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Bells House, Bremore, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin

Change of use of an existing residential property to a Day Centre for

Observations close 7 Oct 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 27 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
F26A/0796E · 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
1,982 m²
Received
2 Sept 2026
We first saw it
15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due
27 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/0796E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0796E 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 7 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
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 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 Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029—11 Sept 2026, 15:17open

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

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0743Invalid application due to site notice8 Sept 20260350 mPlanning Permission for A. Single storey extension to side and rear, B
F25A/1100ERefuse permission29 Jul 20260344 mRelocation of the approved bin store (F23A/0114) to the west of approv
F25A/0707EApp withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months29 Jul 20260425 mPlanning Permission sought for a new detached dwellinghouse to rear of
F26A/0455ERefuse permission23 Jul 20260369 mA total of 9no. new two-storey dwellinghouses consisting of a) 4no. de
F26A/0358EGrant permission for retention1 Jul 20260272 mThe retention of the extension as constructed to the rear to include r
F26A/0373EInvalid application due to site notice25 May 20260369 mA total of 9no. new two-storey dwellinghouses consisting of a) 4no. de
F26A/0348EInvalid application6 May 20260272 mPermission is sought to retain extension as constructed to the rear to
F26A/0318EInvalid application22 Apr 20260369 mA total of 9no. new two-storey dwellinghouses consisting of a) 4no. de

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
320164Railway Order ApplicationOther19 Aug 2025126 m
319866Marine Development - Applicationpending7 Jun 20242 m
316530Draft Map AppealOther15 Aug 202357 m
316432Draft Map AppealOther14 Jun 202359 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

  • 2 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 7 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.