Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

23 Dodder Road Lower, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14X297

Widen the existing pedestrian entrance to create a new vehicular entrance to facilitate off street parking for two cars and ev charging.

Observations close 5 Oct 2026 20 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 26 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: SD26B/0390W · 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: —
Site area: 229 m²
Received: 30 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 15 Sept 2026, 20:40
Decision due: 26 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/70924.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0390W 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 5 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 × 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/0343W	Grant permission	3 Sept 2026	—	379 m	Widening the existing vehicular entrance to 3.5m wide, converting the existing garage to the side of the house; Construction of dormer window in main roof to the rear of the house, two rooflights in the main roof to the front of the house, first-floor side extension (including extending main roof hip) over converted garage; Minor modification to the front and rear fenestration; Single-storey ground floor extension to the rear; Proposed canopy to the front of the house, integrating the existing porch and all associated site works.
SD26B/0322W	Grant permission	28 Aug 2026	—	420 m	Construction of a single storey flat roofed extension to the front, side and rear of her dwelling; a single storey flat roofed front porch extension and the replacement of the lean-to pitched roof on an existing single storey extension to the rear with a flat roof. An increase in the size of an existing ground floor front elevation window in her existing dwelling and a new 2m high side boundary wall.
WEB1117/26	Grant permission	27 Jul 2026	11	465 m	Planning Permission sought by Gerard O’Rourke, Kay O’Rourke, D&P Multimedia Products Ltd., Joan Doyle and Mary Burke to demolish all structures [total floor area 1021 sq.m.] on Terenure Business Park, Beechlawn Way, Terenure, Dublin 6W in order to redevelop this c.0.15Ha site. The EirCode for the largest unit in TBP is D6W A383. The development will consist of the construction 11no. 3 storey dwelling houses, with solar panels, to include 6no. 2 bed units in 2no. terraces of three houses and 5no. 3 bed units in 1no. terrace of five houses. All will include a small balcnoy, with privacy side screens, at first floor level to the rear. The proposed development will involve modifications to the eastern end of Beechlawn Way to facilitate the construction of a new access road, with footpaths, to serve the development. Works will also include boundary treatments, hard + soft landscaping and all other associated site excavations, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground necessary for the development.
SD26B/0282W	Grant permission	22 Jul 2026	—	303 m	Widen the existing vehicular entrance to facilitate off street parking and EV charging for two cars with the associated kerb dishing and site works.
SD26B/0170W	Grant permission	21 Jul 2026	—	456 m	Reconfiguration of floor plans of existing two storey semi-detached house to include a projecting bay window at ground floor level to the front elevation, with a canopy roof over, extending to cover the main entrance a two-storey extension to the side of the existing semi-detached dwelling, partially extending to the front and rear and a single-storey extension to the rear (The proposed ground floor extension will comprise a kitchen/dining area, WC and utility room. The proposed first floor extension will comprise two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a walk-in wardrobe, together with stairs providing access to attic storage), study and all ancillary site works.
SD26B/0257W	Grant permission	9 Jul 2026	—	321 m	Alterations to previously approved planning ref: SD23B/0288; The conversion of existing garage to new playroom and revised elevational treatment - consisting of new full height glazed window to north front elevation and new single window to west side elevation.
SD26B/0199W	Grant permission	15 Jun 2026	—	363 m	Demolition of rear and side single storey structures (approx. 19.5sqm) and the construction of a single storey extension to front, the construction of a double storey extension to side and the construction of a single storey extension to rear (extensions total approx. 93.7sqm). The development will also include externally insulating the retained house (render and brick slip finish), alterations to internal layouts, additional window opes and changes to selected existing window opes, proposed rooflights, widening of existing gateposts and all associated site works.
SD26B/0198W	Request additional information	5 Jun 2026	—	84 m	Alterations and additions to existing 2-storey detached dwelling, previously granted permission under Planning Reg. Ref. SD23B/0024. The works to be retained comprise of a revised vehicular and pedestrian entrance gate arrangement, including new gate piers, new boundary treatment including new concrete post and panel fencing to eastern boundary and metal fencing to the northern boundary, new awning and frame to patio area to the east elevation, revisions to the detached single storey garage structure including new access stairs to original attic storage space and Velux rooflights to same, the enlargement of the footprint of the garage space to incorporate a new home office area to the rear at ground floor level, together with new cedral cladding and smooth render finishes in lieu of brick finishes to the front, rear, and side elevations of the renovated 2-storey detached dwelling house, and all ancillary site works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501959	Planning Appeal	open	24 Aug 2026	465 m
324356	Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate	pending	9 Jun 2026	414 m
501492	Planning Appeal	pending	4 Jun 2026	106 m
323504	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	2 Dec 2025	341 m
322522	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	12 Sept 2025	414 m
322621	Planning Appeal	Refused	18 Aug 2025	161 m
322263	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	22 Jul 2025	402 m
321783	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	30 May 2025	448 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

30 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 5 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.