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Observation pack · Cork County Council

Fornaught, Donoughmore, Co. Cork, P32 W662

permission for the retention of the existing detached domestic garage structure constructed to the rear of our property and the sun room extension constructed to the side of our dwellinghouse together with permission for (a) new entrance porch extension to the north elevation (b) replacement of 3no. gable dormer windows to the north and south elevations with flat roof dormer windows (c) new flat roof dormer window to north elevation (d) replacement of the pitched roof to sun room extension with new flat roof structure and alterations to window and door openings of sun room (e) alterations to bay window structure and window opening to kitchen /dining room at ground floor level to south elevation (f) modifications to pitched roof at south-eastern end of dwelling to include increase in ridge height to match main ridge level of dwelling, together with all associated alterations and site works at at Fornaught Donoughmore, Co. Cork.

Observations close 19 Oct 2026 27 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 9 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
26/2393 · full record
Authority
Cork County Council
Type
Permission for Retention
Status
Awaiting Admin Validation
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
2,670 m²
Received
14 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
9 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=26/2393.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2393 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 19 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
26/0925Grant with conditions8 Jun 2026186 mPermission to retain 1) single store extension at North side of dwelling, 2) site entrance with car parking
25/4795Conditional20 Jun 20250 mPermission for retention of domestic garage and all associated site works
25/4581Conditional27 May 2025112 mPermission to roof existing unused silage pit to form a multipurpose loose shed and to roof existing slatted tank, cubicles and feeding passage and all associated site works
24/5407Conditional1 May 2025496 mPermission for extension and alterations to existing dwelling and all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 14 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 19 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.