Observation pack · Dublin City Council

776, Howth Road, Dublin 5

Abigail Whyte intends to apply for planning permission for the construction of a single storey dormer bungalow in the existing front garden of 776 Howth Road, Dublin 5, the proposal includes the provision of new boundary details to the front, sides and the rear boundary of the proposed site, the provision of a new parking bay to the new dwelling, and all associated site works all at 776 Howth Road. Dublin 5.

Observations close 25 Nov 2026 19 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: 5237/26 · full record
Authority: Dublin City Council
Type: Permission
Status: Registered Application
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: —
Received: 21 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 30 Oct 2026, 23:08
Decision due: —
Decision: not yet decided

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 5237/26.
Write your observation.Quote 5237/26 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 25 Nov 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

Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB3185/26	Application declared invalid	7 Sept 2026	—	0 m	Attic conversion with dormer window to rear with extension to new side gable roof, new gable window, velux windows to front and rear; and all associated site works at semi detached house.
WEB2246/26	Grant permission	10 Jul 2026	—	468 m	Planning permission is sought for new 2 storey extension to front side and rear of existing house, permission for single storey kitchen extension to rear and single storey extension to front of house, permission also sought for attic conversion with projecting dormer window to rear and internal modifications to house and all associated site works.
WEB2166/26	Grant retention permission	3 Jul 2026	—	394 m	RETENTION: We, the Trustees of Raheny United Football Club, intend to apply for retention permission for development on lands at Raheny United Football Club, All Saints Drive, Raheny, Dublin 5, D05 FW31. The development consists of the retention of a single-storey converted shipping container operating as a café/coffee shop for the sale of take-away tea, coffee and associated foods with temporary outdoor seating benches and tables; 1 no. awning fixed to the shipping container; 1 no. awning fixed to front elevation of the Football Club building; 1 no. sign on front canopy; 1 no. illuminated sign fixed to side of the container. Retention permission is being sought for a temporary period of 5 years.
WEB2483/26	Application declared invalid	29 Jun 2026	—	467 m	Single storey extension and canopy to front. First floor extension to rear and all associated site works.
WEB2043/26	Refuse permission	24 Jun 2026	—	234 m	Creation of a new front vehicular access, including partial removal of the front boundary wall and installation of EV charging point.
5100/26	Grant permission	10 Jun 2026	—	162 m	Planning permission for the construction of 1) single storey extension to the rear and 2) conversion of the existing garage to the front/ side/rear with new insulated flat roof finishes, with all associated site works.
5078/26	Grant retention permission	19 May 2026	—	162 m	RETENTION : Retention permission for the construction of a detached single storey ancillary family garden room and store to the rear garden with all associated site works.
WEB2065/26	Application declared invalid	5 May 2026	—	394 m	RETENTION: The development consists of the retention of a single-storey converted shipping container operating as a café/coffee shop for the sale of take-away tea, coffee and associated foods with temporary outdoor seating benches and tables; 1 no. awning fixed to the shipping container; 1 no. awning fixed to front elevation of the Football Club building; 1 no. sign on front canopy; 1 no. illuminated sign fixed to side of the container. Retention permission is being sought for a temporary period of 5 years.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500328	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	20 Aug 2026	318 m
501740	Planning Appeal	open	20 Jul 2026	234 m
315183	Appeal - LRD	Refused	7 Nov 2025	302 m
320164	Railway Order Application	Other	19 Aug 2025	232 m
318843	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	10 Jul 2024	335 m
317997	Planning Appeal	Invalid	11 Sept 2023	255 m
313935	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	13 Jul 2023	241 m
313971	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	11 Jul 2023	68 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

21 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 25 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 30 Oct 2026, 23:08. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.