Bohernabreena
Townland in the civil parish of Tallaght, barony of Uppercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish Bóthar na Bruíne
Parcel 5352403
- Area
- 1,220 m²
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it, 396 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 RES (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
- Townland
- Bohernabreena
Planning applications on this parcel
8 Feb 2019Grant permission
Change of house type from the approved detached four bedroom dormer bungalow granted under SD17A/0045 to detached 6 bedroom, storey and half bungalow with 8 'Velux' roof lights, 3 rear dormers and all associated works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0045
8 Mar 2018Refuse permission
Two detached dormer type houses with new entrance from Bohernabreena Cottages with all associated demolition of garden sheds, new boundary walls and site works to the rear and new entrances.
Permission, 2 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0079
17 Feb 2017Grant permission
Construction of 2 semi-detached three bedroom dormer bungalows with new entrances from Allenton Drive, rear of Bohernabreena Cottages with associated new boundary walls and site works.
Permission, 2 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0044
17 Feb 2017Grant permission
Construction of 1 detached four bedroom dormer bungalow with new entrance from Bohernabreena Cottages with associated demolition of garden sheds and new boundary walls and site works to the rear.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0045
9 Oct 2015Grant permission
Construction of one detached four-bedroom and two semi-detached three-bedroom dormer bungalows with new entrances from Bohernabreen Cottages and Allenton Drive with associated demolition of garden sheds and new boundary walls and siteworks to the rear of 7 Bohernabreena Cottages, Dublin 24.
Permission, 3 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD15A/0197
21 Dec 2007Grant permission
2 no. pairs of 3 bedroom dormer bungalows (4 houses in total) with access and entry from Allenton Drive along with all necessary associated site works.
Permission, 4 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/1038
25 Oct 2005Grant permission
Construction of 2 No. 3 bedroom detached dormer bungalow dwellings each of 196 sq.m. to a height of 6.56 meters including the demolition of the boundary wall on to Allenton Drive to create a new access and entry to the dwellings, associated site works and landscaping, all on a site of 0.2991 hectares.
Permission, 2 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD05A/0486
28 Jan 2005Refuse permission
4 no. 3 bedroom detached bungalows and 2 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached bungalows with new estate road and public footpaths which exit onto Allenton Drive for development on the site.
Permission, 6 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD05A/0054
17 Jul 2002Grant permission
2 no. 3 bedroomed bungalows with shared access to Allenton Drive.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD02A/0234
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_3125 (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
- 94.1 ha
- 232 acres
- Land parcels
- 233
- registered freehold, median 217 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RES
- Planning
- 96
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
233 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bohernabreena, from 0 m² to 79,461 m² (7.95 ha, 19.64 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 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 · 179 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1RU (Agriculture)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 34 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3HA-DV (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1RES-N (New/proposed residential)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1OS (Open space, park)
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
17 Jul 2026Request additional information
Installation of a new LED floodlighting system consisting of 6 No. 18 metres high columns, inclusive of all siteworks, associated ducting, column bases and LED fixtures for existing pitch.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0171W
18 Aug 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of the construction of a storage shed and workshop, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0499W
15 Aug 2025Refuse permission
Installation of new LED Floodlighting system consisting of 6 No. 18 meters high columns, inclusive of all associated ducting, column foundation/bases and Led fixtures for existing pitch.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0282
29 May 2025Grant permission
Attic conversion for storage use, including the construction of a dormer window to the front roof slope and the installation of three rooflights to the rear.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0305W
24 Sept 2024Grant permission
Capami Ltd. wishes to apply for a seven year planning permission for a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) on a site measuring c.20.4Ha, located in the townlands of Bohernabreena, Oldcourt, and Killininny, Dublin 24. The development site is located to the east of Bohernabreena Road, north and east of Bohernabreena cemetery, south and south-east of St. Anne's GAA club, south and south-west of the Dodderbrook residential estate, west of the Ballycullen Gate residential development (currently under construction) and west of Oldcourt Road (R113). The proposed development consists of 523 no. residential units comprised of 255 no. 2, 3 & 4 bed, 2 & 3 storey, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, 206 no. 1, 2 & 3 bed duplex units in 20 no. 2 & 3 storey blocks, and 62 no. 1, 2 & 3 bed apartments in 7 no. 2-3 & 3-4 storey blocks (i.e. Blocks A, B2 & D, and 2 no. Blocks B1 & 2 no. Blocks C), along with a 2 storey childcare facility of c. 457sq.m. Private amenity space for the residential units is provided in the form of rear gardens for houses and ground floor terraces / upper floor balconies for apartments and duplex units. The proposed development provides for a total of c. 7.3Ha of public open space, and c. 5,505sq.m of communal open space associated with proposed residential units. Vehicular access to the development will be via 4 no. access points, as follows: (i) from the west of the site, via 2 no. accesses, located off Bohernabreena Road, (ii) from the north of the site, via 1 no. access at Dodderbrook Place, and (iii) from the east of the site, via Oldcourt Road (R113) and via adjoining residential development at Ballycullen Gate. The proposed development includes for pedestrian and cyclist connections and accesses throughout the proposed development and to adjoining lands to the north at Dodderbrook Avenue and to the north-west into St. Anne's GAA club. The proposed development includes the demolition of all existing structures on site, including 2 no. single storey dwellings and outbuildings/sheds (total demolition area: c. 4,152.06sq.m). The proposed development provides for (i) all associated site development works above and below ground, including 2 no. underground foul sewerage pumping stations, (ii) public open spaces (c. 7.3Ha), (iii) communal open spaces (c. 5,505sq.m), (iv) hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments, (v) surface car parking (746 no. car parking spaces, including EV parking), (vi) bicycle parking (1,268 no. bicycle parking spaces), (vii) bin & bicycle storage, (viii) public lighting, and (ix), plant / PV panels (M&E), utility services & 5 no. ESB sub-station/kiosks, all on an overall application site area of c.20.4Ha. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompany the application.
Permission, 523 homes · South Dublin County Council, LRD24A/0007
24 Aug 2023Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic into a bedroom & ensuite which incorporates a new Velux Quattro Window to the roof on the front elevation.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0365
19 Dec 2022Grant permission
Construction of Dormer window to the front elevation roof and conversion of the attic into a new bedroom and study.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22B/0535
26 Jul 2022Grant permission
Provision for a louvre feature panel wall enclosure and access door to front elevation recess porch area, provision for a recycling bin enclosure utilizing one designated car parking space to creche; creche signage on the west & south elevations; metal clad fascia and soffit at the entrance to match existing finishes; safety louvre enclosure to air to water unit on the north elevation; new fall arrest system to the existing roof including all associated site works and internal works to layout to accommodate creche facility requirements within the existing grey box construction.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0314
21 Jun 2022Grant permission
Extend the existing dormer dwelling akin to the previous application (SD17B/0056), relocating the kitchen area, bathroom, and stairs at ground floor level, with the addition of a master bedroom, ensuite and dormer windows at roof level. With all associated site works, including a new Biocycle waste water system.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22B/0283
13 Jun 2022Declared not exempt
Recycling bin enclosure utilising one designated car parking space to creche; Provision for Louvre feature panel wall for visitor buggy temporary storage; Provision for signage creche logo; Provision for zinc facia and soffit to entrance to match existing finishes; Provision for safety Louvre enclosure to air to water unit.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED22/0018
11 Mar 2022Refuse ext. of duration of permission
Construction of a storey and a half domestic extension to the side of the existing dwelling incorporating a kitchen, living and dining area on the ground floor and a bedroom and bathroom on the first floor, the development also includes an attic conversion to the existing dwelling incorporating a new attic room, landing space, storage space and dormer windows together with all associated site works including a new Biocycle waste water system.
Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD17B/0056/EP
14 Dec 2021Grant permission
Installation of skylight windows to the front slope of the pitched roof and the conversion of the attic space into a bedroom, together with all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0620
18 Mar 2021Grant permission
Installation of 1 dormer window to the front slope of the pitched roof to match those existing in neighbouring houses and conversion of the attic into a bedroom/office with en-suite bathroom, together with all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0148
2 Nov 2020Grant permission
Single storey flat roof rear entrance hall, utility and laundry area of 25.1sq.m, parapet height 3.1m and the construction of a detached single storey flat roof games room and home gym of 71.5sq.m, parapet height 3.25m and all ancillary works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20B/0298
28 Sept 2020Grant permission
Construction of 2 new dormers one to front and one to the rear of existing roof to form a new attic storeroom and a new study and all ancillary site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20B/0362
17 Jul 2020Grant permission
Importation and spreading of topsoil and subsoil of approximately 24,888 tonnes (to be < 25,000 tonnes) on agricultural lands measuring circa 2.6 hectares for the purposes of improving the quality of land for agricultural activity; surface water management controls comprising a swale and land drain and all ancillary site works; intention to apply for a waste licence for the development works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0177
9 Dec 2019Grant permission
Residential development of 52 dwellings on a site measuring 2.66 hectares within the lands designated for the Ballycullen/Oldcourt Local Area Plan 2014 (as amended) comprising: 1 three storey, 4 bed detached house; 1 two storey, three bed detached house; 32 two and three storey three and four bed, semi-detached houses; 18 one and two bed apartment units in 1 three storey apartment block; access will be via the previously permitted Main Link Street under Ref. SD17A/0041 & PL06S.249367 which includes permitted access off Bohernabreena Road; all associated site development works; car parking; open spaces; landscaping etc.
Permission, 44 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0138
10 Sept 2019Refuse permission
Importation and spreading of approx. 85,000 cubic metres of topsoil and subsoil material on agricultural lands measuring an overall 6.1ha for the purposes of improving the quality of land for agricultural activity; all ancillary site works (waste licence to be applied for).
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0181
9 Sept 2019Refuse permission
Residential development of 46 dwellings on a site measuring 4.1 hectares within the lands designated for the Ballycullen/Oldcourt Local Area Plan 2014 (as amended) comprising: 9 one storey, three bed detached houses; 1 two storey, three bed detached houses; 20 two storey, three and four bed semi-detached houses and 16 one and two bed duplex apartment units in 2 two storey buildings; access will be via the previously permitted Main Link Street under Ref. SD17A/0041 & PL06S.249367 which includes permitted access off Bohernabreena Road; all associated site development works; car parking; open spaces; landscaping etc.
Permission, 46 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0139
9 Sept 2019Refuse permission
Residential development of 73 dwellings on a site measuring 4.1 hectares within the lands designated for the Ballycullen/Oldcourt Local Area Plan 2014 (as amended) comprising: 1 three storey, 4 bed detached house; 36 two and three storey three and four bed, semi-detached houses; 12 two storey, three bed terraced houses and 24 one, two and three bed duplex and apartment units in 3 two and three storey buildings; access will be via the previously permitted Main Link Street under Ref. SD17A/0041 & PL06S.249367 which includes permitted access off Bohernabreena Road; all associated site development works; car parking; open spaces; landscaping etc.
Permission, 73 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0137
8 Feb 2019Grant permission
Change of house type from the approved detached four bedroom dormer bungalow granted under SD17A/0045 to detached 6 bedroom, storey and half bungalow with 8 'Velux' roof lights, 3 rear dormers and all associated works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0045
21 Jan 2019Refuse permission
Importation of inert topsoil and subsoil from nearby residential lands at Dodderbrook and Ballycullen Green on Oldcourt Road and the spreading of the same material on agricultural lands measuring 2.6ha for the purposes of improving the quality of land for agricultural activity and all ancillary site works. (The applicant intends to apply for a Waste Licence to carry out the development.)
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0376
8 Mar 2018Refuse permission
Two detached dormer type houses with new entrance from Bohernabreena Cottages with all associated demolition of garden sheds, new boundary walls and site works to the rear and new entrances.
Permission, 2 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0079
18 Sept 2017Grant permission & grant retention
(1) Retain office unit No. 3 to the rear section of already approved single storey building, housing office unit No. 1 and office unit No. 2; (2) change the use of all 3 office units and redesign the internal layouts to give one 4 bedroom residential unit for renting; (3) redesign the external windows and door units to comply with Building Regulations Part B-Fire and (4) all ancillary ground works.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0166
9 Aug 2017Refuse permission
Removal of existing detached mobile home to the side of the existing bungalow and replace with a new detached timber framed living structure with services connected into the exising site works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0274
The 25 most recent of 96 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 Bohernabreena.
Recorded monuments
- DU022-027 Ringfort - unclassified
Description
Situated in steeply sloping grassland that falls away to the W. Shown as a hachured oval enclosure in rough pasture on the 1937 OS 6-inch map. Described by Healy (1975, 1-19) as a ringfort with a level interior (dims. L 30m; Wth 20m). There are no visible remains at ground level. Compiled by Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 25th April 2012
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bohernabreena.
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_3125 (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 Bohernabreena with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Bohernabreena · Bóthar na Bruíne
- Area
- 940,857 m² (94.09 ha, 232.49 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tallaght, and its townlands
- Barony
- Uppercross
- Electoral division
- Bohernabreena, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Bohernabreena electoral division: 5,672 people in 1,740 households; 78% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Friarstown Upper, Killininny, Mountpelier, Oldbawn, Oldcourt
- Placenames
- Bohernabreena 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.