Observation pack · Dublin City Council

26, Buckingham Street Upper, Mountjoy, Dublin 1, D01 K0E2

PERMISSION & RETENTION:Retention of planning permission is sought by James Cheng and Jessica Yue for two storey extension to the rear at both basement and ground floor levels, including the division of the basement as a separate though ancillary unit to the main house, retention of attic level shower room. Planning permission sought for attic conversion extension, increased height to extension and covered canopy and solar panels, all to the rear of number 26 Buckingham Street Upper, Mountjoy, Dublin 1, D01 K0E2.

Observations close 9 Nov 2026 2 days left

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

The application

Reference: WEB3447/26 · 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: 5 Oct 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 WEB3447/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3447/26 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 9 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 Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	Dublin City Council development plan	—
G5 Open space and amenity	Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.	development plan 2022 2028	14 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028
G5 Open space and amenity	Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.	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

NIAH-recorded building × 11
house · house · house
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
WEB3203/26	Additional information	29 Oct 2026	—	244 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE, RETENTION AND PERMISSION: UNIT 2: Retention permission for (i) works previously carried out, including removal of chimney breast, replacement of floors, removal of ceilings and strengthening of roof structure; (ii) change of use from office / educational use to residential use; and (iii) completion of works to convert to residential use, including installation of bathrooms & kitchenettes at each level, new ceilings, repair of windows, as well as electrical and plumbing works; and UNIT 5: Retention of works already carried out, including new partitions & doors and partial installation of electrical & plumbing services; and completion of these works whilst retaining the existing office / educational use. THESE ARE PROTECTED STRUCTURES.
WEB3167/26	Refuse retention permission	27 Oct 2026	—	244 m	RETENTION: Planning Retention Permission for an air extraction duct from the kitchen on the rear (south eastern) elevation.
WEB3306/26	Application declared invalid	22 Sept 2026	—	0 m	CHANGE OF USE: (i) change of use of vacant/derelict two-storey building from light industrial to residential use; (ii) construction of 1 no. additional floor level (new second floor level) with 3 no. balconies atop the existing building; (iii) revisions to north and south elevations from ground to first floor level comprising relocation, removal and insertion of window/door openings and insertion of 3 no. balconies at first floor level; and, (iv) all ancillary works, inclusive of SuDS measures, necessary to facilitate the development. The proposal will result in the provision of a three-storey flat roofed apartment block accommodating 3 no. four-bedroom triplex apartments each served by private amenity space in the form of 2 no. balconies (1 no. at first floor level and 1 no. at second floor level).
WEB3145/26	Application declared invalid	3 Sept 2026	—	244 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE PERMISSION & RETENTION Unit 2: Retention permission for (i) works previously carried out; (ii) change of use from office / educational use and (iii) completion of works to convert to residential use; and Unit 5: retention and completion of works previously carried out whist retaining the existing office / educational use.
WEB3070/26	Application declared invalid	27 Aug 2026	—	244 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE : CHANGE OF USE: Change of use of the ground floor and basement of No. 102 Capel Street from the existing beauty salon use to restaurant use.
WEB2391/26	Grant permission	29 Jul 2026	—	232 m	The development consists of the installation of signage on the Hill Street elevation of the permitted and under construction development, as permitted under DCC Reg. Ref: 3546/19 (ABP-306181-19) and DCC Reg. Ref :3061/20 (ABP-308836-20). The proposed development relates to permission for: • 1 no. entrance sign with individual polyester powder coated aluminium acrylic lettering, fixed on a projecting shelf of 150mm, with an overall area of 7.51m x 0.25m, illuminated by a concealed LED light within the shelf. The entrance sign is located over the main entrance onto Hill St. • Amendments to previously permitted signage zone above the permitted café unit onto Hill St. It is proposed to amend the permitted café sign to include for a sign with individual polyester powder coated aluminium acrylic lettering, secret fixed onto an aluminium fascia panel, with an overall area of 1.06m x 0.30m.
WEB2706/26	Application declared invalid	14 Jul 2026	—	448 m	The removal of the existing rear extension and dormer and its replacement with a new 2 storey flat roof rear extension, raising the existing ridge to accommodate the new rear extension, 4no. new rooflights and a privacy screen to rear, and all associated ancillary site and boundary works.
WEB2698/26	Application declared invalid	10 Jul 2026	—	337 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Sevona Ltd. intend to apply for planning permission for amendments to DCC Reg. Ref. 3747/23 (ACP Ref. 319653-24) at this c. 0.0846ha site located at Nos. 16-19 Rutland Place, Dublin 1 (located to the rear of Nos. 16-19 North Great George’s Street, all of which are Protected Structures) (RPS Nos. 3191, 3192, 3193, and 3194). The proposed amendments are comprised of internal alterations to the permitted layout at first, second, and third floor levels to facilitate a revised unit mix of 4 No. Studio apartment units; 17 No. 1-Bedroom apartment units; 1 No. 2-Bedroom, 4-Person apartment unit; 3 No. 3-Bedroom, 4-Person apartment units; and 1 No. 3-Bedroom, 5-Person apartment unit, representing an overall increase in the number of apartment units provided from 20 No. units to 26 No. units in total. The proposed amendments are also comprised of alterations and reconfiguration to the internal layout, including amendments to internal party walls at first, second, and third floor levels; Relocation of lift and A.O.V system at ground, first, second, and third floor levels; Modification to fenestration on front elevation to apartment unit A-1-04 at first floor level and apartment unit A-2-12 at second floor level consisting of the replacement of previously permitted single large opening at both levels with two smaller openings to reflect internal changes; The omission of previously permitted louvre openings to balconies on south-eastern side elevation at first, and second floor levels per Condition No. 5 of granted permission; Modification to building line at third floor and roof level to simplify the roof arrangement and remove previously permitted recesses; The omission of 2 No. previously permitted openings to the plant rooms on the north/south/east/west rear building façade; The addition of 8 No. bicycle parking spaces to the rear courtyard and relocation of stands; and all other associated development works above and below ground.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
502190	—	pending	1 Oct 2026	337 m
324467	Appeal - LRD	open	27 Jul 2026	361 m
501023	Planning Appeal	Refused	25 Jun 2026	304 m
500544	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	1 Apr 2026	402 m
500635	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	27 Mar 2026	348 m
323482	Planning Appeal	Refused	9 Feb 2026	471 m
322780	Planning Appeal	Refused	9 Oct 2025	256 m
314724	Railway Order Application	Other	30 Sept 2025	420 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

5 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 9 Nov 2026
6 Oct 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 3 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.