Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

8, Woodlands Drive, Stillorgan, Blackrock, Co Dublin, A94N202

The development consists of: The alteration and extension of the existing single

Observations close 15 Sept 2026 3 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: D26B/0449/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: 319 m²
Received: 11 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due: 5 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dunlaoghaire/application-details/?ref=D26B/0449/WEB.
Write your observation.Quote D26B/0449/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.
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 15 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.
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

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	DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028	1 Apr 2022 → 1 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028	—	11 Sept 2026, 15:17	open

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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
D26A/0530/WEB	Declare application invalid	21 Aug 2026	—	476 m	Development will consist of: 1. Deep retrofit refurbishment of existing dwelling
D26A/0445/WEB	Grant permission	5 Aug 2026	—	192 m	Single-storey front porch extension with canopy, widening of existing front vehi
D26A/0433/WEB	Grant permission	30 Jul 2026	—	0 m	The development will consist of: (1) Demolition of existing shed, conservatory
D26A/0386/WEB	Grant permission	17 Jul 2026	—	115 m	Alterations to existing planning permission D25A/0068/WEB to include (a) single
D26A/0395	Grant permission	17 Jul 2026	—	441 m	The change of use of Unit 6, The Cornerstone, from its authorised use as a cafe
D26A/0511/WEB	Declare application invalid	8 Jul 2026	—	476 m	1. Deep retrofit refurbishment of existing dwelling, 2. Erection of flat roof pa
D26A/0346/WEB	Grant permission	26 Jun 2026	—	384 m	1) Demolition to existing Chimney to the rear, 2) Proposed two story extension t
D26B/0242/WEB	Grant permission	12 Jun 2026	—	494 m	The development will consist of (a) first floor side extension over existing gro

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501672	Planning Appeal	pending	7 Jul 2026	454 m
500958	Planning Appeal	Refused	24 Jun 2026	450 m
500480	Planning Appeal	Refused	20 Mar 2026	386 m
323310	Final Map Appeal	Split	6 Nov 2025	456 m
322795	Planning Appeal	Other	10 Oct 2025	481 m
322074	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	4 Jul 2025	240 m
313266	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Granted with conditions	4 Mar 2025	423 m
319565	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	31 Jan 2025	285 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

11 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 15 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.