Observation pack · Cork County Council
Ridgeway, Cooney's Field, Myrtleville, Carrigaline, Cork, P43F785
Permission for the retention of the existing dwelling as constructed (change of plan to that permitted under pl.reg.no. 23/6389) and all ancillary works
Observations close 10 Nov 2026 20 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
- 26/2586 · 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
- 299 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=26/2586.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2586at 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 Rural cluster | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/1866 | Grant with conditions | 7 Sept 2026 | — | 365 m | Permission for:- a) Demolition of existing dilapidated timber frame structure known as No.'s 1 & 2 Brookfield, Stoney Boreen and construction of replacement 2 bedroom detached dwelling, with loft storage space. b) Demolition of original adjoining chalet to immediate western side, in ruins (with only part low external masonry rubble walls surviving), together with removal of existing shed/stores located in this area and construction of external open patio area with pergola adjoining proposed 2 bedroom detached dwelling. c) Decommissioning of existing septic tank/percolation area servicing existing dwelling to southwest and provision of 2 no. new waste water treatment units and infiltration areas to facilitate existing and proposed dwellings. d) Permission for Retention in respect of previous modifications to existing dwelling to southwest, including raised timber patio decking and fenestration alterations (previous Planning Ref. No. 94/3860). e) Modifications to existing roadsite site entrance detail and boundary treatment. f) All associated site works, services and landscaping. |
| 26/1682 | Grant with conditions | 17 Aug 2026 | — | 431 m | Planning Permission to construct a single storey detached bungalow, a new site entrance, a domestic waste water treatment system, bored well and all associated site development works. |
| 26/0954 | Grant with conditions | 7 Aug 2026 | — | 211 m | Permission for retention of existing dwelling and associated site works as constructed and permission for the installation of a waste water treatment system |
| 26/0005 | Grant with conditions | 6 Jul 2026 | — | 433 m | Permission for the demolition of sections of existing dwelling, construction of new extensions to the sides and rear of the dwelling, alterations to the existing dwelling, removal of the existing roof and construction of a new roof, alteration of the facade, demolition of existing shed, construction of 2 no. car parking spaces, construction of a terrace, construction of a new waste water treatment system and assocaited polishing filter and landscaping and drainage in connection with. |
| 26/0916 | Refused | 8 Jun 2026 | — | 316 m | Permission for Retention of concrete retaining wall and Permission to complete with off white colour rendered finish and capping. Also retain and complete associated site clearance works and re-establish existing ground levels behind retaining wall. |
| 26/0603 | Grant with conditions | 1 May 2026 | — | 183 m | Permission to demolish an existing single storey extension to rear of an existing dwellinghouse and Planning Permission to construct a single storey extension to the front and rear of existing dwellinghouse and replacement dormer windows to the front and new dormer windows to the rear of the existing dwellinghouse and all associated siteworks. |
| 26/0537 | Grant with conditions | 30 Apr 2026 | — | 424 m | Permission for Retention of an existing single storey timber cabin for ancillary use as a home office and 1 No. barrel sauna structure. |
| 25/6446 | Grant with conditions | 24 Apr 2026 | — | 404 m | Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling and associated septic tank to allow for the construction of a single storey dwelling, waste water treatment system and all associated site works on a site of approx. 0.17 Ha. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315114 | — | Refused | 23 Nov 2023 | 493 m |
| 317009 | — | Other | 29 Sept 2023 | 162 m |
| 315066 | — | pending | 10 Nov 2022 | 493 m |
| 312873 | — | Refused | 21 Oct 2022 | 103 m |
| 313050 | — | pending | 16 Mar 2022 | 301 m |
| 312865 | — | Invalid | 23 Feb 2022 | 103 m |
| 311236 | — | Granted with conditions | 9 Dec 2021 | 10 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.