Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

Unit 5, Oakfield Industrial Estate, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

From a café to a takeaway including opening and closing times from 7:30am to 11:30am.

Observations close 17 Sept 2026 5 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: SD26A/0194 · 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: 132 m²
Site area: 145 m²
Received: 13 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 7 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/70839.
Write your observation.Quote SD26A/0194 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 17 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	TC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town 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 × 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
ED26/0072	Declared exempt	24 Aug 2026	—	370 m	The provision and playing of traditional and social pub games, including darts, pool, shuffleboard, table football and similar activities within the permitted beer garden pavilion.
ED26/0069	Declared exempt	20 Aug 2026	—	418 m	Replacement of existing shopfront with new shopfront as existing is badly weather damaged.
SD26B/0246W	Grant permission	16 Jul 2026	—	268 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	—	88 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.
SD26B/0132W	Grant permission for retention	14 May 2026	—	451 m	Retention of an attic conversion with roof dormer to rear of existing dwelling and all associated works.
ED26/0033	Declared not exempt	13 May 2026	—	0 m	Takeaway Facility (currently a cafe)
SD26A/0071W	Grant permission & grant retention	11 May 2026	—	433 m	Change of use of portion of the ground floor (29.48 sq m) from office to residential accommodation and retention permission for the incorporation of the internal courtyard (7.16 Sq m) as part of the residential accommodation.
SD26A/0103W	Invalidate application	6 May 2026	—	88 m	The development will consist of 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. Added paladin fencing to the site boundary. Associated drainage and attenuation system added.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
322854	Planning Appeal	Other	6 Oct 2025	77 m
321386	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	19 Mar 2025	141 m
320719	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	14 Jan 2025	324 m
318442	Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate	Granted with conditions	18 Dec 2024	273 m
319931	Planning Appeal	Refused	18 Dec 2024	389 m
318742	Planning Appeal	Granted	12 Aug 2024	273 m
318476	Planning Appeal	Refused	8 May 2024	308 m
313055	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	19 Jun 2023	85 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 New application · observations close 17 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.