Observation pack · Cork County Council
Scariff, Ballinacurra, Midleton, Co.Cork
Permission for retention of two domestic dwellings as constructed and all existing ancillary site works
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
- 26/2887 · full record
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Status
- Awaiting Admin Validation
- Site area
- 1,473 m²
- 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=26/2887.
- Write your observation.Quote
26/2887at 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/1660 | Grant with conditions | 16 Oct 2026 | 406 m | Permission for :- 1) The construction of a dwelling house, installation of wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works, 2) The formation of a new, permanent entrance off public road R629, 3) The set back of existing roadside front boundary to improve entrance sight-lines. |
| 23/6627 | Conditional | 23 Jan 2025 | 389 m | Permission for the a) importation of soil and stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field spread in 5 no. phases, b) proposed new vehicular entrance, c) wheel wash, welfare facilities & access road, d) install ESB exclusion poles as per ESB requirements and all associated works. |
| 23/5590 | Conditional | 22 Sept 2023 | 7 m | Permission for construction of 2 no. roofed silage pits and associated works. |
| 23/5270 | Refused | 15 Aug 2023 | 247 m | 10 year planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 126 hectares comprising of solar panels on ground mounted frames with a surface area of circa 532,000m2, 21 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 5 no. single storey energy storage modules, 3 no. single storey spare parts containers, 12 no. ring main units, 5 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the R630, L7657, L7658 and L7659 public roads to connect to solar farm field parcels, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 1 no. drain deck crossing, temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development works. Construction and operational access will be via entrances from L7657, L7658 and L7659. The operational life span of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for its duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and submitted to the planning authority with the application. |
| 23/4367 | Conditional | 24 May 2023 | 7 m | Permission for construction of a slatted unit, hay/straw store, straw bedded shed, stable area, horse arenna, new site entrance and associated works. |
| 23/4317 | Conditional | 14 Apr 2023 | 385 m | The construction of a single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling and all associated site works and site services. |
| 21/7025 | Conditional | 7 Jan 2022 | 136 m | To remove existing access stairs and landing to front of existing dwelling, construct a new access stairs and landing to the front of existing dwelling with provision for underneath basement storage, alterations to existing elevations, install 2no. rooflights to existing rear roof of dwelling, install a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works. |
| 21/6973 | Conditional | 16 Dec 2021 | 482 m | The upgrade of the entrance junction to the site, consisting of the widening of the entrance gateway from approximately 6m to approximately 11m and all associated works. Permission is also sought for the installation of approximately 180m of new, internal 2.4m high green palisade security fencing/gates and all associated site works, and the installation of two new external lights to be installed on existing lighting columns within the site. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317994 | Granted with conditions | 6 Sept 2024 | 247 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
- 6 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 11 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.