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19 Oak Lawn, Castleknock, Dublin, D15 K44W

Planning Permission and Retention Permission is sought by Alan Moynihan at 19 Oak Lawn, Castleknock, D15 K44W for (1) Planning Permission for the demolition and reconstruction of an existing single st

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

The application

Reference
FW26A/0373E · 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
376 m²
Received
1 Oct 2026
We first saw it
6 Oct 2026, 23:44
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/0373E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0373E 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 5 Nov 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

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Castleknock ACA
  • 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/0295EGrant permission7 Sept 20260432 mThe development will consist of an attic conversion with new stair acc
FW26A/0281EGrant permission31 Aug 20260362 mPlanning Permission is sought for: Construction of single storey dini
FW26A/0017EGrant time ext (3 months) ai27 Aug 20260366 mThe Electricity Supply Board (ESB) intends to apply for permission for
FW26A/0266EGrant permission20 Aug 20260145 mPlanning Permission for the demolition of the existing single-storey i
FW26A/0090EGrant permission6 Aug 20260357 mPlanning Permission for 3 no. 3-bed apartments and 1 no. 2-bed apartme
FW26A/0185EGrant permission22 Jun 20260288 mPlanning permission for attic conversion with roof windows to side roo
FW26A/0237EInvalid application18 Jun 20260145 mPlanning Permission for the demolition of the existing single-storey i
FW26A/0175EGrant permission & grant retention18 Jun 20260266 mThe development will consist of: Permission sought for new ground floo

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501962Planning Appealpending25 Aug 2026357 m
501477Planning Appealpending3 Jun 2026373 m
500432Planning AppealGranted19 May 2026347 m
323488Planning AppealRefused6 Jan 2026357 m
323415Planning AppealGranted with conditions9 Dec 202579 m
323151Planning AppealGranted with conditions27 Nov 2025369 m
323021Planning Appealopen14 Jul 2025477 m
319193Planning AppealGranted with conditions17 Oct 2024301 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

  • 1 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 6 Oct 2026, 23:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.