Observation pack · South Dublin County Council
Block B, Palmers Gate, Kennelsfort Road Lower, Dublin 20
Installation of six telecommunications antennas, together with three dishes; one equipment cabinets and all associated equipment at rooftop level; providing high-speed voice and broadband services for Vodafone Ireland.
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 6 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- SD26A/0193W · full record
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Referral
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 58 m²
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
- Decision due
- 6 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/70821.
- Write your observation.Quote
SD26A/0193Wat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | VC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village Centres | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD26B/0240W | Grant permission & grant retention | 13 Jul 2026 | — | 213 m | Single storey extension to front and first floor extension to side. Retention planning permission for extended vehicle access all with associated ancillary works. |
| SD25A/0229W | Refuse permission | 6 Jul 2026 | 12 | 197 m | (i) demolition of existing vacant single storey structure on-site (75sq.m) and associated garage structure to the rear of this (127sq.m); (ii) removal of existing pillars and railings along the front (northern) boundary of the site; (iii) construction of a mixed-use development comprising 1 no. commercial/retail unit at ground floor level (94sq.m) and 12 no. residential units (7 no. one-bedroom units, 3 no. two-bedroom units and 2 no. three-bedroom units) at upper floor levels in a four-storey building. Each apartment will be provided with private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace space and communal open space will be provided at ground and roof levels. A total of 42 no. internal and 2 no. external bicycle parking spaces are proposed to serve the development as well as 6 no. car parking spaces (including 1 no. accessible parking space) and a set-down area for servicing and deliveries at surface level. The proposed development also includes; (iv) all associated site and infrastructural works, including foul and surface water drainage, landscaping, plant areas, site lighting, bin storage and signage necessary to facilitate the development. |
| SD26B/0159W | Grant permission | 21 May 2026 | — | 277 m | Single storey extension of area 33.1m² to the rear and side of existing dwelling with a porch of area 2.5m² to existing front door and all associated site development works on a site of 0.05Ha. |
| SD26B/0220W | Invalidate application | 15 May 2026 | — | 213 m | Single storey extension to front and first floor extension to side all with associated ancillary works. |
| WEB1719/26 | Application declared invalid | 31 Mar 2026 | — | 409 m | A ground floor extension to rear of existing house, a new single storey building in the rear garden to contain a bin store, store, office and gym room and a new access gate off lane-way to rear garden |
| SD25B/0725 | Grant permission for retention | 23 Feb 2026 | — | 400 m | Retention permission for alterations carried out to the existing two - storey house at 91 Turret Road Palmerstown Dublin 20, including extending the main pitched roof over the previously permitted flat - roofed two - storey extension built onto the side of the house in about 1980 and for converting the extended attic into enhanced storage space with new roof lights to the rear. |
| SD25B/0711 | Grant permission | 19 Feb 2026 | — | 187 m | Development will consist of a proposed new ground floor only extension to the front and rear of existing house. The existing garage space to be converted to habitable space. A proposed new first floor extension to the side of the existing house extending the existing roof over, a new flat roof dormer to the rear of the existing house roof and all ancillary works. |
| SD25B/0709W | Grant permission | 17 Feb 2026 | — | 373 m | Construction of a two storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling. Renovation of a porch to the front of the existing dwellin. All associated alterations, siteworks, drainage and ancillary works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501862 | Planning Appeal | Invalid | 7 Aug 2026 | 213 m |
| 501819 | Planning Appeal | pending | 4 Aug 2026 | 197 m |
| 321515 | Referral - Points of Detail in dispute | Granted with conditions | 6 Nov 2025 | 0 m |
| 322486 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 10 Sept 2025 | 329 m |
| 321421 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 16 Apr 2025 | 197 m |
| 321103 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 17 Feb 2025 | 414 m |
| 319803 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 22 Oct 2024 | 352 m |
| 314942 | LA Road Dev - Application | Granted with conditions | 29 Aug 2024 | 5 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
- 12 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 16 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.