My property appears to be within a flood zone – why is this?
Flood Zone Maps are maps of areas predicted to be at risk of flooding in the 1.0% annual exceedance probability (AEP) event (1 in 100 year - Flood Zone A) and the 0.1% AEP event (1 in 1000 year - Flood Zone B).
The Flood Zone Maps were produced as an output of the Eastern Catchment Flood Risk Assessment & Management (ECFRAMs) project (2010 -2017) and were subject to statutory consultation and approval during that period.
For specific flood risk considerations of an area, please Appendix 15 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment of the Development Plan.
My road is experiencing illegal parking of vehicles, can I report it to the Council?
The Traffic Wardens working on behalf of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council [dlr] enforce the Paid Parking Control Scheme and road traffic regulations on public roads and public car parks within dlr's administrative area.
The Traffic Wardens working on behalf of dlr primarily operate to their enforcement schedule within the Council's Paid Parking control areas, as it is not possible to allocate resources to provide an immediate enforcement response, or enforcement coverage at all times in all areas throughout the County.
Should an area be experiencing instances of continued illegal parking, the Council’s Paid Parking Section may be contacted on (01) 2054700 or by e-mail to info@dlrcoco.ie.
illegal parking, report
New rental law changes since 1st March 2026 for private rented accommodation
Next Steps/How do I apply?
Interested community groups are strongly encouraged to contact the Community Climate Action Officer at climate@dlrcoco.ie with their project ideas before completing their application form.
Noise from Construction Works
While there are no set times in law limiting the working hours on building sites, there are guideline standard times that apply to construction activity. If work takes place outside of these hours, it can then be regarded as a source of noise nuisance, and investigated by the Council’s EHOs (Environmental Health Officers). Site development and building works in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown are restricted to:
• Monday to Friday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Saturdays: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Sundays & Bank Holidays: Works not allowed.
However, please note that these are guideline times only, and in certain circumstances it may be necessary for building works to take place outside of these hours. In addition these guideline times do not apply to any kind of emergency works carried out by the ESB, Bord Gáis, Iarnród Eireann etc.
Construction working hours on a particular development may also be regulated by way of a condition attached to the planning permission and breaches in these cases are enforced by the Planning Enforcement Section of the Council.
You can contact Planning Enforcement at planningenforcement@dlrcoco.ie.
For further information on noise pollution, please click here.
noise, pollution, construction, sound, disturbance, regulations, guidelines
Not all Candidate Architectural Conservation Areas are proposed to be designated as part of the Draft Plan – Why?
In order to designate an ACA, a Character Appraisal for the area must be completed. At the time of preparing the Draft County Development Plan 2022-2028, the Character Appraisal Reports for the 5 proposed ACA’s had been carried out.
Note 2 requires a “certified” set of drawings. Who can ‘certify’ drawings?
It is expected that drawings will be certified by a person qualified to do so as a building professional- this would be expected to be the professional who completed the drawings.
Regularisation certificate
Occasional Use
Occasional use for recreational, social purposes of any school, hall, club, art gallery, museum, library, reading room, gym or structures normally used for public worship.
(Page 160 Class 15).
On what dates are payments made to the Landlord?
All rent payments to the landlord are made electronically on the last Wednesday of every month.