Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Carlen Glass Merchants Limited, Feltrim Road, swords, K67 EV78

An MV electrical upgrade to serve the existing facility. The infrastructure associated with the upgrade will consist of the construction of a single storey flat roofed building formed with 415mm thick

Observations close 28 Oct 2026 3 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/0867E · full record
Authority: Fingal County Council
Type: —
Status: Registration
Applicant: Carlen Glass Merchants Ltd.
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 1.53 ha
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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F26A/0867E.
Write your observation.Quote F26A/0867E 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 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.
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
	GB - Green Belt: Create a rural/urban Greenbelt zone that permanently demarcates the boundary i. between the rural and urban areas, or ii. between urban and urban areas. The role of the Greenbelt is to check unrestricted sprawl of urban areas, to prevent coalescence of settlements, to prevent countryside encroachment and to protect the setting of towns and/or villages. The Greenbelt is attractive and multifunctional, serves the needs of both the urban and rural communities, and strengthens the links between urban and rural areas in a sustainable manner. The Greenbelt will provide opportunities for countryside access and for recreation, retain attractive landscapes, improve derelict land within and around towns, secure lands with a nature conservation interest, and retain land in agricultural use. The zoning objective will have the consequence of achieving the regeneration of undeveloped town areas by ensuring that urban development is directed towards these areas.	Fingal County Council development plan	—
	RD - Road: N/A	Fingal County Council development plan	—
	GE - General Employment: Facilitate opportunities for compatible industry and general employment uses, logistics and warehousing activity in a good quality physical environment. General Employment areas should be highly accessible, well designed, permeable and legible.	Fingal County Council development plan	—
C2.1 Economic development and employment	GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment	the fingal development plan 2023 2029	5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
G3 High amenity	GB - Green Belt: Protect and provide for a Greenbelt	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
Feltrim Hill
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
Record of Protected Structures × 1
Lime Kiln
Recorded monument × 4
Ritual site - holy well · Windmill · R171342
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/0370E	Grant permission	3 Jul 2026	381 m	The development will consist of the construction of 2 No. three storey
F26A/0354E	Grant permission	29 Jun 2026	449 m	We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
F25A/0922	Grant permission	20 May 2026	0 m	Permission is sought for construction of a single storey extension and
F26A/0121E	Grant permission	13 Apr 2026	168 m	Permission to demolish conservatory to rear of existing single storey
F25A/0536E	Grant permission	4 Mar 2026	431 m	Fingal County Council Planning permission is being sought for develo
F25A/1169E	Grant permission	18 Feb 2026	409 m	Construction of a proposed new, four bedroom dormer bungalow located a
F25A/0008E	Grant permission	6 Feb 2026	177 m	The development will consist of: deepening of the existing extraction
F25A/0985	Grant permission	11 Dec 2025	454 m	The development will consist of the demolition of an existing 12 squar

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501766	Planning Appeal	pending	24 Jul 2026	449 m
321204	Planning Appeal	Invalid	1 Nov 2024	424 m
321134	Planning Appeal	pending	25 Oct 2024	424 m
313360	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Withdrawn	9 Aug 2024	448 m
316444	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	13 May 2024	449 m
315453	Planning Appeal	Refused	16 Jan 2024	424 m
316662	Draft Map Appeal	Other	6 Sept 2023	449 m
316658	Draft Map Appeal	Other	6 Sept 2023	449 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.