Observation pack · South Dublin County Council
LED Group, Knockmitten Lane, Dublin 12, D12E7VP
Re-opening and reinstatement of two existing loading dock entrance openings to the existing building and the addition of two new external angular steel clad dock houses to same along with retention permission for the existing single storey warehouse extension and detached single storey bike storage shed to rear of existing building.
Observations close 25 Sept 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 16 Sept 2026
The application
- Reference
- SD26A/0150W · full record
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Retention
- Status
- AI Referral
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- 25 m²
- Site area
- 1.78 ha
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
- Decision due
- 16 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/70535.
- Write your observation.Quote
SD26A/0150Wat 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 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 Metro / rail economic corridor | REGEN: To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 → 8 Mar 2028 |
| M1 Metro / rail economic corridor | REGEN: To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration | 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
- EPA-licensed facility × 1Packaging Inks & Coatings
- Radon risk area × 2About 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.ieShown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD25A/0212W | Refuse permission | 10 Aug 2026 | — | 165 m | Temporary planning permission (for a period of 5 years) comprising (i) the change of use of an existing three-storey office building with undercroft to hostel accommodation; (ii) provision of 15 no. bicycle parking in undercroft; and (iii) all associated ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. |
| SD26A/0144W | Request additional information | 10 Aug 2026 | — | 287 m | The change of use of Buildings Nos. 1 and 2 from vacant warehouse units to a car service garage; the demolition of part of Building No. 1 at ground floor (43 sq. m), and first floor (to provide a double-height space) (213 sq. m) and the provision of an extension to the northern elevation, overall reducing the floor area by 93 sq. m, from 1,021 sq. m to 928 sq. m; the demolition of part of Building No. 2 (4 sq. m) and the provision of a first floor mezzanine (115 sq. m), increasing the floor area from 726 sq. m to 837 sq. m; the provision of a new auto carwash, 2 No. valet bays and plant (137 sq. m); and a new inspection pod (20 sqm). The development will also include: 7 No. car parking spaces (including accessible parking spaces); 61 No. car storage spaces; 4 No. electric vehicle charging spaces; bicycle parking; elevational changes; flues; illuminated signage; bin stores; and all associated works above and below ground. |
| SD26A/0140W | Refuse permission | 6 Aug 2026 | — | 401 m | The replacement of the existing east facing advertising display (6m wide x 3m high) with a digital advertising display (6m wide x 3m high with a depth of 0.25m) and the permanent removal of the existing west facing advertising display including all associated site works and services. |
| SD26A/0117W | Request additional information | 14 Jul 2026 | — | 323 m | The construction of a two storey extension (c. 6.5m high with a proposed total floor area c. 261 m sq.) to north and east side of existing two storey light industrial building to provide a showroom (window & door display and sales area), loading bays, office & ancillary areas & all associated site works including demarcation of carparking and bicycle spaces and retention permission to retain c. 155 linear meters of existing c.2.5m high boundary comprising dwarf wall & railing and the two no. vehicular entrance gates all on site (0.31 Ha.). |
| SD26A/0107W | Withdraw the application | 2 Jun 2026 | — | 401 m | Replacement of the existing west facing advertising display (6m wide x 3m high) with a digital advertising display (6m wide x 3m high with a depth of 0.25m) and the permanent removal of the existing east facing advertising display including all associated site works and services. |
| SD26A/0035 | Grant permission | 8 Apr 2026 | — | 439 m | The development will consist of the change of use of the ground floor unit including mezzanine level from showroom with ancillary office use to office use (c 1,022 sq.m), together with all ancillary site services and site development works. |
| ED25/0099 | Declared exempt | 7 Jan 2026 | — | 336 m | The proposed development involves the installation of a new air emissions abatement system to replace the existing, outdated unit. This upgrade is necessary to ensure compliance with Condition 5 of the facility's waste licence (Ref: W0055-02), which mandates the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from site emissions prior to atmospheric discharge. The current abatement unit is no longer capable of maintaining VOC emission levels within the limits specified in Schedule B of the waste licence. The installation of the new system is a corrective action required by the Environmental Protection agency (EPA) to address this compliance issue. |
| SD25A/0242W | Grant permission for retention | 25 Nov 2025 | — | 395 m | The development comprises of retention permission for minor amendments to the development permitted under South Dublin County Council Planning Reference SD24A/0225. Specifically, relocated Air/Water Services and associated raised concrete slab/bollards, revised road line markings, bollards behind existing EV chargers, and relocated double headed light column. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316828 | LA Road Dev - Application | Granted with conditions | 17 Oct 2024 | 0 m |
| 313488 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 24 Jul 2023 | 401 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
- 13 Aug 2026 Further information requested
- 20 Aug 2026 Further information received
- 21 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 Sept 2026
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.