Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

35 Patrick Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, A96E3F6

A change of use from offices back to residential use, including the reinstatemen

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 27 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 30 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: D26A/0672/WEB · 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: 165 m²
Received: 7 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due: 30 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/0672/WEB.
Write your observation.Quote D26A/0672/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 12 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 × 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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
D26A/0561/WEB	Grant permission & grant retention	9 Sept 2026	—	415 m	Retention of existing opening that was used to facilitate access during exempt d
REF11826	S5 req ai	2 Sept 2026	—	304 m	The building has undergone recent refurbishment and as such no building works ar
D26A/0063/WEB	Grant permission for retention	27 Aug 2026	—	194 m	Retention Permission is sought for installation for the air source heat pump un
D26A/0499/WEB	Grant permission	24 Aug 2026	—	274 m	The proposed amendments will comprise: • The provision of a single shared access
V/057/26	Grant certificate of exemption	24 Aug 2026	—	180 m	1 Dwelling.
REF11026	S5 req ai	21 Aug 2026	—	353 m	Whether the use of Centenary House, 35 York Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin as a
D26A/0619/WEB	Declare application invalid	19 Aug 2026	—	369 m	The development will consist of conservation and refurbishment works; internal
D26A/0470/WEB	Refuse permission	18 Aug 2026	—	193 m	The demolition of an existing car sales facility (185.27sq.m) and the constructi

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501299	Planning Appeal	Refused	25 Aug 2026	492 m
501107	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	7 Aug 2026	15 m
501810	Planning Appeal	pending	31 Jul 2026	411 m
501042	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	15 Jul 2026	268 m
320208	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Refused	30 Jun 2026	467 m
500854	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	23 Jun 2026	473 m
501535	Planning Appeal	pending	12 Jun 2026	461 m
500796	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	5 Jun 2026	293 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

7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 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.