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South Dublin County Council · SD25B/0141W

38A Dodsborough Cottages, Shackleton Avenue, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 V5N3

Approved in May 2025.

  1. 14 Mar 2025Received
  2. 7 May 2025Approved
  3. 19 Jun 2025Final approval
  4. 18 Jun 2030Approval runs out
Status
Approved
Decision
Approved for retention · 7 May 2025
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
Retention
Site
613 m²

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What’s proposed

In plain English

Retention of garage and boundary changes at 38A Dodsborough Cottages

The applicant is seeking permission to keep changes made to a previously approved plan. This includes a new attached garage and adjustments to the boundary, driveway, and solar panels.

  • Asks to keep work already built (retention)
  • New attached garage with 16.4sq.m floor area
  • Increase from 5 to 10 solar panels
  • Realignment of front boundary and driveway entrance
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

Retention permission sought for alterations to previously approved grant of planning Reg Ref: SD19A/0061 to include replacing of approved internal garden wall, side passageway and detached shed on right hand side with new single storey pitched roof attached garage, with increased floor area of 16.4sq.m, raised ridge hight of 0.25m to 4.190m, new double doors to front & 2no. velux roof windows to side/east elevation. Increase from 5 to 10no. solar PV panels to front/Southern elevation (total surface area = 20.0sq.m). Realignment of the approved house & existing front / Southern boundary facing Shackleton Avenue to include / incorporate the full depth of existing ditch, to meet the line to the existing timber boundary fence. Revisions to setout of driveway & pedestrian entrance gates, piers & brickwork walls along the site / southern boundary to allow for the difference between internal & external site levels, together with associated site works

Planning details

Reference
SD25B/0141W
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Final Grant”
Received
14 Mar 2025
Observations close
18 Apr 2025 (closed 541 days ago)
Decision due
8 May 2025 · decided 7 May 2025
Decision
Grant permission for retention on 7 May 2025
Proposed development
Retention permission sought for alterations to previously approved grant of planning Reg Ref: SD19A/0061 to include replacing of approved internal garden wall, side passageway and detached shed on right hand side with new single storey pitched roof attached garage, with increased floor area of 16.4sq.m, raised ridge hight of 0.25m to 4.190m, new double doors to front & 2no. velux roof windows to side/east elevation. Increase from 5 to 10no. solar PV panels to front/Southern elevation (total surface area = 20.0sq.m). Realignment of the approved house & existing front / Southern boundary facing Shackleton Avenue to include / incorporate the full depth of existing ditch, to meet the line to the existing timber boundary fence. Revisions to setout of driveway & pedestrian entrance gates, piers & brickwork walls along the site / southern boundary to allow for the difference between internal & external site levels, together with associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area
613 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Zoning

R2 — Existing residential

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

R3 — Rural cluster

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

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  • Radon risk area · 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 2
    Ritual site - holy well; R149568

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

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Summary

SD25B/0141W is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for retention permission sought for alterations to previously approved grant of planning Reg, received on 14 Mar 2025; permission was granted on 7 May 2025.