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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · REF19525

Maretimo House, Maretimo Gardens East, Blackrock, Dublin

Refused in Jan 2026.

  1. 9 Dec 2025Received
  2. 9 Jan 2026S5 dec not exempt
Status
Refused
Decision
S5 dec not exempt · 9 Jan 2026
Council
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Section 5
Site
2,683 m²

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What’s proposed

In plain English

A permanent roof access ladder on the west gable

The applicant wants to install a permanent ladder on the side of the apartment block. This will allow tradespeople to reach the flat roof for maintenance work.

  • Located on the west gable of the building
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

We wish to add a permanent roof access ladder to the west gable of the apartment…

Cut short by the council feed. Full text ↗

Planning details

Reference
REF19525
Local authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Status
Refused · register status “Decision Issued”
Received
9 Dec 2025
Observations close
22 Jan 2026 (closed 271 days ago)
Decision due
14 Jan 2026 · decided 9 Jan 2026
Decision
S5 dec not exempt on 9 Jan 2026
Site area
2,683 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

What could you build here?Opens pre-filled with “works, apartment” — how the same work went for the houses around here.

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Zoning

R2 — Existing residential

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

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.

Protections nearby 250 m

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  • Architectural Conservation Area · 2
    Blackrock Village; Newtown Villas, Blackrock
  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
    South Dublin Bay
  • Record of Protected Structures · 38
    House Terrace
  • Special Area of Conservation · 1
    South Dublin Bay SAC
  • Recorded monument · 2
    Castle - unclassified; R149439
  • Special Protection Area · 1
    South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
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Summary

REF19525 is a planning application to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for we wish to add a permanent roof access ladder to the west gable of the apartment, received on 9 Dec 2025; permission was refused on 9 Jan 2026.