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Fingal County Council · F24A/0871 · Retention

Sweetmans Yard, Folkstown Great, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin

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Council received 27 Sept 2024We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (715 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)

F24A/0871 is a planning application for retention at Sweetmans Yard, Folkstown Great, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, received by Fingal County Council on 27 Sept 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Permission for the following: 1. Retention of change of use. The council refused permission on 15 Sept 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 1 Nov 2024. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 500066 on 20 Feb 2026 (grant). The site is zoned null under the Fingal County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 2 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 13 Oct 2025 closed 335 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (15 Sept 2025) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Permission for the following: 1. Retention of change of use

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

Status
Final Grant
Decision
Refuse permission for retention on 15 Sept 2025
Final grant
20 Feb 2026
Site (from polygon)
1.31 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 27 Sept 2024
    New application
    Observation window closed 1 Nov 2024
  • 14 Jul 2025
    Further information requested
  • 19 Aug 2025
    Further information received
  • 15 Sept 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 13 Oct 2025
  • 13 Oct 2025
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

ACP 500066 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted 20 Feb 2026
received by the Commission 13 Oct 2025 · inspector's report · board order

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    Zoning at the site

    RD - Road: N/A

    C2.1 — Economic development and employment

    GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment

    Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • Radon risk area · 3
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 56192). 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=F24A/0871.

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