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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

12 Dublin Road, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 RR88

Planning Permission to remove existing conservatory at the rear of the existing dwelling and construct a sunroom extension at ground floor level.

Observations close 25 Nov 2026 22 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
F26A/0935 · 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
737 m²
Received
21 Oct 2026
We first saw it
24 Oct 2026, 23:00
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/0935.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0935 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 25 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

  • 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
  • Recorded monument × 1
    R171953

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F25A/1040EGrant permission16 Jul 20260448 mConstruction of 2 No. detached 2-bedroom bungalows, off-street car par
F26A/0355EGrant permission30 Jun 20260463 mPermission is sought for (a) Change of Use of (former) Retail Bank to
F26A/0422EInvalid application25 May 20260131 mPlanning Permission is sought for:
F26A/0133EGrant permission21 May 20260447 mConstruction of a single storey extension to side of detached garage,
F26A/0252EGrant permission20 May 20260132 mI, David Lee, seek planning permission for an attic conversion, includ
F26A/0175EGrant permission for retention5 May 20260389 mRetention Permission is sought for a single-storey rear extension to K
F26A/0082EGrant permission30 Apr 20260368 mPermission is sought for the construction of a part 2-storey/part sing
F26A/0067EGrant permission25 Mar 2026045 mPermission is sought for the construction of a single storey extension

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501081Planning AppealRefused6 Jul 2026371 m
500076Planning AppealRefused27 Feb 2026463 m
322896Planning AppealRefused31 Oct 2025410 m
322708Planning AppealRefused2 Oct 2025375 m
320164Railway Order ApplicationOther19 Aug 2025348 m
317372Licences S89/S254(6)(A)Granted with conditions9 Nov 2023210 m
311566Planning AppealRefused31 Mar 2023471 m
311561Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 Oct 20220 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

  • 21 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 25 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 24 Oct 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.