Observation pack · Cork County Council
Janeville, Carrigaline Middle, Carrigaline, Co. Cork.
retention and completion for the construction of 4 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses. The proposed development is a change of house type application from that permitted under Cork County Council Planning Reference 22/4809 (as amended by Planning Reference 26/1354) and replaces 4 no. permitted 3 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses.
Observations close 25 Nov 2026 17 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2714 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Status
- Awaiting Validation SRO
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,234 m²
- Received
- 21 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 3 Nov 2026, 23:01
- Decision due
- 15 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=26/2714.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2714at 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 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G3 High amenity | Residential: Promote development mainly for housing, associated open space, community uses and, only where an acceptable standard of amenity can be maintained, a limited range of other uses that support the overall residential function of the area. | cork county development plan 2022 | 6 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028 |
| G5 Open space and amenity | Residential: Promote development mainly for housing, associated open space, community uses and, only where an acceptable standard of amenity can be maintained, a limited range of other uses that support the overall residential function of the area. | 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 1Ballyhemiken Bridge
- Recorded monument × 1R108897
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0518 | Grant with conditions | 10 Aug 2026 | — | 75 m | Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD). The proposed development will consist of the demolition of existing farmyard with associated agricultural buildings and the construction of a residential development of 229 no. residential units consisting of 194 no. dwelling houses and 35 no. own door access apartments and all ancillary site development works. The proposed 194 no. dwelling houses will include 6 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 149 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached/townhouse dwelling houses, 35 no. 2 bedroom semi-detached/townhouse dwelling houses and 4 no. 1 bedroom townhouse dwelling houses. The proposed 35 no. apartment units will include 34 no. 1 bedroom units and 1 no. 3 bedroom unit. 32 no. of the proposed apartment units will be provided in 6 no. two storey apartment buildings in southern areas of the site. The proposed development includes the partial demolition and restoration of an existing two storey farmhouse and ancillary building to the northeast of the site, which will accommodate the additional 3 no. apartment units. The proposed development includes a new vehicular estate entrance to Janeville from the Rock Road (L-2490) to the east in addition to the extension of footpath and public realm upgrades on Rock Road, permitted in Cork County Council Planning Reference 22/4809 to the south. Access to the proposed development will also be accommodated by the existing internal road network of Janeville and the permitted eastern Janeville estate entrance (permitted by Cork County Council Planning Reference 22/4809) and the existing western Janeville estate entrance from the Cork Road. Ancillary site development works include landscape and amenity areas, servicing and drainage proposals, bicycle parking, bin storage facilities and the installation of a noise attenuation screen along the northern boundary. The proposed development also comprises minor amendments to the permitted road and footpath networks of previous phases at Janeville to the south, (Planning References 21/5556, 21/5936 and 22/4809) to facilitate access to the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. LRD Website : www.JanevilleLRD.ie |
| 26/1354 | Grant with conditions | 14 Jul 2026 | — | 0 m | Planning Permission and Permission for Retention for amendments/change plan from that permitted by Cork County Council Planning References 21/5936 (Phase 3B) and 22/4809 (Phase 3C) at Janeville, Shannonpark & Carrigaline Middle (townlands), Carrigaline, Co. Cork. Planning Permission is being sought for the change in house type to provide for 10 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses, replacing 6 no. permitted 3 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses and 4 no. permitted 4 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses. Permission for Retention and Completion is being sought for the construction of 6 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses, replacing 6 no. previously permitted 4 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses. Permission for Retention is also being sought for alterations of site, house and road levels at the Oak Lawn and Fern Drive areas of Janeville as permitted under planning reference 22/4809 and all other ancillary site works. |
| 26/0913 | Grant with conditions | 8 Jun 2026 | — | 396 m | Permission for the construction of a single storey flat roof extension to the side of an existing dwelling & all other associated site works. |
| 24/5172 | Conditional | 6 Aug 2024 | — | 484 m | Permission for the five-year temporary permission to change the use of an existing retail unit to educational use, including alterations to all elevations on ground floor, new signage and any associated site development works. |
| 23/6399 | Conditional | 13 May 2024 | — | 476 m | Permission for the construction of a hay/straw store/ machinery shed and associated works |
| 23/6100 | Conditional | 30 Nov 2023 | — | 459 m | Entrance and gate constructed for agricultural use. |
| 23/5636 | Conditional permission | 28 Sept 2023 | — | 476 m | Permission for retention of construction of a hay/ straw store/ machinery shed and associated works |
| 23/5272 | Conditional | 10 Aug 2023 | — | 446 m | Retention and completion for the construction of 1 No. 3 bedroom end of terrace dwelling house (a change of house type from that previously permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 20/4650). Construction of 1 No. 5 bedroom detached dwelling house (a change of house type from that previously permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 22/4353). |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324627 | — | Withdrawn | 15 Sept 2026 | 76 m |
| 317706 | — | Granted with conditions | 8 Apr 2024 | 5 m |
| 316744 | — | Other | 24 Oct 2023 | 0 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
- 21 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 25 Nov 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.