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Ballydonegan,, Allihies,, Beara, Co. Cork,, P75 P522

permission for decommissioning of existing septic tank system serving dwelling house and installation of replacement septic tank and percolation area

Observations close 13 Nov 2026 19 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 3 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
26/2615 · 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
3,704 m²
Received
9 Oct 2026
We first saw it
21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due
3 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2615.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2615 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 13 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.
  5. 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 × 2
    Enclosure · R100566

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
25/198Conditional permission11 Nov 2025—250 mPermission for the retention of revised entrance to property constructed under planning ref no. 99/1064 and all associated site works
25/448Conditional permission19 Sept 2025—329 mPermission for the following works to existing dwelling house:- a) demolition of existing single storey rear extensions to dwelling and attached storage sheds, b) for new single storey extension to said dwelling with roof garden to first floor, c) for alterations and fenestration changes to windows of existing dwelling, d) for decommission of existing septic system and for installation of a new waste water treatment system to serve said dwelling, e) for all associated site works
24/147Conditional17 May 2024—378 mPermission for the following (A) Demolition of existing 2 storey house (b) Construction of a new 2 storey house and all associated site works
22/130Conditional10 Nov 2022—378 mConstruction of a two-storey (part one-storey) extension to the side and rear of an existing two-storey 2-bedroom house, upgrading and modifications to the existing house, including changes to the external elevations, general upgrading of the foul and stormwater drainage and ancillary external works
21/783Conditional6 Jan 2022—439 mVariation to planning permission 19/188 to alter the plans of the permitted living accommodation consisting installation of a velux roof window on the front elevation in lieu of the approved dormer window

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 9 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 13 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.