Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

172 Woodfield, Scholarstown Rd, Dublin 16, D16K3C7

Retention of three velux windows to the front roof slope.

Observations close 23 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 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/0417W · 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: —
Site area: 189 m²
Received: 18 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due: 12 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/71039.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0417W 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 23 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	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/0383W	Grant permission	6 Oct 2026	—	415 m	Single storey, flat roof extension, the full width of the west facing side of the property and the relocation of existing pedestrian access to the rear garden off 'The Lane' and all associated site works.
SD26B/0295W	Grant permission	10 Aug 2026	—	268 m	Single storey flat roof xxtension (14sq.m) to rear rest ride of existing dwelling; West side elevation to include 2 no. new windows to match existing & relocated garden gate.
SD26B/0215W	Grant permission for retention	29 Jun 2026	—	465 m	Retention for the construction of bedroom extension located on previously used private patio space as constructed and all associated site works. The retention element is located on previously used private open space associated with apartment 19 which is located on the top (3rd) floor.
ED26/0056	Declared exempt	25 Jun 2026	—	404 m	External wall insulation, smooth finish.
SD26B/0091W	Grant permission	8 Jun 2026	—	319 m	Construction of new two-storey extension to side of dwelling, with hipped roof extension, maintaining existing ridge height, alterations to existing main entrance, alterations to fenestration, new rooflights to rear roof slope, existing chimney extended to clear new roof, and all associated site works.
ED26/0040	Declared exempt	29 May 2026	—	402 m	(a) Removal of 12m2 Conservatory & Construct a new 24.5m2 Ground Floor Single Storey extension to rear of the property. (b) Install external insulation to all external walls of the property. The front Facade external insulation will remain brick style finish in keeping with existing local properties.
SD26B/0097W	Grant permission	27 Apr 2026	—	372 m	Demolition of existing side shed, new single storey front and side extension, alteration to front entrance with new porch, two storey extension to the side/ rear of the dwelling, new dormer type window to the rear roof, Velux type window to the front, some internal alterations and associated site works.
SD26B/0078W	Grant permission	14 Apr 2026	—	184 m	Attic conversion for storage, including the installation of 3 no. Velux rooflights to the front roof slope and 3 no. Velux rooflights to the rear roof slope.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501760	Planning Appeal	open	23 Jul 2026	465 m
500579	Planning Appeal	Granted	2 Jun 2026	414 m
320062	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Withdrawn	20 Oct 2025	257 m
317724	Planning Appeal	Refused	21 Oct 2024	414 m
315715	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	9 Feb 2024	430 m
316629	Draft Map Appeal	Other	15 Aug 2023	272 m
316640	Draft Map Appeal	Other	15 Aug 2023	475 m
314746	Planning Appeal	pending	3 Oct 2022	248 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

18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.