38 Drumnigh Wood, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, D13 KN20
The development will consist of: 1.) a part single-storey, part two-st
The application
- Reference
- F26A/0758E · 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
- 554 m²
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
- Decision due
- 14 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/0758E.
- Write your observation.Quote
F26A/0758Eat 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 24 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| RD - Road: N/A | 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 | — → — | |
| 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 |
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
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Recorded monument × 2Enclosure · R182329
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F26A/0716E | Withdraw application | 26 Aug 2026 | 0 | 85 m | Planning permission for attic conversion with x2 dormers to rear roof |
| F26A/0691E | Withdraw application | 7 Aug 2026 | 0 | 85 m | Planning permission for attic conversion with x2 dormers to rear roof |
| F26A/0012E | Refuse permission | 9 Mar 2026 | 0 | 437 m | Planning Permission for the following:- (i) Construction of one new (9 |
| F26A/0010E | Grant permission | 26 Feb 2026 | 0 | 326 m | Planning permission sought to convert attic space to habilable |
| F25A/0448E | Grant permission | 29 Jan 2026 | 0 | 438 m | Planning Permission for three two storey four bedroom homes of 175m2, |
| F25A/1102 | Grant permission | 29 Jan 2026 | 0 | 273 m | Permission for, A. Change of roof profile from full hip |
| F25A/1065E | Grant permission | 12 Jan 2026 | 0 | 368 m | Permission is sought for conversion of his attic to non-habitable |
| F25A/1025E | Grant permission | 5 Jan 2026 | 0 | 185 m | Planning permission is sought for: Conversion of existing attic to st |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324538 | Final Map Appeal | pending | 31 Jul 2026 | 31 m |
| 501118 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 28 Jul 2026 | 437 m |
| 324016 | Appeal - LRD | Granted with conditions | 8 Apr 2026 | 420 m |
| 500542 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 31 Mar 2026 | 311 m |
| 323336 | Final Map Appeal | Other | 20 Nov 2025 | 30 m |
| 322948 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 24 Oct 2025 | 272 m |
| 320164 | Railway Order Application | Other | 19 Aug 2025 | 4 m |
| 312131 | Private Development - Application | Granted with conditions | 9 Jul 2025 | 237 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
- 20 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 24 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.