Observation pack · Cork County Council
15, Sally Gardens, Gurteenroe, Macroom, Cork, P12V188
Permission for retention of Granny flat extension to the side of the dwelling house and a conservatory extension to the rear of dwelling house
Observations close 27 Nov 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 17 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2761 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Status
- Awaiting Recommendation
- Site area
- 485 m²
- Received
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision due
- 17 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=26/2761.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2761at 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 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4 Major town centre | Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses: Facilitate development that supports in general the employment uses of the Existing Mixed/General Business/ Industrial Areas. | cork county development plan 2022 | 6 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | 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 within 100 m
- Recorded monument × 2Fulacht fia · R109407
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/1834 | Grant with conditions | 28 Oct 2026 | 87 m | Construct a two storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, alterations to elevations of dwelling and creation of a pedestrian access gate at side boundary wall and all associated site works. |
| 26/2265 | Grant with conditions | 27 Oct 2026 | 134 m | The development will consist of permission for the change of use from retail use to retail with ancillary use as an off licence, and associated works. |
| 25/6652 | Grant with conditions | 4 Feb 2026 | 379 m | Permission for construction of new single storey garage linked to existing dwelling via glass corridor and associated site works |
| 25/6113 | Grant with conditions | 27 Nov 2025 | 319 m | Permission for alterations to existing dwelling house consisting of the removal of existing patio doors on southern and eastern elevations and replacement with windows including partial infill of existing openings. |
| 25/5052 | Refused | 28 Jul 2025 | 203 m | Permission to construct dwelling and all associated site works |
| 24/6516 | Conditional permission | 19 Jun 2025 | 440 m | Permission for demolition of an existing dwelling and outbuilding, the construction of 2 no. buildings to provide 20 no. apartment style units for the temporary accommodation of persons seeking international protection and all associated car parking, landscaping, site clearance and site development works. Access will be provided via the existing entrance to the Macroom Accommodation Centre/Riverside Park Hotel |
| 24/5523 | Conditional | 14 Mar 2025 | 70 m | Permission for the removal of existing temporary office space for Jons Civil Engineering Company Limited, along with the construction of 9 number commercial units under ‘Class 4 and Class 5’ in the current Planning and Development Regulations – Classes of use, consisting of: warehouse\office building incorporating warehouse space, canteen\kitchenette area, W.C’s, administration and offices together with all ancillary site works including public lighting, car parking and attenuation system. |
| 24/4334 | Conditional | 22 Apr 2024 | 432 m | Permission for the following works to existing two storey dwelling: 1) Single storey extension to rear, 2) Dormer style windows to first floor side elevation, 3) Internal and external alterations and 4) All associated works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323011 | open | 11 Jul 2025 | 440 m | |
| 322981 | Invalid | 9 Jul 2025 | 440 m | |
| 317233 | Refused | 7 Mar 2024 | 387 m | |
| 317455 | Refused | 23 Oct 2023 | 302 m | |
| 316972 | Other | 12 Oct 2023 | 436 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
- 23 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 27 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.