Observation pack · Cork County Council
Tay Road, Ballywilliam, Cobh, P24 PY09
Construct a single storey extension as an ancillary dwelling to the side and front of existing main dwelling and associated site works
Observations close 2 Oct 2026 6 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 22 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2240 · 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
- 3,953 m²
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 22 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=26/2240.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2240at 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 2 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/6126 | Grant with conditions | 9 Feb 2026 | — | 443 m | the construction of 2 no. three storey apartment buildings containing 33 no. 2 bedroom apartment units and all associated site development works at Inis Álainn, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork. One of the proposed apartment buildings will provide for a ground floor creche facility. The proposed development is a change of plan application from that previously permitted by Cork County Council Planning Reference 21/5240 (ABP-313634-22) and comprises the replacement of 2 no. permitted three storey apartment/duplex buildings which contained 16 no. apartment/duplex units and a two storey detached creche building. Ancillary site works include the provision of bicycle and bin storage facilities and amendments to permitted public open space areas. Access to the proposed development will be provided via the estate entrance and internal road network of the existing Inis Álainn residential development. |
| 25/5892 | Grant with conditions | 6 Nov 2025 | — | 200 m | Permission for construction of a single storey extension to the north-west side of existing dwelling with proposed skylights; demolition of part of the existing house to the north elevation, alterations to the existing dwelling including; replacement of the existing sloped roof at the rear with a new flat roof, removal of one chimney, replacement of the existing porch roof with a new hip roof, application of new sand and cement render painted white, installation of new windows and doors, proposed timber and rail fencing, proposed metal access gates, to existing site entrance, new proposed wastewater treatment system, internal modifications including bathroom and utilities and all associated site works. |
| 25/4601 | Conditional permission | 27 May 2025 | — | 488 m | Permission for the construction of 63 no. dwelling houses comprising of 30 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached/terraced dwellings and 33 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached/terraced dwellings and all associated site development works. The proposed development is a change of plan and change of house type application from that previously permitted by Cork County Council planning reference 19/4376 (as amended by planning reference 20/4244) and extended by planning reference 24/6184 and will result in the construction of an additional 2 no. dwellings from that currently permitted. Access to the proposed development will be provided via the estate entrance and internal road network of the existing Inis Álainn residential development. |
| 24/5815 | Unconditional | 16 Mar 2025 | — | 429 m | Permission for A 5 MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 12 hectares, 2 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 1 no. single storey delivery station, security fencing, CCTV and all associated development works, Extension of Duration to Permission granted under planning Ref. No. 19/5706 (ABP Ref. No. 305481-19). |
| 24/6184 | Unconditional | 22 Jan 2025 | — | 488 m | The construction of 76 no. dwelling houses and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development consists of the construction of 35 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses, 33 no. 3 bedroom terraced dwelling houses and 8 no. 2 bedroom terraced dwelling houses. Access to the proposed development will be provided via the estate entrance and internal road network of the existing Inis Álainn residential development.. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 19/4376 |
| 22/6396 | Conditional | 16 Dec 2022 | — | 429 m | Modification to the solar farm permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 19/5706 (ABP Ref. No. 305481-19). The modification consists of changes to the dimensions of the permitted photovoltaic panels, replacement of the 2 transformer stations with 1 smaller transformer station and 1 smaller storage unit, changes to the design of the delivery station, change to permitted fencing type and associated layout changes. All modification are within the boundary of the permitted development. |
| 21/5240 | Conditional permission | 4 May 2022 | — | 443 m | The construction of a residential development of 71 no. residential units, a two storey creche with ancillary bin stores and bicycle parking facilities and all associated site development works. The proposed development consists of the construction of 9 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 1 no. 4 bedroom terraced dwelling, 23 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached dwellings and 22 no. 3 bedroom terraced dwellings, in addition to a three storey apartment building containing 8 no. 3 bedroom duplex units and 8 no. 2 bedroom apartments. Access to the proposed development will be provided via the extension to the existing Inis Álainn internal road network permitted by planning reference 19/4376 (amended by 20/4244). The proposed development also provides for a separate pedestrian access from the L-7023 to the west. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324052 | — | Granted | 14 Apr 2026 | 401 m |
| 313634 | — | Granted with conditions | 24 Jan 2024 | 443 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
- 28 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 2 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.