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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

2 The Mall, Baldoyle, Dublin 13, D13VK12

The development will consist of the construction of a new corner window at first floor level to the front (north) and side (east) elevations of the existing two-storey dwelling, in place of the existi

Observations close 11 Nov 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
F26A/0906E · 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
430 m²
Received
7 Oct 2026
We first saw it
9 Oct 2026, 23:52
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/0906E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0906E 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 11 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
RD - Road: N/AFingal County Council development plan—
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—
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

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Baldoyle ACA
  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
    Baldoyle Bay
  • NIAH-recorded building × 1
    Baldoyle Library
  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Special Area of Conservation × 1
    Baldoyle Bay SAC
  • Special Protection Area × 1
    Baldoyle Bay SPA
  • OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
    Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0459EGrant permission & grant retention27 Jul 202600 mThe development seeking permission will consist of reroofing, alterati
F26A/0657EInvalid application23 Jul 20260181 ma single storey extension to rear including alterations to existing wi
F26A/0327EGrant permission & grant retention17 Jun 20260426 mRetention permission for the addition of a new velux window to the roo
F26A/0194Grant permission7 May 20260113 mPermission for the construction of
F25A/0989EGrant permission5 Feb 20260390 mThe development will consist of the part demolition of the existing ro
F25A/1021EGrant permission22 Dec 20250494 mConstruction of a single-storey flat-roof extension of 38 sqm to the r
F25A/0699Refuse permission27 Nov 20250356 mPermission for the conversion of the existing attic storage to a bedro
F25A/0809Grant permission28 Oct 20250413 mThe development will consist of: alterations

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500880Planning AppealGranted with conditions17 Aug 2026390 m
500511Planning AppealRefused24 Mar 2026356 m
500067Planning AppealGranted27 Jan 2026181 m
323700Planning AppealGranted with conditions7 Jan 2026426 m
320164Railway Order ApplicationOther19 Aug 2025480 m
321359Planning AppealRefused18 Mar 2025390 m
320796Planning AppealGranted with conditions7 Jan 20250 m
318479Planning AppealGranted with conditions25 Jun 2024384 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

  • 7 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:52. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.