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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

'Garrivhan', Burrow Road, Stepaside, D18 P8Y9

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Observations close 6 Nov 2026 8 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 26 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0736/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
3.00 ha
Received
2 Oct 2026
We first saw it
21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due
26 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/0736/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0736/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 6 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
P1
Rural
Objective B: B To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture.county development plan 2022 20281 Apr 2022 → 1 Apr 2028
P1
Rural
Objective B: B To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture.d 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 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
C3A/0007/26Withdraw the application29 Sept 2026—129 mConstruction,erection or placing a detached in the rear of the garden of a princ
D26B/0413/WEBGrant permission9 Sept 2026—92 mfor the construction of double storey side extension to the northwest of detach
REF0926S5 dec not exempt18 Feb 2026—398 mProposed change from an existing human medical clinic to a veterinary clinic. N
D25B/0104/WEBGrant permission22 Aug 2025—0 mRefurbishing an existing derelict house and to extend the roofline over the exis
D25B/0382/WEBGrant permission20 Aug 2025—115 mthe installation of a stone sculpture (footprint: approx. 7.2 sq.m., total heig
D25B/0209/WEBGrant permission for retention9 Jun 2025—115 mThe retention of an unenclosed gazebo structure (footprint: approx. 9 sq.m., tot
REF8325S5 req ai22 May 2025—115 mLarge scale groun d works and wall building/stone cutting, removal of lorry
D25B/0081/WEBWithdraw the application18 Feb 2025—0 mRefurbishing an existing derelict house and to extend the roofline over the exis

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
323623Planning AppealGranted with conditions2 Dec 2025115 m
314397ReferralOther6 Aug 2024410 m
318142Planning AppealGranted with conditions28 Jun 2024225 m
317488Planning AppealRefused5 Mar 2024270 m
313601Planning AppealRefused30 Jun 20230 m
310656Planning AppealGranted with conditions19 Sept 2022402 m
314267Planning Appealpending3 Aug 2022270 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

  • 2 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 6 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.