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Woodbine Chateau, Pouladuff Road, Cork, T12TRF2

Permission to (A) Alterations and elevational changes, (B) Demolition of ground

Observations close 17 Nov 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
26/45096 · 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
1,431 m²
Received
13 Oct 2026
We first saw it
23 Oct 2026, 09:21
Decision due
7 Dec 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=26/45096.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/45096 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 17 Nov 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
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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
26/45025Refused4 Nov 2026—462 mPermission to demolish an existing garage and construct a one-bedroom apartment
26/44989Refused15 Oct 2026—152 mPermission for the construction of 2 no. 2-storey semi detached residential
26/44976Conditional permission13 Oct 2026—52 mPermission to construct (1) Single storey front porch to her existing dwelling
26/44805Conditional permission4 Aug 2026—167 mPermission is sought for development consisting of the partial demolition of
26/44472Conditional permission1 Jul 2026—223 mFor retention of single storey extensions to the rear and a single storey
26/44617Conditional permission21 May 2026—394 mPermission for the following; (1) The demolition of an existing rear single stor
26/44492Conditional permission5 May 2026—351 mPermission to construct (A) Pedestrian access gate on the North boundary,
2544333Conditional27 Jan 20261110 mPermission for the construction of a 2-storey extension to the side and a 1st floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, a roof light to the rear and alterations to the existing boundary block wall along with all associated site works.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500375—Invalid26 Nov 2025190 m
320270—Refused19 Mar 2025260 m
318900—Refused12 Aug 2024477 m
317931—Refused10 Jun 2024270 m
317168—Granted with conditions15 Apr 2024344 m
317005—Granted with conditions7 Mar 202464 m
315957—Granted with conditions12 Feb 2024365 m
312177—Granted with conditions16 Jun 202269 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

  • 13 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 17 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 23 Oct 2026, 09:21. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork City Council before relying on it.