Observation pack · South Dublin County Council
85, Willbrook Estate, Rathfarham, Dublin 14, D14 Y3E9
Extension of the existing rear dormers by infilling the roof area between the two existing dormers to form one continuous rear dormer, in connection with the existing attic conversion.
Observations close 6 Oct 2026 5 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 28 Sept 2026
The application
- Reference
- ED26/0093 · full record
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Sect. 5
- Status
- Decision
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 13 m²
- Received
- 1 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 15 Sept 2026, 20:40
- Decision due
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Referred to an coimisiún pleanála for determination
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/70933.
- Write your observation.Quote
ED26/0093at 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 6 Oct 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 1Old Mill
- Radon risk area × 1About 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/0174W | Grant permission for retention | 14 Sept 2026 | — | 318 m | Elevation alterations to previously granted application SD19A/0201 to include additional window at ground floor level, window positions altered, omission standing seamed metal canopy and full brick clad throughout on east elevation, addition of small ground floor window on south elevation, change of rear ground floor structure finish from render to brick finish and all associated works. |
| SD26B/0356W | Grant permission | 7 Sept 2026 | — | 412 m | Carport conversion and single-storey extension to the front of the main house; Roof light on the main roof and all ancillary works required to facilitate the development. |
| SD26B/0250W | Request additional information | 10 Aug 2026 | — | 429 m | Two-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. First-floor extension to the side of the existing dwelling with alterations to the front external finish of the existing garage and all associated alterations to the elevations, internal alterations, site, drainage, landscaping and ancillary works. |
| SD26B/0294W | Grant permission | 6 Aug 2026 | — | 294 m | Modifications to previously granted planning permission reg. ref.: SD25B/0724W; Modifications include: (1) Change of lower roof profile to front; (2) Change to entry door and front fenestration at ground floor. |
| SD26B/0298W | Grant permission | 30 Jul 2026 | — | 350 m | Refurbishment and extension to existing semi-detached house to include (a) reconstruction of single storey extension to rear with flat roof and roof light (b) construction of new first floor extension to rear with pitched roof (c) new and adjusted windows to north (gable) elevation (d) new velux type window to rear (e) widening of vehicular entrance on to St Enda’s Park (f) associated internal alterations, drainage and external works. |
| SD26B/0121W | Grant permission | 14 May 2026 | — | 316 m | To erect a front porch extension, new flat roof over bay window to front of house, a new single storey rear extension with flat roof and roof window, new roof windows to rear of existing roof, resize window at first floor level to rear elevation, extend vehicular entrance to 3.95 metres wide and dish footpath accordingly, and all associated site works. |
| SD26B/0107W | Grant permission | 30 Apr 2026 | — | 356 m | Conversion of an existing attic space to provide a bedroom, shower room, storage area and new access stair, involving the proposed modification of the existing roof structure to the rear, with removal of existing rear dormer and the construction of a new, larger flat roof dormer with two no. proposed windows to the rear, along with a proposed attic level window to the side of the existing dwelling, with all associated internal reconfigurations and external works. |
| SD26B/0102W | Grant permission | 27 Apr 2026 | — | 458 m | Alteration/extension of the existing two-storey semi-detached house comprising demolition of the existing rear conservatory and converted garage at the side, and construction of a new two-storey side/rear extension, with hipped roof including extension of the existing hipped roof, modifications to the existing fenestration, and associated internal alterations and site development including widening of the existing vehicular access. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324355 | Referral | pending | 4 Jun 2026 | 342 m |
| 324134 | Referral | pending | 9 Mar 2026 | 348 m |
| 324066 | Referral | pending | 4 Feb 2026 | 319 m |
| 322344 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 29 Jul 2025 | 362 m |
| 318079 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 18 Jun 2024 | 448 m |
| 317450 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 7 Mar 2024 | 372 m |
| 315218 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 25 Jan 2024 | 442 m |
| 314328 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 30 Jun 2023 | 356 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
- 1 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 6 Oct 2026
- 1 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 15 Sept 2026, 20:40. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.