Local Electoral Area · Cork County Council

Construction leads in Bantry-West Cork

417 planning applications and commencement notices in Bantry-West Cork in the last twelve months, across 44 electoral divisions. 397 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Cork County planning register and the national building control register.

417
Leads, 12 months
397
On site now
€196m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Bantry-West Cork, on the map

Pro opens the map filtered to this area: every site pinned, scored and sized, with the area shading, trade filters and alerts for new filings.

Top trades in Bantry-West Cork

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Roofing
339 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
338 leads
Carpentry & Joinery
329 leads
Electrical
323 leads
Plumbing & Heating
321 leads
Flooring
308 leads
Painting & Decorating
308 leads
Plastering, Rendering & Dry Lining
308 leads

The housing stock in Bantry-West Cork

9,502 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.

Age and occupancy

Built before 198049.1%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 191921.4%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later6.4%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes10.8%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes20.4%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil65.5%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas2.1%Ireland 34.5%
LPG1.8%Ireland 0.7%
Electric10.9%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)14.6%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel1.4%Ireland 1%
No central heating3.7%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source49%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied76%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented15.2%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented5.5%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
-0.37

Relative affluence at the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.

Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).

Recent planning applications in Bantry-West Cork

  1. Caherdaniel, Bantry, Co. Cork
    Construct a two storey dwelling and domestic garage, undertake all associated site works (Change of Plan previously permitted under PL REF 22/004)
    Lodged
    26/2613Received 9 Oct 2026Decision due 3 Dec 2026
  2. Ballydonegan, Allihies, Beara, Co. Cork, P75 P522
    Decommissioning of existing septic tank system serving dwelling house and installation of replacement septic tank and percolation area
    Lodged
    26/2615Received 9 Oct 2026Decision due 3 Dec 2026
  3. Cooranuller, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
    Temporary mobile home and site entrance and for permission for erection of dwellinghouse and associated site development works
    Lodged
    26/2609Received 8 Oct 2026Decision due 2 Dec 2026
  4. Ardmanagh, Schull, Co. Cork, P81 TH10
    Extension to existing dwelling house and all associated site works
    Lodged
    26/2590Received 7 Oct 2026Decision due 1 Dec 2026
  5. St. Catherine’s, Ardmanagh Road, Schull, Co. Cork. P81 H425., P81 H425
    Retention and completion planning permission for the single storey rear extension…
    Lodged
    26/2601Received 7 Oct 2026Decision due 1 Dec 2026
  6. Former Bantry Post Office, William Street, Bantry, Co. Cork, P75 EN82
    Change of use and alterations to the former Bantry Post Office to provide a café and indoor children's play area at ground floor and 6 no. apartments (4 no…
    Lodged
    26/2582Received 6 Oct 2026Decision due 30 Nov 2026
  7. St. Catherine’s, Ardmanagh Road, Schull, Co. Cork P81 H425
    Retention and completion planning permission for the single storey rear extension…
    Lodged
    26/2567Received 5 Oct 2026Decision due 30 Nov 2026
  8. Ballynakilla, Bere Island, Beara
    CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE, FOR INSTALLATION OF WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND FOR ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.
    Lodged
    26/2524Received 29 Sept 2026Decision due 23 Nov 2026
  9. Reenmurragha, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 NP74
    Two extensions to existing dwellinghouse and all associated site works
    Lodged
    26/2525Received 29 Sept 2026Decision due 23 Nov 2026
  10. Roosdoon, Reen Meen East, Grengarriff, Co. Cork, P75 FC61
    i) Demolition of existing two-storey dwelling and external stores; ii) Construction of two-storey replacement dwelling, incorporating south…
    Lodged
    26/2526Received 29 Sept 2026Decision due 23 Nov 2026
Every Cork County application, by week

Who is building in Bantry-West Cork

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1Marigot Ltd T/A Celtic Sea Minerals2 applications
  2. 2Quantum Contract Management Ltd.1 application
  3. 3Vantage Towers Limited1 application
  4. 4Comhlucht Iascaireachta Fanad Teoranta1 application
  5. 5Decor Gear Ltd.1 application
  6. 6ODC Construction Ltd.1 application
  7. 7eircom Limited (t/a eir evo)1 application
  8. 8Ardmanagh Horizons Ltd1 application

Electoral divisions in Bantry-West Cork

  • Adrigole
  • Aghadown North
  • Aghadown South
  • Ahil
  • Ballybane
  • Ballydehob
  • Bantry Urban
  • Bear
  • Bredagh
  • Caheragh
  • Cloghdonnell
  • Coolagh
  • Coulagh
  • Crookhaven
  • Curryglass
  • Douce
  • Dromdaleague North
  • Dromdaleague South
  • Dunbeacon
  • Dunmanus
  • Durrus East
  • Durrus West
  • Garranes
  • Garrown
  • Glanlough
  • Glengarriff
  • Goleen
  • Gortnascreeny
  • Kealkill
  • Kilcaskan
  • Kilcatherine
  • Kilcoe
  • Killaconenagh
  • Killeenleagh
  • Kilnamanagh
  • Lowertown
  • Mealagh
  • Milane
  • Scart
  • Seefin
  • Sheepshead
  • Skull
  • Toormore
  • Whiddy/Bantry Rural

Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.

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