Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

62 Brookvale Downs, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14Y183

The proposed development will consist of an attic conversion with rear dormer along with raising the existing gable wall with the addition of a dutch hip.

Observations close 5 Nov 2026 11 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 26 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: SD26B/0440W · 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: 31 m²
Site area: 260 m²
Received: 1 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due: 26 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/71128.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0440W 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 5 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.
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

NIAH-recorded building × 1
Ashfield House
Radon risk area × 2
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
D26A/0733/WEB	Declare application invalid	5 Oct 2026	—	359 m	1. Construction of new single-storey wraparound rear and side extension 2. Widen
WEB2414/26	Additional information	29 Jul 2026	—	315 m	The development will consist of: -the demolition of the existing single storey extensions to the rear and side including a covered side passageway (64 sqm) and one chimney stack to the front to the existing two storey detached house; -and the subsequent construction of a single storey (116 sqm) and two storey extension (12 sqm) to the rear; -a new single storey bay window extension to the front (3 sqm); -modifications to the fenestration on front, sides, and rear elevations; -modifications to existing internal layouts; -the addition of external insulation to the external walls of the main house; -new rooflights to rear and side; -and the construction of a new garden room (90 sqm) to rear garden; -and all associated site works.
SD26B/0198W	Request additional information	5 Jun 2026	—	248 m	Alterations and additions to existing 2-storey detached dwelling, previously granted permission under Planning Reg. Ref. SD23B/0024. The works to be retained comprise of a revised vehicular and pedestrian entrance gate arrangement, including new gate piers, new boundary treatment including new concrete post and panel fencing to eastern boundary and metal fencing to the northern boundary, new awning and frame to patio area to the east elevation, revisions to the detached single storey garage structure including new access stairs to original attic storage space and Velux rooflights to same, the enlargement of the footprint of the garage space to incorporate a new home office area to the rear at ground floor level, together with new cedral cladding and smooth render finishes in lieu of brick finishes to the front, rear, and side elevations of the renovated 2-storey detached dwelling house, and all ancillary site works.
SD26B/0195W	Grant permission	29 May 2026	—	464 m	Modifications to the previously permitted development reg ref: SD23A/0346 (An Bord Pleanala ref: ABP-320269-24), for the construction of a new two storey dwelling and modifications and extensions to the existing house. The modifications will comprise of reduction in floor area from 118.35 sq.m to 110.47 sq.m; revised first floor plan configuration; revised roof configuration at rear; and re-location of side door at ground floor.
WEB1709/26	Grant permission	19 May 2026	—	413 m	Permission for an extension and modifications to the existing two-storey semi-detached house at 123 Rathdown Park, Terenure, Dublin 6W, D6WVR68, to include: demolition of existing single-storey extensions to side and rear, construction of two-storey extension to the side and rear, garden room and shed to rear, roof lights to existing and new roofs, and associated landscaping works.
WEB1665/26	Grant permission	12 May 2026	—	437 m	PERMISSION a) alterations to front porch and front elevation including the construction of a hipped, pitched roof to existing porch and front section of existing garage, the associated construction of stub walls to existing porch structure and the removal of a section of the existing garage parapet wall to front elevation. b)alterations to existing garage roof including replacement of roof, the raising of the party wall to side to increase the pitch of the replacement roof and the extension of garage roof over new shed structure to rear of existing garage.
WEB2922/25	Grant permission	11 May 2026	9	485 m	The development will consist of alterations to a previously approved development, Dublin City Council Register Reference 2027/21, An Bord Pleanála Reference ABP-311013-21 as amended by planning application DCC 3861/23, which provided for; partial demolition and renovation of ‘The Barn’ as a two bedroom, part single storey, part two storey detached house with apex rooflight; construction of 5 no. three bedroom, three storey terraced houses; construction of 2 no. two bedroom, two storey semi-detached houses; access is from the existing entrance on Riversdale Avenue; 8 no. car parking spaces will be provided to the front of the houses; all associated site development works, landscaping and boundary treatment works. The amendments to the previously approved scheme are as follows: 1. Reconfiguration of the kitchen to the rear of house 6 and the provision of additional garden space to the north and associated alterations to elevations. 2. Alterations to House 8, ‘The Barn’, to include additional floor area at ground floor level, the addition of a second storey to the eastern extended part of the house and reconfiguration of internal layouts and associated alterations to elevations, resulting in a part single, part 2 storey 3 bedroom house. 3. Amendments to the associated site development works and landscaping.
SD26B/0081W	Grant permission	21 Apr 2026	—	161 m	Domestic extension to existing dwelling. Works to include demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a new single storey extension to the rear.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501492	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	7 Sept 2026	485 m
323659	Referral	Other	7 Jan 2026	291 m
323504	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	2 Dec 2025	391 m
322621	Planning Appeal	Refused	18 Aug 2025	398 m
319964	Planning Appeal	Refused	22 May 2025	355 m
321678	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	17 Apr 2025	363 m
321325	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	10 Mar 2025	469 m
316272	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	16 Dec 2024	62 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 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 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.