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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Emania, St. Margaret's Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 YY20

Planning permission sought for alterations and improvements to existing two storey detached house. The improvements include the following works:- (i) demolition and replacement of single storey annex

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/0870E · 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
410 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/0870E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0870E 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—
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—
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

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 2
    Malahide Castle Demesne ACA · Malahide Historic Core ACA
  • NIAH-recorded building × 3
    house · house · house
  • 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 × 17
    Terrace of seven three-storey 19th century houses incl gates & front railings · Terrace of seven three-storey 19th century houses incl gates & front railings · Terrace of seven three-storey 19th century houses incl gates & front railings
  • Recorded monument × 1
    R171414

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0611EGrant permission1 Sept 20260434 mThe proposed development will consist of:
F26A/0435EGrant permission1 Sept 20260311 mPlanning permission is sought by Stephen Lovett for the change of use
F26A/0027EGrant time ext (3 months) ai27 Aug 20260372 mPlanning rermission is sought for: (A) Demolition of existing garden s
F26A/0564EGrant permission20 Aug 20260128 mThe development consists of the demolition of the existing single stor
F26A/0676EInvalid application5 Aug 20260309 mPlanning Permission is sought for the construction of a ground floor e
F26A/0491ERefuse permission31 Jul 20260370 mPermission is sought for a 2 sq.m. extension to the existing first flo
F26A/0653EInvalid application23 Jul 2026029 mRetention Planning Permission of the solar panels mounted on the south
F26A/0450EGrant permission21 Jul 20260236 mPlanning Permission is sought for the following:- (i) temporary (four

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501982Planning Appealpending26 Aug 2026370 m
501728Planning AppealWithdrawn7 Aug 2026184 m
324119Licences S89/S254(6)(A)Granted with conditions21 Jul 2026227 m
323246Planning AppealGranted with conditions17 Nov 202512 m
322449Planning AppealGranted with conditions3 Sept 2025347 m
320164Railway Order ApplicationOther19 Aug 202571 m
319313Planning AppealGranted with conditions18 Jul 2025311 m
323051Planning Appealopen15 Jul 202540 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.