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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

Detached Unit, Coolmine Industrial Estate, Porters Road, Dublin 15, D15 Y102

The development will consist of: Erection of new operator signage on the façade of the building with a downlighter; 4 no. AO sized clipper board signs; erection of double sided, non-illuminated totem

Observations close 20 Nov 2026 14 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 16 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
FW26A/0402E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Type
—
Status
Registration
Applicant
Geared Up Limited
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
1,769 m²
Received
16 Oct 2026
We first saw it
23 Oct 2026, 09:21
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/0402E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0402E 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 20 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
RD - Road: N/AFingal County Council development plan—
LC - Local Centre: Provide a mix of local community and commercial facilities for the existing and developing communities of the County. The aim is to ensure local centres contain a range of community, recreational and retail facilities, including medical/dental surgeries and childcare facilities, at a scale to cater for both existing residential development and zoned undeveloped lands, as appropriate, at locations which minimise the need for use of the private car and encourage pedestrians, cyclists and the use of public transport. The development will strengthen local retail provision in accordance with the County Retail Strategy.Fingal County Council development plan—
M3
Neighbourhood centre
LC - Local Centre: Protect, provide for and/or improve local centre facilitiesthe 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 × 2
    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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
FW26A/0292ERefuse permission for retention7 Sept 20260427 mRetention for garden room, gym and study to rear garden
FW26A/0017EGrant time ext (3 months) ai27 Aug 20260228 mThe Electricity Supply Board (ESB) intends to apply for permission for
FW26A/0131EGrant permission6 Jul 2026082 merection of extension to the existing industrial warehouse unit, incre
FW26A/0186ERefuse permission22 Jun 20260441 mDemolitions, to include; part of the existing kitchen at ground floor
FW26A/0187EGrant permission22 Jun 20260409 mthe conversion of existing attic space to include a Hip to Gable Conve
FW26A/0178EGrant permission22 Jun 20260436 mPlanning Permission for raising of the existing hipped roof to provide
FW26A/0173EGrant permission18 Jun 20260457 mPlanning Permission to demolish a conservatory and garden shed and bui
FW25A/0428ERefuse permission for retention19 May 20260207 mThe development consists of an aerial delivery hub consisting of 1 no.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501658Planning AppealRefused7 Oct 2026441 m
501541Planning AppealWithdrawn19 Aug 2026207 m
500882Planning Appealpending27 Feb 2026442 m
319117Planning AppealRefused25 Oct 202451 m
314232Railway Order ApplicationOther18 Jul 2024265 m
315961Planning AppealRefused27 Jun 2023109 m
314516Planning AppealGranted with conditions13 Feb 2023369 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

  • 16 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 20 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 23 Oct 2026, 09:21. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.