18 Orpen Close, Stillorgan Grove, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94P5W8
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The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- REF15426 · full record
- Authority
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
- Type
- Section 5
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 160 m²
- Received
- 30 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 3 Nov 2026, 23:01
- Decision due
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision
- S5 dec exempt
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=REF15426.
- Write your observation.Quote
REF15426at 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 4 Nov 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.
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 | county development plan 2022 2028 | 1 Apr 2022 → 1 Apr 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities | d n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 1 | 21 Apr 2022 → 20 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: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:12
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan zoning | — | 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 1About 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/0523/WEB | Declare application invalid | 2 Oct 2026 | — | 236 m | Removal of existing garden shed measuring 6m x 3m x 2.4m in dimensions and repla |
| D26B/0441/WEB | Grant permission | 21 Sept 2026 | — | 211 m | Development will consist of the installation of a new external door to the side |
| D26A/0408/WEB | Grant permission | 21 Sept 2026 | — | 384 m | Retention permission for the demolition of the existing two storey pitched-roof |
| D26B/0395/WEB | Grant permission | 2 Sept 2026 | — | 417 m | Alterations to front porch, and single storey front extension, new dormer window |
| D26B/0402/WEB | Grant permission | 2 Sept 2026 | — | 365 m | (A) Demolition of existing c.46sqm single-storey rear extension; (B) Constructio |
| D26B/0263/WEB | Grant permission | 22 Jun 2026 | — | 374 m | (A) a rear ground floor extension comprising improved and enlarged kitchen, dini |
| D26B/0261/WEB | Grant permission | 18 Jun 2026 | — | 112 m | For the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of the ex |
| D26B/0267/WEB | Grant permission | 18 Jun 2026 | — | 476 m | The proposed development will consist of a new consolidated single-storey front, |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500847 | Planning Appeal | Split | 6 Oct 2026 | 285 m |
| 500356 | Planning Appeal | Granted | 24 Feb 2026 | 348 m |
| 323726 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 2 Jan 2026 | 427 m |
| 322792 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 6 Oct 2025 | 458 m |
| 317742 | — | Granted with conditions | 28 Jan 2025 | 479 m |
| 318484 | Referral | Other | 20 Jun 2024 | 178 m |
| 317152 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 12 Mar 2024 | 482 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
- 30 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 4 Nov 2026
- 30 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.