Coolnagearagh, Coachford, Co. Cork
Permission for development of lands formerly used as a quarry for holiday and tourism use: Works to include:- 1) Removal of existing remaining quarrying material and equipment, 2) 11 x 2 bedroom & 22 x 1 bedroom residential log cabins, 3) 25 x serviced motorhome parking bays, 4) 5 x serviced glamping pods within fenced enclosure, 5) Single storey reception building and shop, 6) Indoor play area and hall with café and mezzanine floor, 7) 2 storey club house with bar/kitchen facilities with service yard, 8) Single storey communal Wc/shower facilities with service yard, 9) Maintenance & storage shed, 10) Internal road network connecting to existing site entrance and access roadway, 11) Water pond to cater for bumper boat activities, 12) Internal paths, 13) Wastewater treatment plant and sand polishing filter, 14) Settlement ponds, 15) Site landscaping and lighting, 16) On-site car parking, 17) All other site development and associated works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application and 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 hours at the office of the planning authority.
The application
- Reference
- 26/2555 · 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
- 6.08 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=26/2555.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2555at 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/6064 | Unconditional permission | 24 Nov 2025 | — | 291 m | Importation of soil and stone for the restoration of a quarry in order to improve the agricultural output of the quarry and return it to an agricultural field. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 20/4969 |
| 25/4819 | Conditional permission | 25 Sept 2025 | — | 126 m | Permission for a soil and concrete recycling facility on the floor of the existing quarry, comprising aggregate processing plant (including crushing, washing and screening plant), wash water recycling plant (consisting of clean water tank, thickening tank, sludge tank, centrifuge and modular control building/site office), generator, concrete hardstands, materials reception area, quarantine area, open storage of soil, stone and concrete, product storage bays, storm water settlement pond, all ancillary site works and modification of the quarry restoration plan permitted by An Bord Pleanála planning reference number ABP-310214-21 (Cork County Council reference number 20/6446) |
| 24/5769 | Conditional | 13 Nov 2024 | — | 245 m | Permission for single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling, internal and external alterations and all associated works |
| 24/4767 | Conditional | 13 Sept 2024 | — | 0 m | Permission for new machinery storage shed to serve existing quarry and all associated works |
| 23/4781 | Conditional permission | 14 Jun 2023 | — | 305 m | Permission to decommission the existing septic tank and percolation area. Permission is also sought to construct a dwelling house, install a new waste water treatment unit and polishing filter and all associated site works |
| 22/5038 | Conditional | 30 Jun 2022 | — | 13 m | A new site entrance from regional road R618, and access road into the property, primarily to accommodate heavy goods vehicles accessing Carhoo Quary and the permitted soil recovery site. The installation and use of a mobile wheel wash. The new entrance will require removal of roadside trees and shrubs to provide adequate sight lines: the erection of a 1.8m high security fence and gate, the planting of screen hedging and erection of signage. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314189 | — | Other | 10 Nov 2023 | 13 m |
| 310214 | — | Granted with conditions | 18 Jan 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
- 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.