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Sandyford Village, Dublin 18, D18W5C3

Change of use from shop (Class 1) to Office (Class 3)

Observations close 2 Oct 2026 17 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 22 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0644/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
135 m²
Received
28 Aug 2026
We first saw it
15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due
22 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/0644/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0644/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 2 Oct 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
M3
Neighbourhood centre
Objective NC: NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities.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

  • NIAH-recorded building × 3
    Saint Mary's Catholic Church · Saint Mary's Catholic Church · Saint Mary's Catholic Church
  • 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
  • Record of Protected Structures × 2
    Saint Mary's Church · Saint Mary's Catholic Church
  • 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/0234/WEBGrant permission31 Aug 2026113 mThe Proposed Development consists of the development of wastewater network upgr
D25A/0663Grant permission13 Aug 2026482 mThe construction of a new build, 3 bedroom dwelling house including all associat
D26B/0321/WEBGrant permission17 Jul 2026236 mThe development will consist of: • A single-storey ground floor extension to
D26A/0283/WEBRequest additional information3 Jun 2026112 mThe development will principally consist of: the construction of a residential
D26A/0160/WEBGrant permission for retention27 Apr 2026307 mThe development consists of the retention of a shipping container in front of t
D26A/0120/WEBRequest additional information15 Apr 2026301 mRetention of Development comprising the construction of offices (46.5 sq m) at
D26B/0111/WEBGrant permission15 Apr 2026458 mAttic conversion to 2 no. habitable rooms and w.c. with dormer roof window on r
D26B/0090/WEBGrant permission9 Apr 2026351 mSingle storey extension to the house front to increase living room and entrance

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501981Planning Appealopen27 Aug 2026482 m
501309Planning AppealInvalid8 May 2026351 m
500123Planning AppealRefused19 Feb 2026363 m
319621Planning AppealGranted with conditions18 Dec 2025475 m
321220Planning AppealGranted with conditions26 Feb 2025258 m
312990Planning AppealGranted with conditions21 Sept 2023342 m
316249Planning AppealGranted with conditions10 Aug 2023355 m
313443Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationGranted with conditions9 Aug 2023258 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

  • 28 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 2 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 15 Sept 2026, 20:40. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.