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Drynan Avenue, Kinsealy, Swords, County Dublin

Retention Permission for two bin storage structures within the existing public green area at Drynam Avenue.

Observations close 19 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference
F26A/0840E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Type
—
Status
Registration
Applicant
Ardstone Homes Limited
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
4.98 ha
Received
14 Sept 2026
We first saw it
16 Oct 2026, 00:05
Decision due
—
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/0840E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0840E 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 19 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 County Council development plan—
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.Fingal County Council development plan—
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.Fingal County Council development plan—
RD - Road: N/AFingal County Council development plan—
RD - Road: N/AFingal County Council development plan—
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 County Council development plan—
RD - Road: N/AFingal County Council development plan—
G4
Open space
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesthe fingal development plan 2023 20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenitythe fingal development plan 2023 20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenitythe fingal development plan 2023 20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenitythe fingal development plan 2023 20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenitythe fingal development plan 2023 20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenitythe fingal development plan 2023 20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenitythe 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.

Source: Fingal County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Fingal County Council development plan zoning—11 Sept 2026, 15:18open

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.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0808EInvalid application8 Sept 202600 mThe development will consist of a proposed single story extension to t
F26A/0805EInvalid application8 Sept 20260411 mThe development will consist of the construction of a single-storey re
F26A/0788EInvalid application3 Sept 20260411 mThe development will consist of the construction of a single-storey re
F26A/0765EInvalid application27 Aug 202600 mThe Retention of two bin storage structures within the existing public
F26A/0499EGrant permission5 Aug 20260283 mNew pedestrian access onto Mount Drinan Avenue from rear garden.
F26A/0681EInvalid application5 Aug 20260202 mRetention of widened vehicular access and porch extension to front and
F26A/0623EWithdraw application31 Jul 20260260 mPlanning Permission for attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to a
F26A/0482EGrant permission & grant retention29 Jul 20260491 mThe development will consist/consists of Retention Permission for 1 no

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
502184Planning Appealpending25 Sept 202652 m
322921Planning AppealInvalid2 Jul 2025292 m
319761Planning AppealGranted with conditions15 Oct 2024458 m
314908Planning AppealGranted with conditions28 Jun 2023195 m
311621Planning AppealGranted with conditions8 Jun 2022366 m
312402Planning AppealGranted with conditions12 May 20220 m
312374Planning AppealGranted with conditions10 May 2022176 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

  • 14 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 19 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 16 Oct 2026, 00:05. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.