Avenir, 5 Curraheen Road, Bishopstown, Cork
Permission/Retention of existing bedrooms in the attic area and (B) Permission
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 26/45011 · full record
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,257 m²
- Received
- 7 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 4 Oct 2026, 23:40
- Decision due
- 2 Nov 2026
- Decision
- not yet decided
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcity/application-details/?ref=26/45011.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/45011at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Cork City Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 12 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Cork City Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| M3 Neighbourhood centre | Neighbourhood and Local Centres: To protect, provide for or improve local facilities. | cork city development plan 2022 2028 variation no 3 npf implementation | 8 Aug 2022 → 8 Aug 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses. | cork city development plan 2022 2028 variation no 3 npf implementation | 8 Aug 2022 → 8 Aug 2028 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Cork City Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork City Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/44734 | Conditional permission | 17 Aug 2026 | — | 379 m | Permission for modifications to unit 5, High Street, Bishopstown Road, Wilton, |
| 26/44759 | Conditional permission | 14 Jul 2026 | — | 357 m | Permission is sought to (1) Demolish the existing single storey side extension |
| 26/44478 | Conditional permission | 18 Mar 2026 | — | 294 m | Removal of sun room kitchen, construction of single two storey extension |
| 25/44403 | Conditional permission | 17 Feb 2026 | — | 255 m | Permission for retention for single storey extension to rear of existing two |
| 25/44371 | Granted | 9 Feb 2026 | — | 288 m | Permission for alterations and extensions to two storey semi-detached dwelling |
| 2543892 | Refused | 3 Oct 2025 | 0 | 414 m | Permission for the removal of existing pedestrian entrance and widening of existing vehicular access and all associated site development works. |
| 2543598 | Conditional | 14 Aug 2025 | 0 | 352 m | Permission for the retention of first floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and permission for the demolition of existing ground floor kitchen extension to the rear of existing dwelling and for the construction of a new ground floor extension to the rear of existing dwelling, elevational alterations and all associated site works |
| 2543610 | Conditional | 16 Jul 2025 | 0 | 394 m | Permission for alterations and extensions to existing dwellinghouse including (A) Single storey ground floor extension to front and rear including canopy, (B) First floor extension to side, (C) Fenestration modifications to existing elevations, (D) Alterations and relocated of existing site entrance and (E) All associated site development works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323356 | — | Granted with conditions | 8 Dec 2025 | 0 m |
| 319082 | — | Withdrawn | 29 May 2024 | 492 m |
| 316074 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 Apr 2024 | 225 m |
| 308257 | — | Other | 14 Apr 2022 | 287 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:40. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork City Council before relying on it.