Barnagore, Ovens, Co. Cork.
Permission to construct a gated vehicular entrance with associated boundary treatment and site works.
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 26/2506 · 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
- 1,442 m²
- Received
- 28 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 23 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=26/2506.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2506at 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 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.
- 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.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
- Recorded monument × 2Souterrain · R112336
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/1762 | Grant with conditions | 19 Aug 2026 | — | 197 m | We, MM Fiber Packaging Ireland Ltd., wish to apply for full planning permission for the following works at site located at MM Packaging, Barnagore, Ovens, Co. Cork, P31 CA55: 1) Construction of new storage unit to be located adjacent to existing package manufacturing facility and be used by same. New storage unit will be accessed via existing internal road network and site entrance currently serving the existing facility; 2) all associated site development works to include drainage works and the installation of new security fence and associated gates for the purpose of securely enclosing the site. |
| 26/1066 | Refused | 19 Jun 2026 | — | 481 m | Permission for the following works:- 1) Change of use from existing disused church to residential use comprising of 1 no. 4 bedroom dwelling unit with the insertion of a new internal first floor within the nave and chancel of the disused church, 2) Alterations to existing elevations of disused church, 3) Installation of new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, 4) All associated proposed site works. The development involves works to and within the curtilage of RPS 465 Former St Mary’s Church and Recorded Archaeological Monument CO073-055. |
| 25/4444 | Grant with conditions | 4 Mar 2026 | — | 466 m | Permission to construct a two-storey detached dwelling; a detached single storey garage; a proposed waste-water treatment unit/septic tank & associated percolation area; along with all associated site development works. All of the above located within site 02 of previously granted planning permission reference 23/6572 and within the overall site of previously granted planning permission reference 20/6720. |
| 25/4992 | Conditional permission | 27 Aug 2025 | — | 391 m | Permission for two storey dwelling, sewerage system, site entrance and all associated works. |
| 24/6076 | Conditional | 23 Dec 2024 | — | 273 m | Permission for erection of palisade security fence with double gate around perimeter of existing water tank and all associated site works |
| 23/6572 | Conditional | 9 Dec 2024 | — | 434 m | Permission for the construction of a part single storey/Part two & half storey detached dwelling with roof lights; A detached single storey car port/ Shed building; A detached two storey garage/shed/games/ home office building; A proposed waste-water treatment unit/ septic tank & associated percolation area; Along with all associated site development works, All of the above located within site 01 & site 02 as per previously granted planning permission, reference 20/06720. Planning Permission is also sought for modifications to site outline and proposed dwelling locations of site 01 and site 02 as well as modifications to the extent of public open space/amenity provisions from that previously granted under planning reference number 20/06720. |
| 23/5485 | Refused | 10 Jul 2024 | — | 433 m | Construction of 51 no. dwelling houses comprising 30 no. 4-bed dwelling houses, 12 no. 3-bed dwelling houses and 9 no. 2-bed dwelling houses, a temporary wastewater treatment plant, pumping station and all associated site development works including vehicular access, footpaths, parking, drainage, landscaping and amenity areas. |
| 24/4901 | Conditional | 10 Jul 2024 | — | 478 m | Permission for construction of a detached two storey dwelling, including the provision of waste water treatment plant and all associated site development works, located within site 03 as per previously granted Planning Permission Reference 20/6720. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501709 | — | pending | 16 Jul 2026 | 481 m |
| 320466 | — | Refused | 19 Feb 2025 | 433 m |
| 316355 | — | Other | 23 Oct 2023 | 338 m |
| 316354 | — | Other | 23 Oct 2023 | 433 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
- 28 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.