Observation pack · Cork County Council
Horseclose, Doneraile, Co.Cork
Permission to construct 2 no. sheds for storage of golf buggies and multi-purpose use
Observations close 6 Nov 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 26 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2549 · 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
- 17.18 ha
- Received
- 2 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 26 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=26/2549.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2549at 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G3 High amenity | Greenbelt1: Discourage strongly new individual housing from being located within the greenbelts around the Main Towns. | cork county development plan 2022 | 6 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028 |
| G4 Open space | Green Infrastructure includes 3 subcategories - Green Recreational (GR), Green Conservation (GC) and Green Active (GA) | cork county development plan 2022 | 6 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028 |
| S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Community: Promote the provision of educational, community related and healthcare development including, where relevant, the provision of ancillary accommodation and facilities. | 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 × 2Saint Mary’s Church (Doneraile) · Doneraile Court
- Recorded monument × 12Graveyard · Church · Promontory fort - inland
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/6586 | Grant with conditions | 27 May 2026 | — | 135 m | Permission for change of use of existing store/garage to cafe/restaurant to include toilet pod and storage area ancillary to cafe/restaurant, takeaway service, outdoor seating area and all associated site works. |
| 25/5725 | Grant with conditions | 7 Apr 2026 | — | 0 m | Permission to construct an extension to the side of the existing landscape equipment storage shed with alterations and all associated site and ancillary works. |
| 26/0036 | Grant with conditions | 5 Mar 2026 | — | 487 m | Planning permission for the change of use of existing retail areas to allow for ancillary off licence sales, at Centra Doneraile, Main Street, Doneraile, Co. Cork |
| 25/5385 | Conditional permission | 3 Dec 2025 | — | 111 m | Permission for the putting in place a sculpture and associated signage to commemorate the first steeplechase from Buttevant to Doneraile in 1752 |
| 24/5415 | Conditional permission | 16 Jul 2025 | — | 135 m | Permission for change of use of science block of former secondary school to dwelling house |
| 24/6057 | Conditional | 23 Dec 2024 | — | 0 m | Permission for the removal of 2 no. existing basketball courts and the construction of an all weather pitch with perimeter fencing, 5m high ball netting, 4 no. LED floodlights to all weather pitch , a hurling wall and all ancillary site works. |
| 23/5819 | Conditional | 2 Oct 2024 | — | 340 m | Permission for the following residential development comprising; 1) partial demolition of existing agricultural building, 2) the construction of 40 no. semi-detached dwelling units; 3) construction of new vehicular site entrance and pedestrian entrance in existing boundary; 4) construction of new public footpath and public lighting along the public road R522; 5) all associated ancillary development and site works including connection to existing public water main, connection to public waste water sewer, parking , landscaping and amenity areas. a) A Nature Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with this application, b) the Natura Impact Statement will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office of the relevant planning authority |
| 23/5916 | Conditional | 20 May 2024 | — | 70 m | Permission for a) demolition of existing water tower, storage & bicycle sheds and partial demolition of existing school building, b) Construction of new single storey classroom extension to the north of the existing school, c) construction of new single storey special education needs base, to the south of the existing school, d) provision of PV panels and signage to exterior, e) site development works including landscaping, new play area, sensory garden and improved vehicular access with car parking and footpath, f) site drainage works including surface water infiltration and foul drainage connection, g) works to existing eastern site boundary. |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 2 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 6 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.