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27 Hillside Gardens, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 H704

Retention Planning Permission for a detached garden dwelling in the rear garden of a principal house and widened vehicle access to front and all associated ancillaries.

Observations close 28 Oct 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
F26A/0866E · 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
332 m²
Received
23 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

  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/0866E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0866E 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 28 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—
RA - Residential Area: Ensure the provision of high quality new residential environments with good layout and design, with adequate public transport and cycle links and within walking distance of community facilities. Provide an appropriate mix of house sizes, types and tenures in order to meet household needs and to promote balanced communities.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—
R1
New residential
RA - Residential Area: Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructurethe fingal development plan 2023 20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
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

  • Radon risk area × 2
    About 1 in 5 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/0511EGrant permission6 Aug 20260228 mPlanning Permission is sought for a one-storey extension to the side,
F26A/0489EInvalid application11 Jun 20260228 mA one-storey extension to the side, additional roof windows to the fro
F26A/0477EInvalid application10 Jun 20260228 mA one-storey extension to the side, additional roof windows to the fro
F26A/0422EInvalid application25 May 20260450 mPlanning Permission is sought for:
F26A/0133EGrant permission21 May 20260259 mConstruction of a single storey extension to side of detached garage,
F26A/0124EGrant permission15 Apr 20260322 mConstruction of a single-storey flat-roof extension to side and rear,
F26A/0128EInvalid application due to site notice25 Mar 20260228 mA one-storey extension to the side, additional roof windows to the fro
F26A/0095EInvalid application12 Feb 20260228 mPlanning permission is sought for a one-storey extension to the side,

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500381Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 Jul 2026241 m
322628Building Control - Fire Safety CertificateGranted with conditions9 Dec 2025143 m
320164Railway Order ApplicationOther19 Aug 202513 m
311566Planning AppealRefused31 Mar 2023106 m
313268Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationGranted with conditions21 Mar 2023140 m
312189Planning AppealGranted with conditions8 Nov 20220 m
311561Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 Oct 2022498 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

  • 23 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 28 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.