Butterfield

766 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Butterfield, from 2 m² to 24,331 m² (2.43 ha, 6.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 73 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2RES (Existing residential)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 786 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 · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS (Open space, park)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M3DC (District, neighbourhood centre)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Development Plan 2022-2028, Dublin · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Z11: Waterways Protection (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Development Plan 2022-2028, Dublin · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 1 Sept 2026Referral

  Single storey rear habitabloe structure and all associated works. The accommodation consists of a bedroom with ensuite and living/kitchen area. The unit is set back in into the rising garden levels to the south.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0392W

• 26 Aug 2026Referral

  Demolition of the existing roofs, demolition of the single annex at the rear and demolition of a chimney stack; construction of a 51.2 sq.m. single storey rear extension; construction of a 20.6 sq.m. second storey side/ front extension; construction of a 4.2 sq.m front hall extension at ground floor; construction of a new roof with rear dormer and roof space accommodation; construction of a 2.0 sq.m single storey porch at the front; other works include the widening of the existing vehicular access with gate; a new front driveway/ front garden layout and increases to boundary heights.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0385W

• 18 Aug 2026Referral

  First floor extension over existing single storey structure to side including extension of mini hip roof; single storey Kitchen / Dining extension at rear; internal layout alterations at ground and first floor and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0375W

• 27 Jul 202645 day assessment

  Construction of a single-story garden structure in the rear garden and the construction of a covered storage area to the side of the existing main house.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0349W

• 3 Jul 2026Grant permission for retention

  Retention permission for the construction of a single storey side and rear extension and permission sought for the completion of works and all associated site works.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0124W

• 3 Jun 2026Grant permission

  Construction of two storey and single storey extensions to the rear, first floor extension to side, two storey extension to the front with internal alterations to garage to accommodate new toilet and utility (79.7 sq. metres); access stairs to attic, front dormer window to attic and new attic window in side gable wall together with new single storey garden building to the rear (38.88 sq. metres) of existing two storey house (92 sq. metres)

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0269

• 22 May 2026Grant permission & grant retention

  Retention permission for two Velux rooflights to the front roof slope for single-storey extension to the rear and side, widening of the existing front vehicular access, and an attic conversion for storage purposes, including a dormer window to the rear roof slope and two rooflights to the front roof slope.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0249W

• 8 May 2026Grant permission

  Attic conversion for storage use including a dormer window and two rooflights to the front roof slope, a dormer window to the rear roof slope, and a new gable window.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0222W

• 23 Apr 2026Grant permission

  Modifications to the previously permitted development reg ref: SD23A/0346 (An Bord Pleanala ref: ABP-320269-24), for the construction of a new two storey dwelling and modifications and extensions to the existing house. The modifications will comprise of reduction in floor area from 118.35 sq.m to 110.47 sq.m; revised first floor plan configuration; revised roof configuration at rear; and re-location of side door at ground floor.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0195W

• 9 Apr 2026Grant permission

  Garage conversion with bay window to front at ground floor with pitched roof over & 3No. roof lights, ground floor rear extension with pitched roof over & 4No. roof lights. First floor internal alterations. Hip build up to Dutch hip at attic level with window in gable wall & dormer roof window on rear slope of roof at attic level. Detached single storey playroom & bike storage with pitched roof over in rear garden. Widening of vehicular entrance & partial dishing of kerb.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0168W

• 1 Apr 2026Grant permission

  Single storey extension to the rear of existing property and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0148W

• 10 Mar 2026Grant permission

  Amendment to previously granted permission Ref. SD25B/0607W comprising the demolition of the existing front porch and its replacement with a new flat roof front porch extension, together with the demolition and reconstruction of the front boundary wall.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0099W

• 3 Mar 2026Grant permission

  Garage conversion to habitable room with single-storey flat roof extension to the front of existing dwelling and dormer extension to rear of existing dwelling. Bike storage shed to front garden and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0088W

• 20 Feb 2026Grant permission

  Demolition of: single storey flat roofed extensions to the side and rear, first floor flat roofed extension to the rear and attic dormer to the rear. Construction of a single storey flat roofed extension to the side incorporating a new front door, two storey flat roofed extension to the rear, flat roofed attic dormer to the rear;energy upgrading works including replacement of windows to front, rear and side and installation of external insulation; widening of existing vehicular entrance to 3.5m and associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0071W

• 19 Feb 2026Grant permission & grant retention

  The development will consist of: Continued use of the building as a garden centre to include minor internal alterations. The erection of a twin arched external canopy structure over the garden centre yard to the rear. The erection of a single arched external canopy structure over the access ramp to the lower ground floor. Retention of the continued use of the lower ground floor as a garden centre retail space. All associated site works and services.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0047W

• 21 Jan 2026Grant permission

  An attic conversion including a change of roof profile from hipped roof to a half-hipped gable-ended profile, a rear dormer roof extension, a new window to the gable wall, 2No. rooflights to the front elevation, 1No. rooflight to the rear elevation and new internal access stairs, plus all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0020W

• 15 Jan 2026Grant permission & grant retention

  Retention permission of the existing rear dormer and application for permission to modify the rear exterior walls, eaves, and garden Shed and all associated works.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0302W

• 5 Jan 2026Grant permission

  The proposed development will consist of internal alterations to existing ground and first floor levels, the construction of a single-storey extension to the rear, a first floor extension to the side of the existing dwelling, alterations to the existing materiality and fenestration details to the existing dwelling, the construction of a new garden studio and shed structure to the rear garden, along with alterations to the existing vehicular entrance, all along with associated landscaping, ancillary and site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0001W

• 19 Dec 2025Declared exempt

  Conversion of existing Garage into a family room.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0113

• 18 Dec 2025Declared exempt

  The demolition of the existing blockwork garden shed, the existing kitchen extension (3 sqm) the existing entrance porch at the front of the dwelling. The construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the property with a gross internal floor area of 37 sqm the provision of external insulation, approximately 150 mm in depth with either a brick - slip finish or a plaster finish designed to replicate the existing brickwork at ground floor level. At first - floor level, an acrylic render finish is proposed, with the colour to match the existing finish.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0111

• 3 Dec 2025Invalid - site notice

  The proposed development will consist of internal alterations to existing ground and first floor levels, the construction of a single-storey extension to the rear, a first floor extension to the side of the existing dwelling, alterations to the existing materiality and fenestration details to the existing dwelling, the construction of a new garden studio and shed structure to the rear garden, along with alterations to the existing vehicular entrance, all along with associated landscaping, ancillary and site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0678W

• 28 Nov 2025Grant permission

  Construction of a single-storey flat-roof extension to the front and side, and an increase in the height of the existing side ground-floor roof.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0664W

• 27 Nov 2025Grant permission for retention

  Retention sought for the following development: (1) The installation of an outdoor, monobloc Air source Heat pump in the front garden of a house. (2) The erection of a timber fence of height 1.8 metres along part of the side boundary wall to provide screening of the heat pump in the front garden of the house.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0662W

• 17 Oct 2025Grant permission

  First floor flat-roof extension to the front and side of the dwelling incorporating new front and side-facing windows, two rooflights to the side roof slope, and new first-floor level window openings to the rear elevation.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0605W

• 17 Oct 2025Grant permission

  Demolition of existing single-storey extension to the side and rear. Construction of a two-storey pitched roof extension to the side and rear and a single-storey flat roof extension to the rear. Installation of new etched window at first-floor level on the side elevation and new side entrance door at ground floor level. Widening of existing front vehicular entrance and removal of pedestrian gate with reinstatement of front boundary wall.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0607W

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.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Butterfield.

Recorded monuments

• DU022-038001 Burial ground
  Description

  In 1997 workmen uncovered human skeletons at the site of the Old Orchard public house, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, during development at the site. Human skeletons had been found previously in the area in 1950 (NMI). The first edition OS 6-inch sheet shows that the site is situated within a curvilinear area formed by a bend in the old road, Butterfield Avenue, and the surrounding field boundaries which probably indicates the former presence of an ecclesiastical enclosure (DU022-038002-). Trial excavations in 1997uncovered an early medieval phase of occupation which was represented by a palisade trench which produced copper, iron slag animal bone, a penannular brooch terminal, iron knives and a 'pig fibula' pin. The site was subsequently used for burial that clearly related to the boundary enclosure, which suggests that the site was originally ecclesiastical. Many of the burials had stone features holding their heads in place, usually stones to either side of the head. In most cases, these stones were narrow, placed in ear-muff fashion. The site was subsequently used again for occupation in perhaps the 12th or 13th century (Carroll 1998, 59-60, Cahill & Sikora 2011, 458). Compiled by Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26th April 2012

• DU022-038002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  The first edition OS 6-inch sheet shows a curvilinear area formed by a bend in the old road, Butterfield Avenue, and the surrounding field boundaries which probably indicates the former presence of an ecclesiastical enclosure. Archaeological excavations in 1997 identified evidence for burial (DU022-038001-). Compiled by Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26th April 2012

• DU022-038003 Enclosure
  Description

  Excavations in 1997 uncovered an early medieval phase of occupation which was represented by a palisade trench which produced copper, iron slag, animal bone, a penannular brooch terminal, iron knives and a 'pig fibula' pin within an ecclesiastical enclosure (DU002-038002-) (Carroll 1998, 59-60). Compiled by Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26th April 2012

• DU022-038004 Habitation site
  Description

  Excavations in 1997 uncovered evidence for occupation of 12th to 13th century date at a site which was formerly used for burial (DU022-038001-) and within an ecclesiastical enclosure (DU022-038002-) (Carroll 1998, 59-60). Compiled by Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26th April 2012

Architectural heritage

• Butterfield House, country house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey over raised basement former country house, c. 1840, with high gable ended mansard roof housing two attic storeys. Now used as offices. Staircase with stone copings and footings, and terminal rendered cylindrical piers to entrance. Panelled door with plain semi-circular fanlight, sidelights and moulded archivolt. Red brick ground floor walls with granite quoins. Rendered basement, parapet, sides and rere. Slate mansard roof with three dormer windows. uPVC sash windows. Elaborate gable coping forms consoles to curvilinear base of rendered twin chimney stacks, one per roof pitch. Single-storey stables with Dutch gables in grounds.

• Old Orchard, country house, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan seven-bay two-storey former country house, c.1780, now in use as a private house. Three main sections. Principal house four bays, with brick and rubble walls, partly rendered and all painted. Replacement timber door in porch with segmental-arched radial fanlight and sidelights. Deep bay window with casements to east, glazed brick sills. Timber sash windows elsewhere. Hipped slate roof. Former stable block to west, three-bay with timber casements to first floor, hipped slate roof. Double-leafed door flanked by depressed arched brick openings. Some original eighteenth-century timber sash windows with exposed sash boxes. Modern outbuildings. Later two-bay addition to south of original house. South face of addition divided by full-height chimney breast, rising to yellow brick stack with slate hung sides. Diagonal brick corbels to eaves. Walls are rubble and brick under render. Pyramidal slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles. Elaborate cast-iron gate and rendered wall to street.

• Orchardstown House, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay two-storey house, c.1800. Smooth and roughcast rendered walls. Timber sash and later casement windows. Two timber doors, one with simple radial fanlight. Pitched and hipped slate roof with rendered chimney stacks and partial parapet.

• Washington House, country house, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1760. Doorway obscured with modern porch. uPVC windows with architrave surrounds. Roughcast rendered walls with raised parapet. Hipped slate roof with double gable to rere. Single brick chimney stack. Extensions to rere and side, the latter covered with catslide roof.

• Riversdale House, house, 1820–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-storey over basement house, c.1850. Windows have railed mullions with some coloured glazing. Wrought-iron gates and rendered quadrant screen walls to entrance.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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_3182 (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.

No address of the register names Butterfield with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Butterfield · Gort an Ime

Area

1,026,759 m² (102.68 ha, 253.72 acres)

Civil parish

Rathfarnham, and its townlands

Barony

Rathdown

Electoral division

Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathfarnham-Ballyroan electoral division: 2,743 people in 980 households; 92% of households own their home; 4% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyroan, Ballyroan, Knocklyon, Oldorchard, Rathfarnham, Templeogue, Terenure

Placenames

Butterfield 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.