Observation pack · South Dublin County Council
19A, Raheen Court, Dublin 24, D24 F785
The development will consist of a rear dormer roof extension.
Observations close 9 Oct 2026 23 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
- ED26/0096 · 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 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/70974.
- Write your observation.Quote
ED26/0096at 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 × 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD26B/0029W | Grant permission for retention | 2 Jun 2026 | — | 51 m | Retention of single storey flat roof side extension. |
| SD25A/0271W | Grant permission & grant retention | 21 Apr 2026 | — | 439 m | Blenders intend to apply for Retention Permission and Permission for development on lands at Blenders, Whitestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 VY75. The development for which retention permission is sought consists of minor works arising from deviations to the permitted finished goods warehouse associated with SD23A/0277 as follows: 1.Single storey office, staircase and utility rooms (1 no. panel room and 1 no. fire hose reel pump room) to the north-west of the finished goods warehouse with roof plant over. 2. Standalone bicycle shed to the north east corner of the site. 3. Widening of the internal road in the southwest corner of the site to accommodate additional HGV staging spaces. 4. Relocation of pedestrian walkway to the front of car parking spaces to the north-west of the site. 5. Associated lighting, landscaping, retaining gabion wall and drainage arrangements. Planning permission is sought for: • alterations to the existing entrance to the south of the site in order to prevent HGVs striking the ground surface on entry/exit along with replacement gates and fencing. •new landscaping (including additional planting) •omission of permitted sprinkler tank and meter room from that permitted under SD23A/0277 All associated site works. |
| SD25A/0133 | Declared withdrawn | 15 Apr 2026 | 15 | 360 m | The development will consist of the following, (i) demolition of existing staff accommodation on the 2nd floor and construction of 6 no 1 bed units, (ii) provision of 2 additional floors to provide 9 apartments, 6 no. 1 bed units and 3 no 2 bed units, resulting in a 5 storey building over basement with a total of 15 apartments, (iii) new lift and lobby area to the rear to service all 5 floors, (iv) new pedestrian entrance to the eastern boundary provision of 15 no. bicycle parking spaces & bin store, (v) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. |
| SD25A/0131 | Declared withdrawn | 15 Apr 2026 | 9 | 360 m | The development will consist of increasing the floor area of the existing staff accommodation & plant room by 218 Sq.m on the 2nd floor, provision of 2 additional floors to provide 9 Apartments, 6no. 1 Bed units & 3 no. 2 Bed units, resulting in a 5 storey building over basement, new lift and lobby area to the rear to service all 5 foors, new pedestrian entrance to the eastern boundary, provision of 11 no. bicycle parking spaces & bin store, all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. |
| SD25B/0385 | Refuse permission for retention | 4 Mar 2026 | — | 222 m | Retention of timber log cabin in back garden to rear and side of house, for use as office, gym, play room/games room and storage area along with ancillary works |
| ED26/0004 | Declared exempt | 6 Feb 2026 | — | 38 m | Single storey extension at the rear of the house |
| SD25B/0276 | Grant permission | 3 Oct 2025 | — | 496 m | Two storey extension to rear of 9 Ferneood Avenue Springfield Tallaght Dublin 24 |
| SD25B/0102W | Grant permission for retention | 11 Jun 2025 | — | 427 m | The development seeking retention consists of the construction of a ground floor extension to the rear of the dwelling. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501079 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 30 Jun 2026 | 222 m |
| 500140 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 4 Feb 2026 | 496 m |
| 319817 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 15 Oct 2024 | 269 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.