Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

5a Convent View Cottages, Boot Road, Clondalkin, D22 WK38

Single storey rear extension with a pitched roof and a front side single storey extension to existing dwelling, alterations to all elevations and all associated site works.

Observations close 6 Oct 2026 4 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/0393W · 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: 59 m²
Site area: 897 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/70934.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0393W 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 × 6
house · house · house
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 10 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/0328W	Grant permission	27 Aug 2026	—	439 m	First floor front / side and rear extension above existing side extension with internal alterations to existing ground floor layout and all associated site works.
SD25B/0717W	Grant permission	13 Aug 2026	—	361 m	Demolition of existing rear sunroom and stepped access at front entrance, conversion of side garage with a new double side extension, single storey rear extension and dormer attic structure and associated works . Works will consist of new kitchen/day room, utility, wc, gym and playroom at ground level, bedroom with en-suite at first floor and walk in wardrobe and attic room with en-suite at attic level. Works will also consist of widening existing front entrance.
SD26B/0031W	Grant permission	23 Mar 2026	—	115 m	Demolition of existing shed structure. Creation of a new vehicular entrance 3.5M in width. Construction of a single storey extension to the front, side and rear of the existing dwelling including an ancillary family dwelling unit, porch to the main entrance of the existing dwelling and extension to the main dwelling to the rear. All associated site, internal alterations, drainage and landscaping works.
SD25A/0316W	Grant permission	25 Feb 2026	—	201 m	Amendments to previous approved Planning Permission Ref. SD23A/0152, for the Demolition of existing Shed and Garage buildings to the rear of existing dwelling and construction of 1 no. 2-bedroom, pitched roof, detached mews dwelling house fronting on to Brideswell Lane, including vehicular entrance off Brideswell Lane, connections to public services and all associated site works. The proposal includes provision of rear garden private open space and 2 parking spaces accessed off Brideswell Lane. Amendments for which this Planning Application refers are for the change of house type from a 2 bedroom to a 4 bedroom pitched roof, detached mews dwelling house fronting on to Brideswell Lane. Note: the Demolition of existing Shed and Garage buildings to the rear of existing dwelling and the provision of 2 parking spaces accessed off Brideswell Lane is as per previous Planning Ref: SD23A/0152
SD25B/0623W	Grant permission	27 Jan 2026	—	153 m	A storey and a half extension to the side and a single-storey extension to the rear. The addition will include a new porch, games room, utility room, kitchen/ dining room and two additional bedrooms. Moreover, the proposal includes widening of the vehicular site access including all associated site works.
SD25A/0290W	Grant permission for retention	26 Jan 2026	1	221 m	Retention permission for as constructed single storey house and ancillaries.
SD25A/0224W	Grant permission	11 Nov 2025	—	277 m	The proposed development will consist of: Changes to existing hotel signage with the erection of 6no. signs and all other associated site development works. Sign No.1 (4.5m x 1.5m) is a high level sign to replace the existing sign on the northern elevation. Sign No.2 (4.1m x 1.4m) is a high level sign to replace existing on the southern elevation. Sign No.3 (4.5m x 1.5m) is a high level sign to replace existing on the western elevation. Sign No.4 (3.9m x 0.3m) is a low level sign above the main entrance of hotel to replace existing. Sign No.5 comprises 2no. new circular panel signs (600mm x 600mm each), either side of the main hotel entrance. All signs are to be internally illuminated by means of LEDs, giving face illumination only.
SD25B/0511W	Grant permission	17 Oct 2025	—	314 m	Alterations to an existing house including a first floor extension to the rear

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500810	Planning Appeal	Other	19 May 2026	221 m
322968	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	5 Sept 2025	278 m
320128	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	21 Nov 2024	232 m
319364	Planning Appeal	Refused	10 Oct 2024	188 m
318110	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	10 Jul 2024	201 m
318955	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	24 Jun 2024	197 m
313559	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	8 Aug 2023	227 m
313577	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	21 Jul 2023	229 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.