Planning Register
Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

46 Joyce Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18W1W0

Alterations/extensions to the existing two storey detached house comprising demo

Observations close 14 Sept 2026 2 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 2 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
D26B/0447/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
686 m²
Received
10 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
2 Oct 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=D26B/0447/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26B/0447/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 14 Sept 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 amenitiesDR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-20281 Apr 20221 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: DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:17
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026, 15:17open

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
D26B/0439/WEBDeclare application invalid10 Aug 20260 mAlterations/extensions to the existing two storey detached house, comprising dem
D25A/0893/WEBGrant permission5 Aug 2026490 m(i) The demolition of an existing two-storey dwelling and ancillary sheds; (ii)
D26A/0574/WEBDeclare application invalid30 Jul 2026259 mAlterations to the development approved under Reg. Ref. D26A/0230/WEB including:
D26A/0440/WEBGrant permission29 Jul 2026259 mThe development will consist of the removal of the existing dividing rear bounda
D26B/0398/WEBDeclare application invalid15 Jul 2026319 mThe proposed modifications consist of:1.Increasing the height of the approved Ea
REF9026S5 dec exempt9 Jul 202653 mA 40 sqm extension to the rear of the existing single story dwelling. Insulatio
D26A/0503/WEBDeclare application invalid7 Jul 2026389 mPlanning Permission for removal of metal fence to front of existing hedge and pe
D26A/0471/WEBDeclare application invalid1 Jul 2026389 mPlanning Permission for removal of metal fence to front of existing hedge and p

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501106Planning AppealRefused4 Aug 2026356 m
500705Planning AppealGranted with conditions8 Apr 202641 m
322108Planning AppealRefused10 Jul 2025392 m
321619Planning AppealRefused22 Apr 2025274 m
319996Planning AppealGranted with conditions26 Mar 2025399 m
313282Planning AppealRefused17 Nov 2023401 m
315103Planning AppealGranted with conditions15 Nov 202373 m
316630Draft Map AppealGranted24 Oct 2023442 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

  • 10 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 14 Sept 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.