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Planning application · Fingal County Council

Construction of one new four bedroom detached two storey dormer house

Balford & Dubh Laoch, Drumnigh Road, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, D13 EX17 & D13 YW96

F26A/0012E · FingalClosedRefused on appeal

up to 2 storeys · 0.03 ha · Refused on appeal, July 2026

Planning application F26A/0012E to Fingal County Council: Construction of one new four bedroom detached two storey dormer house; Minor revisions to two storey detached house type on site no. 9, at Balford & Dubh Laoch, Drumnigh Road, Portmarnock. Refused by the council on 9 March 2026; refused on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 28 July 2026.

This application amends F24A/0781E, which carries the original file.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council refused
  3. Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
  4. Refused on appeal

Key facts

Reference
F26A/0012E
Planning authority
Fingal County Council
Received
14 Jan 2026
Decided
9 Mar 2026
Status
Closed
Application type
Residential
Use
Residential
Dwellings (estimated)
1
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Bedrooms
4
Site area
0.03 ha
Appeal
PL-501118-DF-26 · Refused on appeal

Proposed development

Planning Permission for the following: (i) Construction of one new (9A) four bedroom detached two storey dormer house; (ii) Minor revisions to two storey detached house type on site no. 9; (iii) Minor amendments to boundary of site no. 8 to accommodate road layout; and (iv) all site works associated with the above. (This planning application is an amendment to the approved residential development on the site (Reg. Ref. F24A/0781E, ABP-321274-24)).

Planning status

Permission was refused on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 28 Jul 2026. That decision replaces the council's; a new application would be needed.

Appeal PL-501118-DF-26 on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗

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