Observation pack · Cork County Council
Ballytrasna, Little Island, Co. Cork, T45 YX73
The construction of a detached single storey ancillary family flat and all associated works.
Observations close 23 Nov 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 14 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2699 · 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
- 3,825 m²
- Received
- 19 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 10 Nov 2026, 23:01
- Decision due
- 14 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=26/2699.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2699at 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 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 Metro / rail economic corridor | Special Policy Area: Recognise that there are a small number of sites within the urban areas of the County where the normal land use zoning requirements do not apply. | cork county development plan 2022 | 6 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028 |
| R3 Rural cluster | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/1741 | Grant with conditions | 15 Sept 2026 | — | 359 m | Permission for a 35m2 extension to the south side of the existing dwelling house and all associated site works. |
| 26/1182 | Grant with conditions | 18 Aug 2026 | — | 234 m | Permission for the following development to their dwelling house, namely; Permission to demolish existing detached domestic garage, demolish existing front porch of dwelling house, extend existing dwelling house at front, rear and north facing side with single storey extensions, change in window configuration at front and rear elevations with new window at south facing side gable. Permission for new detached single storey granny flat dwelling unit located at rear garden of property, alteration and repositioning existing vehicular site entrance, alteration to existing driveway, new boundary wall at front boundary to replace existing and all associated site works. |
| 26/1344 | Grant with conditions | 14 Jul 2026 | — | 342 m | The construction of a new blow-down tank and exhaust chimney and all associated site works at an existing food colouring production facility at Little Island Business Park, Ballytrasna, Little Island, Co. Cork. |
| 25/5854 | Grant with conditions | 26 May 2026 | — | 124 m | Permission for a residential development for the construction of 67 no. residential units (comprising a mix 1,2,3 and 4 bedroom units to include 39 no. detached, semi-detached and terraced dwelling units; 20 no. apartments and 8 no. duplex units), 1 no. creche, 2 no. retail units to provide for a range of uses which may include Class 1 ' shop' and Class 2 ' Financial and Professional Services' , and all associated ancillary development works including footpaths, cycle lanes, parking, drainage, landscaping and amenity areas at Courtstown (Townland), Little Island, County Cork. Access from the site to Ballytrasna Park Road will be via the entrance and distributor road permitted under Planning Reference 24/05328. |
| 26/0055 | Grant with conditions | 9 Mar 2026 | — | 136 m | Permission for demolition of the existing shed, the construction of a single- storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling including 2 no. roof lights, planning permission for alterations to the existing building and all associated site works |
| 25/5751 | Conditional permission | 23 Oct 2025 | — | 479 m | Permission for the construction of one no. warehouse/light industrial unit which contains ancillary office space, the proposed unit will replace previously permitted unit 8 permitted under Cork County Council Planning Reference 24/5401 |
| 24/5268 | Conditional permission | 3 Apr 2025 | — | 451 m | Permission for (1) construction of an expansion to the existing production and warehouse building to provide an additional 12,207 sqm floor space over 4 no. levels to a maximum height of 28.21 m. (2) Construction of 2 no. new dock levellersstations together with adjustments to internal roads. (3) Provision of new site vehicle entrance from the L7088-2 public road. (4) Construction of 3 no. areas of permanent contractor’s compound at the south west yard to accommodate; up to 16 no. 20ft cabins (aggregate floor area 283sqm and max height 2.7m); 15 no. 40ft workshop cabins (aggregate floor area 531 sqm and max. height of 2.7m); temporary provision of 2 no. contractors welfare facilities (aggregate floor area 34.1 sqm and max. height of 2.7m) and a contractor's communications room (floor area of 17.7m2 and max. height of 2.7m). (5) Construction of a communications building (floor area 22.8m2 and max height of 3.42m). (6) Provision of a temporary construction compound to accommodate a modular porta-cabin offices (floor area of 40.1sqm and max. height of 2.7m and a laydown area. (7) Relocation of 54 no. car parking spaces and hard standing HGV trailer park to south west yard from the existing food flavours building to include a communications building (floor area 22.8m2 and max. height of 3.42m). (8) Construction of new surface water attenuation tank and fire water attenuation tank with associated drainage connections under the L7088-0 local public road. (9) Upgrade and repositioning of the existing south west yard vehicle entrance to the L7088-0 public road and provision of new pedestrian road crossing on the L7088-0 public road with upgrades to the public footpath. (10) Provision of site fencing to include internal 2.4m louvered screen wall at the southwest yard (11) all associated site development works, internal access roads, landscaping and underground services provisions. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. |
| 24/5826 | Conditional | 20 Mar 2025 | — | 173 m | Permission to construct a new dwelling house |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322732 | — | Granted with conditions | 3 Oct 2025 | 477 m |
| 322389 | — | Refused | 11 Sept 2025 | 451 m |
| 322075 | — | Other | 3 Jul 2025 | 427 m |
| 320580 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 May 2025 | 455 m |
| 321632 | — | Other | 14 Apr 2025 | 43 m |
| 321248 | — | Invalid | 7 Nov 2024 | 43 m |
| 316386 | — | Granted | 23 Oct 2023 | 0 m |
| 316357 | — | Other | 19 Oct 2023 | 47 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
- 19 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 23 Nov 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 10 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.