Observation pack · Dublin City Council

44, Parnell Road, Dublin 12

RETENTION: permission to retain the as constructed building at the rear of 44 Parnell Road, Dublin 12. The development consists of 3 duplex apartments and six apartments over a basement with parking in the basement and at ground level together with a passenger lift. The height of the building above ground level is 8.995 metres. There is a communal terrace on the top level to the east. The facades are finished in white render, yellow brickwork and zinc cladding with dark grey windows and doors.

Observations close 30 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: 5228/26 · full record
Authority: Dublin City Council
Type: Retention Permission
Status: Decision Notice Issued
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: —
Received: 25 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 12 Oct 2026, 23:58
Decision due: —
Decision: Application declared invalid

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for 5228/26.
Write your observation.Quote 5228/26 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Dublin City Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 30 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Dublin City Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
Grand Canal
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB2353/26	Additional information	29 Jul 2026	2	478 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought for construction of two semi-detached, two storey, 3 bedroomed, mews houses with front and rear balcony and terraces to the rear lands within the curtilage of the existing Protected Structure accessed off Hatter’s Lane including all associated site and removal works at No. 16 Parnell Road, Dublin 12, D12 DX54 by Padraic Ryan and Beth Maguire. (Re-submission of Previously Granted Application Reg. Ref. 2212/20).
WEB2822/26	Application declared invalid	27 Jul 2026	—	367 m	Planning permission is sought for an external, backlight illuminated signage, with the name ‘The Coombe Hospital’, measuring 1.73m in height by 4m in width, to be positioned approximately 13m above ground level along the front (west) elevation of the Main Building fronting onto Dolphins Barn Street. The proposed signage is to replace the existing signage in the same location. Associated repainting and replastering on the external façade of the building is also proposed.
WEB2163/26	Grant permission	3 Jul 2026	—	367 m	(i) Planning permission (on a permanent basis) for 3 no. flagpoles (2 no. measuring 6m in height and 1 no. measuring 7m in height) with mounted flags for symbolic use and measuring 1.2m x 1.8m on the 6m high flagpoles and the flag on the 7m high flagpole measuring 1.2m x 2.4m, all located to the northwest corner of the site. Permanent flagpoles to be finished in white fibreglass proprietary with concrete foundation. (ii) Planning permission is sought for a temporary period of 6 months for flagpoles for the display of artwork associated with the bicentenary celebrations for The Coombe Hospital, comprising of: (a) the erection of 12 no. flagpoles measuring 6m in height with mounted flags measuring 0.9m x 1.8m, fixed to existing boundary railings along the western boundary. Temporary flagpoles to be finished in white fibreglass proprietary; and (b) a temporary informational sign measuring 3.8m x 1.5m, fixed to existing boundary railings along the western boundary, located next to the main site entrance from Dolphin's Barn Street (R110). All flags and signage are non-illuminated and face onto Dolphin's Barn Street (R110).
WEB2152/26	Additional information	3 Jul 2026	—	224 m	RETENTION: Planning permission is sought at 337 Clogher Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12, D12WD30 for retention of amended opening to front boundary to provide vehicular access with piers & gates by Helen Power and James Grant
WEB1951/26	Additional information	17 Jun 2026	86	257 m	We, Lullymore Ventures Ltd, intend to apply for planning permission for amendments to the development permitted under ACP Ref.: 318518-23 (DCC Reg. Ref.: 3400/23) on a site at 69D Donore Avenue, Dublin 8. The site is situated to the south and west of White Swan Business Centre, to the south east of properties on Elford Terrace and to the north and east of existing residential properties and back land sites on / accessed from Donore Avenue. The proposed amendments to the permitted development consist of the following: •Alterations to the internal layout from ground to fifth floor level resulting in an increase in the total number of apartments from 67 no. units to 86 no. units. The proposed internal reconfiguration updates the overall unit mix to comprise 28 no. studios, 36 no. one-bed units, 18 no. two-bed (3 person) units, 1 no. two-bed (4 person) units and 3 no. three-bed units; •Alterations to the 2 no. permitted commercial units (for Class 1- Shop or Class 2- Office / Professional Services or Class 8- Medical Centre or Class 11 - Gym or Restaurant / Café, including ancillary takeaway use) at ground floor level, including an increase in floor area to provide a total of 280 sq.m for Unit 1 and decrease in floor area to 180 sq.m for Unit 2; •Associated alterations to the permitted bicycle and bin storage areas, plant rooms (including the relocation of the external water storage area to the internal plant area) and the ESB substation at ground floor level; •The proposed amendments result in an overall reduction of gross floor area of the development from 6,615 sq.m to 6,294 sq.m; •Alterations to the permitted balcony arrangement and elevational facades, including the provision of additional balconies on the north-eastern, north-western, south-eastern and south-western elevations of the proposed building and alterations to floor to ceiling heights from ground floor level to fifth floor level (no material change to the permitted building height proposed); •All associated alterations, including reconfiguration of the permitted car parking layout (no change to total number of spaces), additional surface cycle parking at surface level, hard and soft landscaping, and all associated and ancillary works.
WEB1704/26	Refuse permission	20 May 2026	—	444 m	The erection of a 2m wide x 3m high digital LED advertising sign to north-west gable of the existing building and all associated site works
WEB1636/26	Grant retention permission	11 May 2026	—	197 m	RETENTION PERMISSION : For development at this site; 349 Clogher Road Dublin 12, D12 AH26 The development consists of; Rear single storey extension, vehicular access to front driveway, new first floor window to Clogher Road (South) elevation.
WEB1498/26	Grant retention permission	24 Apr 2026	—	387 m	RETENTION: The development consists of the retention of a part single-storey, part two-storey extension to the rear of the existing two-storey terraced dwelling, together with all associated internal modifications and ancillary works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501650	Planning Appeal	Refused	8 Oct 2026	150 m
502105	—	pending	14 Sept 2026	257 m
501526	Planning Appeal	Refused	8 Sept 2026	444 m
324123	Appeal - LRD	Refused	17 Jun 2026	248 m
500436	Planning Appeal	Granted	31 Mar 2026	120 m
500245	Planning Appeal	Refused	16 Mar 2026	224 m
322599	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	23 Sept 2025	172 m
319532	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	14 Jul 2025	408 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

25 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 30 Oct 2026
2 Oct 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 30 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:58. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.