Trabolgan Holiday Centre, Trabolgan, Whitegate Co. Cork, P25H953
Permission for a 100% renewable energy, ground mounted, solar array consisting of 520 solar PV panels (630 kWp), an electrical infrastructure maintenance building and all associated works at Trabolgan Holiday Centre, Trabolgan, Whitegate, Co, Cork. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive(EU)2023/2024) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.
The application
- Reference
- 26/2624 · 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
- 3,712 m²
- Received
- 9 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2624.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2624at 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 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.
- 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.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
- Recorded monument × 1R179620
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/6103 | Conditional | 24 Jan 2023 | — | 394 m | Site Development works for a mobile home park consisting of serviced sites for 40 mobile homes; 40 sites for free standing prefabricated composite decking for access to mobile homes and ancillary use. 4 sites for bin enclosures, services, connections to existing water main and existing electrical system, existing surface water stream and to existing waste water treatment plant, landscaping, and related works, all works within the existing boundaries of Trabolgan Holiday Centre, Trabolgan, Whitegate. |
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 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.