Observation pack · Fingal County Council
Sites 1, 3, 6 and 8 – 14 inclusive of unfinished housing estate, Oldtown Avenue, Fieldstown Road (R122),, Oldtown, Fingal, Co. Dublin..
Planning application for planning permission for the construction of 10 no. detached, two storey houses comprising of 1 no. 4 bed type A (site 9), 1 no. 4 bed type A1 (site 10), 1 no. 4 bed type B (si
Observations close 3 Nov 2026 15 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 29 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- F26A/0888E · full record
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Type
- —
- Status
- Registration
- Applicant
- Sherwood Investments Properties Ltd.
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 8,696 m²
- Received
- 29 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F26A/0888E.
- Write your observation.Quote
F26A/0888Eat 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RV - Rural Village: Protect and promote established villages within the rural landscape where people can settle and have access to community services. The villages are areas within the rural landscape where housing needs can be satisfied with minimal harm to the countryside and surrounding environment. The villages will serve their rural catchment, provide local services and smaller scale rural enterprises. Levels of growth will be managed through local area plans to ensure that a critical mass for local services is encouraged without providing for growth beyond local need and unsustainable commuting patterns. | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| RD - Road: N/A | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| RU - Rural: Protect and promote the value of the rural area of the County. This rural value is based on: *Agricultural and rural economic resources *Visual remoteness from significant and distinctive urban influences *A high level of natural features Agriculture and rural related resources will be employed for the benefit of the local and wider population. Building upon the rural value will require a balanced approach involving the protection and promotion of rural biodiversity, promotion of the integrity of the landscape, and enhancement of the built and cultural heritage. | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| RV - Rural Village: Protect and promote established villages within the rural landscape where people can settle and have access to community services. The villages are areas within the rural landscape where housing needs can be satisfied with minimal harm to the countryside and surrounding environment. The villages will serve their rural catchment, provide local services and smaller scale rural enterprises. Levels of growth will be managed through local area plans to ensure that a critical mass for local services is encouraged without providing for growth beyond local need and unsustainable commuting patterns. | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| RV - Rural Village: Protect and promote established villages within the rural landscape where people can settle and have access to community services. The villages are areas within the rural landscape where housing needs can be satisfied with minimal harm to the countryside and surrounding environment. The villages will serve their rural catchment, provide local services and smaller scale rural enterprises. Levels of growth will be managed through local area plans to ensure that a critical mass for local services is encouraged without providing for growth beyond local need and unsustainable commuting patterns. | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| M2 Major town centre | RV - Rural Village: Protect and promote the character of the Rural Village and promote a vibrant community in accordance with an approved land use plan, and the availability of physical and community infrastructure | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| M2 Major town centre | RV - Rural Village: Protect and promote the character of the Rural Village and promote a vibrant community in accordance with an approved land use plan, and the availability of physical and community infrastructure | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| P1 Rural | RU - Rural: Protect and promote in a balanced way, the development of agriculture and rural related enterprise, biodiversity, the rural landscape, and the built and cultural heritage | 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 × 1Oldtown ACA
- NIAH-recorded building × 7bridge · Oldtown House · P. Archer
- Radon risk area × 3About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 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 × 1Oldtown Hall
- Recorded monument × 2Earthwork · R187581
- 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/0307E | Grant permission for retention | 11 Jun 2026 | 0 | 173 m | Fingal County Council, Retention Planning Permission is sought by MNH |
| F26A/0255E | Invalid application due to site notice | 15 Apr 2026 | 0 | 173 m | Retention Planning Permission is sought for alterations to previously |
| F26A/0229E | Invalid application | 27 Mar 2026 | 0 | 174 m | Retention Planning Permission is sought for alterations to previously |
| F26A/0199E | Invalid application | 19 Mar 2026 | 0 | 173 m | Retention Planning Permission is sought for alterations to previously |
| F26A/0174E | Invalid application | 16 Mar 2026 | 0 | 173 m | Fingal County Council, Retention Planning Permission is sought by MNH |
| F25A/0167E | Grant permission | 17 Nov 2025 | 0 | 197 m | The development will consist of the construction of a single storey ex |
| F25A/0641E | Grant permission | 8 Sept 2025 | 0 | 56 m | Planning permission is being sought for the construction of a single s |
| F25A/0598E | Invalid application | 8 Jul 2025 | 0 | 56 m | Planning Permission is being sought for the construction of a single s |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322308 | Referral | Other | 8 Jan 2026 | 173 m |
| 317436 | Referral - Points of Detail in dispute | Other | 21 May 2024 | 173 m |
| 313922 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 23 Nov 2023 | 0 m |
| 315896 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 22 Jun 2023 | 151 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
- 29 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 3 Nov 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.