Observation pack · Cork County Council
Gneeves, Boherbue, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51 V3P1
The construction of a new single storey detached machinery storage shed for agricultural use to replace an original storm ruined storage shed on the same site, and all associated site works, all within the curtilage of the existing two storey detached dwelling.
Observations close 23 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 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
- 26/2435 · 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
- 1.02 ha
- Received
- 18 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
- Decision due
- 12 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=26/2435.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2435at 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 23 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | Business and General Employment: Promote the development of New Business and General Employment Areas as the primary locations for the development of employment uses such as light industry, wholesale and non-retail trading uses, carshowrooms and small/medium scale manufacturing/repairs/ | cork county development plan 2022 | 6 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Cork County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Recorded monument × 1R111217
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/5954 | Grant with conditions | 10 Sept 2026 | — | 0 m | Permission for 1) The demolition of both the existing single storey attached garage to the west elevation and the existing single storey extension to the rear elevation; 2) The construction of a new single storey extension to the west elevation; 3) The construction of a new two storey extension to the rear elevation; 4) Elevational alterations to the existing dwelling facades; and all associated site works all to the existing two storey detached dwelling. |
| 25/4053 | Conditional permission | 21 Jul 2025 | — | 459 m | Permission to a) remove the existing detached single storey log cabin, utilized as an after school childcare facility, b) construct alterations, extension and renovations to the existing childcare facility, c) construct all associated site works. |
| 24/4709 | Conditional permission | 19 May 2025 | — | 131 m | Planning Permission is sought for (1) The demolition of remainder of existing dis-used tyre centre, (2) The Retention of: (i) Demolition of part of the dis-used tyre centre, (ii) Alterations to site levels with provision of hardstanding areas used for the open storage of tyres and 2 no. shipping containers used for storage of tools, (iii) Existing entrance gate, (iv) Existing entrance, and (3) Permission to : (i) Construct new building for use as a tyre centre, (ii) Construct new vehicular entrance, (iii) Construct Earthen bund, (iv) Construct staff and customer car parks, (v) Construct access route from car parks to tyre centre including stepped access, (vi) Erect new wall and fence between site and applicants adjacent site, (vii) Erect post and chain fencing along roadside boundary, (viii) Erect new palisade fencing, (ix) Installation of onsite waste water treatment system, (x) Relocation of existing entrance gates to site, (xi) Re-surface existing site with concrete & tarmac, (xii) Erect stock proof fencing to create a 25m Buffer Zone to North West corner of site (xiii) The installation of 4 no. shipping containers for use as storage, and (xiv) All ancillary site works including the installation of a hydrocarbon interceptor. This application is a repeat submission for planning permission which has recently lapsed (17/4883). |
| 24/6265 | Conditional | 6 Mar 2025 | — | 376 m | Permission to construct a two storey porch at the front of the existing two storey dwelling along with first floor extension to rear of dwelling with completion of all renovations to dwelling including construction of pedestrian entrance gate to front boundary of property. |
| 24/4321 | Conditional permission | 17 Feb 2025 | — | 459 m | a) the retention of existing as built uncomplete extension to rear of existing dwelling, b) permission to complete construction of extension to the rear of existing dwelling, including a proposed first floor extension, c) renovations to existing dwelling and commercial unit, including but not limited to the demolition of existing defective roof and replace same with new and the reinstatement of new garage door to front façade in lieu of existing window to allow for vehicle access, alterations to all elevations including revised window and door locations along with all ancillary site works |
| 23/5554 | Conditional | 20 Aug 2024 | — | 435 m | Construction of an animal and agricultural vehicle river crossing and all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with the application. |
| 23/6182 | Conditional | 2 Apr 2024 | — | 0 m | 1) A light industrial building for the use of cheese portioning and packaging, 2) Ancillary office accommodation, 3) Plant and electrical substation rooms, 4) Storm water network to include attenuation, infiltration system and outfall storm line, 5) Foul water network to include a pre-discharge treatment system to the public sewer, pumped sump and rising main, 6) Staff carparking and bike stands, 7) Totem signage, 8) Works associated with a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance from the R577, 9) All associated site works and site services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. |
| 23/5999 | Conditional | 15 Mar 2024 | — | 316 m | Permission for: 1) demolition of 2 no. derelict former dwellings, 2) construction of 6 no. residential units comprising of 4 x 1 bedroom apartments & 2 x2 bedroom townhouses along with all associated ancillary development works including new vehicular and pedestrian access road, parking, footpaths, bin storage, boundary walls, connection to existing public services and landscaping to suit |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 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.