Observation pack · Cork County Council

Churchtown, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51 F96E

Planning permission for (a) Construction of a single story multi-purpose building (for equipment storage, gym and/or meetings), (b) Reconfiguration of existing perimeter fence to existing playground, (c) Removal of existing internal gate, and (d) All associated site works

Observations close 28 Sept 2026 7 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 24 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: 26/2204 · full record
Authority: Cork County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Send Invalid Letter
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 3.48 ha
Received: 24 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: —
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=26/2204.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2204 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 28 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
26/0707	Refused	13 May 2026	—	242 m	Permission to extend and alter an existing dwelling house to include an increase in the height of the main roof ridge, the construction of two dormer-type windows to the front roof plane, and the construction of a two-storey rear extension.
26/0706	Refused	13 May 2026	—	244 m	Permission to extend and alter an existing dwelling house to include an increase in the height of the main roof ridge, the construction of two dormer-type windows to the front roof plane, and the construction of a two-storey rear extension.
25/5597	Conditional permission	17 Dec 2025	—	137 m	Permission to construct a new dwelling house.
25/6270	Grant with conditions	17 Dec 2025	—	188 m	Permission for retention of the existing garage to the rear of the dwelling, permission for retention of the cornerstone render at front and side elevations, permission for retention of existing chimney and permission for retention of existing entrance and boundary wall
25/6029	Grant with conditions	19 Nov 2025	—	351 m	Permission for a new store room extension to the side of the existing nursing home with alterations and all associated site and ancillary works
24/5371	Conditional	28 Nov 2024	—	244 m	Permission for 1) 1st floor extension to rear of existing townhouse, 2) alteration to front elevation of townhouse, 3) demolition of existing windows, external walls & roof covering at first floor level to rear of townhouse and 4) all associated site works
24/5033	Conditional	8 Nov 2024	—	242 m	Permission for 1) 1st floor extension to rear of existing townhouse, 2) alterations to front elevations and 3) all associated site works
24/5045	Conditional	29 Aug 2024	—	290 m	Permission for a) construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling house, b) demolition of existing lean-to extension, c) demolition of existing shed, d) installation of new steel-tech shed, e) alterations to elevations of existing house, and f) all associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500654	—	Granted	5 May 2026	137 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

24 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 28 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.