Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

23A, Kiltipper drive, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24TKN2

Retention for detached single storey timber clad garden room and office and detached single storey shed; all to rear garden and with associated ancillary works.

Observations close 18 Sept 2026 6 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: SD26B/0373W · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Retention
Status: Referral
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: 461 m²
Received: 14 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 8 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/70844.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0373W 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 18 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
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

1 layer present but masked: flood_cfram — source licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
SD26A/0115W	Grant permission	9 Jul 2026	—	429 m	Two storey end of terrace dwelling to the side of existing house plus alterations to the internal ground floor plus modifications to the front elevation of number 58 with the relocation of the front door and one number window from the side elevation to the front elevation, increasing a section of the existing side and rear boundary walls to 1.8m in height plus widening of existing vehicular entrance for the purpose of creating a shared vehicular entrance and all associated site works and all associated site works.
SD26B/0163W	Grant permission	3 Jun 2026	—	190 m	Construction of new single storey front extension, single storey rear extension and conversion of attic to storage room with rear dormer structure and associated works.
SD26B/0128	Grant permission	18 May 2026	—	263 m	Removal of existing velux window to rear at attic level and conversion of existing attic storage room to include a new flat roof dormer to rear for storage purposes.
SD26B/0082W	Grant permission	22 Apr 2026	—	124 m	Construction of single storey extension to side of existing dwelling part pitched roof and part flat roof with dormer window to rear of new pitched roof extension with associated 1st floor habitable accommodation. New boundary wall to front of property with internal alterations to existing dwelling and all associated site development works.
SD25A/0136W	Grant permission	2 Apr 2026	—	212 m	Demolition of existing detached shed in side garden. Construction in side garden of detached 2 storey 2 bedroom dwelling with habitable attic room, with dormer roof window on rear slope of roof with new vehicular entrance and partial dishing of kerb & all associated site works
SD25A/0118	Refuse permission	23 Jan 2026	1	429 m	The development shall consist of a two storey end of terrace dwelling to the side of existing house plus alteration to the internal ground floor plus modifications to the front elevation with the relocation of the front door and one number window from the side elevation to the front elevation, increasing a section of existing side and rear boundary walls to 1.8 m in height plus widening of existing vehicular entrance for the purpose of creating a shared vehicular entrance and all associated site works
SD25B/0646	Grant permission	19 Jan 2026	—	378 m	New dormer roof to the rear.
SD25B/0499W	Grant permission	13 Oct 2025	—	453 m	The development will consist of the construction of a storage shed and workshop, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501800	Planning Appeal	pending	30 Jul 2026	429 m
322957	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	28 Oct 2025	145 m
321419	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	8 Apr 2025	421 m
319085	Planning Appeal	Refused	9 Oct 2024	435 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

14 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 18 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.