Observation pack · South Dublin County Council

4 Manor Avenue, Terenure, Dublin 6W, D6W XP03

The proposed development will consist of; a) Demolition of existing bay window to the front, b) Alterations to existing front, side and rear elevations, c) Single storey extension to the rear with proposed chimney structure, d) Proposed flat roof and rooflight to existing rear annex, e) Timber frame canopy with zinc finish to front, sides and rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works

Observations close 24 Nov 2026 16 days left

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

The application

Reference: SD26B/0469W · full record
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Type: Permission
Status: Registered Application
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: 8 m²
Site area: 621 m²
Received: 20 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due: —
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/71257.
Write your observation.Quote SD26B/0469W 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 24 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

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB3195/26	Additional information	29 Oct 2026	—	304 m	The development will consist of alterations to the front elevation of the existing dwelling, including the construction of a new flat roof entrance porch, revised external material finishes, replacement fenestration, and the widening of the existing vehicular entrance and gate piers onto Fortfield Road, together with reconfigured car parking arrangements to provide for safe vehicular circulation within the site curtilage. The development will further comprise the demolition of the existing garage and its replacement with a new attached garage, the construction of a two-storey extension to the rear of the dwelling, a pergola within the rear garden, and a flat roof pool pavilion incorporating roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels. Together with all associated site development works, landscaping, drainage infrastructure, boundary treatments, and ancillary works.
SD26B/0357W	Grant permission	24 Sept 2026	—	96 m	Conversion of existing garage to habitable room plus a single storey rear extension; Internal and external alterations plus the widening of the existing vehicular entrance plus new pedestrian gate in rear boundary wall and all associated site works.
ED26/0090	Declared exempt	21 Sept 2026	—	260 m	Planting of pleached/espaliered evergreen oak trees in the rear garden with lightweight horticultural support frames for the purpose of supporting and training the row of pleached trees.
SD26B/0344W	Grant permission	16 Sept 2026	—	483 m	Domestic extensions and renovations to existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling comprised of single storey extensions to front, side and rear; Modifications to existing house, including alterations to fenestration; New external insulation; Widening of existing entrance gateway; All ancillary works.
SD26A/0173W	Grant permission	10 Sept 2026	—	333 m	Demolition of existing garage structure and construction of a new single storey bungalow with pitched roof and all associated site, drainage and ancillary works.
WEB3226/26	Application declared invalid	10 Sept 2026	—	200 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/0280W	Grant permission	23 Jul 2026	—	446 m	a) conversion of existing garage into a habitable space, b) alterations to the front, side and rear elevations, c) demolition of existing shed in rear garden abutting the existing dwelling, d) demolition of chimney to the rear of the existing dwelling, e) Widening of existing vehicular entrance to 4m and all associated site works.
WEB2497/26	Application declared invalid	17 Jun 2026	—	264 m	Change of use of an existing detached single storey flat roof masonry storage shed to a residential ancillary family dwelling to include the following ; construction of a new first floor level bedroom and ensuite with new gable roof, two dormer structures with one clerestory window facing south west and new rooflights, internal and external alterations, 7.4sqm of shed retained with access onto rear laneway serving main house, connection into existing utilities, new soakaway to BRE Digest 365 and all associated site works at 90 Fortfield Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
502176	Planning Appeal	pending	25 Sept 2026	333 m
501182	Planning Appeal	Granted	7 Aug 2026	340 m
323512	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	21 May 2026	106 m
321966	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	31 Mar 2026	157 m
500803	Leave to Appeal S37(6)	Refused	9 Mar 2026	244 m
322106	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	24 Jul 2025	265 m
316272	LA Road Dev - Application	Granted with conditions	16 Dec 2024	255 m
319960	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	1 Nov 2024	149 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

20 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 24 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.