Observation pack · Cork County Council
Barnahely, Ringaskiddy, Co.Cork
Retention permission for provision of an agricultural entrance and alterations to public lighting and access road to Warrens Court as granted planning permission under planning reg no. s 19/4640 and 19/6785
Observations close 11 Nov 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 26/2591 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Status
- Invalid - Prepare Letters
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 2,417 m²
- Received
- 7 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- Decision due
- —
- 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=26/2591.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2591at 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 New residential | Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres: Promote the development of town centres and neighbourhood centres as the primary locations for retail and other uses that provide goods or services principally to visiting members of the public. | cork county development plan 2022 | 6 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028 |
| S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Green Infrastructure includes 3 subcategories - Green Recreational (GR), Green Conservation (GC) and Green Active (GA) | cork county development plan 2022 | 6 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028 |
| S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres: Promote the development of town centres and neighbourhood centres as the primary locations for retail and other uses that provide goods or services principally to visiting members of the public. | 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
- Recorded monument × 1R130189
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0424 | Grant with conditions | 16 Apr 2026 | — | 461 m | Permission for 1 No. prefabricated single storey building for manufacturing installed to the north east of the site and with link corridors to be provided from proposed building to existing buildings, Planning Permission for Retention for 4 no. single storey prefabricated buildings uses as following: No.1 Circuit Board Testing ( Previously permitted under 03/403, No.2 Locker room, No.3 Storage and No. 4 Office/Training Room (Previously permitted under 06/10613), all with links to main building and Retention of extension to existing carpark with 34 additional parking spaces and all associated site works. |
| 26/0319 | Split decision | 8 Apr 2026 | — | 97 m | Permission for retention of : a) Detached garage structure in the rear yard of our property with a self-contained one-bedroom apartment at attic floor level over for use as ancillary residential accommodation to the main dwelling house and b) Single-storey detached garden shed structure constructed to the rear of the dwelling together with all associated site works. |
| 25/5733 | Conditional permission | 14 Jan 2026 | — | 366 m | Permission for the construction of a dwelling house, site entrance, domestic garage and all associated works. |
| 25/5996 | Grant with conditions | 17 Nov 2025 | — | 0 m | Permission for Retention of alterations to elevations of 1 no. dwelling (no.4) as granted planning permission under Planning Reg No. 19/6785. |
| 25/5994 | Grant with conditions | 17 Nov 2025 | — | 0 m | Retention Permission for alterations to floorplans & elevations of 3 no. dwellings (No's. 13, 23, & 30) and Retention Permission for alterations to elevations of 14 no. dwellings (No's. 1,2,3,7,8,12,17,18,22,24,25,27,28 & 29) as granted Planning Permission under Planning Reg. No's. 19/4640 and 24/5642. |
| 25/4550 | Conditional permission | 16 Jul 2025 | — | 226 m | Permission for construction of dwelling and associated site works |
| 25/4704 | Conditional permission | 10 Jun 2025 | — | 352 m | Permission for an upgrade and extension to the existing biomedicines manufacturing facility, including: 1) construction of a part single-storey and part two-storey extension to the northern elevation of the existing production building P01 with total floorspace of c. 1,718 sqm and a maximum height of c23.01m, 2) construction of a new medium voltage and low voltage (MV &LV) electrical sub-station with 2 no. single storey over service void building units with total floorspace of c.346sqm and maximum height c.6.33m, and to include a back-up generator, 3) construction of an extension to the existing central utility plant (CUP) to accommodate new boiler, heat pumps and plant rooms with total floorspace of c.482sqm and maximum height to parapet, c.14.2m and to include demolition of an existing boiler house of 68.6sqm, 4) works to upgrade and expand the existing on-site Waste Water Treatment plant (WWTP) incorporating new plant and equipment for increased hydraulic and biological treatment capacity; including a new single storey electrical substation with total floorspace of c.233sqm and maximum height c.5.29m, back-up generator, cooling towers, and odour control unit, 5) all associated site development, landscaping and ancillary works including re-profiling of the earthen berms in the vicinity of the WWTP and associated demolition works, boundary fencing, underground services, high-level pipe and cable racks, internal site roads, yards and temporary construction compounds. This application relates to development, which comprises an activity, which holds an Industrial Emissions Directive Licence (reg. no. P0778-02). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the development. |
| 24/5965 | Conditional | 24 Feb 2025 | — | 231 m | Permission for the installation of approximately 378 m2 of photovoltaic panels on the existing roof structure of Ringaskiddy Ferry Terminal Building and approximately 143 m2 as a ground mounted installation together with all associated site works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321875 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Dec 2025 | 259 m |
| 315889 | — | Refused | 13 Aug 2024 | 384 m |
| 319192 | — | Refused | 13 Aug 2024 | 384 m |
| 313033 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Jun 2023 | 321 m |
| 312440 | — | Refused | 18 May 2022 | 384 m |
| 313558 | — | Invalid | 10 May 2022 | 384 m |
| 312413 | — | pending | 10 Jan 2022 | 384 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
- 7 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 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.