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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

40 Woodlawn Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14, D14 KN23

Planning permission is sought for: 1) Demolition of existing single-storey exten

Observations close 15 Oct 2026 closes today
5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0681/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
551 m²
Received
10 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
4 Nov 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/0681/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0681/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 15 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 amenitiescounty development plan 2022 20281 Apr 2022 → 1 Apr 2028
R2
Existing residential
Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenitiesd n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 121 Apr 2022 → 20 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: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:12
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan zoning—11 Oct 2026, 23:12open

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/0455/WEBGrant permission7 Oct 2026—295 mThe development will consist of a part single-storey, part two-storey extension
D26A/0617/WEBGrant permission7 Oct 2026—493 mDemolition of the existing single storey structure to the side of the existing h
D26A/0588/WEBGrant permission28 Sept 2026—189 mThe development will consist of: (i) the amalgamation of 3 no. ground floor uni
D26B/0442/WEBRefuse permission24 Sept 2026—461 mThe development will consist of amendments to previously granted planning appli
D26B/0423/WEBGrant permission15 Sept 2026—149 mPermission for: Demolition of chimneys, 4no. dormers and garage. Construction of
LRD26A/0536/WEBRequest additional information4 Sept 2026—242 mDemolition of all structures on the site and site clearance works. The construct
D26A/0489/WEBGrant permission17 Aug 2026—284 mThe development will consist of; 1) Single storey flat roof extension to the re
D26B/0371/WEBGrant permission17 Aug 2026—200 mproposed removal of existing garage to side of house and the construction of ne

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501993Planning Appealopen26 Aug 2026311 m
501620Planning Appealopen29 Jun 2026378 m
324032Appeal - LRDGranted with conditions6 May 202699 m
500489Planning AppealGranted with conditions15 Apr 2026461 m
500531Planning AppealOther9 Apr 2026305 m
500411Planning AppealRefused6 Mar 2026454 m
320912Local Authority EIA HousingGranted with conditions22 Dec 2025363 m
322531Planning AppealRefused15 Sept 2025417 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

  • 10 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 15 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.