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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

1, The Grove, Woodbrook Glen, Bray, Co. Dublin, A98DA52

We intend to apply for Planning Permission of the developmnet at this site. The

Observations close 9 Oct 2026 24 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 29 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0668 · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Permission
Status
Referral
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
346 m²
Received
4 Sept 2026
We first saw it
15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due
29 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/0668.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0668 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 9 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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0658Declare application invalid4 Sept 20260 mA Proposed additional new three-bedroom two storey house, with the existing hous
D26B/0117/WEBGrant permission24 Apr 2026135 mPermission is sought for a new rear extension of 23 sqm to existing dwelling, e
LRD25A/0644/WEBGrant permission15 Jan 2026387 mThe proposed development will consist of 159 no. residential units over/around
D25B/0424/WEBGrant permission17 Sept 2025482 mThe development will consist of a new single storey porch extension to the fron
LRD25A/0631/WEBDeclare application invalid13 Aug 2025387 mThe proposed development will consist of 159 no. residential units over/around
D25A/0060/WEBGrant permission21 May 2025194 mPermission for (1) the construction of a 2-storey extension (2,430 sq. m. floor
D25B/0154Grant permission13 May 2025444 mPlanning Permission is sought for installing a ground floor window within the ga
D25B/0146Declare application invalid20 Mar 2025444 mPermission is sought for installing a ground floor window within the gable wall.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324074Appeal - LRDGranted with conditions27 May 2026387 m
320424Final Map AppealOther15 Oct 2024382 m
314686Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationGranted with conditions19 Aug 2024323 m
316637Draft Map AppealOther23 Oct 2023382 m
312357Planning AppealRefused25 Apr 2022493 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

  • 4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 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.