Badgerhill
Townland in the civil parish of Rathcoole, barony of Newcastle, Co. Dublin; in Irish Cnoc na mBroc
- Area
- 114.9 ha
- 284 acres
- Land parcels
- 33
- registered freehold, median 6,755 m² (0.68 ha, 1.67 acres)
- Zoning
- P1
- RU
- Planning
- 43
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Badgerhill, from 182 m² to 225,483 m² (22.55 ha, 55.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P1RU (Agriculture)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 39 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
9 Apr 2025Grant retention & refuse retention
Retention of conversion of garage to Granny Flat and for alterations to recessed entrance
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0544
1 Oct 2024Invalid - site notice
Retention of conversion of garage to granny flat and for alterations to recessed entrance
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0434
17 Dec 2021Refuse permission & refuse retention
Retention permission for the continuance of use of existing storage building for civil engineering materials and existing steel gated recessed entrance. Permission for new entrance doorway on the side (southeast) elevation serving the internal office, staff canteen, & meeting room with the installation of new windows and fire exit door to the rear (southwest) elevation; installation of proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area; staff car parking with one electric car charging point and covered bicycle parking and all associated site works.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0348
20 Aug 2020Grant permission
Extensions to side and rear of dwelling; detached double garage; storage shed; new recessed entrance and upgraded wastewater treatment system.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0011
20 Dec 2019Invalid application
Extensions to side and rear of dwelling; detached double garage; shed; new recessed entrance and upgraded wastewater treatment system.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0402
18 Dec 2019Conditional
the construction of a new dwelling house and domestic garage with a waste-water treatment system together with connections to services and all associated site works. Revised by significant further information consisting of; revised vehicular entrance, revised site boundary, revised house-type to single storey
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 191407
8 Jan 2015Grant permission for retention
Retention of amendments to existing dormer dwelling including the following: increase in height of gable wall to northern elevation from 5.6m to 6.6m; revised dormer window treatment to southern elevation; increase in size of dormer window to western elevation; provision of 3 Velux type roof windows to roof surface; additional chimney breast; new external pitched roof entrance porch to western elevation together with internal alterations and minor elevational amendments to external windows and doors.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD15B/0002
23 Sept 2013Grant permission
Two storey detached dwelling, garage with stables and installation of an effluent treatment system. The site will be accessed via the existing entrance of the adjacent dwelling to the east all on a site of 2.9 hectares.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD13A/0188
17 May 2013Grant permission
A new single storey dwelling; separate garage and greenhouse; wastewater treatment system; new entrance and associated site works. Significant A.I. : Revised plans showing relocation of the vehicular entrance to an existing lower section of hedgerow and details of proposed pillar and gate heights and materials.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD13A/0044
20 Jun 2012Grant extension of duration of permission
Dormer bungalow, entrance and septic tank and associated works.
Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/1046/EP
27 Jan 2012Grant permission
The construction of a domestic type garage to be constructed at the rear of existing property.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD12B/0012
10 Mar 2011Grant permission
Bungalow with vehicular entrance, effluent waste-water treatment system and associated works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD10A/0216
4 Jun 2010Withdraw the application
Bungalow with vehicular entrance, effluent waste-water treatment system and associated works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD10A/0161
24 May 2010Grant permission
Dormer bungalow, a garage, 2 no. horse stables and installation of an effluent treatment system. The site will be accessed via the existing entrance of the adjacent dwelling to the east, all on a site of 2.9 hectares.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD09A/0342
16 Dec 2008Refuse permission
A bungalow with detached double garage and a workshop to rear, vehicular entrance, effluent waste-water treatment system and associated works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD08A/0843
10 Apr 2008Withdraw the application
Bungalow with detached double garage and workshop to rear, vehicular entrance, effluent waste-water treatment system and associated works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD08A/0238
25 Jun 2007Refuse permission
Dormer bungalow, garage and installation of an effluent treatment system.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0490
25 Jun 2007Refuse permission
Dormer bungalow, garage and installation of an effluent treatment system.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0491
3 May 2007Grant permission
Dormer bungalow, entrance and septic tank and associated works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/1046
30 Aug 2006Refuse permission
The development will consist of the erection of a dormer bungalow, garage and installation of an effluent treatment system.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0750
30 Aug 2006Refuse permission
The development will consist of the erection of a dormer bungalow, garage and installation of an effluent treatment system.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0751
10 Aug 2006Withdraw the application
A dormer bungalow, entrance and septic tank and associated works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0687
15 Mar 2006Refuse outline permission
Dormer bungalow, detached garage, Biocycle effluent treatment system, vehicular access and associated site works.
Outline permission · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0181
1 Nov 2005Refuse permission for retention
The utilisation of the existing single storey, self contained dwelling, which will provide office/living accommodation for the staff. The dwelling comprises of a reception, office, four bedrooms, kitchen toilet/shower and outside toilet. The site will be used for the holding, storage, growing and redistribution of plants/trees. Car parking for visitors and staff, the receipt and offloading of commodities by vans and other delivery vehicles.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD05A/0239
12 Nov 2004Refuse permission
New gate entrance and for the temporary change of use of an existing shed to a transport depot.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD04A/0843
The 25 most recent of 43 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Badgerhill.
Recorded monuments
- DU024A001 Ringfort - unclassified
Description
Situated on a prominent hill under pasture. Marked as an enclosure on the 1843 OS 6-inch map (max. diam c. 25m). Mentioned by Ua Broin (1941, 25). Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 7 July 2018
- DU024A002 Cairn - unclassified
Description
Situated on the E slope of Badgerhill. A cairn described in the OS Letters as an 'oblong heap of loose quarry stones and earth thrown up from a deep trench or fosse at the south side of it. The ridge of the mound has the appearance of two low moates, one of them having been opened'. Known as St Colman's Chair (1941, 25-26). This may be the site that was shown as a closely dotted area on the 1843 OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 7 July 2018
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Badgerhill.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2943 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Badgerhill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Badgerhill · Cnoc na mBroc
- Area
- 1,148,635 m² (114.86 ha, 283.83 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rathcoole, and its townlands
- Barony
- Newcastle
- Electoral division
- Rathcoole, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Rathcoole electoral division: 6,590 people in 2,172 households; 79% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Calliaghstown Lower, Coolahocka (Co. Kildare), Cromwellstown (Co. Kildare), Farmersvale, Johnstown, Oldmilltown (Co. Kildare)
- Placenames
- Badgerhill on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.