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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

50 Knocknashee, Goatstown, Dublin 14, D14KV04

Class 3A Exemption.

Observations close 10 Nov 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
C3A/0009/26 · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Exemption Class 3A
Status
Registered Application
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
422 m²
Received
6 Oct 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
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.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dunlaoghaire/application-details/?ref=C3A/0009/26.
  2. Write your observation.Quote C3A/0009/26 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. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
  4. Submit before 10 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County 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
R2
Existing residential
Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenitiescounty development plan 2022 20281 Apr 2022 → 1 Apr 2028
R2
Existing residential
Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenitiesd n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 121 Apr 2022 → 20 Apr 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: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:12
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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan zoning—11 Oct 2026, 23:12open

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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
REF14126S5 req ai9 Oct 2026—199 mWorks consist of a garden room of min size 45 sq m (based on block size) built t
REF14626S5 dec exempt9 Oct 2026—85 m'Whether the use of the dwelling at No 60 Knocknashee, Dublin 14, D14 XV34, to p
D26A/0507/WEBGrant permission27 Aug 2026—126 m1. The addition of an escape patio doors to the north elevation of an existing t
D26B/0350/WEBGrant permission29 Jul 2026—239 mAlterations and extensions to the existing two-storey, semi-detached house compr
LRD26A/0417/WEBGrant permission24 Jul 2026—482 mKnockrabo Investments DAC intend to apply for permission for a Large-scale Resid
D26A/0371/WEBGrant permission8 Jul 2026—427 mSingle storey front extension with relocated front door. New raised pitched roof
D26A/0365/WEBGrant permission6 Jul 2026—251 ma) single storey extension to the front of the existing dwelling, b) conversion
D26B/0281/WEBGrant permission2 Jul 2026—0 mPlanning Permission to construct extensions and alter elevations (Attic convers

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501782Leave to Appeal S37(6)Refused20 Aug 20260 m
501805Planning Appealpending30 Jul 2026251 m
501757Planning Appealopen22 Jul 2026150 m
324042Appeal - LRDGranted with conditions22 Apr 2026482 m
500518Planning AppealGranted with conditions26 Mar 2026138 m
323417Planning AppealGranted with conditions19 Dec 202585 m
323510ReferralOther19 Dec 202585 m
323549Planning Appealopen2 Sept 2025486 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

  • 6 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 10 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.