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33 The Briary, Kilmoney, Carrigaline, Co. Cork. P43 RH97

Permission for retention of conversion of attic storage space to useable attic space including the addition of 3 No. roof windows to rear of roof of existing dwelling house.

Observations close 5 Nov 2026 14 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 25 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
26/2545 · full record
Authority
Cork County Council
Type
Permission for Retention
Status
Awaiting Recommendation
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
237 m²
Received
1 Oct 2026
We first saw it
21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due
25 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2545.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2545 at 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 5 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.
  5. 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
R3
Rural cluster
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 surroundingcork county development plan 20226 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
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Cork County Council development plan zoning—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
26/0590Grant with conditions7 Sept 2026—470 mPermission for construction of two no. semi-detached dwellings (2 bed units) with site access via L-6506-0 and existing entrance to Cilldarragh house, Ferney Road (office's of Kieran J. Barry & Associates Ltd.) and pedestrian access also to L-6564-0, Ardcarraig Estate public footpath, together with associated site works and services
26/0899Grant with conditions2 Jun 2026—409 mPermission for the following development to their dwelling house, namely - Permission to construct new storey and half type extension at front (North East facing), ie. extending at ground and first floor, construct new single storey extension at South East facing side, remove one of three dormer roofs at front of existing roof and fit two new velux roof windows on existing front facing main roof, fit new velux roof window over landing area on main roof at rear South West facing and all associated site works.
26/0752Grant with conditions19 May 2026—230 mPermission for the construction of a detached one and a half storey dwelling house, domestic wastewater treatment system and percolation area, together with all associated site development works, utilising an existing vehicular entrance and driveway.
25/5682Grant with conditions1 May 2026—489 mPermission for the demolition of an existing rear annex, change of use from dwelling to legal offices, refurbishment and alterations to the existing house and construction of a new rear extension, parking area and associated site works
25/6716Grant with conditions9 Feb 2026—387 mPermission to retain extension to side of dwelling as constructed, permission to construct new extension to side of dwelling and in front of existing extension, permission to remove 'A' roof of existing extension and construct new flat roof over new & existing extension & all associated site works
25/4898Conditional permission21 Nov 2025—449 mPermission for construction of 2 no. detached dwellings comprising of 1 no. single storey detached dwelling and 1 no. two storey detached dwelling house and detached single storey domestic garage and all associates site works
25/5232Conditional permission14 Aug 2025—439 mPermission to convert the attic to storage area and to install rooflight on the front elevation, all to his dwelling.
25/4528Conditional20 May 2025—181 mPermission for the construction of 224 no. dwelling houses (54 no. dwellings will have an option for house type 2B-1 or 2B-2, with the remaining dwellings comprising house types 1A-1 (2 no.), 1A-2 (1 no.), 1A-3 (2 no.), 1B-1 (39 no.), 1B-2 (1 no.), 1C-1 (12 no.), 1D-1 (8 no.), 2A-1 (1 no.) 2A-2 (3 no.), 2A-3 (1 no.), 2A-4 (3 no.), 2B-1 (1 no.), 2B-3 (1 no.) 2C-1 (36 no.), 2C-2 (12 no.), 2D-1 (16 no.), 2E-1 (18 no.) and 2F-1 (13 no.), the construction of a crèche and all associated ancillary development works including access (including the completion of the inner relief road connecting on to the L2495), bus stops, parking, footpaths, lighting, foul and surface/storm water drainage, landscaping and amenity areas. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 17/4176.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324068—Refused15 Jul 2026423 m
313720—Granted with conditions21 Oct 2024419 m
317021—Other10 Oct 2023422 m
316356—Other29 Sept 2023252 m
313298—Granted with conditions19 Jun 2023416 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

  • 1 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 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.