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Observation pack · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

10, Ardmore Park, Dun Laoghaire, DUBLIN, A96YW88

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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
V/071/26 · 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
464 m²
Received
15 Oct 2026
We first saw it
28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due
11 Nov 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/071/26.
  2. Write your observation.Quote V/071/26 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 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
D26A/0662/WEBRequest additional information23 Oct 2026—61 mPermission for development on site of c. 0.2551 ha . The overall site comprises
D26A/0650/WEBGrant permission21 Oct 2026—244 mPlanning permission for the proposed development of a Warehouse storage building
D26A/0575/WEBGrant permission17 Sept 2026—484 mCreation of vehicular access and driveway to the front of the property.
D26A/0323/WEBGrant permission22 Jun 2026—71 mThe development consists of widening the existing vehicular entrance to the fro
D26B/0243/WEBGrant permission for retention15 Jun 2026—444 mRetention Permission is sought for 2 no. velux roof lights to the north facing s
D26A/0294/WEBGrant permission for retention9 Jun 2026—188 mRetention of 3 windows at first floor level of the building on the rear/ wester
D26B/0166Grant permission7 May 2026—439 mProposed Front single storey extension with associated site development works to
D26B/0070/WEBGrant permission31 Mar 2026—448 mGarage conversion to habitable use, including raising of the flat roof to the si

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501444Planning AppealGranted3 Sept 2026439 m
316348Planning AppealGranted with conditions22 Aug 2023341 m
315304Planning AppealGranted with conditions1 Aug 2023455 m
314147Planning AppealGranted with conditions30 Jun 2023202 m
312564Planning AppealGranted with conditions29 Mar 2022139 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
  • 21 Oct 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 18 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.