Observation pack · Cork County Council

Ballymacmoy (Townland),, Killavullen,, Co. Cork

Permission for development comprising 1) the partial demolition of the existing vacant building to the north, east and west and modifications to the eastern building facade, 2) internal alterations and refurbishment of the existing structure, 3) the construction of ground and first-floor extensions to the north and west of the existing building, 4) the change of use of the existing two-storey building from a health centre providing medical services to residential use, 5) the sub-division of the building to provide 2 no. dwelling houses comprising 1 no. 3-bedroom dwelling house and 1 no. 2-bedroom dwelling house, 6) the provision of two new vehicular entrances from the L-1219 (Cork Road), and 7) all associated site development works including boundary treatments and drainage

Observations close 12 Nov 2026 20 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 26/2607 · full record
Authority: Cork County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Awaiting Validation SRO
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 893 m²
Received: 8 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: 2 Dec 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=26/2607.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2607 at 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 12 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

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Recorded monument × 1
R114317

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
26/0699	Grant with conditions	7 Jul 2026	—	0 m	Permission for: 1) Minor demolition to the north and west of an existing vacant building, 2) Change of use of an existing two-storey building from health centre providing medical services to residential use to provide 1 no. 4-bedroom dwelling house, 3) All associated site development works including boundary treatments and drainage. The proposed development will include a new vehicular entrance from the L-1219 (Cork Road) to serve the site.
26/0026	Unconditional permission	6 Mar 2026	—	216 m	Permission for the construction of a detached three storey dwelling house, off street parking area, connection to existing public sewer and all associated site works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 21/4033
25/5652	Conditional permission	5 Feb 2026	—	133 m	Permission to demolish existing dwelling and attached sheds and stables and to construct a new 2 storey dwelling, to replace existing septic tank serving existing dwelling with a new secondary wastewater treatment unit and tertiary filter to serve new dwelling and to block up existing site entrance serving existing dwelling and to replace same with a new site entrance to serve new dwelling and all associated site works and services.
25/5070	Conditional permission	25 Jul 2025	—	240 m	Permission for extension and alterations to existing dwelling and detached domestic garage and all associated site works
24/4184	Conditional	15 Oct 2024	—	77 m	Permission to extend and alter an existing dwelling house.
23/4156	Conditional	2 Aug 2023	—	277 m	Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 2 no. apartments and all associated site works.
22/5498	Conditional	27 Sept 2022	—	485 m	Construction of an extension and alterations to existing dwelling, installation of a new waste water treatment system, new detached domestic garage and all associated site works.
22/4373	Refused	11 Aug 2022	—	35 m	Construction of 23 no. residential units (12 no. 3 Bed Semi-Detached dwellings, 8 no. 4 Bed Semi-Detached dwellings and 3 no. 2 Bed Terraced dwellings), associated car parking, landscaping, amenity and local play areas, foul and storm water drainage, including attenuation, new vehicular entrance and all associated site, boundary treatment, and development works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
317904	—	pending	30 Aug 2023	277 m
317897	—	pending	29 Aug 2023	277 m
317884	—	pending	28 Aug 2023	277 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

8 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 12 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.