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Planning permission in Clonakilty

Planning permission in Clonakilty is decided by Cork County Council. Search Clonakilty planning applications, see recent decisions and notices, and check how often projects are granted. Here is how planning applications have gone in Clonakilty over the last 5 years.

Granted in Clonakilty

85 granted, 9 refused in the last 5 years. That is 1 point below the Cork average.

Applications
136

Received in the last 5 years

Decided
94

Granted or refused

Typical wait
9weeks

Without a request for more information

More info asked
0%

Of decided applications

Recent planning decisions in Clonakilty

The latest granted and refused applications decided by Cork County Council. Wording is trimmed and never includes applicant names.

Refused
The construction of a 3-storey apartment building, comprising of 10 no.
Seymour Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, reference 26/2194
15 Oct 2026
Granted
Permission for installation of new front elevation door for access to vacant residential upper floors, permission to alter the front roof to...
26/27, Rossa Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, reference 26/0494
6 Oct 2026
Granted
The development will consist of construction of a new free standing canopy over ambulance vehicle bays and associated site services and site works.
Clonakilty Community Hospital, Scartagh, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85 CF84, reference 26/1725
19 Aug 2026
Granted
Permission to construct a single storey dining room extension together with internal alterations to existing nursing home facility
Cloheen, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85PX09, reference 26/1639
13 Aug 2026
Granted
Permission for Retention sought to retain the following: (A) single storey sunroom extension to rear of dwelling-southeast side (B) pitched roof...
Melrose, The Miles, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85XY38, reference 26/1618
11 Aug 2026
Granted
Construction of an overflow car park consisting of 28 no.
Inchydoney Road / Casement Street, Clarke Street Junction, Clonakilty, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, reference 26/1407
20 Jul 2026
Granted
Permission for change of use from retail to a pizza takeaway on the ground floor.
61 Pearse Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85D406, reference 26/0587
30 Jun 2026
Granted
An attic conversion including the installation of 2 no.
9, An Sruthán Beag, Clogheen, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85RY80, reference 26/0737
18 May 2026

Clonakilty planning applications per year

Applications received each year. The coloured part of each bar is the share granted. The outlined bar is the year so far.

Clonakilty approval rates by project type

How often each kind of project was granted in Clonakilty over the last 5 years. Types with fewer than 15 decisions are left out.

House extension29 decided
97%
New house17 decided
94%

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Common questions about Clonakilty planning

Do I need planning permission in Clonakilty?

The rules are national, so the same exemptions apply in Clonakilty as everywhere else. Many small projects, such as some single-storey rear extensions, are exempt under S.I. 600/2001. Cork County Council decides applications here, and a site in a protected area or a protected structure has fewer exemptions.

Who decides planning applications in Clonakilty?

Cork County Council is the planning authority for Clonakilty. It must decide within eight weeks of a valid application, unless it asks for further information.

How many planning applications are granted in Clonakilty?

90 in 100 decided applications in Clonakilty were granted over the last 5 years, from 94 decisions.

Source: National Planning Application Database and council planning registers, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data is a guide and may be out of date, so check with the council. Applicant names are never published.