Observation pack · Cork County Council

Crosshavenhill, Crosshaven, Co. Cork

the construction of 4 no. dwelling houses, site entrances and all associated works

Observations close 15 Oct 2026 22 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 26/2370 · 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: 1,897 m²
Received: 10 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 4 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2370.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2370 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 15 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
26/1309	Grant with conditions	13 Jul 2026	—	4 m	Permission for single-storey flat roof extension to the front and side of the existing dwelling, incorporating a side canopy and two french doors, one to the front and one to the side.
26/1196	Split decision	1 Jul 2026	—	120 m	Permission for retention and completion and Permission for works at existing dwelling house. Permission for retention and completion is sought for following works: 1) Conversion of existing ground floor garage space into habitable accommodation at the ground floor of the existing dwelling, to be used as living space; 2) Alteration and extension to the first floor extension to the front/side of dwelling, and minor alterations to existing elevations and associated works (this is a change of plans and elevations of the first floor extension to front/side, from that permitted under Planning Ref. No. 24/6277). Permission for the construction of new single-storey domestic garage on site.
26/0934	Grant with conditions	8 Jun 2026	—	431 m	Permission for partial demolition of existing permitted two-storey dwelling to facilitate construction of two-storey extensions together with associated elevational alterations and site development works.
26/0835	Grant with conditions	27 May 2026	—	2 m	Permission for construction of single-storey extension to the back of our dwelling house, and all associated site development works.
26/0779	Grant with conditions	20 May 2026	—	108 m	Permission for retention of existing dwelling and assocaited site works as constructed
25/4680	Refused	18 Feb 2026	—	31 m	Permission for demolition for an existing dwelling and shed, for the subdivision of the site and for the construction of 2 no. detached 1.5 storey dwellings, 2 no. new vehicular entrances from the public roadway to the sites and all other ancillary site works. Permission is further sought for a revision to the southern site boundary line.
25/5580	Conditional permission	9 Feb 2026	—	332 m	Demolition of :- a) Existing vehicular driveway entry walls, driveway walls and portions of existing western terrace. b) Portion of existing single storey dwelling to south elevation (demolition area = 36.00m2). c) Existing chimney and portions of existing walls on the north, south, east and west elevations of dwelling. Construction of :- d) New widened vehicular entry and driveway with associated retaining walls. e) New driveway to upper south and rear of property with new retaining along east, north and south edge of site. f) New raised terrace to west. g) New single storey extension to rear of dwelling house with new entry door and external adjoining shed. Alterations to dwelling house to include :- h) New enlarged window and door fenestrations with external wall insulation to north, south, east and west elevations, with associated infill sections. i) New solar panels. j) New chimney flue. k) All associated site and landscaped works.
25/4154	Conditional permission	27 Jan 2026	—	368 m	Permission for alterations and extensions to an existing dwelling including the following works, 1) a 2-storey flat roof side & rear extension with a further single storey flat roof element to the rear, 2) Demolition of an existing front conservatory & rear single storey extension, 3) Elevational alterations to the existing dwelling – new front door canopy & adjustment to the size of an upper floor rear window, 4) Formation of a new vehicular entrance to the site from the cul-de-sac to rear/eastern side for the purpose of providing off street car parking (consent given from Cork County Council for passage over Council lands for this entrance) & 5) All other associated site works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
316501	—	Other	10 Oct 2023	195 m
314999	—	Granted with conditions	14 Jul 2023	20 m
312435	—	Granted with conditions	17 Apr 2023	222 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

10 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 15 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.