Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
54 Loreto Avenue, Nutgrove, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14H3C8
The development will consist of the removal of existing front porch, single sto
Observations close 17 Sept 2026 5 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- D26B/0453/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
- 203 m²
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
- Decision due
- 7 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/0453/WEB.
- Write your observation.Quote
D26B/0453/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 17 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 × 1About 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD26A/0076W | Grant permission & grant retention | 19 Aug 2026 | — | 482 m | Retention of existing Medical Practice use; New Vehicle entrance to rear (on Grange Road) & provision of additional parking spaces there Vehicles crossing cycle lane to access Medical Centre rear parking area Change of Use of part of ground floor of dwelling to provide additional rooms for surgeries and related general medical practice test and support facilities; Dwelling layout alterations to form self contained 2 bed residence at first floor with access via original ground floor entrance hall & stairs; All associated site works and hard landscaping with no change to building footprint All at Aranleigh Health Centre, 1 Aranleigh Mount, Rathfarnham, Dublin D14 K822. |
| SD26B/0287W | Grant permission | 24 Jul 2026 | — | 322 m | Attic conversion for storage incorporating a dormer window to the front roof slope, two dormer windows to the rear roof slope, and a new window to the side gable elevation. |
| SD26B/0255W | Request additional information | 10 Jul 2026 | — | 480 m | The installation of wall mounted condensers to the side elevations and all ancillary and associated site works. |
| SD26A/0123W | Grant permission & grant retention | 10 Jul 2026 | — | 402 m | Tá Cead Coinneála á lorg chun an fhorbairt atá ann cheana a choinneáil mar a deonaíodh í faoi Thag. Chlárúcháin SD16A/0154, & athbhreithnithe tuilleadh faoi Thag. Chlárúcháin SD19A/0368, agus tá Cead Pleanála á lorg freisin chun fad sealadach na forbartha a shíneadh ar feadh cúig bliana eile. Is éard atá sa fhorbairt atá ann cheana foirgneamh seomra ranga dhá stór le díon cothrom sealadach agus achar urláir iomlán de 1797.5 méadar cearnach ann, ina bhfuil 9 seomra ranga, áiseanna leithris do mhic léinn/foirne ar an mbunurlár, agus 9 seomra ranga eile, seomra foirne, oifig riaracháin agus seomra plandaí suite ar an gcéad urlár, lena n-áirítear ardaitheoir agus 2 staighre, limistéir pháirceála/tuirlingthe gluaisteán, agus oibreacha tírdhreachaithe suímh gaolmhara. Tá siad seo go léir suite ar thalamh Mhainistir Loreto, Bóthar na Gráinsí, Ráth Fearnáin, Baile Átha Cliath 14 (Struchtúr Cosanta Uimh. 252 agus 253 de réir RPS). Retention Permission is sought to retain the existing development as granted under Reg. Ref. SD16A/0154, & further revised under Reg. Ref. SD19A/0368, Planning Permission is also sought to extend the temporary duration of the development for a further five years. The existing development consists of a two storey temporary style flat roof classroom building with a total floor area of 1797.5sq. M, providing 9 classrooms, student/staff toilet facilities on the ground floor, with a further 9 classrooms, staff room, administration office and a plantroom located on the first floor, including a lift and 2 stairs, car parking/set down areas, with associated site landscaping works. All located on the grounds of Loreto Abbey, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 (A Protected Structure RPS No. 252 and 253). |
| LRD26A/0355/WEB | Refuse permission | 3 Jul 2026 | — | 313 m | Whitehall Property Investments Limited intend to apply for permission for a Larg |
| ED26/0048 | Declared exempt | 10 Jun 2026 | — | 234 m | Exempted-Single Storey flat roof kitchen extension to back of house & conversion of garage to playroom. |
| D26A/0153/WEB | Grant permission | 21 Apr 2026 | — | 201 m | 1.The creation of a new 3.5m vehicular entrance, along with a 1m pedestrian gate |
| SD26B/0047W | Grant permission & grant retention | 30 Mar 2026 | — | 239 m | The development will consist of retention permission for existing wall, pier and gate as constructed to the side of the dwelling. Planning permission for (a) replacement of existing windows to front, side and rear of dwelling, (b) new sliding doors and window opes to side and rear of dwelling. (c) external wall insulation, (d) PV solar panels to the front roof, (e) new garden shed to rear of dwelling, (f) all associated internal works, drainage, landscaping and site service works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324489 | Appeal - LRD | pending | 29 Jul 2026 | 313 m |
| 324424 | Referral | Invalid | 6 Jul 2026 | 234 m |
| 323734 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 22 Jan 2026 | 399 m |
| 320355 | Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate | Granted with conditions | 3 Jun 2025 | 398 m |
| 321338 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 27 Mar 2025 | 421 m |
| 321400 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 7 Mar 2025 | 355 m |
| 315627 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 8 Apr 2024 | 493 m |
| 315928 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 7 Mar 2024 | 344 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 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 17 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.