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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

14, Parkvale, Sandyford Dublin 16, D16XW53

Alteration/extension to the existing two-storey, five bedroom detached house com

Observations close 28 Oct 2026 7 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/0715/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
425 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/0715/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0715/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
G1
Open space with recreation
Objective F: F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.county 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 amenitiescounty development plan 2022 20281 Apr 2022 → 1 Apr 2028
G1
Open space with recreation
Objective F: F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.d n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 121 Apr 2022 → 20 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 × 2
    About 1 in 20 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
D26A/0632/WEBRefuse permission18 Sept 2026—499 mThe installation of an air source heat pump on the balcony/terrace of 12 no. apa
D26A/0559/WEBRequest additional information11 Sept 2026—453 mi) 1 no. synthetic all-weather rugby pitch (112m x 70m), including; a 5m run-off
D26B/0436/WEBGrant permission9 Sept 2026—240 mThe construction of a rear extension, construction of a front porch, together w
D26A/0643/WEBDeclare application invalid4 Sept 2026—412 mPermission for the change of use and retention of change of use of existing floo
D26B/0393/WEBGrant permission25 Aug 2026—453 mPermission is sought for the following: Full planning permission for: 1) 33.4m²
D26A/0495/WEBGrant permission24 Aug 2026—314 mFor amendments to previously approved Planning Reg. Ref No. D25A/0824/WEB for w
D26A/0502/WEBDeclare application invalid21 Aug 2026—412 mPermission for the change of use and retention of change of use of existing floo
REF12426Withdraw the application20 Aug 2026—297 mExternal wall insulation.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324592Appeal - LRDpending21 Aug 202695 m
500102Planning AppealGranted with conditions3 Feb 2026196 m
319425Planning AppealGranted with conditions15 Oct 2024255 m
316380Draft Map AppealOther22 Aug 202396 m
310932Planning AppealRefused15 Aug 2022340 m
312170Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationGranted with conditions8 Apr 202296 m
311521Planning AppealGranted with conditions1 Feb 2022475 m
307881Planning AppealRefused19 Nov 2021333 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.