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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

13 Diswellstown Grove, Hamilton Park, Dublin 15, D15 HY9W

Planning Permission for the construction of a single-storey rear extension to accommodate a kitchen/dining/living space side & all associated site works.

Observations close 9 Nov 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
FW26A/0381E · 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
280 m²
Received
3 Oct 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/0381E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0381E 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 9 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
RA - Residential Area: Ensure the provision of high quality new residential environments with good layout and design, with adequate public transport and cycle links and within walking distance of community facilities. Provide an appropriate mix of house sizes, types and tenures in order to meet household needs and to promote balanced communities.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 × 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/0089EGrant permission28 Apr 20260151 mAttic conversion for storage with a dormer window and rooflight to th
FW26A/0022EGrant permission13 Mar 20260238 mThe development will consist of a single-storey side and rear extensio
FW25A/0273Grant permission for retention13 Mar 20260492 mRetention Permission for development which consists of 11 no. twelve m
FW25A/0380EGrant permission5 Mar 20260328 mB&C Contractors Carpenterstown Limited intend to apply for permission
FW25A/0465EGrant permission for retention15 Dec 20250458 mWe, Alpine Taverns Ltd, intend to apply for retention permission for d
FW25A/0257Grant permission25 Nov 20250411 mPermission to construct garden ( hobby ) shed and associated services
FW25A/0438EGrant permission21 Nov 20250430 mThe development for which permission is sought consists of: conversion
FW25A/0374EGrant permission for retention13 Nov 2025043 mThe development consists of the construction of a single-storey extens

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501080Planning AppealGranted with conditions3 Sept 2026328 m
323316Final Map AppealOther19 Nov 2025200 m
322813Appeal - LRDGranted with conditions19 Sept 2025224 m
322288Planning AppealGranted with conditions22 Jul 2025313 m
320494Planning AppealRefused11 Nov 2024309 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

  • 3 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 9 Nov 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.