Observation pack · South Dublin County Council
36, Wainsfort Avenue, Terenure, Dublin 6W, D6W C421
Permission sought to raise height of existing flat roofed annex/granny flat and integrate its use as part of existing residence, insert one glazed roof light into the flat roof, block up existing window and convert door to window to the side of the annex.
Observations close 14 Oct 2026 29 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 3 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- SD26B/0404 · full record
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Registered Application
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- 158 m²
- Site area
- 446 m²
- Received
- 9 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 15 Sept 2026, 20:40
- Decision due
- 3 Nov 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/70992.
- Write your observation.Quote
SD26B/0404at 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 14 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 |
| 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.
Sources: SDCC SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028, 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 |
| 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/0284W | Grant permission | 27 Jul 2026 | — | 372 m | Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure; New gable window; New access stairs; 2no. roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear. |
| SD26B/0280W | Grant permission | 23 Jul 2026 | — | 473 m | a) conversion of existing garage into a habitable space, b) alterations to the front, side and rear elevations, c) demolition of existing shed in rear garden abutting the existing dwelling, d) demolition of chimney to the rear of the existing dwelling, e) Widening of existing vehicular entrance to 4m and all associated site works. |
| SD26B/0208W | Grant permission | 21 Jul 2026 | — | 398 m | First Floor extension over existing, single storey extension to rear, Velux to front elevational, alternations to front including widening front door and all associated site works. |
| SD26B/0273W | Grant permission | 15 Jul 2026 | — | 336 m | The development will consist of altering the existing hipped roof to form a full apex roof with a small hip, together with the construction of a rear dormer window and the installation of two roof lights to the front roof slope to provide adequate height and internal space for attic conversion. The works will also include the conversion of the existing ground-floor garage to a playroom, involving the removal of the garage door and its replacement with a new front window, as well as the insertion of windows in the existing and proposed gable to increase natural light to the utility room and attic landing, along with all ancillary site works. |
| SD26B/0226W | Grant permission | 1 Jul 2026 | — | 462 m | Single storey extension to front of existing garage (circa 0.75m.sq.) incorporating new bay window to match existing living room window and conversion of garage (total floor areas 5.2.m.sq.) for habitable purposes / home office. |
| SD26B/0154W | Grant permission | 19 May 2026 | — | 265 m | A single-storey side extension and associated to works to the north of the existing dwelling. |
| ED26/0037 | Declared not exempt | 18 May 2026 | — | 212 m | Modifications to existing permitted Main ID Sign at Service Station to comprise incorporating a digital display panel in place of existing illuminated digital numbering. The new digital display will change every 30 to 60 seconds and will inform customers of service stations offering in accordance with the Retail Prices ( Diesel and Petrol) Display Order of 1997. |
| SD25B/0682W | Grant permission | 11 May 2026 | — | 496 m | The demolition of the existing porch, garage door to the front elevation, roof covering to the side access, chimney stack and tiled roof to the rear of the existing dwelling. Permission for single storey extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling with flat roofs, roof lights, internal alterations, attic conversion to habitable status with a dormer roof, roof light to front elevation, doors to garage entrance, new driveway, widening of the vehicular driveway entrance, dishing of the public footpath, grass verge, kerb, alterations to front boundary wall and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323512 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 21 May 2026 | 291 m |
| 322955 | Planning Appeal | Withdrawn | 7 Aug 2025 | 159 m |
| 322019 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 25 Jun 2025 | 458 m |
| 319916 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 19 Nov 2024 | 458 m |
| 319960 | Planning Appeal | Withdrawn | 1 Nov 2024 | 381 m |
| 319953 | Planning Appeal | Withdrawn | 31 Oct 2024 | 375 m |
| 320779 | Planning Appeal | Invalid | 9 Sept 2024 | 472 m |
| 317631 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 23 Aug 2024 | 337 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
- 9 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 14 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.