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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Site at rear of 45 The Granary, Millers Glen, Swords, Dublin, K67E0C1, & 46 The Granary, Millers Glen,, Swords, Dublin, K67C2V8

Planning Permission for a two storey creche and 4 no. car parking spaces was previously granted at this site under planning permission F23A/0676. The development consists of construction of 2 no. Semi

Observations close 9 Nov 2026 14 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 5 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
F26A/0898E · 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
589 m²
Received
5 Oct 2026
We first saw it
16 Oct 2026, 00:05
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/0898E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0898E 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 9 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
RA - Residential Area: Ensure the provision of high quality new residential environments with good layout and design, with adequate public transport and cycle links and within walking distance of community facilities. Provide an appropriate mix of house sizes, types and tenures in order to meet household needs and to promote balanced communities.Fingal County Council development plan—
RD - Road: N/AFingal County Council development plan—
R1
New residential
RA - Residential Area: Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructurethe 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.

Source: Fingal County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
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Fingal County Council development plan zoning—11 Sept 2026, 15:18open

Designations on or near the site

  • Radon risk area × 1
    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
F26A/0513EGrant permission7 Aug 20260472 mThe development will consist of an attic conversion including a rear d
F25A/1153EGrant permission10 Feb 20260424 mFingal County Council. Planning permission sought by Neil and Mairead
LRD0067/S3EGrant permission6 Jan 20260418 mPermission is sought for a series of primary amendments to the permitt
F25A/0974Grant permission11 Dec 20250417 mDevelopmeny will consist of new attic conversion
F25A/0585EGrant permission9 Dec 202500 mGlenveagh Homes Limited intends to apply for permission for developmen
F25A/0964EGrant permission8 Dec 2025069 mThe development for which permission is sought consists of constructio
F25A/0870EGrant permission17 Nov 20250433 mAn attic conversion with new roof windows on the front and rear slopes
F25A/0344EGrant permission10 Jun 20250269 mThe development will consist of an attic conversion to a habitable bed

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
313302Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationGranted with conditions22 Feb 202365 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

  • 5 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 9 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 16 Oct 2026, 00:05. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.