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Fingal County Council · F26A/0012E · Permission

Balford & Dubh Laoch, Drumnigh Road, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, D13 EX17

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Council received 14 Jan 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (241 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)

F26A/0012E is a planning application for permission at Balford & Dubh Laoch, Drumnigh Road, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, D13 EX17, received by Fingal County Council on 14 Jan 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Planning Permission for the following:- (i) Construction of one new (9… The council refused permission on 9 Mar 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 18 Feb 2026. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 501118 on 28 Jul 2026 (refuse). The site is zoned null under the Fingal County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 45 other decided applications in the last five years and 4 appeals.

Appeal window closes 7 Apr 2026 closed 158 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (9 Mar 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Planning Permission for the following:- (i) Construction of one new (9

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Status
Appeal decided
Decision
Refuse permission on 9 Mar 2026
Site (from polygon)
4,637 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 14 Jan 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 18 Feb 2026
  • 9 Mar 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 7 Apr 2026
  • 7 Apr 2026
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

ACP 501118 · Planning Appeal · decided · Refused 28 Jul 2026
received by the Commission 7 Apr 2026 · inspector's report · board order

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    Zoning at the site

    RD - Road: N/A

    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

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • Architectural Conservation Area · 1
      Old Portmarnock (Drumnigh Road) ACA
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 1
      R182401

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 54939). 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=F26A/0012E.

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