Observation pack · Fingal County Council

lands at Eir, The Grange, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 A078

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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/0718E · full record
Authority: Fingal County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Referral
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 829 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/0718E.
Write your observation.Quote F26A/0718E 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 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	— → —
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

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 × 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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
F25A/0844E	Grant permission	15 Jan 2026	448 m	Permission to subdivide site and construct a two storey dwelling house
F25A/0625E	Grant permission	22 Aug 2025	13 m	The proposed Works shall consist of an extension to the front of the d
F25A/0602E	Invalid application	8 Jul 2025	13 m	The proposed Works shall consist of an extension to the front of the d
F24A/0541E	Grant permission	19 Jun 2025	490 m	The Department of Education intends to apply for Planning Permission f
LRD0043/S3E	Grant permission	24 Jan 2025	485 m	We, Birchwell Developments Ltd., intend to apply for permission for a
F24A/0876E	Grant permission	19 Nov 2024	153 m	Conversion of existing garage to family room, to include construction
F24A/0859E	Invalid application	30 Sept 2024	153 m	Conversion of existing garage to family room, to include construction
SHD/012/20	Decision to be made by other body	4 Jul 2024	487 m	The development will consist of the demolition of the former rugby clu

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
320164	Railway Order Application	Other	19 Aug 2025	10 m
322888	Planning Appeal	open	27 Jun 2025	490 m
321932	Appeal - LRD	Withdrawn	23 May 2025	485 m
313361	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Split	4 Jul 2024	489 m
316636	Draft Map Appeal	Other	1 Sept 2023	484 m
316641	Draft Map Appeal	Other	1 Sept 2023	484 m
311628	Planning Appeal	Refused	8 Apr 2022	212 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.