The Oar Bar, 1 Lower Road, Knocknagore, Crosshaven, Co. Cork, P43WC79
Permission is sought for change of use from existing first floor restaurant to 2 no. residential apartments. Proposed works to consist of; 1) internal modifications as required, 2) create a new entrance to the rear of new apartments to the public road, 3) create a new window on the front elevation at first floor level, 4) install one new roof light to the front and rear elevations, 5) carry out all associated site works
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
- 26/2446 · 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
- 241 m²
- 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=26/2446.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2446at 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| G3 High amenity | Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses: The scale of new residential and mixed residential developments within the Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses within the settlement network should normally respect the pattern and grain of existing urban development in the surrounding | 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 6River Dale · IMIJ Hair Salon · house
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0610 | Grant with conditions | 12 Jun 2026 | — | 484 m | Permission for removal of existing boiler house/store room to side and construction of a single storey extension to side of existing semi-detached two storey dwelling along with all ancillary site development works. |
| 26/0497 | Grant with conditions | 24 Apr 2026 | — | 114 m | The development will consist of internal alterations and redecoration of the sacristy including removal of modern partitions, replacement of sacristy WC with new DWC to eastern corner of southern aisle accessed from the narthex, conservation repairs, replacement of modern railings within the site with new estate fencing, and all associated site works. Protected Structure -RPS 643. |
| 25/4154 | Conditional permission | 27 Jan 2026 | — | 405 m | Permission for alterations and extensions to an existing dwelling including the following works, 1) a 2-storey flat roof side & rear extension with a further single storey flat roof element to the rear, 2) Demolition of an existing front conservatory & rear single storey extension, 3) Elevational alterations to the existing dwelling – new front door canopy & adjustment to the size of an upper floor rear window, 4) Formation of a new vehicular entrance to the site from the cul-de-sac to rear/eastern side for the purpose of providing off street car parking (consent given from Cork County Council for passage over Council lands for this entrance) & 5) All other associated site works. |
| 25/5686 | Refused | 16 Oct 2025 | — | 168 m | Permission for change of use of existing residential dwelling to Airbnb for use as short term letting. |
| 25/4008 | Split decision | 11 Aug 2025 | — | 477 m | Permission for the following work to the existing derelict cottage, 1) demolish existing rear extension & construct a new extension to rear, 2) Remove existing roof & raise eaves/roof height on cottage to create habitable accommodation at roof level with veluxes/sky lights to rear, 3) new window to rear at ground floor & construction of an extension to the existing porch to the front with new roof and all ancillary site works |
| 25/5152 | Conditional permission | 6 Aug 2025 | — | 115 m | Permission for the change of use of a single storey building from an office building to a residential dwelling. Permission is also sought for the alteration of a door to a window on the front elevation from the proposed bedroom. |
| 25/4591 | Conditional permission | 1 Jul 2025 | — | 150 m | Permission for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated works (omission of conditions 3 and 6 per previously permitted Reg. Ref. 24/4859). |
| 24/4859 | Conditional | 19 Dec 2024 | — | 150 m | Permission for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323149 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 Nov 2025 | 150 m |
| 319987 | — | Refused | 22 Jul 2024 | 435 m |
| 319989 | — | Refused | 22 Jul 2024 | 435 m |
| 319984 | — | Invalid | 24 Jun 2024 | 435 m |
| 319985 | — | Invalid | 24 Jun 2024 | 435 m |
| 319986 | — | Invalid | 24 Jun 2024 | 435 m |
| 319990 | — | Invalid | 24 Jun 2024 | 435 m |
| 319991 | — | Invalid | 24 Jun 2024 | 435 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 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.