Observation pack · Cork County Council

Ballywilliam, Tay Road, Cobh, Co. Cork

Construction of a machinery shed for the storage of agricultural machinery, new entrance and associated works

Observations close 5 Oct 2026 16 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 31 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 27 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 26/2261 · full record
Authority: Cork County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Awaiting Validation SRO
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 2,956 m²
Received: 31 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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=26/2261.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2261 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.
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.

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
25/5892	Grant with conditions	6 Nov 2025	—	277 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.
24/5815	Unconditional	16 Mar 2025	—	351 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).
22/6396	Conditional	16 Dec 2022	—	351 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.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324052	—	Granted	14 Apr 2026	472 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

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 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.