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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

7, Temple Park Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94K2C3

Permission is sought for the demolition of ground floor rear structures (approx.

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 26 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 30 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
D26B/0482/WEB · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Permission
Status
Referral
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
403 m²
Received
7 Sept 2026
We first saw it
15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due
30 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/0482/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26B/0482/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 12 Oct 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 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 × 2
    Newtown House · Seapoint Manor
  • Recorded monument × 2
    R149438 · R149439

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
REF12826S5 dec not exempt7 Sept 2026239 mPainted mural on rear of south elevation + west elevation. Mural to consist of I
D26A/0506/WEBGrant permission24 Aug 2026278 mPermission is sought for the provision of a gate entrance to include removal of
D26B/0389Grant permission20 Aug 2026478 mPlanning permission is sought for the conversion of the existing attic into stud
D26A/0447/WEBGrant permission4 Aug 2026247 mThe development will consist of: a) Demolition of outbuildings to the rear of t
LRD26A/0051/WEBGrant permission28 Jul 2026117 m1. Amendments to previously permitted Blocks C1, C2, C3, D1, E1, E2, E3, E4 and
REF10026S5 dec not exempt23 Jul 2026340 mExternal stairlift with black rail alongside existing wrought iron railings. Exa
D26A/0557/WEBDeclare application invalid23 Jul 2026468 mThe development will consist of installation of 12 no. solar photovoltaic panel
D26A/0369/WEBGrant permission7 Jul 2026235 mPermission is sought for the widening of the existing access gate (to Monkstown

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501694Planning Appealpending13 Jul 202644 m
501537Planning Appealopen15 Jun 2026214 m
501120Planning AppealInvalid1 Apr 2026425 m
500597Planning AppealGranted with conditions1 Apr 202614 m
500335Planning AppealInvalid25 Nov 2025376 m
322715Planning AppealRefused25 Sept 2025120 m
322163Planning AppealGranted with conditions30 Jul 2025425 m
322328Planning AppealRefused24 Jul 2025364 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

  • 7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 15 Sept 2026, 20:40. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.