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Observation pack · Cork County Council

Crookhaven, Co. Cork

The construction of a single storey detached 3no. bedroom dwelling house, detached viewing pavillion, landscaping and all ancillary site works. The proposed development will be accessed via an existing entrance and access road from the R591 at Crookhaven, Co. Cork.

Observations close 28 Sept 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 24 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 19 Oct 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference
26/2207 · full record
Authority
Cork County Council
Type
Extension of Duration
Status
Awaiting Recommendation
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
3,401 m²
Received
24 Aug 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
19 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=26/2207.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2207 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 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.
  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

  • Recorded monument × 4
    Graveyard · Church · Church

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
25/6431Grant with conditions19 May 2026—0 mPlanning Permission for a single storey family room extension to an existing dwellinghouse and all associated site works
25/165Conditional20 May 2025—2 mPermission for: (a) alterations and extensions to an existing dwellinghouse to include the demolition of an external porch, timber decking, concrete hardstand and associated block garden walls (b) removal of a detached steel clad garage and construction of a detached replacement garage, (c) all associated site and landsc,ape works
24/652Conditional7 Apr 2025—243 m1. Permission to amalgamate 2 no. dwellings (one currently used for short term letting) for use as 1 no. dwelling for permanent residential use. 2. Permission for alterations to same including demolition of existing ground and first floor extensions to western, northern elevations, dormers and porch to southern (front) elevation of dwellings, works to the roof including raising the eaves and ridgeline of both dwellings 3. Construct a new extension to the rear of the amalgamated dwelling house, including link corridor, open-plan living space with pitched roof and 1st floor roof terrace. 4. Partial demolition of attached garage and construct a new two storey side extension on the footprint of the original attached garage for extension of the living space on the eastern elevation 5. Construct a new garage building and lean-to plant room ancillary to the domestic use of the dwelling, and; All other associated ancillary site works including alterations to the existing site entrances, at Journey's End and adjoining cottage.
24/9Refused6 Mar 2024—3 mThe demolition of rear porch, construction of a new single storey dwelling extension to rear, new carport with surf and kayak store/home office to West Elevation of dwelling, changes to existing elevations and all associated site works
23/741Conditional20 Feb 2024—148 mRetention of alterations and extensions to rear of dwellinghouse
23/690Refused2 Feb 2024—151 mConstruction of a detached dwelling house, the provision of a waste water treatment unit, percolation area and associated site works
23/498Conditional27 Nov 2023—123 mConstruction of single storey extension to existing dwelling house and for all associated site works
22/589Conditional17 Apr 2023—243 mPermission to demolish 118.31 sqm of existing dwellinghouse and for renovation of said dwellinghouse and the construction of a new extension to the rear and side of the same and all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

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 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.