Observation pack · Cork City Council
47, Castle Avenue, Muskerry Estate, Ballincollig, Cork, P31Y753
Permission to construct a new front and rear single-storey extensions, install a
Observations close 21 Oct 2026 7 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 16 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 10 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/45034 · 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
- 316 m²
- Received
- 16 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 4 Oct 2026, 23:40
- Decision due
- 10 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=26/45034.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/45034at 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 21 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.
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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses. | CI-002:DP: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: CORKCITY CI-002:DP:cork-city-development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-3-npf-implementation · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORKCITY CI-002:DP:cork-city-development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-3-npf-implementation | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Recorded monument × 2Standing stone · R112340
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2544252 | Conditional | 23 Mar 2026 | 1 | 202 m | Permission to construct a single storey extension (to be used as granny flat) to side of dwellinghouse. |
| 26/44457 | Conditional | 2 Mar 2026 | — | 347 m | Permission to retain conversion of garage to habitable accommdation, single |
| 2544253 | Conditional | 16 Dec 2025 | 1 | 398 m | Permission for alterations and extension to two storey semi-detached dwelling consisting of a first floor side extension, elevational changes and any associated site works. |
| 2544091 | Conditional | 7 Oct 2025 | 0 | 380 m | Permission for retention for single storey extensions to front and rear of existing dwelling, provision pf roof plane windows, internal and external alterations to dwelling, site boundary/entrance walls and all associated works. |
| 2543996 | Conditional | 27 Aug 2025 | 0 | 179 m | Permission to convert her carport into living accommodation and for alterations to the elevations, all to her dwelling |
| 2443308 | Conditional | 24 Feb 2025 | 0 | 357 m | Permission for the construction of a two-storey creche and all ancillary site works at a site located off Maglin Road, Ballincollig, Cork. The proposed development makes provision for an associated outdoor play area, signage, drop-off parking spaces, car and cycle parking, and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development. Vehicular access to the proposed development will be provided via 2 no. new junctions (a main access and an entrance to the set-down area) off the existing estate road serving the Cois Caislean residential development. Ancillary site development works will include a connection to the existing storm water sewer and outfall serving the Cois Caislean residential development (ABP ref. TA28.308111). |
| 2443395 | Conditional | 14 Jan 2025 | 0 | 136 m | Permission for single storey extension to side and rear of existing two storey dwelling and storage area to rear and all associated works |
| 2342446 | Conditional | 8 Jul 2024 | 0 | 188 m | Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) of 162 no. residential units, landscaping and all ancillary site works. The proposed development will consist of: 84 no. two storey dwellings including 26 no. 4-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 28 no. 3-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 20 no. 3-bedroom terraced dwellings and 10 no. 2-bedroom terraced dwellings. The proposed development also contains 56 no. duplex units provided in 6 no. 2 - 3 storey buildings comprising 23 no 2-bedroom units and 33 no. 1-bedroom units and 1 no. 4-5 storey apartment building consisting of 22 no. apartment units including 17 no. 2-bedroom units and 5 no. 1-bedroom units. Access to the proposed development will be principally via the existing access road and entrance serving Cois Caisleán from Maglin Road, with additional connectivity provided via Maglin Grove. The proposed development also provides for the continuation of the permitted pedestrian and cycle path in Cois Caisleán (ABP ref. TA28.308111) along the northern, western and southern perimeter of the site and 2 no. new pedestrian access points located on the northern and western boundaries. Site development works include the regrading and integration of public open space serving Maglin Green permitted under Cork County Council ref. 17/4567/ABP ref. PL04.300861 with pedestrian link. The proposed development makes provision for cycle storage facilities, surface car parking, bin storage, boundary treatments, public lighting and surface water management features including 2 no. outfalls along the southern boundary and all other ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. LRD Website: www.maglinlrd.ie |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501141 | — | Granted | 16 Jun 2026 | 202 m |
| 312148 | — | Invalid | 3 Dec 2021 | 462 m |
| 311935 | — | Invalid | 12 Nov 2021 | 462 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
- 16 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 21 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.