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12, Mcauley Road, Dublin 5

Permission is sought to construct new two storey two bedroom detached house with pedestrian access to Mc Auley Road and new stepped boundary wall to side and rear with curve at rear adjoining No 11 and new boundary wall between No 12 and the proposed new house all in the side garden of existing two storey detached house at 12 Mc Auley Road Artane Dublin 5 for Patrick Bissett

Observations close 13 Oct 2026 closes today
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
WEB3177/26 · 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
8 Sept 2026
We first saw it
4 Oct 2026, 23:38
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

  1. Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for WEB3177/26.
  2. Write your observation.Quote WEB3177/26 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 13 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.
  5. 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN— → —
G5
Open space and amenity
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202814 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028
G5
Open space and amenity
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.DU-002:DP:development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-1114 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Sources: DCC DCC_DP_OWN, DCC DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028, DCC DU-002:DP:development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-11 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 23:23
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
DCC DCC_DP_OWN—11 Sept 2026, 23:23—
DCC DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028—11 Sept 2026, 23:18open
DCC DU-002:DP:development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-11—4 Oct 2026, 23:04open

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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
WEB2881/26Application declared invalid30 Jul 2026—165 mThe development will consist of: a) The construction of a single-storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling; b) The construction of a first-floor extension to the rear of the dwelling, above the existing ground-floor extension; c) The installation of 2 no. rooflights to the rear pitch of the main roof and 1 no. rooflight to the flat roof of the proposed side extension; d) All associated site, drainage, and landscaping works.
WEB2125/26Additional information29 Jun 2026—344 mPermission is sought for extension and alteration works including a single storey ground floor extension with entrance canopy; and alterations to provide gated vehicular access off Gracefield Road for the provision of off-street parking; works consisting of creating an opening in the existing front garden boundary wall, adding 2 no. new pillars and closing the existing pedestrian gate access, including all associated site works, all to the front of 76 Gracefield Road, Artane, Dublin 5, D05 AE62 by Marie Devlin
WEB1905/26Grant retention permission12 Jun 2026—108 mRETENTION PERMISSION: Planning permission is sought for alterations to previously grant application reference number 3311/22, changes being removal of single storey kitchen extension to rear and removal of 2 storey extension to front, side and rear of existing house, retention sought for single storey extension to front side of existing house which has increase in size from previously granted application and all associated site works.
5149/26Application declared invalid9 Jun 2026—373 mThe construction of 1) a single storey extension to the side/rear 2) a two storey extension to the front/side/rear 3) an attic conversion with velux roof windows to the side and rear 4) deep retrofit upgrades and insulation throughout 5) all associated site works , demolition to the front , side and rear and SUD's drainage .
WEB1860/26Additional information9 Jun 20262380 mPermission is being sought for proposed sub-division of existing Two Storey 5-bedroom dwelling to 2 number dwellings, 1No. 2-bedroom dwelling and 1 No. 3bedroom Dwelling and all associated site works.
5083/26Grant permission20 May 2026—298 mPlanning permission to erect a porch extension, a lean-to canopy, a bin-store and screen wall including ancillary site works at the front.
5070/26Grant retention permission11 May 2026—401 mRETENTION: retention development will consist of a ground floor only detached building to the rear of the garden/site. Retention building to be used as home office & games room and all ancillary works.
WEB1852/26Application declared invalid15 Apr 2026—380 mPermission is being sought for proposed sub-division of existing Two Storey 5-bedroom dwelling to 2 number dwellings, 1No. 2-bedroom dwelling and 1 No. 3bedroom Dwelling and all associated site works all associated site works.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
318826Planning AppealGranted with conditions10 Jul 2024323 m
318776Planning AppealRefused24 Jun 2024480 m
313182LA Road Dev - ApplicationGranted with conditions8 Jan 2024494 m
314491Planning AppealGranted with conditions10 Nov 2023248 m
315698Planning AppealInvalid3 Feb 2023292 m
311413Planning AppealGranted with conditions26 Apr 2022438 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

  • 8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:38. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.