Planning Register
Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Furry Park, Swords Road, Santry,, Dublin 9, D09 W732

Retention permission of a 2m high boundary palisade fence and gate, ad

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/0734E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Type
Retention
Status
Referral
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
Site area
2,273 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/0734E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0734E 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
GE - General Employment: Facilitate opportunities for compatible industry and general employment uses, logistics and warehousing activity in a good quality physical environment. General Employment areas should be highly accessible, well designed, permeable and legible.FINGAL_DP_OWN
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN
C2.1
Economic development and employment
GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employmentFl-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/0583EGrant permission24 Aug 20260250 mPermission for the amendment to the previously granted permission (ref
F26A/0708EInvalid application12 Aug 202600 mRetention permission of a 2m high boundary palisade fence and gate, ad
F26A/0589EInvalid application8 Jul 20260475 mThe development will consist of the retention of a single storey, 56 s
F26A/0397EGrant permission7 Jul 20260403 mThe development will consist of the installation of a replacement spri
F26A/0366EGrant permission30 Jun 20260376 mThe proposed development will principally consist of the construction
F26A/0528EInvalid application30 Jun 20260250 mAmendment to the permission granted (reference number F23A/0564). The
F26A/0118EGrant permission10 Apr 20260455 mPlanning Permission for alterations to existing industrial unit includ
F25A/0720EGrant permission2 Apr 20260494 mThe development will consist of Proposed multi-purpose Indoor sports,

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
317831Electricity Development ApplicationGranted with conditions26 Jun 2026466 m
321306Planning AppealRefused4 Apr 2025435 m
318883Planning AppealGranted with conditions11 Jul 2024229 m
317121LA Road Dev - ApplicationGranted with conditions19 Jun 20240 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.