Observation pack · Fingal County Council

19 and 19A Old Street, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 P024

The development will consist of a ground floor extension (31m2) to the rear of the property including a new access stair to first floor (11m2) and first floor terrace, a change of use of the first fl

Observations close 30 Oct 2026 10 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: F26A/0876E · full record
Authority: Fingal County Council
Type: —
Status: Registration
Applicant: Old Street Capital
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 127 m²
Received: 25 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 16 Oct 2026, 00:05
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/0876E.
Write your observation.Quote F26A/0876E 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 30 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
	RD - Road: N/A	Fingal County Council development plan	—
	TC - Town and District Centre: Maintain and build on the accessibility, vitality and viability of the existing Urban Centres in the County. Develop and consolidate these Centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, leisure and residential uses, and to enhance and develop the urban fabric of these Centres in accordance with the principles of urban design, conservation and sustainable development. Retail provision will be in accordance with the County Retail Strategy, enhance and develop the existing urban fabric, emphasise urban conservation, and ensure priority for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists while minimising the impact of private car based traffic. In order to deliver this vision and to provide a framework for sustainable development, Urban Centre Strategies will be prepared for centres in accordance with the Urban Fingal Chapter objectives.	Fingal County Council development plan	—
M2 Major town centre	TC - Town and District Centre: Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilities	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

Architectural Conservation Area × 1
Malahide Historic Core ACA
NIAH-recorded building × 5
Saint Sylvester's Well · water pump · cobbles/flags/paving/kerbing
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 × 2
St. Sylvester's Well · Railway Bridge
Recorded monument × 3
Ritual site - holy well · Earthwork · R171414
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/0611E	Grant permission	1 Sept 2026	444 m	The proposed development will consist of:
F26A/0435E	Grant permission	1 Sept 2026	193 m	Planning permission is sought by Stephen Lovett for the change of use
F26A/0564E	Grant permission	20 Aug 2026	372 m	The development consists of the demolition of the existing single stor
F26A/0676E	Invalid application	5 Aug 2026	309 m	Planning Permission is sought for the construction of a ground floor e
F26A/0491E	Refuse permission	31 Jul 2026	378 m	Permission is sought for a 2 sq.m. extension to the existing first flo
F26A/0653E	Invalid application	23 Jul 2026	277 m	Retention Planning Permission of the solar panels mounted on the south
F26A/0450E	Grant permission	21 Jul 2026	105 m	Planning Permission is sought for the following:- (i) temporary (four
F26A/0340E	Grant permission	22 Jun 2026	61 m	We, Jonathon & Cathy Corway intend to apply for Planning Permission at

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501982	Planning Appeal	pending	26 Aug 2026	378 m
501728	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	7 Aug 2026	61 m
324119	Licences S89/S254(6)(A)	Granted with conditions	21 Jul 2026	78 m
323246	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	17 Nov 2025	214 m
322449	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	3 Sept 2025	413 m
320164	Railway Order Application	Other	19 Aug 2025	43 m
319313	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	18 Jul 2025	193 m
323051	Planning Appeal	open	15 Jul 2025	165 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

25 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 30 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 16 Oct 2026, 00:05. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.