Observation pack · Cork County Council
Knockbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork
Permission for detached dwelling, new entrance and all associated site and ancillary works.
Observations close 19 Nov 2026 22 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 15 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2658 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Admin Validation
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,037 m²
- Received
- 15 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 9 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=26/2658.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2658at 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 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/6357 | Grant with conditions | 20 Jul 2026 | — | 126 m | Permission to replace the existing grass pitch no.2 with a larger all-weather astro pitch, installation of 4 no. 18.3m high light poles (with 16 no. 1500watt LED floodlights) to Pitch no. 2, installation of 2 no. dugouts to pitch no. 2, installation of 5m high ball stop nets to pitch no. 2, installation of 2.3m high mesh fencing to pitch no. 2, formation of a spectators viewing area to the north west sideline of the pitch and all associated site works. |
| 26/1129 | Grant with conditions | 25 Jun 2026 | — | 437 m | a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at Coolfadda & Kilbrogan (townlands), Bandon, Co. Cork. The proposed development consists of the construction of a residential development of 240 no. residential units comprising 156 no. dwelling houses, 84 no. apartments, a creche facility and all ancillary site development works. The proposed 156 no. dwelling houses comprise of 29 no. 4 bedroom detached/semi-detached dwellings, 126 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached/terraced units and 1 no. 2 bedroom detached dwelling house. The proposed 84 no. apartments will consist of 60 no. 2 bedroom units and 24 no. 1 bedroom units to be accommodated in 4 no. three storey apartment buildings. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be provided via new entrances from the L-2033 local road which will serve western areas of the proposed development and via Kilbrogan Street (L-2039) which will serve eastern and northern areas of the proposed development. The proposed development also provides for 2 no. shared vehicular entrances from Convent Hill to the south (L-2011) to serve southern areas of the proposed development. The proposed development also provides for public realm enhancements to Kilbrogan Street (L-2039), which include a raised table, and new footpath to connect to existing footpath infrastructure and provide connectivity to the Town Park. Other ancillary site development works include landscape and amenity areas, pedestrian and cycle paths within the site, bicycle parking and bin storage facilities, the removal/demolition of an existing pre-fab structure and a vehicular bridge crossing over an existing watercourse to serve as access for 26 no. of the proposed dwelling houses in northern areas of the site. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development. |
| 26/0661 | Grant with conditions | 18 Jun 2026 | — | 213 m | The installation of a free standing 13.04m x 4.2m x 4.1m (L x W x H) Containerised Biomass Boiler Unit, with all ancillary services and associated site works at the grass verge area adjacent St Brogan's College, Kilbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) 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. |
| 26/0865 | Grant with conditions | 29 May 2026 | — | 436 m | Permission to construct a single-storey side extension to her dwelling. |
| 25/6184 | Grant with conditions | 2 Apr 2026 | — | 331 m | Permission for the construction of 2 no. two-storey semi-detached dwelling houses, the closing up of an existing vehicular entrance, the construction of a new vehicular entrance, the connection to public mains water, the connection to public foul sewer, and all associated ancillary works |
| 26/0272 | Grant with conditions | 31 Mar 2026 | — | 368 m | Permission for Retention of the construction of minor changes to the rear of houses 4 and 5 as permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 20/6541 involving a change in fenestration and a modest increase in the GFA of each dwelling by 15.72m2 and retention of the construction of 2 no. garages and all associated works. Siteworks constructed and granted under Pl.Reg.No. 04/2631. |
| 25/6376 | Grant with conditions | 12 Mar 2026 | — | 220 m | A 7-year planning permission for the following Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of the construction of 212 no. residential units (comprising a mix of 2, 3 and 4 bed semi-detached and terraced houses) with 170 no. of these residential units having an option for a rear extension, 3 no. ESB substations, and all associated site development works including footpaths, car and bicycle parking, drainage, bicycle and bin stores, public lighting and landscaping/amenity areas at Knockbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork. Access to the site will be provided via the access road onto the Cork Road permitted under reference 21/4059. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted to the planning authority with the application. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the Planning Authority. The application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.knockbroganlrd.ie |
| 25/6316 | Grant with conditions | 22 Dec 2025 | — | 343 m | Permission for Retention for the following, a) Insertion of window at ground floor level of northern gable of house, b) Construction of sun room extension to the rear of the house, c) Application of external insulation and render to the external facades of the house, d) Modification of entrance wall and provision of additional hardstanding to front of house, e) Insatallation of roof light to rear elevation of roof along with all associated site works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324475 | — | open | 22 Jul 2026 | 436 m |
| 324173 | — | Other | 23 Jun 2026 | 222 m |
| 320810 | — | Granted with conditions | 4 Feb 2025 | 153 m |
| 312689 | — | Granted with conditions | 14 Jun 2022 | 33 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
- 15 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 19 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.