Planning Register
Observation pack · Fingal County Council

North Apron, Dublin Airport, Swords, Co. Dublin

The proposed development will consist of the erection of 4no. high-lev

Observations close 18 Sept 2026 6 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
F26A/0735E · 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
1.79 ha
Received
14 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
8 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/0735E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0735E 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 18 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— → —
DA - Dublin Airport: Facilitate air transport infrastructure and airport related activity/uses only (i.e. those uses that need to be located at or near the airport). All development within the Airport Area (as designated by the Dublin Airport Local Area Plan) should be of a high standard reflecting the status of an international airport and its role as a gateway to the country and region. Minor extensions or alterations to existing properties located within the Airport Area which are not essential to the operational efficiency and amenity of the airport may be permitted, where it can be demonstrated that these works will not result in material intensification of land use. Air Transport Infrastructure includes: aircraft areas, air traffic control/tower, ancillary health, safety and security uses, aprons, cargo handling, maintenance hangers, meteorology, retail – airside/duty free, runways, taxiways, terminals and piers.FINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
N1.3
Airport
DA - Dublin Airport: Ensure the efficient and effective operation and development of the airport in accordance with an approved Local Area PlanFl-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
F25A/0094EApp withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months15 Jan 202600 m: In accordance with Section 34B of the Planning and Development Act,
F25A/0229Grant permission8 Dec 20250157 mThe development will consist of :
F25A/0890EInvalid application due to site notice21 Oct 20250272 mThe development consists of the installation of 2 no. electric vehicle
F25A/0209EGrant permission5 Sept 20250151 mThe development will consist of partial demolition of the existing bui
F25A/0628EGrant permission for retention3 Sept 20250261 mThe development to be retained consists of the erection of 1no. new si
F24A/1014Grant permission7 Aug 20250157 mThe development will consist of :
F25A/0486EGrant permission28 Jul 20250336 mA mural (52sqm) for the purposes of the display of public art, on the
F25A/0120EGrant permission7 Apr 20250425 mThe development will consist of the demolition of an existing unoccupi

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
317831Electricity Development ApplicationGranted with conditions26 Jun 2026331 m
314724Railway Order ApplicationOther30 Sept 2025102 m
314485Planning AppealGranted with conditions16 Jul 20250 m
319422Electricity Development ApplicationGranted with conditions5 Feb 2025298 m
319103Planning AppealWithdrawn23 Jan 20250 m
321584Leave to Appeal S37(6)Refused22 Jan 20250 m
317121LA Road Dev - ApplicationGranted with conditions19 Jun 2024106 m
315150ReferralWithdrawn7 Mar 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

  • 14 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 18 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.