Observation pack · Cork County Council
Annabella (townland), Mallow, Co. Cork
The construction of 2 no. semi-detached houses and all associated ancillary development works including access, parking, drainage, and landscaping. The proposed dwelling houses will replace 1 no. duplex unit and 1 no. apartment unit previously permitted under An Coimisiún Pleanála Ref. TA04.312640.
Observations close 4 Nov 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 24 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2537 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Validation SRO
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 360 m²
- Received
- 30 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 24 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=26/2537.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2537at 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 4 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R4 Residential | Residential Reserve: Provide a land reserve for the long term orderly development of the Metropolitan towns of Carrigaline, Carrigtwohill, Cobh and Midleton and the Key Towns of Mallow and Clonakilty and some County Towns where appropriate. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0160 | Unconditional permission | 20 Mar 2026 | — | 469 m | Permission to construct 2 no. detached split level dwellings, development works to existing access passage including entrances and all necessary ancillary works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 20/5886 |
| 25/6296 | Refused | 12 Feb 2026 | — | 469 m | Permission to construct 2 no. detached split level dwellings, development works to existing access passage including entrances and all necessary ancillary works, Extension of Duration to Permission granted under planning ref. No. 20/5886. |
| 25/6175 | Grant with conditions | 5 Dec 2025 | — | 445 m | Permission for Retention of the existing single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling house with alterations and all associated and ancillary works. |
| 25/5124 | Conditional permission | 4 Nov 2025 | — | 166 m | Permission for large-scale residential development (LRD), the construction of a residential development of 102 no. residential units comprising of 36 no. dwelling houses and 66 no. apartment/duplex/maisonette units, a two storey creche facility and all ancillary site development works. The proposed 36 no. dwelling houses will all be 3 bedroom mid and end terrace units. The proposed 66 no. apartment/duplex/maisonette units consist of 17 no. 3 bedroom units, 33 no. 2 bedroom units and 16 no. 1 bedroom units. 32 no. of the proposed apartment/duplex/maisonette units will be accommodated in 8 no. 2 storey buildings in southern and central areas of the site, with the remaining 34 no. apartment/duplex/maisonette units being accommodated in a 1-3 storey apartment building to the north of the site. The proposed development facilitates pedestrian and cycle connections to the existing Woodview Drive residential development to the east and the residential development to the west permitted by An Bord Pleanála reference 312640-22, which is currently under construction. Access to the proposed development will be provided via the internal road network of the Annabella Park residential development. The proposed development provides for upgrades to the existing internal road network and public realm of the Annabella Park residential development including new footpaths, public lighting and traffic calming measures. Other ancillary site development works include landscape and amenity areas, public open spaces, servicing and drainage proposals (including SuDs measures), bicycling parking, bin storage facilities and an ESB substation. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. LRD Website: www.AnnabellaLRD.ie |
| 24/5530 | Conditional permission | 9 Jan 2025 | — | 307 m | Permission for the construction of a creche facility to serve the adjacent permitted residential development (Cork County Council Ref. 15/6119 (extended under Ref. No. 20/6130) and all associated ancillary site development works including vehicular access, parking, footpaths, landscaping and amenity areas at Annabella (townland), Mallow, Co. Cork. The proposed creche will replace the creche previously permitted under Cork County Council Ref. 16/6023 (extended under ref. 22/6434). |
| 23/4192 | Conditional | 29 Mar 2023 | — | 387 m | Permission for retention for existing single storey extension as constructed to front and side of dwelling, 3 no. roof lights to rear roof, gable window, elevational changes to rear façade and all associated modifications to side and front elevations and all associated site works |
| 22/4497 | Refused | 1 Mar 2023 | — | 326 m | The construction of a residential development comprising 88 residential units (2 no. 1-bed; 71 no. 3-bed; and 15 no. 4-bed), comprising 54 no. houses (28 no. semi-detached; and 26 no. townhouse units), 32 no. duplex, and 2 no. apartment. The proposed development will also consist of a creché, new vehicular and pedestrian access from Kennel Hill Road, car parking, shared open spaces, landscaping, a pumping station and all associated ancillary development and site works necessary to facilitate the development. |
| 22/6434 | Unconditional | 20 Feb 2023 | — | 309 m | The construction of a crèche facility to serve the adjacent permitted residential development (Planning Ref: 15/6119) and all associated ancillary development works including vehicular access, parking footpaths, drainage, landscaping and amenity areas - Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 16/6023 |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323904 | — | Granted with conditions | 27 Mar 2026 | 166 m |
| 316136 | — | Refused | 29 Feb 2024 | 326 m |
| 317016 | — | Other | 17 Oct 2023 | 139 m |
| 317015 | — | Other | 12 Oct 2023 | 0 m |
| 312640 | — | Granted with conditions | 27 May 2022 | 0 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
- 30 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 4 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.