Observation pack · Dublin City Council

4 Kilmore Road, Dublin 5

Alterations to the previously granted residential development under Reg. Ref. 3569/20 (An Coimisiún Pleanála Ref. 309725-21), as extended under Reg. Ref. 3569/20/X1. The alterations proposed comprise: (i) the omission of the previously permitted change of use of the existing ground-floor shop/retail unit to residential accommodation, allowing existing shop/retail use to continue; (ii) the demolition and removal of sections of existing internal and external walls at ground-floor level to facilitate the proposed works; (iii) the construction of a single-storey extension to the rear of the property to provide residential accommodation comprising a kitchen/living/dining area, 2 no. bedrooms, bathroom, plant room and associated storage space. The unit will be accessed via a new door located to the side of the retail unit; (iv) the provision of associated private open space to the rear; (v) provision of 1 no. rooflight (vi) the provision of bin storage and 2 no. bicycle parking spaces; and (vii) all associated site and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Observations close 13 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 8 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: WEB3221/26 · full record
Authority: Dublin City Council
Type: Permission
Status: Registered Application
Applicant: Dungiven Ltd.
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

Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for WEB3221/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3221/26 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 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.
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	DCC_DP_OWN	— → —
R2 Existing residential	Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.	DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	14 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028
R2 Existing residential	Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.	DU-002:DP: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.

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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
DCC DCC_DP_OWN	—	11 Sept 2026, 23:23	—
DCC DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	—	11 Sept 2026, 23:18	open
DCC DU-002:DP:development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-11	—	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
WEB3385/26	Application declared invalid	1 Oct 2026	—	398 m	The development will consist of the part demolition of the front boundary wall, construction of a new vehicular access and driveway to the front garden of the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling, including dishing of the public footpath and all associated site works.
WEB3205/26	Application declared invalid	8 Sept 2026	—	0 m	Alterations to the previously granted residential development under Reg. Ref. 3569/20 (An Coimisiún Pleanála Ref. 309725-21), as extended under Reg. Ref. 3569/20/X1. The alterations proposed comprise: (i) the omission of the previously permitted change of use of the existing ground-floor shop/retail unit to residential accommodation, allowing existing shop/retail use to continue; (ii) the demolition and removal of sections of existing internal and external walls at ground-floor level to facilitate the proposed works; (iii) the construction of a single-storey extension to the rear of the property to provide residential accommodation comprising a kitchen/living/dining area, 2 no. bedrooms, bathroom, plant room and associated storage space. The unit will be accessed via a new door located to the side of the retail unit; (iv) the provision of associated private open space to the rear; (v) provision of 1 no. rooflight (vi) the provision of bin storage and 2 no. bicycle parking spaces; and (vii) all associated site and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.
5114/26	Grant permission	22 Jul 2026	—	182 m	The development will consist of a partial ground floor only extension added to the existing extension to the rear of the existing house. The blocking of 1No. window & door at ground level on side elevation and to be replaced with 2No. new windows & 1No. door. A new flat roof dormer to the rear of the existing house roof. 1 No. new velux window to the front & side of the existing house roof. The window on front elevation ground level to be raised inline with window & door of existing house. Existing chimney to the side elevation to be demolished and all ancillary works.
WEB2155/26	Grant permission	6 Jul 2026	—	190 m	The development consists of the conversion of the existing garage to living space and the construction of new single storey flat roof extension to the front of the existing porch and garage The development is to include internal alterations, landscaping and all ancillary site works and drainage as required.
WEB2141/26	Grant permission	2 Jul 2026	—	207 m	Proposed garage conversion with new porch & tiled roof to front and gable end of house, also all associated site works.
WEB1941/26	Grant permission	16 Jun 2026	—	484 m	New single storey extension to front of dwelling, alterations to existing hipped roof to create a gable roof to accommodate proposed conversion of attic into storage space, along with new dormer window to rear, new window on raised gable wall at attic level and 2 no. rooflights on front roof slope and all associated site works.
WEB1898/26	Grant permission	11 Jun 2026	—	362 m	The development will consist of the construction of a first floor pitched roof side extension and all necessary ancillary site development works to facilitate this development.
5142/26	Application declared invalid	2 Jun 2026	—	55 m	Single storey extension to rear consisting of kitchen , bedroom and bathroom and also the widening of vehicular access to front to facilitate hardstanding parking space in front garden .

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500790	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	3 Jun 2026	384 m
315691	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	31 Jan 2024	409 m
316584	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	8 Sept 2023	466 m
311497	Planning Appeal	Refused	21 Sept 2022	381 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.