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Planning application · Fingal County Council

Amendments to previously approved house extension under reg. ref. F23A/0152

Mountgorry House, Malahide Road, Swords, K67 W1R7

F26A/0144E · FingalClosedGranted on appeal

0.107 ha · Granted on appeal, August 2026 · permission to Aug 2031 (estimate)

Planning application F26A/0144E to Fingal County Council: Amendments to previously approved house extension under reg. ref. F23A/0152, at Mountgorry House, Malahide Road, Swords. Refused by the council on 23 April 2026; granted on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 7 August 2026. The permission normally runs to August 2031 (an estimate: the grant plus five years).

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council refused
  3. Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
  4. Granted on appeal
  5. Permission normally ends (estimate)

The end date is an estimate: the grant plus five years, the normal life of a permission. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
F26A/0144E
Planning authority
Fingal County Council
Received
28 Feb 2026
Decided
23 Apr 2026
Status
Closed
Use
Residential
Dwellings (estimated)
4
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Site area
0.107 ha
Appeal
PL-501329-DF-26 · Granted on appeal

Proposed development

The proposed development will consist of: Amendments to previously approved house extension under reg. ref. F23A/0152 to include retention of 31m² making up a total area 187m² to be retained, 4 No Rooflights to the front roof, revision to set back from eastern boundary and realignment of extension permitted in F23A/0152, alteration to the approved roof profile to single storey extension consisting of a stepped flat roof with parapet replacing the approved pitched roof, minor adjustment to the position of the windows to east and west elevations with an internal layout incorporating living room, snug/TV room, utility room and kitchen/dining area, soft landscaping and private open space and car parking with links to already permitted and existing services.

Planning status

Permission was granted on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 7 Aug 2026. That decision is final, subject only to a High Court judicial review. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the permission normally runs to Aug 2031 (estimate).

Appeal PL-501329-DF-26 on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗

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