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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

19 Churchtown Road Upper, Churchtown, Dublin 14, D14KD36

The development will consist of a single storey rear kitchen extension, convers

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/0484/WEB · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Permission
Status
Validation
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
381 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/0484/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26B/0484/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 × 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26B/0409/WEBGrant permission for retention9 Sept 2026154 mRetention permission for the construction of a detached garden studio (25 sq. m.
D26A/0185/WEBGrant permission31 Aug 2026481 mPlanning permission is sought for modifications to external materials and finis
D26A/0523/WEBGrant permission31 Aug 2026264 mThe development consists of single storey extension to rear, first floor extens
REF10926S5 dec exempt19 Aug 2026405 mProposed works consists of external insulation wrap complete with selected dash
D26B/0369/WEBGrant permission14 Aug 2026270 mThe development will consist of; 1) Single storey flat roof extension to the re
D26B/0354/WEBGrant permission7 Aug 2026168 mThe development will consist of a 2-storey extension to the front and side of ou
D26A/0416/WEBGrant permission24 Jul 2026271 mWidening the existing vehicular entrance at the front of the house to 3.5m -Insu
D26B/0333/WEBGrant permission23 Jul 2026382 mThe development will consist of the construction of a rooflight and dormer wind

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324489Appeal - LRDpending29 Jul 2026450 m
500415Planning AppealGranted13 Mar 2026296 m
500416Leave to Appeal S37(6)Invalid8 Dec 2025296 m
323194Planning AppealRefused12 Nov 2025327 m
320360Planning AppealGranted with conditions22 Nov 202482 m
320770Planning AppealGranted with conditions19 Nov 202442 m
320129Planning AppealGranted with conditions11 Nov 2024328 m
319881Planning AppealRefused30 Oct 2024296 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.