28, Elder Heath Hill, Tallaght, Dublin, D24 V0YD
Exemption declaration for a 4-metre-high timber cabin in the rear garden.
ED26/0045 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 15 May 2026
- Reference
- ED26/0045
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 15 May 2026
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration is sought to determine if a timber cabin built in the rear garden is exempted development. The structure is approximately 4 metres in height and was previously refused retention permission.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Whether the construction of a timber cabin/structure at the rear of the house is or is not exempted development. The structure measure approx. 4m in height (exceeding class 3 limits) and was refused retention under planning red:sd25a/0280w.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Elder Heath Hill, Elder Heath, Kiltipper Road | Mar 2026 | €500,000 | 14 m |
| 32 Elder Heath Hill, Elder Heath, Kiltipper Road | Nov 2025 | €500,000 | 18 m |
| 14 Elder Park Heights, Elder Heath, Kiltipper Road | Mar 2026 | €505,000 | 46 m |
| 12 Elder Heath Hill, Elder Heath, Kiltipper Road | Nov 2025 | €522,000 | 57 m |
| 1 Elder Heath Terrace, Elder Heath, Kiltipper Road | Jan 2026 | €477,000 | 113 m |
| 13 Elder Heath Meadow, Kiltipper, Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €540,000 | 149 m |
| 8 Elder Heath Walk, Kiltipper Road, Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €443,000 | 177 m |
| 6 Elder Heath Walk, Elder Heath, Kiltipper Road | Aug 2025 | €486,000 | 183 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received15 May 2026
- Decision due10 June 2026
- Decision issued10 June 2026
- Appeal submitted17 June 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
Retention Permission for timber cabin used as art studio with sessional art classes to rear of existing house
28 Elder Heath Hill, Dublin 24, D24 V0YD
SD25A/0280WSouth DublinLodged 19 Nov 2025Retention
- InvalidAt this site
NOTE OUTSIDE DCC JURISDICTION: The log cabin at the back garden , size (m) 5.9 x 3.3 = 19.47 sq. mt. , side…
28 Elder Heath Hill, Kiltipper Road, Dublin 24, D24V0YD
WEB5153/25Dublin CityLodged 11 Sept 2025Retention
- Granted30 m away
Construction of 73 no. 3 bed, 2 storey houses, comprised of 54 semi-detached and 19 terraced houses, which…
Elder Heath, Kiltipper Road, Dublin 24.
SD16A/0346South DublinLodged 23 Dec 2016Housing estate
- Granted40 m away
Retention for 3 no. roof lights (2 facing east a 1 facing south). A detached garden room of 16sq.m floor…
3, Elder Heath Hill, Killinardan, Dublin 24
SD24B/0129South DublinLodged 27 Mar 2024Retention
- Refused50 m away
Construction of 10 no. 3 bed, 2 storey semi-detached and terraced houses, which will form part of an overall…
Elder Heath, Kiltipper, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD17A/0337South DublinLodged 19 Sept 2017Housing estate
- Granted60 m away
Residential development comprised of 74 dwelling units on a plot of 2.5 hectares, within an overall permitted…
Killinarden, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD10A/0263South DublinLodged 2 Sept 2010Housing estate
- Refused60 m away
Modifications to part of a previously permitted development under Reg. Ref. SD12A/0168. The proposed…
Elder Heath, Kiltipper Road, Dublin 24.
SD16A/0118South DublinLodged 11 Apr 2016Housing estate
- Granted120 m away
Retention of an inclusion of 1 no. Velux window to the front and 2 no. Velux windows to the rear of the roof…
13 Elder Heath Dale, Dublin 24, County Dublin, D24 CA3X
SD26B/0094WSouth DublinLodged 6 Mar 2026Retention
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