Observation pack · Cork County Council
Dromineen, Spa Glen, Mallow, Co. Cork. P51 HHN1
Permission for retention for the following:- a) Alterations to elevations of existing dwelling, b) Attached domestic garage to existing dwelling, c) Standalone domestic timber shed, d) Alterations to ground levels and erection of boundary perimeters, all as constructed on site. Permission for widening of existing vehicular entrance and all associated site works.
Observations close 23 Sept 2026 1 day left
5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2170 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Status
- Awaiting Recommendation
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,362 m²
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 13 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2170.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2170at 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 County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 23 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.
- 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
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/1250 | Grant with conditions | 6 Jul 2026 | — | 487 m | Permission for the demolition of part of an existing front boundary wall to form a vehicular entrance to accommodate a single vehicle and all associated site works. |
| 25/6585 | Grant with conditions | 4 Jun 2026 | — | 135 m | Permission for the retention and completion of 2 no. dwellinghouses (change of plan to part of development permitted under ABP-307414-20) at Nos. 19 and 20 Fairway Avenue, Old Course, Spaglen, Mallow, Co. Cork. The development consists of (a) retention of modifications to floor levels (FFLs) as constructed, and (b) permission for the completion of two dwelling houses and all associated site development works. The dwellings were previously identified as house no.s 113 and 114 under ABP-307414-20. |
| 25/6675 | Grant with conditions | 5 Feb 2026 | — | 36 m | Permission to demolish the existing attached garage and rear extension and for alteration and extension to the existing dwelling house (change of plan from that permitted under planning reg. 25/4689), alteration of the existing entrance and all associated site works. |
| 25/5765 | Conditional permission | 27 Nov 2025 | — | 125 m | Permission for the construction of 28 no. dwelling houses at The Old Course, Spaglen, Mallow, Co. Cork. The application is for a change of plan to part of development containing units 43-58 and 65-76 previously permitted under Plg. Reg No. 22/4676. The changes include: A) Estate road serving the south-eastern portion of the development moved north and road levels updated due to site topography constraints. B) Updated FFL’s for houses 43-46 and 69-76, C) Updated FFL’s, house positioning and elevational treatments for houses 47-58. D) Alterations to rear garden dimensions for houses 47-58 and 65-76 to accommodate new proposed estate road position. The Car parking allocation, landscaping, boundary treatments, and all ancillary site development works remain as per previously permitted Plg. Reg No.22/4676. |
| 25/4689 | Conditional permission | 6 Jun 2025 | — | 36 m | Permission to demolish the existing attached garage and rear extension, for alteration and extension to the existing dwelling house, alteration of the existing entrance and all associated site works. |
| 24/6169 | Conditional | 16 Jan 2025 | — | 334 m | Permission for the demolition of an existing front garden wall and entrance gateway and the erection of a new front garden wall with a repositioned entrance gateway and all associated site works |
| 24/4243 | Conditional permission | 19 Jul 2024 | — | 141 m | Permission for following Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising the demolition of the existing farmhouse/buildings and the construction of 186 no. residential units, 1 no creche and all associated ancillary development works including the signalisation of the N72/L5331 junction to provide improved sightline visibility, amendments to part of the existing hedgerow along the N72 to improve sightline visibility, 2 no. vehicular access points, 1 no. toucan and 3 no. uncontrolled pedestrian and cycle crossing points on the L5331, footpaths, parking, drainage, landscaping/amenity areas and the undergrounding of existing 38KV overhead electricity lines. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the planning authority with this application. |
| 23/5952 | Unconditional | 17 Jan 2024 | — | 139 m | The construction of a strategic housing development comprising of 148 no. residential units, a creche, the provision of landscaping and amenity area to include 3 no. local play areas and 3 no. neighbourhood play areas and all associated ancillary development to include the provision of improved pedestrian facilities including the installation of dropped kerbs and tactile paving, new pedestrian crossings and the realignment and improvement of the spa road junction and footpaths to the west, lighting, drainage, boundary treatments and bicycle & carparking and bin storage. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. ABP Ref 301429-18 (as amended by ABP 311986-21) |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320648 | — | Granted with conditions | 16 Jan 2026 | 389 m |
| 318040 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Oct 2024 | 319 m |
| 320525 | — | Withdrawn | 1 Oct 2024 | 141 m |
| 320507 | — | Invalid | 8 Aug 2024 | 141 m |
| 315283 | — | Withdrawn | 22 Mar 2024 | 0 m |
| 314771 | — | pending | 6 Oct 2022 | 469 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
- 19 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 23 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.