Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

28 cherryfield avenue, Walkinstown, D12, D12 P8K8

Ground floor extension to the rear of the existing propoerty, approximately 21m2 in total.

Observations close 18 Sept 2026 6 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 10 Sept 2026

The application

Reference: ED26/0082 · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Declaration of Exemption Sect. 5
Status: Officer Allocation
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 21 m²
Received: 14 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 10 Sept 2026
Decision: not yet decided

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/70847.
Write your observation.Quote ED26/0082 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. South Dublin County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 18 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, South Dublin County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
R2 Existing residential	RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2022 → 8 Mar 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: SDCC SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 23:18

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
SDCC SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	—	11 Sept 2026, 23:18	open

Designations on or near the site

Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB2381/26	Grant permission	29 Jul 2026	—	476 m	Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification to the existing roof structure, new access stairs, & hip roof to the side. Construction of flat roof dormer to the rear for habitable living space.
SD26B/0270W	Request additional information	28 Jul 2026	—	387 m	(1) Retention permission for attic conversion incorporating study room and en-suite; (2) Permission for construction of a 43 sq.m rear extension on ground floor comprising kitchen / dining area, laundry and gym/yoga room, together with all associated site works.
SD26B/0177W	Grant permission	23 Jul 2026	—	322 m	Demolish 48sq. m rear extension & construction of a 36.3 sq.m rear extension to an existing dwelling with a pitched roof & proposed new dormer to rear with new roof lights to front and associated site works.
SD26B/0244W	Grant permission	9 Jul 2026	—	350 m	Phase 1: Partial removal of approved shed to rear & construction of a ground floor extension to the rear, and attic conversion with dormer to the rear, amendment of roof to create side gable. Phase 2: removal of remainder of shed & car garage to rear & construction modular garden room containing an office /den /gym with amended rear boundary and access associated site works.
SD26B/0232W	Grant permission	7 Jul 2026	—	435 m	New ground floor extension to side/rear of existing dwelling to allow family ancillary accommodation with internal modifications and associated site works .
SD26B/0234W	Grant permission	3 Jul 2026	—	293 m	Widening of existing front vehicular access.
SD26B/0210W	Request additional information	23 Jun 2026	—	430 m	New vehicular access to the front with dropped kerb and partial removal of the front boundary wall.
SD26B/0221W	Grant permission	19 Jun 2026	—	371 m	Permission to amend the existing main roof from hipped to gable with attic-level gable window and the construction of a dormer window in the main roof to the rear of the house.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
323664	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	13 Jan 2026	457 m
321582	Leave to Appeal S37(6)	Refused	29 Jan 2025	483 m
321583	Leave to Appeal S37(6)	Refused	29 Jan 2025	483 m
320114	Planning Appeal	Refused	11 Nov 2024	158 m
314334	Referral	Other	13 Dec 2023	380 m
317532	Planning Appeal	Refused	31 Oct 2023	395 m
313859	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	21 Sept 2023	483 m
316176	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	19 Jul 2023	440 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

14 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 18 Sept 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.