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South Dublin County Council · SD26A/0182W · Permission

Wit's End, The Rookery, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16

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Council received 24 Jul 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (50 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)Decision due 17 Sept 2026
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SD26A/0182W is a planning application for permission at Wit's End, The Rookery, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16, received by South Dublin County Council on 24 Jul 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Construction of 5 no. 2-storey 4-bed detached dwellings; New internal access road and widening of the existing vehicular access from The Rookery; New boundary and entrance gates to Mount Michael House; Car parking, bin stores, landscaped communal open space and boundary treatments; All associated site works and services; The lands are adjacent to Mount Michael House, a Protected Structure. No decision has been made yet; the council's decision is due by 17 Sept 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 28 Aug 2026. The site is zoned R2 — existing residential under the South Dublin County Council development plan. The scheme is for 5 units. Within 500 m there are 35 other decided applications in the last five years and 4 appeals.

Observations close 28 Aug 2026 closed 15 days ago
5 weeks from receipt (24 Jul 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · €20 to the council
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Proposal

Construction of 5 no. 2-storey 4-bed detached dwellings; New internal access road and widening of the existing vehicular access from The Rookery; New boundary and entrance gates to Mount Michael House; Car parking, bin stores, landscaped communal open space and boundary treatments; All associated site works and services; The lands are adjacent to Mount Michael House, a Protected Structure.

Status
Referral
Decision
Pending
Units
5
Floor area
1,025 m²
Site (from polygon)
3,544 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 24 Jul 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 28 Aug 2026

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    Zoning at the site

    R2 — Existing residential

    RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

    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.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 3
      Scholarstown House; Willow House; Ros Mór
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 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 116782). 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/70719.

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