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Observation pack · Cork City Council

17/18 Blarney Street, Cork

Permission for the construction of an extension to the existing two-storey

Observations close 16 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Nov 2026

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
26/45022 · full record
Authority
Cork City Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
335 m²
Received
11 Sept 2026
We first saw it
4 Oct 2026, 23:40
Decision due
5 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcity/application-details/?ref=26/45022.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/45022 at 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 16 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.
  5. 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.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
M2
Major town centre
City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area and to promote its role as a dynamic mixed used centre for community, economic, civic, cultural and residential growth.cork city development plan 2022 2028 variation no 3 npf implementation8 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 implementation8 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Cork City Council development plan zoning—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

  • NIAH-recorded building × 43
    house · house · house
  • Recorded monument × 2
    Castle - unclassified · R185761

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
26/44479Refused12 Oct 2026—239 mConstruction of 2 storey dwelling, car parking, pedestrian entrance, roof.
26/44738Conditional permission21 Sept 2026—170 mPermission to demolish the existing semi-derelict 3 storey building to Dominic
26/44496Conditional permission6 Aug 2026—492 mPermission for development at Florence Buildings, 1A Washington Street West
26/44580Conditional permission5 Aug 2026—416 mPermission for the change of use of ground floor of premises from a retail
26/44808Conditional permission4 Aug 2026—438 mPermission for demolition of existing single storey extension and shed and
26/44670Conditional permission15 Jun 2026—475 mPermission for demolition of existing conservatory, which form part of the
26/44507Conditional permission1 Apr 2026—476 mPermission for development at the Half Moon Street mixed use development,
26/44493Refused24 Mar 2026—474 mPermission for development at 30/31 Washington Street, Cork (a Protected

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501242—Granted with conditions21 Aug 2026371 m
501184—Refused13 Aug 2026474 m
500302—Refused6 May 2026195 m
323355—Granted with conditions4 Dec 2025365 m
323771—Invalid30 Sept 2025357 m
321899—Granted with conditions18 Jun 202592 m
321289—Refused26 Feb 2025436 m
313328—Granted with conditions13 Dec 2023270 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

  • 11 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 16 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.