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Featured Consultations

  • Transportation: Urban Speed Limit Bye-Laws Review 2026

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is reviewing speed limits in urban areas across the county. As part of the review, a number of changes to existing speed limits are being proposed. These include introducing 30 km/h speed limit zones at certain schools (listed below) during specified periods and changing speed limits associated with the New Glenamuck District Road Scheme, Glenamuck Road and Kilternan Village. This review is being carried out in accordance with...

    Closes 11 September 2026

  • Environment: Draft Litter Management Plan 2027 - 2029

    The dlr Litter Management Plan 2027-2029 sets out our objectives for preventing and managing litter in the County. To help create a cleaner environment, the Plan sets out four key priorities and the actions we will take under each one. Litter Prevention and Control Community Engagement and Awareness Operations Enforcement We want to hear your views to help shape the final version of the Plan. As part...

    Closes 11 September 2026

  • Finance: Variation of Local Property Tax - Notice of consideration of setting a local adjustment factor

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is seeking the views of the public on the Local Property Tax (LPT) and its role in funding vital services across the County. Council services are funded from a range of income sources, including commercial rates, Government grants, Local Property Tax and locally generated income such as parking income and housing rents. Income from LPT plays an important role funding a broad range of services, including parks and open...

    Closes 4 September 2026

  • Finance: Notice of Consideration of a scheme for the abatement of rates in respect of vacant properties 2027

    The Council provides a broad range of services to residents, businesses and visitors to the County. These services are funded from income from Commercial Rates, Grants, Local Property Tax and other income generated locally such as parking, housing rents, planning fees etc Income from Commercial Rates pays for a wide range of services including street lighting, maintenance of roads and footpaths, libraries, parks and playgrounds, sports and recreation facilities, economic...

    Closes 24 August 2026

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  • Planning: Proposed residential development at Woodbrook DART Gateway, Dublin 18

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council hereby gives notice of a proposal for a new housing development at Woodbrook DART Gateway, Dublin 18. This proposal is made under Part 8, Article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (as amended). You can give your views on this proposal...

    Closed 7 August 2026

  • National Watersports Campus - Non-Statutory Public Engagement

    Have your say in shaping Ireland’s first purpose built multi-watersport facility In 2025, the public had the chance to contribute to the development of a new Masterplan for Dún Laoghaire Harbour. One of the projects that formed part of the Masterplan is the National Watersports...

    Closed 31 July 2026

  • Applications for Designation of Bathing Waters 2026

    Each year, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council must decide which bathing waters (such as the sea, rivers, or lakes) are commonly used by the public for swimming during the bathing season. To help with this, the public is asked for input to help identify bathing areas. ...

    Closed 24 July 2026

  • Active Travel: Safe Routes to School - St. Patrick's National School

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is working with the National Transport Authority (NTA) to deliver their "Safe Routes to School"(SRTS) Programme, the aim of which is to improve safety at school entrances, improve access routes to schools and encourage as many pupils as possible in primary and...

    Closed 17 July 2026

  • Active Travel: Safe Routes to School - St. Kevin's National School

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is working with the National Transport Authority (NTA) to deliver their "Safe Routes to School"(SRTS) Programme, the aim of which is to improve safety at school entrances, improve access routes to schools and encourage as many pupils as possible in primary and...

    Closed 17 July 2026

We Asked, You Said, We Did

Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes

We asked

DLR Housing Department asked for the public's comments or observations in relation to the proposed demolition of community building at 10 Eblana Avenue and demolition of community and commercial building and removal of on-street parking at 10 Sussex Street. Construction of a new community facility and housing development comprising of 39nr. 1-bed apartments, 16nr. 2-bed apartments and 4nr. 3-bedroom houses and provision of 1nr. accessible parking space, an accessible drop-off area, 66nr. cycle parking spaces and all associated site works on Sussex Street and Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

You said

Nineteen submissions were received in relation to this consultation.

 

We did

The DLR Housing Department received Part 8 Planning Approval at the Council meeting on the 8th June 2026.

Certified Minutes - Development at Sussex Street and Eblana Avenue

Part 8 Report, Post June Council Meeting - Development at Sussex Street and Eblana Avenue

 

 

 

 

 

We asked

At a Special County Council Meeting on 12 March 2026, DLR Elected Members resolved that the Proposed Amendment No. 11 be made subject to a number of material alterations/modifications. dlr Forward Planning Infrastructure Department sought the public's comments/observations in relation to these Proposed Material Alterations/Modifications.  

You said

12 Submissions were received in relation to this second statutory public consultation.

We did

The Report on the submissions received on the Proposed Material Alterations/Modifications to Proposed Amendment No. 11 was considered at a Special Meeting of the County Council on 4 June 2026, at which it was agreed by resolution to make the Proposed Amendment, as per  Section 169 (4)(b)(i) of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) subject to all of the Proposed Material Alterations/Modifications to the Cherrywood SDZ Planning Scheme 2014 (as amended).

Subject to an appeal being received within 4 weeks of this decision and by 1st July 2026, Amendment No. 11 will come into effect as of that date.

We asked

On the 6th of January 2026 Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council invited the public to make submissions for Clifton/Rathsallagh Teen Space & Natural Play.

The non-statutory public consultation survey for a new Teen Space & Natural Play Space ran from 6th of January to 6th‑ of February 2026.
This feedback will help create a brief and specification for the Teen Space & Natural Play, which will be tendered for construction during 2026. 

The consultation aims to: 

  • Determine the main users of the Teen Space & Natural Play Space  

  • Determine the level of support for the Teen Space & Natural Play Space 

  • Gather ideas from the community for the Teen Space & Natural Play Space design  

You said

There were 20 responses to the Citizen Space Survey for the Teen Space & Natural Play Space along with 6 email submissions through Dun-Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Citizen Space. 

 The support represented 69.23% in the submissions for a new Teen Space & Natural Play Space for Clifton/Rathsallagh.

We did

DLRCC under the Public Consultation for Clifton/Rathsallagh Teen Space & Natural Play. Following the public consultation process, the ideas and views of all stakeholders about what should be included in for Clifton/Rathsallagh Teen Space & Natural Play were compiled and included in a report that will influence and create the design of the Teen and Natural Play Space.

We will provide further updates on this play space through our website and social media.