Glenamuck South
Townland in the civil parish of Tully, barony of Rathdown, Co. Dublin; in Irish Gleann na Muc Theas
- Area
- 105 ha
- 259 acres
- Land parcels
- 308
- registered freehold, median 568 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Objective A
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
308 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glenamuck South, from 3 m² to 269,037 m² (26.9 ha, 66.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 45 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
- R2Objective A (Existing residential)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 228 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Objective B (Agriculture)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 54 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Objective NC (District, neighbourhood centre)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Objective G (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Objective F (Open space, park)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 3 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
24 Aug 2026Referral
Planning Permission to amend a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) permitt
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD26A/0629/WEB
17 Aug 2026Declare application invalid
We, Cairn Homes Properties Ltd, intend to apply for Planning Permission to amend
Permission (lrd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD26A/0615/WEB
21 Jul 2026Assessment period
The proposed development will principally consist of: (a) Amendments to the perm
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD26A/0552/WEB
10 Jul 2026Grant permission
Planning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) consisting o
Permission (lrd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD26A/0524/WEB
27 Apr 2026Grant permission
Permission is sought for demolition of the existing garage, single store rear a
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0250/WEB
31 Mar 2026Grant permission
- Construction of a new side extension (23.5 m²). - Construction of a small re
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0181/WEB
26 Mar 2026Declare application invalid
Construction of a new side extension (23.5 m²). Construction of a small rear ext
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0175/WEB
18 Dec 2025Grant permission
Permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) at a site measuring c
Permission (lrd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD25A/0985/WEB
20 Nov 2025Grant permission
The development consists of modifications to service station site layout to inc
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0890/WEB
27 Aug 2025Approve
3 no. Single Storey extensions to existing council-owned day houses and ancillar
Part vlll (public consultation) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, PC/H/05/2025
3 Jun 2025Refuse permission
The Phase 3 proposal comprises the construction of a residential development of
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0435/WEB
24 Apr 2025Refuse permission
For development on a site at Ballycorus Road, Kilternan, Dublin 18, located in t
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0333/WEB
24 Feb 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of for a single storey extension with a flat roof
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0094/WEB
21 Nov 2024Grant permission
The development will consist of proposed alterations to previously granted permi
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D24A/0925
30 Oct 2024Grant permission
The proposed development seeks to demolish existing outbuildings on site and pro
Permission (lrd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD24A/0870/WEB
23 Oct 2024Declare application invalid
The proposed development seeks to demolish existing outbuildings on site and pro
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD24A/0850/WEB
4 Oct 2024Grant permission
Development comprising the erection of 1 no. single storey detached habitable r
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D24A/0801/WEB
11 Sept 2024Grant permission
Planning Permission for construction of a double storey extension to side & rear
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D24B/0400/WEB
6 Aug 2024Grant permission
For a Large-Scale Residential Development on 2 No. sites, measuring c. 14.2 Ha.,
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD24A/0597
21 Dec 2023Grant permission
Demolition of front porch (sunroom) and previous extensions to rear and west
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D23A/0818
19 Dec 2023Grant permission
Alterations to D21A/0540. The alterations include a revised site boundary
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D23A/0803
21 Nov 2023Grant permission
1) A ground floor extension (86sqm) to the rear of the existing service station
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D23A/0728
9 Nov 2023Grant cert of exemption (<=4 unit)
2 units
Certificate of exemption - part v · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, V/082/23
6 Nov 2023Grant permission
Construction of two single storey detached dwellings and all associated
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D23A/0690
27 Sept 2023Grant permission
Permission for development at a 3.9 Ha. site. The site is generally bounded by t
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D23A/0616
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.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Dingle Glen 001207
Recorded monuments
- DU026-021 Enclosure
Description
A sketch accompanying the OS Letters (1837) shows a cluster of enclosures at Glenamuck (Herity 2001, 20). The enclosures were located in level pasture on the N bank of stream overlooked by the tower at Ballycorus (DU026-044001-). There is no visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy. Revised upload on: 14 April 2018.
Architectural heritage
- Post box, 1881–1909 · Regional interest
Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, extant 1909. Set in part creeper- or ivy-covered boundary wall.
- Rockville House, farm house, 1700–1757 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey double-pile over basement farmhouse with dormer attic, extant 1757, on a rectangular plan; three-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1965. Pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roof centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta tapered pots, coping to gable, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron conical hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls. Segmental-headed central door opening with cut-granite threshold between wrought iron railings, and cut-granite surround framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered, ruled and lined piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.
- Rockville House, gate lodge, 1911–1937 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, extant 1937, on a rectangular plan with three-bay single-storey rear (south) elevation. Now disused. Hipped slate roof with lichen-spotted terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having red brick corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards. Repointed coursed or snecked rock faced granite walls with tooled cut-granite flush quoins to corners. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of five concrete steps with tooled cut-granite lintel framing glazed panelled door. Square-headed flanking window openings in bipartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, and tooled cut-granite block-and-start surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement to rear (south) elevation with cut-granite sills, and yellow brick block-and-start surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Set back from line of road at entrance to grounds of Rockville House.
- Lonsdale, house, 1844–1909 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1909, on a rectangular plan. Renovated and extended, 2003. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having stringcourses below stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Replacement rendered walls. Segmental-headed central door opening with cut-granite step threshold, timber doorcase with panelled pilasters supporting lead-covered cornice on "Acanthus"-detailed fluted consoles, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set back from line of road in landscaped grounds.
- Kingston Grove, house, 1700–1837 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay two-storey house, extant 1837, on a rectangular plan. For sale, 2010. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having "Cavetto"-detailed stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on roughcast cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth. Segmental-headed off-central door opening with cut-granite step threshold, and moulded rendered surround framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and bull nose-detailed rendered surrounds framing six-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-three (first floor) timber sash windows. Set back from line of road in landscaped grounds.
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 5 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_3286 (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 Glenamuck South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Glenamuck South · Gleann na Muc Theas
- Area
- 1,049,707 m² (104.97 ha, 259.39 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tully, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Glencullen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Glencullen electoral division: 23,596 people in 7,893 households; 66% of households own their home; 58% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrickmines Great, Glenamuck North, Kiltiernan, Kiltiernan Domain, Kingston, Tiknick
- Placenames
- Glenamuck South 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.