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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

8 Luttrellstown Heath, Carpenterstown, Dublin 15, D15 F2K3

the development will consist of: Amendment to planning permission granted under Ref. FW26A/0114E, comprising the addition of two first-floor windows to the side elevation, serving the proposed new bed

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference
FW26A/0357E · 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
557 m²
Received
21 Sept 2026
We first saw it
4 Oct 2026, 23:40
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/0357E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0357E 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
RD - Road: N/AFingal 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—
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
FW26A/0239Grant permission for retention30 Jul 20260102 mThe development consist of a garage converted to a study.
FW26A/0300EInvalid application27 Jul 20260462 mCian and Sheila Hanley intend to apply for Planning Permission for dev
FW26A/0114EGrant permission2 Jul 202600 mAttic conversion for storage with two rear dormers, four front roofli
FW26A/0188EGrant permission2 Jul 20260431 mPlanning Permission sought for detached garage, canopy balcony to side
FW26A/0151EGrant permission2 Jun 20260433 mAn attic conversion to non-habitable area, which incorporates the gabl
FW26A/0145EGrant permission2 Jun 20260247 m(i) Proposed demolition of the existing single storey pitched roof, ro
FW26A/0107ERefuse permission30 Apr 20260489 mA first floor extension to the side of the property, on an existing si
FW26A/0078EGrant permission23 Apr 20260388 mThe development will consist of 1) the construction of a new first-flo

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501383Planning AppealRefused13 Aug 2026489 m
319915Planning AppealGranted with conditions14 Nov 2024183 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 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:40. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.