Gearagh, Ballinacurra, Midleton, Co. Cork. P25 AH97
Permission to construct a new detached single storey granny flat, install a new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area to serve both existing dwelling on site and proposed new granny flat and all associated site works.
The application
- Reference
- 26/2573 · 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
- 1,134 m²
- Received
- 5 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- 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=26/2573.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2573at 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/1401 | Grant with conditions | 20 Jul 2026 | — | 428 m | Permission for Retention for the construction of a new two storey dwelling (change of plans to that permitted under 23/05385). The dwelling has been constructed to include elevational changes to the North, South, East & West elevations, reduction of the internal area, reduction of the ridge height and all associated site development works. |
| 25/6693 | Grant with conditions | 28 May 2026 | — | 451 m | Permission : 1) Elevational changes to existing dwelling including 2 no. roof lights to existing front roof of dwelling. 2) Construct a two-storey side extension to the existing dwelling, 3) New vehicular entrance, 4) Install a waste water treatment system & percolation area and all associated site works. |
| 26/0214 | Grant with conditions | 30 Mar 2026 | — | 91 m | Permission to construct detached domestic garage with all associated site development works |
| 25/6931 | Grant with conditions | 30 Mar 2026 | — | 91 m | Permission Consequent on the grant of outline permission (reg no. 25/5424) to construct, storey and half dwelling house with domestic effluent treatment plant, site entrance and access roadway including all associated site development works. |
| 25/5424 | Conditional permission | 8 Sept 2025 | — | 91 m | Outline permission to construct a storey and half dwelling house with domestic effluent treatment plant as well as site entrance and access roadway, including all site development works. |
| 25/4638 | Conditional | 4 Jul 2025 | — | 412 m | Permission for Retention & Completion of the domestic garage incl. W.C. & Store as constructed, Permission for Retention of (1) Agricultural entrance & (2) Boundaries as constructed (3) Wastewater treatment unit & percolation area as constructed and all associated site works. |
| 24/4345 | Conditional | 24 Oct 2024 | — | 345 m | Permission for the construction of a new two storey replacement dwelling, as a replacement dwelling for the existing derelict dwelling on the site, construction of carport and detached garage and all associated site works. |
| 24/4804 | Conditional | 27 Jun 2024 | — | 417 m | Permission for the construction of extensions to existing dwelling, alterations to elevations, extension to existing garage and conversion of existing garage to granny flat, decommissioning of existing septic tank, installation of a new waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501163 | — | Granted | 12 Aug 2026 | 91 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 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.