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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

39, Knocksinna Crescent, Foxrock, DUBLIN, D18V2K7

In order to 'wrap' the building (and so to raise the BER rating), it is proposed

Observations close 24 Nov 2026 26 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 14 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
REF16826 · 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
667 m²
Received
20 Oct 2026
We first saw it
28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due
14 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=REF16826.
  2. Write your observation.Quote REF16826 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 24 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 × 2
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0320/WEBRefuse permission23 Sept 2026—465 ma) Demolition of the existing converted garage to the side of the existing dwell
D25B/0531/WEBGrant permission for retention18 Sept 2026—386 mThe development consists of a side-extension to the existing dwelling, construc
D26A/0535/WEBRequest additional information2 Sept 2026—467 mRetention and planning permission for alterations to the development previously
D26B/0364/WEBGrant permission17 Aug 2026—293 mThe development consists of a first floor extension to the side of the existing
D26A/0442/WEBGrant permission4 Aug 2026—201 mAmendments to permitted development under Reg. Ref.: D25A/0226/WEB to include o
D26B/0216Grant permission2 Jul 2026—262 m1) The converted single storey pitched tiled roof garage into a self-contained h
V/035/26Grant certificate of exemption19 May 2026—465 m1 Dwelling.
D26B/0145/WEBGrant permission & refuse permission7 May 2026—293 mThe development to be retained consists of a single-storey extension at ground

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501339Planning AppealRefused10 Sept 202621 m
501464Planning AppealGranted10 Sept 2026293 m
323434Planning AppealGranted with conditions3 Dec 2025350 m
322590Building Control - Fire Safety CertificateGranted with conditions11 Nov 2025307 m
317332Planning AppealGranted with conditions14 May 2025472 m
321151Planning AppealGranted with conditions25 Feb 2025308 m
317742—Granted with conditions28 Jan 2025250 m
320206Planning Appealopen18 Jul 2024497 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

  • 20 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 24 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.