Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

5, Bank Side Cottages, Milltown, DUBLIN, D14DX90

Separation of house under exemption Rules 2026. See letter – outline of the que

Observations close 23 Nov 2026 17 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: REF16726 · 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: 140 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=REF16726.
Write your observation.Quote REF16726 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.
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.

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

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 × 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
Recorded monument × 5
Bridge · Water mill - unclassified · Water mill - unclassified
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
D26B/0462/WEB	Grant permission	9 Oct 2026	—	486 m	Proposed new single story garden room incorporating a small home office and all
WEB2940/26	Additional information	29 Sept 2026	—	465 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for a development consisting of the renovation of an existing 2 storey coach house within the curtilage of a protected structure ‘Rostellan’, No 29 Temple Road, D06 V4H5, comprising the replacement of existing modern windows and doors with new, removal of existing modern roof lights with new glass apex roof light, alteration to existing internal partitions at ground and first floor levels to accommodate new layout. Refurbishment and repairs to existing coach house to include repointing of the external stone walling, reslating, repairs to flashings and cast iron rain water goods and/or replacement with new cast iron rain water goods. Demolition of attached single storey garage and replacement with the construction of a two storey extension to the west of the existing coach house and a single storey extension to the south of the existing coach house. Provision of pv/solar panels to roof of the extension. Construction of stone boundary wall to replace a temporary timber fence to the south boundary. Associated landscaping, site works and services all within the boundaries of the coach house
D26A/0313/WEB	Grant permission	28 Sept 2026	—	484 m	Demolition of 2 No sheds and the construction of a 2 bed detached dormer type bu
D26A/0556/WEB	Refuse permission	11 Sept 2026	—	264 m	Partial removal of the existing loose rubble front boundary wall to facilitate
REF12626	S5 req ai	9 Sept 2026	—	233 m	Works carried out numbered 1-10 as per attached drawings and listed in cover let
WEB2426/26	Additional information	29 Jul 2026	4	474 m	(i) demolition of existing single-storey garage structure, demolition of existing single-storey archives building and removal of associated hardstanding areas; (ii) construction of a residential development comprising 4 no. three-storey, four-bedroom houses. Each house comprises 1 no. roof light at ground floor roof level and 1 no. roof light at second floor roof level and is served by 1 no. on-curtilage vehicular parking space located to the front of each dwelling. Private amenity space to serve each dwelling is provided in the form of a rear garden and a front balcony at second floor level. The proposed development also includes: (iii) upgrades to the site entry point off Temple Park including the provision of a separate gated access to Noursdale, the provision of a bin store adjacent the western site boundary and the provision of a bicycle store adjacent to the eastern site boundary; and (iv) all ancillary site works, inclusive of ground/boundary works, landscaping/planting and SuDS drainage, necessary to facilitate the proposed development.
WEB5606/25	Grant permission	22 Jul 2026	—	297 m	Glenavy Educational Foundation CLG, intends to apply for permission for development on a site of approx. 0.47 ha at Nullamore House, Richmond Avenue South, Dublin 6, D06 Y2X5. The proposed development will consist of the refurbishment and extension to the existing three, part four storey Nullamore House to provide for the upgrade of existing facilities and services offered on site. The development works will include: • The demolition of the existing 1-3 storey extensions and sheds on site (c. 1,214.54sqm). • The construction of a new 3 storey extension with associated plant at roof level. • The proposed refurbishment and renovation works to Nullamore House to provide a total of 20 no. ensuite bedrooms for use by the applicant; • The proposed new 3 storey extension will consist of: o 14 no. ensuite bedrooms with associated residential amenity facilities including living areas, visitor rooms, dining room, kitchen and pantry rooms, staff areas, office and meeting rooms , sacristy and confessional, oratory and gallery and ancillary space. • The proposed refurbishment works to Nullamore House will consists of: o 6 no. ensuite bedrooms, with associated residential amenity facilities including kitchen and utility, gym, study rooms, library; meeting rooms and ancillary space. • Open space is proposed in the form of a walled communal garden and patio areas at lower ground level and garden and terraces at ground floor lever. • The provision of 15 no. car parking spaces to include 2 no. EV spaces and 34 no. bicycle parking spaces, storage facilities, plant, bin storage arrangements for the overall development. • The proposal provides for the revised and realigned shared vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian access arrangement off Richmond Avenue South. The revision and realignment includes removal of the existing piers to create sufficient clear width to accommodate a 3.6m wide road for fire tender access and 1.2m wide pedestrian footpath. • The secondary/ service access lane located to the north of the subject site remains unaltered. • All associated site development works and infrastructural works to include foul and surface water drainage, green/blue roofs, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments and public lighting.
WEB2673/26	Application declared invalid	8 Jul 2026	—	443 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for a development consisting of the renovation of an existing 2 storey coach house formerly within the curtilage of a protected structure comprising the replacement of existing modern windows and doors with new, removal of existing modern roof lights with new glass apex roof light, alteration to existing internal partitions at ground and first floor levels to accommodate new layout. Refurbishment and repairs to existing coach house to include repointing of the external stone walling, reslating, repairs to flashings and cast iron rain water goods and/or replacement with new cast iron rain water goods. Demolition of attached single storey garage and replacement with the construction of a two storey extension to the west of the existing coach house and a single storey extension to the south of the existing coach house. Provision of pv/solar panels to roof of the extension. Construction of a single storey domestic shed to the northwest corner of the garden. Construction of stone boundary wall to replace a temporary timber fence to the south boundary. Provision of a vehicular turn table to the north of the existing coach house. Associated landscaping, steel gate posts and gates along the boundary to the northeast of the existing coach house, site works and services all within the boundaries of the coach house

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
502265	Planning Appeal	pending	8 Oct 2026	264 m
324615	—	pending	28 Aug 2026	93 m
501930	Planning Appeal	pending	18 Aug 2026	297 m
500514	Planning Appeal	Granted	23 Apr 2026	173 m
322089	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	20 Jan 2026	232 m
321499	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	3 Apr 2025	248 m
319745	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	23 Oct 2024	462 m
319473	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	9 Oct 2024	466 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.