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South Dublin County Council · ED26/0009 · Declaration of Exemption Sect. 5

1, Somerton Court, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 N2V5.

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Council received 5 Feb 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (219 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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ED26/0009 is a planning application for declaration of exemption sect. 5 at 1, Somerton Court, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 N2V5., received by South Dublin County Council on 5 Feb 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Conversion of a portion of the exclusive use front garden within the curtilage of the dwelling into domestic parking driveway to facilitate off street parking and electric vehicle charging. Works will involve replacement of soft landscaping with a permeable hard surface. No alteration to height or alignment of boundary walls no alteration of footpath or road. Aligns with class 1, part 1, schedule 2 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001. As works within the curtilage of a dwelling/house. The driveway is for domestic use only and to provide off street parking facilities. No alternation to public footpath, road or boundary wall. The council issued a split decision on 4 Mar 2026 (Declared Not Exempt). The five-week observation window closed on 12 Mar 2026. The site is zoned R3 — rural cluster under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 51 other decided applications in the last five years and 4 appeals.

Appeal window closes 1 Apr 2026 closed 164 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (4 Mar 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

Conversion of a portion of the exclusive use front garden within the curtilage of the dwelling into domestic parking driveway to facilitate off street parking and electric vehicle charging. Works will involve replacement of soft landscaping with a permeable hard surface. No alteration to height or alignment of boundary walls no alteration of footpath or road. Aligns with class 1, part 1, schedule 2 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001. As works within the curtilage of a dwelling/house. The driveway is for domestic use only and to provide off street parking facilities. No alternation to public footpath, road or boundary wall.

Status
Decision
Decision
Declared not exempt on 4 Mar 2026
Site (from polygon)
20 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 5 Feb 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 12 Mar 2026
  • 4 Mar 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 1 Apr 2026

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Appeal

Not appealed.

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    Zoning at the site

    R3 — Rural cluster

    SDZ: To provide for strategic development in accordance with approved planning schemes

    A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 1
      Somerton House
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 90466). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/69771.

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