Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Murrays Hill, Balheary, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67C8K6

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Observations close 25 Sept 2026 13 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: F26A/0764 · 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: 4,637 m²
Received: 21 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due: 15 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/0764.
Write your observation.Quote F26A/0764 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 25 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	— → —
	ME - Metro Economic Corridor: Provide for an area of compact, high intensity/density, employment generating activity with associated commercial and residential development which focuses on the Metro within a setting of exemplary urban design, public realm streets and places, which are permeable, secure and within a high quality green landscape. Landmark buildings will provide strong quality architectural features, which respect and enhance the character of the area into which they sit. The designated areas will form sustainable districts which possess a high degree of connectivity and accessibility and will be developed in a phased manner subject to the necessary provision of social and physical infrastructure.	FINGAL_DP_OWN	— → —
M1 Metro / rail economic corridor	MRE - Metro and Rail Economic Corridor: Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and support the provision of an appropriate quantum of residential development within the Metro and Rail Economic Corridor.	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 × 2
About 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
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/0375E	Grant permission	13 Aug 2026	434 m	Permission for development at a site of 0.58 Ha in Oldtown, north-west
F25A/1078	Grant permission	14 Apr 2026	0 m	Planning Permission to carry out alterations to existing dwelling, con
F23A/0504	Grant permission	3 May 2024	331 m	The proposed development will consist of the construction of 96 no. re
F23A/0481	Grant permission	21 Mar 2024	410 m	The development will consist of:
SHD/004/20	Decision to be made by other body	22 Mar 2023	491 m	The proposed development will consist of the construction of 1 no. cre
F22A/0365	Grant permission	16 Dec 2022	0 m	The development of grid connection infrastructure to connect the appro
F21B/0294	Grant permission	5 Oct 2021	398 m	The development will consist of a single storey sun room

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
313362	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Granted with conditions	30 Mar 2023	375 m
313302	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Granted with conditions	22 Feb 2023	487 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

21 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 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.