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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Burrow Rd, Portrane, Co.Dublin, K36 HN53

The development will consist of construction of a single story extension to side of existing house and all associated works.

Observations close 5 Nov 2026 27 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
F26A/0890E · 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
1,092 m²
Received
1 Oct 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/0890E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0890E 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 5 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.
  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
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.FINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sense of place. In recognition of the amenity potential of these areas opportunities to increase public access will be explored.FINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
RD - Road: N/AFINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
G3
High amenity
HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areasFl-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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F25A/1059ERefuse permission16 Jan 20260493 mThe proposed development will consist of the construction of a single-
F25A/1003EGrant permission12 Dec 20250356 mPlanning Permission for alterations to previously approved Reg. Ref. F
F25A/1014EInvalid application10 Nov 20250493 mThe proposed development will consist of the construction of a single-
F25A/0782Refuse permission & refuse retention17 Oct 20250340 mThe developemt will consist of the retention and completion
F25A/0708Invalid application7 Aug 20250340 mThe development will consist of the retention and completion of a
F25A/0076EGrant permission14 Jul 20250132 mThe proposed development will consist of the following:
F25A/0139Refuse permission for retention16 Apr 20250424 mPermission to retain the changes undertaken within
F24A/0276Grant permission10 Mar 20250357 mApply for Full Planning Permission for The construction of an All-Weat

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324069LA Non Road Dev - Applicationpending9 Feb 2026211 m
322514Planning AppealRefused15 Sept 2025424 m
318806Planning AppealRefused20 Jun 2024483 m
318104Planning AppealInvalid26 Sept 2023483 m
312165ReferralOther23 Jun 2023183 m
312051Licences S89/S254(6)(A)Granted with conditions30 Mar 2022395 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

  • 1 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 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.