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Observation pack · Cork County Council

Keamore, Leap, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81PW83

Demolition of existing prefab. bungalow and store of area c.148 sq.m and construction of a new detached single-storey 3-bedroom house over part-basement garage, all of area c.316 sq.m, with associated site works and landscaping including replacement of domestic wastewater treatment plant, all on a site of area c.0.27 hA

Observations close 19 Oct 2026 window closed
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 five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference
26/2394 · 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
2,709 m²
Received
14 Sept 2026
We first saw it
7 Oct 2026, 01:19
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=26/2394.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2394 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
25/5822Grant with conditions3 Nov 2025—389 mPERMISSION sought to (A) Construct new entrance porch to side of existing dwelling (Northeast elevation) to include the removal of first floor gable window on said elevation and to install new rooflight to rear roof of dwelling (Northwest elevation). (B) Change of use of ground floor of existing domestic garage to self contained living accommodation use ancillary to main dwelling and for family use only to include new door/window fenestration to front elevation (Southeast elevation), construct new external stairs to rear elevation of existing garge to access first floor loft storage area with new door to access same (Northwest elevation) (c) PERMISSION FOR RETENTION of lean-to shed/log store structure to side of existing garage (Northeast elevation).
25/152Conditional permission11 Jul 2025—421 mThe proposed development seeks to amend the permitted development (CCC Reg. Ref. 23/00203 as amended by CCC Reg. Ref. 23/00389). The proposed amendments involve revisions to the permitted floodlighting system for the existing playing field and all-weather playing pitch
25/28Conditional23 Mar 2025—390 mConstruction of a building for storage of surplus furniture for an off site furniture sales buisness, upgrade existing sewerage disposal and all associated site works
23/389Conditional23 Aug 2023—413 mDesign revisions to the permitted development (CCC Reg. Ref. 23/00203) comprising the relocation of permitted all-weather playing pitch with perimeter fencing and floodlighting, widening of existing site entrance, floodlighting of the existing playing field, and all associated site works including relocation of existing entrance and laneway
23/203Conditional permission6 Jun 2023—427 mAlteration of existing playing pitch and construction of an all-weather playing pitch with perimeter fencing, floodlighting and all associated site works
22/353Conditional13 Jul 2022—181 mConstruction of dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and with all associated site development works
21/687Conditional15 Nov 2021—323 mConstruct dwelling, domestic garage, install sewage treatment system and for 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 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.