Planning Register
Observation pack · Fingal County Council

8 Barons Hall Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 PY88

Permission to alter, extend and change the use of domestic garage to l

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/0733E · 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
159 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/0733E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0733E 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— → —
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.FINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-20295 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 Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
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, 15:17open

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/0706EInvalid application12 Aug 202600 mPermission to alter, extend and change the use of domestic garage to l
F25A/1215EGrant permission7 Aug 20260278 mWe, the Health Service Executive (HSE), intend to apply for planning p
F25A/1100ERefuse permission29 Jul 20260467 mRelocation of the approved bin store (F23A/0114) to the west of approv
F26A/0286EGrant permission22 Jul 20260467 mAn outbuilding containing a garden shed and a home gym to the rear gar
F26A/0627Invalid application20 Jul 20260416 mThe Retention of 1 No. additional roof light to the front roof elevati
F26A/0558EInvalid application1 Jul 20260459 mPlanning permission is sought for: 1/ Retention for construction of s
F26A/0334EGrant permission17 Jun 20260437 mPlanning Permission for the enlargement of an existing garden shed to
F26A/0478Invalid application10 Jun 20260416 mThe retention of 1 No. Additional Roof light to the front

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324332Appeal - LRDWithdrawn24 Jun 2026443 m
501437Planning Appealpending27 May 2026141 m
324158Referralpending25 Mar 2026345 m
321601Planning AppealGranted with conditions28 Apr 2025124 m
320558Planning AppealRefused20 Nov 2024281 m
320156Planning AppealGranted with conditions13 Nov 2024389 m
320393Final Map AppealOther11 Oct 2024245 m
319343Appeal - LRDGranted with conditions4 Jul 2024443 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.