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Ballymacorcoran, Clondrohid, Macroom, Co Cork

Planning permission for the construction of a new domestic dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works at Ballymacorcoran Clondrohid Macroom Co. Cork.

Observations close 2 Nov 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 26 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
26/2501 · full record
Authority
Cork County Council
Type
Permission
Status
Invalid - Prepare Letters
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
3,055 m²
Received
26 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2501.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2501 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 2 Nov 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.
  5. 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
25/4589Grant with conditions23 Mar 2026—203 mPermission for the retention of 2 no. existing temporary modular buildings which are used as dressing rooms for a duration of 10 years together with permission for retention of storage container, proprietary treatment unit and percolation area. Permission to develop a hurling ball wall with 10.4m high ball stop post and netting, control room, 6 no. floodlighting columns consisting of 6 no. 20m high poles with HFL 19S-1800WG-BR3030-757-60L-140 lights which will provide lighting to serve both the main pitch and training pitch, water harvesting tank for pitch sprinkler system, proposed new entrance slip road, proposed new boundary retaining wall, along with changes in design and layout to car park and the proposed pathway around the main pitch to that previously granted under planning reference number 19/6850, together with all other ancillary site works.
25/6154Unconditional permission8 Dec 2025—361 mPermission for the importation of soil and stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field and the construction of a temporary new haul road and the widening of the existing entrance, Extension Of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 20/5015.
24/6226Conditional8 Apr 2025—426 mPermission for new single storey dwelling, domestic garage, sewerage system, site entrance and all associated works.
24/5119Conditional20 Sept 2024—367 mPermission for the construction of new dwelling house and domestic garage, new entrance, wastewater treatment system together with all other ancillary site works
23/6336Conditional14 Mar 2024—83 mPermission for retention of : a) Extensions & alterations to existing dwelling (including attached tool shed & utility room and semi-enclosed car port), b) Domestic garage/store, c) Open horse shelter (wooden construction) & d) Horse stable/shed.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 26 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 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.