Observation pack · Cork County Council
Unit No. 4, Courtstown Industrial Estate, Little Island, Co. Cork, T45 CX26
The construction of 1 no. sprinkler tank and 1 no. pump house building and all associated development works at Unit 4, Courtstown Industrial Estate, Little Island, Co. Cork.
Observations close 10 Nov 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 30 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2577 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Admin Validation
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 513 m²
- Received
- 6 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- 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=26/2577.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2577at 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2.2 Economic development and employment | Industry: Promote the development of industrial areas as the primary location for uses that include heavy industry, manufacturing, repairs, medium to large scale warehousing and distribution, biomedical, pharmaceutical, bioenergy plants, open storage etc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/1704 | Grant with conditions | 19 Aug 2026 | — | 83 m | The proposed development will consist of modifications to site layout permitted under Planning Application Register Reference No. 23/4661 to include (i) the construction of new concrete yard (2,500 SqM) which will be an extension of existing marshalling/storage yard to replace permitted administration & warehouse building, (ii) a new 2.4m high concrete wall along western and southern boundary to replace existing mesh fence, (iii) a new totem entrance sign and new sign on southern elevation of permitted service building and all other associated site development works. The development to be retained consists of modifications to the service building permitted under Planning Application Register Reference No. 23/4661, to include (i) extended plant room, extended tank wash and new shroud enclosure, (81.7 SqM), (ii) first floor mezzanine (155 SqM), (iii) associated elevational and other building changes to include revised door locations and window openings, new external steel walkway and stairs on eastern side, the raising of building height and extension of adjoining canopy by 2m. Permission for retention is also sought for changes to permitted site layout to include (iv) 2.4m high concrete wall along western boundary adjacent to existing service building, and (v) 4no. car parking spaces. |
| 25/5751 | Conditional permission | 23 Oct 2025 | — | 215 m | Permission for the construction of one no. warehouse/light industrial unit which contains ancillary office space, the proposed unit will replace previously permitted unit 8 permitted under Cork County Council Planning Reference 24/5401 |
| 25/5398 | Refused | 4 Sept 2025 | — | 304 m | Permission for the importation of soil using an existing site entrance for the filling in and raising of the levels of a small area within agricultural lands at Lower Courtstown, Little Island, Cork and all associated works. |
| 25/4816 | Conditional permission | 1 Aug 2025 | — | 103 m | Permission for an extension for a research and development lab with internal office space over two floors. Permission is also sought for elevational changes to include an additional door to the eastern side of the existing warehouse. The extension is located on the northern side of the warehouse. |
| 24/5401 | Conditional permission | 17 Feb 2025 | — | 181 m | Permission for the construction of the following: (1) two no. warehouse/light industrial buildings (no. 8 & no. 9) which will be sub divided into 4 separate units (no's 8-1, 8-2, 9-1, 9-2). All units contain ancillary office space, (2) construction of an access road, (3) signage, car parking, site fencing, site lighting, drainage systems and roof top solar PV panels and storm water infiltration basin and (4) all associated site development and landscaping works. |
| 24/5777 | Conditional permission | 11 Nov 2024 | — | 84 m | Permission to construct an ESB substation building (21.8 sqm) and carry out all associated site works |
| 24/4687 | Conditional | 17 Jun 2024 | — | 3 m | Permission for the construction of 1 light industrial unit with ancillary office space, car parking and all associated site development and landscaping works at Unit 6, Lower Courtstown, Little Island, Cork. |
| 23/5051 | Conditional | 12 Feb 2024 | — | 182 m | Permission for the development which will consist of a new two-storey office building, a maintenance warehouse, a crane wash ramp, a maintenance ramp, a single storey storage shed, car and crane parking, a concrete hardstanding and all associated site development, drainage and landscaping works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322732 | — | Granted with conditions | 3 Oct 2025 | 184 m |
| 322075 | — | Other | 3 Jul 2025 | 181 m |
| 321632 | — | Other | 14 Apr 2025 | 491 m |
| 321248 | — | Invalid | 7 Nov 2024 | 491 m |
| 310241 | — | Granted with conditions | 2 Feb 2022 | 390 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
- 6 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 10 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.