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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

12, Mulvey Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14DF44

Creation of new vehicular entrance and driveway to the front. The development will consist of: 1) Removal of existing railings and plinth. 2) Alteration to levels if applicable. 3) Installation of permeable finish to parking area and footway. 4) New steps up to hall…

Observations close 9 Dec 2026 25 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
D26A/0826/WEB · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Permission
Status
Registered Application
Site area
220 m²
Received
4 Nov 2026

The council’s feed cuts this description short. The full text 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/107359.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26A/0826/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 9 Dec 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 within 100 m

  • NIAH-recorded building × 1
    Central Mental Hospital
  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures × 2
    Catholic Chapel · Hospital Building
  • OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
    Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedDistanceDescription
D26B/0471/WEBGrant permission13 Oct 2026379 mPlanning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof and dormer to r
D26B/0455/WEBGrant permission7 Oct 2026460 mThe development will consist of a part single-storey, part two-storey extension
D26A/0588/WEBGrant permission28 Sept 2026383 mThe development will consist of: (i) the amalgamation of 3 no. ground floor uni
D26A/0568/WEBRefuse permission for retention18 Sept 2026144 m1 – Retention permission is sought for the retention of an existing residential
D26A/0541/WEBGrant permission8 Sept 2026481 mThe development will consist of the provision of a 3.5m wide vehicular entrance
D26A/0533/WEBGrant permission4 Sept 2026129 mThe proposed development will principally consist of: the demolition of the exi
D26B/0375/WEBGrant permission18 Aug 2026461 mThe proposed development will consist of a) first floor extension with roofligh
D26A/0463/WEBGrant permission10 Aug 2026357 m1. Demolition of existing garage to side of house and construct new habitable us

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
502366open27 Oct 2026383 m
502317Planning Appealpending15 Oct 2026144 m
502202Planning Appealpending30 Sept 2026129 m
501993Planning AppealInvalid26 Aug 2026486 m
324032Appeal - LRDGranted with conditions6 May 2026385 m
500411Planning AppealRefused6 Mar 2026205 m
320912Local Authority EIA HousingGranted with conditions22 Dec 20255 m
322935Planning AppealGranted with conditions8 Oct 2025207 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

  • 4 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 9 Dec 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:36. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.