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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · REF19125 · Section 5

Karuna, Sandyford Road, Dublin 18, D18C2H6

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Council received 5 Dec 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (281 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)

REF19125 is a planning application for section 5 at Karuna, Sandyford Road, Dublin 18, D18C2H6, received by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on 5 Dec 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Change-of-use from hostel to emergency accommodation. The council issued a split decision on 9 Jan 2026 (S5 DEC NOT EXEMPT). The five-week observation window closed on 19 Jan 2026. The site is zoned R2 — existing residential under the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 75 other decided applications in the last five years and 11 appeals.

Appeal window closes 6 Feb 2026 closed 218 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (9 Jan 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Change-of-use from hostel to emergency accommodation.

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Status
Decision Issued
Decision
S5 dec not exempt on 9 Jan 2026
Site (from polygon)
4,290 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 5 Dec 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 19 Jan 2026
  • 9 Jan 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 6 Feb 2026

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Not appealed.

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    Zoning at the site

    R2 — Existing residential

    Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    R2.6 — Existing residential

    Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Fitzsimon's Wood
    • Radon risk area · 8
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Record of Protected Structures · 2
      Saint Mary's Church; Saint Mary's Catholic Church

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 (store id 33898). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dunlaoghaire/application-details/?ref=REF19125.

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