Calliaghstown Lower
Townland in the civil parish of Rathcoole, barony of Newcastle, Co. Dublin; in Irish Baile na gCailleach Íochtarach
- Area
- 79.2 ha
- 196 acres
- Land parcels
- 49
- registered freehold, median 3,682 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres)
- Zoning
- P1
- RU
- Planning
- 42
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Calliaghstown Lower, from 36 m² to 112,385 m² (11.24 ha, 27.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 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 · 50 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3HA-DM (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 7 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
1 Jul 2024Grant permission for retention
1.) A rear extension to an existing cottage completed in July 2010. At ground floor level this consists of a kitchen & dining room, utility room, wc and connecting stairs. At first floor level this consists of a bedroom, connecting stairs and roof lights with an area of 84 sq m and 2.) A large shed to the rear of the property completed in March 2017 for storage with an area of 81.6 sq m with all associated site works.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0303W
29 Jan 2024Declared exempt
The development consists of an exercise gallops for the training of horses and the construction consists of a granular based drainage bed overlain by sand to provide an all-weather surface.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED24/0004
6 Sept 2022Declared exempt
The development consists of an exercise gallops for the training of horses & the construction consists of a granular based drainage bed overlain by sand to provide an all weather surface.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED22/0030
29 May 2017Refuse permission
Sub-division of an existing site for the construction of a single storey bungalow, single storey domestic garage, secondary effluent treatment system, recessed entrance and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0165
10 Apr 2017Grant permission for retention
Retention of: (i) single storey extensions to front, rear and side of existing single storey dwelling together with associated alterations to elevations and roof profile, (ii) storey garage, (iii) single storey ancillary outbuildings.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD17B/0132
10 Oct 2013Declared exempt & declared not exempt
The storage and/or use of agricultural equipment, machinery or plant within (a) an agricultural store/shed -192sq.m. (b) and/or within as open loose yard 200sq.m. previously deemed exempted development by South Dublin County Council under Classes 8 and 9 of the Regulations or (c) on or within an existing farm property, all at Chapel Lane, Calliaghstown Upper, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin. Agricultural equipment, machinery or plant is considered to include typical farm items such as tractors/agricultural vehicles, balers, combine harvesters, hoppers, cutting and harvesting machinery, spraying equipment/rigs, quad bikes, feeding equipment, fertiliser spreaders, harrows, ploughing equipment, hedgecutters, loaders, mowers and toppers, potato equipment, rollers, rotavators, seeders, subsoilers, rakes, graders and tedders. 2(a) : Section of Exempted Development Regulations under which exemption is claimed (if known) : Not directly applicable. Confirmation that the proposed use does not constitute a change of use and is either not development or exempted on foot of extant planning permission or established use.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED13/0048
28 Jun 2013Grant permission
Demolition of existing cottage; replacement dormer type house for student accommodation and groomsman's apartment; installation of septic tank and Bord na Mona Puraflo and percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission, 2 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD13A/0082
24 May 2013Grant permission for retention
Retention of agricultural hardstanding area of c. 810sq.m., landscaping berms and all associated site works.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD13A/0099
3 May 2013Declared exempt
Proposed agricultural store/shed - 192sq.m (sought under Class 9) and proposed open loose yard 200sq.m (sought under Class 8) as per enclosed architects drawings- elevations and site plan.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED13/0019
8 Nov 2012Declared not exempt
Existing hardstanding & proposed new agricultural barn.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED12/0050
13 Jul 2011Refuse permission
A cemetery comprising 2042 no. plots; a single storey management building (89sq.m.) which will comprise of management office, public toilets and secure store and screened storage area; a septic tank, percolation area and well. The development will also include 100 no. car parking spaces (40 of which will comprise overflow parking); access road; landscaping; entrance gates and walls; boundary treatments; changes in level and all other necessary site development and excavation works above and below ground. The development will be served by one new vehicular access which will replace the existing 3 no. access points currently serving the lands. The development will also include the demolition of 2 no. agricultural buildings (583sq.m.) and 1 no. derelict agricultural structure (32sq.m.) on site principally bounded by: a local road and existing dwelling to the west, the Calliaghstown Riding centre and agricultural lands to the north and east and agriculatural lands and an existing dwelling to the south.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD10A/0289
11 May 2010Grant permission & grant retention
Retain 3 no. existing buildings on site for residential use and extend the front and rear garden areas of the dwelling. The applicant proposes the linking of 2 no. detached buildings (referred to as building no. 1 & 2) to the existing dwelling to form a domestic extension. Building no. 1 is a bungalow type structure and is currently in residential use. Permission is sought to alter the roof of building no. 1 from gable end roof to pitched roof and add a single storey with pitched roof extension (3.6m2) to link to the existing dwelling at ground floor level. Building no. 2 is a split level building and has no current use. Permission is sought to add a single storey link with pitched roof (1.6m2) to link building no. 1 to the upper level of building no. 2 at ground floor level. The upper floor of the building will be used as an extension to the dwelling. The lower level of the building no. 2 will remain unused. Building no. 3 is a split level building and has no current use. Permission is sought to insert garage door and retain upper level of structure as a garage with storage for ancillary domestic use only. The lower level of the building will remain unused. Permission is sought for 1.5m boundary wall to front of the extended dwelling and extend front garden by 296m2. This will extend the existing garden area. Permission is sought for 2m boundary wall to rear of the extended dwelling and to extend rear garden of the dwelling by 536m2.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD09B/0338
12 Feb 2010Refuse permission
Single storey house with waste water treatment plant and soil polishing filter.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD10A/0027
12 Feb 2010Refuse permission
Construction of a detached, two storey, 4 bedroom dwelling (total floor area 310sq.m.), Biocycle treatment unit and all associated site works including landscaping and new gates and piers to existing entrance.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD10A/0028
27 Aug 2008Refuse permission for retention
Two split level buildings (which replaced a previously approved shed for the manufacture and sale of precast concrete products) for ancillary use to the manufacturing business including offices (123m2), Staff Facilities ( 58m2) Storage Area (58m2) and Sales Area for the sale of concrete products (123m2) and relocation of the concrete septic tank and percolation area.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD08A/0599
26 Apr 2007Declared not exempt
Proposed erection of shed for the manufacture and sale of precast concrete products at Callaigstown Rathcoole under and in accordance with planning permission PA/1593/81. The buildings referred to in this application have replaced the original, but occupy the same footprints and are for the same purpose. Please see explanation in accompanying letter.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED07/0012
23 Jan 2007Refuse permission
4 bedroom bungalow & patent waste water treatment system.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0047
18 Oct 2006Refuse permission
Detached, two storey, 5 bedroom dwelling (total floor area 640sq.m.). Biocycle treatment unit, a detached single storey structure accommodating stables and associated outhouses (total floor area 245sq.m.) and all associated site works including landscaping and new gates and piers to existing entrance.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0903
16 Aug 2006Refuse permission
New stables, tack room and hay barn to consist of 12 horse boxes, one tack room and hay barn with area for agricultural machinery. Steel frame cladded structure is 7.9 metres high with access gates both ends.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0700
21 Mar 2006Refuse permission
Erection of a 2 storey house, waste water treatment unit, new entrance layout and ancillary works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD05A/0689
22 Dec 2005Refuse permission & refuse retention
Amendments to the approved development (planning reg. ref. PA/1593/81), retention permission for other development and full planning permission for proposed new development associated with a light industry manufacturing business. The development for retention consists of: demolition of approved sheds, improvement works to the forecourt, display area, entrance gate and front boundary wall with provision of 34 no. off street parking spaces, construction of two split level buildings for ancillary use to the manufacturing business including offices (123sq.m), staff facilities (58sq.m), workshop (58sq.m), retail area (123sq.m), construction of a 443sq.m workshop shed for the manufacture of concrete products, construction of a 198sq.m workshop shed for the manufacture of reconstituted granite and sandstone products, relocation of the concrete septic tank and percolation area, pavement of a 0.475ha. area for circulation, storage of materials & finished products. The proposed development will consist of construction of a 180sq.m. workshop shed for the manufacture of reconstituted granite and sandstone products & pavement of 610m.sq. area for storage of materials and finished products.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD05A/1041
5 Jul 2005Invalid - site notice
2 storey house, waste water treatment unit, new entrance layout and ancillary works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD05A/0531
12 Apr 2005Refuse permission for retention
Retention of existing agricultural building (measuring 150 sq. metres) as a store.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD04A/0967
6 Dec 2004Refuse permission
4 bedroom bungalow and patent waste water treatment system.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD04A/0909
18 Aug 2004Refuse permission
4 bedroom bungalow and patent waste water treatment systems.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD04A/0625
The 25 most recent of 42 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 Calliaghstown Lower.
Recorded monuments
- DU024-003001 Burial ground
Description
Situated on the W facing slope of Saggart Hill. A house known as Slademore Lodge was identified by the OS Letters (1837) as the site of a burial ground (Herity 2001, 39). Human remains were exposed during building operations here. A Holy water font was also found at the site. This was the property of St. Mary de Hogges (Ball Vol.3, 125). There are no visible surface remains (Healy 1975, 1-19). Pre-development testing in 2003 revealed a clay-bonded structure associated with a metalled surface (03E1693). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 6 July 2018
- DU024-003002 Font
Description
Situated on the W facing slope of Saggart Hill. A Holy water font was originally found at the site. A house known as Slademore Lodge was identified by the OS Letters (1837) as the site of a burial ground (DU024-003002-) (Herity 2001, 39). This was the property of St. Mary de Hogges (Ball Vol.3, 125). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 28 July 2018
- DU024-003003 Religious house - unclassified
Description
The placename 'Chapel field' suggests there was an ecclesiastical building or nunnery on the site which is associated with a burial ground (DU024-003001-). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 6 July 2018
Architectural heritage
- House, 1870–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1880. Roughcast rendered walls with a smooth rendered base course. Timber casement windows. Gabled projecting porch with pointed window facing road. Hipped slate roof with two close-set roughcast rendered chimney stacks and wide projecting eaves. Pair of monolithic octagonal gate posts to street.
- Forge/smithy, 1850–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Detached single-storey gable-fronted blacksmith's forge, built 1855, now disused. Limestone rubble walls with a smooth-stone horseshoe-shaped opening housing a two-leaf timber tongue and groove door. Date inscription to top of this surround. To north-east elevation, a timber tongue and groove door with a timber frame and lintel and a small timber casement window, both with brick dressings. Pitched slate timber-framed roof with a brick chimney stack to the rere gable end. Pair of monolithic granite gate posts to boundary wall.
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, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2976 (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 Calliaghstown Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Calliaghstown Lower · Baile na gCailleach Íochtarach
- Area
- 791,679 m² (79.17 ha, 195.63 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
- Badgerhill, Calliaghstown Upper, Cromwellstown (Co. Kildare), Johnstown, Newtown Upper
- Placenames
- Calliaghstown Lower 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.