Observation pack · Cork County Council
Desert, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85ET22
(A) The Demolition of an existing dwelling, (B) The construction of a dwelling house, (C) Relocation of the site entrance and associated alterations to front boundary wall, (D) Construction of a garden shed, and all associated site works
Observations close 2 Dec 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 22 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26/2781 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Admin Validation
- Site area
- 1,271 m²
- Received
- 28 Oct 2026
- Decision due
- 22 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=26/2781.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2781at 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 2 Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 New residential | 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 |
| 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 |
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0256 | Grant with conditions | 2 Apr 2026 | 230 m | Universal Access Works within the relevant part of the existing school comprising of alterations and upgrade works at all levels including new windows, construction of single story extensions to front and rear at lower ground floor level, construction of an external lift enclosure at upper floor levels, construction of an external universal access route within the school grounds, minor modifications to the existing playgrounds and all associated site works. St. Josephs Girls National School shares a boundary with the curtilage of Sacred Heart Secondary School, a Protected Structure, and has a right of way for access within this curtilage |
| 26/0031 | Grant with conditions | 9 Mar 2026 | 463 m | Permission for the upgrade of an existing waste hold enclosure for the storage of clinical waste and to support the housing of a proposed new bio-digester at location A. The demolition of the existing waste hold in location A and works to provide a separate enclosure to house waste bins and bottle gases at location B together with all associated site development works. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a protected structure RPS01668 |
| 25/5874 | Refused | 5 Nov 2025 | 105 m | Construction of 4 detached dwellings with associated domestic garages, new roadway, entrance to highway, drainage and landscaping works |
| 24/624 | Conditional | 27 Mar 2025 | 368 m | Change of use from existing commercial unit to residential house, along with all associated site works |
| 24/460 | Conditional permission | 10 Mar 2025 | 452 m | Decarbonisation and Thermal Energy Upgrade works comprising: 1. Energy Centre redevelopment and extension including demolition of a disused boiler chimney and associated ancillary structures to facilitate heat pump and geothermal energy installations and construction of associated plant enclosures, site services and site works, 2. Window replacement, external insulation and render to some buildings, 3. Roof upgrade works to some buildings, 4. PV panel installation to some roofs excluding protected structures, 5. Ground mounted PV panel installation and associated site services and site works. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a protected structure RPS 01668 |
| 23/660 | Conditional permission | 23 Jan 2024 | 384 m | (i) ground floor extension to north-east (rear) elevation, (ii) ground floor extension to north-west (side) elevation, (iii) minor elevational changes to a number of existing window and external door openings to include the construction of two new window openings at first floor level on the north-east elevation together with all associated alterations and site works |
| 22/697 | Conditional | 27 Oct 2023 | 479 m | (1) Construction of an all-weather playing pitch ancillary to the school and on a rental basis for use by third parties (2) Construction of two back to back ball walls / ball alleys (3) Construction / installation of approximately 50 m new 1.2 m high wire mesh fencing (4) Construction / installation of approximately 38 m (10m + 28 m) new 14m high retractable ball netting (5) Construction / installation of floodlighting (6) Construction / installation of a new changing room and storage shed and (7) All associated ancillary site works |
| 23/336 | Conditional permission | 18 Sept 2023 | 83 m | Construction of single storey style dwelling house waste water treatment system, percolation area and ancillary site works |
What has happened on this file
- 28 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 2 Dec 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.