Blog | Fingal Planning

Nov 10
1 min

The White House & the Irish Connection

Joe Biden's Irish connections are well documented, but what about the Irish connection to the White House itself? James Hoban was born in...

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Oct 8
1 min

Out of an abundance of caution....

In light of the most recent Government advice regarding COVID-19, the offices of Fingal Planning Consultants will be closed to members of...

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Sep 29
2 min

Would you build a house without planning permission?

We often get asked what can happen if we just build without getting planning permission? We came across this story recently, while it rar...

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Sep 7
1 min

For he's a jolly good Fellow....

Top of my To Do List during lockdown was to upgrade my CABE membership to Fellow, delighted to get this in the post recently

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Aug 7
1 min

Mixed Commercial Development Granted Permission

FPC were recently granted planning permission for a mixed use commercial development in North Fingal. Phase 1 will provide all access roa...

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Jul 4
1 min

Beach House - A Blog.....

Roof complete & highly efficient Rationel windows installed this week. It was important to hit this milestone prior to the Christmas bre...

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Jun 16
1 min

If at 1st you don't succeed......

We received an unexpected registered letter in the post today. After 18 months, 3 planning applications & 1 planning appeal we finally go...

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May 28
3 min

Garden Office, do I need planning?

Interesting article in this weeks Irish Times: Like many people I am now discovering the joys of working from home – no commute, structur...

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May 27
2 min

Basement Victory

Two property companies secured High Court orders on consent overturning a policy adopted by Dublin City Council concerning the constructi...

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May 26
2 min

& we're off.....

As of Monday 25th May 2020 the normal periods for public participation processes for planning applications under the Planning and Develop...

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May 13
1 min

Heigh-ho, it's off to work we go

Construction work is to start back in the first phase of the Government’s plan to reopen society on Monday, May 18th. During the lockdown...

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Apr 16
2 min

Finally made it into Irish Times Property Section

From today's Irish Times: While we are all limited to exercising within a 2km radius of our homes in the current health crisis, people wh...

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Mar 26
2 min

Suspension of time limits relating to Planning & Development

In response to the realities of the impact of the Covid-19 emergency, the Government has just published the Emergency Measures in the Pub...

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Mar 16
1 min

Staying calm in a crazy world

The offices of Fingal Planning Consultants remain open & will do so until advised not to. In the interests of both our staff & our client...

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Mar 11
1 min

Balbriggan Rugby Club

We are delighted to have been involved with BRFC in their new clubhouse in Bowhill, Balrothery. We have worked with BRFC for many years t...

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Feb 5
1 min

How to build a hospital in 10 days

A 34,000 square metre structure with space for 1,000 beds and 30 intensive care wards, all built in just ten days. According to Chinese s...

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Jan 29
2 min

The Future of Architecture: Why Modular Construction Will Take Over the World

A recent article on Architizer: The future of architecture is not worth considering without also considering the future of the constructi...

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Jan 28
1 min

Electric chargers coming to a house near you

Public Consultation on the Review of Building Regulations Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) and European Union (Energy Performance...

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Dec 5, 2019
1 min

3D-printed plastic waste brick 'offers ten times better insulation'

Here at FPC HQ we are always on the look out for new technologies & this caught our eye. According to its inventors, a new brick 3D print...

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Nov 21, 2019
1 min

Our future is 3D, our future is BIM

We have been working hard over the last year or so learning Revit, Autodesk's BIM (Building Information Modelling) software. We feel the ...

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