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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

La Cala, Sutton Strand, Sutton, Dublin 13, D13 EY6W

The development consists of modifications to the dwelling previously permitted under Planning Reg. Ref. F20A/0287, comprising: the omission of the permitted c.35m² single-storey rear portion of the dw

Observations close 13 Nov 2026 20 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
F26A/0913E · 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
451 m²
Received
9 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/0913E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0913E 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 13 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

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Sutton - No 20a - 26 Strand Road. ACA
  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
    North Dublin Bay
  • NIAH-recorded building × 1
    house
  • Radon risk area × 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures × 1
    Ceuta
  • Special Area of Conservation × 1
    North Dublin Bay SAC
  • Special Protection Area × 1
    North Bull Island 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/0410EGrant permission7 Sept 20260375 mThe proposed development comprises of an attic conversion consisting o
F26A/0595ERefuse permission27 Aug 20260487 mThe conversion and extension of an existing detached garage/studio bui
F26A/0539EInvalid application24 Jun 20260487 mThe development will consist of the conversion and extension of an exi
F26A/0203ERefuse permission13 May 2026058 mThe development will consist of: The proposed construction of a new se
F26A/0055EGrant permission23 Mar 20260158 mThe proposed development will consist of the demolition of three exist
F25A/0834EGrant permission23 Mar 20260304 mPlanning permission for a single storey extension to the rear, raising
F26A/0002EGrant permission & grant retention26 Feb 20260248 mThe development will consist of: (i) the demolition of a single storey
F25A/1196ERefuse permission19 Feb 20260406 mThe development will consist of the construction of 4 no. two-storey 4

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501499Planning Appealpending8 Jun 202658 m
318722Planning AppealRefused1 Nov 2024500 m
315375ReferralOther1 May 2024167 m
317554Planning AppealGranted with conditions6 Mar 2024421 m
317519Planning AppealWithdrawn27 Sept 2023421 m
312490Planning AppealRefused23 Aug 2022167 m
312422Planning AppealOther4 May 2022192 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

  • 9 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 13 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.