Observation pack · Dublin City Council

79 Harold's Cross Road, Dublin 6W, D6W HX54

The development will consist of a new consolidated single and partial two-storey rear-facing extension (including 4 rooflights) in place of the existing rear returns to be demolished, existing chimney to rear return to be retained; the renovation of the existing sash windows to the front elevation; modification of existing opes to the rear of the property to accommodate new window/door proposals; the formation of a new bin storage and bicycle parking area to the front garden with all associated modifications and site works.

Observations close 23 Oct 2026 10 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: WEB3311/26 · 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: 18 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 WEB3311/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3311/26 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 23 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

NIAH-recorded building × 5
house · Sisters of Saint Clare's Convent · Sisters of Saint Clare's Convent
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

1 layer present but masked: flood_cfram — source licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB2353/26	Additional information	29 Jul 2026	2	351 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought for construction of two semi-detached, two storey, 3 bedroomed, mews houses with front and rear balcony and terraces to the rear lands within the curtilage of the existing Protected Structure accessed off Hatter’s Lane including all associated site and removal works at No. 16 Parnell Road, Dublin 12, D12 DX54 by Padraic Ryan and Beth Maguire. (Re-submission of Previously Granted Application Reg. Ref. 2212/20).
WEB2362/26	Grant permission	27 Jul 2026	1	397 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of (i) the partial demolition of the existing site boundary walls adjoining St. Clare’s Avenue and Grosvenor Lane, (ii) the construction of a new two-storey, three-bed, 183m2, flat roof dwelling accessed via St. Clare’s Avenue and adjoining Grosvenor Lane, (iii) the relocation of the existing vehicle entrance accessed via St. Clare’s Avenue, and (iv) all associated works above and below ground. The development is within the curtilage of a protected structure, No.79 Grosvenor Square, RPS ref: 3412.
WEB2762/26	Application declared invalid	20 Jul 2026	—	39 m	The development consists of; Proposed amendments to the granted permission Reg Ref. 3266/21 which has commenced onsite to a point, save for the changes sought by this new application. This new application consists of (i) The construction of an urban infill apartment scheme comprising of 3 no. two-storey, flat/green roofed blocks, containing 5 no. one-bedroom units and 1 no. two-bedroom unit. Each apartment is served by private terraces/ balconies; (ii) provision of 10 no. bicycle parking/storage spaces (inclusive of 7 no. long-stay and 3 no. short-stay spaces); and (iii) all ancillary site works including site clearance, boundary treatments, SUDS measures, landscaping, provision of bin stores, and provision of 4 no. rooflights, as necessary for the development. Access to all units will be via St. Clare's Avenue including access to first floor units via 2 no. shared external stair cores.
WEB2792/25	Grant permission	15 Jul 2026	2	405 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development comprises of the construction of 2 no. three bedroom, two storey dwellings to the rear of 76 Leinster Road and addressing Grosvenor Lane. The proposed development includes private open space to the rear of the proposed dwellings, refuse storage for each dwelling, and all associated and ancillary works including connections to services, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment including retention/re-use of existing boundary walls and materials
WEB2227/26	Grant retention permission	15 Jul 2026	—	170 m	RETENTION: Retention of single-storey lean-to extensions to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, together with proposed external insulation to all external walls of the house.
WEB2724/26	Application declared invalid	15 Jul 2026	—	39 m	The development consists of; Proposed amendments to the granted permission Reg Ref. 3266/21 which has commenced onsite to a point, save for the changes sought by this new application. This new application consists of (i) The construction of an urban infill apartment scheme comprising of 3 no. two-storey, flat/green roofed blocks, containing 5 no. one-bedroom units and 1 no. two-bedroom unit. Each apartment is served by private terraces/ balconies; (ii) provision of 10 no. bicycle parking/storage spaces (inclusive of 7 no. long-stay and 3 no. short-stay spaces); and (iii) all ancillary site works including site clearance, boundary treatments, SUDS measures, landscaping, provision of bin stores, and provision of 4 no. rooflights, as necessary for the development. Access to all units will be via St. Clare's Avenue including access to first floor units via 2 no. shared external stair cores.
WEB2203/26	Additional information	8 Jul 2026	—	414 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Proposed new single storey extension to rear with rooflights and refurbishment of existing house with refurbishment of front door and original windows throughout including shutters, local repairs to roof including slates, valleys and chimneys, repairs to front valley behind parapet, proposed solar panels to roof, replacement of rainwater goods throughout, replacement of existing rooflight. Internally proposed refurbishment including removal of non-original fixtures and fittings including services and shed, insulation of suspended timber floors, replacement of existing concrete floor slab in rear return with new, proposed damp treatment to walls of rear return, proposed insulation of external walls with breathable insulation, repairs to timber floors, ceilings and cornices, insulation to attic floor, new attic hatches and fireproofing along party wall in attic space. Proposed alterations include new opening between front and rear reception rooms at ground floor level, proposed new en-suite and walk-in wardrobe at first floor level including new opening for door to en-suite, proposed removal of window to rear and dropping of cill to floor level, the proposed reconfiguration of the rear return including, at ground floor level the removal of chimneybreast, non-original bathroom, non-original floors, ceilings and windows, proposed new openings to extension and to garden with new double doors, new wc, utility room, kitchen and dining, and at first floor level the proposed removal of chimneybreast, new window opening and window to bedroom, proposed raising cill of bathroom window, new windows to replace non-original, proposed new bathroom, study and bedroom. Proposed redecoration and painting internally including removal of wallpaper throughout, repairs to walls and the sanding and varnishing of floorboards, new plumbing and electrics throughout, local repairs to front gate and painting of railings to front and all associated hard and soft landscaping.
WEB2168/26	Grant retention permission	6 Jul 2026	—	345 m	RETENTION: The following development (pursuant to planning ref 2851/21 (ABP 311174-21) consisting of the retention of a heat pump enclosure incorporating an extension to the permitted footprint to the previously granted storage compound to include enclosing walls.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501171	Planning Appeal	Refused	21 Aug 2026	471 m
501663	Planning Appeal	pending	6 Jul 2026	416 m
500754	Planning Appeal	Granted	16 Jun 2026	308 m
500634	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	28 Apr 2026	322 m
500986	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	2 Apr 2026	39 m
322220	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	7 Oct 2025	442 m
322636	Planning Appeal	Refused	24 Sept 2025	308 m
321535	Planning Appeal	Refused	4 Jun 2025	209 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

18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 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.