17 Mount Merrion Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 Y7W8
Demolition of the existing shed to the end of the existing rear garden and formation of a new two storey, two bedroom dwelling accessed off the rear lane. Comprising 78sqm at ground floor and 51sqm at first floor. And for ancillary site works including the formation of a new rear boundary separating the existing…
The application
- Reference
- D26A/0831/WEB · full record
- Authority
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Registered Application
- Site area
- 213 m²
- Received
- 5 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dunlaoghaire/application-details/107374.
- Write your observation.Quote
D26A/0831/WEBat 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. - 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.
- Submit before 10 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.
- 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities | county development plan 2022 2028 | 1 Apr 2022 → 1 Apr 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities | d n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 1 | 21 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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan zoning | — | 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
Designations on or near the site within 100 m
- Radon risk area × 2About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Record of Protected Structures × 26The Benincasa School · House Terrace · House Terrace
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D26A/0683/WEB | Grant permission | 4 Nov 2026 | 165 m | The proposed development will amend extant planning permission DLRCC Reg. Ref. D |
| D26A/0616/WEB | Grant permission | 7 Oct 2026 | 394 m | Widening of the existing front pedestrian entrance gateway up to a maximum widt |
| REF13126 | S5 dec not exempt | 11 Sept 2026 | 66 m | Installation of four stainless steel Sheffield-style bicycle stands outside the |
| D26B/0414/WEB | Grant permission | 10 Sept 2026 | 29 m | -Construction of new single storey extension to the side at first floor level. |
| REF11426 | S5 dec not exempt | 28 Aug 2026 | 430 m | No works are proposed as part of this application. This application seeks to con |
| D26A/0443/WEB | Grant permission & refuse permission | 4 Aug 2026 | 431 m | The development subject to planning permission shall consist of; •1no. new frees |
| D26A/0439/WEB | Grant permission | 31 Jul 2026 | 283 m | The proposal relates to the extension of existing Retail Unit D2, located at gro |
| D26A/0344/WEB | Refuse permission | 29 Jun 2026 | 394 m | Widening of the existing front pedestrian entrance gateway up to a maximum widt |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501674 | Planning Appeal | Granted | 15 Oct 2026 | 53 m |
| 501665 | Planning Appeal | Withdrawn | 5 Aug 2026 | 296 m |
| 501719 | Planning Appeal | pending | 16 Jul 2026 | 465 m |
| 501704 | Planning Appeal | pending | 14 Jul 2026 | 360 m |
| 324043 | Appeal - LRD | Granted with conditions | 15 May 2026 | 230 m |
| 501341 | Planning Appeal | Invalid | 13 May 2026 | 429 m |
| 500051 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 10 Feb 2026 | 435 m |
| 324038 | Appeal - LRD | Invalid | 21 Jan 2026 | 230 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
- 5 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 10 Dec 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 6 Nov 2026, 23:24. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.