Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

58, Tandy's Drive, Lucan, Dublin, K78 W3C7

The development will consist of construction of a single storey flat roof 28.2Sq

Observations close 23 Sept 2026 11 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Sept 2026

The application

Reference: ED26/0084 · 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: 18 m²
Received: 19 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 15 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/70868.
Write your observation.Quote ED26/0084 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 23 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
R3 Rural cluster	SDZ: To provide for strategic development in accordance with approved planning schemes	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 10 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
SDZ26B/0003W	Grant permission	18 Aug 2026	—	395 m	Construction of new flat-roof kitchen / dining / utility room rear extension and minor modifications to existing rear window and existing rear double-doors and all associated site, drainage and structural works.
SD26B/0367W	Invalidate application	18 Aug 2026	—	352 m	Conversion of roof space to accommodate a bedroom and ensuite shower room; three no. rooflights to front roof slope and four Rooflights to rear roof slope.
SDZ26B/0002W	Grant permission	14 Aug 2026	—	381 m	Alterations to approved planning ref: SD22B/0455; internal modifications to approved attic floor layout to allow for 2 bedrooms and a toilet, three new windows at attic floor, removal of granted ground floor rear extension and revised layout of granted rooflights; proposed finishes to match and align with existing terraced dwelling inclusive of all associated site works.
SDZ26B/0001W	Grant permission	7 Aug 2026	—	419 m	Attic conversion for storage use including four rooflights to the front roof slope and one rooflight on each side roof slope; single storey flat roof extension to the side with front-facing high window.
SDZ26A/0024W	Grant permission	5 Aug 2026	—	212 m	Amendment to Planning Permission Ref. SDZ25A/0048W comprising of the construction of a single-storey flat roof rear extension in place of the previously permitted single-storey pitched roof rear extension.
SDZ26A/0023W	Request additional information	4 Aug 2026	—	123 m	Two-storey extension to rear of existing house to consist of a kitchen area, store, bedroom and prayer room on the ground floor and balcony and store on first floor; the proposed stairs to the first floor will be fitted with a chair-lift which is not possible on the existing stair layout.
SDZ26A/0022W	Grant permission	28 Jul 2026	—	407 m	A Single storey, ground floor rear extension and 2 new windows to the side at 2nd floor level.
SD26B/0346W	Invalidate application	28 Jul 2026	—	352 m	3 no. Rooflights to front roof slope and 4 no. Rooflights to rear roof slope of existing house.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501183	Planning Appeal	Refused	29 Jul 2026	459 m
321321	Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate	Granted with conditions	22 Jul 2025	347 m
320889	Planning Appeal	Invalid	23 Sept 2024	421 m
315768	Amend Planning Schema/Add Planning Schema	Granted	23 Apr 2024	0 m
316611	Draft Map Appeal	Granted	11 Sept 2023	353 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

19 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 23 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.