Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

1, The Park, Cypress Downs, Templeogue, Dublin, D6W VP65

The development will consist of amendments to the residential development permitted under Reg. Ref. SD25A/0225W comprising: design modifications to the dwelling, including elevational changes, an increase in floor area to 677 sq m, and an increase in height to 9.15 m (ridge level); omission of the detached store (12 sq m) to the rear; and all associated site and development works above and below ground.

Observations close 16 Sept 2026 4 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 12 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Sept 2026

The application

Reference: SD26A/0142W · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Permission
Status: AI Received
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: 677 m²
Site area: 575 m²
Received: 12 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 8 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/70511.
Write your observation.Quote SD26A/0142W 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 16 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 × 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/0208W	Grant permission	21 Jul 2026	—	127 m	First Floor extension over existing, single storey extension to rear, Velux to front elevational, alternations to front including widening front door and all associated site works.
SD26B/0273W	Grant permission	15 Jul 2026	—	192 m	The development will consist of altering the existing hipped roof to form a full apex roof with a small hip, together with the construction of a rear dormer window and the installation of two roof lights to the front roof slope to provide adequate height and internal space for attic conversion. The works will also include the conversion of the existing ground-floor garage to a playroom, involving the removal of the garage door and its replacement with a new front window, as well as the insertion of windows in the existing and proposed gable to increase natural light to the utility room and attic landing, along with all ancillary site works.
SD26B/0037	Grant permission & grant retention	8 Jul 2026	—	122 m	Permission to consist of conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable to form new metal clad straight gable with new window, new access stairs and flat roof metal clad dormer to both front and rear. Retention permission is being sought for the existing single storey front entrance porch.
SD26B/0226W	Grant permission	1 Jul 2026	—	112 m	Single storey extension to front of existing garage (circa 0.75m.sq.) incorporating new bay window to match existing living room window and conversion of garage (total floor areas 5.2.m.sq.) for habitable purposes / home office.
SD26B/0171W	Grant permission	4 Jun 2026	—	214 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.
SD26A/0080W	Grant permission	21 May 2026	—	408 m	Construction of a new detached house in side garden of existing house, new vehicular entrance, associated site works and services.
ED26/0037	Declared not exempt	18 May 2026	—	468 m	Modifications to existing permitted Main ID Sign at Service Station to comprise incorporating a digital display panel in place of existing illuminated digital numbering. The new digital display will change every 30 to 60 seconds and will inform customers of service stations offering in accordance with the Retail Prices ( Diesel and Petrol) Display Order of 1997.
SD26B/0150W	Grant permission for retention	15 May 2026	—	277 m	The development consists of the retention of a roof light on the side of the main hipped roof and a metal privacy screen around its base.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324140	Appeal - LRD	Refused	25 Jun 2026	74 m
322955	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	7 Aug 2025	227 m
320891	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	15 Jan 2025	448 m
316272	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	16 Dec 2024	409 m
318149	Planning Appeal	Invalid	3 Oct 2023	401 m
317314	Planning Appeal	Invalid	12 Jun 2023	220 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

16 Jul 2026 Further information requested
12 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 16 Sept 2026
12 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.