Ballybrack,, Schull,, Co.Cork
Construction of dwelling house and all associated site works
The application
- Reference
- 26/2691 · 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
- 3,859 m²
- Received
- 16 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- Decision due
- 10 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=26/2691.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2691at 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| G3 High amenity | Greenbelt1: Discourage strongly new individual housing from being located within the greenbelts around the Main Towns. | 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
- Recorded monument × 3Ringfort - rath · Souterrain · R100268
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/358 | Conditional | 22 Aug 2023 | — | 416 m | Retention of a detached boathouse (ancillary in use to existing dwellinghouse) and all associated site works |
| 22/660 | Conditional | 6 Mar 2023 | — | 407 m | Extension of a dwelling house including the demolition of a 13.8 square meter single storey modern (1970s) extension and the construction of a new 51.8 square meter single-storey extension to existing farmhouse. Additionally, the demolition of an 11.3 square meter modern shed structure in poor condition and the conversion and change of use of a traditional stone shed into sleeping accommodation ('granny flat') including a 14 square meter extension and 2 no. roof-lights. And a new wastewater treatment unit to replace existing septic tank, a new percolation area, connection to public mains water supply and all associated site development works |
| 22/308 | Conditional | 26 Jul 2022 | — | 377 m | Erection of dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associate site development works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 16 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 20 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.