Interactive maps reveal rezoned areas in Cork, identifying locations for new housing developments and potential land tax zones.
The tax targets land hoarding during our housing shortage. It is 3% of the landowner’s stated market value. Owners must pay extra if they undervalue their land.
Your property may be in an RZLT zone. Don’t worry; normal home tax covers it. If you own over an acre with your house, register for RZLT. You don’t have to pay it, though.
The maps show development activity in Cork. Draft maps show potential future building areas, and the 2025 map is available online. You can also see the 2026 rezoning proposals.
Here’s what the map colors mean. Yellow zones are for houses, while red zones are for mixed uses. Purple outlined areas may have RZLT in 2026. Purple outlines with yellow stripes may be excluded.
Glanmire has a big land change near Glashaboy Waterworks. O’Flynn Construction got permission to build 629 homes there. They plan shops, a creche and a clinic.
A large rezoning is on the Ballyhooly Road, north of Cork. They approved 753 homes in 2020, including 531 houses and 222 apartments. Work has begun on the site already, so landowners must pay the tax and should build quickly.