PlanningRegister.ie
Back
Observation pack · Fingal County Council

34 Sycamore View,, Carpenterstown,, Dublin 15., D15FF6N

Planning Permission is sought for: Construction of single storey porch/wc extension to front, and all associated site…

Observations close 27 Nov 2026 13 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/0408E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Registration
Site area
243 m²
Received
23 Oct 2026

The council’s feed cuts this description short. The full text 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/0408E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0408E 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 within 100 m

  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedDistanceDescription
FW25A/0481ERefuse permission3 Sept 2026149 mThe development will consist of 1.Subdivision of the existing site for
FW26A/0017EGrant time ext (3 months) ai27 Aug 202668 mThe Electricity Supply Board (ESB) intends to apply for permission for
FW26A/0184EGrant permission25 Jun 2026488 mFor the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the e
FW26A/0065EGrant permission26 May 2026394 mPermission for the installation of an external heat pump unit on the e
FW26A/0124ERefuse permission12 May 2026121 mDemolition of a rear garden out building and the existing granny flat
FW26A/0097EGrant permission30 Apr 2026464 mAttic conversion with w.c., dormer roof window & 2No. roof lights on r
FW26A/0096EGrant permission28 Apr 2026335 mPlanning Permission for hip build up into gable end at attic level. At
FW26A/0012EGrant permission10 Mar 2026452 mThe development will consist of the construction of a 2 storey extensi

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324711LA Road Dev - Applicationpending7 Oct 2026265 m
502188Planning Appealpending30 Sept 2026149 m
501088Planning AppealRefused13 Jul 2026491 m
501475Planning Appealpending4 Jun 2026121 m
500376Planning AppealGranted with conditions30 Mar 2026336 m
500212Planning AppealGranted12 Mar 2026171 m
322961Planning AppealGranted with conditions9 Oct 2025343 m
322813Appeal - LRDGranted with conditions19 Sept 2025490 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.