Planning Register
Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Fintra House, Harold's Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16T8X9

(a) retention of the construction of a workshop/studio to the rear of the exist

Observations close 17 Sept 2026 5 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 7 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0607/WEB · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Permission for Retention
Status
Assessment Period
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
42 m²
Received
13 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
7 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=D26A/0607/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0607/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 17 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
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.

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 × 3
    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 · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0411/WEBGrant permission22 Jul 2026289 mA single-story extension to rear/side of existing dwelling with change of roof p
D26B/0271/WEBGrant permission for retention26 Jun 2026354 mRetention permission is sought for exceeding allowed 40 sqm exempted developmen
D26A/0398/WEBWithdraw the application5 Jun 2026289 mA single-story extension to rear/side of existing dwelling with change of roof p
D26B/0041/WEBGrant permission20 Mar 2026327 mPermission is sought for the construction of a side extension (27.5sq.m) at firs
D25B/0636/WEBGrant permission24 Feb 2026262 mThe development consists of a rear single-storey extension, an extension to the
REF0526S5 dec exempt30 Jan 2026433 mApply a painted (shade of grey) render finish to the bottom part of the front el
D25B/0623/WEBGrant permission23 Dec 2025327 mPermission is sought for the construction of a side extension (36sq.m) at first
D25B/0480/WEBGrant permission21 Oct 2025300 mRemoval of chimney stacks, garage conversion with front single storey extension

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
322206Planning AppealRefused17 Jul 20250 m
321164Planning AppealGranted with conditions24 Feb 2025131 m
321174Leave to Appeal S37(6)Refused28 Nov 2024131 m
321111Leave to Appeal S37(6)Invalid21 Oct 2024131 m
311151Planning AppealGranted with conditions24 Jan 2023258 m
311794Planning AppealRefused3 Mar 2022231 m
310868Planning AppealGranted with conditions15 Oct 2021326 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

  • 13 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 17 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.