Observation pack · Dublin City Council
42, Clare Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 R1X0
Planning permission is sought for widening of existing vehicular entrance to a width of 3.6 m with ancillary site works, at 42 Clare Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 D09 R1X0 by Oliver and Adrienne Butler.
Observations close 9 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 4 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
- WEB3193/26 · 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
- 4 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 WEB3193/26.
- Write your observation.Quote
WEB3193/26at 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 9 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | Dublin City Council development plan | — | |
| R2 Existing residential | Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities. | development plan 2022 2028 | 14 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities. | development plan 2022 2028 variation no 11 | 14 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.
Source: Dublin City Council development plan zoning · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin City Council development plan zoning | — | 4 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- NIAH-recorded building × 1All Hallows College (Senior House)
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Recorded monument × 1R149655
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEB3108/26 | Application declared invalid | 22 Sept 2026 | — | 0 m | PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought on foot of the grant of permission issued under Reg. Ref. 3406/23 (ACP Ref. No. 319492) specifically relating to Block C (Ashlin House) and the layout of the wider site comprising: (i) omission of basement level and revision of site layout to provide a total of 14 no. vehicular parking spaces, 1 no. setdown/delivery parking space, 1 no. motorcycle parking space, bicycle parking area and amended open space and circulation areas at surface level all accessible via the existing access off Grace Park Road; (ii) internal alterations and repurposing of Block C to accommodate 54 no. one-bedroom units for ‘older persons’ in association with Fold, an Approved Housing Body (AHB); (iii) provision of new bicycle storage area at ground floor level; (iv) minor external alterations to Block C and revisions to the elevational treatment of Block C inclusive of general repositioning of fenestration and insertion of new fenestration; and, (v) all ancillary works, inclusive of landscaping, engineering and general tie-in works to the wider site, as necessary to facilitate the development. The height of Block C (part-five & part-six storey) will remain as granted and all residential apartments will remain served by private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace to all elevations. |
| WEB3089/26 | Application declared invalid | 22 Sept 2026 | — | 0 m | PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought on foot of the grant of permission issued under Reg. Ref. 3406/23 (ACP Ref. No. 319492) specifically relating to Block B (Pugin House) and the layout of the wider site comprising: (i) omission of basement level and revision of site layout to provide a total of 14 no. vehicular parking spaces, 1 no. setdown/delivery parking space, 1 no. motorcycle parking space, ESB substation, bin store, bicycle parking area and amended open space and circulation areas at surface level all accessible via the existing access off Grace Park Road; (ii) internal alterations and repurposing of Block B to accommodate 59 no. one-bedroom units for ‘older persons’ in association with Fold, an Approved Housing Body (AHB); (iii) provision of internal bicycle storage area at ground floor level of Block B; (iv) minor external alterations to Block B and revisions to the elevational treatment of Block B inclusive of general repositioning of fenestration and insertion of new fenestration; and, (v) all ancillary works, inclusive of landscaping, engineering and general tie-in works to the wider site, as necessary to facilitate the development. The height of Block B (part-five & part-six storey) will remain as granted and all residential apartments will remain served by private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace to all elevations. |
| WEB3288/26 | Application declared invalid | 17 Sept 2026 | — | 289 m | RETENTION. CHANGE OF USE. Permission is being sought on behalf of Minori Sushi & Noodle Box Ltd for retention planning permission (1) for change of use from Café to Restaurant (2) internal and external alterations to existing ground floor building ______________________________________________________________________________ |
| WEB3122/26 | Application declared invalid | 1 Sept 2026 | — | 0 m | The development consists of the conversion of the existing garage to a utility/storeroom, the construction of a first floor bedroom extension above, the continuation of the existing pitched roof profile over the proposed accommodation, and all associated site works. |
| WEB3069/26 | Application declared invalid | 27 Aug 2026 | — | 0 m | The demolition of the existing rear extension and outhouse and the construction of a new single-storey, flat-roofed rear extension, together with the construction of a new brick boundary wall and the relocation of the existing side gate. The works will also include the blocking up of an existing window on the south-east façade and the installation of a new rooflight to the south-east roof slope. Works to the existing garage will comprise the installation of a new anthracite-coloured galvanised box-profile roof and new shutters. |
| WEB3018/26 | Application declared invalid | 20 Aug 2026 | — | 0 m | PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought on foot of the grant of permission issued under Reg. Ref. 3406/23 (ACP Ref. No. 319492) specifically relating to Block B (Pugin House) and the layout of the wider site comprising: (i) omission of basement level and revision of site layout to provide a total of 14 no. vehicular parking spaces, 1 no. setdown/delivery parking space, 1 no. motorcycle parking space, ESB substation, bin store, bicycle parking area and amended open space and circulation areas at surface level all accessible via the existing access off Grace Park Road; (ii) internal alterations and repurposing of Block B to accommodate 59 no. one-bedroom units for ‘older persons’ in association with Fold, an Approved Housing Body (AHB); (iii) provision of new bicycle storage area at ground floor level; (iv) revisions to the elevational treatment of Block B inclusive of general repositioning of fenestration and insertion of new fenestration; and, (v) all ancillary works, inclusive of landscaping, engineering and general tie-in works to the wider site, as necessary to facilitate the development. The height of Block B (part-five & part-six storey) will remain as granted and all residential apartments will remain served by private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace to all elevations. |
| WEB3019/26 | Application declared invalid | 20 Aug 2026 | — | 0 m | PROTECTED STRUCTURE; Permission is sought on foot of the grant of permission issued under Reg. Ref. 3406/23 (ACP Ref. No. 319492) specifically relating to Block C (Ashlin House) and the layout of the wider site comprising: (i) omission of basement level and revision of site layout to provide a total of 14 no. vehicular parking spaces, 1 no. setdown/delivery parking space, 1 no. motorcycle parking space, bicycle parking area and amended open space and circulation areas at surface level all accessible via the existing access off Grace Park Road; (ii) internal alterations and repurposing of Block C to accommodate 54 no. one-bedroom units for ‘older persons’ in association with Fold, an Approved Housing Body (AHB); (iii) provision of new bicycle storage area at ground floor level; (iv) revisions to the elevational treatment of Block C inclusive of general repositioning of fenestration and insertion of new fenestration; and, (v) all ancillary works, inclusive of landscaping, engineering and general tie-in works to the wider site, as necessary to facilitate the development. The height of Block C (part-five & part-six storey) will remain as granted and all residential apartments will remain served by private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace to all elevations. |
| WEB2385/26 | Grant permission | 29 Jul 2026 | — | 398 m | The proposed development will consist of the construction of a new single-storey flat-roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, to provide for a gym and an ancillary family accommodation comprising bedroom , living room , and bathroom; the conversion of the existing garage to provide a new utility area and pedestrian access; the setting back of the existing garage frontage to improve off-street car parking; the widening of the existing vehicular entrance to accommodate two off-street car parking spaces; the conversion of the existing attic space, including rooflights to the rear; and all associated site works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501155 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 28 Jul 2026 | 399 m |
| 501641 | Planning Appeal | open | 1 Jul 2026 | 154 m |
| 500637 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 21 May 2026 | 224 m |
| 501351 | Planning Appeal | pending | 18 May 2026 | 168 m |
| 324210 | Referral | pending | 14 Apr 2026 | 317 m |
| 500068 | Planning Appeal | Granted | 5 Feb 2026 | 168 m |
| 319492 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 12 Jun 2025 | 239 m |
| 322390 | Planning Appeal | Invalid | 29 Apr 2025 | 358 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
- 4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 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.