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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

14, Clonmore Road, Mount Merrion, DUBLIN, A94F9T0

Alterations to garage incl. new window (dwg no.1 and dwg no.4) Small extension

Observations close 19 Nov 2026 15 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
REF16326 · 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
871 m²
Received
15 Oct 2026
We first saw it
3 Nov 2026, 23:01
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=REF16326.
  2. Write your observation.Quote REF16326 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
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

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

  • 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
REF13726S5 dec exempt22 Oct 2026—222 mThe proposed works consist of a side dormer on the western side of the property.
D26A/0363/WEBGrant permission21 Sept 2026—345 mThe development will consist of:The refurbishment and reconfiguring of the exist
D26B/0296/WEBRefuse permission14 Jul 2026—222 mConstruct a dormer roof extension to the side and rear, and to insert a window i
D26A/0332Grant permission24 Jun 2026—441 mAdditions and alterations to detached dwelling, including demolition of’ single
D26B/0242/WEBGrant permission12 Jun 2026—390 mThe development will consist of (a) first floor side extension over existing gro
D26A/0295Refuse permission10 Jun 2026—215 mFor the demolition of 2 no. garages (one each at Nos. 33 and 35 Clonmore Road),
D25A/0755/WEBDeclare application withdrawn8 Jun 2026—292 mThe development consists of the following: 1) Temporary retention (for 3 years)
D26B/0284/WEBDeclare application invalid14 May 2026—222 mConstruct a dormer roof extension to the side and rear, and to insert a window i

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501672Planning Appealpending7 Jul 2026215 m
500909Planning AppealRefused22 Jun 202654 m
500397Planning AppealGranted with conditions19 Mar 202621 m
500280Planning AppealGranted with conditions4 Mar 2026213 m
323440Planning AppealGranted with conditions20 Nov 2025126 m
322653Planning AppealGranted with conditions16 Sept 2025197 m
322500Planning AppealGranted with conditions11 Sept 202573 m
319565Planning AppealGranted with conditions31 Jan 2025471 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 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.