Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

37, Castleview Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, D22 HH59

Demolition of existing garden shed (15sq m) to side/rear of existing dwelling and construction of a new semi-detached, 2 storey, single family dwelling (circa 98sq m) to the side of the existing dwelling. New vehicular entrance onto Castleview Road to serve existing property and new garden shed to rear of garden (circa 12sq m) along with all associated site works.

Observations close 21 Sept 2026 9 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 15 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 11 Sept 2026

The application

Reference: SD26A/0081W · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Permission
Status: AI Referral
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: 96 m²
Site area: 220 m²
Received: 15 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 11 Sept 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/70065.
Write your observation.Quote SD26A/0081W 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 21 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.

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

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 × 3
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 · About 1 in 5 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.

1 layer present but masked: flood_cfram — source licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
ED26/0059	Declared exempt	21 Jul 2026	—	160 m	Conversion of an existing attached garage (14.5m2)to a habitable bedroom, including removal of existing garage doors and installation of a new window to match existing dwelling windows in design, materials, and finish; no increase in floor area.
SD26B/0246W	Grant permission	16 Jul 2026	—	335 m	Single storey sunroom extension to the rear and side attached single storey extension for utility room and shower room.
SD26A/0114W	Request additional information	8 Jul 2026	—	468 m	The addition of 4 jet wash lance bays with added canopy covering both bays. New storage unit replacing the existing. Updated site layout with additional parking added and paladin fencing to the site boundary. Associated drainage and attenuation system added.
SD20A/0309/EP	Grant extension of duration of permission	16 Jun 2026	—	440 m	Provision of 4 new information and communications technology (ICT) Facility buildings and associated development at the subject site, superseding elements of the extant planning permissions on site (Reg. Ref.: SD18A/0068 and Reg, Ref.: SD19A/0185). The application site is subject to an EPA Industrial Emissions Licence (Ref. No,: P1113-01) relating to the Energy Centre permitted on site, The single storey Energy Centre, gas pressure reduction station, and 110kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation permitted under Reg, Ref.: SD18AI0068 and Reg. Ref.: SD19AI0185 will be constructed as previously approved and are not affected by the current application. The proposed development will comprise the following: The construction of 4 ICT Facility buildings (ICT Facilities 1, 2, 3, and 4) with a combined total gross floor area {GFA) of c. 47,564.5 sq.m, Each ICT Facility building includes associated external plant areas, totalling c, 20,649.5 sq,m, ICT Facilities 1, 2, and 3 will be located in the eastern portion of the site, and each comprise a GFA of c. 15,196 sq.m (including ancillary office and administration space) over part two and part three levels with a maximum height of c, 25 metres and a parapet height of c, 19.5 metres, Each of the ICT Facilities will include an associated external plant area of c, 6,624 sq,m, ICT Facility 4 will be located in the southern portion of the site and comprises a GFA of c, 1,976.5 sq,m (including ancillary office and administration space) over two levels with a maximum height of c, 15 metres and a parapet height of c. 10.5 metres, This ICT Facility includes an associated external plant area of c. 777.5sq.m, Each ICT Facility building will accommodate ICT equipment halls, associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms, loading bays, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas, and screened plant. Construction of internal road network and circulation areas, footpaths, provision of 153 no. car parking spaces and 54 no, cycle parking spaces. Connections to vehicular access routes, roads, services and permitted infrastructure relating to the Energy Centre and 110kV GIS substation permitted under Reg, Ref.: SD18A/0068 and Reg, Ref.: SD19A/0185. Provision of emergency generators with associated flues, water storage tanks and associated pump rooms (comprising 150 sq,m in total) to serve each of the proposed ICT Facility Buildings. Hard and soft landscaping and planting, lighting, and all associated works, including underground foul and storm water drainage network, boundary treatments and security fencing, attenuation areas, and utility cables.
SD26A/0067W	Refuse permission	11 Jun 2026	—	451 m	370sqm side and rear extension, new entrance, and new facade to front elevation.
SD26B/0167W	Grant permission	3 Jun 2026	—	275 m	Construction of new single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling and all assocciated works .
ED26/0038	Declared not exempt	27 May 2026	—	186 m	1.Existing trees within the site boundaries to be removed complete. 2. Existing trees to back of public footpath, Remove 2no trees as indicated to form pedestrian access, width of access c.1.8m. Remove 50 % of the remaining trees and replace with new beech hedging to form a hedge, height of hedge c.1.5m. 3. Extend footpath within subject site boundaries up to existing gate, area of new footpath c.8.4m2. Form new beech hedge around extended footpath for security and privacy of the gate, height of hedge c.1.5m.
SD26B/0132W	Grant permission for retention	14 May 2026	—	366 m	Retention of an attic conversion with roof dormer to rear of existing dwelling and all associated works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324398	Referral	pending	24 Jun 2026	186 m
501313	Planning Appeal	pending	11 May 2026	210 m
322777	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	20 Oct 2025	202 m
322854	Planning Appeal	Other	6 Oct 2025	434 m
318936	Referral	Other	9 Apr 2025	178 m
318442	Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate	Granted with conditions	18 Dec 2024	395 m
321230	Planning Appeal	pending	11 Nov 2024	440 m
316828	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	17 Oct 2024	352 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

20 May 2026 Further information requested
15 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 21 Sept 2026
15 Aug 2026 Further information received

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.