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.
OPR Online Information Seminar Q&A
Should I swim after heavy rain?
Heavy rain can wash pollution into rivers, lakes, and seas and in some instances overwhelm sewage systems. The impacts of these events are generally very short-lived lasting typically 1 - 2 days. Swimming after heavy rainfall is best avoided as it carries an added risk of pollution as well as a likely increase in the amount of sediment and turbidity in the water which would make it visually unappealing.
More information is available here.
Should I swim if the lifeguard red flag flying?
Never swim where a sign says not to or when the red flag is flying. The red flag is flown when there is a water safety risk like the presence of dangerous under-currents. The red flag can also be flown when there is an increased risk of illness if you go into the water or where pollution has been identified.
Should the tenant engage in Anti Social Behaviour (ABS) or cause a nuisance. What action is open to me?
The Council will have the responsibility for dealing with anti-social behaviour.