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Ballinluska, Crosshaven, Co. Cork, P43KC44

Planning permission is sought for construction of one storey extension to the south of the existing house with flat roof, demolition of part of house at the south; alterations to existing dwelling including new sand and lime render painted white to all elevations, replacement and installation of new doors and windows, and internal modifications; new velux roof lights to the new flat roof extension; a new south-facing patio; installation of metal garden gates; new stormwater treatment system and all associated site works at Ballinluska, Crosshaven, Co. Cork, P43KC44

Observations close 8 Dec 2026 24 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 6 Jan 2027

The application

Reference
26/2841 · full record
Authority
Cork County Council
Type
Permission
Status
Awaiting Admin Validation
Site area
742 m²
Received
3 Nov 2026
Decision due
6 Jan 2027

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=26/2841.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/2841 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 8 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.
  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

CodeObjectivePlanIn 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 surroundingcork county development plan 20226 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
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Cork County Council development plan zoning—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site within 100 m

  • NIAH-recorded building × 1
    water tower

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedDistanceDescription
26/1726Refused20 Aug 2026424 mPermission to include: a) Construction of a first floor balcony, b) Construction of first floor extension including alteration of roof type from pitched roof to flat roof, c) Elevational alterations including the provision of windows and doors at first floor level and removal of the existing roof lights, all to the rear of the existing dwelling.
26/1380Grant with conditions14 Jul 2026436 mPermission for a) elevational changes, b) permission for 2no. velux roof lights to the front elevation, c) retention of attic space for home office/play area/ store use, d) retention of 2 no. velux roof lights to the rear elevation of our dwelling house with all associated site works.
26/1005Grant with conditions12 Jun 2026319 mPermission for Retention of the installation of a secondary wastewater treatment unit and associated polishing filter to serve 2 no. existing dwelling houses with all the necessary ancillary site services.
25/6405Grant with conditions20 May 2026341 mPermission for construction of a two-storey extension with new stairs and skylight to north-west of the existing dwelling house, construction of a two-storey extension with skylight to the south-west of the existing dwelling house, construction of single storey extension to the north-east of the existing dwelling house, proposed dormer window to existing attic on the south-east elevation, proposed rooflights to existing roof on northern and southern elevation, demolition works including; existing portion of the house to south-west elevation, existing porch to the north-west elevation, existing bay window to the north-east elevation, partial demolition of existing pitched roofs to accommodate new extensions, existing bay windows to the south-east elevation, and existing chimney, proposed internal and external alterations to the existing dwelling house including new windows and doors and new flat roof to the existing bay window on the south-east elevation, alterations to existing garage/gym building, including demolition of the pitched roof and replacement with a new flat roof and provision of new windows and doors, installation of a new vehicular metal gate to the existing site entrance and all associated site works
25/5526Grant with conditions9 Apr 2026468 mPermission to demolish existing domestic garage, construct domestic garage/shed with attached lean-to to side and all ancillary works.
26/0250Grant with conditions31 Mar 2026400 mPermission to a) demolish a section of the detached domestic garage, b) to construct an extension to front of existing dwelling, c) changes to elevations of existing dwelling and d) all associated site works
26/0211Grant with conditions23 Mar 2026341 mPermission for retention of existing detached garage/storage incorporating a sauna
25/5273Conditional permission21 Aug 2025213 mPermission to disconnect and remove/demolish the existing decommissioned wastewater treatment plant and construct two new dwelling houses, construct new shared entrance, realign the existing foul and storm sewers through the site and all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
316501Other10 Oct 2023329 m
313050pending16 Mar 2022458 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

  • 3 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 8 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.