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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

55 Patrician Villas, Stillorgan, Dublin, A94ED81

The development will consist / consists of: 1) Retention Permission & Completion

Observations close 7 Oct 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 27 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0659/WEB · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Permission for Retention
Status
Assessment Period
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
228 m²
Received
2 Sept 2026
We first saw it
15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due
27 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/0659/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0659/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 7 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

  • 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26B/0406/WEBGrant permission2 Sept 202615 mDevelopment consisting of a front extension to the existing dwelling, minor inte
D26A/0494/WEBRequest additional information21 Aug 2026382 mPermission sought for: 1) Demolition of existing pitched roof detached house and
D26A/0530/WEBDeclare application invalid21 Aug 20260 mDevelopment will consist of: 1. Deep retrofit refurbishment of existing dwelling
D26B/0356Grant permission for retention11 Aug 2026342 mRetention of a new boundary wall and pedestrian door with access onto Grove Lawn
D26A/0445/WEBGrant permission5 Aug 2026298 mSingle-storey front porch extension with canopy, widening of existing front vehi
D26A/0433/WEBGrant permission30 Jul 2026487 mThe development will consist of: (1) Demolition of existing shed, conservatory
V/049/26Grant cert of exemption (0.1 hec )23 Jul 2026382 m5 units
D26A/0395Grant permission17 Jul 2026251 mThe change of use of Unit 6, The Cornerstone, from its authorised use as a cafe

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500480Planning AppealRefused20 Mar 2026484 m
323726Planning AppealRefused2 Jan 2026302 m
322795Planning AppealOther10 Oct 2025344 m
323559Planning Appealopen3 Sept 2025120 m
313266Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationGranted with conditions4 Mar 2025250 m
320461Final Map AppealOther24 Oct 2024255 m
318949Planning AppealWithdrawn19 Mar 2024475 m
317272ReferralOther29 Feb 2024265 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

  • 2 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 7 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.