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Fingal County Council · F21A/0113 · Permission

Semple Woods, Off Hearse Road, Donabate, Co. Dublin.

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Council received 11 Nov 2021We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (1766 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)

F21A/0113 is a planning application for permission at Semple Woods, Off Hearse Road, Donabate, Co. Dublin., received by Fingal County Council on 11 Nov 2021 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development which will have a total gross floor area of 7,892 sq.m… The council granted permission on 8 Dec 2021. The five-week observation window closed on 16 Dec 2021. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 312458 on 20 Jan 2022 (withdrawn). A commencement notice (CN0095202FL) was lodged on 1 Nov 2022, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Fingal County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 15 other decided applications in the last five years and 2 appeals.

Appeal window closes 14 Jan 2022 closed 1703 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (8 Dec 2021) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

The development which will have a total gross floor area of 7,892 sq.m

The description is truncated at source (70 characters in the national feed). The full text is on the council register.

Status
Appeal decided
Decision
Grant permission on 8 Dec 2021
Final grant
2 Feb 2022
Permission expires
3 Feb 2022
Site (from polygon)
2.50 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 5 Oct 2021
    Further information requested
  • 11 Nov 2021
    Further information received
  • 11 Nov 2021
    New application
    Observation window closed 16 Dec 2021
  • 8 Dec 2021
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 14 Jan 2022
  • 12 Jan 2022
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

ACP 312458 · Planning Appeal · decided · Withdrawn 20 Jan 2022
received by the Commission 12 Jan 2022

Commencement

  • Commencement notice CN0095202FL
    1 Nov 2022Semple Woods, Off Hearse Road, Donabate, Fingalmatched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

RA - Residential Area: Ensure the provision of high quality new residential environments with good layout and design, with adequate public transport and cycle links and within walking distance of community facilities. Provide an appropriate mix of house sizes, types and tenures in order to meet household needs and to promote balanced communities.

G4 — Open space

OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.

R1 — New residential

RA - Residential Area: Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

R2 — Existing residential

RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

Designations within 250 m

OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

  • Architectural Conservation Area · 1
    Donabate - Newbridge House Demesne & The Square ACA
  • NIAH-recorded building · 3
    Newbridge House; Newbridge House; house
  • Radon risk area · 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures · 1
    Former Forge and Vernacular House
  • Recorded monument · 2
    Quarry; R187528

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 58486). 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=F21A/0113.

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