Observation pack · Dublin City Council

18, West Road, Dublin 3

The development will consist of the construction of a new front boundary wall with railings, 1.37 metres in overall height, across the 8.11 metre frontage onto West Road, incorporating 4 no. rendered piers; the erection of bi-folding vehicular entrance gates and a pedestrian gate, each 1.37 metres in height, to the existing vehicular and pedestrian entrances; the construction of an enclosed porch of 2 square metres to the front elevation of the dwelling house; the erection of a detached single-storey garden room of 19.8 square metres, 2.6 metres in overall height, in the rear garden for use as a home o?ce incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house; and all associated site works.

Observations close 2 Nov 2026 24 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 26 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: WEB3380/26 · 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: 26 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 WEB3380/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3380/26 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 2 Nov 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
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_nifm — 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
WEB3339/26	Application declared invalid	24 Sept 2026	—	400 m	The development will consist of the construction of a new front boundary wall with railings, 1.37 metres in overall height, across the 8.11 metre frontage onto West Road, incorporating 4 no. rendered piers; the erection of bi-folding vehicular entrance gates and a pedestrian gate, each 1.37 metres in height, to the existing vehicular and pedestrian entrances; the construction of an enclosed porch of 2 square metres to the front elevation of the dwelling house; the erection of a detached single-storey garden room of 19.8 square metres, 2.6 metres in overall height, in the rear garden for use as a home office incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house; and all associated site works.
WEB3253/26	Application declared invalid	14 Sept 2026	—	400 m	Permission for the sub-division of the existing commercial unit (Unit 8, Portside House) at ground and first floor level into two separate commercial units (Unit 8A and Unit 8B), comprising alteration to internal partitions and door openings and provision of a new internal stair to the existing mezzanine level and removal of existing signage to the elevation.
WEB3202/26	Application declared invalid	8 Sept 2026	—	357 m	The development will consist of the following: a) Construction of a single story lean-to roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling b) Construction of a single story with lean-to roof to rear of the garden with link corridor to dwelling (e) All associated site works.
5091/26	Refuse retention permission	3 Jun 2026	—	142 m	RETENTION : Retention of the change of use of the existing vacant flat roofed single storey structure in rear garden of dwelling from garage/workshop use to habitable use (floor area 38.70 sqm ) ancillary to principal dwelling .
5067/26	Grant permission	8 May 2026	—	485 m	Construction of a two storey flat roof extension at the rear/side , alteration to existing gable window and formation of additional gable wall windows , new vehicular entrance driveway and front boundary wall and piers , dishing of existing kerb and all associated works.
WEB1510/26	Grant permission	29 Apr 2026	—	342 m	The development seeking permission will consist of the provision of a 3m wide vehicular entrance to the front of the property as well as repairing the existing front wall.
WEB1553/26	Grant permission	29 Apr 2026	—	347 m	Attic conversion with dormer window to rear and three number velux roof windows to front and all associated site works.
WEB2990/25	Grant retention permission	17 Apr 2026	—	265 m	RETENTION: The development consists of a change of use from workshop to a GYM with reception area, the erection of new signage to the front of building and all other ancillary site development works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501459	Planning Appeal	pending	3 Jun 2026	485 m
501318	Planning Appeal	pending	11 May 2026	265 m
500359	Planning Appeal	Invalid	27 Nov 2025	388 m
320164	Railway Order Application	Other	19 Aug 2025	292 m
322340	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	13 Aug 2025	453 m
320516	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	11 Feb 2025	379 m
318160	Planning Appeal	Refused	16 Oct 2024	142 m
320763	Planning Appeal	Invalid	3 Sept 2024	176 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

26 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 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.