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40 O'Daly Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 EY47

The development will consist of: (1) Demolition of existing ground floor extension to rear/side (2) New ground and first floor flat roofed extensions to rear/ side with 3 No. rooflights and integrated bin + bike storage (3) 1 No. new rooflights to rear of existing main roof (4) New high-level window at ground floor to shared laneway (5) Moving pedestrian gate and alterations to boundary wall to the side/ rear shared laneway to accommodate extension (6) Including all associated internal alterations, ancillary site and drainage works.

Observations close 23 Nov 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
WEB3562/26 · 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
19 Oct 2026
We first saw it
30 Oct 2026, 23:08
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

  1. Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for WEB3562/26.
  2. Write your observation.Quote WEB3562/26 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 23 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.
  5. 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028Dublin City Council development plan—
R2
Existing residential
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.development plan 2022 202814 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 1114 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Dublin City Council development plan zoning—4 Oct 2026, 23:04open

Designations on or near the site

  • NIAH-recorded building × 1
    All Hallows College (Senior House)
  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument × 1
    R149655

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
WEB3162/26Grant permission22 Oct 2026—0 mThe development consists of the conversion of the existing garage to a utility/storeroom, the construction of a first floor bedroom extension above, the continuation of the existing pitched roof profile over the proposed accommodation, and all associated site works.
WEB3480/26Application declared invalid19 Oct 2026—0 mThe development will consist of the demolition of the existing rear extension and ancillary structures; the construction of a two-storey side and rear extension; internal alterations; widening of the existing vehicular entrance; alterations to the front garden to provide off-street car parking; and all associated landscaping, drainage and site development works.
WEB3518/26Application declared invalid16 Oct 2026—0 mThe development will consist of: (i) the removal of the existing front boundary railing and pedestrian gate and the formation of a new 3.0m wide vehicular entrance, with associated dishing of the public footpath and kerb; (ii) the installation of a new railing, incorporating a pedestrian gate, to the remaining section of the front boundary to match the existing; (iii) the provision of one off-street car parking space within the front garden, finished in a permeable gravel surface over a free-draining sub-base; (iv) the installation of a wall-mounted electric vehicle charging point on the front elevation of the dwelling; and (v) all associated landscaping, surface water drainage and site development works. ______________________________________________________________________________
WEB3119/26Additional information16 Oct 2026—0 mThe development will consist of alterations to existing 2-storey industrial building (Unit 233) inclusive of: (1) alterations to elevations (2) demolition of existing derelict single storeystorage building to the rear (3) construction of new extension within the footprint of the demolished building (4) & all ancillary site development works
WEB3463/26Application declared invalid8 Oct 2026—0 mi) The demolition of a 63.7m2 garage and 30m2 workshop, ii) the construction of two bedroom two storey 121m2 brick facing dwelling iii) construction of a new pedestrian access in existing wall at end of Grace Park Avenue iv) change of use from light industrial (car garage) to residential v) all associated works above and below ground.
WEB3108/26Application declared invalid22 Sept 2026—0 mPROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought on foot of the grant of permission issued under Reg. Ref. 3406/23 (ACP Ref. No. 319492) specifically relating to Block C (Ashlin House) and the layout of the wider site comprising: (i) omission of basement level and revision of site layout to provide a total of 14 no. vehicular parking spaces, 1 no. setdown/delivery parking space, 1 no. motorcycle parking space, bicycle parking area and amended open space and circulation areas at surface level all accessible via the existing access off Grace Park Road; (ii) internal alterations and repurposing of Block C to accommodate 54 no. one-bedroom units for ‘older persons’ in association with Fold, an Approved Housing Body (AHB); (iii) provision of new bicycle storage area at ground floor level; (iv) minor external alterations to Block C and revisions to the elevational treatment of Block C inclusive of general repositioning of fenestration and insertion of new fenestration; and, (v) all ancillary works, inclusive of landscaping, engineering and general tie-in works to the wider site, as necessary to facilitate the development. The height of Block C (part-five & part-six storey) will remain as granted and all residential apartments will remain served by private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace to all elevations.
WEB3089/26Application declared invalid22 Sept 2026—0 mPROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought on foot of the grant of permission issued under Reg. Ref. 3406/23 (ACP Ref. No. 319492) specifically relating to Block B (Pugin House) and the layout of the wider site comprising: (i) omission of basement level and revision of site layout to provide a total of 14 no. vehicular parking spaces, 1 no. setdown/delivery parking space, 1 no. motorcycle parking space, ESB substation, bin store, bicycle parking area and amended open space and circulation areas at surface level all accessible via the existing access off Grace Park Road; (ii) internal alterations and repurposing of Block B to accommodate 59 no. one-bedroom units for ‘older persons’ in association with Fold, an Approved Housing Body (AHB); (iii) provision of internal bicycle storage area at ground floor level of Block B; (iv) minor external alterations to Block B and revisions to the elevational treatment of Block B inclusive of general repositioning of fenestration and insertion of new fenestration; and, (v) all ancillary works, inclusive of landscaping, engineering and general tie-in works to the wider site, as necessary to facilitate the development. The height of Block B (part-five & part-six storey) will remain as granted and all residential apartments will remain served by private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace to all elevations.
WEB3288/26Application declared invalid17 Sept 2026—289 mRETENTION. CHANGE OF USE. Permission is being sought on behalf of Minori Sushi & Noodle Box Ltd for retention planning permission (1) for change of use from Café to Restaurant (2) internal and external alterations to existing ground floor building ______________________________________________________________________________

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501155Planning AppealRefused28 Jul 2026399 m
501641Planning Appealopen1 Jul 2026154 m
500637Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 May 2026224 m
501351Planning Appealpending18 May 2026168 m
324210Referralpending14 Apr 2026317 m
500068Planning AppealGranted5 Feb 2026168 m
319492Planning AppealGranted with conditions12 Jun 2025239 m
322390Planning AppealInvalid29 Apr 2025358 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

  • 19 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 23 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 30 Oct 2026, 23:08. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.