Observation pack · Dublin City Council

43, Westfield Road, Dublin 6W

The development will consist of demolition of a concrete shed in the side passage, construction of a single-storey extension to the side of the house, widening of the vehicular entrance, and associated site works. The roof of the single-storey extension will be part pitched, to match the existing single-storey, kitchen extension to the rear, and part flat behind a parapet to the front.

Observations close 8 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 3 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: WEB3190/26 · 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: 3 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

Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for WEB3190/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3190/26 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 8 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

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
WEB2998/26	Grant permission	2 Oct 2026	—	196 m	The development will consist of the demolition of an existing 14 m² garden shed to the rear of the property and the construction of a new ground floor garage and storage area and new mezzanine level storage / work-from-home studio over, total area 46 m2, including all associated site works necessary to facilitate this development.
WEB3333/26	Application declared invalid	23 Sept 2026	—	149 m	Attic conversion for storage, with a full raised gable to the side with gable window and one dormer window to the rear roof slope.
WEB3318/26	Application declared invalid	22 Sept 2026	—	491 m	Retention permission for alterations to previously approved detached house, Alterations consist of: (i) relocation of front door to side. (ii) reconfigure staircase. (iii) Removal of basement floor. (iv) relocation of w.c to opposite side of entrance hall. (v) replacement of double doors to rear garden with sliding doors. (vi) additional bedroom to first floor.
WEB2977/26	Application declared invalid	13 Aug 2026	—	196 m	The development will consist of the demolition of an existing 14 m² garden shed to the rear of the property and the construction of a new ground floor garage and storage area and new mezzanine level storage / work-from-home studio over, total area 46 m2, including all associated site works necessary to facilitate this development.
WEB2344/26	Grant retention permission	27 Jul 2026	—	52 m	RETENTION: Retention of the ground floor level rear window to the garden room at the rear of 26 Westfield Rd, Harold's Cross, Dublin, D6W N242.
WEB2337/26	Grant retention permission	24 Jul 2026	—	293 m	RETENTION PERMISSION for widened vehicular access with new metal fence to reduce width too 3.6m
WEB2334/26	Additional information	24 Jul 2026	1	346 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE Change of use from existing residential use as 5 bedsit dwellings to use as a single dwelling. (b) Demolition of existing modern extension to rear and construction of a new extension to rear at ground floor and all associated internal and external alterations including alterations to the existing return and rear wall of dwelling. (c) Internal alterations including the removal of ensuite bathrooms and kitchenettes associated with the bedsit use and incorporation of an ensuite bathroom, walk in wardrobe and relocation of bathroom at first floor. External alterations including the repointing of the front facade and the incorporation of 2 no. conservation velux rooflights to rear slope of main roof. (d) Construction of a storey and a half dormer ancillary garden room / home office structure. The development incorporates a garden room at ground floor and a home office at first floor.
WEB2303/26	Grant permission	21 Jul 2026	—	453 m	•Demolition of existing shed and storage structure in the rear garden •Construction of new two storey / part single storey structure to the side and rear of the existing dwelling •New external insulation to the exterior of the existing dwelling •all associated alterations, siteworks and ancillary works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501171	Planning Appeal	Refused	21 Aug 2026	302 m
501663	Planning Appeal	pending	6 Jul 2026	440 m
500754	Planning Appeal	Granted	16 Jun 2026	423 m
323105	Planning Appeal	Refused	28 Oct 2025	415 m
322636	Planning Appeal	Refused	24 Sept 2025	423 m
322677	Planning Appeal	Refused	22 Sept 2025	330 m
322243	Planning Appeal	Refused	22 Aug 2025	337 m
321531	Planning Appeal	Refused	4 Jun 2025	400 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

3 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 8 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.