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Observation pack · Cork County Council

Knockanemore, Ovens, Co.Cork

Permission for an entrance, access road and 7 no. detached two storey dwelling houses each with its own treatment unit and all associated stie works, public lighting, landscaping and boundary treatment

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 19 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 2 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
26/2338 · 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
7,084 m²
Received
7 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
2 Nov 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=26/2338.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2338 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 12 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
25/6133Grant with conditions5 May 2026458 mPermission to provide a single storey self-contained granny flat / ancillary accommodation with associated site works at their property
26/0070Grant with conditions9 Mar 2026221 mthe construction of a new detached, two-storey, four-bedroom dwelling house, a new on-site wastewater treatment system and all associated site works including new site entrance and boundary treatments.
25/4999Conditional11 Jul 202571 mPermission for the construction of new covered play area incorporating retaining wall, together with all other ancillary site works
25/4779Conditional19 Jun 2025198 mPermission for (1) the demolition and removal of 2no. existing prefab classrooms, (2) the removal of 1no. storage shed, (3) the erection of 3no. modular buildings providing 2no. SEN classrooms, 3no. mainstream classrooms and 4no. SET rooms, with associated toilets, (4) the construction of a 100sqm soft play area with perimeter fencing, and (5) all associated site development works, including all foul and surface water drainage works, gate and boundary fencing.
25/4701Conditional9 Jun 2025396 mPermission for the construction of new dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, new entrance together with all other ancillary site works
25/4463Conditional6 May 2025230 mPermission to decommission existing on site sewage system and construct a waste water treatment unit to serve existing dwelling with all associated site works
24/6257Conditional8 Apr 2025374 mPermission for the construction of a new 2 storey dwelling with attached domestic garage, new vehicular entrance, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works.
24/6291Conditional19 Mar 2025233 mPermission for new two storey dwelling, domestic garage, sewerage system and all associated works, a change of plan to that permitted under planning reference 22/5549

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
316772Granted23 Oct 202368 m
316487Granted6 Oct 20230 m
312510Granted with conditions26 Jul 20230 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

  • 7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 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.