development, as classified from the description on the register, with the grant rate for each type here and nationally.
| Type of development | Applications | Granted here | Granted nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 788 | 96.4% | 94.7% |
| Single house | 204 | 76.4% | 86.8% |
| Change of use | 178 | 88.4% | 86.9% |
| Other-mixed | 121 | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| Apartments | 103 | 84.1% | 80.1% |
| Demolition | 86 | 90.4% | 86.3% |
| Commercial-industrial | 53 | 90.0% | 87.2% |
| Housing scheme | 48 | 90.5% | 83.1% |
| Signage-telecoms | 36 | 83.9% | 83.1% |
| Retention (unclassified) | 34 | 75.9% | 80.4% |
| Solar-energy | 34 | 93.3% | 88.6% |
1,691 homes were completed in Cork City in the four quarters Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 60 single houses, 1,202 houses in schemes and 429 apartments (CSO, new dwelling completions by local authority). The national picture, and how completions relate to permissions, is in the monthly housing pipeline report.
Applications for 20 or more homes received since 21 September 2024, largest first, where the number of homes can be read from the register. Some applications do not state it in a form that can be read, so the list is not complete; a scheme refused and lodged again appears twice. No applicant is named.
| Reference | Received | Location | Homes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2543863 | 8 May 2025 | Lahardane , Ballyvolane , Cork City | 753 | Granted |
| 2443414 | 18 November 2024 | To the north of Dunkettle House , (Protected Structure - PS1190) and associated , structur | 550 | Granted |
| 2543819 | 22 April 2025 | A c. 2.61 ha site on lands , adjoining ESB Networks DAC , Office at Farrandahadore More | 348 | Granted |
| 2443545 | 20 December 2024 | Horgans Quay and , Railway Street , Cork | 302 | Granted |
| 2443351 | 25 October 2024 | located adjacent to Telus International , Loughmahon Link Road , Mahon | 196 | Granted |
| 2543605 | 29 January 2025 | Barrys Field , Carrigaline Road and , Churchyard Lane | 124 | Granted |
| 2443455 | 3 December 2024 | Former St Josephs Convent , Model Farm Road , Cork | 57 | Granted |
| 2543686 | 27 February 2025 | Cooneys Lane , Graigue (townland) , Grange | 42 | Granted |
| 2443524 | 19 December 2024 | Garranedarragh (Townland) , Bishopstown , Cork | 20 | Granted |
Planning Search finds any application received since 2013 by reference or address; the deadline calculator gives the last day for a submission or appeal from the reference; which Act applies settles whether the file is under the 2000 Act or the 2024 Act; appeal statistics show how often decisions here are changed on appeal. The council's own register: planning portal.
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