Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

10, Hillcrest, Templeogue, Dublin, D6W YY43

Construct a ground floor extension to rear of existing dwelling. Floor area proposed ground floor extension is 20 m2

Observations close 12 Nov 2026 12 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: ED26/0108 · 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: 17 m²
Received: 8 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due: 4 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/71167.
Write your observation.Quote ED26/0108 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 12 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
unknown
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
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
SD26B/0463W	Withdraw the application	21 Oct 2026	—	361 m	The development will consist of partial demolition, renovation, and extension to the front, side, and rear of the existing house, as well as widening of the existing vehicular entrance, and all associated site works.
SD26B/0375W	Grant permission	12 Oct 2026	—	422 m	First floor extension over existing single storey structure to side including extension of mini hip roof; single storey Kitchen / Dining extension at rear; internal layout alterations at ground and first floor and all associated site works.
SD26B/0379W	Request additional information	9 Oct 2026	—	435 m	2 flat roof dormers to the front existing roof and to the rear existing roof and alterations to existing elevations; front dormer to include roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels, and all associated works.
ED26/0075	Declared exempt & declared not exempt	28 Sept 2026	—	0 m	(a) Construct of a new 20m2 Ground floor & 4m2 1st floor extension to rear of the property. (b) Install external insulation to all external walls of the property. The front facade external insulation will retain brick style finish in keeping with existing local properties.
WEB3353/26	Application declared invalid	24 Sept 2026	—	139 m	OUTSIDE DCC JURISDICTIONPlanning permission for attic conversion with partial removal of roof to extend ridge ridge height with dormer to side to accommodate new master bedroom ensuite and office with roof windows to sides. Windows to front and rear all with associated ancillary works.
SD26B/0100W	Refuse permission & refuse retention	23 Sept 2026	—	7 m	Retention permission for modification to planning permission SD12/0141 for the following; (A) Ground floor apartment known as 12A and (B) First Floor apartment known as 12B as part of the original 2 storey domestic extension to side (west) of property. Permission to extend by 2.0m across the rear of property at ground floor and at first floor.
SD26B/0338W	Grant permission	8 Sept 2026	—	340 m	Alteration to front elevation with single-storey flat roof extension to the rear with rooflights, and all associated site works.
ED26/0076	Request additional information	31 Aug 2026	—	90 m	To remove the existing dilapidated structure (see below appendix A) and replace it with an existing building owned by the Department of Education and Youth (see below appendix A). The replacement building is slightly larger in footprint than the original at 138m2 coming in at approx. 58m2 larger and is currently in storage. The proposal will see the 2no. classrooms be used for 1 to 1 classes, it is not anticipated that staffing and student numbers will increase as a result of the increase in floor area. The building would be relocated to the site and adapted as necessary to suit the operational needs of the school in compliance with statutory requirements and DEY supplementary design guidance, FSC and DAC reports would also be submitted to local building control authority. Works to existing building envelope to form 2 no. access and egress points to better aid accessibility to the existing building. existing window opes will be adapted to form new door openings in the existing facade rowan house itself is not a protected structure.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324140	Appeal - LRD	Refused	25 Jun 2026	426 m
321439	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	19 Feb 2026	451 m
316272	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	16 Dec 2024	27 m
311063	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	22 Feb 2022	365 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 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 12 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.