Observation pack · Cork County Council
"Cois Uisce" Drom,, Leap,, Co. Cork, P81 XA66
Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling house, including demolition of rear extension and construction of two storey extensions
Observations close 20 Nov 2026 6 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 16 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 10 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2683 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Recommendation
- Site area
- 1,790 m²
- Received
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision due
- 10 Dec 2026
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=26/2683.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2683at 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 20 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.
Designations on or near the site within 100 m
- Recorded monument × 2Corn store · Mill - corn
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0013 | Grant with conditions | 26 Feb 2026 | 478 m | Permission for construction of dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works. |
| 25/152 | Conditional permission | 11 Jul 2025 | 495 m | The proposed development seeks to amend the permitted development (CCC Reg. Ref. 23/00203 as amended by CCC Reg. Ref. 23/00389). The proposed amendments involve revisions to the permitted floodlighting system for the existing playing field and all-weather playing pitch |
| 25/28 | Conditional | 23 Mar 2025 | 387 m | Construction of a building for storage of surplus furniture for an off site furniture sales buisness, upgrade existing sewerage disposal and all associated site works |
| 24/441 | Conditional | 7 Oct 2024 | 452 m | Permission for the following works: (i) change of use from hairdressing salon and shop (previous planning reference No. W/765/86) to country market retail store/café on upper ground floor and kitchen / service area at lower ground floor level, (ii) construction of 2no. extensions to building, (iii) construction of raised external seating area to front, (iv) replacement of roof to include solar panels and 2 no. roof lights, (v) fenestration changes, (vi) new signage on each gable wall, and (vii) all associated site works |
| 23/648 | Conditional | 8 Apr 2024 | 452 m | Permission for the following works: (i) Change of use from hairdressing salon and shop (previous planning reference No. W/765/86) to country market retail store on upper ground floor and café at lower ground floor level, (ii) construction of 2 no. extensions to building, (iii) construction of raised external seating area to front, (iv) replacement of roof to include solar panels and 2 no. roof lights, (v) fenestration changes, (vi) new signage on each gable wall, and (vii) all associated site works |
| 23/389 | Conditional | 23 Aug 2023 | 495 m | Design revisions to the permitted development (CCC Reg. Ref. 23/00203) comprising the relocation of permitted all-weather playing pitch with perimeter fencing and floodlighting, widening of existing site entrance, floodlighting of the existing playing field, and all associated site works including relocation of existing entrance and laneway |
| 23/203 | Conditional permission | 6 Jun 2023 | 497 m | Alteration of existing playing pitch and construction of an all-weather playing pitch with perimeter fencing, floodlighting and all associated site works |
| 22/756 | Conditional | 28 Apr 2023 | 461 m | To construct dwelling and detached garage and all associated site works |
What has happened on this file
- 16 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 20 Nov 2026
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