Observation pack · South Dublin County Council
Moyle Park College, Convent Road, Dublin 22, D22 V072
Construction of a new single-storey school building(230sq.m.), soft play area (100sq.m.), and all associated site works located within the vicinity of Protected Structure ( Ref. No. 154).
Observations close 18 Sept 2026 6 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- SD26A/0196W · 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
- 230 m²
- Site area
- 6.30 ha
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
- Decision due
- 8 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/70843.
- Write your observation.Quote
SD26A/0196Wat 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 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1 Open space with recreation | OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 → 8 Mar 2028 |
| G1 Open space with recreation | OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | 8 Mar 2022 → 8 Mar 2028 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.
Sources: SDCC SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028, SDCC SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028, SDCC SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028, 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 |
| 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 |
| SDCC SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028 | — | 11 Sept 2026, 23:18 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- NIAH-recorded building × 9Clondalkin Village National School · The Old Schoolhouse · house
- Radon risk area × 2About 1 in 10 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
- Recorded monument × 2Castle - unclassified · R149476
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED26/0072 | Declared exempt | 24 Aug 2026 | — | 164 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 | — | 136 m | Replacement of existing shopfront with new shopfront as existing is badly weather damaged. |
| SD25B/0717W | Grant permission | 13 Aug 2026 | — | 357 m | Demolition of existing rear sunroom and stepped access at front entrance, conversion of side garage with a new double side extension, single storey rear extension and dormer attic structure and associated works . Works will consist of new kitchen/day room, utility, wc, gym and playroom at ground level, bedroom with en-suite at first floor and walk in wardrobe and attic room with en-suite at attic level. Works will also consist of widening existing front entrance. |
| SD25A/0288W | Seek clarification of additional information | 30 Jul 2026 | 3 | 118 m | Permission is sought for development consisting of: (i) Retention permission for a bay window to the front elevation at first-floor level of the existing dwelling, 8 no. rooflights and alterations to window openings on the existing elevations; (ii) Demolition of an existing standalone garage and (iii) Permission for the construction of 3 no. three-storey terraced dwelling houses to the side of the existing dwelling, together with a new vehicular entrance, off-street parking, boundary treatments, connection to existing public services, landscaping, and all associated site development works. |
| SD26B/0155W | Grant permission for retention | 27 May 2026 | — | 301 m | Retention of the single storey garage / shed with flat roof in the rear garden of the existing dwelling and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. |
| ED26/0035 | Declared not exempt | 18 May 2026 | — | 37 m | Pitch roof on existing porch. replacement of garage door with window to match neighbours . |
| SD26B/0132W | Grant permission for retention | 14 May 2026 | — | 413 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 | — | 470 m | Takeaway Facility (currently a cafe) |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501553 | Planning Appeal | pending | 12 Jun 2026 | 301 m |
| 500810 | Planning Appeal | Other | 19 May 2026 | 267 m |
| 323462 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 5 Jan 2026 | 435 m |
| 322968 | Planning Appeal | Withdrawn | 5 Sept 2025 | 476 m |
| 321386 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 19 Mar 2025 | 434 m |
| 320719 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 14 Jan 2025 | 126 m |
| 318442 | Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate | Granted with conditions | 18 Dec 2024 | 249 m |
| 319931 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 18 Dec 2024 | 155 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
- 14 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 18 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.