Planning Register
Observation pack · Fingal County Council

6 Rogerstown Court, Rush, Co. Dublin, K56 T920

Planning Permission for construction of new pre-fabricated, detached d

Observations close 17 Sept 2026 5 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 7 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
F26A/0732E · 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
1,180 m²
Received
13 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
7 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=F26A/0732E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0732E 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 17 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
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN
RU - Rural: Protect and promote the value of the rural area of the County. This rural value is based on: *Agricultural and rural economic resources *Visual remoteness from significant and distinctive urban influences *A high level of natural features Agriculture and rural related resources will be employed for the benefit of the local and wider population. Building upon the rural value will require a balanced approach involving the protection and promotion of rural biodiversity, promotion of the integrity of the landscape, and enhancement of the built and cultural heritage.FINGAL_DP_OWN
P1
Rural
RU - Rural: Protect and promote in a balanced way, the development of agriculture and rural related enterprise, biodiversity, the rural landscape, and the built and cultural heritageFl-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 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 Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026, 15:17open

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
F26A/0560ERefuse permission20 Aug 20260356 mthe construction of one new detached dwelling, amendments to existing
F26A/0494Grant permission5 Aug 2026091 m1. a single storey porch extension to the front ( northwest). 2. a sin
F26A/0227EGrant permission8 Jul 20260105 mThe demolition of an existing garage, and the construction of one new
F26A/0230ERefuse permission15 May 20260280 mPermission for the construction of one new detached dwelling, amendmen
F26A/0099ERefuse permission6 May 20260263 mPermission is sought for the construction of one new detached dwelling
F26A/0079EGrant permission6 May 20260241 mThe renovation and two storey front extension to an existing derelict
F25A/1187EGrant permission20 Apr 20260493 ma 2 storey extension to the north facing side of the existing dormer b
F25A/1168ERefuse permission19 Feb 20260105 mThe demolition of an existing garage, and the construction of one new

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500897Planning AppealGranted16 Jun 2026160 m
501379Planning Appealpending21 May 2026263 m
500006Planning AppealRefused26 Jan 2026449 m
323608Planning AppealRefused26 Nov 2025151 m
321839Planning AppealGranted with conditions11 Jun 2025264 m
318594Planning AppealRefused23 Apr 2025393 m
315382Planning AppealGranted with conditions24 Jan 2024287 m
313625ReferralOther21 Sept 2023416 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

  • 13 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 17 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.