Observation pack · Dublin City Council

46 Middle Third, Killester, Dublin 5, D05 FV48

We, Neal & Louise O`Flynn are applying for planning permission for; (i) partial demolition of the existing semi-detached bungalow; (ii) reconstruction and extension of the single-storey hipped-roof dwelling to the front and side; (iii) construction of a two-storey flat-roof extension to the rear; (iv) construction of two pitched-roof dormer windows to the front and a flat-roof dormer window to the side; (v) alterations to all elevations, including the provision of rooflights; (vi) demolition of the existing shed and construction of a 40 sq.m. flat-roof garden room for use as a home office and ancillary domestic storage; and (vii) all associated ancillary site development, engineering and landscaping works necessary to facilitate the development, all at 46 Middle Third, Killester, Dublin 5, D05 FV48.

Observations close 13 Nov 2026 18 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: WEB3493/26 · 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: 9 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 17 Oct 2026, 00:07
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 WEB3493/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3493/26 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 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 Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	Dublin City Council development plan	—
R2 Existing residential	Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.	development plan 2022 2028	14 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028
R2 Existing residential	Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.	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 × 1
post box
Radon risk area × 2
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Recorded monument × 1
R149665

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB3198/26	Application declared invalid	7 Sept 2026	—	297 m	The development encompasses the renovation and extension of the existing mid-terrace two-storey dwelling comprising the construction of a single-storey flat roofed porch to the front of the existing dwelling and the construction of a first-floor mono-pitched roofed extension to the rear sitting atop the previously approved ground floor extension, granted exemption status under Exemption Application No. 0327/26. Permission is also sought for a minor widening of the existing gateway in the roadside boundary wall, the associated widening of the dishing on the public footpath, the construction of a small bin storage structure in the front garden and all associated works above and below ground.
WEB2886/26	Application declared invalid	30 Jul 2026	—	411 m	A new vehicular entrance & driveway to the front onto Clanranald Road; all associated site-works, ancillary drainage and landscaping.
WEB2840/26	Application declared invalid	28 Jul 2026	—	411 m	A new vehicular entrance & driveway to the front onto Clanranald Road; all associated site-works, ancillary drainage and landscaping.
WEB2158/26	Grant permission	6 Jul 2026	—	446 m	Planning Permission for habitable attic conversion with hip roof to gable and dormer to rear to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic to create habitable bedroom/en-suite and windows to front , gable window to side , Single storey extension to rear of existing house , all associated ancillary works
WEB2070/26	Grant permission	25 Jun 2026	—	24 m	The development will consist of the demolition of the existing ground floor side extension, the construction of a new two storey side extension and single storey rear extension, the widening of the existing vehicular access, the provision of a new side access gate and associated site works and services.
WEB2041/26	Grant permission	24 Jun 2026	—	442 m	The development will consist of an attic conversion including the construction of a flat roof dormer structure with window to rear profile and a velux roof window to the front at attic level.
WEB2051/26	Grant permission	24 Jun 2026	—	55 m	Planning permission is sought for new single storey extension to rear of existing house to extend kitchen facility, new single storey porch extension to front of house, extend roof profile to front, side and rear of existing house and 2 number new projecting dormer windows to front and rear roof for attic conversion, internal modifications and all associated site works.
WEB1869/26	Application withdrawn	29 Apr 2026	—	446 m	Planning Permission for habitable attic conversion with hip roof to gable and dormer to rear to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic to create habitable bedroom/en-suite and windows to front, gable window to side all associated ancillary works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
502145	—	pending	21 Sept 2026	130 m
500484	Planning Appeal	Invalid	17 Dec 2025	346 m
320164	Railway Order Application	Other	19 Aug 2025	120 m
319206	Planning Appeal	Refused	12 Feb 2025	452 m
319197	Planning Appeal	Invalid	5 Mar 2024	452 m
316041	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	17 Jul 2023	92 m
313650	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	13 Jul 2023	400 m
313333	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	30 Jun 2023	175 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

9 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 13 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.