Planning Register
Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

18, Mount Auburn, Dalkey, DUBLIN, A96W5C1

Demolition of the existing boiler room and original single-storey addition to th

Observations close 28 Sept 2026 16 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 24 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 18 Sept 2026

The application

Reference
REF13026 · 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
948 m²
Received
24 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
18 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=REF13026.
  2. Write your observation.Quote REF13026 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 28 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

  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
    Dalkey Coastal Zone And Killiney Hill
  • 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
  • Record of Protected Structures × 4
    Church of the Holy Trinity · Church of Saint Stephen · Killiney Hill Park

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
REF6826S5 dec exempt24 Aug 2026421 m2 No rear facing Velux rooflights have been fitted since 2000 per permission D99
D26A/0504/WEBGrant permission24 Aug 202613 m(i) the reorganisation of the previously approved (Reg. Ref. D25A/0593/WEB) bin
REF10726S5 req ai7 Aug 2026366 mI wish to change the timber cladding on the building to coloured Zinc. The exis
D26A/0448/WEBGrant permission4 Aug 2026212 m(i) Demolition of the existing detached single-storey over lower ground level d
V/051/26Grant cert of exemption (<=4 unit)7 Jul 202616 m1 Unit
D26A/0319/WEBGrant permission17 Jun 2026377 mThe development will consist of the construction of a single-storey ancillary g
D26A/0441/WEBDeclare application invalid15 Jun 2026212 m(i) Demolition of the existing detached single-storey over lower ground level d
REF8526S5 dec exempt15 Jun 2026248 mThe proposed insertion of one new window (1500mm x 1000mm) at stairwell level to

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501892Leave to Appeal S37(6)pending14 Aug 2026213 m
501092Planning AppealGranted29 Jul 2026340 m
500079Planning AppealGranted with conditions30 Jan 2026396 m
322369ReferralOther26 Jan 2026249 m
321744Planning AppealOther25 Apr 202513 m
321197Planning AppealRefused17 Feb 2025436 m
319950Planning AppealGranted with conditions14 Jan 2025477 m
320512Planning AppealGranted with conditions12 Dec 2024396 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

  • 24 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 28 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.