Observation pack · Fingal County Council
Rush Community Centre, Upper Main st, Rush, K56WF22
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Observations close 1 Dec 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 27 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- F26A/0951E · full record
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Type
- —
- Status
- Registration
- Applicant
- Rush Community centre ltd
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,073 m²
- Received
- 27 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 5 Nov 2026, 23:22
- 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/0951E.
- Write your observation.Quote
F26A/0951Eat 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 1 Dec 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.
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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| RD - Road: N/A | Fingal 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 | — | |
| TC - Town and District Centre: Maintain and build on the accessibility, vitality and viability of the existing Urban Centres in the County. Develop and consolidate these Centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, leisure and residential uses, and to enhance and develop the urban fabric of these Centres in accordance with the principles of urban design, conservation and sustainable development. Retail provision will be in accordance with the County Retail Strategy, enhance and develop the existing urban fabric, emphasise urban conservation, and ensure priority for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists while minimising the impact of private car based traffic. In order to deliver this vision and to provide a framework for sustainable development, Urban Centre Strategies will be prepared for centres in accordance with the Urban Fingal Chapter objectives. | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| M2 Major town centre | TC - Town and District Centre: Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilities | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 4house · Tigín · Shamrock Cottage
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Record of Protected Structures × 3Shamrock Cottage · Tigin · Thatched Cottage
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F25A/1189E | Grant permission | 26 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 m | Planning Permission to replace the 4 bedrooms 1880 cottage & its 1962 |
| F25A/1218E | Grant time ext (3 months) ai | 22 Jul 2026 | 0 | 409 m | The Educena Foundation intend to apply for planning permission at St. |
| F26A/0434E | Grant permission | 16 Jul 2026 | 0 | 321 m | The development will consist of the construction of a detached dormer |
| F26A/0403E | Grant permission | 7 Jul 2026 | 0 | 61 m | Planning permission for attic conversion with roof windows to front to |
| F26A/0391E | Invalid application due to site notice | 25 May 2026 | 0 | 321 m | The development will consist of the construction of a detached dormer |
| F26A/0361E | Withdraw application | 20 May 2026 | 0 | 61 m | Fingal County Council I Luis Miguel intend to apply for Planning perm |
| F26A/0149E | Grant permission | 27 Apr 2026 | 0 | 203 m | Permission for the construction of a single storey home gym and all as |
| F26A/0092 | Refuse permission | 2 Apr 2026 | 0 | 498 m | Permission for a dormer dwelling accessed through |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502350 | — | open | 27 Oct 2026 | 257 m |
| 502314 | Planning Appeal | Invalid | 15 Oct 2026 | 257 m |
| 324034 | Appeal - LRD | Granted with conditions | 22 Apr 2026 | 222 m |
| 323117 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 30 Oct 2025 | 455 m |
| 322128 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 24 Jun 2025 | 310 m |
| 321114 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 8 May 2025 | 446 m |
| 321714 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 28 Apr 2025 | 200 m |
| 316053 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 19 Dec 2024 | 228 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
- 27 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 1 Dec 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 5 Nov 2026, 23:22. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.