Planning application · Fingal County Council

Construction of a new 1 1/2 storey, 5 no. bedroom detached residential dwelling at Rath Lane, The Rath

Rath Lane, The Rath, Swords, Co. Dublin

F26A/0396E · FingalGranted

up to 2 storeys · 0.583 ha · Granted · permission to Jul 2031 (estimate)

Planning application F26A/0396E to Fingal County Council: Construction of a new 1 1/2 storey, 5 no. bedroom detached residential dwelling connected, at Rath Lane, The Rath, Swords. Granted by the council on 9 July 2026. The permission normally runs to July 2031 (an estimate: the grant plus five years).

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council granted
  3. 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/0396E
Planning authority
Fingal County Council
Received
15 May 2026
Decided
9 Jul 2026
Status
Granted
Application type
Residential
Use
Residential
Dwellings (estimated)
1
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Bedrooms
5
Site area
0.583 ha

Proposed development

The proposed development consists of: 1. The construction of a new 1 1/2 storey, 5 no. bedroom detached residential dwelling (c.289 m2 GFA) connected to new single storey garage structure (30 m2 GFA) located to the south-west of the proposed dwelling. 2. Modifications to existing agricultural entrance to form new shared access, comprising new separate residential entrance to the proposed dwelling while maintaining agricultural access to adjoining fields to the south with revised agricultural entrance. 3. Provision of 2 no. within curtilage car parking spaces. 4. Installation of new proprietary on-site Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). 5. Provision of 1.2 m high timber post and rail fence forming new southern boundary to proposed dwelling. 6. All associated site works necessary to facilitate the development.

Planning status

Permission was granted on 9 Jul 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the permission normally runs to Jul 2031 (estimate).

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