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Estuary Recycling Centre, Seatown Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 V003

Retention Permission for the detached single storey office building.

Observations close 1 Oct 2026 15 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 27 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 21 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
F26A/0778E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Type
Retention
Status
Referral
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
6,560 m²
Received
27 Aug 2026
We first saw it
15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due
21 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/0778E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0778E 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 1 Oct 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
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sense of place. In recognition of the amenity potential of these areas opportunities to increase public access will be explored.FINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
G3
High amenity
HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areasFl-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 · 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

Designations on or near the site

  • Radon risk area × 1
    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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0685EInvalid application5 Aug 202600 mRetention permission for the detached single storey office building
F25A/0888Grant permission24 Nov 20250372 mPlanning permission is sought for:
F25A/0858Invalid application25 Sept 20250372 mPlanning Permission for (1) change of use of existing attic to home of
F23A/0578Grant permission9 Jan 2024072 mPermission is sought for the removal of part of Condition 1 of
F23A/0200Grant permission for retention11 Sept 20230480 mThe development conists of the retention of the existing access road a
F22A/0365Grant permission16 Dec 20220219 mThe development of grid connection infrastructure to connect the appro
F22A/0299Grant permission5 Aug 20220149 mThe installation of a photovoltaic solar array to be mounted on the ro
F22A/0230Grant permission & grant retention28 Jun 20220244 mThe retention permission of illuminated fascia signage to the front (s

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
314724Railway Order ApplicationOther30 Sept 2025243 m
318976Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 Jun 202472 m
319866Marine Development - Applicationpending7 Jun 2024173 m
316642Draft Map AppealOther15 Aug 202342 m
316633Draft Map AppealOther11 Aug 2023381 m
316631Draft Map AppealOther11 Aug 2023451 m
310145L.A. Dev. - AA ApplicationGranted with conditions20 Jan 2022487 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

  • 27 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 1 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 15 Sept 2026, 20:40. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.