Planning Register
Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Knocknagow, Strand Road, Sutton, Dublin 13, D13 AF85

Construction of 3 no. two-and-a-half-storey, five-bedroom detached dwe

Observations close 23 Sept 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
F26A/0747E · 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
2,654 m²
Received
19 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
13 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/0747E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0747E 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 23 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
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.FINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority.FINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
G4
Open space
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
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 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
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, 15:17open
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029—11 Sept 2026, 15:17open

Designations on or near the site

  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
    Howth Head
  • Radon risk area × 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Special Area of Conservation × 1
    North Dublin Bay SAC
  • Special Protection Area × 1
    North Bull Island SPA

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0317EGrant permission15 Jun 20260378 mThe development will consist of alterations to the previously granted
F26A/0272EGrant permission27 May 20260354 mWe, David & Eimear Howard, intend to apply for planning permission for
F26A/0203ERefuse permission13 May 20260322 mThe development will consist of: The proposed construction of a new se
F26A/0214EInvalid application25 Mar 20260378 mAlterations to the previously granted planning application, Planning R
F26A/0059Grant permission23 Mar 20260219 mPlanning Permission for (1) change of use of existing attic to home of
F26A/0055EGrant permission23 Mar 20260213 mThe proposed development will consist of the demolition of three exist
F26A/0002EGrant permission & grant retention26 Feb 20260134 mThe development will consist of: (i) the demolition of a single storey
F25A/0743EGrant permission27 Jan 20260322 mPermission is sought for work to 'Ceuta' 29

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501499Planning Appealpending8 Jun 2026322 m
501070Leave to Appeal S37(6)open30 Mar 2026219 m
500049Planning AppealGranted with conditions26 Jan 2026491 m
323359Planning AppealGranted with conditions2 Dec 2025488 m
320757Planning AppealRefused22 Jan 2025415 m
319854Planning AppealGranted with conditions26 Nov 2024308 m
320241Planning AppealRefused19 Nov 2024388 m
318722Planning AppealRefused1 Nov 202476 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

  • 19 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 23 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.