Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

76 Fairways, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 P827

Single storey rear habitabloe structure and all associated works. The accommodation consists of a bedroom with ensuite and living/kitchen area. The unit is set back in into the rising garden levels to the south.

Observations close 6 Oct 2026 21 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 26 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: SD26B/0392W · 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: 40 m²
Site area: 404 m²
Received: 1 Sept 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/70932.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0392W 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 6 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

NIAH-recorded building × 1
Butterfield House
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/0219W	Request additional information	25 Jun 2026	—	215 m	The removal of the existing single storey toilet return at ground floor level and construction of part single storey and part two storey extension (total additional floor area 22.45m.sq) to the rear of the existing house, the installation of 2 rooflights into the existing rear roof pitch and associated site works.
SD26B/0195W	Grant permission	29 May 2026	—	85 m	Modifications to the previously permitted development reg ref: SD23A/0346 (An Bord Pleanala ref: ABP-320269-24), for the construction of a new two storey dwelling and modifications and extensions to the existing house. The modifications will comprise of reduction in floor area from 118.35 sq.m to 110.47 sq.m; revised first floor plan configuration; revised roof configuration at rear; and re-location of side door at ground floor.
SD26B/0099W	Grant permission	27 Apr 2026	—	265 m	Amendment to previously granted permission Ref. SD25B/0607W comprising the demolition of the existing front porch and its replacement with a new flat roof front porch extension, together with the demolition and reconstruction of the front boundary wall.
SD26B/0050W	Grant permission	2 Apr 2026	—	473 m	This application seeks permission for the ground & first floor extension, as well as the loft conversion including pitch extension and new rear dormer. The extension has minimal impact on the external perception of the dwelling and will be partially obscured from view by existing fences and by the form of the existing building. The interventions seek to replace the existing poor quality extension with a similarly scaled extension in keeping with the character of the former existing building, and can be viewed within the drawings attached as part of this application. The extensions make alterations to the front of the property in keeping with the existing quality of the dwelling.
SD25A/0096W	Refuse permission	19 Mar 2026	7	308 m	Permission is sought for minor works to the existing 2 no. dwellings as follows: (i) the demolition of a detached garden shed to the front garden of St. Mary's and demolition of 2 no. sheds located to the rear of St. Mary's and Presbytery (comprising a total floor area of 40sqm), (ii) the subdivision of the front boundaries of St. Mary's and Presbytery and alteration to the existing vehicular entrance off Willbrook Road to facilitate 2 no. new vehicular entrances to the existing car parking area and to provide for 2 no. car parking spaces per dwelling, and, (iii) the replacement of the existing windows to the front facade of the existing two storey, semi-detached houses. Planning Permission is also sought for a new residential infill scheme on the lands to the side and rear of the existing dwellings to comprise: (iv) the construction of 5 no. new dwellings comprising 2 no. two-storey detached dwellings and 3 no. three-storey detached dwellings (1 no. three-bedroom unit and 4 no. four-bedroom units), all flat roofed, with each dwelling being served by private amenity space in the form of a rear garden and the three-storey dwellings also being served by private terraces at second floor level; (v) the provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance including reduction in the height of boundary wall off Willbrook Road; and new internal access road serving the proposed residential scheme, and; (vi) the provision of 7 no. car parking spaces, 10 no. resident bicycle parking spaces, and 6 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces to serve the residential scheme. The proposal also includes all ancillary site and infrastructural works which include: the provision of bin stores, foul and surface water drainage, public open space, landscaping, boundary treatments, and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the overall development. The development results in a total of 7 no. dwellings.
SD26B/0040W	Invalidate application	6 Feb 2026	—	473 m	This application seeks permission for the ground & first floor extension, as well as the loft conversion including pitch extension and new rear dormer of 16 Brookvale. The extension has minimal impact on the external perception of the dwelling and will be partially obscured from view by existing fences and by the form of the existing building. The interventions seek to replace the existing poor quality extension with a similarly scaled extension in keeping with the character of the former existing building, and can be viewed within the drawings attached as part of this application. The extensions make alterations to the front of the property in keeping with the existing quality of the dwelling.
SD25B/0662W	Grant permission for retention	29 Jan 2026	—	159 m	Retention sought for the following development: (1) The installation of an outdoor, monobloc Air source Heat pump in the front garden of a house. (2) The erection of a timber fence of height 1.8 metres along part of the side boundary wall to provide screening of the heat pump in the front garden of the house.
SD25B/0580W	Grant permission	24 Nov 2025	—	49 m	The proposed development consists of converting a hipped roof to a Dutch-hipped style, enlarging the front dormer, adding a rear dormer and an extra bedroom on the first floor, building a rear single-storey extension, and all necessary ancillary works to facilitate the development.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501172	Planning Appeal	Invalid	15 Apr 2026	308 m
321678	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	17 Apr 2025	210 m
316272	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	16 Dec 2024	294 m
320269	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	26 Nov 2024	85 m
318313	Planning Appeal	Refused	8 Jul 2024	316 m
313978	Planning Appeal	Refused	10 Jul 2023	392 m
315023	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	28 Jun 2023	318 m
314963	Planning Appeal	Invalid	28 Oct 2022	318 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

1 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 6 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.