Marianella, Dunmore Lawn, Boreenmanna Road, Cork, T12P3XA
Permission for retention for the conversion of an attic to a storage area and
The application
- Reference
- 26/45035 · 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
- 493 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=26/45035.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/45035at 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.
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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/44882 | Conditional permission | 1 Oct 2026 | — | 448 m | Permission is sought to (1) Demolish existing single storey extension, (2) |
| 26/44637 | Conditional permission | 21 Sept 2026 | — | 472 m | Permission for the removal of existing car aprking space from rera garden |
| 26/44848 | Conditional permission | 19 Aug 2026 | — | 451 m | Permission for the construction of a new 2 storey dwelling together with all |
| 26/44766 | Conditional permission | 20 Jul 2026 | — | 106 m | Permission is sought for the following works to an existing two-storey dwelling |
| 26/44615 | Conditional permission | 9 Jul 2026 | — | 284 m | Permission for the following works to existing two storey dwelling: (1) Demolish |
| 26/44736 | Conditional permission | 6 Jul 2026 | — | 356 m | Permission for proposed works to the existing 2-storey semi-detached dwelling |
| 26/44654 | Conditional permission | 2 Jun 2026 | — | 460 m | Permission for alterations and extensions to an existing dwelling. Proposed |
| 26/44634 | Conditional permission | 26 May 2026 | — | 484 m | Permission for retention is sought for elevational changes including removal of |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324106 | — | Other | 3 Jul 2026 | 461 m |
| 322371 | — | Other | 20 Apr 2026 | 446 m |
| 500530 | — | Invalid | 15 Dec 2025 | 153 m |
| 323455 | — | Refused | 12 Dec 2025 | 381 m |
| 500425 | — | Invalid | 9 Dec 2025 | 153 m |
| 500408 | — | Invalid | 5 Dec 2025 | 153 m |
| 322592 | — | Granted with conditions | 19 Aug 2025 | 406 m |
| 319482 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 Mar 2025 | 280 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.