Courtaparteen, Kinsale, Co. Cork.
Permission for renovation and extension of existing ruinous dwelling, rearrangement of existing agricultural entrance to accommodate new domestic entrance and new onsite wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.
The application
- Reference
- 26/2558 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Recommendation
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 3,091 m²
- Received
- 2 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- 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=26/2558.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2558at 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/6450 | Conditional permission | 29 Oct 2025 | — | 358 m | The proposed development will consist of the construction of a detached building for domestic use ancillary to the main dwelling and the development of on-site renewable energy infrastructure. The proposed development will comprise of: 1) the removal of existing tennis court, 2) the construction of a detached building comprising of storage and gallery space, gym and leisure facilities including lap pool and padel and tennis courts at roof level, in addition to access lift and pavilion area, 3) the provision of 14 no. ground mounted arrays, each with 18 no. photovoltaic panels; 4) 12 no. mini wind turbines of 1.25 metres in height, 5) the provision of an additional on-site soakaway, 6) the construction of a temporary vehicular access for construction access purposes, 7) on site landscaping including the provision of planting and paving and 8) all associated and ancillary site development works, including ducting, electrical infrastructure and boundary treatment works |
| 24/6442 | Unconditional | 18 Feb 2025 | — | 107 m | Permission for alterations and extensions to the existing dwelling consisting of: the construction of a new single storey boiler house/extension to the side of existing dwelling, elevational alterations to existing dwelling including amendments to existing doors and windows, the removal of three number pitche.d roof dormer windows to the rear and the replacement with two number flat roof dormers, new external wall insulation to selected elevations, a new pergola to single storey front northern elevation, the addition of solar panels and all ancillary site works |
| 23/6317 | Conditional | 24 Oct 2024 | — | 348 m | Permission for; 1) Construction of a single storey pitched roof extension to the side of an existing dwelling, linking the dwelling to an existing unauthorised ancillary accommodation & 2) New pitched roof in place of the existing flat roof over the detached ancillary accommodation. Permission for retention of 1) Existing detached ancillary accommodation as an extension to the existing dwelling (joined via the proposed link extension above to form a single dwelling unit) & 2) Detached garage structure to the rear of the site. |
| 24/5615 | Conditional | 21 Oct 2024 | — | 418 m | Permission for change of design to development permitted under planning reference number 21/5867, namely, provision of a new dwelling, detached domestic garage/store, new vehicular entrance from the public road, proprietary waste water treatment system and all associated site development works. |
| 21/5867 | Conditional | 25 Feb 2022 | — | 420 m | The construction of a new double storey house, double garage, store room, driveway, new site entrance, on-site waste treatment system and stormwater soakaways, a new well, and all associated site works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500332 | — | Refused | 24 Aug 2026 | 358 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.