Observation pack · Fingal County Council
48 Saint Peter’s Terrace, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 PE83
The development will consist of the provision of a 3.6m wide vehicular
Observations close 22 Sept 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- F26A/0745E · 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
- 392 m²
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
- Decision due
- 12 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/0745E.
- Write your observation.Quote
F26A/0745Eat 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 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CI - Community Infrastructure: Protect and promote an inclusive county, accessible to all members of the community, facilitating the sustainable development of necessary community, health, religious, educational, social and civic infrastructure. A wide range of different community facilities, civic facilities and social services exist within the County ranging from those of regional importance such as education and health facilities, to those of local and neighbourhood importance such as places of worship, community centres and childcare facilities. It is important to facilitate the development and expansion of such services in order to deliver a quality environment whilst improving the quality of life for all. | FINGAL_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 | — → — | |
| RD - Road: N/A | FINGAL_DP_OWN | — → — | |
| R2 Existing residential | RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| S3 Community infrastructure | CI - Community Infrastructure: Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure | 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 FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029, 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 FINGAL_DP_OWN | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 | — |
| FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:17 | open |
| 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 × 1Howth - St. Nessan's Tce, St. Peter's Tce, Seaview Tce & The Haggard ACA
- Radon risk area × 2About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F26A/0587 | Grant permission | 25 Aug 2026 | 0 | 381 m | 1) The demolition of an existing single storey garage and carport to t |
| F25A/1085E | Grant permission | 14 Aug 2026 | 0 | 257 m | Alterations to Front Garden and Boundary Wall to Provide Part M Compli |
| F26A/0532E | Grant permission | 13 Aug 2026 | 0 | 364 m | Planning Permission is sought for works to a two-storey, 3-bed existin |
| F26A/0520E | Grant permission & grant retention | 12 Aug 2026 | 0 | 277 m | Proposed 1st floor extension at side and rear, rainwater planters in f |
| F26A/0395E | Grant permission | 6 Jul 2026 | 0 | 358 m | Proposed (1) single storey extensions to front, side & rere, & (2) gro |
| F26A/0047E | Withdraw application | 29 Jun 2026 | 0 | 281 m | Planning Permission is sought for a 1st floor extension at side and re |
| F26A/0304E | Grant permission & grant retention | 11 Jun 2026 | 0 | 391 m | Retention permission and permission for alterations to a residential d |
| F26A/0297E | Grant permission | 4 Jun 2026 | 0 | 235 m | a) Reinstatement of existing garage use; b) Construction of new first |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323581 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 24 Jul 2026 | 324 m |
| 500428 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 1 Apr 2026 | 189 m |
| 500098 | Planning Appeal | Granted | 10 Feb 2026 | 293 m |
| 323625 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 2 Jan 2026 | 118 m |
| 322573 | Leave to Appeal S37(6) | pending | 20 May 2025 | 494 m |
| 317883 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 14 Mar 2025 | 324 m |
| 316294 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 9 Aug 2024 | 305 m |
| 314605 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 19 Mar 2024 | 417 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
- 18 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 22 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.