Observation pack · Cork County Council
Quartertown Industrial Estate, Quartertown Lower, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51 XC7K
Permission for an additional vehicular entrance & driveway onto the existing industrial estate road to the south side of the existing premises, together with all associated site works
Observations close 10 Nov 2026 19 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
- 26/2583 · 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
- 7,486 m²
- Received
- 6 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=26/2583.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2583at 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4 Major town centre | Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses: Facilitate development that supports in general the employment uses of the Existing Mixed/General Business/ Industrial Areas. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/5252 | Refused | 10 Jun 2026 | — | 188 m | Permission for the construction of 74 no. housing units comprising a mix of 2, 3 and 4 bed units. The proposed scheme consists of 6 no. 4 bed semi-detached units, 44 no. 3 bed semi-detached/townhouse units and 24 no. 2 bed townhouses/bungalow units. Vehicular access is proposed to the north of the site onto the R619 road, pedestrian access is proposed to the east of the site off Lower Duhallow Park and a pedestrian crossing is also proposed at this location. Permission for the provision of 127 car parking spaces, drainage works, 44 no. covered bicycle parking, bin stores, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. |
| 26/0945 | Grant with conditions | 8 Jun 2026 | — | 22 m | The development will consist of (a) the construction of a single storey extension to the production area of Unit A on the North West Elevation, (b) first floor extension to the office area of Unit A and, (c) all associated site works. |
| 25/5763 | Grant with conditions | 28 Apr 2026 | — | 133 m | Permission for 1) demolition of the two existing derelict dwellings, numbers 7&8, 2) construction of two replacement single storey semi-detached dwellings, 3) carrying out all associate site works, including boundary walls and fences |
| 25/5261 | Conditional permission | 16 Feb 2026 | — | 100 m | 1) permission for the permanent retention of the following; a) alterations to the site entrance approved under PP ref no 14/4381, including lay-bys each side of the site access road for use as short term drop off parking and the use as day time light commercial vehicle sales display, gravel landscaping, seven no. flag poles, road markings and an additional sign b) two no. hardcore areas, used for commercial vehicle parking, c) nine no. former commercial goods trailers and shipping containers in two locations, eight used for vehicle parts storage and one used as horse feed and bedding store, including a roofed lean-to between two of the trailers. d) fence to the east boundary, 2) Permission for the demolition of existing compressor room ,3) permission for the following; a) the construction of two extensions to the existing commercial vehicle road worthiness testing centre incorporating one additional heavy commercial vehicle testing lane and one light commercial vehicle testing lane, b) the redesign and replacement of the south and west facades of the existing test centre. The application includes one EV charging point, new fencing, landscaping, road markings with in the site and associated site works. |
| 25/6210 | Grant with conditions | 11 Dec 2025 | — | 0 m | Permission for the internal change of use of part of ground floor of existing warehouse to offices (325 square metres), construction of additional ancillary offices & showroom at first floor level (253 square metres), all to be used ancillary to the existing office warehouse use in the building, installation of additional glazing together with alterations to external windows & doors to the offices on the north, south and west elevations, together with all associated site works |
| 24/5191 | Conditional permission | 21 Jul 2025 | — | 9 m | Permission for a mixed use light industrial/warehouse/commercial development comprising of 5 no. light industrial units with ancillary office space. The proposed development will also include associated site development works including but not limited to vehicular access, car parking spaces, footpaths, foul and storm drainage networks, water-mains, public lighting, landscaping and boundary treatment. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. |
| 25/4291 | Conditional permission | 11 Jul 2025 | — | 0 m | Permission for the internal change of use of part of existing warehouse (242 sq.m) to offices to be used ancillary to the existing office warehouse use in the building, alterations to elevations consisting of installation of external insulation to external walls of offices on the north, south & west elevations, installation of additional glazing together with alterations to external windows & doors to the offices on the north, south and west elevations, together with all associated site works. |
| 24/6514 | Conditional | 30 Apr 2025 | — | 92 m | Permission for the construction of 1 No. new light engineering high bay manufacturing & assembly workshop and 1 No. light engineering storage building adjacent to existing light engineering manufacturing buildings and all associated works. |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
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 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.