Planning Register
Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Food Central, Saint Margaret’s, Co. Dublin, K67 R3P8

Planning Permission for alterations to development previously approved

Observations close 15 Sept 2026 3 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
FW26A/0318E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Type
Permission and Retention
Status
Referral
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
6.86 ha
Received
11 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
5 Oct 2026
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=FW26A/0318E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0318E 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 15 Sept 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
FP - Food Park: Facilitate the development of a state of the art Food Park incorporating the growing, preparation, processing, ripening, packaging, storing, distribution and logistics relating to food, drink, flowers and related products on lands adjacent to major transport infrastructure, operating at a national and international scale and optimising its strategic value to the regional economy. The Park will be primarily devoted to developing value added opportunities within the food sector.FINGAL_DP_OWN— → —
C2.1
Economic development and employment
FP - Food Park: Provide for and facilitate the development of a Food Industry ParkFl-001:DP:the-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.

Sources: FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN, FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN—11 Sept 2026, 15:18—
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029—11 Sept 2026, 15:17open

Designations on or near the site

  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
    Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

1 layer present but masked: flood_cfram — source licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
FW26A/0181EGrant permission23 Jul 20260239 mThe development will consist of 1) the installation of rooftop solar
FW25A/0441ERefuse permission17 Jul 20260150 mPermission is sought for: (i) The Construction of a refrigeration cent
FW26A/0132Grant permission & grant retention26 May 202600 mThe development consists / will consist of the following:
F26A/0217EGrant retention & refuse retention15 May 20260293 mthe development will consist of the following retention :- 1. An inte
F25A/0094EApp withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months15 Jan 20260255 m: In accordance with Section 34B of the Planning and Development Act,
FW25A/0474Grant permission8 Jan 20260117 mThe development will consist of a designated EV charging hub and acces
FW25A/0343Refuse permission & refuse retention3 Oct 202500 m1. Retention permission is sought for :
FW25A/0210EGrant permission3 Jul 202500 mThe development consists of the installation of a photovoltaic solar a

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501896Planning Appealpending13 Aug 2026150 m
317831Electricity Development ApplicationGranted with conditions26 Jun 2026279 m
501500Planning Appealpending9 Jun 2026293 m
314485Planning AppealGranted with conditions16 Jul 2025297 m
319422Electricity Development ApplicationGranted with conditions5 Feb 2025273 m
314115Planning AppealInvalid15 Jul 2022297 m
314116Planning AppealInvalid15 Jul 2022297 m
314084Planning Appealpending12 Jul 2022297 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

  • 11 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 15 Sept 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.