Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

11, Kilakee Close, Greenpark, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 X9F7.

Install external wall insulation at the front elevation, right gable (not rear extension) and rear elevation see attached for full description.

Observations close 22 Sept 2026 10 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 14 Sept 2026

The application

Reference: ED26/0083 · 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: 11 m²
Received: 18 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 14 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/70856.
Write your observation.Quote ED26/0083 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 22 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
SD26A/0157W	Grant permission for retention	19 Aug 2026	—	71 m	Retention permission for minor alterations to previously granted planning permission file ref no: SD25A/0119W . The application will involve minor alterations to external finishes to that previously granted to elevations which will create a detached dwelling on site and for an additional 2.1 m2 of floor space to previously granted en-suite extension area to rear. All other aspects of the permission remain unchanged to that previously granted and will include all associated site works.
SD26B/0281W	Grant permission & grant retention	29 Jul 2026	—	359 m	The development seeking permission will consist of completing a single-storey extension to the rear of the house. The development seeking retention consists of widening the vehicular entrance to 3.5m, the construction of a canopy over the front door to the front of the house, the construction of a first-floor side extension and the partial construction of the single-storey rear extension.
SD26B/0182	Grant permission	16 Jul 2026	—	67 m	Widening of vehicular entrance from 2.7m to 5m wide, remove grass verge on public footpath and dish accordingly.
SD26B/0179W	Grant permission	8 Jun 2026	—	239 m	Conversion of existing attic space to become habitable space and erection of a dormer to rear and all associated site works to facilitate same.
SD26B/0117	Grant permission	30 Apr 2026	—	54 m	Conversion of attic for storage and dormer window to rear.
SD25A/0009W	Request additional information	13 Jan 2026	—	472 m	Demolition of a warehouse (181.4m2) and replacement with a high bay warehouse 13.15m high with a floor area of 1,118.35m2 and associated siteworks
SD25A/0037W	Grant permission	22 Oct 2025	—	479 m	The development will consist of an extension to existing garage premises, of approximately 90 sq. metres.
SD25B/0460W	Grant permission	10 Sept 2025	—	398 m	For modifications of previously granted application SD24B/0494W. Modifications include new dormer attic structure consisting of 2 bedrooms and en-suite from proposed study and storage , attic stair relocation and associated works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
316828	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	17 Oct 2024	181 m
320443	Final Map Appeal	Other	8 Oct 2024	135 m
316402	Draft Map Appeal	Other	18 Oct 2023	135 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

18 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 22 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.