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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

No. 22 Derham Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 DT61

Planning Permission is requested for a) part two-storey, part single-storey extension to rear and a single storey porch extension to side of existing two-storey dwelling house along with internal alte

Observations close 11 Nov 2026 7 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/0908E · 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
462 m²
Received
7 Oct 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 00:00
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/0908E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0908E 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
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—
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

  • 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
F26A/0616EGrant permission3 Sept 20260358 mproposed new extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house at n
F26A/0727EInvalid application14 Aug 20260449 m‘Cairde’ intends to apply for retention permission for a single-storey
F26A/0562EInvalid application1 Jul 20260358 mproposed new extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house at n
F26A/0534EInvalid application24 Jun 20260432 mThe development will consist of: (1) Single storey extension to front
F26A/0466EInvalid application4 Jun 2026038 mconstruct a pair of 2 storey semi-detached dwellings at side of proper
F26A/0119EGrant permission15 Apr 20260326 mThe development will consist of: (a) the demolition of a single store
F26A/0060EGrant permission25 Mar 20260249 mA family flat extension linked to side of existing dwelling. New porch
F26A/0001EGrant permission23 Feb 20260256 mConstruct a dormer extension to the rear of the existing cottage, at 5

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
320164Railway Order ApplicationOther19 Aug 2025112 m
320655Planning AppealRefused1 May 2025281 m
313210Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationGranted with conditions16 Mar 2023366 m
312529Planning AppealGranted with conditions8 Nov 2022366 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 14 Oct 2026, 00:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.