Hermitage

1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Hermitage, from 600 m² to 600 m². The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 7 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3HA-LV (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 10 Nov 2025Declared exempt

  Refurbishment of the ground floor octagonal room.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0103

• 28 Jul 2022Grant permission

  The erection of a temporary golf gym pavilion and all associated site works (structure is located within curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS 002).

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0056

• 23 Dec 2021Invalid - site notice

  Erection of a temporary golf gym pavilion and all associated site works (with the curtilage of a protected structure RPS002).

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0362

• 20 Oct 2021Invalid application

  Erection of a temporary golf gym pavilion and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0286

• 4 Jul 2018Grant permission

  Construction of a driving range bay shelter at Hermitage Golf Course. The proposed structure is 10m x 3.5m (open front) with 3m x 3m extension. The height of the structure is 4m at the front and 3m at the back. The proposed structure is a galvanized steel structure with olive green cladding on the sides and PVC coated cladding on the roof.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0236

• 16 May 2018Invalid - site notice

  Construction of a driving range bay shelter. The proposed structure is 10m x 3.5m (open front) with 3.0m x 3.0m extension. The height of the structure is 4.0m at the front and 3.0m at the back. The proposed structure is a galvanized steel structure with olive green cladding on the sides and pvc coated cladding on the roof.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0172

• 4 Dec 2017Declared not exempt

  Build a Driving Range Bay Shelter within the lands of Hermitage Golf Course. The structure will be timber with approximate size of 6.0m x 3.0m x 3.65m.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED17/0067

• 2 Jun 2015Grant permission

  5 year permission for single storey portacabin of 162sq.m on the western area of the roof of the building, providing overflow office accomodation; all associated site development works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD15A/0149

• 19 Oct 2012Grant extension of duration of permission

  One-storey extension to existing three-storey accommodation wing of hospital and 77 no. additional car-parking spaces on lands (site area 9.45 hectares) at Hermitage Medical Clinic: extension to provide in-patient accommodation for 31 persons on second floor level (over existing lower-ground, ground and first floor levels) to include 9 no. single bedrooms, 5 no. 2 person bedrooms, 3 no. 4 person bedrooms and ancillary accommodation, height of existing accommodation wing to extend by 3.45 metres with existing parapet height increasing from +58.30 to +61.75; existing roof lantern, stainless steel mast and plant items to be relocated from present roof to new raised roof.

  Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0542/EP

• 17 Sept 2008Grant permission

  Demolition of existing maintenance shed and construction of a new single storey maintenance shed of a total floor area of 329.4m2 and new detached WC of a total floor area of 8.3m2, along with new biocycle waste water treatment system and associated site works. The development is located within the curtlige of a Protected Structure

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD08A/0494

• 11 Jul 2007Grant permission

  The provision of a ramp and steps up to the main entrance of the club house: (Hermitage Golf Club is a protected structure).

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0556

• 11 Jul 2007Grant permission

  A single storey extension to the existing pro shop comprising 42.4 sq.m which is located within the curtlige of a Protected Structure.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0554

• 9 Jul 2007Grant permission

  One-storey extension to existing three-storey accommodation wing of hospital and 77 no. additional car-parking spaces on lands (site area 9.45 hectares) at Hermitage Medical Clinic: extension to provide in-patient accommodation for 31 persons on second floor level (over existing lower-ground, ground and first floor levels) to include 9 no. single bedrooms, 5 no. 2 person bedrooms, 3 no. 4 person bedrooms and ancillary accommodation, height of existing accommodation wing to extend by 3.45 metres with existing parapet height increasing from +58.30 to +61.75; existing roof lantern, stainless steel mast and plant items to be relocated from present roof to new raised roof.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0542

• 30 Mar 2007Refuse permission

  For 1. no new Sign, comprising of 2 no. up-lit aluminium composite panels with a matte paint finish and brushed stainless steel/black foamex individual lettering, approx. 260 mm high. Each panel 5 sq. metres (2m high X 2.5m wide). Level at top of sign +65.625. Max. height approx. 5.3 m above ground level, fixed to stainless steel post.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0224

• 8 Jun 2006Grant permission

  2 no. stainless steel masts with light fittings to be mounted on the circular drum roofs of the accommodation and consulting wings, along boundary with N4 road. Masts to be 6.45m in height. Levels at top of masts to be +66.51m and +70.050m respectively.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0455

• 26 May 2006Refuse permission

  New signage comprising rotating 3-sided illuminated/digital signage panels, max. height 8.0m above ground floor level fixed to stainless steel post.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0417

• 12 May 2006Grant permission for retention

  Retention for existing temporary sign at site of Hermitage Medical Clinic, along boundary with N4 road for a period of 12 months from date of this application. Metal signage pane comprises 11 sq.metres panel (2.75m high x 3.8m wide) single-sided photographic content mounted on 3 galvanised metal poles with level at top of sign at +65.625.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0371

• 3 May 2006Grant permission

  Replacement of existing slate pitched roofs to the clubhouse with new slate roofs to match existing pitches and ridge lines with modifications to the roof timbers, gutters and rainwater goods and new access hatches for future maintenance of the roof and attic areas. (Protected Structure)

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0338

• 23 Mar 2005Grant permission

  Single-storey extension to previously approved (Planning Reg. Ref. S01A/0539; Bord Pleanala Ref. No. PL.06S.128044) medical clinic, comprising a second therapy room and ancillary accommodation to the Radiotherapy Department, totalling 160sq.m. in additional floor area and with top of external wall parapet to match current proposed parapet levels of +57.75.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD05A/0220

• 6 Dec 2004Grant permission

  Demolition of the existing ladies locker room and the provision of a new single storey ladies changing facility linked to the main building with an enlarged service yard and a new storey and a half entrance lobby provided to the west facade of the main building with internal alterations to the main building consisting of revisions to the existing entrance area at ground and first floor level to provide a new stair and disabled hoist; a new disabled WC; new access to the ladies changing block and a new stair to the snooker room with an enlarged boiler room provided at basement level and associated site works. Hermitage Golf Club building is a Protected Structure.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD04A/0888

• 26 Apr 2004Grant permission

  Erect a 15m slim line shrouded monopole containing 3 no. antenna, 2 no. dishes, associated equipment, ground based cabinets and fencing within the curtilage of a Protected Structure for a new 3G broadband network.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD04A/0275

• 14 Aug 2001Grant permission

  Medical Clinic comprising: part single, part two and part four storey height main block incorporating reception, waiting, pharmacy, shop, chapel, day surgery, imaging, radiotherapy and radiology departments, angiography, physiotherapy, 5 No. operating theatres, recovery area, 7 bed intensive care unit at ground floor level with administration, offices, laboratory, restaurant and kitchen at first floor level; 4 storey 93 bed hospital accommodation wing; 4 storey wing containing 39 No. consulting suites; 306 No. car parking spaces; ancillary buildings, services and associates site works, realigned road and new roundabout all accessed off the existing roundabout at the northern end of the Fonthill Road underpass below the N4. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, S01A/0539

• 23 Jul 1999Refuse permission

  Erect a 10 metre high, free standing 'unipole' structure to carry (a) GSM antennas and link dish in an enclosed housing and (b) a suspended identification sign for Sureweld International Ltd., to form part of the cellular digital mobile telecommunications network.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, S99A/0504

• 14 Jul 1999Refuse permission

  20m high telecommunications tree carrying antennae and associated equipment shelter.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, S99A/0470

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Liffey Valley 000128

Recorded monuments

• DU017-126 Kiln - lime
  Description

  Annotated ‘L.K.’ on the 1863 edition of the Ordnance Survey 25-inch map where it is depicted as a square-shaped structure adjacent to a disused gravel pit.  Not depicted on earlier editions of the OS maps.  Woodland plantation in area of limekiln visible on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage.   Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien   Date of Compilation: 26 November 2025

Architectural heritage

• Hermitage Golf Club, country house, 1690–1710 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay two-storey former country house, c.1700, now in use as golf clubhouse. Roughcast rendered walls with round- and square-headed window openings, some retaining mid nineteenth-century timber sash windows. Hipped artificial slate roof behind parapet having stone coping. Octagonal projection to east end, and various other nineteenth- and twentieth-century extensions and alterations.

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, 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_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 Hermitage with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Hermitage · Eirmeatáiste

Area

555,430 m² (55.54 ha, 137.25 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

Astagob, Ballydowd, Fonthill, Woodlands, Woodville, Yellow Walls

Placenames

Hermitage 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.