Observation pack · Cork County Council

Neptune Lodge, Point Road, Crosshaven, Co. Cork.

Permission for (1) retention and removal of 2no. existing roof windows and 1no. balcony roof window to the western roof slope of the existing house, (2) retention of demolition of the original extension, part of external wall and internal floors, (3) retention of new floors and supporting structure and partially constructed external walls to proposed new extension (4) demolition of western site boundary walls and steps (5) proposed new western site boundary walls, steps and handrail, (6) completion of proposed 2 storey extension to rear, (7) proposed alterations to the existing building including (i) 2no. new dormers on western roof slope, (ii) replacement of existing roof tiles with natural slate, (iii) replacement of existing windows and front door with new (8) installation of a new domestic wastewater treatment system and (9) all associated site works

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 18 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 26/2447 · full record
Authority: Cork County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Awaiting Validation SRO
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 139 m²
Received: 19 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due: 13 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=26/2447.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2447 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 27 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
R3 Rural cluster	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	CO-001:DP: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: CORKCO CO-001:DP:cork-county-development-plan-2022 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
CORKCO CO-001:DP:cork-county-development-plan-2022	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 1
Point House

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
26/1309	Grant with conditions	13 Jul 2026	—	491 m	Permission for single-storey flat roof extension to the front and side of the existing dwelling, incorporating a side canopy and two french doors, one to the front and one to the side.
26/1196	Split decision	1 Jul 2026	—	456 m	Permission for retention and completion and Permission for works at existing dwelling house. Permission for retention and completion is sought for following works: 1) Conversion of existing ground floor garage space into habitable accommodation at the ground floor of the existing dwelling, to be used as living space; 2) Alteration and extension to the first floor extension to the front/side of dwelling, and minor alterations to existing elevations and associated works (this is a change of plans and elevations of the first floor extension to front/side, from that permitted under Planning Ref. No. 24/6277). Permission for the construction of new single-storey domestic garage on site.
26/0934	Grant with conditions	8 Jun 2026	—	59 m	Permission for partial demolition of existing permitted two-storey dwelling to facilitate construction of two-storey extensions together with associated elevational alterations and site development works.
26/0779	Grant with conditions	20 May 2026	—	358 m	Permission for retention of existing dwelling and assocaited site works as constructed
25/6905	Grant with conditions	20 Feb 2026	—	263 m	Permission for alterations to the north and south elevations of the previously granted dwelling, PL.No. 235208, to include new front porch canopy, material and rear window changes, and all associated site works.
25/4680	Refused	18 Feb 2026	—	427 m	Permission for demolition for an existing dwelling and shed, for the subdivision of the site and for the construction of 2 no. detached 1.5 storey dwellings, 2 no. new vehicular entrances from the public roadway to the sites and all other ancillary site works. Permission is further sought for a revision to the southern site boundary line.
25/5580	Conditional permission	9 Feb 2026	—	106 m	Demolition of :- a) Existing vehicular driveway entry walls, driveway walls and portions of existing western terrace. b) Portion of existing single storey dwelling to south elevation (demolition area = 36.00m2). c) Existing chimney and portions of existing walls on the north, south, east and west elevations of dwelling. Construction of :- d) New widened vehicular entry and driveway with associated retaining walls. e) New driveway to upper south and rear of property with new retaining along east, north and south edge of site. f) New raised terrace to west. g) New single storey extension to rear of dwelling house with new entry door and external adjoining shed. Alterations to dwelling house to include :- h) New enlarged window and door fenestrations with external wall insulation to north, south, east and west elevations, with associated infill sections. i) New solar panels. j) New chimney flue. k) All associated site and landscaped works.
25/4887	Conditional permission	8 Dec 2025	—	409 m	Permission for the construction of a new dwelling house, a new vehicular entrance an all associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500626	—	Granted with conditions	1 May 2026	409 m
320935	—	Refused	6 Feb 2025	180 m
312435	—	Granted with conditions	17 Apr 2023	281 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

19 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 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.