Observation pack · Dublin City Council

45, Kells Road, Dublin 12

The development will consist of the provision of a 3m wide vehicular entrance to the front of the property.

Observations close 26 Nov 2026 18 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: WEB3591/26 · 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: 22 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 WEB3591/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3591/26 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 26 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

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
WEB2794/26	Application declared invalid	22 Jul 2026	—	369 m	RETENTION : Retention planning permission for the existing vehicular entrance and pillars, in addition we seek permission to widen the entrance to 3m to facilitate ease of access and egress, EV charging with associated kerb dishing.
WEB2313/26	Grant permission	22 Jul 2026	—	410 m	Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, new access stairs, 2no. roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear
WEB1332/26	Grant permission	17 Jul 2026	1	197 m	Provision of 1 no. new two storey detached 3 bedroom dwelling house (floor area 112.73 sq.m.) to the side garden with associated altered vehicle and new pedestrian entrance and ancillary site works. Modification works to existing house comprise new vehicle and altered pedestrian entrances and sundry associated works.
WEB2054/26	Grant permission	25 Jun 2026	—	362 m	Alterations to first-floor fenestration to the front and side elevations, including blocking up existing and forming new window openings; relocation of the front door from the side to the front; and construction of a new side boundary wall.
WEB2055/26	Grant permission	25 Jun 2026	—	488 m	Planning permission for attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front all with associated ancillary works.
WEB2061/26	Grant permission	25 Jun 2026	—	395 m	A first floor side extension over the existing ground floor structure to provide 2 additional bedrooms with the existing hipped roof to extend out over the proposed extension, and all associated ancillary works.
WEB2452/26	Application declared invalid	12 Jun 2026	—	118 m	The development will consist of construction of a new vehicular entrance to the front of the existing dwelling. The project also involves the removal of existing concrete steps and the construction of new graduated steps to facilitate accessibility for a resident with a disability.
WEB2419/26	Application declared invalid	11 Jun 2026	—	118 m	The development will consist of construction of a new vehicular entrance to the front of the existing dwelling. The project also involves the removal of existing concrete steps and the construction of new graduated steps to facilitate accessibility for a resident with a disability.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501310	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	28 Aug 2026	453 m
501990	Planning Appeal	pending	27 Aug 2026	118 m
501914	Planning Appeal	pending	13 Aug 2026	410 m
320278	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	12 May 2025	465 m
320683	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	19 Nov 2024	397 m
316828	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	17 Oct 2024	155 m
318957	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	31 May 2024	286 m
315528	Planning Appeal	Refused	21 Feb 2024	490 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

22 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 26 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.