Observation pack · South Dublin County Council
31, St. Helen's Drive, Finnstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 Y8C3
Conversion of roof space to accommodate a bedroom and ensuite shower room; three no. rooflights to front roof slope and four Rooflights to rear roof slope.
Observations close 14 Sept 2026 2 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- SD26B/0367W · full record
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Invalid Application
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- 32 m²
- Site area
- 144 m²
- Received
- 8 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
- Decision due
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Invalidate application
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/70809.
- Write your observation.Quote
SD26B/0367Wat 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 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 Rural cluster | SDZ: To provide for strategic development in accordance with approved planning schemes | 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 × 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
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDZ26A/0023W | Request additional information | 4 Aug 2026 | — | 308 m | Two-storey extension to rear of existing house to consist of a kitchen area, store, bedroom and prayer room on the ground floor and balcony and store on first floor; the proposed stairs to the first floor will be fitted with a chair-lift which is not possible on the existing stair layout. |
| SDZ26A/0013W | Grant permission | 28 Jul 2026 | — | 410 m | Permission for development at a c. 0.9 Ha landholding. The landholding comprises 2 No. physically separated, yet proximate sites (referred to as Plot A and Plot B for the purposes of this Planning Application). Plot A measures 0.14 Ha and the main development site is generally bound: to the north by Stratton Court; to the east by Adamstown Park; to the south by Adamstown Avenue; and to the west by Stratton Drive. Plot B measures 0.76 Ha and the main development site is generally bound: to the north by Adamstown Avenue; to the east by Castlegate Vale and Castlegate Downs; to the south by sports surfaces associated with Adamstown Community College, an all-weather sports pitch associated with Adamstown Community Centre and undeveloped lands; and to the west by Adamstown Park. The development will principally consist of the construction of a 63 No. unit residential development (6,096 sq m) across Plot A and Plot B as follows; Plot A: the construction of a 4-storey apartment building (1,208 sq m) comprising 15 No. apartments (8 No. 1-bed units and 7 No. 2-bed units); Plot B: the construction of 48 No. duplex units (24 No. 2-bed units and 24 No. 3-bed units) in 4 No. 3-storey buildings (4,888 sq m). The development will also include: foul and surface water drainage connections; 63 No. car parking spaces; new access road at Plot B connecting Castlegate Vale to Adamstown Park; bicycle parking; ESB substations; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; balconies/terraces facing south, east and west; green roofs; public lighting; bin storage; and all associated site and development works above and below ground. |
| SD26B/0346W | Invalidate application | 28 Jul 2026 | — | 0 m | 3 no. Rooflights to front roof slope and 4 no. Rooflights to rear roof slope of existing house. |
| SDZ26A/0020W | Grant permission | 15 Jul 2026 | — | 397 m | Construction of 2 no. Velux Cabrio balcony roof windows in the main roof to the rear of the house, the provision of 4 no. rooflights in the main roof to the front of the house, the repositioning of solar panels and all associated site works. |
| SDZ26A/0009W | Grant permission | 1 Jul 2026 | 47 | 319 m | The proposed development will principally consist of amendments to the internal layouts and dwelling mix of permitted Blocks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9 to increase the total number of dwellings by 47 No. from 877 No. to 924 No. The amended dwelling mix increases studio units by 52 No., increases 1-bed units by 72 No., results in no change to 2-bed (3-person) units, decreases the 2-bed (4-person) units by 77 No. and results in no change to 3-bed units. Overall, the amendments will result in the following dwelling mix across all 9 No. permitted blocks: 97 No. studio units, 460 No. 1-bed units, 86 No. 2-bed (3-person) units, 240 No. 2-bed (4-person) units and 41 No. 3-bed units. To facilitate these amendments to the dwelling mix, amendments are also proposed: to the elevations and fenestration of Blocks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9; to increase cycle parking; and to public open spaces, communal amenity spaces and private amenity spaces (including balconies and terraces). As a result of these amendments, the overall gross floor area of the development will reduce by 112 sq m from 77,564 sq m to 77,452 sq m (including podium/undercroft car park area of 5,443 sq m). |
| SDZ26A/0016W | Grant permission | 22 Jun 2026 | — | 490 m | Single storey garden room with 2no. roof windows to the rear and side of existing dwelling. Single storey extension with 2no. roof windows to the rear of the existing dwelling and front porch and all associated site works. |
| SDZ25A/0050W | Grant permission | 22 Jun 2026 | — | 394 m | Evara Developments Limited Intends to Apply for Permission at a site (approx. 1.67 Ha) in the townland of Gollierstown, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin on lands generally bounded by Adamstown Avenue to the north and north-east, to the east by Sleeper's Place and 'The Sidings' (The Crossings Phase 2 permitted under SDZ21A/0007 as amended by SDZ21A/0020), to the west by a Civic Plaza, 'The Platform' and 'The Junction' (The Crossings Phase 1) and to the south by Station Road, Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin. The proposed development comprises a mixed use residential and commercial development in 3no. interconnected blocks (H1, H2 & H3) ranging in height from 1 to 9 storeys (with ancillary basement plant room at Block H2) accommodating 214no. apartments (25no. studio, 94no. 1-bed, 79no. 2-bed 3-person, 16no. 2-bed 4-person) with private patios/terraces provided for all apartments; 4no. retail units (c. 1,444sqm total) located at ground floor level; a childcare facility (c. 1,005sqm) located at ground and first floor levels and associated outdoor play space (c. 204sqm); all associated site development and landscaping works including public open space; dedicated communal open space areas to serve each apartment block; bicycle parking; amendments to existing road infrastructure at Sleeper's Place to provide 2no. dedicated drop off bays and a new pedestrian crossing; amendments to the local street located to the north of 'The Railyard' to accommodate a shared vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian local street and 18no. car parking spaces at grade. 82no. car parking spaces to serve the development are already provided in the existing multi-storey car park at The Crossings, Adamstown. The proposed development will be accessed at an upgraded vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian junction at Sleeper's Place, with the vehicular access to the existing multi-storey car park also being off Sleeper's Place. This application is being made in accordance with the Adamstown Planning Scheme 2014, as amended, and relates to a proposed development within the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme Area, as defined by Statutory Instrument No. 272 of 2001. |
| SDZ26A/0017W | Grant permission for retention | 17 Jun 2026 | — | 400 m | Retention for single storey extension with 2no. roof windows to the rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321321 | Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate | Granted with conditions | 22 Jul 2025 | 102 m |
| 315768 | Amend Planning Schema/Add Planning Schema | Granted | 23 Apr 2024 | 0 m |
| 317879 | Supplementary Map Appeal | Other | 27 Oct 2023 | 281 m |
| 316611 | Draft Map Appeal | Granted | 11 Sept 2023 | 126 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
- 8 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 14 Sept 2026
- 18 Aug 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 15 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.