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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Unit P4, Horizon Logistics Park, Silloge, Swords, Co. Dublin

The proposals comprise the separate use of the two units within permitted Unit P4 (as permitted under Fingal County Council Reg. Ref.: FW25A/0055E), comprising a café unit within the eastern portion o

Observations close 6 Nov 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
FW26A/0380E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Type
—
Status
Registration
Applicant
HPREF ICAV, acting in respect of its sub-fun Horizon Sub-Fund
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
3,355 m²
Received
2 Oct 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/0380E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0380E 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 6 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
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—
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

  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument × 2
    Field system · R191586

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
FW26A/0276EGrant permission27 Aug 20260470 mThe development will consist of the installation of 20 no. lighting co
FW26A/0241E/R3Grant permission11 Aug 20260361 mRenewable Energy Directive III (RED III) Development The installation
FW26A/0258EInvalid application30 Jun 20260462 mThe development will consist of the installation of 20 no. lighting co
F25A/0094EApp withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months15 Jan 20260424 m: In accordance with Section 34B of the Planning and Development Act,
FW25A/0055EGrant permission26 Aug 202500 mThe proposed development consists of the following:
F24A/1178EInvalid application14 Jan 20250425 mIn accordance with Section 34B of the Planning and Development Act, 20
FW24A/0103Grant permission2 May 20240403 mPermission to erect a new 5.2m v 1.85m x 2.8m stainless steel and glas
FW23A/0250Grant permission12 Dec 202300 mThe proposed development is located to the south of the development pe

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
317831Electricity Development ApplicationGranted with conditions26 Jun 2026425 m
321951Referral - Points of Detail in disputeGranted with conditions30 Jul 2025453 m
312131Private Development - ApplicationGranted with conditions9 Jul 2025143 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

  • 2 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 6 Nov 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.