Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Malahide Rugby Club, Estuary Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36R654

Planning permission is being sought for the erection of floodlights to Pitch No.2 consisting of 4 no. 18 m high columns South facing only, lighting required for training purposes only at Malahide Rugb

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 19 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/0855E · full record
Authority: Fingal County Council
Type: —
Status: Registration
Applicant: Malahide Rugby Club
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 5.10 ha
Received: 19 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/0855E.
Write your observation.Quote F26A/0855E 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 27 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	—
	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 County Council development plan	—
	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 County Council development plan	—
G3 High amenity	HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas	the fingal development plan 2023 2029	5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
G3 High amenity	HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas	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

Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
Malahide Estuary
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Special Area of Conservation × 1
Malahide Estuary SAC
Special Protection Area × 1
Malahide Estuary SPA
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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
F26A/0696E	Invalid application	7 Aug 2026	0 m	Fingal County Council, Planning permission is being sought by Malahide
F26A/0089	Grant permission	2 Apr 2026	495 m	The development will consist of a proposed new first floor extension t
F25A/0372E	Refuse permission	27 Mar 2026	0 m	Planning permission is being sought for the erection of floodlights to
F26A/0028E	Refuse permission	10 Mar 2026	268 m	The development will consist/consists of: the following: Construction
F25A/0932E	Grant permission	24 Nov 2025	357 m	Construction of a first-floor flat-roof extension to the side with a n
F25A/0682E	Grant permission	9 Sept 2025	117 m	Conversion of her attic to storage including changing her existing hip
F25A/0584E	Grant permission	15 Aug 2025	370 m	The development will consist of Permission for revisions to previously
F25A/0180E	Grant permission	23 Apr 2025	176 m	The proposed development comprises Permission for construction of a fi

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500980	Planning Appeal	Granted	13 Jul 2026	0 m
500517	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	26 Mar 2026	357 m
319562	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	8 Oct 2024	240 m
318427	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	26 Jun 2024	395 m
319866	Marine Development - Application	pending	7 Jun 2024	0 m
317322	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	15 Mar 2024	475 m
317664	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	8 Dec 2023	493 m
314182	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	20 Mar 2023	395 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

19 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 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.