Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

3, Maple Road, DUBLIN, D14KH52

Works carried out numbered 1-10 as per attached drawings and listed in cover let

Observations close 23 Sept 2026 11 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Sept 2026

The application

Reference: REF12626 · 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: 1,620 m²
Received: 19 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due: 15 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dunlaoghaire/application-details/?ref=REF12626.
Write your observation.Quote REF12626 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 23 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.
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	DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028	1 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028	—	11 Sept 2026, 15:17	open

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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
D26B/0307/WEB	Grant permission	16 Jul 2026	—	361 m	A dormer window in the main roof to the rear of the property, the conversion of
D26B/0265/WEB	Grant permission	23 Jun 2026	—	127 m	1.) Demolition of existing single storey extensions to rear and single storey sh
D26A/0313/WEB	Request additional information	16 Jun 2026	—	229 m	Demolition of 2 No sheds and the construction of a 2 bed detached dormer type bu
D26A/0297/WEB	Grant permission	9 Jun 2026	—	233 m	(a) demolition of existing side garage and rear extension, (b) construction of s
V/034/26	Grant certificate of exemption	20 May 2026	—	229 m	1 Unit
D26A/0207/WEB	Grant permission	8 May 2026	—	471 m	1.The demolition of the existing Garage Construction. 2.The construction of a ne
D26B/0149/WEB	Grant permission & refuse permission	8 May 2026	—	417 m	The proposed development consisting of the construction of a single storey exten
WEB1482/26	Grant permission	24 Apr 2026	—	321 m	The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existing single storey Music Building and associated glass link corridor connection to the Senior School (c. 295 sq.m) and the construction of a new 1–4 storey Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM) building (c. 3048 sq.m) inclusive of the provision of the following elements throughout: Reception, 2 no. art rooms, atrium/ collaborative space, town hall space, 3 no. store rooms, plant room, toilets and changing space at ground floor level. Collaboration space, 2 no. science labs, computer lab, art room, town hall space, preparation room, 2 no. store rooms, recording studio, lobby and toilets at first floor level. 2 no. science labs, 5 no. maths rooms, preparation room and toilets at second floor level. Collaboration space, 2 no. science labs, preparation room and toilets at third floor level. The proposal includes the provision of stair cores, lifts and circulation spaces throughout the STEAM building. The proposed development will include the provision of all associated signage and lighting, provision of plant and PV panels at roof level and associated roof access point for servicing/ maintenance only, blue/ green roofs, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments, attenuation proposals, all associated infrastructural and site development works above and below ground and associated connections to services (foul and surface water drainage and water supply) and the provision of an ESB substation (c.28 sq.m) at one of the indicative locations shown, subject to agreement with ESB.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501864	Planning Appeal	pending	12 Aug 2026	361 m
501489	Planning Appeal	Invalid	5 Jun 2026	417 m
500514	Planning Appeal	Granted	23 Apr 2026	271 m
500024	Planning Appeal	Granted	11 Feb 2026	299 m
322779	Referral	Other	26 Jan 2026	454 m
322089	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	20 Jan 2026	468 m
323142	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	12 Nov 2025	485 m
322281	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	7 Aug 2025	422 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

19 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 23 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.