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Observation pack · Cork County Council

Barnagearagh, Ballylickey, Bantry, Co Cork, P75N672

Permission for retention sought for the following: A) Retain two storey side extension to dwelling (east side) as constructed and currently used as a granny flat ancillary to the main dwelling house, retain single storey kitchen, conservatory and boiler room extensions to dwelling (west side) as constructed, B) Retain domestic detached garage as constructed to front garden area of dwelling house C) Retain timber garden sheds (3 no.) to side and rear garden areas of dwelling D) Retain mobile caravan parking area to front area of dwelling and the associated entrance serving same to public road E) Retain existing unauthorised vehicular site entrance currently serving the property from public road F) Permission sought to close-up disused vehicular site entrance (as permitted under Pl. Reg No. 2585/74) and close-up unauthorised pedestrian entrance to public road.

Observations close 2 Oct 2026 9 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
26/2249 · 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
1,892 m²
Received
28 Aug 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2249.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2249 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 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.
  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
26/0654Grant with conditions5 May 2026365 mPermission for the following changes to dwelling house as approved under planning reference 22/00133: (i) retention of change of elevational finishes to part of dwelling house from render to natural timber cladding, (ii) retention of fenestration changes to house, and (iii) permission for change of site boundaries
22/707Conditional12 May 2023497 mPermission for (a) demolition of existing structurally defective dwelling, (b) construction of replacement dwelling, (c) re-location and upgrading of existing wastewater system, (d) re-location of entrance into property, and sealing off existing entrance and (e) associated site works
22/610Conditional15 Nov 2022327 mPermission for change of plan of detached building for staff quarters for use ancillary to the Ouvane Falls Hotel approved under planning ref 12/00749 and extended under planning ref. 18/00387
21/686Conditional8 Jun 2022224 mRetention for the following works to a Protected Structure (Ref: 001199) (a) Construction of a single storey extension to the rear (North Eastern) elevation. (b) Erection of 3 No. advertisement signs along the Western site boundary and Permission to decommission the existing septic tank system and install a new proprietary treatment system
22/133Conditional26 May 2022365 mPermission for the construction of a dwelling, including a domestic waste water treatment system and associated site works
21/681Conditional6 Jan 2022139 m(1) Demolish existing garage to front of an existing dwellling, (2) Construct new ground & first floor extensions to existing dwelling including conversion of existing attic space, (3) Alter existing elevations, and (4)Install new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and all other associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

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