Observation pack · Cork County Council

Church Road, Ballycotton, Co. Cork. P25 HN32

Permission for retention of material alterations to the elevations and fenestrations of the existing dwelling previously granted permission under planning register no. 76/2167.

Observations close 24 Sept 2026 1 day left

5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 14 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 26/2179 · 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: 1,707 m²
Received: 20 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 14 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=26/2179.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2179 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.
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 24 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
25/6231	Refused	15 Dec 2025	—	410 m	Outline Permission for 2 no. dwellings, vehicular entrances, install 2 no. new wastewater treatment systems and percolation areas and all associated site works.
25/5324	Conditional permission	27 Aug 2025	—	441 m	Permission for revisions to design of granted planning permission ref:24/04019 for construction of a new two-storey dwelling house, new site entrance and all associated landscaping and ancillary site works including revised roof profile, internal alterations and minor elevational changes.
24/4019	Conditional	4 Mar 2024	—	441 m	Permission for construction of a new 2-storey dwelling house, new site entrance and all associated landscaping and ancillary site works
23/4851	Conditional	21 Jun 2023	—	470 m	To construct a split-level dormer type dwelling house with an on-site sewage treatment unit and all associated site development works.
22/5824	Conditional	27 Sept 2022	—	34 m	Retention of (i) porch to front of existing dwelling and (ii) single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling
21/4483	Conditional	24 Nov 2021	—	305 m	Construction of a sewerage scheme and associated ancillary site development works for the village of Ballycotton. The scheme consists of the following components: 1. A proposed Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) with associated and ancillary development works including an access road, inlet works, tanks, kiosks, pumping stations and perimeter boundary fence. 2. Access track from Church Road (the L-3633) public road to the WWTP site. 3. A proposed gravity sewer to convey flows from Cliff Road to existing sewer at Atlantic Terrace. 4. The Pier Pump Station (PS), a proposed underground pumping station and associated infrastructure at Ballycotton Pier, including an underground pump sump, underground storm water storage tank, kiosks, surge vessel and an adjacent temporary working area. 5. A proposed rising main to convey flows from the Pier PS to a header manhole on Main Street. 6. A proposed gravity sewer to convey flows from the header manhole to the existing gravity sewer on Main Street. 7. A proposed gravity sewer to convey flows from the existing gravity sewer on Main Street to the proposed pump station at The Cow Slipway. 8. The Cow Pump Station (PS), a proposed underground pumping station with associated infrastructure at The Cow Slipway including an underground pump sump, underground storm water storage tank, kiosks, and surge vessel. 9. A proposed rising main to convey flows from the proposed Cow PS, to the WWTP. 10. A proposed gravity sewer to convey treated effluent from WWTP to existing outfall. 11. Upgrade of the public watermain along public roads (Cliff Road and Main Street). 12. Demolition of existing toilet block at Ballycotton Pier. 13. Construction of new toilet block at Ballycotton Pier. 14 . All associated ancillary site development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
312229	—	Granted with conditions	9 May 2022	305 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

20 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 24 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.