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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

2, Harlech Grove, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, D14KX90

Development comprising an extension and alterations including partial demolitio

Observations close 29 Oct 2026 1 day left
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/0518/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
442 m²
Received
24 Sept 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
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

  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/0518/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26B/0518/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 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.
  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

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Castle Cottages, Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh
  • 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
D26A/0770/WEBDeclare application invalid20 Oct 2026—438 mFull planning permission is sought for the alteration of the approved roof desig
D26B/0528/WEBDeclare application invalid7 Oct 2026—462 mRetention permission for installation of the canopy (awing structure) to the rea
REF11926S5 dec exempt8 Sept 2026—491 mA) The addition of 3 new windows to the rear at first floor level. B) Theexist
REF13226S5 req ai7 Sept 2026—468 mGarden Size 7m × 10m, Proposed development size 5.2 × 7.8m With 2 long passag
LRD26A/0500/WEBGrant permission26 Aug 2026—316 mPlanning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) consisting o
D26A/0484/WEBGrant permission18 Aug 2026—395 mWidening of existing Vehicular access with dished kerbs and alterations to previ
D26B/0331/WEBGrant permission for retention28 Jul 2026—462 mRetention permission of the detached garden room to the rear garden and removal
D26B/0232/WEBGrant permission9 Jun 2026—174 mPermission sought for construction of a two storey (46.1 sqm) extension to front

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501426Planning AppealRefused14 Sept 2026479 m
500134Planning AppealGranted with conditions6 Mar 2026438 m
500339Planning AppealWithdrawn29 Jan 2026375 m
322796Planning AppealRefused7 Oct 2025152 m
319774Planning AppealGranted with conditions2 Sept 2025455 m
321994Appeal - LRDGranted with conditions23 Jun 2025478 m
321998Appeal - LRDopen4 Mar 2025478 m
321167Planning AppealGranted with conditions20 Feb 202593 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 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.