Observation pack · Dublin City Council

103 North Road, Finglas, Dublin 11

Planning Permission is sought by Patrick & Mary Hendricks at the rear of 103 North Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, D11T6X4 for the construction of two no. two storey dwellings to consist of at ground level; kitchen/dining & living area at first floor level two bedrooms & office, vehicular access to North Road & associated site works.

Observations close 20 Oct 2026 5 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 15 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: WEB3277/26 · full record
Authority: Dublin City Council
Type: Permission
Status: Registered Application
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: —
Received: 15 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 4 Oct 2026, 23:38
Decision due: —
Decision: not yet decided

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for WEB3277/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3277/26 at 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. Dublin City Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 20 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Dublin City 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.

What the site is zoned

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure	Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.	DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	14 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028
S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure	Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.	DU-002:DP:development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-11	14 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Sources: DCC DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028, DCC DU-002:DP:development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-11 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 23:18

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
DCC DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	—	11 Sept 2026, 23:18	open
DCC DU-002:DP:development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-11	—	4 Oct 2026, 23:04	open

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 1
St. Canice's Church
Radon risk area × 2
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
Recorded monument × 1
R149689

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB3322/26	Application declared invalid	22 Sept 2026	—	111 m	The proposed development comprises amendments to a permitted development, as granted planning permission under DCC Planning Ref. WEB2701/24, as follows: (a) The relocation of the permitted ESB substation from a location adjoining the eastern elevation of the existing building to a location adjoining the northern and eastern boundaries of the site, to facilitate vehicular access to the substation directly from Jamestown Road; (b) Alteration of the established eastern boundary to facilitate direct access to the proposed substation location from Jamestown Road including the provision of new piers, wall and railing to match the existing (maximum height 2.5 m), 2 no. removable bollards, and the creation of a dished kerb onto Jamestown Road; (c) The provision of a generator building (59.01 sq.m) generally at the location of the permitted ESB substation and generator building attached to the eastern elevation of the existing building with a maximum height of 3.985 m above ground level and a flue (150 mm diameter) extending vertically for 3m above the roof of the generator building and terminating at an overall height of approximately 6.9m above ground level; and (d) The reconfiguration of the layout of part of the permitted forecourt surface car park to facilitate the relocation of 3 no. permitted motorcycle parking spaces and the reconfiguration of the bicycle parking arrangement pursuant to Condition 6(d) of Planning Ref. 2701/24 to provide 9 no Sheffield stands (18 bicycle parking spaces) and 3 no. Cardiff stands (60 no. bicycle parking spaces) together with 2 no. Cargo bicycle stands (4 no. cargo bicycle parking spaces).
WEB3294/26	Application declared invalid	18 Sept 2026	—	111 m	Chep Ireland Limited wish to apply for permission for development at Unit 46 Jamestown Business Park, Jamestown Road Finglas Dublin 11, the development will consist of the installation of 10 number automatic opening vents to the North Elevation and 18 number automatic opening vents to the South Elevation at first floor level, each automatic opening vent measures 2339mm. x 1437mm.
WEB3255/26	Application declared invalid	14 Sept 2026	—	0 m	Planning Permission is sought by Patrick & Mary Hendricks at the rear of 103 North Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, D11T6X4 for the construction of two no. two storey dwellings to consist of at ground level; kitchen/dining & living area at first floor level two bedrooms & office, vehicular access to North Road & associated site works
WEB3066/26	Application declared invalid	25 Aug 2026	—	0 m	The creation of a new vehicular entrance in front boundary wall onto McKee Road.
WEB1558/26	Grant permission	29 Apr 2026	—	423 m	The development consists of the construction of a new attic conversion with alterations to the existing hipped roof forming a new gable wall with high level window to the side elevation & new flat roof dormer to the rear elevation at roof level. The development is to include internal alterations; landscaping and all ancillary site works and drainage as necessary.
WEB5818/25	Grant permission	8 Apr 2026	4	205 m	Change of use of the existing storage unit, workshop unit and commercial unit into 2 x 1-Bedroom Apartments and 2 x Studio apartments with alterations to the existing façade on the ground floor of The Fuel Yard, Church Street, Finglas, Dublin 11
WEB1746/26	Application declared invalid	2 Apr 2026	—	403 m	To remove the road facing garden wall to allow for vehicular access. Retain end pillars. Footpath dishing to allow for vehicular access.
WEB2635/25	Grant permission	25 Mar 2026	—	388 m	The development will consist of the erection of a detached single storey modular accommodation unit to provide: 2 no. mainstream classrooms with associated accessible WCs; 1 no. Support for Education Training room; 1 no. Special Educational Needs classroom including associated quiet space and accessible WCs. Proposed new external soft play area, enclosed with a 1.8m high fence. Proposed external footpaths/ramped approach inclusive of guarding and handrails to proposed development and including all associated site works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
321278	Railway Order Application	Other	28 Oct 2025	460 m
322906	Planning Appeal	Refused	23 Oct 2025	228 m
322377	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	26 Aug 2025	123 m
321041	Planning Appeal	Refused	14 Apr 2025	250 m
314610	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	12 Mar 2024	177 m
315080	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	29 Feb 2024	172 m
316465	Planning Appeal	Refused	21 Aug 2023	249 m
313472	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	12 Jul 2023	243 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

15 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 20 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:38. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.