Observation pack · South Dublin County Council
19, Woodfarm Avenue, Palmerstown, Dublin
Two Storey Side Extension with Clipped Gable Roof and Flat Roof Dormer at Rear.
Observations close 2 Oct 2026 17 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 22 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- SD26B/0388W · 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
- 29 m²
- Site area
- 683 m²
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 15 Sept 2026, 20:40
- Decision due
- 22 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/70922.
- Write your observation.Quote
SD26B/0388Wat 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 2 Oct 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 × 1About 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/0329W | Refuse permission for retention | 27 Aug 2026 | — | 228 m | Retention for existing modular steel shed bolted to raft foundation slab with occasional access from rear laneway. |
| SD26B/0324W | Grant permission & grant retention | 24 Aug 2026 | — | 128 m | Retention for a single-storey flat-roof side extension; Permission for the construction of a single-storey flat-roof rear extension and a single-storey flat-roof storage shed to the rear of the dwelling, with roller shutter doors facing the laneway to the rear of the property. |
| SD26B/0310W | Grant permission | 17 Aug 2026 | — | 56 m | Demolition of existing rear extensions and sunroom, and construction of a new single-storey flat roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and garage at ground floor level incorporating open plan kitchen, living & dining space; Construction of a single-storey pitched roof front extension incorporating a new porch, together with the extension and conversion of the existing garage to habitable accommodation at ground floor level; Construction of new first-floor pitched roof extension above the existing garage to the side of the existing dwelling; Construction of new first-floor pitched roof extension above kitchen area to the rear of the existing dwelling; Internal alterations, landscaping, drainage works, and all associated ancillary site development works. |
| SD26B/0192W | Grant permission | 15 Jun 2026 | — | 245 m | Construction of one dormer window in the main roof to the rear, amending existing hipped roof to a gable roof including a small hip with a gable window at attic level and the demolition of the existing chimney at the gable wall. |
| SD26B/0159W | Grant permission | 21 May 2026 | — | 333 m | Single storey extension of area 33.1m² to the rear and side of existing dwelling with a porch of area 2.5m² to existing front door and all associated site development works on a site of 0.05Ha. |
| SD26B/0200W | Withdraw the application | 11 May 2026 | — | 245 m | Construction of one dormer window in the main roof to the rear alongside amending the existing hipped roof to a gable roof including a small hip with a gable window at attic level and the demolition of the existing chimney at the gable wall. |
| SD26B/0008 | Grant permission | 30 Apr 2026 | — | 120 m | Demolish existing single storey, front side and rear extension, and detached shed to rear. Construct two storey side with forward projecting front and rear two storey extension extended elements, single storey front extension, single storey rear extension, varied internal modifications |
| SD26B/0185W | Withdraw the application | 22 Apr 2026 | — | 245 m | The development seeking permission will consist of the construction of one dormer window in the main roof to the rear alongside amending the existing hipped roof to a gable roof including a small hip and a gable window at attic level. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322486 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 10 Sept 2025 | 467 m |
| 322002 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 23 Jun 2025 | 253 m |
| 321103 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 17 Feb 2025 | 228 m |
| 320759 | Planning Appeal | Invalid | 6 Sept 2024 | 64 m |
| 320730 | Planning Appeal | Invalid | 4 Sept 2024 | 64 m |
| 314942 | LA Road Dev - Application | Granted with conditions | 29 Aug 2024 | 288 m |
| 314346 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 1 Aug 2023 | 484 m |
| 311103 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 9 Dec 2021 | 247 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
- 28 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 2 Oct 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 15 Sept 2026, 20:40. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.