10 Knocksedan Wood, Knocksedan Demesne, Brackenstown, Swords, K67 Y667
1) The change of use and modification of an existing single-storey detached gabled fronted domestic garage to use as a multipurpose room ancillary to the main dwelling. 2) The construction of a single
The application
- Reference
- F26A/0920E · 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
- 801 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=F26A/0920E.
- Write your observation.Quote
F26A/0920Eat 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. - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In 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/A | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| R2 Existing residential | RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fingal County Council development plan zoning | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 3About 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 · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ieShown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F25A/1087E | Refuse permission & refuse retention | 20 Jan 2026 | 0 | 284 m | Retention planning permission required for: (i) the change of use of 2 |
| F25A/0728E | Refuse permission for retention | 30 Sept 2025 | 0 | 283 m | Retention planning permission required for: (i) the change of use of 2 |
| F25A/0077E | Grant permission | 8 Jul 2025 | 0 | 124 m | The development will consist of: (A) provision of an enlarged replacem |
| F24A/0712E | Grant permission & grant retention | 19 Sept 2024 | 0 | 135 m | The development will consist of the alterations to existing footpath a |
| F24A/0612E | Refuse permission | 26 Aug 2024 | 0 | 322 m | (i) construction of a residential development of 59 no. two-storey hou |
| F24A/0577E | Invalid application | 3 Jul 2024 | 0 | 136 m | The development will consist of the alterations to existing footpath a |
| F22A/0571 | Grant permission | 5 Jul 2023 | 0 | 367 m | Alterations to previously approved |
| F23B/0001 | Grant permission | 28 Feb 2023 | 0 | 178 m | Single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling and assoc |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500798 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 11 Jun 2026 | 284 m |
| 320878 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 25 Jun 2025 | 322 m |
| 316529 | Draft Map Appeal | Other | 16 Jun 2023 | 216 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.