Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

40, Woodbrook Park, Templeogue, Dublin, D16 V967

First floor extension over existing single storey structure to side including extension of mini hip roof, single storey Kitchen/Dining extension at rear, internal layout alterations at ground and first floor and all associated site works.

Observations close 22 Sept 2026 10 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: SD26B/0375W · 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: 56 m²
Site area: 349 m²
Received: 18 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 12 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/70858.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0375W 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 22 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
SD26B/0269	Grant permission	28 Jul 2026	—	375 m	Construction of two storey and single storey extensions to the rear, first floor extension to side, two storey extension to the front with internal alterations to garage to accommodate new toilet and utility (79.7 sq. metres); access stairs to attic, front dormer window to attic and new attic window in side gable wall together with new single storey garden building to the rear (38.88 sq. metres) of existing two storey house (92 sq. metres)
SD26B/0249W	Grant permission & grant retention	2 Jul 2026	—	237 m	Retention permission for two Velux rooflights to the front roof slope for single-storey extension to the rear and side, widening of the existing front vehicular access, and an attic conversion for storage purposes, including a dormer window to the rear roof slope and two rooflights to the front roof slope.
SD26B/0168W	Grant permission	3 Jun 2026	—	291 m	Garage conversion with bay window to front at ground floor with pitched roof over & 3No. roof lights, ground floor rear extension with pitched roof over & 4No. roof lights. First floor internal alterations. Hip build up to Dutch hip at attic level with window in gable wall & dormer roof window on rear slope of roof at attic level. Detached single storey playroom & bike storage with pitched roof over in rear garden. Widening of vehicular entrance & partial dishing of kerb.
SD26B/0148W	Grant permission	15 May 2026	—	489 m	Single storey extension to the rear of existing property and all associated site works.
SD26B/0088W	Grant permission	17 Apr 2026	—	388 m	Garage conversion to habitable room with single-storey flat roof extension to the front of existing dwelling and dormer extension to rear of existing dwelling. Bike storage shed to front garden and all associated site works.
SD26B/0015W	Grant permission	9 Mar 2026	—	477 m	Planning permission for the following:- 1) to demolish existing garage to rear of property 2) to demolish existing rear conservatory to the dwelling house 3) permission to construct a partly two storied and partly single storied extension to the rear of the dwelling comprising of living areas & utilities to ground floor and bedroom area to first floor . 4) permission for a new front porch. 5) alterations to all facades with connection to all existing site services, and all associated site development works.
SD25A/0317W	Request additional information	25 Feb 2026	—	175 m	Permission on this site (approx. 3.67 Ha) being the grounds of Cheeverstown located at Cheeverstown House, Kilvare, Templeogue, Dublin 6W (Cheeverstown House is a protected structure) The proposed development provides for a new resident community in lieu of existing residential institution (a change of use) and comprises a residential development of 99 no. dwellings to provide 35 no. single storey houses and 63 no. apartments in 2 no. 3 storey buildings, together with the conversion of Cheeverstown House (a protected structure) in to a single dwelling. The proposed development comprises: - 26 no. new semi-detached single storey consisting of: 12no. 1-bed houses, 14no. 2-bed houses; Refurbishment and change of use of 6no. existing single storey buildings to 6no. 3-bed semi-detached houses and 3no. detached 4-bed houses; 2no. 3-storey apartment blocks comprising: - Block 1 comprising 21no. 1-bed apartments and 8no. 2-bed apartments; and Block 2 comprising 25no. 1-bed apartments and 9no. 2-bed apartments. Essential repair works to the exterior of the existing Cheeverstown House (Protected Structure)(formally known as Kilvare House), with removal of later ancillary additions, and change of use from office into a single dwelling house with parking and associated site works. Cheeverstown intend to retain 4 no. single storey houses and 2 no. apartments as part of strategy of re-integration of the Cheeverstown community in to the wider neighbourhood. The proposal provides for the demolition of buildings forming part of the existing residential institution, including residences at Oak House, Rowan House, Elm House, Maple Row, Nos. 1 - 4 Cedar Terrace and Nos. 4 and 5 The Beeches and 1, 2 and 6 Sycamore Way, including ancillary outbuildings and extensions and also the existing school building (approximately 7,726.4 sq. m overall). Vehicular access is via the existing entrance on Templeogue Road (including removal of existing gates), with new pedestrian/cycle only access provided at the second existing entrance on Templeogue Road (currently blocked up). All ancillary site development and landscape works, including new internal access roads, footpaths, lighting, public open space (c. 7,189 sq. m), cycle parking, car parking, communal open space, ESB sub-station, bin storage and boundary treatments.
SD26B/0001W	Grant permission	25 Feb 2026	—	320 m	The proposed development will consist of internal alterations to existing ground and first floor levels, the construction of a single-storey extension to the rear, a first floor extension to the side of the existing dwelling, alterations to the existing materiality and fenestration details to the existing dwelling, the construction of a new garden studio and shed structure to the rear garden, along with alterations to the existing vehicular entrance, all along with associated landscaping, ancillary and site works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
316272	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	16 Dec 2024	358 m
319130	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	25 Oct 2024	406 m
320171	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	16 Oct 2024	406 m
311063	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	22 Feb 2022	106 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

18 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 22 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.