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Observation pack · Fingal County Council

12 Clonsilla Close, 12 Clonsilla Close, Dublin 15, D15 XH7X., 12 Clonsilla Close, Dublin 15, D15 XH7X., D15 XH7X

The development will consist of the amendments to development permitted under Reg. Ref. FW26A/0261E, consisting of (a) the omission of the permitted dormer window to the rear of the main roof of the h

Observations close 27 Nov 2026 24 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
FW26A/0406E · 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
369 m²
Received
23 Oct 2026
We first saw it
2 Nov 2026, 23:15
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/0406E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0406E 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 27 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—
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—
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/0261EGrant permission17 Aug 202600 mThe development will consist of the construction of an extension to th
FW26A/0252EGrant permission17 Aug 20260116 mThe development will consist of: New side entrance gate to rear garden
FW26A/0315EInvalid application11 Aug 20260355 mTo (a) Widen the existing vehicular entrance (b) Open a seperate pedes
FW26A/0217EGrant permission20 Jul 20260320 mThe development will consist of: 1) Alterations/refurbishments to inte
FW25A/0455Grant permission18 Jun 20260355 mPermission for the demolitions of the existing single storey extension
FW26A/0121Refuse permission18 May 20260490 mPermission is sought for a mixed
FW26A/0084EGrant permission28 Apr 20260470 mThe development will consist of rebranding of existing Costa Coffee sh
FW26A/0077EGrant permission21 Apr 20260367 mThe development will consist of the construction of a new single store

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500444Planning AppealGranted10 Sept 2026493 m
501068Planning AppealGranted27 Jul 2026283 m
500926Planning AppealGranted25 Jun 2026219 m
501501Planning Appealpending8 Jun 2026490 m
500033Planning AppealRefused9 Feb 2026457 m
322972Planning AppealRefused15 Oct 2025222 m
323103Leave to Appeal S37(6)Invalid21 Jul 2025190 m
322916Leave to Appeal S37(6)Refused18 Jul 2025190 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

  • 23 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 27 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 2 Nov 2026, 23:15. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.