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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

1 Grove Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 NC44

The development will consist of the demolition of the existing side garage, rear single storey extension, 1 no. chimney, existing front bay windows and a portion of the front boundary wall to Grove…

Observations close 9 Dec 2026 25 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
F26A/0974E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Registration
Site area
1,091 m²
Received
4 Nov 2026

The council’s feed cuts this description short. The full text 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/0974E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote F26A/0974E 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 9 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 within 100 m

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 2
    Malahide Historic Core ACA · Malahide - The Rise ACA
  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedDistanceDescription
F26A/0435EGrant permission1 Sept 2026279 mPlanning permission is sought by Stephen Lovett for the change of use
F26A/0611EGrant permission1 Sept 202612 mThe proposed development will consist of:
F26A/0027EGrant time ext (3 months) ai27 Aug 2026162 mPlanning rermission is sought for: (A) Demolition of existing garden s
F26A/0564EGrant permission20 Aug 2026338 mThe development consists of the demolition of the existing single stor
F26A/0310EGrant permission & grant retention19 Aug 2026264 mThe development consists of: (a) The construction of a first-floor ex
F26A/0653EInvalid application23 Jul 2026323 mRetention Planning Permission of the solar panels mounted on the south
F26A/0450EGrant permission21 Jul 2026353 mPlanning Permission is sought for the following:- (i) temporary (four
F26A/0126EGrant permission29 Jun 2026257 mAlterations to the front facade which consists of front porch and exte

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
502279Planning Appealpending12 Oct 2026323 m
501728Planning AppealWithdrawn7 Aug 2026399 m
324119Licences S89/S254(6)(A)Granted with conditions21 Jul 2026384 m
323246Planning AppealGranted with conditions17 Nov 2025457 m
322449Planning AppealGranted with conditions3 Sept 202518 m
319313Planning AppealGranted with conditions18 Jul 2025279 m
323051Planning Appealopen15 Jul 2025434 m
322048Planning AppealGranted with conditions14 Jul 2025453 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

  • 4 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 9 Dec 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 9 Nov 2026, 23:31. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.