Esker North

497 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Esker North, from 4 m² to 59,054 m² (5.91 ha, 14.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2RES (Existing residential)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 505 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

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

• 7 Aug 2026Request additional information

  The construction of a gate and gateway bounding the curtilage of a house.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED26/0078

• 23 Apr 2026Grant permission

  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 and new internal access stairs, and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0190W

• 11 Mar 2026Grant permission

  Attic conversion, including change of roof profile from dutch hip roof to gable, dormer window to rear of roof, rooflight to front of roof and a new window to side elevation of existing dwelling.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0101W

• 30 Nov 2025Grant permission for retention

  Planning permission is sought for retention of single storey building to rear garden consisting of gym/ games room and storage facility, and all associated site works

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0668W

• 11 Mar 2025Grant permission

  Change of roof profile from hip end profile to Dutch hip end profile to accommodate attic conversion with dormer extension to rear, Single storey extension to rear, Garage conversion and porch extension to front, Single storey domestic shed / workshop to rear, New window to gable / shed, Widening of existing vehicular access gates to front. All associated site works

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0127

• 2 Jan 2025Declared exempt

  Rear single story extension connecting existing shed to house.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0002

• 18 Nov 2024Declared not exempt

  Rear single story extension connecting existing shed to house

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED24/0054

• 13 Nov 2024Grant permission

  Demolition of the existing side concrete shed and chimney stack; Construction of a double storey side extension & a single storey extension at rear and a dormer extension for storage; and rooflights at the front; widening the existing vehicular access; internal alterations & all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0506W

• 23 Oct 2024Invalidate application

  Demolition of the existing side concrete shed and chimney stack; Construction of a double storey side extension & a single storey extension at rear and a dormer extension for storage; and rooflights at the front; widening the existing vehicular access; internal alterations & all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0470W

• 21 Jun 2024Grant permission

  a) the demolition of existing sheds to rear b) removal of pitched roof to existing garage on the front elevation, replacement with new parapet walls and flat roof, c) Two storey extension to side, single storey extension to front and rear, d) removal of existing hip roof and replacement with new pitched roof with gable ends and dormer window to rear, e) Widening of existing entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0284W

• 25 Jan 2024Grant permission

  Tá cead pleanála á lorg ag Coláiste Cols Life do chomharta saorsheasaimh ag an mbealach isteach chuig Coláiste Cois Life, Gleann an Ghrifín, Co Atha Cliath. Permission sought for a free standing sign at entrance to Coláiste Cois Life, Griffeen Glen Lucan Co Dublin

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0016

• 18 Jan 2024Grant permission for retention

  Permission for retention for a change of Roof Profile to the existing front porch extension from pitched to flat roof, and for an additional ground floor window to the gable (side) elevation

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0015

• 10 Oct 2023Grant permission

  Attic conversion with dormer window to the side hip, for access stairs, some internal alteration, exempt single storey extension to the rear, garage conversion, widening existing vehicular access, installing electric sliding gate, some internal alterations, associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0427

• 10 Jul 2023Grant permission

  A new two storey extension linked to the existing primary school consisting of a new 2 Classbase Special Educational Needs facility with ancillary accommodation on ground floor and additional teaching rooms to first floor. (total area 842sq.m); Associated ancillary siteworks to include revised carparking layout (total no. 31), the demolition of existing external & bin store with new external & bin store to be located near main entrance gate (total area 25.5sq.m), existing bicycle shelter to be relocated next to new external store with provision for additional bicycle spaces to be included and any accompanying landscaping works; The provision of 12sq.m of photovoltaic panels to extension roof.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0461

• 24 Apr 2023Grant permission

  The development will consist of a wheelchair-accessible single storey Ancillary Dwelling Unit (ADU) with a home office, veranda deck and associated site works, utilities, landscaping, facilities and services on site of and adjacent to the existing single storey family bungalow and garage (retained). The ADU will share the existing entrance gateway and is accessed via a private new avenue to a private courtyard with parking for 2 no. cars.

  Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0082

• 23 Mar 2023Grant permission

  Permission for an attic extension to an existing dwelling house to allow for a fixed stairway access to the attic Space and associated site development works

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0127

• 16 Jan 2023Grant permission

  Two storey three bed Ancillary Dwelling Unit (ADU) with mezzanine loft, solar panels, porch, veranda deck, terrace and associated site works, utilities, landscaping, facilities and services, on site of and adjacent to existing single storey family bungalow (retained); The ADU will share existing entrance gateway and is accessed via a private new avenue to private courtyard with parking for two cars.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0320

• 20 Apr 2022Grant permission

  Demolition of a lean to annex and a brick coal shed both at the rear of the property. Making good of the shared roof and shed wall of no. 48 Beech Grove to which the shed of No. 49 abuts.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22B/0167

• 10 Mar 2022Declared not exempt

  Demolition of existing Brick coal shed & Kitchen annex to rear of property

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED22/0002

• 16 Feb 2022Grant permission for retention

  For a side access gate, relocation of front entrance pier to widen driveway and all associated site development works.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD22B/0071

• 1 Dec 2021Grant permission

  Two storey extension (floor area 199sq.m) containing 1 classroom at ground floor level; 1 classroom and an assisted shower room at first floor level to the rear of existing two storey school building (floor area 2,767sq.m); new roof window to existing roof surface of adjacent stairwell, together with all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0129

• 19 Nov 2021Grant permission

  Single storey pitched roofed ground floor extension with a 'Velux' type window in the roof slope all located to the front of the existing property and for uses associated with the existing use of the property as a single family dwelling. The proposed development will include changes to the front and part side elevations.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0587

• 19 Nov 2021Grant permission

  Single storey pitched roofed ground floor extension with a 'Velux' type window in the roof slope all located to the front of the existing property and for uses associated with the existing use of the property as a single family dwelling. The proposed development will include changes to the front and part side elevations.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0586

• 25 Mar 2021Grant permission

  A small increase in area of front entrance porch and new pitched roof to replace existing flat roof over proposed enlarged front entrance porch and adjoining front room projection at ground floor level including the widening of existing vehicle entrance to front of site and associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0165

• 23 Feb 2021Grant permission

  Attic conversion to storage space to include the following: existing main hipped roof design changed to a gable end style roof with a small 'Dutch' hip in its design, one roof light on main front elevation roof surface and two roof lights on main rear elevation roof surface.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0086

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 Esker North.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Esker North.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Esker North.

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 low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3045 (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 Esker North with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Esker North · An Eiscir Thuaidh

Area

302,454 m² (30.25 ha, 74.74 acres)

Civil parish

Esker, and its townlands

Barony

Newcastle

Electoral division

Lucan Heights, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Lucan Heights electoral division: 5,131 people in 1,921 households; 77% of households own their home; 6% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydowd, Ballyowen, Glebe, Lucan and Pettycanon

Placenames

Esker North 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.