Dublin 15 has lived under routine drone delivery longer than anywhere in Ireland. It’s also where residents have shown the rest of the country that the planning system can say no — three times.
On 19 May 2026, Fingal County Council refused retention permission for Manna’s delivery hub at Coolmine Industrial Estate, finding it “results in serious noise pollution” and is “prejudicial to public health.” Manna has four weeks to appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála. If it appeals, residents can make submissions — this is the moment to be ready.
Manna has sought to expand to new Dublin sites. A proposed Dundrum hub behind Holy Cross Church drew objections that drone activity during Mass would be “disrespectful.” If a hub is proposed near you, a planning objection is the single most effective tool available.
Fingal refused retention of the Blanchardstown hub on noise grounds — the first of the Dublin 15 refusals, and the precedent the later decisions built on.
An earlier Manna hub at Junction 6 Castleknock was refused planning retention and had to be dismantled. Three sites, three refusals: the pattern is now on the public record.
Dublin has proven that planning objections work — three refusals say so. If Manna appeals Coolmine to An Coimisiún Pleanála, or lodges for Tallaght or Dundrum, well-argued resident submissions carry real legal weight. We have a template that cites the noise findings and the policy gap; you personalise it.
Drone Action Dublin 15 brings residents’ concerns together — coordinating noise logs, flight counts, planning submissions and contact with local representatives. You don’t need to be an expert. You just need to live under it.
Connect with neighbours across Blanchardstown, Coolmine, Castleknock and the wider D15 area.
Flight counts and noise logs from real homes are the evidence that planning authorities and the IAA respond to.
Dublin West and Dublin Fingal TDs need to hear from constituents. We have a letter you can personalise.
The evidence, the policy gap and the templates are shared across the whole campaign — Dublin and Cork are making the same case together.