Drimnagh
Townland in the civil parish of Drimnagh, barony of Uppercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish Droimeanach
- Area
- 6.8 ha
- 17 acres
- Land parcels
- 73
- registered freehold, median 284 m²
- Zoning
- M1
- REGEN
- Planning
- 34
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
73 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drimnagh, from 2 m² to 13,019 m² (1.3 ha, 3.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 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
- M1REGEN (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 68 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
12 Jun 2026Refuse permission
The replacement of the existing west-facing advertising display (6m wide x 3m high) with a digital advertising display (6m wide x 3m high with a depth of 0.25m) and the permanent removal of the existing east facing advertising display including all associated site works and services.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0141W
1 May 2026Withdraw the application
Replacement of the existing east-facing advertising display (6m wide x 3m high) with a digital advertising display (6m wide x 3m high with a depth of 0.25m) and the permanent removal of the existing west facing advertising display including all associated site works and services.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0106W
2 Sept 2025Declared not exempt and cannot determine
The Installation of 205.32km of solar photovotaic panels and a battery storage system for the purpose of renewable energy generation this will compose of 472 panels mounted on the ground using a mounting kit.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0054
12 Jun 2025Grant permission
(i) partial change of use of existing building, which comprises a warehouse with ancillary offices and archive storage, at ground floor level only to provide a product display showroom (66sq.m), 2 no. service repair rooms (104sq.m total) and the reconfiguration of the ancillary office space with associated internal alterations to facilitate; (ii) reconfiguration of internal layout at first floor level with no change to ancillary office space at this level; (iii) provision of new fascia signage on the front/north-west elevation; and (iv) all associated ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. The revised building will provide 528sq.m of warehouse space (reduced from 745sq.m) and 366sq.m of ancillary office space (increased from 319sq.m).
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0141W
5 Jun 2025Grant permission
The development will comprise the following: Demolition of existing commercial/industrial buildings on site (c.6,711 sq.m in total). Provision of a mixed use, residential and commercial/employment development (c.49,275 sq.m GFA excluding undercroft) within 4 no. blocks ranging in height from 6 to 10 storeys. The development will provide 436 no. apartments (all with individual private open spaces) consisting of: 2 no. studios, 180 no. 1-beds, 158 no. 2-beds and 96 no. 3-beds. The development will also include: internal residential amenity spaces (c.375.3 sq.m in total); community library (c.352.1 sq.m); creche (c.359.1 sq.m), and 4 no. commercial/employment units (c.1,226.6 sq.m) comprising 2 office/co-working units (c.435.8 sq.m in total), medical centre (with ancillary pharmacy)(c.674.1 sq.m) and café (c.116.7 sq.m). • Block A - 9 to 10 storeys in height and will provide 81 no. residential units. • Block B - 9 to 10 storeys in height and will provide 137 no. residential units • Block C - 8 to 10 storeys in height and will provide 85 no. residential units • Block D - 6 storeys in height and will provide 133 no. residential units. Upgrades to the western side of the Parkmore Estate Road and along the Long Mile Road and Robinhood Road to provide a variety of pedestrian/ cyclist access points to the development and with vehicular access provided from the Estate Road with associated upgrades to the Estate entrance. The development will also include 173 no. car parking spaces within 2 no. undercroft car parks on site and including 12 no. parking spaces (for the commercial units) along the Long Mile Road frontage. Provision of 1,040 cycle parking spaces. Provision of public and communal open spaces, landscaping, boundary treatments, plant areas, waste management areas, and services provision (including ESB substations), and all associated works required to enable this development including connection to the Uisce Eireann network. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.
Permission, 436 homes · South Dublin County Council, LRD25A/0002W
17 Feb 2025Grant permission
(i) change of use of existing premises from car dealership to warehousing/distribution facility with associated internal alterations to facilitate use; (ii) provision of new fascia signage on the front/north-west elevation; and (iii) all associated ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0036W
19 Jul 2021Grant permission
Construction of a single storey side extension to existing single storey detached national school; minor internal and façade amendments to existing school including new accessible access door arrangement and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0247
19 May 2021Grant permission
Change of use from motor storage to motor retail showrooms (total area 629sq.m), to include new car showroom and ancillary offices at ground and first floor levels and a motor servicing workshop (total area 483sq.m). New showroom glazing to the northern elevation. Carparking and associated site works. New building signage and a free standing totem sign to the northern boundary and ancillary site development works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0007
1 Apr 2021Grant permission
Erect 293sq.m of photovoltaic panels on the roof of existing unit with all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0079
18 Jan 2021Grant permission
Demolition of existing Office/Showroom and replaced with car parking; new boundary wall/railings and bollards with decorative chain to match existing, to replace existing boundary treatment to existing car display area, to southwest of site at Naas Road Autos.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0275
17 Jul 2018Grant permission
The installation of 35.28kw of solar photovoltaic panels for the purpose of renewable energy generation. This will comprise 130 (1.7m x 1m) solar photovoltaic panels being installed on a low ballast bearing system on the roof of building 2, 3 & 4.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0257
17 Jun 2016Declared exempt
Proposal is to replace old chain link fencing on Long Mile Road of site with a new 1.8m high railings and gate.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED16/0034
15 Feb 2016Grant permission
Replacement of existing vehicular entrance and exit point from Long Mile Road with an new access point from Robinhood Park. The works will include the extinguishment of the existing entrance. The new entrance will include the provision of a new access point to the property from Robinhood Park to the east. Robinhood Park will be extended to provide a paved vehicular and pedestrian access route to the new entrance. The development will include associated and ancillary site works on lands all within the control of the applicant.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0041
15 Apr 2015Grant permission
Change of use from existing Dance school and studio and ancillary offices/utility rooms to a Vehicular Storage Warehouse with ancillary office, including new signage. The site will require a waste facility permit which will be applied for separately to South County Dublin.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD15A/0094
8 Jul 2014Grant permission
Change of use of part (112sq.m.) of existing internal ground floor retail space to restaurant use with associated works; addition to an existing internally illuminated road side sign to include signage related to the proposed restaurant.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD14A/0151
27 Mar 2012Grant permission
Change of use from existing distribution/retail warehouse with ancillary offices and showrooms to vehicular storage warehouse with ancillary offices and archive storage.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD12A/0055
29 Feb 2012Grant permission
(1) Alterations and amendments to existing permission, planning Reg. Ref. no. SD07A/0447, to include recreational, exhibition and theatre use; (2) the removal of operating time restrictions; (3) 1 no. additional external signage panel and (4) alterations to the south and west elevations.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD11A/0277
21 Dec 2011Grant permission
(a) Demolition of existing rear roof structures of warehouses to both units and construction of a new raised roof structure to both units, approximately 8.665m from the existing parapet level; (b) associated alterations to the existing side, rear and front elevations to both units; (c) alterations and additions to existing internal layouts at ground floor, first floor & roof levels to both units.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD11A/0308
11 Nov 2011Grant permission for retention
Steel lattice transmission mast on roof 12m high, carrying cellular antennas, a prefabricated equipment container no greater than 3m x 2m x 2.4m which forms part of cellular digital communications network.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD11A/0264
31 Mar 2010Refuse permission for retention
Retention and continuation of use of Gallagher Security Power Fence on the north, east and west boundaries of varying height (between 4m and 5.5m) attached to and rising above the existing boundary fence/walls.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD10A/0075
18 Mar 2009Declared exempt
1) The completion of the concrete paved surfacing of the yard area for the purpose of providing a waterproof/spill proof surface so as not to admit the access of any fluid to the soils or groundwater. 2) The installation of the various items of depolluting equipment for use partly within the building and partly immediately outside it as noted on drawing No. 1. 3) The installation of a 900 gallon (4.1m3) petrol and oil interceptor in the back yard some 5 metres approximately from the building. details of this below-ground installation are shown on Drawing no. 3. 4) A c. 1.5 m3 steel oil storage tank and its enclosing 225 mm thick concrete bund wall, within the building as shown on Drawings 1 and 2. 5) A c. 0.6 m3 double skin antifreeze storage tank within the buiding, as shown on Drawings 1 and 2.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED09/0009
13 Jun 2007Grant permission
Change-of-use of existing retail warehouse unit to a dance school and studio including new signage & escape doors to external elevations.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0447
11 Jul 2005Refuse permission
Installation of one internally illuminated double sided pole sign.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD05A/0556
24 Jun 2005Grant permission
Replace an existing double sided 48 sheet outdoor advertising panel with a monopole mounted single sided internally illuminated scrolling 6.5m x 3.5m panel
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD05A/0503
23 Aug 2004Grant permission
Permission for car service workshop including service workshop area, offices and parts department on ground floor level and offices and staff facilities at first floor level along with new metal cladding to external facade.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD04A/0647
The 25 most recent of 34 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 Drimnagh.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Drimnagh.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Drimnagh.
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; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3151 (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 Drimnagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Drimnagh · Droimeanach
- Area
- 68,470 m² (6.85 ha, 16.92 acres)
- Civil parish
- Drimnagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Uppercross
- Electoral division
- Clondalkin-Ballymount, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Clondalkin-Ballymount electoral division: 2,320 people in 629 households; 83% of households own their home; 9% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bluebell, Fox-And-Geese Common, Robinhood
- Placenames
- Drimnagh 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.