Observation pack · Fingal County Council

1-3, The Green, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 K296

The devlopment consists of a change of use of existing office space at

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/0736 · 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: 1,036 m²
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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F26A/0736.
Write your observation.Quote F26A/0736 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 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.
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
	RD - Road: N/A	FINGAL_DP_OWN	— → —
	TC - Town and District Centre: Maintain and build on the accessibility, vitality and viability of the existing Urban Centres in the County. Develop and consolidate these Centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, leisure and residential uses, and to enhance and develop the urban fabric of these Centres in accordance with the principles of urban design, conservation and sustainable development. Retail provision will be in accordance with the County Retail Strategy, enhance and develop the existing urban fabric, emphasise urban conservation, and ensure priority for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists while minimising the impact of private car based traffic. In order to deliver this vision and to provide a framework for sustainable development, Urban Centre Strategies will be prepared for centres in accordance with the Urban Fingal Chapter objectives.	FINGAL_DP_OWN	— → —
M2 Major town centre	TC - Town and District Centre: Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilities	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 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 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

Architectural Conservation Area × 1
Malahide Historic Core ACA
Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
Malahide Estuary
NIAH-recorded building × 3
house · lamp standard · post box
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Record of Protected Structures × 11
Garda Station · One of group of twelve mid 19th century terraced houses - No. 3 is two-bay two-storey house · One of group of twelve mid 19th century terraced houses - No. 4 is two-bay three-storey house
Special Area of Conservation × 1
Malahide Estuary SAC
Recorded monument × 1
R171414
Special Protection Area × 1
Malahide Estuary SPA
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

1 layer present but masked: flood_cfram — source licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
F26A/0564E	Grant permission	20 Aug 2026	343 m	The development consists of the demolition of the existing single stor
F26A/0676E	Invalid application	5 Aug 2026	429 m	Planning Permission is sought for the construction of a ground floor e
F26A/0491E	Refuse permission	31 Jul 2026	498 m	Permission is sought for a 2 sq.m. extension to the existing first flo
F26A/0653E	Invalid application	23 Jul 2026	252 m	Retention Planning Permission of the solar panels mounted on the south
F26A/0450E	Grant permission	21 Jul 2026	15 m	Planning Permission is sought for the following:- (i) temporary (four
F26A/0126E	Grant permission	29 Jun 2026	485 m	Alterations to the front facade which consists of front porch and exte
F26A/0340E	Grant permission	22 Jun 2026	82 m	We, Jonathon & Cathy Corway intend to apply for Planning Permission at
F26A/0339E	Grant permission	18 Jun 2026	312 m	The proposed development consists of: Construction of a boot room (5m2

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501982	Planning Appeal	open	26 Aug 2026	498 m
501728	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	7 Aug 2026	82 m
324119	Licences S89/S254(6)(A)	Granted with conditions	21 Jul 2026	42 m
323246	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	17 Nov 2025	255 m
322449	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	3 Sept 2025	297 m
320164	Railway Order Application	Other	19 Aug 2025	162 m
319313	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	18 Jul 2025	51 m
323051	Planning Appeal	open	15 Jul 2025	205 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.