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1 The Mills, Slievereagh, Ballyvourney, Co. Cork. P12 NX72

Permission for Retention of existing as-built rear two storey extension to existing dwelling together with existing single storey covered patio area. Permission for alterations and reconfiguration of layout of the existing dwelling including the demolition and reconstruction of the front porch and the construction of a new single storey extension to the rear in lieu of the demolished covered patio area and all associated ancillary site works.

Observations close 25 Nov 2026 13 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
26/2717 · full record
Authority
Cork County Council
Type
Permission for Retention
Status
Awaiting Recommendation
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
418 m²
Received
21 Oct 2026
We first saw it
10 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2717.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2717 at 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

  • Recorded monument × 1
    R109661

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
25/4632Conditional permission21 Dec 2025—395 mSéard a bheaidh sa bhforbairt seo ná cead pleanála a fháil le haghhaidh a) Cuir isteach cosán nua mórthimpeall ar an áit, falú nua agus tuilsoilsiú nua mórthimpeall ar an bpáirc, b) Cuir isteach tuilsoilsiú nua mórthimpeall ar an bpáirc traenála, c) cuir isteach grianphainéal ar an díon aran bhfiorgneamh atá ann. d) Athdhromchlú ar an gcár clós atá ann, e) Cuir isteach soilsiú poiblí mórthimpeall ar an bpáirc agus na suíomhanna coimhdeach ag Pairc Iosagáin, Magh Reidh, Baile Mhic Íre, Maigh Chromtha, Co. Chorcaí / Naomh Abán CLG are applying for Permission for; a) a new footpath around the site, new fencing and floodlighting around the pitch, b) Installation of new floodlighting around the training pitch, c) Installation of solar panels on the roof of the existing building, d) Resurfacing of the existing carpark, e) Public Lighting around the pitch and associated areas at Páirc Íosagáin, Magh Reidh, Baile Mhic Íre
25/4278Refused16 Apr 2025—351 mPermission to construct a new dwelling house.
24/4370Conditional10 Jun 2024—480 mPermission for: (1) Construction of an agricultural entrance onto the R618. (2) All associated site works.
22/6433Conditional5 Apr 2023—111 mAthraithe a dhéanamh ar an fhorbairt ceadaithe cheana faoi thagairt phleanála 19/5869 don chéad phas d’athfhorbairt phasach agus athrú úsáide de iarr Choláiste Íosagáin, anois in anchaoi, ag An Sliabh Riabhach, Baile Bhuirne, Maigh Chromtha, Co. Chorcaí. Tá na leasaithe seo leanas á moladh ar an fhorbairt a ceadaíodh roimhe seo: (i) Páirt-scartáil de fhoirgneamh iar Choláiste Íosagáin (an chuid aon stór ar chúl an iarr fhoirgneamh scoile), (ii) Mionathraithe ar na leaganacha amach den fhoirgneamh atá ann cheana ceadaithe faoi thagairt pleanála 19/5869, (iii) Síneadh nua 3 stór a thogáil, ina mbeidh san áireamh forsheomra iontrála, ardaitheoir, staighre, leithris, pasáistí agus seomraí innealra ar chúl an phríomh fhoirgneamh atá ann cheana le húsáid mar spásanna coimhdeacha leis an úsáid oifige ceadaithe faoi thagairt pleanála 19/5869, (iv) Tógail 2 umar stórála uisce comhraicthe dóiteáin os cionn talún, (v) Tógail carrchlóis, draenáil, tírdhreachtú, comharthaíocht agus no hoibreacha suímh ar fad bainteach leo. Permission for amendments to development permitted under Ref No. 19/5869 for the 1st phase of a phased redevelopment and change of use of the former Coláiste Íosagáin Building which is now in disrepair in Sliabh Riabhach. The following are the proposed amendments to the previously approved development: 1.Partial Demolition of former Coláiste Iosagáin existing building (single storey structure to rear of former school building) 2.Minor alterations to the layout of the building previously permitted under 19/5869. 3. Construction of new three-storey extension which will include entrance lobby, lifts, stairs, bathrooms, passages, and machinery room to the rear of the existing main building for use as spaces ancillary to the office use permitted under 19/5869. 4. Construction of 2 no. above-ground fire-fighting water storage tanks 5. Construction of car parks, drainage, landscaping, signage, and all associated site works.
22/4665Conditional23 May 2022—342 mLe framai cruach iarainn a thogail in aired ar an mba ualaigh ata suite laistiar den Monarcha Phroiseas Bidh le Follain Teo. (faoi Cead Pleanala 13/04748), chomaith le oibrithe coimhdeach laithreain. - To construct a steel framed enclosure over the existing loading bay area to the existing Folláin Teo food process facility (under Planning Permission 13/04748) inclusive of all ancillary site works.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
314602—Granted with conditions25 Feb 2025266 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 10 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.