Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

Whitechurch Boxing Club and Wanderers GAA Ballyboden, Grounds connected with the school Scoil Mhuire, Glenmore Court, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Proposed Development of a single-storey sports facility housing Whitechurch Boxing Club and Wanderers GAA Ballyboden, along with all associated works on undeveloped land north of the sports grounds connected with the school Scoil Mhuire, at Glenmore Court, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. The proposed development shall consist of: i. Construction of a new single-storey community sports facility building with a gross floor area (GFA) of ca. 396 sqm, which is proposed to be accessed off the existing laneway to the west of the site. The structure will accommodate a boxing ring, training spaces, storage rooms, changing facilities, staff offices, and all of the required supporting spaces and services. ii. All associated site and infrastructural development works, including provision for hard and soft landscape works, paths, lighting and varied site boundary treatment comprising walls and fencing. The proposal has undergone Screening for Appropriate Assessment in accordance with Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and Screening for Environmental Impact Assessment under the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU. In accordance with Article 81 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001, as amended, the Planning Authority has made a determination and concluded that: (a) The proposed development, either individually or in combination with other plans and projects, is not likely to have a significant effect on any European site(s) and therefore a Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment is not required. (b) There is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that the proposed development is not of a class set out under Schedule 5 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, and therefore does not require an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). Any person may, within 4 weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to An Coimisiún Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment.

Observations close 23 Oct 2026 9 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: PT8SD458 · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Application Under Part 8
Status: Unregistered application
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 1,704 m²
Received: 19 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due: —
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/71063.
Write your observation.Quote PT8SD458 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 23 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
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.

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 × 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
SD26A/0120W	Grant permission & grant retention	7 Sept 2026	—	161 m	(1) retention of existing concrete slab (2) completion of Slab & planning permission for extension to existing Fabrication unit (additional floor area circa 153sqm) (3) Retention of use of bodywork & metal fabrication, Building 2 - Retention of two storey-prefab unit currently and use as office for occupant/applicant of Building 1 office is the ancillary use, Building 3 - Single storey storage unit currently in use to store construction material in this instance roofing and rainwater products, retention is also sought for associated signage for occupants of this yard and all associated site works and carparking.
SD26B/0356W	Grant permission	7 Sept 2026	—	366 m	Carport conversion and single-storey extension to the front of the main house; Roof light on the main roof and all ancillary works required to facilitate the development.
SD25A/0148	Declared withdrawn	26 Aug 2026	—	124 m	Proposed Bungalow and Associated site works with access across existing grass verge to rear of 61 Pearse Brothers Park, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 and for the construction of public footpath and 3 number car parking spaces to existing grass verge.
SD26B/0265W	Grant permission	9 Jul 2026	—	359 m	Conversion of the existing side garage into habitable space, including the replacement of the existing roof with a pitched roof, together with the construction of a front porch and minor alterations to the existing ground floor layout; widening of the existing vehicular entrance.
SD26B/0175W	Grant permission	29 May 2026	—	426 m	Demolition of an existing East Elevation (side) attached storage / laundry area and fuel storage shed to the rear. Construction of a new wrap around single storey extension to the South Elevation (front), East Elevation (side) and North Elevation (rear). Demolition of the existing low boundary wall at the South (front) boundary to allow parking of two cars and associated site boundary and site development works.
SD26B/0245W	Invalid - site notice	29 May 2026	—	359 m	Conversion of the existing side garage into habitable space, including the replacement of the existing roof with a pitched roof, together with the construction of a front porch and minor alterations to the existing ground floor layout. The development will also include the widening of the existing vehicular entrance
SD26B/0180W	Grant permission	28 May 2026	—	357 m	Attic conversion for storage with a dormer window to the rear, a rooflight to the front roof slope, a raised gable to the side, and a new gable window.
SD26B/0130W	Grant permission	12 May 2026	—	190 m	Attic conversion with dormer roof to rear roof slope and three number velux rooflights to front roof slope and all associated site works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500960	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	10 Jun 2026	309 m
322999	Referral	Other	26 Jan 2026	38 m
322650	Referral	Other	26 Jan 2026	41 m
323007	Referral	Other	26 Jan 2026	38 m
500496	Planning Appeal	Invalid	17 Dec 2025	172 m
322702	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	22 Sept 2025	355 m
323626	Referral	pending	8 Sept 2025	38 m
314004	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	18 Dec 2023	155 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

18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.