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Observation pack · Cork County Council

Kilva, Midleton, Co.Cork

the construction of a new single storey detached dwelling, an associated single storey detached garage, a new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, including all associated site works and associated landscaping

Observations close 21 Sept 2026 closes today
5 weeks from receipt (received 17 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 12 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
26/2158 · full record
Authority
Cork County Council
Type
Permission
Status
Awaiting Recommendation
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
2,202 m²
Received
17 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
12 Oct 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/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2158.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2158 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 County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
  4. Submit before 21 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Cork County 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

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
26/1661Grant with conditions17 Aug 2026114 mPermission for the construction of a new single storey detached dwelling with converted attic, a new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, including all associated site works and associated landscaping.
25/5104Conditional permission1 Aug 202530 mPermission to construct a new dwelling house, new vehicular entrance, install a new wastewater treatment system & percolation area, permission to demolish the existing agricultural shed and all associated site works
23/5270Refused15 Aug 202396 m10 year planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 126 hectares comprising of solar panels on ground mounted frames with a surface area of circa 532,000m2, 21 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 5 no. single storey energy storage modules, 3 no. single storey spare parts containers, 12 no. ring main units, 5 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the R630, L7657, L7658 and L7659 public roads to connect to solar farm field parcels, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 1 no. drain deck crossing, temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. Construction and operational access will be via entrances from L7657, L7658 and L7659. The operational life span of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for its duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and submitted to the planning authority with the application.
23/4472Conditional5 May 20239 m1) Permission to construct a new dwelling house, new dual vehicular entrance, install a new waste water treatment system and percolation area, 2) Demolish the existing single storey farm storage building and all associated site works.
22/4443Conditional24 May 2022149 mThe construction of a new single storey detached dwelling with converted attic, a new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, including all associated site works, and associated landscaping.
22/4444Conditional permission24 May 2022115 mThe construction of a single storey detached dwelling, a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, including all associated site works.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
317994Granted with conditions6 Sept 202496 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

  • 17 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 21 Sept 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.