Observation pack · Fingal County Council

87 Strand Street, Skerries, County Dublin, K34 AX97

The development will consist of the amalgamation of two existing apartment units into a single dwelling , including alterations to the side elevation to provide a fire escape compliant window, interna

Observations close 2 Nov 2026 18 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: F26A/0882E · 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: 207 m²
Received: 28 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 00:00
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/0882E.
Write your observation.Quote F26A/0882E 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 2 Nov 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_DP_OWN	— → —
	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_DP_OWN	— → —
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	Fl-001:DP: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.

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
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, 15:17	open

Designations on or near the site

Architectural Conservation Area × 1
Skerries ACA
NIAH-recorded building × 11
Skerries Methodist Church · Nealon's · Ivetta
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Record of Protected Structures × 12
Thatched Cottage · Ivetta · Skerries Methodist Church

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
F26A/0629E	Refuse permission & grant retention	7 Sept 2026	86 m	A) new vehicular entrance, gates, piers and dished footpath, new exter
F26A/0533E	Grant permission	12 Aug 2026	178 m	Planning Permission is sought for demolition of existing one and two s
F26A/0468E	Refuse permission & refuse retention	29 Jul 2026	28 m	Retention Permission for: a) Removal of existing chimneys. b) First
F25A/1040E	Grant permission	16 Jul 2026	285 m	Construction of 2 No. detached 2-bedroom bungalows, off-street car par
F26A/0604E	Invalid application	15 Jul 2026	86 m	Planning Permission is sought for: A) new vehicular entrance, gates, p
F26A/0614E	Invalid application	15 Jul 2026	216 m	The development consists of: Retention Planning Permission for the dem
F26A/0355E	Grant permission	30 Jun 2026	172 m	Permission is sought for (a) Change of Use of (former) Retail Bank to
F26A/0338E	Grant permission for retention	18 Jun 2026	140 m	1. Painted mural on the north gable wall 2. New roof structure to cove

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501957	Planning Appeal	open	25 Aug 2026	28 m
501081	Planning Appeal	Refused	6 Jul 2026	183 m
500841	Planning Appeal	Granted	4 Jun 2026	353 m
323751	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	19 Mar 2026	206 m
500076	Planning Appeal	Refused	27 Feb 2026	172 m
500205	Planning Appeal	Invalid	4 Nov 2025	191 m
322896	Planning Appeal	Refused	31 Oct 2025	128 m
322708	Planning Appeal	Refused	2 Oct 2025	252 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

28 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 00:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.