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St. Sylvester's GAA Club, Michael Gaffney Park, Broomfield, Malahide,

Retention Permission to retain the single storey container unit conver

Observations close 8 Oct 2026 22 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 28 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
F26A/0800E · 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
3.55 ha
Received
3 Sept 2026
We first saw it
15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due
28 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/0800E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0800E 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 8 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
OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority.FINGAL_DP_OWN
OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority.FINGAL_DP_OWN
GB - Green Belt: Create a rural/urban Greenbelt zone that permanently demarcates the boundary i. between the rural and urban areas, or ii. between urban and urban areas. The role of the Greenbelt is to check unrestricted sprawl of urban areas, to prevent coalescence of settlements, to prevent countryside encroachment and to protect the setting of towns and/or villages. The Greenbelt is attractive and multifunctional, serves the needs of both the urban and rural communities, and strengthens the links between urban and rural areas in a sustainable manner. The Greenbelt will provide opportunities for countryside access and for recreation, retain attractive landscapes, improve derelict land within and around towns, secure lands with a nature conservation interest, and retain land in agricultural use. The zoning objective will have the consequence of achieving the regeneration of undeveloped town areas by ensuring that urban development is directed towards these areas.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
G3
High amenity
GB - Green Belt: Protect and provide for a GreenbeltFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-20295 Apr 20235 Apr 2029
G4
Open space
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-20295 Apr 20235 Apr 2029
G4
Open space
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesFl-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 FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029, 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 FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026, 15:18
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026, 15:18
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026, 15:18
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026, 15:18
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026, 15:17open
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026, 15:17open
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 Sept 2026, 15:17open

Designations on or near the site

  • Radon risk area × 3
    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 · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures × 1
    Motte & Bailey
  • Recorded monument × 2
    Castle - motte and bailey · R171352

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0581EGrant permission26 Aug 20260466 mThe development will consist of the construction of a dormer window in
F26A/0574EGrant permission20 Aug 20260285 mThe development will consist of the conversion of the existing garage
F26A/0271EGrant permission18 Aug 20260379 mThe development will consist of: Demolition of existing glazed extensi
F26A/0566EInvalid application1 Jul 20260466 mThe development will consist of the construction of a dormer window in
F26A/0323EGrant permission16 Jun 20260458 mThe proposed development will consist of a single storey extension to
F26A/0258EGrant permission21 May 2026032 mThe proposed development will consist of the installation of two roof
F26A/0141EGrant permission22 Apr 20260353 mThe development will consist of: a) demolition of the ground floor ext
F26A/0242EInvalid application27 Mar 2026032 mThe proposed development will consist of the installation of two roof

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500982Planning AppealGranted with conditions25 Jun 2026241 m
500045Planning AppealGranted9 Feb 2026366 m
323546Planning Appealopen2 Sept 2025458 m
320164Railway Order ApplicationOther19 Aug 2025241 m
322888Planning Appealopen27 Jun 2025429 m
321932Appeal - LRDWithdrawn23 May 2025268 m
313361Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationSplit4 Jul 2024267 m
319524Planning AppealInvalid17 Apr 2024277 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

  • 3 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 8 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.