Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

26, Wainsfort Manor Drive, Terenure, Dublin 6W, D6W FH90

Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable c/w window, new access stairs, 2no. roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear.

Observations close 6 Nov 2026 7 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 27 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: SD26B/0446W · 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: 25 m²
Site area: 204 m²
Received: 2 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due: 27 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/71143.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0446W 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 6 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
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
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
SD26B/0202W	Grant permission	29 Sept 2026	—	415 m	Demolition of existing single storey in-fill flat roof bathroom extension at rear (9.18sq.m.) & construction of new single storey flat roof extension across rear elevation (53.56sq.m.), complete with new windows to side/west elevation, new fixed rooflights over & perimeter parapet wall at 3.825m high. New projecting pitched roof over open porch to front elevation, widening of driveway entrance to 3.6m clear between gate piers, together with all associated site works.
WEB3226/26	Application declared invalid	10 Sept 2026	—	184 m	Planning permission for development at Part Ground Floor and Basement Level, Parnell Centre, Parnell Street, Dublin 1. The development will consist of the change of use of an existing vacant retail unit to a 24-hour gymnasium, the installation of a new access platform lift providing access between the ground floor and basement level, new entrance doors, new externally illuminated signage to the south-east elevations, new ventilation louvres to the front elevation, the installation of a new louvre concealed within the rear soffit, the installation of condenser units at rear elevation level, together with all associated internal alterations, external works, plant, building services, site development and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. ______________________________________________________________________________
SD26B/0353W	Grant permission	3 Sept 2026	—	378 m	Conversion of attic space, removing existing hip roof and extending the end gable wall, a new window in the new gable wall; 2 new roof lights to rear slope of roof and 2 new roof lights to front roof slope with some internal alterations and all associated site works.
SD26B/0284W	Grant permission	27 Jul 2026	—	143 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/0311W	Invalidate application	26 Jun 2026	—	378 m	Conversion of attic space, removing existing hip roof and extending the end gable wall; a new window in the new Gable wall; 2 new roof lights to rear slope of roof and 2 new roof lights to front roof slope and all associated site works.
WEB2322/26	Application declared invalid	3 Jun 2026	—	378 m	The development will consist of the conversion of attic space, removing existing hip roof and extending the end gable wall, a new window in the new Gable wall , 2 new roof lights to rear slope of roof and 2 new roof lights to front roof slope and all associated site works
SD26B/0154W	Grant permission	19 May 2026	—	283 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	—	307 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.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
323512	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	21 May 2026	251 m
500567	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	5 May 2026	270 m
322955	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	7 Aug 2025	375 m
322019	Planning Appeal	Refused	25 Jun 2025	317 m
319916	Planning Appeal	Refused	19 Nov 2024	317 m
319960	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	1 Nov 2024	286 m
319953	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	31 Oct 2024	289 m
320779	Planning Appeal	Invalid	9 Sept 2024	338 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

2 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 6 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.