📢 How you may learn about a Planning Application
If someone applies for planning permission, they must:
- Put a notice in a newspaper and
- Place a notice on the site.
You may also hear about it from a neighbour.
You can search for planning applications on the Council website: https://www.dlrcoco.ie/planning.
📋 What is in a Planning Application?
A planning application usually includes:
- Written reports
- Maps and
- Plans and drawings
These show what changes are planned.
⚠️ What if a Planning Application affects you
If a proposal affects you, take time to understand it.
You can:
- Talk to the applicant
- Talk to neighbours and
- Read the planning documents
This will help you decide what to do.
🔎 WHERE to view a Planning Application
You can search for application in two ways.
Online
You can search on the Council website: https://www.dlrcoco.ie/planning.
You can search by address, map and area.
Address search (using the Quick Search box): https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dunlaoghaire/search-applications
Map search: https://dlrcocouncil.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=af21eeb123224c4c877f410139ed1e69
Clonskeagh applications since 1991: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dunlaoghaire/search-applications/results?criteria=%7B%22query%22:%22clonskeagh%22%7D&page=1
You can also download documents to read.
In Person
You can visit:
Planning & Economic Development Department
County Hall
Marine Road
Dún Laoghaire
Co Dublin
Open usually Monday to Friday during office hours.
✍ Making Observations on a Planning Application
Anyone can send written comments to the Council.
Deadline: Within 5 weeks (35 days) of the date the Council received the application.
If the deadline falls on a weekend or public holiday, it moves to the next working day.
The current fee for written comments is €20.
◆ When the Council makes its decision
The Council usually decides within 8 weeks (56 days).
If more information is needed, the applicant may have up to 6 months to provide it.
ℹ️ If new information is PROVIDED to the Council
If important new information is submitted:
- A new public notice may be required by the Council and
- People who commented earlier will be contacted
You may be able to submit additional comments within:
- 2 weeks, or
- 5 weeks if an Environmental Impact Statement is required.
⚖️ Appealing the granting of a Planning Permission
Some people can appeal a planning decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála.
They are:
- The applicant
- Anyone who made comments previously, a third-party appeal
- Certain organisations, for example, An Taisce and
- Adjoining landowners, even if they did not send comments to the Council earlier.
Third-party appeals
If you made comments to the Council earlier, you can appeal the decision
- In writing to An Coimisiún Pleanála.
- Within 28 days and
- Pay an appeal fee of €220 (current fee).
adjoining landowners’ Appeal
If you did not comment previously, you must first apply for permission to appeal.
- In writing to An Coimisiún Pleanála
- Within 28 days and
- Pay an application fee of €110 (current fee).
If permission is granted:
- You must submit your appeal and
- Pay the appeal fee of €220.
👥 The Association’s role in Planning Applications
The Association monitors local planning applications.
It focuses on large proposals, such as:
- Large housing developments and
- Major road changes
It usually does not comment on small home planning applications.
It does not mediate disputes between neighbours about planning matters.