Observation pack · Cork County Council

9 Cherrywood Heights, Castleredmond, Midleton, Co.Cork. P25 WP02

Permission for Retention for the construction of a single storey living room extension to the rear elevation of the existing two storey semi-detached dwelling.

Observations close 9 Nov 2026 18 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 5 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 30 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 26/2568 · 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: 583 m²
Received: 5 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: 30 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=26/2568.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2568 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 9 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
R2 Existing residential	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 surrounding	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 × 2
Seanua · store/warehouse
Recorded monument × 2
Warehouse · R178743

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
26/0798	Grant with conditions	22 May 2026	—	0 m	Permission for:- 1) Construction of a new first floor extension on top of the existing ground floor side extension; 2) Construction of a ground floor sheltering canopy to a new side access door; 3) Changes to the existing ground floor elevations to include a new window and door; and all associated site works, all to the existing two storey semi-detached dwelling.
26/0024	Grant with conditions	4 Mar 2026	—	254 m	Permission for retention of a single storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house, retention of a single storey porch extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, retention of domestic garage with attached shed and boiler house (for uses incidental to the use and enjoyment of the dwelling)
25/5881	Grant with conditions	15 Jan 2026	—	498 m	Permission for the construction of a new single storey detached dwelling house, creation of a new site entrance and all associated site works.
24/5386	Conditional permission	21 Feb 2025	—	292 m	Permission for the construction of a residential development consisting of 12 no. residential housing units, the proposed development consists of 6 no. 1 bed units and 6 no. 2 bed units in two no. 2 storey blocks. Planning permission is sought for the development outlined above as well as 12 no. parking spaces and 24 no. bicycle parking spaces. Access is proposed via the existing access and right of way through Charleston Close estate. A temporary construction access is proposed off Bailick Road L3621. Permission is also sought for all associated drainage, landscaping, bin storage and all associated site development and infrastructural works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.
24/5655	Conditional	24 Oct 2024	—	488 m	Permission for the construction of a dormer style dwelling house and associated site works.
23/5703	Conditional permission	25 Jun 2024	—	296 m	Permission for the following phase 4 residential development. Comprising the demolition of outbuildings associated with Lakeview House and the construction of 34 no. residential units (comprising a mix of 2 and 3 bed, detached, semi detached and terraced units) and all associated ancillary development works including access, footpaths, parking , drainage, landscaping and amenity areas. Access to the proposed development will be via the vehicular access permitted to the south west under Cork County Council ref. 21/7428 and 22/4753. The proposed development is situated within the curtilage of Lakeview House (Protected Structure ref. RPS-00519). A Natura Impact Statement is submitted with this application.
24/4578	Conditional	28 May 2024	—	237 m	Permission for the construction of a hip to gable attic roof extension, to convert attic to storage room including the introduction of front and rear roof windows and associated works.
24/4142	Conditional	26 Mar 2024	—	226 m	Permission to demolish the existing dwelling house and shed and to construct a new dwelling house and a new detached domestic garage (change of layout and design from that granted under Pl.Reg.No. 23/05647).

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
322117	—	Invalid	21 Mar 2025	292 m
322115	—	Invalid	21 Mar 2025	292 m
322110	—	Invalid	21 Mar 2025	292 m
322118	—	Invalid	21 Mar 2025	292 m
322113	—	Invalid	21 Mar 2025	292 m
322114	—	Invalid	20 Mar 2025	292 m
322116	—	Invalid	20 Mar 2025	292 m
316485	—	Granted	19 Sept 2023	316 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

5 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 9 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.