Observation pack · Dublin City Council

49 Rosemount Ave, Donaghmede, Dublin 5, D05 EP80

The development will consist of; Widening of existing vehicular entrance to 4m and all associated site works.

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 7 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: WEB3209/26 · full record
Authority: Dublin City Council
Type: Permission
Status: Decision Notice Issued
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: —
Received: 7 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 17 Oct 2026, 00:07
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 WEB3209/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3209/26 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 12 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 Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	Dublin City Council development plan	—
M3 Neighbourhood centre	Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.	development plan 2022 2028	14 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028
M3 Neighbourhood centre	Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.	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

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
WEB3364/26	Application declared invalid	25 Sept 2026	—	0 m	The proposed development will consist of the following: a) Subdivision of existing landholding with provision of new internal boundary to the rear of No. 19 St. Michaels Cottages to facilitate the construction of a new detached 4 no. bedroom infill dormer dwelling (200.8 m2 GFA) incorporating 2 no. Velux rooflights to rear and 2 no. Velux rooflights to side. b) Provision of new access to serve the proposed infill dwelling via the existing dwelling entrance serving No. 19 St. Michaels Cottages. c) Provision of 1 no. new within curtilage car parking space to serve the proposed infill dwelling. d) Provision of 1 no. new car parking space to the front of No. 19 St. Michaels Cottages. e) New connection to existing foul sewer and water supply. f) All associated site development works.
WEB3087/26	Application declared invalid	27 Aug 2026	—	0 m	RETENTION PERMISSION; The retention of the existing single storey rear conservatory, demolition of the existing single storey pool shed, and addition of a 4 square meter single storey glazed lean-to link between kitchen and conservatory, inclusive of all associated external works.
WEB1893/26	Grant permission	21 Jul 2026	—	445 m	The conversion of an existing granny flat (approved under Reg. Ref. 1073/93) into an independent single storey two-bedroom dwelling, utilizing the existing vehicular entrance with shared off-street car parking to the front of the property and all associated site works.
5121/26	Grant permission	25 Jun 2026	—	431 m	planning permission for the construction of an attic conversion with a revised roof profile to the front / side / rear, to include a new gable end with a dormer window to the rear and an increased ridge level, with all associated site works.
5104/26	Split decision(permission & refusal)	11 Jun 2026	—	234 m	1. The construction of a new ground floor extension to the front of the existing dwelling with a pitched roof finish to house a new porch and additional floor area to the existing living room . 2. The construction of new front garden walls and piers including the increase in width of the existing vehicular access onto Ardara Avenue . Plus all associated site works .
WEB1862/26	Grant permission	9 Jun 2026	1	425 m	The development will consist of the construction of a new 4 bedroom house (122sqm) in the corner garden of No1 Laragh Grove and all associated works. The proposed house will be numbered No1A Laragh Grove.
WEB1706/26	Grant permission	19 May 2026	—	148 m	The construction of a single storey extension to the side (north) and rear (west).
5034/26	Grant permission	7 Apr 2026	—	431 m	Planning permission for the construction of an attic conversion with revised roof profile to the front / side / rear, to include a new gable end with a dormer window to the rear, with all associated site works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
319866	Marine Development - Application	pending	7 Jun 2024	420 m
313307	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	10 Nov 2023	480 m
317000	Draft Map Appeal	Other	21 Aug 2023	480 m
312937	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	18 May 2022	398 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

7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
7 Oct 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 4 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 17 Oct 2026, 00:07. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.