PlanningRegister.ie
Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

Mountpelier, Bohernabreena, Dublin 24, D24 KC79

Development consisting of (i) construct two storey extension to rear of existing family home (ii) fit new replacement wastewater treatment system on site together with all ancillary siteworks.

Observations close 4 Nov 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 25 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
SD26B/0435W · 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
170 m²
Site area
3,340 m²
Received
30 Sept 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due
25 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/71107.
  2. Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0435W 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 4 Nov 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.
  5. 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
G3
High amenity
HA-DM: To protect and enhance the outstanding natural character of the Dublin Mountains Areasouth dublin county development plan 2022 20288 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
South Dublin County Council development plan zoning—11 Sept 2026, 23:18open

Designations on or near the site

  • Radon risk area × 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
SD19A/0276/EPGrant extension of duration of permission14 Jun 2024—0 mImportation and spreading inert materials (clay/stone and soils) over lands 8.210 ha for the purposes of land recovery for agricultural activity; all ancillary works to include completion of all conditions attached to previous planning applications Reg Ref: SD11A/0024 and SD13A/0252; access to proposed development shall be from existing entrance from Montpelier Road to applicants family home.
SD22B/0403Grant permission15 May 2023—0 mPermission sought by Peter Lawlor to build two story extension to rear of existing dwelling providing additional bedrooms and living accommodation. Overall height of existing dwelling 7.300 meters. Overall height of proposed extension 6.150 meters. Area of existing dwelling 280.8 sqm. area of proposed extension 211.5 sqm. Total area 491.3 sqm together with required ancillary work.
SD22B/0507Grant permission24 Jan 2023—490 mChanges to previously granted permission PR/0456/22; Minor elevation changes to proposed extension and entrance porch to existing house, change in flat roof finish to the proposed extension, external wall insulation to the existing house and all associated site works.
SD22B/0056Grant permission7 Apr 2022—494 mNew two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling comprising 49sq.m additional floor area at ground floor and 22.5sq.m additional floor area at first floor, including the introduction of a family flat of 90sq.m floor area within the footprint of the existing dwelling and associated internal alterations. Introduction of a new porch at existing main entrance door and new rooflight on existing pitched roof. Upgrade of existing drainage including replacement of existing septic tank.
SD21B/0523Grant permission for retention6 Dec 2021—451 mPlanning permission was granted on the site under SD19B/0486 & ABP-307604-20 for a two storey dormer extension to the side and rear of the existing cottage; new front porch; replace roof of existing cottage and associated works. Retention permission now sought for the repositioning and changes to the permitted two storey dormer extension to the side/rear together with a new single storey extension to the rear; 1 additional dormer window to the front roof; new front porch; internal changes and external changes to permitted windows and doors to elevation; Total floor area of the extension is 174sq.m.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 30 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 4 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.