Clogheen,, Clonakilty,, Co. Cork, P85 RD23
(a) Removal of existing temporary first floor staff facility and construction of single storey permanent staff facility in its place, and (b) Construction of extensions to existing leisure centre building comprising of (i) Single storey female changing area, spa lounge area & equipment storage along with associated internal alterations and ancillary site and drainage works and (ii) Construction of additional second storey above the existing leisure centre gym areas (iii) Construction of rooftop plant area above additional second storey.
The application
- Reference
- 26/2508 · 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
- 3,063 m²
- Received
- 28 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- 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=26/2508.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2508at 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/1639 | Grant with conditions | 13 Aug 2026 | — | 444 m | Permission to construct a single storey dining room extension together with internal alterations to existing nursing home facility |
| 25/6972 | Grant with conditions | 30 Apr 2026 | — | 134 m | Construction of a new dwelling house, detached garage, new vehicular entrance, connection to public services and all associated site works |
| 25/6767 | Grant with conditions | 11 Feb 2026 | — | 391 m | Works to comprise of the construction of a single storey porch extension to front (north) elevation, the construction of a single storey extension to east elevation, the construction of a single storey extension to rear (south elevation) of dwelling, modifications to existing dwelling including conversion of attached garage to living accommodation, construction of garden shed and all associated site works |
| 25/324 | Conditional permission | 24 Nov 2025 | — | 0 m | A large-scale residential development (LRD), comprising of 246 no. residential dwellings as follows: 177 no. houses consisting of 3 no. 5-bed dwellings, 41 no. 4-bed dwellings, 90 no. 3-bed dwellings, 31 no. 2-bed dwellings and 12 no. 1-bed sheltered housing units; 6 no. 2-storey 4-unit apartment blocks consisting of 24 no. 2- bed units, and 3 no. 3-storey 15-unit apartment blocks consisting of 36 no. 2-bed units and 9 no. 1-bed units. The proposed development also includes a creche (473.77sqm) with capacity to accommodate 65 no. children. The proposed development will include provision for car parking, including EV charging points and bicycle parking. The proposed development will also include the provision of private, communal, and public open spaces; internal roads and pathways with potential for future links to adjacent lands; pedestrian and cyclist routes; hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments; waste storage; plant; signage; a new access onto the local hotel road to the east, incorporating bridging of the existing stream with associated works to same, and a new access connecting to the L-9931-0 local road to the west; modifications to car parking at the Clonakilty Park Hotel and the provision of a roundabout; public lighting; new substation; road improvement works and pedestrian facilities at the N71 and Clonakilty Park Hotel junction; all associated site development works; and all drainage and foul sewer infrastructure and network works including connections to the existing networks on the N71 national road and the L-4007-52 local road, and nature-based SuDS measures. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). The application may be inspected online at the following website: www.cloheenlrd.ie |
| 25/158 | Conditional | 14 May 2025 | — | 104 m | Permission for Retention of change of use of an existing domestic garage to a self-contained apartment, which is to be used solely for the use incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling |
| 25/25 | Conditional | 19 Mar 2025 | — | 373 m | Construction of a storage shed extension to an existing electrical wholesale building and all associated site works |
| 24/573 | Conditional | 19 Feb 2025 | — | 356 m | Construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and for all associated site works including the sub division of the existing dwelling site |
| 24/493 | Conditional permission | 10 Feb 2025 | — | 431 m | Retention permission sought to erect a portacabin to be used as training kitchen |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323979 | — | Other | 25 Mar 2026 | 0 m |
| 317180 | — | Granted with conditions | 13 Sept 2023 | 485 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 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.