Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

50, Alpine Rise, Belgard, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 HN3P

Construction of a single storey ground floor detached auxiliary dwelling with one bedroom a kitchen a living room and bathroom in the rear garden of the principal house together with connection to all public services and all associated site development works.

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 15 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: SD26A/0202W · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Retention
Status: Valid
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 1
Floor area: —
Site area: 215 m²
Received: 21 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 15 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/70878.
Write your observation.Quote SD26A/0202W 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 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
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 10 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/0286W	Request additional information	24 Jul 2026	—	220 m	A single story extension to the front, a 2 story extension to the rear, internal alterations to existing layout, and all associated site works.
SD26A/0091W	Request additional information	4 Jun 2026	—	201 m	Construction of 1 no. 2 bed 2 storey dwelling to side of existing 2 storey semi-detached dwelling including all associated site works.
SD26A/0008W	Invalidate application	26 Jan 2026	—	284 m	Installation of approximately 6121 sq. of Photo-Voltaic Solar Panels onto the existing warehouse roof. The solar panels will be used to create green electricity, all of which will be used by the building.
SD25A/0207W	Grant permission	23 Oct 2025	—	289 m	We, KAVCO C TOWN PROJECT LIMITED, intend to apply for planning permission for the proposed development at the site, Cookstown House, Cookstown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The proposed development consists of the following: modifications of the previously approved application SDCC Reg. Ref. SD23A/0237. The proposed modifications include a revised Ground-floor layout to convert the previous commercial unit, the adjacent refuse store and part of the previous communal amenity space into an additional 6 no. residential units as follows; 1 no. studio unit, 3 no. one-bedroom units and 2 no. two-bedroom units. The proposed changes will increase the total number of apartments from 80 no. units to 86 no. units. A recessed balcony has been provided to each of the proposed apartments. Minor modifications are to be made to the elevations at ground floor level only. There are no changes proposed to the height of the building. All with associated site works, bin and bicycle storage.
SD25B/0018W	Grant permission for retention	6 Mar 2025	—	375 m	Retention of non-habitable attic with dormer to rear and widened vehicle access to front.
SD24B/0582W	Grant permission	20 Feb 2025	—	260 m	for the construction of first floor side extension over previously converted garage, construction of new dormer structure to the rear and conversion of attic space to home office and a games room . Works at first floor will consist of construction of bedroom with en-suite and associated works.
SD24A/0134W	Grant permission	28 Nov 2024	—	199 m	To erect photovoltaic panels on a ground mounted system with a 7.37 MWp on 35,243.81 sqm of the land located to the south of the existing Roadstone quarry facility, Cookstown Road, Dublin 24, D24 PKK2. The electricity generated will be used by the Roadstone site. The development will comprise of photovoltaic panels with ground mounted frames together with all ancillary cabling and electrical infrastructure; 1 no. transformer cabin; using all temporary ways and temporary construction compound / set-down area provided by Roadstone Limited
SD24B/0264	Grant permission & grant retention	6 Nov 2024	—	276 m	Retention permission, of the dormer to the rear aspect of the roof, a velux rooflight to the front aspect of the roof, and planning permission for an extension to the front of the dwelling, comprising a porch, and a bay window, with standing seam zinc roof and wall finishes to match existing.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
312605	Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate	Granted with conditions	13 Oct 2022	267 m
312947	Planning Appeal	Refused	10 Jun 2022	308 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

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.