Observation pack · Dublin City Council
4 Nutley Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin, D04XH72
(i) construction of a flat-roof single-storey garden room with rooflights within the rear private amenity space; (ii) construction of a non-habitable flat-roof plant room shed within the rear private amenity space; (iii) alterations to the existing vehicular/pedestrian entrance gate off Nutley Avenue to provide a wider vehicular entrance and a separate new pedestrian entrance gate; iv) associated landscaping, boundary treatments and all ancillary and site works necessary to facilitate the development. ______________________________________________________________________________
Observations close 4 Nov 2026 6 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- WEB3406/26 · 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
- 30 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 12 Oct 2026, 23:58
- 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 WEB3406/26.
- Write your observation.Quote
WEB3406/26at 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 4 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 | 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
- Radon risk area × 1About 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEB2183/26 | Grant permission | 6 Jul 2026 | — | 445 m | Kevin and Imogen Kenny intend to apply for planning permission to amend permitted DCC Reg. Ref. WEB5758/25 for development at Victoria Lodge, No. 4, Stillorgan Road, Dublin 4, D04 H9W4. The proposed development consists of the following: • The amendment of Condition No. 3 included as part of the permitted DCC Reg. Ref. WEB5758/25 to allow for an increase 200mm for the permitted side extension resulting in a height of 3.2 m. • Minor alterations to the boot room entrance. • Consolidation of three existing rooflights into a single larger rooflight on the permitted extension roof. • Removal of the Bedroom 4 window on the façade facing the Bedroom 5 ensuite. • Removal of the Bedroom 5 ensuite window on the façade facing the Bedroom 4 and installation of a rooflight in Bedroom 5 ensuite. • All associated works to facilitate the development. |
| WEB2446/26 | Application declared invalid | 12 Jun 2026 | — | 479 m | Saunos Limited intend to apply for retention permission for development at the Old Belvedere Rugby Football Club, 28a Anglesea Road, Ailesbury Grove, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 W6Y3. The development consists of a wellness facility comprising 2 no. saunas, plunge pools, changing facilities, lockers, reception and storage area and all associated site works and services. A temporary permission is sought for a period of 3 years. |
| WEB1828/26 | Grant permission | 4 Jun 2026 | — | 311 m | The development will consist of the replacement of the existing multi-purpose pitch and its associated four floodlights (8m in height) with the construction of three padel courts, each enclosed by fencing to an overall height of 4m, the installation of associated floodlights (6m in height) along with associated site works and services. |
| WEB1741/26 | Grant permission | 25 May 2026 | — | 173 m | PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the demolition of the existing non-original part single-storey, part two storey side extension (52.8m2 ground floor, 16m2 first floor, 68.6m2 total), removal of interior stud partitions at ground floor level and on the second floor return, and demolition of part of the side and rear walls of the ground floor rear return; the construction of a new part single-storey, part two-storey, part three-story side and rear extension (99.1m2 ground floor, 6m2 first floor, 6.5m2 second floor, 111.6m2 total), including double-height entrance hall, lift access to the return at two levels, and rear garden level living/kitchen/dining area incorporating the existing rear return; the insertion of a new WC and two en-suite shower rooms at ground floor level; inserting a new en-suite shower room to the rear bedroom at second floor level, with conservation roof light above; insertion of a new vehicular access gate on the rear boundary; and general conservation and associated ancillary site works to include repairs to roof, repointing of the existing brickwork façade, removal of all cementitious render and replacement with lime-based render, restoration works to existing chimneys, refurbishment of the existing sash windows and historic ironwork, including a widening of the existing vehicular access on the front boundary, with any PVC gutters and downpipes to be replaced by cast-iron to match existing. |
| WEB1637/26 | Grant permission | 8 May 2026 | — | 281 m | PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Emer & Pat Gunne intend to apply for permission for development consisting of a new side extension to east gable at first and second floor returns of 17 Ailesbury Road ( A Protected Structure), Dublin 4 D04 T9Y3. The works will comprise of a new bedroom and ensuite at first floor return linked to existing staircase via new hall with laundry room off and new ensuite to the second floor return level opening off existing bedroom 4. The proposed new works will be constructed above an existing 2 storey return extension. Works will include roof repairs to the existing front porch, new windows to the side return and extending all mechanical and electrical services. New drainage works will connect to the existing system with minor associated landscaping works. |
| WEB2069/26 | Application declared invalid | 5 May 2026 | — | 492 m | The proposed development will consist of: (a) demolition of an existing 4.5 sq.m. single storey extension to the rear; (b) construction of a new single storey extension to the rear with a floor area of 12.5 sq.m. and a height of 4.048m; (c) new roof light to the rear South East roof slope, minor internal alterations, and all associated site works. |
| WEB1596/26 | Application declared invalid | 16 Mar 2026 | — | 281 m | PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development consisting of a new side extension to east gable at first and second floor returns of 17 Ailesbury Road ( A Protected Structure), Dublin 4 D04 T9Y3. The works will comprise of a new bedroom and ensuite at first floor return linked to existing staircase via new hall with laundry room off and new ensuite to the second floor return level opening off existing bedroom 4. The proposed new works will be constructed above an existing 2 storey return extension. Works will include roof repairs to the existing front porch, new windows to the side return and extending all mechanical and electrical services. New drainage works will connect to the existing system with minor associated landscaping works. |
| WEB6078/25 | Grant permission | 24 Feb 2026 | — | 247 m | An amendment to a previously approved development under Reg. Ref. 3953/23, which provided for the renovation and extension of an existing dwelling and all associated hardscaping, landscaping and development works necessary to facilitate the development. The amendment proposed seeks the omission of Condition No. 9 as attached to the Planning Authority’s decision issued under Reg. Ref. 3953/23. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502006 | — | pending | 1 Sept 2026 | 61 m |
| 323497 | Planning Appeal | Other | 2 Dec 2025 | 488 m |
| 323221 | Planning Appeal | Withdrawn | 26 Aug 2025 | 431 m |
| 323095 | Planning Appeal | open | 18 Jul 2025 | 436 m |
| 321353 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 13 May 2025 | 0 m |
| 317600 | Fire Safety Certificate - Revised | Granted with conditions | 19 Feb 2025 | 440 m |
| 320780 | Planning Appeal | Other | 30 Jan 2025 | 311 m |
| 317742 | — | Granted with conditions | 28 Jan 2025 | 397 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
- 30 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 4 Nov 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:58. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.