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Snugborough Road Extension, Coolmine Industrial Estate, Dublin 15

The development will consist of the following: the erection of a propo

Observations close 29 Sept 2026 14 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 19 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
FW26A/0330E · 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
13 m²
Received
25 Aug 2026
We first saw it
15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due
19 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/0330E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0330E 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 29 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
LC - Local Centre: Provide a mix of local community and commercial facilities for the existing and developing communities of the County. The aim is to ensure local centres contain a range of community, recreational and retail facilities, including medical/dental surgeries and childcare facilities, at a scale to cater for both existing residential development and zoned undeveloped lands, as appropriate, at locations which minimise the need for use of the private car and encourage pedestrians, cyclists and the use of public transport. The development will strengthen local retail provision in accordance with the County Retail Strategy.FINGAL_DP_OWN
M3
Neighbourhood centre
LC - Local Centre: Protect, provide for and/or improve local centre facilitiesFl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-20295 Apr 20235 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_OWN11 Sept 2026, 15:18
FINGAL Fl-001:DP:the-fingal-development-plan-2023-202911 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

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
FW26A/0292ERefuse permission for retention7 Sept 20260496 mRetention for garden room, gym and study to rear garden
FW26A/0017EGrant time ext (3 months) ai27 Aug 20260393 mThe Electricity Supply Board (ESB) intends to apply for permission for
FW26A/0131EGrant permission6 Jul 20260183 merection of extension to the existing industrial warehouse unit, incre
FW26A/0186ERefuse permission22 Jun 20260298 mDemolitions, to include; part of the existing kitchen at ground floor
FW26A/0173EGrant permission18 Jun 20260406 mPlanning Permission to demolish a conservatory and garden shed and bui
FW26A/0126EGrant permission19 May 20260366 mPlanning Permission for conversion of existing attic space comprising
FW25A/0428ERefuse permission for retention19 May 20260351 mThe development consists of an aerial delivery hub consisting of 1 no.
FW26A/0118EGrant permission for retention18 May 20260125 mRetention for change of use of existing industrial unit to retail unit

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501541Planning AppealWithdrawn19 Aug 2026351 m
501658Planning Appealopen3 Jul 2026298 m
500882Planning Appealpending27 Feb 2026299 m
319117Planning AppealRefused25 Oct 2024240 m
314232Railway Order ApplicationOther18 Jul 2024452 m
315961Planning AppealRefused27 Jun 2023285 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

  • 25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 Sept 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 15 Sept 2026, 20:40. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.