Planning Register
Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

within the carpark of The Courtyard, Beacon South Quarter, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18

applying for permission for the installation of a free-standing double-sided di

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
D26A/0602/WEB · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Permission
Status
Invalid Details Sent to Applicant
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
5 m²
Received
12 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Declare application invalid

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=D26A/0602/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0602/WEB 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
M5
Mixed use — outer core
Objective MIC: MIC To consolidate and complete the development of the mixed use inner core to enhance and reinforce sustainable development.DR-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

  • Radon risk area × 2
    About 1 in 10 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
  • OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
    Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

1 layer present but masked: flood_cframsource licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0449/WEBGrant permission29 Jul 2026209 ma) Change of use of the entire premises from light industrial with offices, to
D26B/0329/WEBGrant permission22 Jul 2026342 mA single storey flat roof porch and garage extension and all ancillary site work
D26A/0377/WEBGrant permission14 Jul 2026420 mThe development will consist of the change of use at ground floor level from the
D26A/0192/WEBGrant permission10 Jul 2026161 mThe proposed development comprises the change of use of the existing 1 No. 3 sto
D25A/0779/WEBGrant permission26 Jun 2026361 mi) Construction of a 2-storey extension to the rear of the existing commercial
D25A/0875/WEBGrant permission24 Jun 2026210 mThe development will principally consist of: the change of use of 2 No. ground
D25A/0876/WEBGrant permission24 Jun 2026153 mThe development will principally consist of: the change of use of 1 No. first f
D26A/0317/WEBRefuse permission16 Jun 2026105 mSeeks alterations to previously approved planning application ref.no. D24A/0407/

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
322889Building Control - Fire Safety CertificateGranted with conditions9 Feb 202685 m
321169ReferralWithdrawn15 Nov 2024161 m
320124Planning AppealRefused5 Nov 2024419 m
313209Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationRefused10 Sept 2024317 m
313338Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationRefused2 Sept 2024375 m
318255Appeal - LRDGranted with conditions23 Jan 2024108 m
314523Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationRefused20 Dec 2023424 m
312718Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 Nov 2023320 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
  • 14 Aug 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 11 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.