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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

6 Curragh Hall Crescent, Tyrrelstown, Dublin, D15 F5P2

The development will consist of the construction of storey and a half dormer style side extension, location of new roof lights, internal layout adjustments, new single storey front porch and all assoc

Observations close 11 Nov 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
FW26A/0385E · 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
322 m²
Received
7 Oct 2026
We first saw it
9 Oct 2026, 23:52
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/0385E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0385E 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 11 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
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—
RD - Road: N/AFingal 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/0269EGrant permission for retention24 Aug 20260109 mConstruction of a 20.6 sq/m, single-storey extension to the rear of ex
FW26A/0265ERefuse permission20 Aug 202600 mThe development will consist of the construction of 2 storey side exte
FW26A/0142EGrant permission26 May 20260143 mPlanning Permission for construction of a 15 sq.m, single-storey exten
FW26A/0105ERefuse permission for retention5 May 20260109 mRetention permission for a detached single-storey garden office / gym
FW26A/0083EGrant permission28 Apr 20260388 mPlanning Permission to build a single storey rear extension with flat
FW26A/0069EGrant permission for retention16 Apr 20260461 mRetention Permission for a detached rear garden shed formally intended
FW25A/0429EGrant permission for retention31 Mar 20260199 mThe development will consist of: Retention for single story extension
FW25A/0542EGrant permission & grant retention12 Feb 20260217 mRetention of an existing single storey ground floor rear extension and

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324065Building Control - Fire Safety CertificateGranted with conditions31 Aug 2026478 m
501417Planning AppealRefused19 Aug 2026109 m
318180Planning AppealGranted with conditions19 Dec 2025116 m
322199Planning AppealGranted with conditions14 Jul 2025209 m
322271Planning AppealRefused10 Jul 2025461 m
321845Planning AppealRefused21 May 2025458 m
319101Planning AppealGranted with conditions7 Aug 2024147 m
317346LA Non Road Dev - ApplicationGranted with conditions17 Nov 2023305 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

  • 7 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:52. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.