Observation pack · South Dublin County Council
Unit 120/121 and Unit 122, Level 1, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Internal works to two existing retail units (Units120/121 and Unit 122) to facilitate the amalgamation into a single retail unit (Unit 120/121/122 - 255sqm) and associated alterations to internal mall shopfront.
Observations close 13 Oct 2026 28 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- ED26/0097 · 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
- 103 m²
- Received
- 8 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 15 Sept 2026, 20:40
- Decision due
- 5 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/70982.
- Write your observation.Quote
ED26/0097at 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | TC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town Centres | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 → 8 Mar 2028 |
| M2 Major town centre | TC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town 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.
Sources: SDCC SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028, 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD26A/0175W | Grant permission | 14 Sept 2026 | — | 265 m | Minor external alterations to existing medical clinic, previously approved under change of use application Reg. Ref. SD17A/0418, comprising, provision of new louvre ventilation panels integrated into the existing glazing system at first floor level on the east, south, and west elevations; Provision of new wall mounted external signage on the west elevation at ground floor level. |
| SDOEL26/02 | Withdraw the application | 6 Aug 2026 | — | 289 m | Family focused concert. Tallaght Community and its surrounding Dublin neighbourhoods; families and friends, all ages. Family festival feeling. Pilot event. Established Kaleidoscope family brand. |
| ED26/0049 | Declared exempt | 31 Jul 2026 | — | 378 m | Whether the partial use of Tallaght Cross Hotel, Tallaght Cross West, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24VX61, to provide accommodation within 100 no. rooms of the total 186 no rooms for displaced persons or persons seeking international protection, constitutes exempted development or does not constitute exempt development. We note the remaining rooms will continue to operate under continue to operate under the current hotel use. |
| SD26A/0098W | Grant permission | 17 Jun 2026 | — | 300 m | The development will consist of the proposed change of use of the two storey warehouse with ancillary offices to a new place of worship with ancillary meeting and other spaces at ground and first floor level (gross floor area - 1,000sqm). This will be facilitated by: minor internal alterations and reconfigurations that will include the creation of a new mezzanine floor above the first floor level to enable access to plant only; new lift; and creation of a stage and ceremonial space at ground floor. external elevation changes to the north and east elevation of this commercial unit that will include the replacement of the warehouse shutter doors with new cladding and door to the north elevation, and alterations to the existing door on the eastern elevation. new signage (3.59sqm) on the corner elevation above the main entrance to the building. The proposed development will be served by 20 no. car parking spaces that will include the integrating of two existing spaces to create a disabled space with vehicular and pedestrian access via the existing entrances off Belgard Square North and Belgard Square East that will continue to serve the rest of this mixed use commercial development. |
| SD26A/0099W | Grant permission | 15 Jun 2026 | — | 321 m | Alterations to previously approved design (Reg.Ref:SD25A/0001W) comprising modified internal apartment layouts, additional window/door ope to terraces in Apts 1 & 2, fenestration alternations to southern and eastern facades, additional floor area to Apt. 4 to northern elevation, additional of 2 no. AOV's to roof level and all associated site works. |
| SD26B/0141W | Grant permission | 21 May 2026 | — | 417 m | The installation of 6 no. 6m high floodlights around the existing pitch and associated site works and the retention of the existing pitch boundary treatment comprising 2.4m high painted metal mesh fence with access gates with 3m high netting above. |
| SDOEL26/01 | Grant outdoor event licence | 15 May 2026 | — | 289 m | Opening ceremony of the Ireland Games comprising of a procession, ceremony, speeches and entertainment. Audient will include family members, supporters, sponsors and guests of Special Olympics Ireland. |
| SD26A/0065W | Grant permission | 5 May 2026 | — | 73 m | The proposed development will consist of amalgamation (including removal of internal mezzanine areas) and change of use of Units U133ABC (former An Post) and U133D (former Bodytalk) from Post Office and Retail Use respectively (both Class 1 “shops”) to accommodate a restaurant/ takeaway unit (243sqm) for consumption of hot food on and off the premises, modifications to existing shopfront signage, new tenant sign on eastern elevation and all associated site and development works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501442 | Planning Appeal | pending | 29 May 2026 | 73 m |
| 324080 | Appeal - LRD | Granted with conditions | 27 May 2026 | 150 m |
| 313760 | Strategic Housing Development - Application | Refused | 11 Jun 2025 | 147 m |
| 313606 | Strategic Housing Development - Application | Refused | 16 Apr 2025 | 314 m |
| 316828 | LA Road Dev - Application | Granted with conditions | 17 Oct 2024 | 195 m |
| 313141 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 6 Jun 2023 | 486 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
- 8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 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.