Observation pack · Cork County Council
10, Tom Clarke Terrace, Midleton, Co. Cork.
Permission to:- 1) Remove existing single-storey rear lean-to roof attached to existing dwelling, 2) Construct a new single-storey rear extension to existing dwelling, 3) Partial demolition of the existing domestic store, 4) Construct a new boundary wall and pedestrian access gate to the existing rear boundary and all associated site works.
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
- 26/2572 · 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
- 125 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=26/2572.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2572at 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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0833 | Grant with conditions | 18 Aug 2026 | — | 376 m | Permission for conversion and extension of garden outbuilding to 2 bedroom step-down dwelling in sub-divided rear garden of Courtenay House, a protected structure (RPS Ref. No. 02554), with access via existing entrance off Suncourt Estate, including the construction of new 2.50m high roughcast plastered boundary wall, associated screen landscaping and all associated elevational alterations and site development works |
| 26/1521 | Refused | 4 Aug 2026 | — | 463 m | Permission to construct a new dwelling house and all associated site works. |
| 26/1527 | Grant with conditions | 31 Jul 2026 | — | 178 m | Permission for amendments to the front garden of an existing dwelling, consisting of the removal of a portion of the existing front boundary wall, to create a new vehicular access, the addition of 2 no. car parking spaces, the construction of a new pier and wall and all ancillary site works |
| 26/1335 | Grant with conditions | 3 Jul 2026 | — | 154 m | Permission for amendments to the front garden of an existing dwelling, consisting of the removal of a portion of the existing front boundary wall, to create a new vehicular access, the addition of 2 no. car parking spaces, the construction of a new pier and wall and all ancillary site works |
| 26/0857 | Grant with conditions | 30 May 2026 | — | 385 m | retention of modifications to works undertaken as part of planning permission ref: 20/5813 to My Place Community & Resource/ Youth Centre. The modifications to which this retention application relates include the following: alterations to floor plans & elevations to provide new lift shaft & associated lobby; internal alterations to floor plans; alterations to elevational treatment including revised window design; alterations to roof profile |
| 26/0336 | Grant with conditions | 8 Apr 2026 | — | 216 m | PERMISSION for development at a 0.33 hectare site within the southern carpark of Midleton Railway Station, in the townland of Townparks, County Cork, along McSweeney Terrace (L9402) (EirCode P25 RX85) for the construction of a bus terminal, as part of BusConnects Cork. The Proposed Development involves the redevelopment of the existing area within the station carpark extents to cater for a bus terminal with space for two bus stops and all associated infrastructure including storm water drainage. The development will be incorporated between the existing McSweeney Terrace (L9402) and Midleton Railway Station Carpark Road. In all the Proposed Development will consist of: • 2 no. bus stops with Transport for Ireland bus poles; • 2no. painted bus cage areas at bus stops; • A new entrance and exit from McSweeney Terrace to the Midleton Railway Station Car Park; • A footway connection to the east of station with uncontrolled crossing across McSweeney Terrace and Midleton Railway Station Carpark Road; • A raised zebra crossing to the west across the Midleton Railway Station Carpark Road with a footway connection to the existing zebra crossing across McSweeney Terrace; • A further uncontrolled crossing across Midleton Railway Station Carpark Road to connect to the second bus stop; • The removal of four existing parking bays to accommodate the footway connection to the west; • The removal of the majority of the existing wall across the entrance of Midleton Railway Station, as well as relocation of the vehicle access to the station east; • The removal of an existing area of overgrown vegetation behind the wall and the creation of a paved pedestrian area; • The relocation of an existing cycle shelter from the west of the station building to the new pedestrian area next to the existing zebra crossing across McSweeney Terrace; • A second access to the train platform west of the station building, with partial removal of the existing platform wall; • The retention of existing public lighting columns in the area and addition of 4no. new lighting columns; • Existing surface water gullies will be relocated to complement realigned kerb lines; • Directional signage and road markings; • A 12.9m grass area to the west of the station; • Narrowing of station carpark road to 5.3m width; • Surface dressing and regrading; and; • All associated and ancillary works. The Proposed Development requires work in proximity to Midleton Railway Station, a Protected Structure (20907610). |
| 25/5494 | Grant with conditions | 26 Mar 2026 | — | 383 m | Permission for the construction of a detached two storey dwelling house and garden shed, and all ancillary and associated site works within the curtilage of Glebe House, A Protected Structure |
| 26/0075 | Grant with conditions | 13 Mar 2026 | — | 170 m | Permission for a) demolition of existing single storey changing and storage extension to existing clubhouse and b) construction of single storey accessible gym and storage extension to existing clubhouse including all ancillary site works (change of plans and elevations from that granted under planning grant 23/5643) |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501927 | — | pending | 24 Aug 2026 | 463 m |
| 316013 | — | Granted with conditions | 13 Feb 2024 | 466 m |
| 315087 | — | Other | 26 Oct 2023 | 67 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.