Planning Register
Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

56 Shrewsbury Lawn, Cabinteely, Dublin 18, D18Y3F4

The development will consist of a new entrance gate and piers

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/0606/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
522 m²
Received
12 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Declare invalid (site notice)

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/0606/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0606/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
G1
Open space with recreation
Objective F: F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-20281 Apr 20221 Apr 2028
R2
Existing residential
Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenitiesDR-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.

Sources: DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028, 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
DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026, 15:17open

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
D26A/0600/WEBDeclare application invalid12 Aug 20260 mThe development will consist of a new entrance gate and piers.
D26A/0014/WEBGrant permission4 Aug 2026441 mPermission for development on a site of approx. 0.1 ha.The site is generally bou
DZ26A/0245/WEBGrant permission30 Jul 2026379 mDevelopment consisting of amendments to the development permitted under Reg. Ref
D26B/0324/WEBGrant permission for retention23 Jul 20260 mRetention Permission for alterations to the residential property, amendments to
D26A/0403/WEBRequest additional information20 Jul 2026178 mDemolition of an existing dormer bungalow and provision of eight new houses, com
D26B/0301/WEBGrant permission8 Jul 2026484 m1. Construction of single-storey extension of 17.6sqm to side of existing dwelli
D26B/0311/WEBDeclare application invalid29 May 20260 mAmendments to which have already been recently approved under Reg. Ref. D25B/042
D26B/0189/WEBGrant permission25 May 202680 mThe development will consist of: • Construction of a new canopy and associated s

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501943Planning Appealpending20 Aug 2026441 m
501922Planning Appealpending19 Aug 20260 m
321573Amend Planning Schema/Add Planning SchemaOther1 Jul 2026302 m
321401Amend Planning Schema/Add Planning SchemaGranted12 Mar 2026284 m
322666Alter Planning SchemeGranted25 Nov 2025291 m
320256Building Control - Fire Safety CertificateGranted with conditions11 Jun 2025292 m
320814Planning AppealGranted with conditions18 Dec 2024188 m
317574Alter Planning SchemeGranted22 Nov 2024284 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
  • 24 Aug 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 21 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.