Observation pack · Fingal County Council

98 Santry Close, Santry, Dublin 9, D09 W599

The development will consist of the demolition of the existing shed to the side of the house, the construction of a proposed single-storey extension to the side & rear of the house, the widening of th

Observations close 22 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 17 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/0849E · 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: 395 m²
Received: 17 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F26A/0849E.
Write your observation.Quote F26A/0849E 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.
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.
Submit before 22 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.
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

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
	RD - Road: N/A	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	—
R2 Existing residential	RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity	the fingal development plan 2023 2029	5 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Fingal County Council development plan zoning	—	11 Sept 2026, 15:18	open

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

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB3120/26	Additional information	16 Oct 2026	—	407 m	We, MKN Investments Ltd. and Ambasaid Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for a development at Building 96, Omni Park Shopping Centre, Swords Road, Santry, Dublin 9. The development will consist of the partial demolition of the existing building, and construction of a 5-storey block, including 48 No. residential units, 3 no. retail units, a gym, and a cinema (a total gross floor area of 7,137 sqm), set out as follows:• 48 no. residential units, in a five storey block, located on first to fourth floor level comprising of 24 no. 1 bedroom apartments, and 24 no. 2 bedroom apartments; • At ground floor level 3 no. retail units (794 sqm), a gym (245 sqm), and a cinema (410 sqm) with existing restaurants and part of the existing cinema retained; • 24 no. car parking spaces are to be used re-allocated from the existing Omni Park car parking facilities to serve the residential element; • 102 no. cycle parking spaces are provided, including 24 no. visitor spaces and cargo bike spaces; • Communal open space, public open space and private open space in the form of balconies; and • All ancillary infrastructure, bike stores, bin stores, plant rooms, and landscaping to serve the development. ______________________________________________________________________________
WEB3486/26	Application declared invalid	12 Oct 2026	—	407 m	The works comprise of alterations to fenestration and roof of existing ground floor extension to front, extension to existing kitchen and dining annex to rear and a first floor extension at rear consisting of 2 no. bedrooms and a plant/store room with associated alterations to existing internal layout.
WEB3024/26	Additional information	9 Oct 2026	—	407 m	RETENTION: Retention Permission for vehicular access and area for off street parking to front and all associated site works.
WEB3457/26	Application declared invalid	6 Oct 2026	—	248 m	The works comprise of alterations to fenestration and roof of existing ground floor extension to front, extension to existing kitchen and dining annex to rear and a first floor extension at rear consisting of 2 no. bedrooms and a plant/store room with associated alterations to existing internal layout.
WEB3271/26	Application declared invalid	15 Sept 2026	—	407 m	NOT IN DCC ADMINISTRATIVE AREA: The demolition of the existing shed to the side of the house, the construction of a proposed single-storey extension to the side & rear of the house, the widening of the existing vehicular entrance, and all ancillary site works, to include a proposed soakaway in the rear garden, and the diversion of the existing sewer to facilitate the development.
F26A/0590E	Refuse permission	27 Aug 2026	0	280 m	Permission is sought for the demolition of the side garage and utility
WEB3065/26	Application declared invalid	25 Aug 2026	—	407 m	3 No. staff accommodation detached modular buildings with landscaping and all associated site development works.
WEB3060/26	Application declared invalid	25 Aug 2026	—	407 m	We, MKN Investments Ltd. and Ambasaid Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for a development at Building 96, Omni Park Shopping Centre, Swords Road, Santry, Dublin 9. The development will consist of the partial demolition of the existing building, and construction of a 5-storey block, including 48 No. residential units, 3 no. retail units, a gym, and a cinema (a total gross floor area of 7,137 sqm), set out as follows:• 48 no. residential units, in a five storey block, located on first to fourth floor level comprising of 24 no. 1 bedroom apartments, and 24 no. 2 bedroom apartments; • At ground floor level 3 no. retail units (794 sqm), a gym (245 sqm), and a cinema (410 sqm) with existing restaurants and part of the existing cinema retained; • 24 no. car parking spaces are to be used re-allocated from the existing Omni Park car parking facilities to serve the residential element; • 102 no. cycle parking spaces are provided, including 24 no. visitor spaces and cargo bike spaces; • Communal open space, public open space and private open space in the form of balconies; and • All ancillary infrastructure, bike stores, bin stores, plant rooms, and landscaping to serve the development. ______________________________________________________________________________

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
502108	Planning Appeal	pending	15 Sept 2026	280 m
323989	Disability Access Certificate (Revised)	Granted with conditions	24 Aug 2026	363 m
324120	Disability Access Certificate (Revised)	Granted with conditions	24 Aug 2026	363 m
323995	Disability Access Certificate (Revised)	Granted with conditions	24 Aug 2026	363 m
323994	Disability Access Certificate (Revised)	Granted with conditions	24 Aug 2026	363 m
324121	Disability Access Certificate (Revised)	Granted with conditions	24 Aug 2026	363 m
323998	Disability Access Certificate (Revised)	Granted with conditions	24 Aug 2026	363 m
323986	Disability Certificate	Granted with conditions	24 Aug 2026	363 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

17 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 22 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.