Ballycragh
Townland in the civil parish of Tallaght, barony of Uppercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish Baile Mhic Craith
Parcel 1902853
- Area
- 93 m²
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it, 130 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 RES (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
- Townland
- Ballycragh
Planning applications on this parcel
13 Oct 1995Grant approval
83 No. 3 and 4 bed houses on site circa 9.2 acres. The development forms an extension to Phases 1 and 2 of existing Permitted Development known as 'Ballycullen View' Reg. Ref. S94A/0335.
Approval · South Dublin County Council, S95A/0353
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3153 (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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 41.8 ha
- 103 acres
- Land parcels
- 549
- registered freehold, median 216 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RES
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
549 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballycragh, from 0 m² to 63,968 m² (6.4 ha, 15.81 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 87 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
- R2RES (Existing residential)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 583 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1OS (Open space, park)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3LC (District, neighbourhood centre)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 6 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
19 Jun 2026Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic to non-habitable space including raised gable to mini-hip; Dormer to rear; Window to side & Velux to front of existing dwelling.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0303W
2 Jun 2026Grant permission
Remove the existing store to the side of the existing dwelling & replace with new two storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling with a tiled roof and external finishes to match existing, internal alterations, increase height of side boundary wall from 1.8m to 2.2m and extend boundary wall to face of the existing dwelling and associate site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0267
13 Apr 2026Grant permission
Construction of one dormer window in the main roof to the rear and three rooflights to the front alongside amending the existing roof to a gable roof with a gable window at attic level.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0172W
23 Jan 2026Grant permission
Construction of a single storey extension at the side, rear & a porch at the front
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0026
30 Oct 2025Grant permission
Raise the side gable wall to facilitate an attic conversion with dormer window to the rear & front, along with a ground floor porch extension at the front & all associated works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0625W
26 Oct 2025Invalid - site notice
Raise the side gable wall to facilitate an attic conversion with dormer window to the rear & front, along with a ground floor porch extension at the front & all associated works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0618W
21 Aug 2025Refuse permission
Change of use from permitted office use to proposed childcare facility (c.169sq.m) within Unit 06 of the Oldcourt Shopping Centre,Parklands Road, Ballycullen Dublin 24.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0195W
15 Jul 2025Grant permission
Construction of a single storey extension at the side and a porch at the front.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0447
8 Jun 2025Grant permission
Front single-storey extension.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0486W
29 Apr 2025Grant permission
The conversion of the attic space to include the removal of the hip roof and building up of gable wall and pitched roof to the side, a dormer roof construction to the rear, Velux roof lights to the rear, single storey extension to the rear, internal modifications and all associated site works
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0238
10 Apr 2025Grant permission
A single storey extension to the rear, side and part of the front of our house. The rear extension will consist of a kitchen / dining area, the corner of the proposed extension will be a utility room while the side of the extension will accommodate a downstairs wet room / wc, a home office and a bedroom. The front portion of the proposed extension will project to the front of the existing house to allow the access door to be positioned to the side away from the prevailing winds. The existing ground floor area is 52.94 sq.m. and the proposed wrap around extension will add 70.96 sq.m. Giving a total ground floor area of 123.90 sq.m. The first floor area will be unaltered at 49.59 sq.m. All ancillary site works associated with the above proposal.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0509W
21 Mar 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, rais-ing of existing gable c/w window, new access stairs, 2no. roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0150W
26 Feb 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic to non-habitable space including raised gable to mini-hip, dormer to rear, window to side & Velux to front of existing dwelling
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0088W
27 Jan 2025Declared withdrawn
The demolition of an existing garden shed structure to the side of the property and the construction of a single storey flat roof granny flat to the side of the property
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0025
11 Jan 2025Grant permission
Construction of a single-storey extension with a pitched and raised roof to the rear. A single-storey pitched and raised roof extension and a single-storey flat-roof rear extension with a roof light connecting existing building with new rear extension. Installation of a new side door, a sliding glass door, and two side windows.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0011W
10 Jan 2025Grant permission
Development will consist of the conversion of the existing roof space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising existing cable to dutch hip, new access stairs and flat roof dormer to the rear with a window facing South and a window facing East
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0009
11 Dec 2024Grant permission
A new single storey ground floor extension to front, side & rear of property with flat roof and roof windows, raise & extend boundary wall to accommodate existing ground levels between neighbouring property, a new canopy roof across front of property and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0556W
14 Nov 2024Grant permission
Proposed expansion of use of existing ground floor level shared studio room (68.9sq.m.) within the Community Centre to allow for an additional pre-school / Montessori classroom for up to 24 children between the hours of of 9.00am to 1.00pm, associated with adjoining childcare facilities within the Millenium Building at Firhouse Community & Leisure Centre.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0218W
21 Oct 2024Grant permission
Construction of single story, flat roof extension to the side and rare of the dwelling (25 square meters) The raising of the window sill by 500mm to the main ground floor window to the front elevation. The reduction in width by 300 mm of the main 1st floor window to the front elevation.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0467
13 Aug 2024Grant permission
Hip Build up into dutch Hip at attic level. Attic Conversion with dormer roof window & rooflight on rear slope of roof at attic level
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0359
23 Jul 2024Declared not exempt
Extension of childcare services to studio space in main building. Firhouse Community and Leisure Centre already have a childcare facility that has been in operation for over 20 years. the expansion is due to the need for additional spaces in the Firhouse catchment area. The studio space is currently being utilized for dance, fitness, drama, prayer groups, meetings, parties, Pilates, self-defence, active age to name a few and the child care would not impact on any of these services as it would run from 9am to 1pm Monday to Friday during school term. It is anticipated to have a capacity for 22 children. The original building was granted permission in 1986 however TUSLA require Clarification that this space can be used for a preschool service. I have attached relevant permissions and highlighted proposed area for use as additional childcare facility. Please note that we do not anticipate any structural changes to this space.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED24/0037
20 Jun 2024Grant permission
Attic conversion including raised gable, dormer to rear Velux rooflight to front and window to side of existing house
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0133
1 Feb 2024Grant permission & refuse permission
Single-storey extension to the side with a pitched roof. Single-storey garage to the front for storage. Widening of vehicular access.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0031W
18 Oct 2023Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable c/w window and dutch hip, new access stairs and flat roof dormer to the rear.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0445
26 Sept 2023Invalid - site notice
Conversion of existing attic space of comprising modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable c/w window and Dutch hip, new access stair and flat roof dormer
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0407
The 25 most recent of over 100 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 Ballycragh.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballycragh.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballycragh.
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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility 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_3153 (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 Ballycragh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Ballycragh · Baile Mhic Craith
- Area
- 418,106 m² (41.81 ha, 103.32 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tallaght, and its townlands
- Barony
- Uppercross
- Electoral division
- Firhouse Village, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Firhouse Village electoral division: 12,254 people in 3,945 households; 79% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Killininny, Knocklyon, Oldcourt, Tallaght, Tymon South
- Placenames
- Ballycragh 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.