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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Newtown, North Road, Co. Dublin

The construction, operation and decommissioning of a battery energy storage system (BESS), that comprises of one of three battery technology options (Technology Option 1, Technology Option 2 or Techno

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 2 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
FW26A/0358E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Type
—
Status
Registration
Applicant
Coldwinters Energy Limited
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
1.14 ha
Received
21 Sept 2026
We first saw it
8 Oct 2026, 23:51
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/0358E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0358E 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
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 County Council development plan—
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 County Council development plan—
RD - Road: N/AFingal County Council development plan—
RD - Road: N/AFingal County Council development plan—
C2.1
Economic development and employment
GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employmentthe fingal development plan 2023 20295 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029
C2.1
Economic development and employment
GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employmentthe 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

  • EPA-licensed facility × 2
    Huntstown BioEnergy Limited · Kilshane Cross Recycling Park
  • Radon risk area × 3
    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 · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument × 3
    Ring-ditch · R149753 · R149771

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
FW26A/0033ERefuse permission4 Aug 2026083 mNocsy 5 Limited intend to apply for permission for development of land
FW25A/0523EGrant permission23 Apr 20260481 mKilshane Energy Ltd. intends to apply for planning pe
FW26A/0053EGrant permission for retention2 Apr 20260353 mWe, Central Bank of Ireland, intend to apply for retention permission
FW26A/0050E/R3Grant permission31 Mar 20260372 mPlanning Permission for the installation of Solar PV Panels to be moun
FW25A/0293EApp withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months18 Mar 20260451 mPermission for development on a site of 0.53 Ha at St. Margarets Road
FW26A/0034E/R3Invalid application30 Jan 20260372 mPlanning Permission for the installation of Solar PV Panels to be moun
FW25A/0500EGrant permission for retention27 Jan 20260191 mRetention Permission is sought for the following modifications to Unit
FW25A/0501EGrant permission & grant retention27 Jan 20260188 mMaersk Logistics & Services Ireland Limited intend to apply for permis

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
502257Planning Appealpending8 Oct 2026193 m
324201Building Control - Fire Safety CertificateGranted with conditions7 Oct 2026266 m
324305Private Development - Applicationpending22 May 2026482 m
319282Planning AppealGranted with conditions12 Feb 20260 m
312131Private Development - ApplicationGranted with conditions9 Jul 20250 m
311528Electricity Development ApplicationGranted with conditions21 Mar 2025268 m
313583Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 Mar 20250 m
318677Electricity Development ApplicationGranted with conditions29 Jan 20250 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 8 Oct 2026, 23:51. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.