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6, Pakenham Road, Monkstown, Dublin, A94V4H0

Retention of (a) Previously permitted development Reg. Ref. 24A/0649 on a reduce

Observations close 4 Nov 2026 8 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 24 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0734 · 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
202 m²
Received
30 Sept 2026
We first saw it
21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due
24 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/0734.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0734 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 4 Nov 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
    Monkstown
  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures × 23
    House Terrace · House Terrace · House Terrace

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
REF14726S5 dec exempt13 Oct 2026—426 mWhether the following works at 9 Clifton Terrace, Monkstown, Blackrock, Co. Dubl
D26A/0605Grant permission6 Oct 2026—0 m1 / 2 storey dwelling including ancilliary works.
D26A/0458/WEBRefuse permission28 Sept 2026—414 mPlanning permission for demolition of single storey annex and replacement with
D26A/0566/WEBRequest additional information17 Sept 2026—346 m1) Construction of a revised upper ground floor extension in place of the previ
REF13426S5 dec exempt17 Sept 2026—302 mA dormer window to the rear and two velux rooflight to the front all at roof lev
D26B/0425/WEBGrant permission16 Sept 2026—484 mConstruction of a first-floor flat roof extension to the rear to provide an addi
REF11026S5 dec exempt14 Sept 2026—487 mWhether the use of Centenary House, 35 York Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin as a
D26A/0686/WEBDeclare application invalid14 Sept 2026—376 mThe development will consist of conservation, refurbishment and alteration work

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
502268Planning Appealpending7 Oct 2026425 m
501278Planning AppealGranted with conditions1 Sept 2026482 m
501951Planning Appealpending20 Aug 2026217 m
324569Referralpending10 Aug 2026263 m
501810Planning Appealpending31 Jul 2026425 m
500854Planning AppealGranted with conditions23 Jun 2026302 m
501574Planning Appealpending22 Jun 2026256 m
501424Planning AppealInvalid27 May 2026217 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

  • 30 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 4 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.