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15, 15.5 & 16, Burdett Avenue, Sandycove, Co. Dublin, A96YE13

Development consisting of the construction of a new glass front porch to the exi

Observations close 2 Oct 2026 16 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/0648/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
696 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/0648/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0648/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
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

  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
    Dalkey Coastal Zone And Killiney Hill
  • Radon risk area × 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures × 11
    House Terrace · Rockingham · House Terrace

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0546/WEBGrant permission7 Sept 2026358 mPlanning permission for alterations to the front elevation of a dwelling at lowe
D26B/0479/WEBDeclare application invalid4 Sept 2026487 mConstruction of a ground floor single storey 21 sqm area garden room rear extens
REF11726S5 dec exempt31 Aug 2026445 mPlease See attached letter.
D26A/0639/WEBDeclare application invalid27 Aug 20260 mDevelopment consisting of the construction of a new glass front porch to the exi
REF10126S5 dec exempt19 Aug 2026454 mNo extension or exterior changes. As per survey, rewire required to bring elect
D26A/0462/WEBGrant permission11 Aug 2026456 mConstruction of a new two-storey, one-bedroom dwelling utilising the footprint a
D26A/0415/WEBGrant permission22 Jul 2026231 mThe change of use of ground floor café unit (62.2sq.m) permitted under existing
D26A/0539/WEBDeclare application invalid17 Jul 2026318 mRetention of: (1). A 4.3 sq.m. by 2.5m high timber kiosk, operating as a hot bev

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500022Planning AppealGranted with conditions30 Jan 2026416 m
322686Planning AppealRefused19 Dec 2025358 m
323471Planning AppealGranted with conditions18 Dec 2025465 m
321199Planning AppealGranted with conditions20 Oct 2025281 m
322192Planning AppealGranted with conditions18 Jul 2025318 m
321432Planning AppealGranted with conditions19 Jun 2025460 m
322014Planning AppealGranted with conditions16 Jun 2025374 m
322046Planning AppealGranted with conditions10 Jun 2025346 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.