Observation pack · South Dublin County Council
20 Old Bridge Road, Butterfield, Dublin 16, D16TD30
The development will consist of partial demolition, renovation, and extension to the front, side, and rear of the existing house, as well as widening of the existing vehicular entrance, and all associated site works.
Observations close 17 Nov 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- SD26B/0463W · full record
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Decision
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- 184 m²
- Site area
- 1,525 m²
- Received
- 13 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- Decision due
- 7 Dec 2026
- Decision
- Withdraw the application
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/71197.
- Write your observation.Quote
SD26B/0463Wat 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 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G3 High amenity | HA-DV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley | 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 × 1weir
- Radon risk area × 2About 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.ieShown 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/0385W | Grant permission | 13 Oct 2026 | — | 475 m | Demolition of the existing roofs, demolition of the single annex at the rear and demolition of a chimney stack; construction of a 51.2 sq.m. single storey rear extension; construction of a 20.6 sq.m. second storey side/ front extension; construction of a 4.2 sq.m front hall extension at ground floor; construction of a new roof with rear dormer and roof space accommodation; construction of a 2.0 sq.m single storey porch at the front; other works include the widening of the existing vehicular access with gate; a new front driveway/ front garden layout and increases to boundary heights. |
| SD26B/0375W | Grant permission | 12 Oct 2026 | — | 337 m | First floor extension over existing single storey structure to side including extension of mini hip roof; single storey Kitchen / Dining extension at rear; internal layout alterations at ground and first floor and all associated site works. |
| SD26B/0379W | Request additional information | 9 Oct 2026 | — | 458 m | 2 flat roof dormers to the front existing roof and to the rear existing roof and alterations to existing elevations; front dormer to include roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels, and all associated works. |
| ED26/0075 | Declared exempt & declared not exempt | 28 Sept 2026 | — | 361 m | (a) Construct of a new 20m2 Ground floor & 4m2 1st floor extension to rear of the property. (b) Install external insulation to all external walls of the property. The front facade external insulation will retain brick style finish in keeping with existing local properties. |
| WEB3353/26 | Application declared invalid | 24 Sept 2026 | — | 255 m | *OUTSIDE DCC JURISDICTION*Planning permission for attic conversion with partial removal of roof to extend ridge ridge height with dormer to side to accommodate new master bedroom ensuite and office with roof windows to sides. Windows to front and rear all with associated ancillary works. |
| SD26B/0100W | Refuse permission & refuse retention | 23 Sept 2026 | — | 371 m | Retention permission for modification to planning permission SD12/0141 for the following; (A) Ground floor apartment known as 12A and (B) First Floor apartment known as 12B as part of the original 2 storey domestic extension to side (west) of property. Permission to extend by 2.0m across the rear of property at ground floor and at first floor. |
| SD26B/0338W | Grant permission | 8 Sept 2026 | — | 357 m | Alteration to front elevation with single-storey flat roof extension to the rear with rooflights, and all associated site works. |
| SD26B/0326W | Grant permission | 1 Sept 2026 | — | 214 m | Construction of a pitch-roof single-storey extension to the front of dwelling and amendment to granted permission SD26B/0014W to omit two side windows at attic floor level and to change internal attic floor and all associated works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324140 | Appeal - LRD | Refused | 25 Jun 2026 | 277 m |
| 501117 | Planning Appeal | Granted | 11 Jun 2026 | 214 m |
| 316272 | LA Road Dev - Application | Granted with conditions | 16 Dec 2024 | 61 m |
| 319130 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 25 Oct 2024 | 342 m |
| 320171 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 16 Oct 2024 | 342 m |
| 315184 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 13 Dec 2023 | 478 m |
| 311063 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 22 Feb 2022 | 158 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
- 13 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 17 Nov 2026
- 21 Oct 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 18 Nov 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with South Dublin County Council before relying on it.