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30, Knocksinna Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18K7Y0

Construction of two single-storey extensions to the existing dwelling, comprisin

Observations close 13 Oct 2026 14 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
D26B/0488/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
689 m²
Received
8 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
2 Nov 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/0488/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26B/0488/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 13 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 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028—11 Sept 2026, 15:17open

Designations on or near the site

  • Radon risk area × 2
    About 1 in 20 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

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26B/0364/WEBGrant permission17 Aug 2026—363 mThe development consists of a first floor extension to the side of the existing
D26A/0442/WEBGrant permission4 Aug 2026—109 mAmendments to permitted development under Reg. Ref.: D25A/0226/WEB to include o
D26B/0216Grant permission2 Jul 2026—226 m1) The converted single storey pitched tiled roof garage into a self-contained h
D26A/0341/WEBGrant permission29 Jun 2026—430 m1, construction of a single-storey flat roof extension (76.3sq.m North-West) to
D26A/0281/WEBGrant permission for retention3 Jun 2026—468 mAttic conversion with dormer to the rear and Velux windows to the front and sid
V/035/26Grant certificate of exemption19 May 2026—497 m1 Dwelling.
D26B/0145/WEBGrant permission & refuse permission7 May 2026—363 mThe development to be retained consists of a single-storey extension at ground
D26B/0266/WEBDeclare application invalid1 May 2026—430 mThe development will consists of: 1, construction of a single-storey flat roof e

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501464Planning Appealpending2 Jun 2026363 m
501339Planning Appealpending14 May 202612 m
323434Planning AppealGranted with conditions3 Dec 2025431 m
322590Building Control - Fire Safety CertificateGranted with conditions11 Nov 2025384 m
317332Planning AppealGranted with conditions14 May 2025383 m
321151Planning AppealGranted with conditions25 Feb 2025384 m
317742—Granted with conditions28 Jan 2025291 m
318856Planning AppealRefused26 Jun 2024227 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

  • 8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.