Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Keelings, Food Central, St. Margaret's, Co.Dublin, K67NN28

The proposed development will consist of the following: a) The const

Observations close 23 Sept 2026 11 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Sept 2026

The application

Reference: F26A/0486E · full record
Authority: Fingal County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Additional Information Received
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 1.27 ha
Received: 19 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due: 15 Sept 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F26A/0486E.
Write your observation.Quote F26A/0486E 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. Fingal County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 23 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.
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
	FP - Food Park: Facilitate the development of a state of the art Food Park incorporating the growing, preparation, processing, ripening, packaging, storing, distribution and logistics relating to food, drink, flowers and related products on lands adjacent to major transport infrastructure, operating at a national and international scale and optimising its strategic value to the regional economy. The Park will be primarily devoted to developing value added opportunities within the food sector.	FINGAL_DP_OWN	— → —
C2.1 Economic development and employment	FP - Food Park: Provide for and facilitate the development of a Food Industry Park	Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029	5 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.

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN	—	11 Sept 2026, 15:18	—
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029	—	11 Sept 2026, 15:17	open

Designations on or near the site

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
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_cfram — source licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
FW26A/0181E	Grant permission	23 Jul 2026	0 m	The development will consist of 1) the installation of rooftop solar
FW25A/0441E	Refuse permission	17 Jul 2026	4 m	Permission is sought for: (i) The Construction of a refrigeration cent
FW26A/0132	Grant permission & grant retention	26 May 2026	428 m	The development consists / will consist of the following:
F25A/0094E	App withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months	15 Jan 2026	221 m	: In accordance with Section 34B of the Planning and Development Act,
FW25A/0474	Grant permission	8 Jan 2026	430 m	The development will consist of a designated EV charging hub and acces
FW25A/0343	Refuse permission & refuse retention	3 Oct 2025	415 m	1. Retention permission is sought for :
FW25A/0210E	Grant permission	3 Jul 2025	176 m	The development consists of the installation of a photovoltaic solar a
FW25A/0004E	Grant permission	27 Mar 2025	0 m	A new temperature-controlled warehouse incorporating ancillary offices

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501896	Planning Appeal	pending	13 Aug 2026	4 m
317831	Electricity Development Application	Granted with conditions	26 Jun 2026	253 m
314485	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	16 Jul 2025	270 m
319422	Electricity Development Application	Granted with conditions	5 Feb 2025	237 m
314115	Planning Appeal	Invalid	15 Jul 2022	270 m
314116	Planning Appeal	Invalid	15 Jul 2022	270 m
314084	Planning Appeal	pending	12 Jul 2022	270 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

28 Jul 2026 Further information requested
19 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 23 Sept 2026
19 Aug 2026 Further information received

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.