Gurrane, Caheragh, Drimoleague, Co. Cork, P47EY06
Permission for A Rural Retreat / Activity Centre to include short-term letting accommodation, to comprise of the following: a. Change of use of existing dwellinghouse from year-round occupation usage to short-term letting usage, including communal use of the kitchen to serve the retreat / activity centre. b. Demolition of 2 number farm buildings. c. Change of use of one number existing farm building from agricultural usage to communal toilet and laundry usage, d. Reconstruction and change of use of one number existing farm building from agricultural usage to general purpose room and construction of single storey extension to said building to provide kitchenette and accessible wc to serve the general-purpose room, e. Construction of 2 number structures providing 4 number single storey accommodation for short-term letting. f. Construction of wastewater treatment system and all associated site works
The application
- Reference
- 26/2260 · 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
- 7,631 m²
- Received
- 31 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 27 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=26/2260.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2260at 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 5 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/474 | Conditional | 13 Sept 2022 | — | 423 m | Retention of conversion of garage to dwelling house and permission for erection of 2 storey extension to same and all associated site development works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 31 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 5 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.