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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

51, Windsor Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94N5Y0

The construction of a two-storey detached dwelling house with a dormer type flat

Observations close 17 Nov 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
D26A/0772 · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Permission
Status
Decision Issued
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
455 m²
Received
13 Oct 2026
We first saw it
28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due
7 Dec 2026
Decision
Withdraw the application

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/0772.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0772 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 17 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

  • 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
D26A/0663/WEBGrant permission22 Oct 2026—478 mAlterations and extension to existing dwelling, comprising of alterations to fr
D26A/0625/WEBGrant permission15 Oct 2026—153 mWidening of existing vehicular access and associated works.
D26A/0627/WEBGrant permission12 Oct 2026—76 mThe proposed development shall consist of alterations to previously approved Gra
D26A/0626/WEBGrant permission12 Oct 2026—58 mThe proposed development shall consist of alterations to previously approved Gra
D26A/0569Grant permission for retention16 Sept 2026—361 mAlterations to the front elevation, including the installation of a bay window a
D26A/0645/WEBDeclare application invalid31 Aug 2026—478 mAlterations and extension to existing dwelling, comprising of alterations to fr
D26A/0637/WEBDeclare application invalid27 Aug 2026—492 mThe development will consist of the partial demolition of the existing side gar
D26B/0382/WEBRefuse permission for retention20 Aug 2026—261 mPermission is being sought for retention of extension to rear of property and of

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
502019—pending28 Aug 2026261 m
322229Planning AppealGranted with conditions17 Jul 2025419 m
321309Planning AppealGranted with conditions11 Mar 2025424 m
321940Planning AppealInvalid20 Feb 2025403 m
320983Planning AppealGranted with conditions14 Feb 2025195 m
321868Planning AppealInvalid13 Feb 2025403 m
320521Planning AppealRefused11 Dec 2024221 m
319158Planning AppealGranted with conditions10 Dec 2024197 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

  • 13 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 17 Nov 2026
  • 19 Oct 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 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.