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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

6 Oakdown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14VW70

The proposed development comprises amendments to the development permitted unde

Observations close 21 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 16 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 10 Nov 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference
D26B/0501/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
596 m²
Received
16 Sept 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due
10 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/0501/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26B/0501/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 21 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 amenitiescounty development plan 2022 20281 Apr 2022 → 1 Apr 2028
R2
Existing residential
Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenitiesd n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 121 Apr 2022 → 20 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: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:12
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan zoning—11 Oct 2026, 23:12open

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
  • Record of Protected Structures × 1
    Camberley House

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0636/WEBGrant permission20 Oct 2026—205 mThe proposed development will consist of the construction of a three bedroom, t
D26A/0593/WEBRefuse permission for retention30 Sept 2026—134 mThe retention of unauthorised demolition of portion of front boundary wall and p
D26B/0446/WEBGrant permission28 Sept 2026—310 mPlanning Permission sought for the following: 1) Removal of existing flat roof t
D26B/0484/WEBDeclare application invalid11 Sept 2026—301 mThe development will consist of a single storey rear kitchen extension, conversi
D26B/0409/WEBGrant permission for retention9 Sept 2026—151 mRetention permission for the construction of a detached garden studio (25 sq. m.
D26A/0185/WEBGrant permission31 Aug 2026—323 mPlanning permission is sought for modifications to external materials and finis
D26A/0523/WEBGrant permission31 Aug 2026—474 mThe development consists of single storey extension to rear, first floor extens
REF10926S5 dec exempt19 Aug 2026—485 mProposed works consists of external insulation wrap complete with selected dash

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
502241Planning Appealpending5 Oct 2026151 m
324489Appeal - LRDpending29 Jul 2026429 m
500830Planning AppealRefused9 Jun 2026495 m
501121Planning Appealopen1 Apr 2026205 m
500415Planning AppealGranted13 Mar 2026373 m
500416Leave to Appeal S37(6)Invalid8 Dec 2025373 m
322914Planning AppealRefused21 Oct 2025205 m
322531Planning AppealRefused15 Sept 2025350 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

  • 16 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 21 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.