Planning Register
Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

43, Holmwood, Brennanstown Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18, D18XT73

The proposed development consists of minor external alterations to the front ele

Observations close 16 Sept 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 12 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 8 Sept 2026

The application

Reference
REF12026 · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Section 5
Status
Assessment Period
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
473 m²
Received
12 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
8 Sept 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=REF12026.
  2. Write your observation.Quote REF12026 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 16 Sept 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 20221 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-2022-202811 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
  • Recorded monument × 2
    Standing stone · R149328

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0376/WEBRefuse permission14 Jul 2026112 mThe development will consist of the following:1) the construction of 1 no. detac
D26B/0295/WEBGrant permission9 Jul 2026174 mThe proposed development will consist of: 1) Proposed single storey, flat roof
D26A/0368/WEBWithdraw the application19 May 2026113 mThe development will consist of the following:1) the construction of 1 no. detac
D26B/0136/WEBGrant permission29 Apr 2026252 mThe inclusion of a new window in the existing front / west facing elevation at f
D26A/0142/WEBGrant permission & grant retention21 Apr 2026394 mThe erection of a 38.6sqm shed and retention of foundation and associated landsc
V/014/26Grant cert of exemption (<=4 unit)18 Mar 2026103 m1 Unit
D26B/0086/WEBDeclare application invalid17 Feb 2026249 mThe inclusion of a new window in the existing front / west facing elevation at
D25B/0728/WEBDeclare invalid (site notice)6 Feb 2026394 mThe erection of a 38.6sqm shed and associated landscaping works to the rear of t

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
321573Amend Planning Schema/Add Planning SchemaOther1 Jul 2026272 m
321401Amend Planning Schema/Add Planning SchemaGranted12 Mar 2026398 m
322666Alter Planning SchemeGranted25 Nov 2025391 m
317574Alter Planning SchemeGranted22 Nov 2024398 m
313281Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationRefused12 Sept 2024272 m
316457Draft Map AppealGranted16 Oct 2023272 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

  • 12 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 16 Sept 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.