Observation pack · Cork County Council

'Liamor', Ballinacubby, Kinsale, Co. Cork. P17 V084

Permission for Retention of the use of an existing detached garage structure as ancillary accommodation to the existing main dwelling house, namely; a bedroom and ensuite, along with retention of change of garage door to glazed doors on the front elevation. Dwelling and Garage previously permitted under planning ref 21-5984.

Observations close 29 Sept 2026 10 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: 26/2218 · 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: 1,291 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2218.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2218 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 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.
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
26/1170	Grant with conditions	19 Aug 2026	—	473 m	Permission for the demolition of an existing rear extension and the construction of a single storey, rear extension to the existing amusement arcade, the provision of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and all ancillary site development works.
26/1642	Grant with conditions	13 Aug 2026	—	279 m	Permission for alterations and extensions to an existing dwelling including demolition of small garden store and partial demolition of single storey extension to the rear and the construction of two storey rear extension, the replacement of the roof of the dwelling, the modifications to all elevations and modifications to internal layout and all ancillary and associated site works.
26/1457	Grant with conditions	26 Jul 2026	—	446 m	Modifications to the site layout permitted under Ref. No. 14/6792 and 23/4232 consisting of changes to the permitted road layout serving the 7 no. dwellings permitted under ref. no. 23/4232 and all ancillary landscaping, lighting and associated site development works at Convent Garden, Winter’s Hill, in the townland of Town-Plots, Kinsale, Co. Cork. The proposed development also includes the construction of a new fence with pedestrian and vehicle gates within the front curtilage of the permitted F1 house.
26/0658	Grant with conditions	17 Jun 2026	—	161 m	The installation of a free standing 13.04m x 4.2m x 4.1m (L x W x H) Containerised Biomass Boiler unit, with all ancillary services and associated site works at the grass verge area and part of the existing car parking area to the east of Kinsale Community School, Ballynacubby, Kinsale, Co. Cork. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.
26/0669	Grant with conditions	14 Jun 2026	—	415 m	Permission for alterations & extension to dwelling house consisting of a rear & side ground floor extension, conversion of attic to living accommodation, elevational changes & any associated site works
26/0377	Grant with conditions	7 Apr 2026	—	425 m	Permission for alterations and extensions to existing dwelling including 117m2 front extension linked to existing dwelling, 15.5m2 rear extension, internal alterations to existing dwelling and all assocaited site works.
25/6018	Grant with conditions	12 Mar 2026	—	315 m	Permission for the refurbishment and alteration of existing house, partial demolition of the existing north and east elevations, construction of a new two storey side, rear and front extension with associated site works.
25/6414	Grant with conditions	12 Jan 2026	—	256 m	Permission for demolition of existing single storey garden shed and construction of a single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, alterations to the existing dwelling and its elevations along with all ancillary site works (change of plan to that permitted under Pl. Reg. No. 23/6549)

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501917	—	pending	20 Aug 2026	445 m
500189	—	Refused	11 Mar 2026	490 m
321550	—	Refused	22 Jan 2026	444 m
323689	—	Granted with conditions	22 Jan 2026	224 m
323492	—	Granted with conditions	1 Dec 2025	396 m
318994	—	Granted with conditions	1 Nov 2024	277 m
319174	—	Granted with conditions	25 Sept 2024	463 m
316840	—	Granted with conditions	12 Sept 2024	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

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.