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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Corner of Hawthorn Manor and Newtown Park, Blackrock, Co Dublin

The development consists of alterations to application D25A/0612/WEB, which pre

Observations close 29 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 24 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 18 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/0717/WEB · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Permission for Retention
Status
Assessment Period
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
80 m²
Received
24 Sept 2026
We first saw it
7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due
18 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/0717/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0717/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 29 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/0481/WEBRequest additional information23 Oct 2026—205 mSingle-storey flat-roof front porch extension. New front and rear dormer extensi
REF15426S5 dec exempt22 Oct 2026—499 mConversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof s
REF14226S5 dec not exempt7 Oct 2026—80 mWe have a query regarding the balconies granted as part of permission D22A/1037.
D26B/0523/WEBDeclare application invalid2 Oct 2026—376 mRemoval of existing garden shed measuring 6m x 3m x 2.4m in dimensions and repla
D26B/0444/WEBGrant permission28 Sept 2026—336 mPlanning permission is sought for 2 no. dormers on each side of the existing ga
D26B/0395/WEBGrant permission2 Sept 2026—484 mAlterations to front porch, and single storey front extension, new dormer window
D26A/0409/WEBGrant permission23 Jul 2026—233 mPermission is sought for revisions and alterations to previously permitted deve
D26B/0263/WEBGrant permission22 Jun 2026—464 m(A) a rear ground floor extension comprising improved and enlarged kitchen, dini

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501140Planning AppealRefused11 Aug 2026281 m
501639Planning Appealopen29 Jun 2026358 m
500070Planning AppealGranted with conditions25 Feb 20260 m
500356Planning AppealGranted24 Feb 2026238 m
318867Planning AppealGranted with conditions19 Jun 2024323 m
317466Planning AppealRefused13 Mar 202450 m
317152Planning AppealGranted with conditions12 Mar 2024292 m
319212Planning AppealInvalid6 Mar 2024351 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

  • 24 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 29 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.