Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

37, Beechwood Lawn, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, A96X5N3

Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof

Observations close 5 Nov 2026 7 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 25 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: D26B/0525/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: 313 m²
Received: 1 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: 25 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/0525/WEB.
Write your observation.Quote D26B/0525/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 5 Nov 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 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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
D26A/0594/WEB	Grant permission	28 Sept 2026	—	286 m	Permission is sought for change of use from commercial/medical use to residenti
D26B/0440/WEB	Grant permission	21 Sept 2026	—	453 m	(i) The demolition of an existing ground floor lean-to structure to the rear of
D26B/0377/WEB	Grant permission	20 Aug 2026	—	9 m	The proposed development will consist of: •Demolition of existing timber storage
REF10426	S5 dec not exempt	4 Aug 2026	—	255 m	Installation of new stair lift to existing timber staircase from ground to first
D26A/0444/WEB	Grant permission	31 Jul 2026	—	494 m	Beer, Wine, Spirits, Retail Off Licence subsidiary to main retail use.
D26B/0330/WEB	Grant permission	27 Jul 2026	—	398 m	An attic conversion to a habitable room, including dormer roof with windows to r
D26B/0277/WEB	Grant permission	29 Jun 2026	—	234 m	1.) an attic conversion including a rear dormer roof extension, a new window to
REF8226	S5 dec exempt	17 Jun 2026	—	421 m	Garage conversion to playroom / office / toilet See attached quotation for full

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324618	Referral	Invalid	3 Sept 2026	255 m
314684	Planning Appeal	Refused	13 Jul 2023	485 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

1 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.