Observation pack · Cork County Council
Coolmore, Carrigaline, Co. Cork, P43NY51
Permission for Retention of ground floor extensions to rear & side of existing dwelling and of first floor extension, elevation alterations to existing dwelling and for an existing detached domestic garage. Permission is also sought for the construction of a new single storey granny flat extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, side of existing dwelling to be converted as part of granny flat and all associated site development works
Observations close 4 Dec 2026 20 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Jan 2027
The application
- Reference
- 26/2822 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Validation SRO
- Site area
- 1,904 m²
- Received
- 30 Oct 2026
- Decision due
- 4 Jan 2027
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=26/2822.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2822at 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 within 100 m
- NIAH-recorded building × 5worker's house · worker's house · worker's house
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/4268 | Conditional permission | 30 Oct 2025 | 416 m | Permission for the installation of solar carports and ground mounted solar PV arrays. The proposed development will consist of single and double row mono-pitch solar carports over existing surface car park areas, solar panels on ground mounted frames, 1 no. single storey low voltage/medium voltage transformer unit, 2 no. spare parts containers, micro inverters, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, integrated lighting for car port areas, and all associated ancillary development works, including ground works and landscaping. Construction and operational access will be via an existing entrance from the R613. The proposed development is for modifications to an establishment to which the Major Accidents Directive applies |
| 24/5323 | Conditional | 2 Sept 2024 | 241 m | Permission for retention for the existing single storey kitchen extension (17m2) located at the rear elevation (north) of existing dwelling house. |
| 23/6117 | Conditional | 5 Dec 2023 | 474 m | 1. Construction of ground floor extension (kitchen/playroom) at the rear of existing dwelling. 2. Conversion of existing original garage to dining room. 3. Construction of garage/storage shed at the side of existing dwelling. 4. Metal garden shed and timber outhouse for storage at the rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works. |
| 23/6030 | Conditional | 29 Nov 2023 | 188 m | Permission for retention of the following alterations to an existing dwelling; 1) ground floor side and rear extension with adjoining canopy, 2) conversion of attic to storage space with rooflights, and the construction of a detached garage with adjoining carport and store |
| 23/5671 | Unconditional | 6 Oct 2023 | 467 m | A 10 MW solar farm comprising approximately 44,400 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 25.8 hectares, 4 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 2 no. single storey delivery stations, security fencing, CCTV, and all associated ancillary development works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Pl.Reg.No. 17/6351. |
| 22/6626 | Conditional | 26 Jan 2023 | 467 m | Modification to the solar farm permitted under planning reg no. 17/6351. The modification consist of changes to the dimensions of the permitted photovoltaic panels, replacement of the 4 transformers stations with 4 smaller stations and 1 smaller storage unit, replacement of the 2 delivery stations with one larger delivery station, change to the permitted fencing type associated layout changes. All modifications are within the boundary of the permitted development |
| 22/4290 | Conditional | 8 Apr 2022 | 242 m | Permission for modifications to our existing dwelling house, namely: i) construction of a single storey extension to the side (east) elevation, ii) construction of a single storey extension to the rear (north) elevation, iii) insert 2 no. velux roof lights on the existing front roof, iv) revisions to some of the existing opes - their size and locations on the front and rear elevation of existing dwelling, so as to suit new internal room layouts, v) removal of both chimney stacks and vi) insert a canopy roof overhang on front (south) elevation over new external front slider door ope. |
| 21/6712 | Conditional | 26 Nov 2021 | 177 m | The construction of an extension to existing dwelling house, new site entrance and parking area, and all associated works. |
What has happened on this file
- 30 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 4 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.