Observation pack · Dublin City Council
73, Church Road, Dublin 3, D03 VN51
The development will consist of: dishing the kerb and replacing the front boundary fence to create a new vehicular driveway in the front garden; adding a new window to the rear elevation; and a new part single-storey, part two-storey extension to the rear; and all associated site works
Observations close 3 Dec 2026 19 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 29 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- WEB3645/26 · full record
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Registered Application
- Received
- 29 Oct 2026
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dublincity/application-details/?ref=WEB3645%2F26.
- Write your observation.Quote
WEB3645/26at 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 3 Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MC - Major Town Centre: Consolidate the existing Major Towns in the County, (Blanchardstown, Swords and Balbriggan). The aim is to further develop these centres by densification of appropriate commercial and residential developments ensuring a mix of commercial, recreational, civic, cultural, leisure, residential uses, and urban streets, while delivering a quality urban environment which will enhance the quality of life of resident, visitor and workers alike. The zone will strengthen retail provision in accordance with the County Retail Strategy, emphasise urban conservation, ensure priority for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists while minimising the impact of private car based traffic and enhance and develop the existing urban fabric. In order to deliver this vision and to provide a framework for sustainable development, masterplans will be prepared for each centre in accordance with the Urban Fingal Chapter objectives. | Fingal County Council development plan | ||
| M4 Major town centre | MC - Major Town Centre: Protect, provide for and/ or improve major town centre facilities | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
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: Fingal County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fingal County Council development plan zoning | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 | open |
Designations on or near the site within 100 m
- Architectural Conservation Area × 1Swords - Church Road Historic Ecclesiastical Core ACA
- NIAH-recorded building × 3Ard Druim · The Old Vicarage · Saint Columba's Church (Swords)
- Radon risk area × 3About 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 · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Record of Protected Structures × 2Sexton's House · Old Vicarage
- Recorded monument × 7Ecclesiastical enclosure · Graveyard · Architectural fragment
- OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ieShown 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 | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEB3503/26 | Application declared invalid | 13 Oct 2026 | 305 m | The development will consist of the change of use from the existing office use (comprising 229 square metres), to a proposed medical/clinical use for medical/clinical assessment but excluding clinical/medical procedures; all ancillary administration associated with the medical/clinical assessment use, and all associated site works. |
| F26A/0781E | Invalid application | 3 Sept 2026 | 402 m | Alterations to the exterior of front of house including: - Increasing |
| F26A/0738E | Invalid application | 24 Aug 2026 | 117 m | The construction of 14 no. apartments (6 no. 2-Bed units and 8 no. 1-B |
| F26A/0546E | Grant permission | 14 Aug 2026 | 393 m | 1/ Conversion of existing attic to storage area, with new dormer windo |
| F26A/0559E | Grant permission | 14 Aug 2026 | 352 m | A single-storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling and ass |
| F26A/0345E | Refuse permission | 24 Jun 2026 | 247 m | Alterations to development approved under Reg. Ref. F24A/1125E (ACP Re |
| F26A/0266E/R3 | Grant permission | 3 Jun 2026 | 461 m | The development will consist of the installation of a photovoltaic sol |
| F26A/0246E | Grant permission | 19 May 2026 | 297 m | Extension to existing house to include (a) construction of first floor |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501750 | Planning Appeal | open | 21 Jul 2026 | 247 m |
| 500822 | Planning Appeal | Granted | 9 Jun 2026 | 238 m |
| 323850 | Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate | Granted with conditions | 11 Mar 2026 | 194 m |
| 323489 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 23 Dec 2025 | 247 m |
| 321902 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 9 Jun 2025 | 410 m |
| 321086 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 13 Feb 2025 | 116 m |
| 321721 | Planning Appeal | Invalid | 21 Jan 2025 | 117 m |
| 315602 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 16 Jul 2024 | 235 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
- 29 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 3 Dec 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 6 Nov 2026, 23:24. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.