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53 Castlefield Woods, Clonsilla, Dublin 15, D15 A2P6

The development will consist of the following: (a) The construction of a single storey ground floor extension to the rear with gable roof and 4no. rooflights. (b) The change in roof profile…

Observations close 4 Dec 2026 20 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
FW26A/0413E · full record
Authority
Fingal County Council
Status
Registration
Site area
225 m²
Received
30 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/0413E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote FW26A/0413E 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 4 Dec 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
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Fingal County Council development plan zoning—11 Sept 2026, 15:18open

Designations on or near the site within 100 m

  • 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedDistanceDescription
FW26A/0260EGrant permission20 Aug 2026460 mAmendment to previously permitted development Ref. FW24A/0315E compris
FW26A/0259EGrant permission18 Aug 2026395 mThe construction of a new ground floor porch extension at the front, a
FW26A/0247ERefuse permission6 Aug 2026250 mThe development will consist of façade upgrade works comprising the in
FW26A/0187EGrant permission22 Jun 2026435 mthe conversion of existing attic space to include a Hip to Gable Conve
FW26A/0178EGrant permission22 Jun 2026338 mPlanning Permission for raising of the existing hipped roof to provide
FW26A/0164EGrant permission8 Jun 2026496 mThe development will consist of an attic conversion with dormer roof t
FW26A/0153EGrant permission3 Jun 202644 mThe development will consist of the following: (a) The change in roof
FW26A/0147EGrant permission2 Jun 2026261 mAttic conversion for storage, incorporating a dormer window and roofl

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324711LA Road Dev - Applicationpending7 Oct 2026385 m
501963Planning Appealpending24 Aug 2026395 m
500488Planning AppealOther12 Jun 2026496 m
324223Referralpending21 Apr 2026278 m
323259Planning AppealGranted with conditions26 Nov 2025100 m
320886Appeal - LRDGranted with conditions21 Jan 2025237 m
320743Planning AppealGranted with conditions3 Jan 2025447 m
318534Planning AppealGranted with conditions25 Jul 2024385 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

  • 30 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 4 Dec 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 4 Nov 2026, 23:20. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.