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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

39 Abbotts Hill, Malahide, Co.Dublin, K36 E190

The development will consist of the extension of the existing pitched roof garage by 5.7m in line with the front elevation of the main house, including the demolition of the existing garage's front el

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/0952E · 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
1,464 m²
Received
27 Oct 2026
We first saw it
2 Nov 2026, 23:15
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/0952E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0952E 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 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.
  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

  • 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

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
F26A/0611EGrant permission1 Sept 20260465 mThe proposed development will consist of:
F26A/0027EGrant time ext (3 months) ai27 Aug 20260281 mPlanning rermission is sought for: (A) Demolition of existing garden s
F26A/0310EGrant permission & grant retention19 Aug 20260178 mThe development consists of: (a) The construction of a first-floor ex
F26A/0522EGrant permission12 Aug 20260157 mThe addition of 3 roof light windows to the roof on the front elevatio
F26A/0523EGrant permission12 Aug 20260149 mThe addition of 3 roof light windows to the roof on the front elevatio
F26A/0357EGrant permission & grant retention1 Jul 20260341 mThe development consists of:
F26A/0126EGrant permission29 Jun 20260275 mAlterations to the front facade which consists of front porch and exte
F26A/0303ERefuse permission4 Jun 2026051 m(i) the construction of a new single-storey garage with 4 no. roofligh

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500045Planning AppealGranted9 Feb 2026418 m
322449Planning AppealGranted with conditions3 Sept 2025441 m
321700Planning AppealGranted with conditions15 May 2025410 m
319668Planning AppealGranted with conditions6 Nov 2024414 m
319515Planning AppealGranted with conditions27 Sept 2024471 m
319524Planning AppealInvalid17 Apr 2024382 m
314044ReferralOther20 Dec 2023360 m
314098ReferralOther23 Nov 2023444 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 2 Nov 2026, 23:15. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.