St. Thomas' Junior National School, Jobstown, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
Demolition of the existing single-storey c. 2,605sq.m. Junior School building; demolition of the existing single-storey c. 211sq.m. Junior School ancillary structures; construction of a new part three/part two-storey c. 4,998sq.m - Junior School building, located to the west of the existing Senior School building. The new school will accommodate 27 classrooms, a 3-class base Special Education Needs facility and all ancillary accommodation (the Senior School does not form part of planning application); 2 single-storey temporary accommodation units, c. 400sq.m, located to the south of the site, to facilitate the construction of the new school building; renewable energy design measures, PV Panels and/or heat pumps located at roof level; new school signage comprising wall-mounted lettering on the front elevation of the new building; external hard play area and 2 Multi-Use Games Areas; all located to the south of the site; redevelopment of the existing staff car parking and set-down facilities within the school site comprising: provision of 40 Junior school staff car parking spaces and 6 car set-down spaces, resurfacing of 22 existing Senior school car parking spaces, 106 bicycle parking spaces, new access road, new footpaths, landscaping and all ancillary site works; boundary treatment comprising of repair works to the existing low-level blockwork wall and new metal railings to an overall height of 2.4m along Fortunestown Road; replacement of the existing palisade fencing with new 2.4m high railings along Kiltalown Park Rd to the south; replacement of the existing pedestrian and vehicular entrance gates; works in the public road outside the school site: including 5 set-down spaces along Fortunestown Road, and services connection required to facilitate the development.
The application
- Reference
- SD21A/0207/EP · full record
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Extension Of Duration Of Permission
- Status
- Officer Allocation
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1.54 ha
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 15 Sept 2026, 20:40
- Decision due
- 19 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/70916.
- Write your observation.Quote
SD21A/0207/EPat 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 29 Sept 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD26A/0090W | Refuse permission for retention | 4 Jun 2026 | — | 357 m | Retention to retain single storey independent unit in rear garden, and all associated site works. |
| SD26A/0072W | Grant permission for retention | 13 May 2026 | — | 482 m | Retention for the existing single storey pre-school and afterschool childcare buildings with associated site works. |
| SD26A/0045W | Grant permission | 15 Apr 2026 | — | 76 m | Minor alterations to the existing Pastoral Centre to include the formation of a new entrance door and enlarged window on the elevation to Fortunestown Road. The provision of a community café service within the existing main room of the building and all associated works including new skylights to north & south faces of the roof & minor site works. |
| SD26A/0060W | Invalid - site notice | 18 Mar 2026 | — | 482 m | Retention of the existing single storey pre-school and afterschool childcare buildings with associated site works. |
| SD26A/0013W | Refuse permission | 12 Mar 2026 | 1 | 80 m | For the construction of a single two storey three bedroom detached dwelling to the side of the existing two storey dwelling along with new vehicular access and dishing of existing kerb on the western boundary and all other ancillary site development works. |
| SD25A/0314W | Invalid - site notice | 13 Jan 2026 | — | 79 m | For the construction of a single two storey three bedroom detached dwelling to the side of the existing two storey dwelling along with new vehicular access and dishing of existing kerb on the western boundary and all other ancillary site development works |
| SD25A/0240W | Grant permission | 24 Nov 2025 | — | 419 m | The development will consist of the installation of approximately 658.63 sq.m of Photo-Voltaic Solar Panels onto the existing roof. The solar panels will be used to create green electricity, all of which will be used by building. |
| ED25/0059 | Declared not exempt | 20 Nov 2025 | — | 348 m | Construction of single storey extention to the rear of the property |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323983 | Referral | pending | 17 Dec 2025 | 333 m |
| 318158 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 19 Jun 2024 | 79 m |
| 312556 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 3 May 2022 | 152 m |
| 312453 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 11 Apr 2022 | 283 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
- 25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 Sept 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.