fingalcoco.ie Apply For Planning Permission : Fingal County Council

Organization : Fingal County Council
Type of Facility : Apply For Planning Permission
Country: Ireland

Website : https://www.fingal.ie/

Apply For Planning Permission :

You can apply for planning permission with us by post, or by making your application to us at either of our planning counters, County Hall Swords and Civic Offices Blanchardstown

Related : Department of Environment, Community & Local Government Free Public Web Browser Service Ireland : www.statusin.org/9460.html

Making a planning application
To make a valid application you must submit the following documents

Checklist for making a valid planning application:
** Completed application form. Download Planning Permission Application Form Rev H
** Correct fee. Fees differ depending on the type of development proposed. Download Planning Application Fees
** Certificate from the Provisions of Part V Social and Affordable Housing Before,(or when) applying for planning permission you must also apply for a certificate in respect of 1-4 houses or on residentially zoned land of 0.1ha. Download Application for Certificate of Exemption for Social and Affordable Housing (C)
** Some rural areas have specific conditions relating to local housing. You may also need to send in a Supplementary Application Form for Planning Permission Dwelling in a Rural Area
** Copy of public site notice. The site notice is placed on site for 5 weeks from the date of receipt of the planning application. You must replace it if it gets damaged or removed as your application could be invalidated. It should be placed where the site meets the public road and be clearly visible to public. Download Sample Site Notice and Guidelines for Completing a Site Notice
** Site location map (6 copies). This should be an Ordinance Survey map and scaled not less than 1:1000 (urban areas) and 1:2500 (rural areas). The site application must be outlined clearly in red, additional ownership in blue, wayleaves in yellow.
** Site Layout Plan (Block Plan/ Site Plan) (6 copies) The scale should be not less than 1:500 (or other if previously agreed). Mark site application in red, show all relevant features, distances from boundaries, position of site notice/s, levels/ contours where applicable.
** Copy of original newspaper notice in List of Approved Newspapers You must lodge the application within 2 weeks of the newspaper publication date.

The Newspaper notice must contain:
** Heading is the planning authority and include applicant’s name.
** Nature of application i.e. permission type
** Location, townland or postal address of the land or structure
** Brief description of development
** Include wording “The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.”

Planning decision process:
We will send your planning decision letter by registered post, usually 8 weeks from the date the application is received. You, or any objectors have the right to appeal the decision to An Bord Pleanála within 4 weeks. If we grant permission and no appeal is made during the 4 weeks, we will then send a final grant of planning permission.

If we ask for additional information on your application, you have up to 6 months from the date of the additional information request to send the response.

Planning application date calendar:
You can use the online planning application date calculator below to work out the following dates:
** The decision date for a planning application
** The latest date for making submission or observations
** The last date for site notice maintenance

Simply place your mouse over the date the application was made and the relevant dates will appear. The calendar is intended for guidance purposes only.

Contact the Planning Department:
Email: planning@fingalcoco.ie

Telephone:
(01)8905541 (Swords)
(01)8708431 (Blanchardstown)

Visit us at our planning counters:
County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.30am to 4.30pm

Civic Offices, Grove Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4:30pm

Postal Address for planning applications: (split by area)
North County area of Fingal send to:
Planning Department
Fingal County Council
P.O. Box 174
County Hall
Swords
Co.Dublin

and for D15 and surrounds, and all areas west of the N2 send to:
Planning Department
Fingal County Council
P.O. Box 174
Civic Offices
Grove Road
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15