Calliaghstown Upper
Townland in the civil parish of Rathcoole, barony of Newcastle, Co. Dublin; in Irish Baile na gCailleach Uachtarach
- Area
- 92.4 ha
- 228 acres
- Land parcels
- 32
- registered freehold, median 6,208 m² (0.62 ha, 1.53 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- HA-DM
- Planning
- 21
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Calliaghstown Upper, from 91 m² to 179,524 m² (17.95 ha, 44.36 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 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
- G3HA-DM (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 32 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1RU (Agriculture)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 5 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
27 Mar 2025Grant permission
Construction of new side and rear extensions, alterations to existing elevations, extension of property curtilage, construction of domestic ancillary art/craft studio, installation of a new wastewater treatment system & percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0163W
24 May 2022Declared not exempt
Replacement of an existing agricultural shed with American Barn style horse housing and storage as per S156 (Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine - MinimumSpecification for Horse Facilities and Fencing). The new barn will be erected on the footprint of the existing structure's concrete base, originally built by previous owner around 2010. The purpose of this is for the safe housing of horses kept on the adjoining lands and registered under the DAFM Equine Premises #F130226X (see attachment 5_Equine-Premises-Registration- Details.pdf).
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED22/0013
14 Dec 2021Grant permission
Build agricultural farm shed positioned on existing hard standing area and completion of access road as granted under Ref. SD13A/0067.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0340
14 Jun 2021Declared not exempt
Storage of hay & feed for Livestock. Also storage of farm machinery for safety purposes
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED21/0046
27 Apr 2020Refuse permission
Split storey dwelling over two levels with domestic garage with effluent treatment system & percolation area with vehicular entrance and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0104
2 Oct 2018Declared exempt
Installation of a 6kW Solar PV system on the SE rear-facing garage roof at above property comprising residence, garage, sheds & 4 acres adjoining agricultural land with stable/shelter. The property is registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food & The Marine as an Equine Premises (Registration #:F130226X) and the outbuildings and lands are used for the rearing and training of Irish Sport horses - e.g. storage of agricultural machinery for maintenance of lands in garage, winter fodder in shed, etc.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED18/0034
7 Aug 2014Grant permission for retention
Retention of rear extension; side conservatory; Velux rooflight to front roof slope of existing dormer dwelling house; 2 no. semi-detached domestic sheds.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD14B/0150
12 Apr 2013Grant permission for retention
Retention of agricultural entrance gateway, access road, hard standing area 1380sq.m. and horse exercise track.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD13A/0067
19 Jul 2010Grant permission
Single storey extension to the south elevation to make provision for new sleeping accommodation and sanitary facilities; associated site works to include installation of effluent treatment system & soil polishing filter as per EPA Code of Practice waste water treatment and disposal system.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD10A/0210
2 Jan 2009Refuse permission
Construction of a bungalow, domestic garage, septic tank with soil perculation area and new entrance.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD09A/0003
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
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
15 Feb 2005Grant permission for retention
Change of use from domestic garage to utility room with changes to front elevation to match existing house.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD05B/0083
1 Apr 2003Refuse permission
4 bedroom bungalow and garage with puraflo wastewater treatment system.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD03A/0188
23 Aug 2002Refuse permission
New 4 bedroom bungalow and garage with Puraflo wastewater treatment system.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD02A/0500
3 May 2002Refuse permission
Four bedroom bungalow and garage with puraflo wastewater treatment system.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD02A/0227
14 Jan 2002Grant approval
Bungalow and septic tank (based on outline permission S98A/0626)
Approval, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, S01A/0541
2 Mar 2001Grant permission
Retention of relocation of previously approved garage
Permission · South Dublin County Council, S01B/0099
6 Nov 2000Refuse permission
Dormer bungalow and septic tank.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, S00A/0487
9 Jun 1999Grant permission
Two storey extension to the rear
Permission · South Dublin County Council, S99B/0370
30 Apr 1999Grant approval
Dormer type bungalow, garage and septic tank.
Approval · South Dublin County Council, S99A/0272
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 Upper.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Calliaghstown Upper.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Calliaghstown Upper.
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 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_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 Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Calliaghstown Upper · Baile na gCailleach Uachtarach
- Area
- 924,379 m² (92.44 ha, 228.42 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, Crockaunadreenagh, Cromwellstown (Co. Kildare), Cromwellstownhill (Co. Kildare), Newtown Upper, Slademore, Slievethoul
- Placenames
- Calliaghstown Upper 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.