Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

St. Finians Gaa Club, Aylmer Road, Newcastle, Co Dublin

Proposed development consists of: a) The extension of the existing gravel car park from 1895m2 to 2973m2 b)The creation of an accessible compacted gravel pedestrian pathway around the new all-weather pitch c)The introduction of 1.1m low level solar bollard lighting around the perimeter of the pedestrian pathways d)The creation of 2 no. covered seating/picnic areas with picnic benches and demountable umbrellas/canopies. e)The creation of an enclosed children's play area, and all associated site works.

Observations close 24 Sept 2026 12 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 16 Sept 2026

The application

Reference: ED26/0086 · 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: 5,531 m²
Received: 20 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 16 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/70871.
Write your observation.Quote ED26/0086 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 24 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
P1 Rural	RU: To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture	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
SD25A/0303W	Grant permission	18 Feb 2026	—	39 m	Permission to upgrade and relocate existing floodlighting system on a training pitch consisting of 4 number 18.2 metre high columns and all associated ducting, column bases and light fittings.
SD25A/0282W	Invalid - site notice	4 Dec 2025	—	39 m	Permission to upgrade and relocate existing floodlighting system on a training pitch consisting of 4 number 18.2 metre high columns and all associated ducting, column bases and light fittings.
SD25B/0469W	Grant permission	18 Sept 2025	—	294 m	Partial demolition (c.114.3 sq m) of existing single-storey, detached, 5-bedroom bungalow (c.216.7 sq m), refurbishment (c.102.4 sq m) and single-storey, double-pitched and flat roof extension (c.219.9 sq m), to accommodate the primary dwelling (4 bedrooms and ancillary living and welfare areas) and an attached secondary, semi-independent annexe (1 bedroom and ancillary living areas), for integrated use as a multi-generational, fully accessible, family dwelling. And all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and boundary works, including localized site reprofiling (max. 500mm increase) to match existing ground floor level, new access ramps and covered walkway connecting entrance of house to existing driveway.
SD25A/0087W	Grant permission	12 Aug 2025	—	343 m	The provision of a new winter module, a replacement waste platform canopy and amendments to van loading bays at an existing distribution facility.
ED25/0028	Declared exempt	20 May 2025	—	126 m	St Finian's GAA Club would like to upgrade a section of their existing grass training and youth Football Pitch area to an all-weather training and youth Football Pitch and all associated site works. The proposed area is 95m long x 65m wide, outlined in red on the attached drawings.
SD25B/0128W	Grant permission	6 May 2025	—	221 m	Changes to previously approved single storey 3 bedroom dwelling house (SDCC Planning Ref SD23A/0287), changes to include revised access & parking configuration to site layout and associated site works, on overall site comprising 0.095 hectares (approx 950 m2)
SD24B/0324	Grant permission	6 Sept 2024	—	273 m	Alterations/extension of the existing single-storey detached house at Aylmer Lodge comprising of partial demolition of single storey rear extension and shed, and construction of a new single storey extension Modification's to existing fenestration plus all associated internal alterations and site development
SD23A/0287	Grant permission	7 Feb 2024	1	221 m	The erection of 1 no. single storey 3 bedroom dwelling house circa 122 m2 nett internal area (circa 153 m2 gross external area) to include new vehicle access, car parking, new service & drainage connections & other associated site works including partial removal of existing boundary wall & fence, on overall site comprising 0.0752 hectares (circa 752 m2)

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

20 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 24 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.