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Observation pack · Cork County Council

Cork Road, Gooldshill, Mallow, Co. Cork. P51 K27A

Permission for the following works to existing dwelling:- (1) Demolition and reconstruction of the existing front porch, (2) Conversion of the existing garage to habitable accommodation, (3) Re-roofing of the existing garage, (4) Elevational changes to all facades, (5) Demolition of the rear lean-to roof and construction of a flat roof, (6) Demolition of existing side porch and construction of a new bay window and all associated site works.

Observations close 1 Oct 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 27 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 21 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
26/2235 · 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
1,272 m²
Received
27 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
21 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=26/2235.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2235 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 1 Oct 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
R2
Existing residential
Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses: The scale of new residential and mixed residential developments within the Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses within the settlement network should normally respect the pattern and grain of existing urban development in the surroundingCO-001:DP:cork-county-development-plan-20226 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: CORKCO CO-001:DP:cork-county-development-plan-2022 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
CORKCO CO-001:DP:cork-county-development-plan-2022—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
26/1306Grant with conditions10 Jul 2026—264 mPermission for retention of existing porch extension to front of existing dwelling as constructed and all associated site works
26/0867Grant with conditions2 Jun 2026—68 mPermission to alter and to extend existing dwelling, incorporating the following works: a) to alter and construct canopy over front door area, B) clad masonry on the front dwelling wall, c) remove one existing chimney from roof area, d) to construct two new extensions to side and rear of existing dwelling and all ancillary site works
26/0773Grant with conditions21 May 2026—445 mPermission for demolition of existing rear extension, demolition of rear external garden shed, demolition of boiler house to side of house. Permission for proposed construction of single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, alterations to facades of existing dwelling and all associated site works.
25/4688Conditional6 Jun 2025—180 mPermission for alterations to the external elevations of existing dwelling, to block up existing site entrance serving same dwelling, and to construct a new site entrance to serve same dwelling and all associated site works and services
24/4795Conditional17 Jan 2025—413 mPermission for alterations to front and side of existing dwelling and for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of same dwelling and all associated site works
24/6099Conditional7 Jan 2025—55 mPermission to convert existing attic of dwelling house to habitable accommodation, 2 no. dormer windows to front elevation, 3 no. rooflights to rear elevation and all associated site works.
24/5590Conditional9 Oct 2024—497 mPermission for retention for increasing the width of the existing front vehicular entrance and for Permission to install a storm water drain to the existing front vehicular entrance
23/6485Conditional15 Feb 2024—120 mPermission for retention of a change in design, size and location of a domestic garage and home office from what was granted originally under Pl.Reg.No. 16/7247.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 27 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 1 Oct 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.