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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Golf Road, South Beach, Rush, Co. Dublin, K56 K225

Retention Permission in respect of the works carried out to existing dwelling comprising alterations and amendments to existing development including revised internal layout, marginal extension to bui

Observations close 9 Nov 2026 6 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/0899E · 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
1,899 m²
Received
5 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/0899E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0899E 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
RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity.Fingal County Council development plan—
RD - Road: N/AFingal County Council development plan—
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 County Council development plan—
G3
High amenity
HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areasthe fingal development plan 2023 20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
R2
Existing residential
RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenitythe 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Fingal County Council development plan zoning—11 Sept 2026, 15:18open

Designations on or near the site

  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
    Rogerstown Estuary
  • 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
  • Special Protection Area × 1
    Rogerstown Estuary SPA

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0531EGrant permission12 Aug 2026042 mThe proposed development will comprise: (i) demolition of existing si
F26A/0650EInvalid application21 Jul 202600 mRetention Permission in respect of the works carried out to existing d
F26A/0149EGrant permission27 Apr 20260462 mPermission for the construction of a single storey home gym and all as
F26A/0092Refuse permission2 Apr 20260467 mPermission for a dormer dwelling accessed through
F25A/0312ERefuse permission for retention19 Jan 20260304 mThe development consists of the two-storey, detached, as-built house,
F25A/1064ERefuse permission15 Jan 2026087 mto dismantle an existing glasshouse, construct one new detached dwelli
F25A/0766Refuse permission13 Oct 20250473 mPlanning Permission is sought for dormer dwelling.
F25A/0145Refuse permission21 Jul 20250473 mPlanning permission is sought for dormer dwelling.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
323219Final Map AppealOther30 Oct 2025299 m
322128Planning AppealGranted with conditions24 Jun 2025378 m
321114Planning AppealGranted with conditions8 May 2025139 m
316743Draft Map AppealGranted27 Oct 2023139 m
317119Planning AppealRefused6 Sept 2023138 m
316500Draft Map AppealGranted26 Jun 2023452 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 6 Oct 2026, 23:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.