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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Dolmen House, Brennanstown Road, Dublin 18, D18A0F1

The infill residential development consists of two detached dormer style houses

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 16 Nov 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference
D26A/0709/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
3,380 m²
Received
22 Sept 2026
We first saw it
7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due
16 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/0709/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0709/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

  • NIAH-recorded building × 1
    water pump
  • Radon risk area × 3
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures × 1
    Brennanstown House
  • Recorded monument × 2
    Megalithic tomb - portal tomb · R149309
  • OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
    Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
V/067/26Grant cert of exemption (<=4 unit)19 Oct 2026—0 m2 Units
DZ26A/0252/WEBGrant permission7 Oct 2026—201 mThe proposed development will principally consist of the construction of a resid
REF12026S5 dec exempt7 Sept 2026—318 mThe proposed development consists of minor external alterations to the front ele
DZ26A/0245/WEBGrant permission30 Jul 2026—454 mDevelopment consisting of amendments to the development permitted under Reg. Ref
D26A/0376/WEBRefuse permission14 Jul 2026—153 mThe development will consist of the following:1) the construction of 1 no. detac
D26B/0295/WEBGrant permission9 Jul 2026—185 mThe proposed development will consist of: 1) Proposed single storey, flat roof
D26A/0368/WEBWithdraw the application19 May 2026—153 mThe development will consist of the following:1) the construction of 1 no. detac
D26B/0136/WEBGrant permission29 Apr 2026—12 mThe inclusion of a new window in the existing front / west facing elevation at f

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324502—pending31 Jul 2026233 m
321573Amend Planning Schema/Add Planning SchemaOther1 Jul 202670 m
321401Amend Planning Schema/Add Planning SchemaGranted12 Mar 202670 m
322666Alter Planning SchemeGranted25 Nov 202567 m
323337Final Map AppealOther14 Nov 2025233 m
313322Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationRefused25 Nov 2024384 m
317574Alter Planning SchemeGranted22 Nov 202470 m
320384Final Map AppealOther22 Oct 2024233 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

  • 22 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.