38, Saint Helen's Road, Booterstown, DUBLIN, A94RX08
Remove existing window in downstairs bedroom/study (formerly garage pre-2015 a
The application
- Reference
- REF16526 · 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
- 442 m²
- Received
- 19 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- Decision due
- 13 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dunlaoghaire/application-details/?ref=REF16526.
- Write your observation.Quote
REF16526at 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 23 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/0551 | Declare application invalid | 21 Oct 2026 | — | 280 m | The installation of 8 matte black solar panels (176 x113 x 30mm each) on the eas |
| D26B/0450/WEB | Grant permission | 2 Oct 2026 | — | 349 m | Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof |
| REF13926 | S5 split decision | 28 Sept 2026 | — | 280 m | Installation of 8 standard size, black solar panels for generation of renewable |
| D26A/0545/WEB | Grant permission | 8 Sept 2026 | — | 33 m | • Alterations to existing vehicular entrance to increase in width to 3.5M • Demo |
| D26A/0505/WEB | Grant permission | 26 Aug 2026 | — | 376 m | Development consisting of ancillary works to park lodge (a protected st |
| REF11126 | S5 dec exempt | 24 Aug 2026 | — | 431 m | Full electrical rewire of property. |
| D26A/0472/WEB | Grant permission | 14 Aug 2026 | — | 172 m | A 26.5sqm. first floor extension to the side of the existing house requiring a |
| D26A/0572/WEB | Declare application invalid | 31 Jul 2026 | — | 459 m | A single-storey garden room extension at ground floor level to the rear of No. 5 |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501590 | Planning Appeal | Granted | 15 Sept 2026 | 287 m |
| 501691 | Planning Appeal | pending | 10 Jul 2026 | 475 m |
| 501631 | Planning Appeal | open | 30 Jun 2026 | 254 m |
| 322680 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 6 Oct 2025 | 97 m |
| 321290 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 18 Mar 2025 | 475 m |
| 321063 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 3 Mar 2025 | 171 m |
| 321293 | Planning Appeal | Withdrawn | 19 Feb 2025 | 475 m |
| 319584 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 11 Oct 2024 | 101 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
- 19 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 23 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.