Observation pack · Cork County Council
Laurel Walk, Coolfadda, Bandon, Co.Cork
The construction of a two-storey dwelling house and all ancillary siteworks including entrance and services. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 21/5486
Observations close 28 Oct 2026 8 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 26/2469 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Extension of Duration
- Status
- Invalid - Prepare Letters
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,808 m²
- Received
- 23 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- —
- 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=26/2469.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2469at 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 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | 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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0961 | Grant with conditions | 30 Sept 2026 | — | 436 m | Planning Permission for the construction of 3 no. dwelling houses and all associated ancillary site development works including access, parking, drainage and landscaping. All works are within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS00706). |
| 25/5336 | Grant with conditions | 25 May 2026 | — | 53 m | Permission for the construction of a residential development comprising of 69 no. residential units and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development consists of the construction of 8 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses, 48 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached/townhouse dwelling houses, 9 no. 2-bedroom semi-detached/townhouse dwelling houses and 4 no. 1bedroom simplex units located within a 2 storey building. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be provided via the estate entrance, internal road network and pedestrian infrastructure permitted by Cork County Council planning reference 20/6697, serving the 'Cúl na Gréine' residential development which is currently under construction. |
| 25/6549 | Grant with conditions | 26 Jan 2026 | — | 407 m | Permission for Retention of door to side elevation of extension (currently under construction, Planning Ref. 23/4666) to dwelling and for Permission for stone cladding to front of elevation of said dwelling and all associated site works. |
| 25/4069 | Conditional permission | 12 Jan 2026 | — | 172 m | Permission to a) retain existing dwelling house, previously granted demolition planning reference 20/5216, b) the construction of a new extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and c) all associated site works |
| 25/5416 | Conditional permission | 4 Sept 2025 | — | 9 m | Permission for the demolition of the existing garage to the eastern side of existing dwelling and construction of new single storey extension in same location, construction of further new single storey extension to the front/south of the dwelling, modifications to the existing fenestration to the front , rear and sides of the existing dwelling and the re-construction of existing dormer windows to the front/south and new dormer windows to the rear/north along with all associated site works |
| 24/5568 | Conditional permission | 3 Apr 2025 | — | 75 m | Permission for the construction of a development consisting of 22 no. residential units and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development includes the construction of 18 no. dwelling houses comprising 8 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses, 6 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached /townhouse units and 4 no. 2 bedroom townhouse units. The proposed development also consists of the construction of 2 no. 2 storey apartment buildings containing 4 no. 2 bedroom apartments/maisonette units. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development be provided via the existing estate entrance from Convent Hill (L-2011) and internal road network of Castleheights residential development with pedestrian access also to be provided via an existing pedestrian entrance from the Dunmanway road (R586) to the south. Ancillary site works to include the removal of an existing temporary container structure at the site |
| 23/6125 | Conditional | 11 Dec 2023 | — | 470 m | Permission to demolish existing outbuilding and construct a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. |
| 23/4231 | Conditional permission | 26 Jul 2023 | — | 385 m | The construction of 3 no. dwelling houses comprising of 2 no. 3-bedroom townhouses and 1 no. 2-bedroom townhouse, and a two-storey creche with ancillary bicycle and bin stores and all other ancillary site development works. The proposed dwelling houses to the west of the site will replace a creche facility previously permitted by reference 08/7515 (as extended by reference 14/4105 & 18/6460) with vehicular access to the proposed dwelling houses being provided via the existing estate entrance from Convent Hill (L-2011) to the north. The proposed creche facility to the east of the site is a change of plan from the creche previously permitted by reference 19/5749 (as amended be reference 22/4960) with vehicular access to the proposed creche being provided via a separate estate entrance permitted by reference 19/5749 (as amended by reference 22/4960), also from Convent Hill |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322415 | — | Other | 5 Aug 2025 | 75 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
- 23 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 28 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.