78, North Main Street, Youghal, Co.Cork
Permission to change the use of the first & second floors of 78 North Main St. Youghal. A Protected Structure within the ACA and included in the NIAH register ref 20823093 from disused retail storage to 4 apartments with access to the upper floors from the North Main St. through an existing stairway and door. The pitched portion of the layer retail roof to the single storey retail extension to the original building will also be removed to form a flat roof and all associated site works.
The application
- Reference
- 26/2518 · 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
- 1,895 m²
- Received
- 29 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=26/2518.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2518at 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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 | 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 23Monserrat and Hillside House · house · house
- Recorded monument × 4Courthouse · House - 16th/17th century · Market-house
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/1003 | Grant with conditions | 9 Sept 2026 | — | 0 m | Permission for conversion of existing attic to provide additional habitable rooms to Flat 3, relocation of one roof-light, addition of one roof light (all rear-facing) and associated minor alterations to internal layouts previously approved under 24/5899 and 25/6082. Works are to a Protected Structure. |
| 25/6402 | Grant with conditions | 25 Aug 2026 | — | 327 m | Permission for the construction of a new single storey mid-terrace dwelling at an elevated first floor level on top of the existing boathouse located within the site and all associated site works |
| 26/1412 | Grant with conditions | 20 Jul 2026 | — | 216 m | Permission for the demolition of existing west (rear) extension and the construction of an extension on the ground and first floor to the west (rear) of the existing dwelling house, and all associated site works. |
| 26/0189 | Grant with conditions | 26 Mar 2026 | — | 322 m | Permission for Retention to retain indefinitely as built attic conversion into attic storage complete with velux rooflight on front and rear roof slope and dormer windows on rear roof slope and Permission to construct a single-storey extension at first floor level at rear of existing two-storey dwelling, demolish front boundary wall and construct 2 no. car parking spaces at front of dwelling and all associated site development works. |
| 25/6338 | Grant with conditions | 9 Mar 2026 | — | 389 m | Permission for a) the demolition of the boundary wall fronting North Main Street, b) the construction of a two-storey building comprising pharmacy on the ground floor and 1 no. apartment on the first floor, and c) reconstruction of southern gate pier and replacement yard gates including associated site services and site development works |
| 25/4473 | Conditional permission | 3 Dec 2025 | — | 56 m | Permission for change of use of existing disused building to one residential dwelling, material alterations associated with refurbishment works including: New roof and internal floors at higher levels, alterations to elevations and window and door opes, addition of dormer window, 3 storey extension to rear, demolition of rear return and southeast gable wall, reconstruction of southeast gable wall and all associated site works. |
| 25/6082 | Grant with conditions | 25 Nov 2025 | — | 0 m | Permission for material change of use of part of first floor from commercial space to create 1 bed flat. Change of internal layout previously approved under 24/5899, from 3 bed flat to 2 bed flat, including minor changes to windows to rear at 77 North Main Street, Youghal, a protected structure. |
| 25/5961 | Grant with conditions | 12 Nov 2025 | — | 234 m | Permission to replace existing scout hall roof with a new flat roof, along with all associated site works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319445 | — | Granted with conditions | 10 Apr 2025 | 373 m |
| 319513 | — | Granted with conditions | 25 Feb 2025 | 191 m |
| 315684 | — | Other | 16 May 2024 | 192 m |
| 319477 | — | Invalid | 9 Apr 2024 | 191 m |
| 314322 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Dec 2023 | 292 m |
| 313402 | — | Withdrawn | 28 Mar 2023 | 331 m |
| 313437 | — | Granted with conditions | 10 Mar 2023 | 205 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
- 29 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 3 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.