Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

St Endas All Weather Pitch, Ballyboden, Sancta Maria, Ballyboden Way, Dublin 16, D16 YK88

Replacement of 12no. existing floodlighting heads to accommodate change from existing 52 no. Halogen lamps to 42 no. LED lamps at synthetic GAA pitch and hockey pitch. No changes are being made to the existing poles.

Observations close 10 Nov 2026 17 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: ED26/0107 · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Declaration of Exemption Sect. 5
Status: Recommended Decision
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 2,800 m²
Received: 6 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: 2 Nov 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/71160.
Write your observation.Quote ED26/0107 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 10 Nov 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	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: South Dublin County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 23:18

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
South Dublin County Council development plan zoning	—	11 Sept 2026, 23:18	open

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 1
Saint Mary's Convent
Radon risk area × 1
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
SD26B/0391W	Grant permission for retention	12 Oct 2026	—	263 m	Modifications to the permitted development Reg. Ref SD25B/0456W including: alterations to front elevation & demolition of existing decommissioned chimney and pump house to side with alterations to previously granted garden shed to rear & all associated works.
ED26/0102	Declared exempt	9 Oct 2026	—	433 m	Replacement of the existing wrought-iron balustrade/railing to the second-floor balcony serving the main bedroom of the house.
SD26B/0360W	Grant permission	23 Sept 2026	—	414 m	domestic works to existing two-storey detached dwelling comprised of: removal of existing single storey conservatory to side; conversion to habitable use of existing attached garage to side; lowering of floor level by 450mm across rear of house; elevation changes, including alteration of fenestration; new rooflights to front and rear of main roof; modifications to existing house; new external insulation to entire house; and all ancillary works; at Cloghernagh, Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
SD26B/0320W	Grant permission	25 Aug 2026	—	427 m	Alterations to the existing dwelling, including the construction of a new roof over the existing rear extension; the provision of new rooflights; the installation of external wall insulation; external alterations to the ground floor rear elevation including modified openings; the partial reconfiguration of the existing rear garden shed; the provision of a new rear garden terrace and associated site level adjustments; and all associated drainage and site works and external finishes.
SD26B/0231W	Grant permission	8 Jul 2026	—	348 m	Attic conversion for storage, raising the side gable to form a half-hipped roof with roof lights.
D26B/0362/WEB	Declare application invalid	24 Jun 2026	—	427 m	The development will consist of alterations to the existing dwelling, including
SD26B/0197W	Grant permission	18 Jun 2026	—	332 m	Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable c/w window, new access stairs, 2no. roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear.
SD26B/0152W	Grant permission	21 May 2026	—	405 m	The development will consist of the construction of 2 no. ground floor bay windows to front elevation and relocation of front entrance hall door (total area 4.1m.sq.) with associated canopy over, alterations to existing single storey side extension and construction of first floor extension over together with a single storey extension to rear (total area 59.9m.sq.), Widening of existing vehicular driveway to front of property and associated site works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
323123	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	25 Nov 2025	344 m
322702	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	22 Sept 2025	256 m
323093	Planning Appeal	Invalid	22 Jul 2025	344 m
322269	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	23 Apr 2025	344 m
320586	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	28 Jan 2025	335 m
317443	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	11 Oct 2023	256 m
313497	Planning Appeal	Invalid	5 May 2022	415 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

6 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 10 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.