Observation pack · Cork County Council

Ballyduff, Cloyne, Co. Cork

A 10-year permission for a solar farm development on a site of c. 13.6ha. The proposed development comprises solar panels on ground mounted frames across the site. 4 no. medium voltage (MV) stations are proposed. Access tracks throughout the site are proposed as well as security fencing and CCTV poles. The proposed development will be accessed from the local road to the south through a new entrance (as previously permitted under Reg. Ref.: 184258). The proposed development also includes landscaping, services, and all associated and ancillary works. The application seeks a 10-year permission and an operational lifespan of 40 years. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive(EU)2023/2024) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

Observations close 11 Dec 2026 26 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Jan 2027

The application

Reference: 26/2880 · full record
Authority: Cork County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Awaiting Technical Validation
Site area: 13.61 ha
Received: 6 Nov 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=26/2880.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2880 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.
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 11 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.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
26/2137	Grant with conditions	4 Nov 2026	9 m	Permission for construction of a single storey dwelling house and all associated site works.
26/2017	Grant with conditions	18 Sept 2026	131 m	Permission for Retention of extensions and alterations to existing dwelling (change of plan to that permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 25/5200), for 1.) Alterations to Side & Rear Elevations. 2.) Alterations to roof. 3.) All associated site works.
26/0708	Grant with conditions	26 Jun 2026	460 m	Permission to construct a new dwelling house.
26/0037	Grant with conditions	6 May 2026	97 m	1) the construction of a new part single storey part two storey detached dwelling; 2) the construction of a new single storey domestic garage; 3) the installation of a new wastewater treatment unit; 4) a new site entrance; and all associated site works
25/5200	Conditional permission	5 Aug 2025	131 m	Permission for the construction of single-storey extensions to rear, elevational changes and internal alterations to existing dwelling and ancillary works.
25/4802	Conditional permission	18 Jul 2025	410 m	Permission to construct a new domestic garage and all associated site works.
24/4274	Conditional	10 Mar 2025	3 m	Permission for the construction of a single storey side extension to dwelling house & the retention of: a) single storey rear sunroom & b) vehicular access to western side of the site.
24/5610	Conditional	12 Feb 2025	9 m	Permission for dwelling house, domestic garage, domestic vehicular entrance, treatment system and all associated site works

What has happened on this file

6 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 11 Dec 2026

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