Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

14/15, The Village Centre, Lucan Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 CT96

(Shop Front Grant) -Replace the existing shop front door as it is damaged. -Repaint the wooden frame arounf door. -Add illuminated soft white led light to sign above shop front door. -Add flowers above shop door. -Repaint the windows on middle and top level.

Observations close 25 Sept 2026 13 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 17 Sept 2026

The application

Reference: ED26/0088 · 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: 17 m²
Received: 21 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 17 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/70882.
Write your observation.Quote ED26/0088 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 25 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
M2 Major town centre	VC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village Centres	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

NIAH-recorded building × 6
house · outbuilding · Lucan Methodist Church
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Recorded monument × 1
R149612
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

1 layer present but masked: flood_cfram — source licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
SD26B/0290W	Grant permission	5 Aug 2026	—	447 m	Alterations to existing dormer bungalow including (i) construction of 2 no. dormers to the rear section of the pitched roof; (ii) internal alterations at 1st floor consisting of the provision of 2 no. bedrooms; (iii) 2 new windows to the rear gable elevation and all associated site development works.
SD26A/0030	Grant permission & grant retention	29 May 2026	—	59 m	Application for permission to retain the exhaust fuels at rear of the units 1 & 2.
SD26B/0064W	Grant permission	10 Apr 2026	—	192 m	Part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension incorporating internal ground and first floor modifications. Front porch extension and widening of the existing vehicular entrance, plus all associated site works.
ED26/0010	Declared exempt	8 Apr 2026	—	214 m	Whether the use of the Moat Lodge B&B at Lock Road Lucan Co Dublin K78 P7X3 to provide accommodation for persons seeking international protection, constitutes exempted development or does not constitute exempt development
SD26A/0032W	Grant permission	7 Apr 2026	1	448 m	Construction of a new 3-bedroom single storey log cabin style detached house with rendered finished front elevation on the site with a share site entrance and separate driveways and parking.
SD25B/0723W	Grant permission	23 Feb 2026	—	348 m	Development consisting of extensions & alterations to existing semi-detached two storey dwelling house to include single storey flat & slopping roofed extensions to front, side and rear of dwelling, single storey extension to front to include extended front porch & new bay window to living room with new flat roof canopy over. Extension to side and rear to comprise new master bedroom, dressing room & ensuite to front & side, new utility & WC to rear, extended kitchen, dining & living area to rear and new covered external patio/deck area to rear. Works to include associated minor internal & external alterations to facilitate development including minor alterations and widening of existing front vehicular entrance to the site, associated drainage & landscaping works etc.
SD25B/0696W	Grant permission	12 Feb 2026	—	326 m	The proposed development will consist of 'extending the side gable wall and roof to form a new 'Dutch' type roof structure with rear dormer roof structure to convert the existing attic area into a non-habitable area with internal alterations, external finishes to match existing & associate site works.
SD25A/0286W	Refuse permission for retention	27 Jan 2026	—	211 m	Retention permission for the erection of storage containers to the rear of no. 6 Fairview, Leixlip Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 X527.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
323495	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	15 Jul 2026	399 m
500528	Planning Appeal	Refused	5 May 2026	343 m
323560	Planning Appeal	open	3 Sept 2025	453 m
321541	Planning Appeal	open	23 Dec 2024	392 m
318197	Planning Appeal	Refused	4 Oct 2024	399 m
318412	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	27 Aug 2024	250 m
312065	Planning Appeal	Refused	8 May 2023	399 m
311638	Planning Appeal	Refused	23 Mar 2022	40 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

21 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 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.