Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

81 Stonepark Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 Y5F6

Demolish existing ground floor rear extension wall and add new single storey ground floor extension (additional 6.5sq.m), remove existing ground floor side window and replace with patio door, remove half hip roof and roof window at side elevation and extend to full gable, extend the existing attic space (additional 12sq.m) by removing 3no. roof windows from the rear and adding 2no. dormers to main roof; front and rear, add new roof window to front roof and all associated internal and external site works.

Observations close 13 Nov 2026 18 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 3 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: SD26B/0458W · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Valid
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: 19 m²
Site area: 235 m²
Received: 9 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: 3 Dec 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/71180.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0458W 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 13 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

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
D26B/0453/WEB	Grant permission	6 Oct 2026	—	110 m	The development will consist of the removal of existing front porch, single sto
SD26B/0340W	Grant permission	14 Sept 2026	—	398 m	Construction of an attic conversion to the rear of the property consisting of a bedroom, en-suite and storage; Change existing flat roof above first floor storey, increase height and form a new hipped roof profile connecting into the existing roof.
SD26A/0076W	Grant permission & grant retention	19 Aug 2026	—	391 m	Retention of existing Medical Practice use; New Vehicle entrance to rear (on Grange Road) & provision of additional parking spaces there Vehicles crossing cycle lane to access Medical Centre rear parking area Change of Use of part of ground floor of dwelling to provide additional rooms for surgeries and related general medical practice test and support facilities; Dwelling layout alterations to form self contained 2 bed residence at first floor with access via original ground floor entrance hall & stairs; All associated site works and hard landscaping with no change to building footprint All at Aranleigh Health Centre, 1 Aranleigh Mount, Rathfarnham, Dublin D14 K822.
SD26B/0287W	Grant permission	24 Jul 2026	—	300 m	Attic conversion for storage incorporating a dormer window to the front roof slope, two dormer windows to the rear roof slope, and a new window to the side gable elevation.
SD26A/0123W	Grant permission & grant retention	10 Jul 2026	—	285 m	Tá Cead Coinneála á lorg chun an fhorbairt atá ann cheana a choinneáil mar a deonaíodh í faoi Thag. Chlárúcháin SD16A/0154, & athbhreithnithe tuilleadh faoi Thag. Chlárúcháin SD19A/0368, agus tá Cead Pleanála á lorg freisin chun fad sealadach na forbartha a shíneadh ar feadh cúig bliana eile. Is éard atá sa fhorbairt atá ann cheana foirgneamh seomra ranga dhá stór le díon cothrom sealadach agus achar urláir iomlán de 1797.5 méadar cearnach ann, ina bhfuil 9 seomra ranga, áiseanna leithris do mhic léinn/foirne ar an mbunurlár, agus 9 seomra ranga eile, seomra foirne, oifig riaracháin agus seomra plandaí suite ar an gcéad urlár, lena n-áirítear ardaitheoir agus 2 staighre, limistéir pháirceála/tuirlingthe gluaisteán, agus oibreacha tírdhreachaithe suímh gaolmhara. Tá siad seo go léir suite ar thalamh Mhainistir Loreto, Bóthar na Gráinsí, Ráth Fearnáin, Baile Átha Cliath 14 (Struchtúr Cosanta Uimh. 252 agus 253 de réir RPS). Retention Permission is sought to retain the existing development as granted under Reg. Ref. SD16A/0154, & further revised under Reg. Ref. SD19A/0368, Planning Permission is also sought to extend the temporary duration of the development for a further five years. The existing development consists of a two storey temporary style flat roof classroom building with a total floor area of 1797.5sq. M, providing 9 classrooms, student/staff toilet facilities on the ground floor, with a further 9 classrooms, staff room, administration office and a plantroom located on the first floor, including a lift and 2 stairs, car parking/set down areas, with associated site landscaping works. All located on the grounds of Loreto Abbey, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 (A Protected Structure RPS No. 252 and 253).
SD26B/0255W	Request additional information	10 Jul 2026	—	368 m	The installation of wall mounted condensers to the side elevations and all ancillary and associated site works.
LRD26A/0355/WEB	Refuse permission	3 Jul 2026	—	356 m	Whitehall Property Investments Limited intend to apply for permission for a Larg
ED26/0048	Declared exempt	10 Jun 2026	—	161 m	Exempted-Single Storey flat roof kitchen extension to back of house & conversion of garage to playroom.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324489	Appeal - LRD	pending	29 Jul 2026	356 m
324424	Referral	Invalid	6 Jul 2026	161 m
323734	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	22 Jan 2026	272 m
321400	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	7 Mar 2025	355 m
316272	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	16 Dec 2024	391 m
317561	Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate	Granted with conditions	19 Aug 2024	384 m
315928	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	7 Mar 2024	315 m
318757	Planning Appeal	pending	22 Dec 2023	317 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

9 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 13 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.