Observation pack · Fingal County Council
Building 5, Technology Campus, Damastown Drive, Damastown Industrial Park, Dublin 15, D15 K82N
Retention of amended site set out of 68 sqm external ESB sub-station with incorporated Client Switchroom to the North West of Building 5 (Ref: FW25A/0234E).
Observations close 9 Nov 2026 3 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- FW26A/0383E · full record
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Type
- —
- Status
- Registration
- Applicant
- Kyndryl Ireland Limited
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 5,729 m²
- Received
- 4 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=FW26A/0383E.
- Write your observation.Quote
FW26A/0383Eat 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. - 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.
- 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.
- 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| RD - Road: N/A | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| HT - High Technology: Facilitate opportunities for high technology, high technology and advanced manufacturing, major office and research and development based employment within high quality, highly accessible, campus style settings. The HT zoning is aimed at providing a location for high end, high quality, value added businesses and corporate headquarters. An emphasis on exemplar sustainable design and aesthetic quality will be promoted to enhance corporate image and identity. | 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 | — | |
| HT - High Technology: Facilitate opportunities for high technology, high technology and advanced manufacturing, major office and research and development based employment within high quality, highly accessible, campus style settings. The HT zoning is aimed at providing a location for high end, high quality, value added businesses and corporate headquarters. An emphasis on exemplar sustainable design and aesthetic quality will be promoted to enhance corporate image and identity. | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | GE - General Employment: Provide opportunities for general enterprise and employment | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| C3 High technology | HT - High Technology: Provide for office, research and development and high technology/high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| C3 High technology | HT - High Technology: Provide for office, research and development and high technology/high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fingal County Council development plan zoning | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- EPA-licensed facility × 1P1192
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Recorded monument × 4Fulacht fia · Pit · Charcoal-making site
- OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ieShown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW25A/0527E | Grant permission | 12 Jun 2026 | 0 | 423 m | The development will include three document storage buildings with anc |
| FW25A/0422E | Grant permission | 13 Nov 2025 | 0 | 120 m | Permission for development at Server Buildings 2, 3 and 6 at IBM Techn |
| FW25A/0409E | Invalid application | 25 Sept 2025 | 0 | 87 m | The development will consist of the following: |
| FW25A/0234E | Grant permission | 23 Sept 2025 | 0 | 0 m | Kyndryl Ireland Limited, intend to apply for planning permission for a |
| FW25A/0395E | Invalid application | 16 Sept 2025 | 0 | 71 m | The development will consist of the following: |
| FW24A/0369 | App. withdrawn as no c.ai recd in 6 mths | 26 Aug 2025 | 0 | 422 m | The proposed development will consist of will include three document s |
| FW25A/0259E | Grant permission | 11 Aug 2025 | 0 | 448 m | Proposed development involves upgrade of the main entrance to include |
| FW25A/0207E | Grant permission | 30 Jun 2025 | 0 | 87 m | IBM Ireland Product Distribution Limited intends to apply for planning |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 4 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 6 Oct 2026, 23:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.