Planning Register
Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

14 Tivoli Terrace South, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, A96 Y008

1 Dwelling.

Observations close 21 Sept 2026 9 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 16 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 11 Sept 2026

The application

Reference
V/057/26 · full record
Authority
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Type
Certificate of Exemption - Part V
Status
Decision Issued
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
Floor area
Site area
446 m²
Received
16 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 15:18
Decision due
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant certificate of exemption

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=V/057/26.
  2. Write your observation.Quote V/057/26 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 21 Sept 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 amenitiesDR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-20281 Apr 20221 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: DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-2028 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:17
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
DLR DR-001:DP:county-development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026, 15:17open

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
  • Record of Protected Structures × 5
    Garth Lodge · House Terrace · House Terrace

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
D26A/0499/WEBGrant permission24 Aug 2026112 mThe proposed amendments will comprise: • The provision of a single shared access
REF11026S5 req ai21 Aug 2026242 mWhether the use of Centenary House, 35 York Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin as a
D26A/0619/WEBDeclare application invalid19 Aug 2026382 mThe development will consist of conservation and refurbishment works; internal
D26A/0470/WEBRefuse permission18 Aug 202668 mThe demolition of an existing car sales facility (185.27sq.m) and the constructi
D26A/0544/WEBDeclare application invalid21 Jul 2026309 mAmendments to previously permitted development Reg. Ref. D25A/0284/WEB (ACP-322
REF4926S5 dec exempt20 Jul 2026262 mThe provision of an ensuite bathroom at first floor bedroom to include partition
D26A/0296/WEBGrant permission & grant retention14 Jul 2026104 mPermission for the retention of development including the demolition of 46a and
D26A/0381Refuse permission for retention7 Jul 2026423 mRetention planning permission for the placing of two storage containers and all

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501299Planning AppealRefused25 Aug 2026492 m
501107Planning AppealGranted with conditions7 Aug 2026175 m
501810Planning Appealpending31 Jul 2026309 m
501042Planning AppealGranted with conditions15 Jul 2026332 m
500854Planning AppealGranted with conditions23 Jun 2026430 m
501535Planning Appealpending12 Jun 2026359 m
500796Planning AppealGranted with conditions5 Jun 2026474 m
501458Planning Appealpending2 Jun 2026292 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

  • 16 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 21 Sept 2026
  • 24 Aug 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 21 Sept 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council before relying on it.