Rath Lane, Rath, Swords, Co. Dublin
Planning Permission for a single storey dwelling house, waste water treatment system and percolation area, new vehicular entrance onto public road and all associated site development works.
The application
- Reference
- F26A/0861E · 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
- 2,414 m²
- Received
- 21 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 6 Oct 2026, 23:44
- 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/0861E.
- Write your observation.Quote
F26A/0861Eat 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| RD - Road: N/A | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| RU - Rural: Protect and promote the value of the rural area of the County. This rural value is based on: *Agricultural and rural economic resources *Visual remoteness from significant and distinctive urban influences *A high level of natural features Agriculture and rural related resources will be employed for the benefit of the local and wider population. Building upon the rural value will require a balanced approach involving the protection and promotion of rural biodiversity, promotion of the integrity of the landscape, and enhancement of the built and cultural heritage. | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| P1 Rural | RU - Rural: Protect and promote in a balanced way, the development of agriculture and rural related enterprise, biodiversity, the rural landscape, and the built and cultural heritage | 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 × 3About 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
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F26A/0396E | Grant permission | 9 Jul 2026 | 0 | 116 m | I, Ms. Audrey Kinsella, intends to apply for Planning Permission for d |
| F26A/0143 | Grant permission | 21 Apr 2026 | 0 | 492 m | The development will consist of the conversion of part of the existing |
| F25A/0078 | Grant permission | 6 Oct 2025 | 0 | 247 m | The proposed development consists of |
| F24A/0891E | Grant permission | 24 Apr 2025 | 0 | 267 m | Construction of a detached bungalow to rear of previous family home, o |
| F24A/0874E | Invalid application | 3 Oct 2024 | 0 | 268 m | Cconstruction of a detached bungalow to rear of previous family home, |
| F24A/0508 | Grant permission for retention | 25 Jul 2024 | 0 | 8 m | Retention of a 25m2 flat roof |
| F24A/0491 | Invalid application | 31 May 2024 | 0 | 8 m | Retention permission is sought for the retention of a 25m2 flat roof e |
| F23A/0167 | Grant permission | 27 Sept 2023 | 0 | 51 m | (i) The construction of a two storey dwelling with part single storey |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 21 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 6 Oct 2026, 23:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.