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19 Cypress Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 N8H2

Partial demolition of the existing garage and dining kitchen to side and rear of

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 3 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0707/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
489 m²
Received
21 Sept 2026
We first saw it
7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due
13 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/0707/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0707/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 27 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/0491/WEBDeclare application invalid14 Sept 2026—168 m1. Proposed Ground Floor Extensions to South & West Elevations incl. New Front P
D26A/0521/WEBGrant permission31 Aug 2026—166 ma) Demolition of existing c.178sqm two-storey (plus non-habitable attic space),
LRD26A/0500/WEBGrant permission26 Aug 2026—334 mPlanning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) consisting o
D26A/0493/WEBGrant permission24 Aug 2026—220 mThe development will include the demolition of - the existing end of terrace par
D26A/0488/WEBGrant permission20 Aug 2026—209 mThe proposed amendment consists of the omission of the previously permitted det
D26A/0480/WEBGrant permission17 Aug 2026—64 mDemolition of the existing garage; construction of a single storey extension to
REF9926S5 dec exempt29 Jul 2026—323 mWe propose to replace the existing balustrades with stainless steel posts and ra
V/050/26Grant certificate of exemption24 Jul 2026—220 m3 Units

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
502174Planning Appealpending28 Sept 2026166 m
502148Planning Appealpending21 Sept 2026220 m
502081Planning Appealpending10 Sept 202664 m
501261Planning AppealGranted with conditions30 Jul 2026298 m
500642Planning AppealGranted with conditions14 Jul 2026325 m
501139Planning AppealGranted6 Jul 2026422 m
500656Planning AppealRefused15 May 202664 m
500281Planning AppealRefused25 Mar 2026168 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

  • 21 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.