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Ashley, Hainault Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18T2N4

Permission for the development at this site: Ashley. The development will consis

Observations close 28 Oct 2026 2 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 17 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0714/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
2,412 m²
Received
23 Sept 2026
We first saw it
7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due
17 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/0714/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0714/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 28 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

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Foxrock
  • 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

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26B/0458/WEBGrant permission for retention9 Oct 2026—456 mThe development seeking retention permission consists of the construction of a
D26B/0447/WEBGrant permission30 Sept 2026—356 mAlterations/extensions to the existing two storey detached house comprising demo
D26A/0582/WEBDeclare application invalid21 Sept 2026—45 mAlterations to the development approved under Reg. Ref. D26A/0230/WEB including:
D26B/0432/WEBGrant permission18 Sept 2026—113 malterations to the existing house to include a single storey flat roof extensio
D26A/0565/WEBGrant permission18 Sept 2026—414 mRemoval of metal fence to front of existing hedge and permission to reinstate me
D26B/0405/WEBRefuse permission8 Sept 2026—433 m1. Increasing the height of the approved East side dormer to provide a 2,400mm i
D26B/0439/WEBDeclare application invalid10 Aug 2026—356 mAlterations/extensions to the existing two storey detached house, comprising dem
D26A/0457/WEBRefuse permission for retention10 Aug 2026—377 mRetention of relocated carwash facility located to the rear of the existing ser

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
502056Planning Appealpending4 Sept 2026377 m
501106Planning AppealRefused4 Aug 20260 m
500705Planning AppealGranted with conditions8 Apr 2026412 m
320078Planning AppealGranted with conditions5 Feb 2026388 m
323594Planning AppealGranted with conditions4 Dec 2025496 m
322593Planning AppealRefused11 Sept 2025365 m
322416Planning AppealGranted with conditions27 Aug 2025477 m
321619Planning AppealRefused22 Apr 202559 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

  • 23 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 28 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.