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Observation pack · Cork County Council

Corkery's Bar, Dromahane, Co. Cork.

(1) Retention of the existing vertical metal-clad wall and steel personnel door on the west elevation, (2) Change of use and conversion of the existing ground floor bar and lounge area into 2 no. residential apartments with external courtyards serving each apartment. The converted ground floor will comprise 1 no. one-bedroom apartment and 1 no. two-bedroom apartment, (3) Alterations to the north and west elevations, including the removal of the retained vertical metal-clad wall and steel personnel door and the installation of new windows and doors, (4) Removal of :- (i) the existing disability access ramp, (ii) a section of the existing lean-to roof to the rear of the site, (5) All associated site development works.

Observations close 29 Sept 2026 2 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 19 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
26/2212 · 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
263 m²
Received
25 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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=26/2212.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2212 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 29 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

  • NIAH-recorded building × 1
    house

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
26/0209Grant with conditions25 Mar 2026—173 mPermission for retention for dwelling house, detached domestic garage and outbuildings and for change of site boundaries from that granted under pl. no. 65/299, all as constructed on site
25/6199Grant with conditions5 Dec 2025—259 mPermission for retention of as-built dwelling house previously permitted under planning reference number 80/3176, domestic garage, site boundaries and all associated site works and services.
24/4624Refused6 Jun 2024—405 mPermission for the construction of 2 No. dormer type dwellings and all associated site works.
23/4469Conditional permission21 Aug 2023—142 m2 no. two storey semi-detached dwellings and all associated site development works, and the demolition of two existing sheds
23/4095Conditional2 Jun 2023—327 mAn extension to an existing dwelling and all associated site works
22/6817Conditional28 Mar 2023—0 m(1) The retention of beauty salon as constructed which includes an increased floor area and minor alterations to elevations to that which was permitted under planning reference 12/6567 and (2) the retention of the change of use from a beauty salon to a single storey residential apartment. Planning Permission for (3) further minor alterations to elevations, (4) a minor extension to floor area underneath existing alcove, (5) alteration to site boundaries and (6) all associated site works.
22/4965Conditional20 Jun 2022—0 mPermission for the demolition of a disused dwelling house with attached shop and domestic garage and permission to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated site works.
21/6981Conditional14 Dec 2021—133 mPermission for retention for removal of existing domestic garage to side, removal and replacement of existing non-original gables to main roof and porch roof to front elevation with new lean-to roof profiles to main roof and porch roof and installation of 3 no. rooflights to rear elevation, all to existing end-of terrace dwelling, along with all ancillary site development works.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 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.