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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

4 Obelisk Grove, St. Augustine's Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94P8A0

The development will consist of: an attic conversion which will include the alt

Observations close 12 Nov 2026 6 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
D26B/0534/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
195 m²
Received
8 Oct 2026
We first saw it
21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due
2 Dec 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/0534/WEB.
  2. Write your observation.Quote D26B/0534/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 12 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.
  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

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26B/0481/WEBRequest additional information23 Oct 2026—414 mSingle-storey flat-roof front porch extension. New front and rear dormer extensi
REF15426S5 dec exempt22 Oct 2026—155 mConversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof s
REF14226S5 dec not exempt7 Oct 2026—419 mWe have a query regarding the balconies granted as part of permission D22A/1037.
D26B/0523/WEBDeclare application invalid2 Oct 2026—175 mRemoval of existing garden shed measuring 6m x 3m x 2.4m in dimensions and repla
D26B/0444/WEBGrant permission28 Sept 2026—484 mPlanning permission is sought for 2 no. dormers on each side of the existing ga
D26A/0408/WEBGrant permission21 Sept 2026—340 mRetention permission for the demolition of the existing two storey pitched-roof
D26B/0441/WEBGrant permission21 Sept 2026—376 mDevelopment will consist of the installation of a new external door to the side
D26B/0395/WEBGrant permission2 Sept 2026—357 mAlterations to front porch, and single storey front extension, new dormer window

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500847Planning AppealSplit6 Oct 2026371 m
500070Planning AppealGranted with conditions25 Feb 2026337 m
500356Planning AppealGranted24 Feb 2026203 m
322792Planning AppealRefused6 Oct 2025430 m
318484ReferralOther20 Jun 2024258 m
317466Planning AppealRefused13 Mar 2024391 m
317152Planning AppealGranted with conditions12 Mar 2024352 m
319212Planning AppealInvalid6 Mar 2024421 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 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 12 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.