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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

4 Dun Gaoithe Heights, Dublin 18, D18 V1NX

Installation of 2x Velux-style windows measuring 98 x 78 cm each on existing fro

Observations close 22 Oct 2026 16 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 17 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
REEF14326 · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Section 5
Status
Validation
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
200 m²
Received
17 Sept 2026
We first saw it
29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due
13 Oct 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=REEF14326.
  2. Write your observation.Quote REEF14326 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 22 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 amenitiesDR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-20281 Apr 2022 → 1 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: DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:17
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028—11 Sept 2026, 15:17open

Designations on or near the site

  • Radon risk area × 3
    About 1 in 10 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 · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
    Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

1 layer present but masked: flood_cfram — source licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26B/0392Grant permission25 Aug 2026—256 mSingle storey extension to side with lean-to tiled roof incorporating kitchen an
D25A/0663Grant permission13 Aug 2026—228 mThe construction of a new build, 3 bedroom dwelling house including all associat
D26B/0335/WEBGrant permission24 Jul 2026—449 mConversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof
REF9626S5 dec exempt23 Jul 2026—87 mProposed Ground floor kitchen extension to include utility, living room and bedr
D26B/0321/WEBGrant permission17 Jul 2026—496 mThe development will consist of: • A single-storey ground floor extension to
D26B/0320/WEBRefuse permission16 Jul 2026—304 mThe construction of three flat- roofed dormer windows to the side roof slopes of
REF7526S5 dec not exempt18 Jun 2026—87 mGround floor kitchen extension to include utility, living room and bedroom with
D26B/0215/WEBGrant permission28 May 2026—407 mPermission is sought for Conversion of the attic space with three dormer windows

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501981Planning Appealopen27 Aug 2026228 m
501272Planning AppealGranted12 Aug 2026377 m
501365Planning Appealpending19 May 2026438 m
500655Planning AppealSplit28 Apr 2026421 m
319621Planning AppealGranted with conditions18 Dec 2025384 m
323470Planning AppealGranted with conditions9 Dec 2025421 m
321125Planning AppealGranted with conditions3 Mar 2025384 m
321937LA Non Road Dev - Applicationpending20 Feb 202560 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

  • 17 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 22 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.