Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

26 Pine Valley Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16W6K1

The development will consist of: 1) Demolition of existing rear conservatory; 2)

Observations close 6 Oct 2026 20 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 23 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: D26A/0653/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: 720 m²
Received: 1 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due: 23 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/0653/WEB.
Write your observation.Quote D26A/0653/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 6 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.
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

Radon risk area × 2
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

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
D26B/0373/WEB	Grant permission	17 Aug 2026	—	368 m	a) a new entrance lobby and modifications to existing porch structure to the f
D26A/0411/WEB	Grant permission	22 Jul 2026	—	90 m	A single-story extension to rear/side of existing dwelling with change of roof p
D26B/0271/WEB	Grant permission for retention	26 Jun 2026	—	37 m	Retention permission is sought for exceeding allowed 40 sqm exempted developmen
D26A/0398/WEB	Withdraw the application	5 Jun 2026	—	90 m	A single-story extension to rear/side of existing dwelling with change of roof p
D25A/0635/WEB	Grant permission	31 Mar 2026	—	169 m	Planning Permission for development to consist of a) proposed new stairs to acc
D26B/0059/WEB	Grant permission	23 Mar 2026	—	394 m	Permission sought for ground floor extension to front to extend living room and
D26B/0041/WEB	Grant permission	20 Mar 2026	—	429 m	Permission is sought for the construction of a side extension (27.5sq.m) at firs
REF0526	S5 dec exempt	30 Jan 2026	—	144 m	Apply a painted (shade of grey) render finish to the bottom part of the front el

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
322206	Planning Appeal	Refused	17 Jul 2025	387 m
321164	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	24 Feb 2025	418 m
321198	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	11 Feb 2025	424 m
321174	Leave to Appeal S37(6)	Refused	28 Nov 2024	418 m
321111	Leave to Appeal S37(6)	Invalid	21 Oct 2024	418 m
311151	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	24 Jan 2023	488 m
311672	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	24 Feb 2022	458 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

1 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 6 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.