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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Clonenagh, Greenfield Road, Sutton, Dublin 13, D13 KW35

The development will consist of the construction of a single-storey extension to the side (east) of the existing single-storey house, and all associated site works.

Observations close 16 Nov 2026 20 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 12 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
F26A/0918E · 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
1,688 m²
Received
12 Oct 2026
We first saw it
23 Oct 2026, 09:21
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/0918E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0918E 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 16 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—
OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority.Fingal County Council development plan—
G4
Open space
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesthe 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

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Sutton - Sutton Cross and Environs ACA
  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
    North Dublin Bay
  • 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 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/0034EGrant time ext (3 months) ai2 Sept 202606 mPlanning Permission for the following development, construction of an
F26A/0785EInvalid application2 Sept 20260446 mPermission for the construction of a single storey porch and new entra
F26A/0033EGrant time ext (3 months) ai1 Sept 202600 mPlanning permission for the following development, construction of lig
F26A/0086EGrant permission23 Jul 20260456 mThe development will consist of alterations and extensions to Eskeragh
F26A/0425EGrant permission9 Jul 20260152 m(A) The construction of a single-storey extension to the existing gara
F26A/0251EGrant permission21 May 20260445 mThe development consists of :
F26A/0163ERefuse permission & refuse retention1 May 20260480 mPermission and Retention Permission consisting of development 1) the r
F25A/0986EWithdraw application25 Nov 20250396 mPermission for the Retention of an extension to the Residence includin

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501432Planning AppealRefused18 Sept 2026480 m
323713Planning AppealRefused19 Jan 2026266 m
322501Planning AppealRefused11 Sept 2025175 m
320164Railway Order ApplicationOther19 Aug 2025352 m
322043Planning AppealGranted with conditions2 Jul 2025223 m
321257Planning AppealRefused6 Mar 2025287 m
317579Planning AppealGranted with conditions8 Nov 2024145 m
317659ReferralOther14 Aug 2024395 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

  • 12 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 16 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 23 Oct 2026, 09:21. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.