Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

71, St Conleth's Road, Whitehall, Dublin 12, D12 P4A0

Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure; new access stairs; two roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear.

Observations close 16 Sept 2026 4 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 12 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 6 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: SD26B/0370W · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Referral
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: 24 m²
Site area: 196 m²
Received: 12 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 6 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/70832.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0370W 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 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 × 2
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 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/0319W	Grant permission	13 Aug 2026	—	449 m	Flat roof first floor extension to side and rear comprising of the enlargement of existing bedroom and new ensuite.
SD26B/0177W	Grant permission	23 Jul 2026	—	346 m	Demolish 48sq. m rear extension & construction of a 36.3 sq.m rear extension to an existing dwelling with a pitched roof & proposed new dormer to rear with new roof lights to front and associated site works.
SD26B/0244W	Grant permission	9 Jul 2026	—	376 m	Phase 1: Partial removal of approved shed to rear & construction of a ground floor extension to the rear, and attic conversion with dormer to the rear, amendment of roof to create side gable. Phase 2: removal of remainder of shed & car garage to rear & construction modular garden room containing an office /den /gym with amended rear boundary and access associated site works.
SD26B/0227W	Grant permission	6 Jul 2026	—	468 m	Demolition of existing rear extensions and sunroom, and the construction of a new single-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and garage, with a part-pitched roof over the side extension and converted garage, and a flat roof over the rear extension. The development also includes a pitched roof front extension comprising a new porch and the extension and conversion of the existing garage into living accommodation and shower room. Works further include a new attic conversion to provide additional bedroom space and a W.C, together with alterations to the existing hipped roof to form a new gable wall with a high-level window to the side elevation and new flat roof dormer to the rear elevation at roof level along with alterations to the existing first floor window in the gable wall. The development will also include internal alterations, landscaping, drainage, and all associated ancillary site works and drainage as required.
SD26B/0210W	Request additional information	23 Jun 2026	—	200 m	New vehicular access to the front with dropped kerb and partial removal of the front boundary wall.
SD26B/0221W	Grant permission	19 Jun 2026	—	403 m	Permission to amend the existing main roof from hipped to gable with attic-level gable window and the construction of a dormer window in the main roof to the rear of the house.
ED26/0046	Declared exempt	3 Jun 2026	—	315 m	High level fixed window to ground floor side entrance. Window approx. 1000mm wide by 500mm high. Fixed with no opening. Glass opaque. At a height of approx. 1700mm from floor level (internally) currently no windows present to existing or neighbouring dwelling.
SD26B/0164W	Grant permission	22 May 2026	—	456 m	Vehicular entrance driveway with gate to front of existing house, including dishing of public footpath and associated site works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
320902	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	17 Jan 2025	409 m
320114	Planning Appeal	Refused	11 Nov 2024	453 m
314334	Referral	Other	13 Dec 2023	449 m
311930	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	10 Mar 2022	386 m
311119	Planning Appeal	Refused	10 Dec 2021	226 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 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 16 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.