Planning Register
Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Naomh Brendán, Sydenham Villas, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14A9C8

The proposed development will consist of: (i) the construction of a new entranc

Observations close 25 Sept 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 15 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
D26B/0464/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
581 m²
Received
21 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
15 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/0464/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26B/0464/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 25 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

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Sydenham Villas, Dundrum
  • Radon risk area × 2
    About 1 in 10 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
  • Record of Protected Structures × 4
    Oberton · Herberton · 1 Sydenham Place

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0492/WEBRequest additional information20 Aug 2026142 mThe development will consist of: the demolition of the existing non-original ext
D26A/0465/WEBGrant permission13 Aug 2026269 mThe development will consist of installation of digital LED screen (4.71m X 3.2
D26A/0466/WEBGrant permission13 Aug 2026206 mInstallation of digital LED Screen (8m x 9m) on the northern elevation of Buildi
D26B/0427/WEBWithdraw the application4 Aug 20260 mThe proposed development will consist of: (i) the construction of a new entranc
D26A/0474/WEBWithdraw the application17 Jul 2026367 mThe installation of an air source heat pump on the balcony/terrace of 76 of the
D26B/0004/WEBGrant permission10 Jul 2026263 mRefurbishment of existing house, single storey extension to the side along North
REF9526S5 dec exempt10 Jul 2026179 mSee enclosed BMA Planning Report.
D26A/0260/WEBGrant permission2 Jul 2026422 mThe development will consist of a new shopfront including new internally illumi

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501835Planning Appealpending6 Aug 2026263 m
500979Planning AppealInvalid13 Mar 2026258 m
323375Planning AppealRefused20 Nov 2025233 m
313220Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationRefused20 Dec 2024288 m
317253Planning AppealGranted with conditions18 Jun 2024381 m
312061Planning AppealGranted with conditions31 Jan 202396 m
314898Planning AppealWithdrawn27 Oct 2022303 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

  • 21 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 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.