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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

12 Grove Avenue, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 N590

Planning Permission is sought for (i) a detached two bed dormer bungalow (127 sq.m.) to the rear of the main house; (ii) demolition of shed and store to rear; (iii) new vehicular access from Grove L

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
F26A/0863E · 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
268 m²
Received
22 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/0863E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0863E 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 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.
  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
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.FINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityFl-001:DP:the-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.

Sources: FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN—11 Sept 2026, 15:18—
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN—11 Sept 2026, 15:18—
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029—11 Sept 2026, 15:17open

Designations on or near the site

  • Radon risk area × 2
    About 1 in 10 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0611EGrant permission1 Sept 20260398 mThe proposed development will consist of:
F26A/0027EGrant time ext (3 months) ai27 Aug 20260155 mPlanning rermission is sought for: (A) Demolition of existing garden s
F26A/0564EGrant permission20 Aug 20260368 mThe development consists of the demolition of the existing single stor
F26A/0310EGrant permission & grant retention19 Aug 20260148 mThe development consists of: (a) The construction of a first-floor ex
F26A/0523EGrant permission12 Aug 20260159 mThe addition of 3 roof light windows to the roof on the front elevatio
F26A/0522EGrant permission12 Aug 20260164 mThe addition of 3 roof light windows to the roof on the front elevatio
F26A/0653EInvalid application23 Jul 20260441 mRetention Planning Permission of the solar panels mounted on the south
F26A/0357EGrant permission & grant retention1 Jul 20260300 mThe development consists of:

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
322449Planning AppealGranted with conditions3 Sept 2025339 m
321700Planning AppealGranted with conditions15 May 2025288 m
319515Planning AppealGranted with conditions27 Sept 2024331 m
318360Planning AppealGranted with conditions12 Jun 2024402 m
314823Planning AppealGranted with conditions27 Oct 2023497 m
312762Planning AppealGranted with conditions7 Sept 2022482 m
314216Planning AppealInvalid29 Jul 2022322 m
311944Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 Mar 2022273 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

  • 22 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.