Local Electoral Area · Cork County Council

Construction leads in Cobh

368 planning applications and commencement notices in Cobh in the last twelve months, across 12 electoral divisions. 381 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Cork County planning register and the national building control register.

368
Leads, 12 months
381
On site now
€369m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Cobh, 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 Cobh

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

Electrical
308 leads
Plumbing & Heating
298 leads
Carpentry & Joinery
283 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
279 leads
Roofing
277 leads
Plastering, Rendering & Dry Lining
267 leads
Flooring
265 leads
Painting & Decorating
265 leads

The housing stock in Cobh

12,771 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 198035.6%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 191910.7%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later10%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes5.6%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes0.7%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil38.1%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas40.4%Ireland 34.5%
LPG1.5%Ireland 0.7%
Electric12.5%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)5%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel1.2%Ireland 1%
No central heating1.3%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source29.6%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied76.7%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented14.6%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented6.8%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
+4.71

Relative affluence above 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 Cobh

  1. Crushyriree, Glanmire, Co. Cork, T45TW77
    a) Construction of a roof over existing unroofed slatted tanks and cubicles, b) Construction of an agricultural building consisting of cubicles and calf…
    Lodged
    26/2495Received 28 Sept 2026Decision due 23 Nov 2026
  2. Tay Road, Ballywilliam, Cobh, P24 PY09
    CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AS AN ANCILLARY DWELLING TO THE SIDE AND FRONT OF EXISTING MAIN DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
    Lodged
    26/2502Received 28 Sept 2026Decision due 23 Nov 2026
  3. Rahanisky (townland), Whitechurch, Co. Cork.
    A 10-year permission for the construction of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility…
    Lodged
    26/2491Received 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  4. Cooline, Ballyvoloon, Cobh, Co. Cork
    Permission is sought by Cobh Manor Property Developments Limited for the construction of a two- storey creche/ childcare facility with car parking…
    Lodged
    26/2497Received 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  5. Dun Farraige, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork
    Construction of a detached two-storey dwelling, including a new waste-water connection to the public system and all associated site development works at Dun…
    Lodged
    26/2489Received 24 Sept 2026Decision due 18 Nov 2026
  6. COOLQUANE, WATERGRASSHILL, Co. Cork
    CONSTRUCTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY/ PART TWO STOREY DETACHED DWELLING WITH ROOF LIGHTS; A SINGLE STOREY DETACHED GARAGE…
    Lodged
    26/2477Received 23 Sept 2026Decision due 17 Nov 2026
  7. Ballingohig, Knockraha, Co. Cork, T56 C862
    1) Retention for construction of the detached domestic garage to the rear of the dwelling (used solely in connection with the main dwelling…
    Lodged
    26/2455Received 21 Sept 2026Decision due 16 Nov 2026
  8. Milebush Quarry, Ballynabointra and Burgesland, Midleton, Co. Cork, P25 NV27
    the backfilling of an exhausted quarry void (quarry registration ref: QR078) and acceptance…
    Lodged
    26/2426Received 17 Sept 2026Decision due 11 Nov 2026
  9. Amber Heights, Lake Road, Cobh, Co.Cork, P24PT91
    Alterations to dwellinghouse to include : a) single storey ground floor rear & side extension…
    Lodged
    26/2410Received 16 Sept 2026Decision due 10 Nov 2026
  10. Cois Fota, Belvelly, Cobh, Co. Cork
    Construction of a detached 4 bedroom family house ( previously granted under application 19/6710, now expired), new vehicular entrance…
    Lodged
    26/2397Received 14 Sept 2026Decision due 9 Nov 2026
Every Cork County application, by week

Who is building in Cobh

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1BAM Property Limited15 applications
  2. 21 Ash Grove Land Limited11 applications
  3. 3Vincentia Investments Limited6 applications
  4. 4EirGrid plc4 applications
  5. 5Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB)4 applications
  6. 6Hallmark Building Services Ltd4 applications
  7. 7Janssen Pharmaceutical Sciences Unlimited Company4 applications
  8. 8Stryker Ireland Limited4 applications

Electoral divisions in Cobh

  • Ballynaglogh
  • Caherlag
  • Carrignavar
  • Carrigtohill
  • Cobh Rural
  • Cobh Urban
  • Killeagh
  • Knockraha
  • Rathcooney
  • Riverstown
  • Watergrasshill
  • Whitechurch

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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