Observation pack · Fingal County Council
Dublin Airport Manor, Knocksedan, Brackenstown, Swords, Co. Dublin, K6
Retention planning permission required for: (i) the change of use of a
Observations close 15 Sept 2026 3 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- F26A/0717E · full record
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Type
- Permission and Retention
- Status
- Referral
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 4,980 m²
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
- Decision due
- 5 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F26A/0717E.
- Write your observation.Quote
F26A/0717Eat 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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_DP_OWN | — → — | |
| RD - Road: N/A | FINGAL_DP_OWN | — → — | |
| OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority. | FINGAL_DP_OWN | — → — | |
| G3 High amenity | GB - Green Belt: Protect and provide for a Greenbelt | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| G4 Open space | OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | 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 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 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 | — |
| FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 | — |
| 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 |
| FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:17 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- NIAH-recorded building × 1Knocksedan House
- Radon risk area × 3About 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 · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Record of Protected Structures × 2Mound · Knocksedan House
- Recorded monument × 2Mound · R171426
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F25A/1087E | Refuse permission & refuse retention | 20 Jan 2026 | 0 | 0 m | Retention planning permission required for: (i) the change of use of 2 |
| F25A/0417E | Grant permission | 20 Jan 2026 | 0 | 311 m | The development will consist of a single-storey extension, an area of |
| F25A/0728E | Refuse permission for retention | 30 Sept 2025 | 0 | 0 m | Retention planning permission required for: (i) the change of use of 2 |
| F25A/0077E | Grant permission | 8 Jul 2025 | 0 | 419 m | The development will consist of: (A) provision of an enlarged replacem |
| F24A/0712E | Grant permission & grant retention | 19 Sept 2024 | 0 | 342 m | The development will consist of the alterations to existing footpath a |
| F24A/0612E | Refuse permission | 26 Aug 2024 | 0 | 257 m | (i) construction of a residential development of 59 no. two-storey hou |
| F24A/0577E | Invalid application | 3 Jul 2024 | 0 | 342 m | The development will consist of the alterations to existing footpath a |
| F22A/0571 | Grant permission | 5 Jul 2023 | 0 | 436 m | Alterations to previously approved |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500798 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 11 Jun 2026 | 0 m |
| 320878 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 25 Jun 2025 | 257 m |
| 316529 | Draft Map Appeal | Other | 16 Jun 2023 | 127 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
- 11 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 15 Sept 2026
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.