Lackabane, Donoughmore, Co. Cork
Permission for construction of a dormer style dwelling house and installation of a new waste water treatment system and percolation area.
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
- 26/2438 · 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
- 2,264 m²
- Received
- 18 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- 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=26/2438.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2438at 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.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
- Recorded monument × 2Ringfort - rath · R113397
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0417 | Refused | 16 Apr 2026 | — | 496 m | We, E.F.D. Developments Ltd., wish to apply for planning permission for the construction of 2 no. detached 4-bedroom dwelling houses and ancillary site development works at site located at Lackabane, Donoughmore, Co. Cork. The dwellings will be served by individual waste water treatment systems. Access to the development will be provided via the existing site entrance and access road from public road, as granted under planning reference 24/6459. |
| 25/5716 | Grant with conditions | 1 Apr 2026 | — | 236 m | Permission to demolish an existing derelict half constructed dwelling and stables and for construction of a two-storey dwelling house and installation of a new waste treatment system and filtration area. |
| 24/6459 | Split decision | 27 Aug 2025 | — | 496 m | Permission and Permission for Retention and completion of residential development. Permission for Retention and completion is sought for the completion of 2 no. dwelling houses (site no. 1 & site no. 2) and alterations to the internal access road and all associated site development works, currently under construction (change of plan from that permitted under planning reference 19/6677) and Permission for the construction of 2 no. dwelling houses (site no. 3 & site no. 4) with a change of site layout plan from that permitted under planning reference 19/6677. All dwellings will be served by individual waste water treatment systems. The development will comprise a decrease in density, from 5 no. detached 4-bedroom dwelling houses, as permitted under 19/6677, to 4 no. detached 4-bedroom dwelling houses. Access to the development will be provided via the site entrance from public road, as permitted under planning reference 19/6677. |
| 23/6394 | Refused | 30 Jan 2024 | — | 428 m | Construct 5 no dwellings with associated site works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 18/4732 |
| 21/7031 | Conditional | 31 Mar 2022 | — | 22 m | Permission to provide lighting of existing amenity walk, with associated site works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501327 | — | Refused | 12 Aug 2026 | 496 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
- 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 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.