Planning Register
Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Unit 5, Holmpatrick Shopping Centre, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 NX64

Change of use from medical office (disused) to spray tan lounge.

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/0753E · 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
51 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/0753E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0753E 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
LC - Local Centre: Provide a mix of local community and commercial facilities for the existing and developing communities of the County. The aim is to ensure local centres contain a range of community, recreational and retail facilities, including medical/dental surgeries and childcare facilities, at a scale to cater for both existing residential development and zoned undeveloped lands, as appropriate, at locations which minimise the need for use of the private car and encourage pedestrians, cyclists and the use of public transport. The development will strengthen local retail provision in accordance with the County Retail Strategy.FINGAL_DP_OWN
M3
Neighbourhood centre
LC - Local Centre: Protect, provide for and/or improve local centre facilitiesFl-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 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 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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0511EGrant permission6 Aug 20260436 mPlanning Permission is sought for a one-storey extension to the side,
F26A/0489EInvalid application11 Jun 20260436 mA one-storey extension to the side, additional roof windows to the fro
F26A/0477EInvalid application10 Jun 20260436 mA one-storey extension to the side, additional roof windows to the fro
F26A/0133EGrant permission21 May 20260356 mConstruction of a single storey extension to side of detached garage,
F26A/0220EGrant permission15 May 20260274 mPermission sought for the construction of a 1st floor extension to sid
F26A/0187EGrant permission & grant retention6 May 20260134 mConversion of existing attic to storage area, with, new dormer window
F26A/0124EGrant permission15 Apr 20260366 mConstruction of a single-storey flat-roof extension to side and rear,
F26A/0091EGrant permission2 Apr 20260369 mPlanning Permission is sought for an extension/renovation to a Protect

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500871Planning AppealGranted14 Aug 2026164 m
500381Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 Jul 2026322 m
322628Building Control - Fire Safety CertificateGranted with conditions9 Dec 2025403 m
322305Planning AppealRefused14 Aug 2025442 m
313268Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationGranted with conditions21 Mar 2023403 m
312189Planning AppealGranted with conditions8 Nov 2022374 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.