Observation pack · Cork County Council

Strand Street, Kanturk, Co. Cork

(1) the retention of the demolition of the lean-to roof to the rear of the site (2) the change of use of (i) the former public house known as The USA Bar to pharmacy use with mezzanine level and incorporate same into the existing adjoining pharmacy and (ii) the first floor apartment above the existing pharmacy to pharmacy use, (3) alterations to front, rear and side elevations, (4) new shopfronts and signage to front and side elevations and alterations to shopfront of existing pharmacy and (5) all associated site works

Observations close 28 Oct 2026 26 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 17 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 26/2473 · full record
Authority: Cork County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Awaiting Admin Validation
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 346 m²
Received: 23 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due: 17 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=26/2473.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2473 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 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
M2 Major town centre	Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres: Promote the development of town centres and neighbourhood centres as the primary locations for retail and other uses that provide goods or services principally to visiting members of the public.	CO-001:DP:cork-county-development-plan-2022	6 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028
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	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.

Sources: CORKCO CO-001:DP:cork-county-development-plan-2022, 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
CORKCO CO-001:DP:cork-county-development-plan-2022	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 7
bridge · Greenane Bridge · Kanturk Library
Recorded monument × 4
Bridge · Bridge · R114687

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
26/1458	Grant permission	27 Jul 2026	—	264 m	Permission for The conversion of existing outhouses and main hall adjoining Egmont House, a Protected Structure (Record of Protected Structure no. 01206) to 2 no. apartments for short term letting. Permission is sought for re-instatement of archways to existing elevations within the courtyard. Works will also include alterations to elevations, the replacement of the existing roofs, new rooflights, provision of additional floor space at mezzanine level within the existing buildings, construction of walls at ground and first floor level to enclose proposed apartments, internal alterations including provision of new staircase, other works including provision of carparking, resurfacing the courtyard, bin storage and all associated site works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 20/5014
25/6518	Grant with conditions	22 Jul 2026	—	404 m	Permission for change of use of ground floor of dwelling from residential use to commercial use as a veterinary clinic, including a staff studio apartment, for alterations to existing elevations, for a single storey extension to the rear of the building for use within the veterinary clinic, for a new vehicular entrance and car parking, and for all associated site works.
26/1079	Grant with conditions	20 Jul 2026	—	404 m	Change of use from café as granted under reference 20/6850 to a day services centre for the care of adults with an intellectual disability.
25/5875	Refused	27 May 2026	—	0 m	Alterations to front, rear and side elevations, first floor extension and change of use of former public house known as The USA bar to pharmacy use with mezzanine level and incorporate same into the existing adjoining pharmacy, new shopfronts and signage to front and side elevations and alterations to shop front of existing pharmacy. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 19/6314
25/6353	Grant with conditions	6 May 2026	—	408 m	Permission to : (A) Demolish existing garage to the north side of existing dwelling house (B) Demolish single storey extension to the rear east of existing dwelling (C) Construct a new extension to the side (north) and rear (east) of existing dwelling with new roof construction and dormer window to front (west) and (D) Develop attic space to living accommodation consisting of 3 bedrooms and shower room.
25/5702	Grant with conditions	22 Apr 2026	—	134 m	Permission to convert the existing first floor from attic/storage to 2-bedroom apartment with all associated site works
25/6230	Grant with conditions	9 Feb 2026	—	232 m	Permission for retention of the following: a) Windows & entrance door to front elevation of dwelling, b) Single storey extension including chimney to rear of dwelling, c) Two-storey extension to rear of dwelling and ancillary works.
25/6179	Grant with conditions	28 Jan 2026	—	196 m	Permission for retention to retain two dwelling houses as constructed within revised site boundaries

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
319948	—	Granted with conditions	18 Nov 2024	255 m
320416	—	open	19 Jul 2024	279 m
311354	—	Withdrawn	14 Oct 2021	124 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 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.