Garranes, Templemartin, Bandon planning approved in 2026

What’s proposed

Permission to retain sunroom and rear porch of existing dwelling, detached domestic garage and all associated site works

Reference: 26/1550
Local authority: Cork County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “Application Closed”
Received: 11 Jun 2026
Observations close: 16 Jul 2026 (closed 88 days ago)
Decision due: 5 Aug 2026 · decided 30 Jul 2026
Decision: Grant with conditions on 30 Jul 2026
Proposed development: Permission to retain sunroom and rear porch of existing dwelling, detached domestic garage and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 4,474 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44

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