Lands at Balbriggan Business Campus,, Stephenstown Industrial Estate,, Balbriggan
The development will consist of the construction 4no. new padel courts (3no. of which will have a canopy roof), the provision of an associated amenity building for patrons and ancillary site works to
The application
- Reference
- F26A/0877E · full record
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Type
- —
- Status
- Registration
- Applicant
- Balbriggan Business Campus Limited
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 5,829 m²
- Received
- 25 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:51
- 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/0877E.
- Write your observation.Quote
F26A/0877Eat 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| RD - Road: N/A | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| HT - High Technology: Facilitate opportunities for high technology, high technology and advanced manufacturing, major office and research and development based employment within high quality, highly accessible, campus style settings. The HT zoning is aimed at providing a location for high end, high quality, value added businesses and corporate headquarters. An emphasis on exemplar sustainable design and aesthetic quality will be promoted to enhance corporate image and identity. | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| C3 High technology | HT - High Technology: Provide for office, research and development and high technology/high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment | 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
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ieShown 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 | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F26A/0670E | Invalid application | 31 Jul 2026 | 0 | 468 m | Planning Permission for the construction of 1) A Self-storage facilit |
| F26A/0341E | Grant permission | 24 Jun 2026 | 0 | 201 m | The proposed development will consist of: (i) Modifications to the ex |
| F25A/0993 | Grant permission | 21 May 2026 | 0 | 466 m | Permission for the demolition of the existing single storey Shannon |
| F26A/0183E | Refuse permission | 6 May 2026 | 0 | 0 m | The development will consist of the construction of four new padel cou |
| F25A/0763 | Grant permission | 4 Mar 2026 | 0 | 284 m | The development will consist of the construction of new |
| F25A/0957E | Grant permission | 5 Dec 2025 | 0 | 292 m | Planning Permission for external insulation to the front elevation ont |
| F25A/0085E | Grant permission | 11 Sept 2025 | 0 | 326 m | A new three-storey , three-bedroom townhouse with pedestrian entrance |
| F25A/0371E | Grant permission | 23 Jun 2025 | 0 | 343 m | A proposed part single-storey, part two-storey extension to rear of e |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501559 | Planning Appeal | open | 17 Jun 2026 | 466 m |
| 322977 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 19 Dec 2025 | 71 m |
| 319866 | Marine Development - Application | pending | 7 Jun 2024 | 0 m |
| 316718 | Draft Map Appeal | Other | 22 Aug 2023 | 485 m |
| 316710 | Draft Map Appeal | Other | 22 Aug 2023 | 485 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 8 Oct 2026, 23:51. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.