Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

46, Monksfield Grove, Dublin 22

Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, removal of existing chimney, new access stars, 2 No. roof windows to the front and flat roof former to the rear.

Observations close 9 Oct 2026 24 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 1 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: ED26/0095 · 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: 7 m²
Received: 4 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due: 1 Oct 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/70972.
Write your observation.Quote ED26/0095 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 9 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

Radon risk area × 2
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · 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
SD26A/0138W	Grant permission	5 Aug 2026	—	387 m	Replacement of the existing perimeter steel fence with new knee wall and new painted perimeter steel fence along with the replacement and relocation of the existing manual swing opening gates with new electric operated sliding gate to existing yard entrance.
SD26A/0097W	Request additional information	10 Jun 2026	—	486 m	Retention for change of use from light industrial to coffee-shop/restaurant/takeaway, the single storey 45sqm extension to the West façade, existing façade signage and alterations to internal layout. Permission is sought for the realignment of site boundary fencing to facilitate a pedestrian entrance, a fire exit in the North façade and bollards fronting the West façade of Unit 1, 4no. secure bicycle lockers, revised car and bicycle parking layouts and associated site works.
SD26B/0133W	Grant permission	11 May 2026	—	178 m	Erection of a new 2 storey extension to the side, with internal modifications and associated site works.
SD20B/0275/EP	Declared withdrawn	22 Apr 2026	—	372 m	Demolition of existing 3.3sq.m rear kitchen lean-too and construction of new 12sq.m ground floor extension with flat roof; construction of new 4.1sq.m first floor rear extension with pitched roof; internal alterations.
SD26B/0036W	Grant permission	26 Mar 2026	—	229 m	Attic conversion with projecting dormer window to rear roof and 2 no. velux windows to front roof, new study / storage facility, and all associated site works.
ED26/0014	Declared exempt	23 Mar 2026	—	454 m	Proposed development will provide 150 bedrooms for displaced persons and is in keeping with the 'Guild lines for development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023' which lists 'Hotel' as exempted development.
SD25A/0284W	Grant permission	22 Jan 2026	—	231 m	Replacement of signage on the premises front elevation.
SD25B/0407W	Grant permission	13 Aug 2025	—	117 m	Planning Permission sought for proposed two storey pitched roof extension to side (floor area = 12.17sq.m) with a proposed ridge height of 6.935m high, complete with first floor bedroom window to side/N.West elevation & 2no. 'velux' roof lights to front/S.West elevation together with associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
321497	Planning Appeal	Refused	25 Aug 2025	340 m
314701	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Granted with conditions	28 Jul 2023	361 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

4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 Oct 2026

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.