Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

23 Green Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 A0K8

Widening of the existing front pedestrian entrance gateway up to a maximum widt

Observations close 21 Sept 2026 9 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 17 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: D26A/0616/WEB · full record
Authority: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Assessment Period
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 404 m²
Received: 17 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due: 9 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dunlaoghaire/application-details/?ref=D26A/0616/WEB.
Write your observation.Quote D26A/0616/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.
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.
Submit before 21 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.
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

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
R2 Existing residential	Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities	DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028	1 Apr 2022 → 1 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028	—	11 Sept 2026, 15:17	open

Designations on or near the site

Architectural Conservation Area × 1
Sydney Avenue, Blackrock
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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
REF10826	S5 dec not exempt	13 Aug 2026	—	439 m	The existing two storey dwelling has a plaster finish to 3 side and a brick fini
D26A/0609/WEB	Declare application invalid	13 Aug 2026	—	376 m	The development will consists of: revise permitted development approved under P
D26A/0598/WEB	Declare application invalid	12 Aug 2026	—	376 m	The development will consists of: revise permitted development approved under P
D26A/0439/WEB	Grant permission	31 Jul 2026	—	363 m	The proposal relates to the extension of existing Retail Unit D2, located at gro
D26A/0393	Refuse permission	20 Jul 2026	—	487 m	1.) The construction of new recessed vehicular and pedestrian entrance gates t
D26A/0397/WEB	Refuse permission	17 Jul 2026	—	482 m	(i) Modification and widening of vehicular entrance (ii) the construction of 8
D26A/0344/WEB	Refuse permission	29 Jun 2026	—	0 m	Widening of the existing front pedestrian entrance gateway up to a maximum widt
D26A/0337/WEB	Request additional information	26 Jun 2026	—	446 m	Construction of 2 no. two-storey semi-detached dwellings with off-street parking

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501906	Planning Appeal	pending	17 Aug 2026	487 m
501876	Planning Appeal	pending	13 Aug 2026	482 m
501704	Planning Appeal	pending	14 Jul 2026	408 m
501674	Planning Appeal	pending	7 Jul 2026	400 m
324043	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	15 May 2026	289 m
324038	Appeal - LRD	Invalid	21 Jan 2026	289 m
323264	Final Map Appeal	Other	14 Nov 2025	387 m
322181	Planning Appeal	Refused	30 Jul 2025	130 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

17 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 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.