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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

1 Sydenham Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14 FY81 (A Protected Structure)

Installation of #12 solar panels on roof space of the house to convert to solar

Observations close 19 Nov 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 15 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 11 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
REF16126 · 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
695 m²
Received
15 Oct 2026
We first saw it
28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due
11 Nov 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=REF16126.
  2. Write your observation.Quote REF16126 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 19 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.
  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 amenitiescounty development plan 2022 20281 Apr 2022 → 1 Apr 2028
S5
Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
Objective SNI: SNI To protect, improve and encourage the provision of sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure.county development plan 2022 20281 Apr 2022 → 1 Apr 2028
R2
Existing residential
Objective A: A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenitiesd n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 121 Apr 2022 → 20 Apr 2028
S6
Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
Objective SNI: SNI To protect, improve and encourage the provision of sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure.d n laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2022 2028 variation no 121 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan zoning—11 Oct 2026, 23:12open

Designations on or near the site

  • Architectural Conservation Area × 1
    Sydenham Road, Dundrum
  • 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 × 9
    Christ Church · Christ Church · Annefield

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0634/WEBGrant permission20 Oct 2026—384 mThe development will consist of: [1] Removal of glass box element of Building 1
D26B/0469/WEBRefuse permission13 Oct 2026—256 mA dormer window extension in roof at front & associated works
D26B/0464/WEBGrant permission & refuse permission9 Oct 2026—217 mThe proposed development will consist of: (i) the construction of a new entranc
REF14126S5 req ai9 Oct 2026—455 mWorks consist of a garden room of min size 45 sq m (based on block size) built t
D26A/0492/WEBGrant permission30 Sept 2026—60 mThe development will consist of: the demolition of the existing non-original ext
D26A/0641/WEBRefuse permission18 Sept 2026—408 mThe installation of an air source heat pump on the balcony/terrace of 4 of the 8
D26B/0411/WEBGrant permission8 Sept 2026—427 m1: Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and shed 2: For a new sin
D26A/0465/WEBGrant permission13 Aug 2026—412 mThe development will consist of installation of digital LED screen (4.71m X 3.2

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501841Planning Appealpending7 Aug 2026291 m
501835Planning Appealpending6 Aug 2026195 m
500979Planning AppealInvalid13 Mar 2026392 m
323375Planning AppealRefused20 Nov 2025378 m
323549Planning Appealopen2 Sept 2025386 m
319754Planning AppealGranted with conditions5 Feb 2025443 m
313220Strategic Housing Development - ApplicationRefused20 Dec 2024295 m
317253Planning AppealGranted with conditions18 Jun 2024254 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

  • 15 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 19 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.