A choice of sites with full planning permission in West Cork 

Baltimore, the Old Head of Kinsale and Innishannon are all in the mix for a self-build with no "locals only" restrictions

0.35 acre site at Fisherman's Row, Baltimore with full planning permission for four townhouses

WITH curbs on building one-off homes in rural locations, the arrival to market of a couple of sites not hamstrung by local authority restrictions will attract those interested in a self build.

The sites already have full planning permission which does away with a raft of requirements people not native to the area often face. For example, outside the towns of Bandon, Kinsale and Baltimore, non-locals need to have spent at least three years living in the area, or seven years in some cases, to have any hope of building their own home.