Observation pack · Fingal County Council
St Francis Hospice, Mill Road, Dublin 15, D15 DE98
Planning application for a new plant and bin enclosure to accommodate the changing needs of St Francis Hospice Blanchardstown.
Observations close 13 Nov 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- FW26A/0389E · 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
- 2.76 ha
- Received
- 9 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=FW26A/0389E.
- Write your observation.Quote
FW26A/0389Eat 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CI - Community Infrastructure: Protect and promote an inclusive county, accessible to all members of the community, facilitating the sustainable development of necessary community, health, religious, educational, social and civic infrastructure. A wide range of different community facilities, civic facilities and social services exist within the County ranging from those of regional importance such as education and health facilities, to those of local and neighbourhood importance such as places of worship, community centres and childcare facilities. It is important to facilitate the development and expansion of such services in order to deliver a quality environment whilst improving the quality of life for all. | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| RD - Road: N/A | Fingal County Council development plan | — | |
| S3 Community infrastructure | CI - Community Infrastructure: Provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| S6 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | NSC - National Sports Campus: Provide for and facilitate the development of a National Sports Campus | 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
- Radon risk area × 4About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEB3034/26 | Grant permission | 6 Oct 2026 | — | 392 m | Extension and refurbishment of existing house to include (a) ground floor flat roof extension to rear with roof lights (b) first floor extension with pitched roof to side and flat roof extension to rear (c) conversion and extension of attic with gable type roof , dormer window to rear and velux type windows to front (d) associated internal alterations, drainage and external works at 19 Croaghpatrick Road, Navan Road, Dublin 7 (D07 X0Y5). |
| WEB3405/26 | Application declared invalid | 1 Oct 2026 | — | 392 m | The development will consist/consists of widening of the existing vehicular entrance/driveway by 0.844 meters (bringing the total entrance width to 3 meters), to include the demolition and relocation of an existing concrete boundary gate pillar, alterations to the front boundary wall, and all associated site works. |
| WEB2994/26 | Grant permission | 1 Oct 2026 | — | 392 m | CHANGE OF USE:The development will consist of the change of use for the ground floor of the Property from Class 1 "Retail" use to Class 2 "Financial Institution" to align with its use as a financial institution for its members. |
| WEB3358/26 | Application declared invalid | 30 Sept 2026 | — | 392 m | CHANGE OF USE: Change of use of a Brick Shed in Garden from residential to commercial use. Use the shed as a Dog grooming service. Shed is of brick construction connected to the garage. No structural changes. Internal addition of Dog Bath and Clipping table. 1 dog at a time appointment service. Customer drop off and collection. No waiting area. |
| WEB3349/26 | Application declared invalid | 24 Sept 2026 | — | 392 m | Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof and new dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front and rear all with associated ancillary works |
| WEB3080/26 | Application declared invalid | 27 Aug 2026 | — | 392 m | The development will consist of amendments to previously granted planning application Reg Ref. WEB1691/25 to include: 1) Increase of the single-storey front ground floor extension footprint by 7.1m2, including an increase in height of 0.38m. 2) Increase of the single-storey rear ground floor extension footprint by 9.9m2, including an increase in height of 0.92m. 3) Increase of the first floor rear extension footprint by 1.1m2. 4) Amendments to the rear extension fenestration arrangement. 5) Amendments to the setting out dimension of the dormer to the party boundary at roof level. 6) Amendments to the internal layouts at ground, first and second floor level, and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development. 7) A new pedestrian/service access gate to rear boundary wall. |
| FW26A/0201E | Grant permission | 17 Aug 2026 | 0 | 471 m | The development will consist of the demolition of an existing single s |
| WEB2944/26 | Application declared invalid | 10 Aug 2026 | — | 392 m | Extension and refurbishment of existing house to include (a) ground floor flat roof extension to rear with roof lights (b) first floor extension with pitched roof to side and flat roof extension to rear (c) conversion and extension of attic with gable type roof , dormer window to rear and velux type windows to front (d) associated internal alterations, drainage and external works at 19 Croaghpatrick Road, Navan Road, Dublin 7 (D07 X0Y5). |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320258 | Strategic Housing Development - Application | Refused | 5 Feb 2026 | 423 m |
| 312131 | Private Development - Application | Granted with conditions | 9 Jul 2025 | 0 m |
| 321369 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 15 Apr 2025 | 393 m |
| 316217 | Referral - Points of Detail in dispute | Other | 9 Jul 2024 | 425 m |
| 313892 | LA Road Dev - Application | Granted with conditions | 21 Jun 2024 | 250 m |
| 315371 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 16 Jan 2024 | 381 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
- 9 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 13 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.