Planning Register
Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Shangarry, Falls Road, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin

Permission for the demolition of

Observations close 16 Sept 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 12 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 6 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
D21A/0728/E · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Extension Of Duration Of Permission
Status
Assessment Period
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
3,905 m²
Received
12 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
6 Oct 2026
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=D21A/0728/E.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D21A/0728/E 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 16 Sept 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
R3
Rural cluster
Objective A1: A1 To provide for new residential communities and Sustainable Neighbourhood Infrastructure in accordance with approved local area plansDR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-20281 Apr 20221 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: DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:17
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026, 15:17open

Designations on or near the site

  • NIAH-recorded building × 1
    Ardvarna
  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures × 1
    Ardvarna

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0624/WEBDeclare application invalid26 Aug 2026127 mDemolition of the existing 2 storey residential dwelling and associated ancilla
D26B/0067/WEBGrant permission31 Mar 2026384 mPernission for the development of an existing semi-detached dwelling. The develo
D25A/0950/WEBRefuse permission11 Feb 2026272 mThe demolition of existing dwelling house (313.14m²) and removal of existing fro
D25A/0691Grant permission28 Jan 2026270 mA new single storey extension consisting of a family flat unit to side of existi
REF16425S5 dec exempt10 Nov 2025213 mGarden shed development to rear of property for gym / hobby space with toilet an
D25B/0428/WEBGrant permission15 Sept 2025428 mSingle-storey, flat-roof extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling, in
D25A/0141/WEBGrant permission15 Apr 2025284 mPedestrian entrance gate to rear garden on boundary wall abutting Parc Na Silla
REF4625Withdraw the application27 Mar 2025345 mTwo work Packages, reflecting two locations identified in Question 3. Full detai

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
321573Amend Planning Schema/Add Planning SchemaOther1 Jul 2026448 m
321401Amend Planning Schema/Add Planning SchemaGranted12 Mar 2026448 m
322666Alter Planning SchemeGranted25 Nov 2025450 m
318986Planning AppealRefused3 Apr 2025272 m
321937LA Non Road Dev - Applicationpending20 Feb 2025365 m
317574Alter Planning SchemeGranted22 Nov 2024448 m
314034Planning AppealRefused19 Oct 20230 m
312284Planning AppealRefused7 Sept 2022272 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

  • 12 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 16 Sept 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.