Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

Glassamucky, Bohernabreena, Dublin 24, D24 YC61

Construction of new extension (floor area 81 m2) to the rear of existing Shed E for storage of equipment used by the applicant in relation to his work. Retention and completion of existing Shed F (existing floor area 120 m2), granted under Planning Reference SD23A/0164, with increase in previously approved ridge height to 4.75 m above existing floor level, together with new extension (floor area 88 m2) to front and side of shed for storage of equipment. Completion of all associated siteworks.

Observations close 16 Nov 2026 6 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 12 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: SD26A/0246W · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Retention
Status: Valid
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: 169 m²
Site area: 5,126 m²
Received: 12 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due: 7 Dec 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/71184.
Write your observation.Quote SD26A/0246W 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 16 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
G3 High amenity	HA-DM: To protect and enhance the outstanding natural character of the Dublin Mountains Area	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

NIAH-recorded building × 4
farmyard complex · farmyard complex · farm house
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
SD25A/0287	Refuse permission	27 Jan 2026	—	457 m	Detached two storey house, site entrance, sewage treatment facility and associate siteworks.
SD25A/0110	Withdraw the application	4 Jun 2025	—	457 m	Detached two storey house, site entrance, sewage treatment facility and associated site works.
SD25B/0033	Grant permission	12 May 2025	—	0 m	Alternations to Planning granted under SD23A/0164 to include extra bedroom and private living accommodation to existing dwelling. Together with all ancillary works. Modifications to include changes to roof profile and windows to South, East and West Elevations
SD23A/0164	Grant permission & grant retention	11 Sept 2023	—	0 m	(1) Retention of existing building A1 with new direct link to existing family home providing extra living accommodation. (2) Retention and completion of existing building B to rear North boundary for use as private family gym and general store. (3) Retention of single storey shed E in side garden South for storage of equipment used by applicant in relation to his work. (4) Retention and completion of building F located on North side of land to accommodate the storage and safe keeping of all equipment associated with the applicants work as a D.J. and musical entertainer together with provider of Bouncy Castles and associated equipment. (5) Installation of new on-site treatment system to service proposed development. (6) Completion of all ancillary works in relation to proposed development.
SD22A/0266	Refuse permission & refuse retention	16 Feb 2023	—	0 m	Retention of existing building Al with new direct link to existing family home providing extra living accommodation; Retention and completion of existing building B to rear North Boundary for use as private family Gym and general store; Retention of single storey shed E in side garden South for storage of equipment used by applicant in relation to his work; Retention and completion of building F located on North side of Land to accommodate the storage of Vintage Cars owned by applicant together with required storage of associated materials; Installation of new on-site treatment system to service proposed development; Completion of all ancillary works in relation to proposed development.
SD22A/0077	Invalid application	28 Mar 2022	—	0 m	Retention and completion of existing building A1 with direct link to existing family home providing extra living accommodation; retention and completion of existing building B to rear north boundary for use as a private family gym and general store; retention of single storey shed E in side garden south for storage of equipment used by applicant in relation to his work; retention and completion of building F located on north side of land to accommodate the storage of vintage cars owned by applicant together with required storage of associated materials; completion of all ancillary works in relation to proposed development.
SD21A/0351	Refuse permission	23 Feb 2022	1	471 m	Construct a single storey dwelling; a secondary waste water treatment system with a pressurised infiltration bed for percolation area; upgrade existing farm entrance to use as a shared agricultural and domestic use; all ancillary site works.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

12 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 16 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.