Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

53 Orwell Gardens, Dublin 14, D14NV34

Demolition of the existing single storey rear projection, consisting of a conse

Observations close 29 Oct 2026 closes today

5 weeks from receipt (received 24 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 18 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: D26B/0517/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: 265 m²
Received: 24 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due: 18 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dunlaoghaire/application-details/?ref=D26B/0517/WEB.
Write your observation.Quote D26B/0517/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.
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.
Submit before 29 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.
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

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
R2 Existing residential	Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities	county development plan 2022 2028	1 Apr 2022 → 1 Apr 2028
R2 Existing residential	Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities	d n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 1	21 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan zoning	—	11 Oct 2026, 23:12	open

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
Beechmount · Landore hall
Recorded monument × 2
R149449 · R188113
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
D26B/0462/WEB	Grant permission	9 Oct 2026	—	483 m	Proposed new single story garden room incorporating a small home office and all
D26B/0416/WEB	Grant permission	8 Sept 2026	—	304 m	External wrap insulation to existing dwelling with smooth render finish; changes
REF10626	S5 dec exempt	7 Aug 2026	—	111 m	In February 2026, due to severe weather over a long period of time, the ground a
WEB2351/26	Split decision(permission & refusal)	27 Jul 2026	—	438 m	(i) Demolition of existing single-storey pitched roof extensions to the rear of the dwelling; (ii) conversion of the existing garage into habitable accommodation; (iii) construction of a part-single, part-two-storey flat roof extension to the rear of the dwelling; (iv) conversion of existing attic space into habitable accommodation with the addition of a dormer window to the rear; (v) removal of 2 chimneys, one to the front and one to the rear; (vi) widening of the existing vehicular entrance onto Dartry Road to 3.5 metres; (vii) alterations to elevations, rooflights, associated landscaping, boundary treatments and all ancillary and site works necessary to facilitate the development.
D26B/0319/WEB	Grant permission	16 Jul 2026	—	444 m	Construction of a Single story extension to the side & rear of existing detache
D26A/0378	Grant permission	9 Jul 2026	—	236 m	The development will consist of the: 1. Demolition of side and rear extension
V/039/26	Grant certificate of exemption	10 Jun 2026	—	250 m	1 unit
D25B/0711/WEB	Grant permission	29 May 2026	—	265 m	The development will consist of a dormer structure to the existing rear roof slo

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500491	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	23 Apr 2026	49 m
500482	Planning Appeal	Invalid	16 Dec 2025	49 m
323408	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	1 Dec 2025	343 m
322161	Planning Appeal	Refused	18 Jul 2025	203 m
319543	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	9 Oct 2024	393 m
318651	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	19 Jun 2024	144 m
319342	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	13 Jun 2024	332 m
314628	Referral	Other	4 Dec 2023	459 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

24 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 29 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.