16, Somerton View, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Dublin, K78 P3F6
Proposed 30 sqm home office and gym in rear garden.
The application
- Reference
- ED26/0085 · 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
- 14 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/70869.
- Write your observation.Quote
ED26/0085at 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.
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 × 1About 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/0002W | Grant permission | 14 Aug 2026 | — | 301 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. |
| SDZ26A/0022W | Grant permission | 28 Jul 2026 | — | 307 m | A Single storey, ground floor rear extension and 2 new windows to the side at 2nd floor level. |
| SD26B/0278W | Grant permission | 24 Jul 2026 | — | 394 m | Planning permission for an attic conversion including a rear dormer roof extension, a new window to the gable wall, 2No. rooflights to the front elevation, new internal access stairs, and all associated site works |
| ED26/0053 | Declared exempt | 22 Jun 2026 | — | 378 m | Proposed single storey rear extension with flat roof. |
| SD26B/0268W | Invalidate application | 17 Jun 2026 | — | 301 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. |
| SDZ26A/0010W | Grant permission | 5 May 2026 | — | 349 m | Conversion of attic to storage and a bathroom including a dormer window to the rear all at roof level. |
| SDZ26A/0007 | Grant permission | 20 Apr 2026 | — | 393 m | The Construction of a single storey rear extension incorporating an extended kitchen/dining/living space, plus all associated site works. |
| ED26/0022 | Declared not exempt | 1 Apr 2026 | — | 3 m | Proposed ancillary building including study room and bathroom in rear garden. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320379 | Final Map Appeal | Other | 23 Oct 2024 | 39 m |
| 315768 | Amend Planning Schema/Add Planning Schema | Granted | 23 Apr 2024 | 0 m |
| 313136 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 14 Dec 2023 | 161 m |
| 316619 | Draft Map Appeal | Other | 24 Oct 2023 | 0 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.