KIlmallock Road, Charleville, County Cork.
The development will consist of a) construction of a part single-storey and part two-storey building extension to the north of the existing Cheestrings production facility (granted permission under Planning Reg. Ref. 22/04226). The proposed extension will accommodate production areas, a packaging area, storage areas and plantrooms to facilitate additional capacity for the production of their existing Cheestrings product at this site ; b) construction of a single storey extension to the west of the above referenced existing Cheestrings production facility to accommodate additional employee welfare facilities; c) construction of a single storey electrical control building and d); site works ancillary to the above including works to service roads and footpaths, construction of additional car parking and truck parking facilities, construction of external bunds for accommodation of external plant, installation of drainage and utility services and extension to existing pipe bridge structure, all in the vicinity of the proposed building development. The development works relate to an activity on a site for which an Industrial Emissions Licence has been granted by the EPA (Reg. No P0386-04). A protected structure (RPS Ref. No. 01193) is located within lands adjoining the site of the proposed development which are under the control of Kerry Ingredients (Ireland) Ltd.
The application
- Reference
- 26/2319 · 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
- 2.53 ha
- Received
- 4 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 29 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=26/2319.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2319at 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0400 | Refused | 30 Jun 2026 | — | 434 m | The development will consist of (a) the construction of a single storey building for the storage of electric scissor and boom lifts and attached floodlighting, (b) installation of solar panel array (PV) on roof of new building, (c) the extension of concrete and hardcore external yard areas for outdoor ancillary storage, (d) an underground attenuation tank, (e) extension and alterations to existing palisade boundary fencing to include additional site area and (f) all associated site works. |
| 26/0747 | Grant with conditions | 19 May 2026 | — | 484 m | Permission for Retention of : (1) Rear and side extension to a two storey dwelling house as constructed, (2) Alterations to front and side elevations as constructed, (3) domestic garage as constructed and all associated site works. |
| 25/5805 | Grant with conditions | 24 Mar 2026 | — | 342 m | Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling, shed and adjoining front boundary wall, construction of 2 no. new semi-detached dwellings, creation of a new vehicular entrance wall and piers, new shared driveway, installation of EV charging points, new dropped kerb & all other associated site development works. |
| 25/4230 | Conditional permission | 23 Jan 2026 | — | 351 m | Permission for development that will consist of the demolition of a derelict dwelling, car repair garage, lean-to warehouse extension and ancillary buildings, proposed change of use to existing warehouse from industrial use to retail with ancillary storage use including extension to the North East elevation, elevational alterations and addition of signage. Proposed widening of existing entrance and dished kerb access off Bakers Lane with relocation of speed ramps on Bakers Lane, provision of 35 no. carpark spaces, landscaping and all associated site works |
| 24/6337 | Conditional permission | 30 Oct 2025 | — | 269 m | Permission for conversion of the two-storey old monastery building from single residential unit to eight apartments, consisting of two 1-bed apartments and six studio apartments, the construction of two single-storey retirement houses and fourteen two-storey 2-bed terraced houses, along with all associated site works. The eircode for the old monastery building is P56 W328 and the application site is located in an Architectural Conservation Area. |
| 25/5761 | Refused | 28 Oct 2025 | — | 186 m | Permission for the construction of a two storey dwelling, a detached domestic garage and carrying out all associated site works, including the creation of a new vehicular entrance. |
| 24/6137 | Conditional permission | 28 Oct 2025 | — | 447 m | Permission for retention. A) for the change of use of a former vacant building (previously in use as a community centre/school) to 10 no. apartments (comprising of 2 no. studio units, 6 no. 1 bed room units & 2 no. 2 bedroom units), with associated domestic stores at lower ground floor level. B)5 no. domestic storage units & bin store ancillary to the apartments & building |
| 25/4252 | Conditional permission | 4 Jul 2025 | — | 475 m | Permission for Retention to retain the following:- (a) Site floodlighting, (b) 2 no. ancillary single storey maintenance buildings, (c) 1 no. mobile tent structure for storage of battery powered lift machines, (d) Increase in concrete hardstanding area inside gated entrance and along north-east boundary and its use as an ancillary outdoor storage area and (e) All associated site works. Permission for the provision of a washdown separator to the existing power wash bay located on the extended concrete hardstanding. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501780 | — | pending | 24 Jul 2026 | 434 m |
| 317302 | — | Granted with conditions | 14 Nov 2025 | 430 m |
| 323184 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 Nov 2025 | 475 m |
| 311373 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Jan 2022 | 475 m |
| 310589 | — | Granted with conditions | 21 Dec 2021 | 246 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
- 4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 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.