40 Sonesta, Malahide, Co. Dublin.

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Retention permission for works consisting of alterations to the existi…

The council feed cuts descriptions short; the full text is on the council register.

F15A/0541 is a planning application to Fingal County Council for retention permission for works consisting of alterations to the existi, received on 20 Nov 2015; permission was granted on 18 Jan 2016.

Planning details

Reference: F15A/0541
Local authority: Fingal County Council
Status: Granted · register status “Decision made”
Received: 20 Nov 2015
Observations close: 4 Jan 2016 (closed 3910 days ago)
Decision due: 22 Jan 2016 · decided 18 Jan 2016
Decision: Grant permission for retention on 18 Jan 2016
Proposed development: Retention permission for works consisting of alterations to the existi…
As published by the register. The Fingal feed cuts the description at 70 characters; the full text is on the council register.
Site area: 277 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 46349). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F15A/0541.

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40 Sonesta, Malahide, Co. Dublin.

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