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Featured Consultations

  • Forward Planning Infrastructure: Sandyford Urban Framework Plan

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) is inviting you to “Have Your Say” in shaping the vision and future of the area covered by the Sandyford Urban Framework Plan (SUFP). This area, referred to as “the Plan Area”, is illustrated in the map below. The Plan Area comprises the following six main areas: Stillorgan Business Park Sandyford Business Park Central Park South County Business Park Legionaries of Christ lands Leopardstown...

    Closes 25 August 2025

  • dlr Connector : Non-Statutory Public Consultation

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is proposing to develop the “DLR Connector”, a walking, cycling and public realm improvement scheme. The DLR Connector will connect neighbourhoods and villages east to west across the county via a safe and accessible walking and cycling route with public realm and greening improvements. The new infrastructure will bridge the gap between current and planned active travel routes, resulting in the delivery of 8.5km of continuous...

    Closes today

  • Dún Laoghaire Harbour Draft Masterplan Consultation

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is pleased to announce the publication of a Draft Masterplan for Dún Laoghaire Harbour and is now inviting members of the public to share their views. The Draft Masterplan sets out a comprehensive and long-term vision for a ‘Living Harbour’, focusing on improving recreation, tourism, and economic vitality while also building climate resilience and increasing biodiversity. It includes proposed actions over short, medium, and long-term timeframes...

    Closes 28 July 2025

Open Consultations

  • dlr Connector : Non-Statutory Public Consultation

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is proposing to develop the “DLR Connector”, a walking, cycling and public realm improvement scheme. The DLR Connector will connect neighbourhoods and villages east to west across the county via a safe and accessible walking and cycling route...

    Closes today

  • Traffic & Road Safety: Churchtown Road Upper Traffic Calming Scheme

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is proposing to carry out traffic calming works on Churchtown Road Upper, from the junctions with Whitehall Road/Landscape Park, passing Da La Salle College to the junction with Landscape Crescent. The works will include an enhancement of streetscape, traffic...

    Closes 18 July 2025

  • Planning: Taking in Charge at Stepaside Park (Phase 1), Stepaside, Dublin 18

    In accordance with the provisions of Section 180 of the Planning & Development Act, 2000 to initiate the procedures of Section 11 of the Roads Act, 1993 (as amended), Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council hereby gives notice of its intention to consider the making of a declaration that roads,...

    Closes 23 July 2025

  • Planning: Taking in Charge at Honeypark, Glenageary Road Upper & Kill Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

    In accordance with the provisions of Section 180 of the Planning & Development Act, 2000 to initiate the procedures of Section 11 of the Roads Act, 1993 (as amended), Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council hereby gives notice of its intention to consider the making of a declaration that open space,...

    Closes 23 July 2025

  • Parks - Lamb's Cross Green Space Development

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are excited to announce a project to design and create a small pocket park in this community! This initiative aims to enhance the areas liveability by providing a new, inviting green space for relaxation, recreation, and social interaction. Pocket...

    Closes 25 July 2025

Closed Consultations

  • Applications for Designation of Bathing Waters 2025

    Each year, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is required to identify bathing waters (sea, river or lake surface waters) within their area which they consider to be widely used by the public for bathing for the upcoming bathing season. Public participation is needed during May...

    Closed 27 June 2025

  • Parks: Proposed Playground Upgrades at Carysfort Park, Blackrock and Pearse Park, Sallynoggin

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is upgrading the existing playgrounds and exercise equipment at both Pearse Park, Sallynoggin and Carysfort Park, Blackrock and need your help creating a new, inclusive play space, where children of all ages, abilities and backgrounds can play. ...

    Closed 20 June 2025

  • Hillcrest Road Improvement Scheme, Sandyford, Dublin 18

    Proposed Development: Hillcrest Road Improvement Scheme, Sandyford, Dublin 18 PC/IC/ 02/25 In accordance with Part 8, Article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (as amended), Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council hereby gives notice of the...

    Closed 20 June 2025

  • Finance: VARIATION OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAX - Notice of consideration of setting a local adjustment factor

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County 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 ...

    Closed 19 June 2025

  • Traffic & Road Safety: Stillorgan Village Urban Framework Plan – Phase 4A

    Public Realm and Road Improvement Works on Old Dublin Road from the junction of Saint Lawrences Park to Stillorgan College of Further Education entrance. Under Phase 1 & 2 of the Stillorgan Village Urban Framework Plan, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council undertook works to upgrade the...

    Closed 18 June 2025

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 Parks undertook a public consultation survey for the upgrade of playgrounds at Clonmore Park, Stillorgan Heath, Leopardstown from the 15th April to the 6th May 2025.

This feedback will help create a brief and specification for the playground to be tendered out to design and build, during 2025.  

The consultation program aims to:

Determine the main users of the playground

Determine support for the playground

Gather ideas from the community for the playground design.

You said

Clonmore Park Playground received 254 Citizen space responses and 2 emails.

We did

The surveys for each playground have been analysed and the summary of the findings are within the attached reports. These reports will be included within the tender documents, and it is essential that the most wanted elements will be included within the design.

We will provide further updates through the dlr website and at the playgrounds in time.

You can find the report on the following page: https://www.dlrcoco.ie/news/general-news/consultation-update-windy-arbour-playground-and-clonmore-park-playground

We asked

Dlr Parks undertook a public consultation survey for the upgrade of playgrounds at Patrick Doyle Road, Rathmines Great from the 14th April to the 5th May 2025.This feedback will help create a brief and specification for the playground to be tendered out to design and build, during 2025.  

The consultation program aims to:

Determine the main users of the playground

Determine support for the playground

Gather ideas from the community for the playground design.

You said

There were 151 responses to the Windy Arbour Playground Citizen Space Survey and a further 10 emails

 

We did

The surveys for each playground have been analysed and the summary of the findings are within the attached reports. These reports will be included within the tender documents, and it is essential that the most wanted elements will be included within the design.

We will provide further updates through the dlr website and at the playgrounds in time.

https://www.dlrcoco.ie/news/general-news/consultation-update-windy-arbour-playground-and-clonmore-park-playground

We asked

DLR invited submissions to St. Michael’s Square and Environs which aims to improve accessibility, the general appearance of the streetscape and to assist in the regeneration of Dun Laoghaire Town.

You said

There was a total of 47 submissions received within the statutory consultation period. These comprised 37 submissions through the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Citizen Space Hub and 10 written submissions by email. There was 1 repeat email submission. 

We did

DLR has reviewed all the feedback and comments received. The Chief Executive’s Report in relation to the proposed development of St. Michael’s Square and Environs was submitted to the Elected Members of the local authority.

The proposed development and the Chief Executive Report which recommended that the proposed development as modified in that Report should be proceeded with were considered and approved by the Elected Members at the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Meeting on the 9th June 2025. The Chief Executive’s Report on the Public Consultation is available to read below.

Please note that pursuant to section 179(4(b) of the Planning and Development Act 2001 as amended the proposed development as modified in the manner recommended in the Chief Executive's Report and approved by the Elected Members may now proceed.