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Units 5-6 Omni Park Shopping Centre, Swords Road, Dublin 9, D09 E1EC

The development will consist of the change of use from the existing office use (comprising 229 square metres), to a proposed medical/clinical use for medical/clinical assessment but excluding clinical/medical procedures; all ancillary administration associated with the medical/clinical assessment use, and all associated site works.

Observations close 27 Nov 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
WEB3608/26 · full record
Authority
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Status
Registered Application
Applicant
Constellation Healthcare Limited
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
—
Received
23 Oct 2026
We first saw it
30 Oct 2026, 23:08
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

  1. Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for WEB3608/26.
  2. Write your observation.Quote WEB3608/26 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 27 Nov 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.
  5. 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
GB - Green Belt: Create a rural/urban Greenbelt zone that permanently demarcates the boundary i. between the rural and urban areas, or ii. between urban and urban areas. The role of the Greenbelt is to check unrestricted sprawl of urban areas, to prevent coalescence of settlements, to prevent countryside encroachment and to protect the setting of towns and/or villages. The Greenbelt is attractive and multifunctional, serves the needs of both the urban and rural communities, and strengthens the links between urban and rural areas in a sustainable manner. The Greenbelt will provide opportunities for countryside access and for recreation, retain attractive landscapes, improve derelict land within and around towns, secure lands with a nature conservation interest, and retain land in agricultural use. The zoning objective will have the consequence of achieving the regeneration of undeveloped town areas by ensuring that urban development is directed towards these areas.Fingal County Council development plan—
G3
High amenity
GB - Green Belt: Protect and provide for a Greenbeltthe fingal development plan 2023 20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029

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.

Source: Fingal County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Fingal County Council development plan zoning—11 Sept 2026, 15:18open

Designations on or near the site

  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
WEB2941/26Grant permission25 Sept 2026—0 mCHANGE OF USE: We, Ambasaid Limited and MKN Investments Limited, intend to apply for planning permission for Unit 220, Omni Park Shopping Centre, Swords Rd, Santry, Dublin, D09 XV26. The application seeks a change of use from approved retail use on existing vacant ground floor unit 220 permitted, under register reference 1508/04 for use as a health centre for the provision of medical and health services and associated signage together with all ancillary works at Unit 220 ground floor, Omni Park Shopping Centre, Swords Road, Dublin 9, D09 XV26.
F26A/0474EGrant permission28 Jul 20260282 mPermission to erect a 30 metre high lattice tower with antennas, dishe
F25A/0094EApp withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months15 Jan 20260423 m: In accordance with Section 34B of the Planning and Development Act,
F25A/0901ERefuse permission for retention19 Nov 20250360 mRetention Planning permission is being sought for the retention of a s
F25A/0583EGrant permission5 Nov 20250387 mKieran Limited intend to apply for permission for development at this
F25A/0885EInvalid application2 Oct 20250360 mRetention Planning permission is being sought for the retention of a s
F25A/0340Grant permission11 Jun 20250333 mPermission for (1) change of use of existing attic to home
F24A/0729ERefuse permission4 Oct 20240283 mAPO Valet Parking Dublin Limited intend to apply for PERMISSION for de

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500386Planning AppealInvalid3 Dec 2025387 m
322947Planning AppealGranted with conditions17 Oct 2025333 m
314724Railway Order ApplicationOther30 Sept 202555 m
320174Building Control - Fire Safety CertificateGranted with conditions19 May 2025437 m
319438Planning AppealRefused19 Mar 2025282 m
318046Planning AppealOther24 Jul 2024437 m
317171ReferralOther11 Jul 2024250 m
317121LA Road Dev - ApplicationGranted with conditions19 Jun 20245 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

  • 23 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 27 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 30 Oct 2026, 23:08. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.