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Observation pack · Cork County Council

Tullyneasky West,, Lisavaird,, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85 AT89

a) the construction of a light industrial building containing 3 individual units for storage. b) the construction of a light industrial building containing 3 individual units for agri retail & steel fabrication. c) 6 no. illuminated elevation signs. d) Permission to raise the ground levels of existing agricultural lands to the south of the site, the fill shall comprise of site excavated topsoil & subsoil which will arise from the stripping of the site for the 2 no. light industrial buildings. e) Permission to crush & re-use stockpile of construction & demolition waste located to the west of the site for use in the construction of roads,yard & hardstanding areas around the 2 no. light industrial buildings. f) Permission to extend the existing car park adjacent to Lisavaird co-op head offices & modifications to existing car park entrance from the public road, works shall include demolition of existing roadside hedgerow & fence & construction of a new stone faced wall & landscaping area in front of the newly constructed wall including a new concrete footpath. g) Ancillary site works including concrete yard, access roads & hard standing areas, carparking, site services, site lighting, drainage & site landscaping. h) installation of a waste water treatment plant & redesign & modification of a percolation area as permitted under planning no. 24/705. i) all associated site works

Observations close 1 Oct 2026 3 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
26/2237 · 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
4.33 ha
Received
27 Aug 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
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=26/2237.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2237 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

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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
26/0473Grant with conditions21 Apr 2026—0 ma) the change of use of existing storage area to retail use, b) the construction of an extension to the rear (west) of the existing building comprising of a goods in storage area & veterinary products storage & canopy area, c) the construction of a two storey extension to the side (south) of the existing building comprising of staff amenities (toilets & sluice room) & two storey goods in unloading area, d) alterations to the front elevation (east) to include the demolition of the existing entrance porch, construction of a new glazed entrance lobby & associated entrance canopy, 2 number new windows & removal of existing roller shutter door & replacing same with glazed entrance door, e) illuminated elevation signage to the front elevation (east) & erection of two number freestanding totem signs ancillary to the filling station & retail operations on site, f) all associated site works.
25/6774Grant with conditions15 Apr 2026—84 mThe development will consist of: The demolition of the 2 no. existing buildings and the construction of a Cable Landing Station building, an ESB substation and switch room building and all external plant consisting of a condenser compound, generators, fuel tanks, and all associated fencing and site development works.
26/0077Grant with conditions16 Mar 2026—8 mpermission for the following changes to gym previously approved under planning reference: 25/00399: (i) replacement of proposed extension to rear of the building with a proposed extension to the side of the building and (ii) removal of first floor mezzanine
25/399Conditional permission10 Sept 2025—8 mPermission for: (i) retention of change of use of industrial commercial unit to use as a gym including retention of signage, fenestration changes and installation of pedestrian door to rear, and (ii) permission for construction of single storey extension to rear, installation of new pedestrian door to front and permission for extension of first floor mezzanine
24/705Conditional permission12 Jun 2025—0 mPermission is being sought for the following works at an existing industrial /commercial park: (i) retention of change of site boundaries at variance to those approved under planning reference 05/5957, (ii) retention of new entrance to the park, formerly used as an entrance to the adjoining property, (iii) retention of internal subdivision security fencing, and (iv) permission for decommissioning of existing wastewater treatment plant and installation of new wastewater treatment system
25/17Refused10 Mar 2025—10 mConstruction of a single storey office building attached to an existing commercial industrial building and all associated site works
24/167Conditional4 Jun 2024—0 mPermission for Retention and Permission for Completion for the following (currently under construction) a) an increase in floor area of 55.6sqm, b) revised location of the main entrance door, c) addition of pedestrian doors to the side and rear elevations, d) revisions to elevation treatments, e) the addition of a bin service area at the rear, f) all associated site works, as permitted under the original grant of planning by Cork County Council Planning Ref. 21/316. Full Planning Permission for a change of use from permitted retail use (Planning Ref: 21/316) to use including the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises (i.e., Off Licence use) within the overall permitted retail unit, where the floor area for the off-licence use is 14sqm and is ancillary to the primary retail use.
23/213Conditional permission16 Jan 2024—0 mA change of plan from that originally permitted under planning reference 21/316 for the following development at the existing Lisavaird Co-Op facility comprising of the following a) revisions to the southern boundary comprising of an increase in the site area, b) construction of a lorry parking area for use ancillary to the co-op facility, c) the relocation southwards of the permitted vehicular entrance from the public road serving the permitted office building, d) modifications to the carparking layout serving the permitted office building, e) erection of totem signage ancillary to the permitted grocery shop and forecourt area, f) all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501307—Granted14 Aug 202686 m
318975—Refused17 Jul 20240 m
317938—pending4 Sept 2023314 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

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