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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

113 Burnell Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15, D15W8YH

Two storey extension to side of dwelling incorporating existing single storey playroom and utility room. Addition of two windows to side of first floor of side extension, to include one frosted window

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 1 day left
5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
FW26A/0356E · 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
533 m²
Received
19 Sept 2026
We first saw it
16 Oct 2026, 00:05
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=FW26A/0356E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0356E 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 27 Oct 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
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 County Council development plan—
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—
G4
Open space
OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenitiesthe fingal development plan 2023 20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
FW25A/0481ERefuse permission3 Sept 20260433 mThe development will consist of 1.Subdivision of the existing site for
FW26A/0017EGrant time ext (3 months) ai27 Aug 20260375 mThe Electricity Supply Board (ESB) intends to apply for permission for
FW26A/0238ERefuse permission30 Jul 20260472 mAttic conversion for storage purposes incorporating a full raised side
FW26A/0124ERefuse permission12 May 20260413 mDemolition of a rear garden out building and the existing granny flat
FW26A/0097EGrant permission30 Apr 20260353 mAttic conversion with w.c., dormer roof window & 2No. roof lights on r
FW26A/0107ERefuse permission30 Apr 20260259 mA first floor extension to the side of the property, on an existing si
FW26A/0096EGrant permission28 Apr 20260268 mPlanning Permission for hip build up into gable end at attic level. At
FW26A/0030EGrant permission19 Mar 20260478 mPermission for the construction of a dormer window to the rear of the

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
502188Planning Appealpending30 Sept 2026433 m
501080Planning AppealGranted with conditions3 Sept 2026336 m
501972Planning Appealpending26 Aug 2026472 m
501383Planning AppealRefused13 Aug 2026259 m
501475Planning Appealpending4 Jun 2026413 m
323316Final Map AppealOther19 Nov 2025108 m
322961Planning AppealGranted with conditions9 Oct 2025402 m
322813Appeal - LRDGranted with conditions19 Sept 2025114 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

  • 19 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 16 Oct 2026, 00:05. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.