Observation pack · Cork County Council

Kilbrittain GAA Club, Clashavanna, Kilbrittain, Co. Cork, P72YE35

Planning Permission to construct a new gym along with all associated site works.

Observations close 29 Oct 2026 4 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 24 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 18 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 26/2485 · 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: 3,487 m²
Received: 24 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due: 18 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=26/2485.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2485 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 29 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

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

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
26/1041	Grant with conditions	9 Jun 2026	—	265 m	Permission for retention of construction of single storey extensions to the rear (north) including attic storage space with velux roof windows, and construction of an attached garage to the rear (north) and side (east) to the existing single storey detached dwelling.
24/6080	Conditional	20 Jun 2025	—	212 m	Permission for the construction of a dwelling house, the installation of a septic tank and percolation area and all associated siteworks.
24/4139	Conditional	20 Dec 2024	—	486 m	Permission for the construction of 19 no. houses, improvements to the junction of the R603 and the L-6105, 6 no. visitor car parking spaces along Meadow View Road, new pedestrian access points to the public amenity walk and community field, erection of ball stops nets and all ancillary bin stores, bicycle stores, car parking, landscaping and site development works. The proposed improvements to the public roads include traffic calming measures, the widening of the existing footpath, 1 no. new pedestrian crossing on Meadow View Road and 2 no. new pedestrian crossings on the R603. Access to the proposed development is via Meadow View. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.
22/5347	Conditional	22 Feb 2023	—	0 m	Construction of a) flood lights to existing GAA pitch, b) generator plinth, c) all associated site work
22/4177	Refused	16 Feb 2023	—	455 m	Planning permission for the construction of 25 no. dwelling units, 10 no. 4 bed detached units, 6 no. 3 bed semi-detached units, 9 no. 2 bed terraced units, provision of access road, walkways, green areas, children’s playground and all associated site works at Glanduff, Kilbrittain, Co.Cork. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. The Natura Impact Statement will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the office of the planning authority.
22/5100	Conditional	28 Nov 2022	—	165 m	Permission to construct dwellinghouse and associated siteworks.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
321774	—	Granted with conditions	3 Jun 2025	486 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

24 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 29 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.