Observation pack · Cork County Council

Existing farmland at Farranastig,, Whitechurch,, Co. Cork

Permission for the proposed works:- 1) Construction of a new agricultural dry storage shed and associated yard and upgrading of part of the existing farm roadways within the farm holding to compacted hardcore surface; 2) Proposed facilities for the open storage and the processing of forest timber pulpwood into woodchip renewable biomass fuel and all ancillary associated site works, to include the installation of new weighbridge and portacabin, and all ancillary associated infrastructure works at site located within the existing farmland.

Observations close 6 Nov 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: 26/2554 · full record
Authority: Cork County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Invalid - Case Closed
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 1.63 ha
Received: 2 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: —
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=26/2554.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2554 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.
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

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
26/0606	Grant with conditions	23 Jul 2026	—	470 m	Permission for alterations and extension to dwelling and relocation of site entrance
23/6625	Conditional	23 Feb 2024	—	0 m	Permission to construct a new dwelling house and detached domestic garage
23/5653	Conditional	4 Oct 2023	—	418 m	Permission for construction of single storey style dwelling (revised house design as per Pl.Reg.No. 22/6027) house, detached domestic garage, new waste water treatment system, percolation area and ancillary site works.
22/6051	Conditional	3 Nov 2022	—	293 m	Modification to the solar farm permitted under planning reg no. 16/4185 and extended under 22/4056. The modifications consist of changes to dimensions of the permitted photovoltaic panels, replacement of the 2 transformer stations with 1 smaller transformer station and 1 smaller storage unit, changes to the design of the delivery station, and associated layout changes, all modifications are with the boundary of the permitted development.
22/6027	Conditional	26 Oct 2022	—	419 m	Construction of single storey style dwelling house, detached domestic garage, new waste water treatment system, percolation area and ancillary site works
22/4056	Unconditional	28 Jun 2022	—	293 m	5MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 10.24ha, 2 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 1 no. single storey delivery station, security fencing CCTV and all associated ancillary development works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 16/4185.

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.