Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

TU Dublin, Tallaght, Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 FKT9

New campus sports facilities including a single-storey sports changing pavilion, separate equipment store, hurling training wall, 2no. sports playing pitches with associated floodlighting, fencing and netting, together with associated landscaping and site development works.

Observations close 10 Nov 2026 12 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 30 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: SD26A/0239W · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Valid
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: 696 m²
Site area: 4.29 ha
Received: 6 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due: 30 Nov 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/71158.
Write your observation.Quote SD26A/0239W 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 10 Nov 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	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	south dublin county development plan 2022 2028	8 Mar 2022 → 8 Mar 2028
M2 Major town centre	TC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town Centres	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: South Dublin County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 23:18

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
South Dublin County Council development plan zoning	—	11 Sept 2026, 23:18	open

Designations on or near the site

EPA-licensed facility × 1
Safety Kleen Ireland Ltd
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Recorded monument × 1
R187980
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
SD26A/0206W	Request additional information	16 Oct 2026	—	354 m	The removal of 22 no. parking spaces within the carpark situated to the east of No. 4 Broomhill Terrace anf the construction of a single-storey, with mezzanine level, warehouse unit (365 sqm) to the east of No. 4 Broomhill Terrace. The extension of existing carpark situated to the west of No. 1 Broomhill Terrace to accommodate 12 no. additional parking spaces; and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed development will result in a total number of 18 no. parking spaces to serve the proposed unit and existing units at Broomhill Terrace.
WEB3128/26	Application declared invalid	3 Sept 2026	—	356 m	The development will consist of change of use of existing first floor mezzanine storage within the warehouse to proposed office use for the HSSCU comprising a floor area of 90.4 sqm and provision of new bay window to the rear (North) facade facing on to Borris Court, and 9 number roof lights , the building is located in a conservation area and Liberties Strategic Development and Regeneration area (SDRA 16).
SD26A/0066W	Grant permission	14 Aug 2026	—	371 m	Construction of an extension to the existing industrial building on the side (west) Elevation and the rear (north) Elevation for additional secure storage.
SD26A/0040W	Grant permission	22 Jun 2026	—	0 m	The proposed development will comprise the change of use of Unit 2 (c. 120 sq m) from retail to education/day centre, including all associated internal alterations.
SD26A/0099W	Grant permission	15 Jun 2026	—	436 m	Alterations to previously approved design (Reg.Ref:SD25A/0001W) comprising modified internal apartment layouts, additional window/door ope to terraces in Apts 1 & 2, fenestration alternations to southern and eastern facades, additional floor area to Apt. 4 to northern elevation, additional of 2 no. AOV's to roof level and all associated site works.
SD26A/0019W	Grant permission	19 Mar 2026	—	302 m	2 number signs (1 main fascia sign & 1 menu sign) to the front elevation of the oriental take away business
SD26A/0003W	Grant permission	4 Feb 2026	—	266 m	We, MBCC Foods (Ireland) Ltd, intend to apply for planning permission for development at Costa Coffee, Airton Road Retail Park, Airton Road, Dublin 24. The proposed development will consist of: Provision of a drive-thru lane for the existing Costa Coffee unit, including a canopy and service hatch on the eastern side of the unit, a 2,-3.5m wide drive-thru lane, and associated soft and hard landscaping, Internal alterations to the layout of the existing Costa Coffee unit, Provision of associated drive-thru signage consisting of 2 no. directional signs, 1 order station, and 2 menu boards/advertisement signs, Provision of a new bin store to the northeast of the Costa Coffee unit, Alterations to all elevations of the existing Costa Coffee unit, including new tenant signage on the west, south, and east elevations, An increase of unit floor area by 12 sq.m, Associated alterations to the existing car parking and landscaping including new directional road markings, removal of 7 no. associated parking spaces and provision of 8 no. covered cycle spaces, and All associated development.
SD25A/0053W	Grant permission	3 Feb 2026	38	351 m	Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC intends to apply for Planning Permission for development on a c.0.34 ha site formally known as Bruce House, Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The development will consist of the construction of a 6-storey residential building (c.2,792 sqm) comprising enclosed bicycle parking spaces, plant, bin stores, and an ESB substation at the ground floor level and 38 no. apartment units at the ground to fifth floor levels, including 4 no. 1-bedroom units, 34 no. 2-bedroom units, with private balconies/terraces. The development will also include the provision of car and bicycle parking spaces in the existing basement level of the adjoining mixed-use Priorsgate scheme to the south and west. Vehicle and pedestrian access to the site is provided from Old Blessington Road below. The development will include the removal of the existing boundary treatment between the Priorsgate development and the subject site to facilitate a pedestrian connection between the existing and proposed residential scheme. The development will also include piped infrastructure and ducting; roof plant including lift overrun; changes in level; attenuation areas; site landscaping; communal open space including a children's play space (c. 99 sqm) and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500879	Planning Appeal	Refused	30 Jun 2026	351 m
324080	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	27 May 2026	489 m
323421	Planning Appeal	Other	4 Mar 2026	96 m
500367	Planning Appeal	pending	28 Nov 2025	304 m
313760	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Refused	11 Jun 2025	454 m
313606	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Refused	16 Apr 2025	463 m
313590	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Refused	6 Mar 2025	139 m
320166	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	6 Feb 2025	445 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

6 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 10 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.