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Nirvana, Coliemore Road, Dalkey, Co. Dublin, A96DE29

Demolition of the existing part single part two storey dwelling and the construc

Observations close 16 Nov 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 12 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0768/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
996 m²
Received
12 Oct 2026
We first saw it
28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due
4 Dec 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/0768/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0768/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 16 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
    Vico Road, Sorrento Point, Dalkey
  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
    Dalkey Coastal Zone And Killiney Hill
  • Radon risk area × 3
    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 · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures × 2
    Queenstown Castle · Nerano House

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
V/068/26Grant certificate of exemption15 Oct 2026—0 m3 Units
D26B/0466/WEBGrant permission for retention12 Oct 2026—146 mRetention Permission of the following as-built elements: (1) Front stone boundar
D26A/0745/WEBWithdraw the application9 Oct 2026—308 mPlanning Permission is sought for the erection of a reinforced concrete retaini
D26A/0610/WEBGrant permission7 Oct 2026—471 mThe renovation and extension of the existing two storey detached dwelling inclu
D26A/0202/WEBGrant permission2 Sept 2026—262 m1. Demolition of the existing car parking deck at Sorrento Road, the residential
REF12126S5 dec not exempt2 Sept 2026—255 mApplication to outline (3) visitor car-parking spaces within the communal parkin
D26A/0512/WEBGrant permission & refuse permission27 Aug 2026—451 mThe development consists of: (a)Construction of a 3.2m high trellis fence along
D26B/0457/WEBDeclare application invalid19 Aug 2026—146 mRetention Permission of the following as-built elements: (1) Front stone boundar

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501732Planning AppealGranted with conditions16 Sept 2026401 m
500481Planning AppealGranted28 Aug 2026244 m
500543Planning AppealGranted2 Apr 2026174 m
322798Planning AppealGranted with conditions22 Oct 2025301 m
322733Planning AppealGranted with conditions6 Oct 2025425 m
322887Planning AppealGranted with conditions29 Sept 2025491 m
321911Planning AppealRefused30 Jun 2025244 m
321593Planning AppealRefused3 Apr 2025174 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

  • 12 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 16 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.