Observation pack · Dublin City Council

3 Sydney Parade Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 X2V6

The development will consist of the enlargement of an existing flat roof extension (by 2sqm) to the side/rear at ground floor level, a new window at first floor level on the east-facing (side) elevation, the conversion of the attic to accommodate a bedroom and bathroom, including a new dormer to the rear.

Observations close 23 Nov 2026 17 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: WEB3568/26 · 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

Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for WEB3568/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3568/26 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 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.
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

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.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB2360/26	Grant retention permission	28 Jul 2026	—	411 m	RETENTION: Retention Planning Permission is sought for 2 no. roof dormer windows, one to the side and one to the rear to no. 16, Merlyn Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 P7R6.
WEB2795/26	Application declared invalid	22 Jul 2026	—	415 m	PERMISSION & RETENTION: We, Paul & Kim O’Donnell, intend to apply to Dublin City Council for planning permission for the Construction of a domestic Storage building to the rear of the property with all the necessary and all ancillary site works to complete the development at 45 Park Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 F2A3
WEB2072/26	Grant permission	25 Jun 2026	—	17 m	The development will consist of an attic conversion with dormer roof to rear roof slope plus two number velux rooflights to front roof slope and one new window in side gable wall plus removal of chimney stack and all associated site works.
5018/26	Grant permission	19 Jun 2026	—	209 m	The demolition of the existing single storey side garage structure and the existing part single , part two storey lean to structure to the rear of the existing dwelling and the construction of a new part single , part two storey side and rear extension , conversion of the existing attic level to include provision of 1 no. dormer window to the rear of the main roof and 3 no. south east facing gable windows at attic and first floor level , all ancillary site works to the front and rear of the existing dwelling to include widening of the existing front vehicuar entrance.
WEB1886/26	Additional information	11 Jun 2026	—	364 m	The development will consist of (a) the demolition of the existing single-storey dwelling; (b) the construction of a new two-storey, two-bedroom, courtyard-style mews dwelling including a 14 sq.m balcony and a 16 sq.m courtyard at first floor level, and a 7.9 sq.m rear yard at ground floor level; (c) the creation of on-site car parking; (d) all associated site development and drainage works at 119A Strand Road, Dublin 4, D04 A2F4.
WEB1851/26	Split decision(permission & refusal)	8 Jun 2026	—	449 m	The development will consist of the demolition of the existing 56m2 single storey extension to the rear of 11 Merlyn Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 and the construction of a new single storey, flat roofed extension, of 59m2 with associated ground works and landscaping, including widening of the vehicular entrance gateway from 3.6m to 4.45m.
WEB5840/25	Grant permission	28 May 2026	1	159 m	(i) The demolition of an existing two-storey, four-bedroom, pitched roof, detached dwelling; (ii) construction of a new three-storey, five-bedroom, pitched roof, detached replacement dwelling; (iii) provision of an attached single-storey, single-bay flat/green roof garage at ground floor level; (iv) provision of storage at attic level; (v) provision of 2 no. terraces to the east (comprising 1 no. at first floor level with access to external stairs and 1 no. at second floor level); (vi) provision of an internal lift for accessibility; and (vii) all ancillary works including site clearance, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, and SuDS measures, as necessary to facilitate the development. Vehicular and pedestrian access will be via the existing site entrance at Sydney Parade Avenue.
WEB1488/26	Grant retention permission	23 Apr 2026	—	484 m	RETENTION: Retention permission for a single storey extension and all associated site works to the rear of No. 60 Willow Field, Sandymount, Dublin 4.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
502006	—	pending	1 Sept 2026	466 m
501256	Planning Appeal	Granted	25 Aug 2026	310 m
321075	Planning Appeal	Refused	16 Jun 2026	412 m
500044	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	5 Feb 2026	235 m
323477	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	16 Dec 2025	280 m
323573	Planning Appeal	open	5 Sept 2025	361 m
319439	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	8 Apr 2025	398 m
321461	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	20 Mar 2025	280 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.