Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

1 Wheatsfield Court, Collinstown, Dublin 22, D22 FW31

Construction of double storey extension to rear and side of existing dwelling and single storey porch to front of existing dwelling and all associated works.

Observations close 16 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Nov 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: SD26B/0407W · 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: 68 m²
Site area: 339 m²
Received: 11 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 5 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/71006.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0407W 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 16 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
G1 Open space with recreation	OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities	south dublin county development plan 2022 2028	8 Mar 2022 → 8 Mar 2028
R2 Existing residential	RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity	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: South Dublin County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 23:18

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
South Dublin County Council development plan zoning	—	11 Sept 2026, 23:18	open

Designations on or near the site

Radon risk area × 1
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/0365W	Refuse permission & refuse retention	30 Sept 2026	—	289 m	Retention for existing single storey garden room and permission for new extension link in rear garden to create family ancillary accommodation with internal modifications and associated site works.
SD26B/0292W	Grant permission for retention	6 Aug 2026	—	471 m	Retention of an existing single storey porch and bay window with hipped roof to the front of existing dwelling.
SD26B/0243W	Invalid - site notice	9 Jun 2026	—	289 m	Retention for existing single storey garden room, and permission for new extension link in rear garden to create family ancillary accommodation with internal modifications and associated site works.
SD26B/0125W	Invalid - site notice	9 Apr 2026	—	289 m	Retention for existing single storey garden room, and permission for new extension link in rear garden to create family ancillary accommodation with internal modifications and associated site works
SD26A/0006W	Grant permission	6 Mar 2026	1	327 m	Planning permission sought for the construction of a detached 2 storey house, connection to existing public foul and surface water, amendment of existing boundary walls and new vehicular entrance arrangement for existing and proposed house and all associated site works
SD25B/0686W	Invalidate application	19 Dec 2025	—	289 m	Permission is sought for a single storey extension to contain family ancillary accommodation (circa. 45m2) to rear garden of existing dwelling with associated site works.
SD25A/0058W	Declared withdrawn	15 Dec 2025	2	327 m	Planning permission sought for sub division of existing site for the construction of a detached 2 storey house, connection to existing public foul and surface water, amendment of existing boundary walls and new vehicular entrance arrangement for existing and proposed house and all associated site works
SD24A/0233W	Grant permission for retention	15 Oct 2025	—	487 m	The development seeking retention consists of the change-of-use from a credit union to a medical clinic and all associated site works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
321001	Planning Appeal	Refused	14 Nov 2025	475 m
322197	Planning Appeal	Refused	8 Jul 2025	289 m
320115	Planning Appeal	Refused	8 Nov 2024	289 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

11 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 16 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.