Planning Register
Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Scoil Lorcáin, Cearnóg Eaton, An Charraig Dhubh, A94F596 (Protected Structure)

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Observations close 24 Sept 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 16 Sept 2026

The application

Reference
REF12826 · 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
4,645 m²
Received
20 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
16 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=REF12826.
  2. Write your observation.Quote REF12826 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 24 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
S5
Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
Objective SNI: SNI To protect, improve and encourage the provision of sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure.DR-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.

Sources: DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028, 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
DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026, 15:17open

Designations on or near the site

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Monkstown
  • Radon risk area × 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Record of Protected Structures × 24
    Gortnadrew · Gortinore · House

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0506/WEBGrant permission24 Aug 2026400 mPermission is sought for the provision of a gate entrance to include removal of
D26B/0389Grant permission20 Aug 2026291 mPlanning permission is sought for the conversion of the existing attic into stud
REF10326Withdraw the application7 Aug 2026244 mRemoval of asbestos slates and replacement with natural slate. Upgrade of lan
LRD26A/0051/WEBGrant permission28 Jul 2026314 m1. Amendments to previously permitted Blocks C1, C2, C3, D1, E1, E2, E3, E4 and
REF10026S5 dec not exempt23 Jul 202653 mExternal stairlift with black rail alongside existing wrought iron railings. Exa
D26A/0557/WEBDeclare application invalid23 Jul 2026143 mThe development will consist of installation of 12 no. solar photovoltaic panel
D26A/0369/WEBGrant permission7 Jul 2026166 mPermission is sought for the widening of the existing access gate (to Monkstown
D26B/0298/WEBGrant permission7 Jul 2026412 mThe relocation of the front entrance door and replace the old opening with a wi

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501784Planning Appealpending29 Jul 2026472 m
501694Planning Appealpending13 Jul 2026299 m
501537Planning Appealopen15 Jun 2026466 m
501120Planning AppealInvalid1 Apr 2026253 m
500597Planning AppealGranted with conditions1 Apr 2026190 m
500335Planning AppealInvalid25 Nov 202573 m
322891Planning AppealGranted with conditions15 Oct 2025333 m
322715Planning AppealRefused25 Sept 202585 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

  • 20 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 24 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.