Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

14, Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 PD79

Change of use from offices on first floor to creche and childcare facilities

Observations close 16 Nov 2026 16 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/0248W · 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: 60 m²
Site area: 115 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/71195.
Write your observation.Quote SD26A/0248W 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
M2 Major town centre	VC: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village 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

NIAH-recorded building × 8
Rathfarnham Courthouse · Rathfarnham Church · school
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Recorded monument × 1
R149437

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
SD26B/0392W	Refuse permission for retention	9 Oct 2026	—	366 m	Single storey rear habitabloe structure and all associated works. The accommodation consists of a bedroom with ensuite and living/kitchen area. The unit is set back in into the rising garden levels to the south.
SD26B/0183W	Grant permission	5 Jun 2026	—	472 m	A conversion of existing attic space, comprising of modification of existing roof structure from hipped to gable roof, new dormer to the front of terraced dwelling, rooflights to the front and rear, internal modifications and all associated site works.
SD26B/0195W	Grant permission	29 May 2026	—	250 m	Modifications to the previously permitted development reg ref: SD23A/0346 (An Bord Pleanala ref: ABP-320269-24), for the construction of a new two storey dwelling and modifications and extensions to the existing house. The modifications will comprise of reduction in floor area from 118.35 sq.m to 110.47 sq.m; revised first floor plan configuration; revised roof configuration at rear; and re-location of side door at ground floor.
SD26B/0099W	Grant permission	27 Apr 2026	—	481 m	Amendment to previously granted permission Ref. SD25B/0607W comprising the demolition of the existing front porch and its replacement with a new flat roof front porch extension, together with the demolition and reconstruction of the front boundary wall.
SD26B/0081W	Grant permission	21 Apr 2026	—	464 m	Domestic extension to existing dwelling. Works to include demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a new single storey extension to the rear.
SD26B/0050W	Grant permission	2 Apr 2026	—	167 m	This application seeks permission for the ground & first floor extension, as well as the loft conversion including pitch extension and new rear dormer. The extension has minimal impact on the external perception of the dwelling and will be partially obscured from view by existing fences and by the form of the existing building. The interventions seek to replace the existing poor quality extension with a similarly scaled extension in keeping with the character of the former existing building, and can be viewed within the drawings attached as part of this application. The extensions make alterations to the front of the property in keeping with the existing quality of the dwelling.
SD25A/0096W	Refuse permission	19 Mar 2026	7	410 m	Permission is sought for minor works to the existing 2 no. dwellings as follows: (i) the demolition of a detached garden shed to the front garden of St. Mary's and demolition of 2 no. sheds located to the rear of St. Mary's and Presbytery (comprising a total floor area of 40sqm), (ii) the subdivision of the front boundaries of St. Mary's and Presbytery and alteration to the existing vehicular entrance off Willbrook Road to facilitate 2 no. new vehicular entrances to the existing car parking area and to provide for 2 no. car parking spaces per dwelling, and, (iii) the replacement of the existing windows to the front facade of the existing two storey, semi-detached houses. Planning Permission is also sought for a new residential infill scheme on the lands to the side and rear of the existing dwellings to comprise: (iv) the construction of 5 no. new dwellings comprising 2 no. two-storey detached dwellings and 3 no. three-storey detached dwellings (1 no. three-bedroom unit and 4 no. four-bedroom units), all flat roofed, with each dwelling being served by private amenity space in the form of a rear garden and the three-storey dwellings also being served by private terraces at second floor level; (v) the provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance including reduction in the height of boundary wall off Willbrook Road; and new internal access road serving the proposed residential scheme, and; (vi) the provision of 7 no. car parking spaces, 10 no. resident bicycle parking spaces, and 6 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces to serve the residential scheme. The proposal also includes all ancillary site and infrastructural works which include: the provision of bin stores, foul and surface water drainage, public open space, landscaping, boundary treatments, and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the overall development. The development results in a total of 7 no. dwellings.
SD26B/0009W	Grant permission	10 Mar 2026	—	268 m	Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to Dutch gable roof and dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non-habitable storage space with roof windows to front gable to side all with ancillary works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501614	Planning Appeal	pending	26 Jun 2026	472 m
501172	Planning Appeal	Invalid	15 Apr 2026	410 m
323659	Referral	Other	7 Jan 2026	151 m
321678	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	17 Apr 2025	192 m
316272	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	16 Dec 2024	70 m
320269	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	26 Nov 2024	250 m
318313	Planning Appeal	Refused	8 Jul 2024	470 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

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.