Observation pack · Cork County Council

Lackabane,, Donoughmore,, Co. Cork

Planning Permission for the construction of a new single storey detached dwelling house with a detached domestic garage, traditional septic tank and percolation area, new vehicular entrance and all associated site works at Lackabane, Donoughmore, Co. Cork.

Observations close 20 Oct 2026 25 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 15 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 26/2406 · full record
Authority: Cork County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Awaiting Admin Validation
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 3,617 m²
Received: 15 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2406.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2406 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 20 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
26/0721	Refused	18 May 2026	—	324 m	Permission for the construction of a new two-storey detached dwelling house with a detached domestic garage, traditional septic tank and percolation area, new vehicular entrance and all associated stie works
25/6266	Grant with conditions	17 Dec 2025	—	401 m	To construct a dwelling house, domestic garage with associated site works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 20/6002
25/4592	Conditional permission	29 Oct 2025	—	426 m	Permission for construction of new dwelling house and domestic garage, new entrance, waste water treatment system together with all other ancillary site works (with changes in design and layout to that previously granted under planning reference number 20/6010)
25/5492	Unconditional permission	18 Sept 2025	—	300 m	(a) Construct a double garage with storage area (i) this area to be used as temporary living accommodation during construction of proposed dwelling (ii) internal layout to be demolished and changed back to garage and storage layout as submitted in application. (b)Construction of proposed dormer dwelling house, and provision for 4 car park spaces and all associated site works, (c) including new site entrance. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 20/4859.
23/6394	Refused	30 Jan 2024	—	172 m	Construct 5 no dwellings with associated site works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 18/4732
23/4484	Conditional	9 May 2023	—	423 m	Retention of: 1) Alterations to dwelling permitted under Ref. No. 19/06109 (currently under construction). The alterations include: a) The addition of a boiler house and b) the addition of two frosted glass windows (one on ground floor and one on first floor)- all on eastern side of house, c) the omission of the chimney and d) minor alterations to windows and 2) Permission for retention and completion of a domestic garage currently under construction.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

15 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 20 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.