Planning Register
Observation pack · Fingal County Council

The Marine Hotel, 13 Sutton Cross, Sutton Dublin Ireland, D13 P3Y8

Planning permission for A single story extension to the eastern side o

Observations close 24 Sept 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 14 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
F25A/0884E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Type
Permission
Status
Significant AI Requested
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
Site area
1.08 ha
Received
20 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
14 Oct 2026
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.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F25A/0884E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F25A/0884E 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. Fingal County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
  4. Submit before 24 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Fingal County 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
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.FINGAL_DP_OWN
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.FINGAL_DP_OWN
HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sense of place. In recognition of the amenity potential of these areas opportunities to increase public access will be explored.FINGAL_DP_OWN
TC - Town and District Centre: Maintain and build on the accessibility, vitality and viability of the existing Urban Centres in the County. Develop and consolidate these Centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, leisure and residential uses, and to enhance and develop the urban fabric of these Centres in accordance with the principles of urban design, conservation and sustainable development. Retail provision will be in accordance with the County Retail Strategy, enhance and develop the existing urban fabric, emphasise urban conservation, and ensure priority for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists while minimising the impact of private car based traffic. In order to deliver this vision and to provide a framework for sustainable development, Urban Centre Strategies will be prepared for centres in accordance with the Urban Fingal Chapter objectives.FINGAL_DP_OWN
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN
G3
High amenity
HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areasFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-20295 Apr 20235 Apr 2029
M2
Major town centre
TC - Town and District Centre: Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilitiesFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-20295 Apr 20235 Apr 2029
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-20295 Apr 20235 Apr 2029
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-20295 Apr 20235 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.

Sources: FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026, 15:18
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026, 15:18
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026, 15:18
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026, 15:18
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026, 15:18
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026, 15:17open
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026, 15:17open
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026, 15:17open
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026, 15:17open

Designations on or near the site

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Sutton - Sutton Cross and Environs ACA
  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
    North Dublin Bay
  • NIAH-recorded building × 1
    house
  • 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
  • Special Area of Conservation × 1
    North Dublin Bay SAC
  • Recorded monument × 1
    R149708
  • Special Protection Area × 1
    North Bull Island SPA
  • OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
    Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

1 layer present but masked: flood_cframsource licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0425EGrant permission9 Jul 2026037 m(A) The construction of a single-storey extension to the existing gara
F25A/1091EGrant permission21 Jan 20260415 mThe development will consist of changes to a single storey modular uni
F25A/0986EWithdraw application25 Nov 20250454 mPermission for the Retention of an extension to the Residence includin
F25A/0969EInvalid application23 Oct 20250454 mPermission for the Retention of an extension to the Residence includin
F25A/0532EGrant permission15 Oct 20250134 mThe development will consist of renovations and extensions to the exis
F24A/0897EGrant permission1 Oct 20250423 mDemolition of existing roof, chimney, porch and rear returns/extension
F25A/0833EInvalid application15 Sept 202500 mPlanning permission for a single story extension to the eastern side o
F25A/0646ERefuse permission28 Aug 20250423 mPlanning Permission is sought for the following:- (i) Renovations and

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
323713Planning AppealRefused19 Jan 2026423 m
322881Planning AppealGranted with conditions6 Oct 2025447 m
322501Planning AppealRefused11 Sept 2025282 m
320164Railway Order ApplicationOther19 Aug 2025269 m
322043Planning AppealGranted with conditions2 Jul 2025351 m
321257Planning AppealRefused6 Mar 202529 m
317579Planning AppealGranted with conditions8 Nov 202464 m
317659ReferralOther14 Aug 2024454 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

  • 20 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 24 Sept 2026
  • 25 Aug 2026 Further information requested

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.