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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Glendale, Seapoint Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 PR80

Planning Permission is sought to widen vehicular access on the eastern boundary and not change the location of the vehicular access gate as previously granted in planning permission reference F23A/074

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/0841E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Type
—
Status
Registration
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
814 m²
Received
14 Sept 2026
We first saw it
4 Oct 2026, 23:40
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/0841E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0841E 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—
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

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Balbriggan Historic Town Core ACA
  • NIAH-recorded building × 5
    Saint George's Church (Balrothery) · Saint George's Church (Balrothery) · Seapoint House
  • 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
  • Record of Protected Structures × 5
    Balbriggan Viaduct · St. George's Church · Croom House
  • Special Protection Area × 1
    North-West Irish Sea cSPA
  • 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/0616EGrant permission3 Sept 20260263 mproposed new extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house at n
F26A/0756EInvalid application24 Aug 202600 mPlanning Permission is sought to retain and widen the existing vehicul
F26A/0727EInvalid application14 Aug 20260235 m‘Cairde’ intends to apply for retention permission for a single-storey
F26A/0543EGrant permission14 Aug 20260381 mPlanning Permission is sought for change of use from existing retail u
F26A/0562EInvalid application1 Jul 20260263 mproposed new extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house at n
F26A/0534EInvalid application24 Jun 20260192 mThe development will consist of: (1) Single storey extension to front
F25A/0993Grant permission21 May 20260417 mPermission for the demolition of the existing single storey Shannon
F25A/1070EGrant permission11 May 20260331 mThe development will consist of: New raised illuminated signage to exi

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501559Planning Appealopen17 Jun 2026417 m
320164Railway Order ApplicationOther19 Aug 202518 m
321698Planning AppealGranted with conditions8 Aug 20250 m
320655Planning AppealRefused1 May 2025475 m
320437Final Map AppealOther14 Oct 2024206 m
319178Planning AppealGranted with conditions30 Sept 20240 m
320859Strategic Housing Development - Applicationpending20 Sept 2024207 m
316546Draft Map AppealOther16 Jun 2023206 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:40. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.