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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

12 Balbriggan Road, Skerries, Co. Dublin. K34 PT82

Permission is sought for construction of new ground floor extension to front (north side) and part 2-storey, part single-storey extensions to rear (south side) of existing 2-storey semi-detached dwell

Observations close 30 Oct 2026 15 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/0879E · 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
639 m²
Received
25 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/0879E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0879E 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 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.
  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
OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority.FINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.FINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
G4
Open space
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenityFl-001:DP:the-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.

Sources: FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN—11 Sept 2026, 15:18—
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN—11 Sept 2026, 15:18—
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN—11 Sept 2026, 15:18—
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029—11 Sept 2026, 15:17open
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029—11 Sept 2026, 15:17open

Designations on or near the site

  • 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
  • Special Protection Area × 1
    North-West Irish Sea cSPA
  • OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
    Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

1 layer present but masked: flood_cfram — source licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0615EGrant permission1 Sept 2026062 mThe demolition of: an existing front porch; side bay window; chimney;
F26A/0568ERefuse permission20 Aug 2026040 mPermission for the demolition of an existing front porch; the construc
F26A/0460EGrant permission21 Jul 20260457 mThe development will consist of the construction of an 1 no. bedroom t
F26A/0398EGrant permission6 Jul 20260498 mThe development will consist of a change of roof type from hipped to p
F26A/0247Grant permission22 Jun 20260456 mThe development will consist of a proposed new gable
F26A/0243EGrant permission18 May 20260440 mConstruction of a new gable wall to form new roof profile to non-habit
F26A/0169ERefuse permission30 Apr 2026040 mPermission for the demolition of an existing front porch; the construc
F26A/0111EGrant permission8 Apr 20260312 mThe development will consist of widening the existing vehicular entran

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500135Planning AppealGranted with conditions27 Feb 2026475 m
318645Planning AppealRefused19 Jun 2024450 m
319517Planning AppealInvalid10 Apr 2024438 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 6 Oct 2026, 23:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.