Planning Register
Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

7, Grange Wood, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16HY00

The development consists of; retention of a small detached house in the rear gar

Observations close 25 Sept 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 15 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0621/WEB · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Permission
Status
Validation
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
351 m²
Received
21 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
15 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/0621/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0621/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 25 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

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Marlay Park
  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 20 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
D26B/0380/WEBGrant permission20 Aug 202636 mAlterations and extensions to the existing two-storey, semi-detached house compr
D26B/0287/WEBGrant permission6 Jul 2026430 mThe development will consist of: 1) demolition of the existing single-storey ex
D26A/0226/WEBRefuse permission for retention18 May 2026466 mRetention is being sought for the widening of the existing vehicular entrance to
D26B/0279/WEBDeclare application invalid12 May 2026430 mThe development will consist of: 1) demolition of the existing single-storey ex
D26B/0154/WEBGrant permission for retention12 May 2026192 mPermission for retention for (1) provision of new pedestrian gate to side eleva
D26B/0059/WEBGrant permission23 Mar 2026410 mPermission sought for ground floor extension to front to extend living room and
D26B/0137/WEBDeclare application invalid13 Mar 2026192 mPermission for retention for (1) provision of new pedestrian gate to side eleva
D25B/0656/WEBGrant permission for retention21 Jan 202661 mRetention Planning Permission for roof window to front

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
321198Planning AppealGranted with conditions11 Feb 2025429 m
319038Planning AppealGranted with conditions28 Aug 2024215 m
316021Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 Mar 2024231 m
313530ReferralWithdrawn26 Jan 2023389 m
311712Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 Feb 2022419 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

  • 21 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 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.