Observation pack · Cork County Council
The Old Orchard, Corbally North, Glanmire, Co. Cork.
Permission to decommission existing septic tank and install a new wastewater treatment unit, polishing filter and all associated site works.
Observations close 3 Nov 2026 16 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 29 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 23 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2521 · 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
- 3,820 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=26/2521.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2521at 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0503 | Grant with conditions | 27 Apr 2026 | — | 35 m | Permission for demolition of the existing rear (north) porch to an existing two-storey dwelling house; the construction of a new single-storey rear/side extension and a new front (south) entrance porch; alterations to the front (south) elevation; and all associated site works. |
| 25/6259 | Grant with conditions | 8 Apr 2026 | — | 9 m | Permission for alterations and extension to their existing 4 bed single storey dwelling, granted under 06/11409 which will consist of; the construction of a new single storey 7m2 porch to the front of the existing dwelling, elevational alterations to existing dwelling including amendments to existing doors and windows, a part 2 storey 55m2 extension to first floor, a 25m2 garage comprising of a garden room & storage with car porch and all ancillary site works |
| 25/5557 | Conditional permission | 23 Jan 2026 | — | 204 m | Permission for retention of the construction of a revised two-storey house and detached domestic garage (change of plans to that permitted under 20/6093) to include the raising of the floor level and as a consequence the raising of the ridge level and adjacent garden levels, the installation of a revised waste water treatment system with raised bed percolation area and all associated site works |
| 24/5485 | Conditional | 6 Nov 2024 | — | 247 m | Permission to demolish the existing rear extension and construct new front & rear extensions to dwelling house, carry out alterations to existing elevations and all associated site works including new waste water treatment unit |
| 24/4457 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2024 | — | 444 m | Permission to demolish existing single storey dwelling, construct new two storey dwelling in its place, new sewerage system to replace existing septic tank, new site entrance to provide improved sightlines, and all associated works. |
| 23/6303 | Conditional | 2 Apr 2024 | — | 418 m | Works at the former Orchard Warehousing Facility. The works include the demolition of the existing gate, pillars and fencing to be replaced by a blockwork splayed entrance and the demolition of 2 no. outbuildings [113.65m2] as well as the construction of a two storey extension to the front of 'warehouse 2' to form a new office and reception area with ancillary staff and meeting facilities and the change of use of warehouse 3 from warehouse storage to workshop involving the fitting out of containers to form housing units and a proposed raised platform to warehouse 3, the provision of two no. storage containers on site as well as all associated site development works. |
| 23/5729 | Conditional | 26 Nov 2023 | — | 118 m | Permission to construct a new dwelling house |
| 23/4010 | Conditional | 9 May 2023 | — | 468 m | 1. Conversion of part of factory to office area on ground floor and placement of 1 new window on ground floor south elevation and 2 new windows and 1 external door on ground floor west elevation serving office conversion, 2. Construction of a new factory extension on north side of existing factory and all associated site/drainage/landscaping and ancillary works, 3. Moving existing car park serving factory and office to new location on site where hard standing already exists and forming a pedestrian steps and walk way from car park to lower factory yard area |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309452 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 Dec 2021 | 204 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.