Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Site G2 and F2, Horizon Logistics Park, Silloge and Merryfalls, Swords

Planning Permission for amendments to the development previous permitt

Observations close 25 Sept 2026 13 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: FW26A/0328E · full record
Authority: Fingal County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Referral
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 5.16 ha
Received: 21 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due: 15 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=FW26A/0328E.
Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0328E 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.
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 25 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.
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
	OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority.	FINGAL_DP_OWN	— → —
	GE - General Employment: Facilitate opportunities for compatible industry and general employment uses, logistics and warehousing activity in a good quality physical environment. General Employment areas should be highly accessible, well designed, permeable and legible.	FINGAL_DP_OWN	— → —
C2.1 Economic development and employment	GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment	Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029	5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
G4 Open space	OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities	Fl-001:DP: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.

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN	—	11 Sept 2026, 15:18	—
FINGAL FINGAL_DP_OWN	—	11 Sept 2026, 15:18	—
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029	—	11 Sept 2026, 15:17	open
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-2029	—	11 Sept 2026, 15:17	open

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
Recorded monument × 1
R191586
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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
FW26A/0241E/R3	Grant permission	11 Aug 2026	378 m	Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III) Development The installation
F26A/0453E	Grant permission	23 Jul 2026	284 m	Permission for development which will consist of the construction of a
F25A/0094E	App withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months	15 Jan 2026	141 m	: In accordance with Section 34B of the Planning and Development Act,
FW25A/0055E	Grant permission	26 Aug 2025	0 m	The proposed development consists of the following:
F24A/1178E	Invalid application	14 Jan 2025	138 m	In accordance with Section 34B of the Planning and Development Act, 20
FW24A/0103	Grant permission	2 May 2024	215 m	Permission to erect a new 5.2m v 1.85m x 2.8m stainless steel and glas
FW23A/0250	Grant permission	12 Dec 2023	64 m	The proposed development is located to the south of the development pe
FW23A/0278	Grant permission	10 Nov 2023	0 m	We, HPREF Dublin Office DevCo 1 Limited, intend to apply for planning

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
317831	Electricity Development Application	Granted with conditions	26 Jun 2026	155 m
314724	Railway Order Application	Other	30 Sept 2025	298 m
321951	Referral - Points of Detail in dispute	Granted with conditions	30 Jul 2025	169 m
314485	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	16 Jul 2025	326 m
312131	Private Development - Application	Granted with conditions	9 Jul 2025	215 m
314115	Planning Appeal	Invalid	15 Jul 2022	326 m
314116	Planning Appeal	Invalid	15 Jul 2022	326 m
314084	Planning Appeal	pending	12 Jul 2022	326 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 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 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.