South Dublin County Council · September 2026 County Council Meeting · 14 September 2026
A vote on a motion that the council adopt a sympathetic and facilitative policy towards retention permission for habitable accommodation within the grounds of an existing dwelling that is in use as a home, and have regard to the housing shortage when deciding on enforcement.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That this Council shall adopt a proactive, sympathetic and facilitative policy towards applications for retention permission in respect of habitable residential accommodation located within the curtilage of an existing dwelling, where that accommodation is in use as a home, and in the exercise of its enforcement discretion under Part VIII of the Planning and Development Act 2000, the Council shall have regard to the acute shortage of housing and to the fact that enforcement against a unit that is functioning as somebody's home removes a dwelling from the county's housing stock at the worst possible moment.
Proposed by L. de Courcy; seconded by G. Moore.
The minutes record: As a result of the Roll Call Vote the motion FELL.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.