Observation pack · Cork County Council
Site No.3, Commoge, Kinsale, Co.Cork
Permission for the construction for a two storey detached dwelling house, new site entrance and all associated site works
Observations close 2 Oct 2026 7 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
- 26/2254 · 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
- 587 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=26/2254.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2254at 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/1642 | Grant with conditions | 13 Aug 2026 | — | 307 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 | — | 316 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. |
| 26/1092 | Grant with conditions | 15 Jul 2026 | — | 427 m | Permission for construction of three storey dwelling with ground floor courtyard, car park, first and second floor terraces and all associated site works. |
| 26/0658 | Grant with conditions | 17 Jun 2026 | — | 305 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. |
| 26/0831 | Grant with conditions | 26 May 2026 | — | 427 m | Permission for alterations, inc demolition of existing storage building to rear and construction of two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works. |
| 25/6018 | Grant with conditions | 12 Mar 2026 | — | 433 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. |
| 25/6928 | Unconditional permission | 24 Feb 2026 | — | 450 m | Permission for Partial demolition, extensions, alterations and modifications to the existing Actons Hotel consisting of: a) the demolition of existing single storey changing rooms to rear of function room, b) a four storey extension to the main hotel building to provide 12 no. additional bedrooms, c) minor demolition, alterations and refurbishment works to the existing function room, including a new facade and access arrangement; d) replacement of the existing bay windows on front elevation, e) a new lobbied entrance to the main bar from the car park, f) the reconfiguration of the parking and landscaping to the front of the hotel site, g) the construction of 2 no. 4 storey residential units for ancillary staff accommodation with workshop and covered storage area on the ground floor, and the reconfiguration of 5 no. existing car parking spaces on Lower O’Connell Street h) the demolition of existing extensions of house no.s 14 (Protected Structure) and 15 Lower O’Connell Street and the internal alteration and restoration of house no.s 14 (Protected Structure) and 15 Lower O’Connell Street for short term letting/accommodation; and i) all associated ancillary development. The development consists of work to a Protected Structure. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 19/6900. |
| 25/6699 | Grant with conditions | 6 Feb 2026 | — | 234 m | Permission for Retention to existing dwelling for: 1) front boundary wall and gates, 2) tennis court and associated fencing 2.5m high, 3) 2 storey detached building containing ground floor domestic garage and first floor home office, WC, kitchenette, 4) lower ground floor extension and overhead ground floor balcony, 5) lower ground floor extension, 6) alterations to external windows and doors, 7) first floor dormer windows (3 no.) to front and rear elevations, 8) rootlights to front, rear, south and north elevations, 9) chimney stack, 10) stone cladding to porch, 11) first floor conversion to habitable rooms. Permission to replace existing septic tank with a waste water treatment system, replace existing water well with new water well with associated site works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501917 | — | pending | 20 Aug 2026 | 314 m |
| 501868 | — | pending | 11 Aug 2026 | 427 m |
| 500189 | — | Refused | 11 Mar 2026 | 28 m |
| 321550 | — | Refused | 22 Jan 2026 | 314 m |
| 323492 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Dec 2025 | 178 m |
| 318994 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Nov 2024 | 286 m |
| 311883 | — | Granted with conditions | 2 Sept 2022 | 423 m |
| 312022 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 May 2022 | 406 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.