Killinardan
Townland in the civil parish of Tallaght, barony of Uppercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish Cill an Ardáin
- Area
- 209.2 ha
- 517 acres
- Land parcels
- 584
- registered freehold, median 198 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RES
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
584 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killinardan, from 1 m² to 253,814 m² (25.38 ha, 62.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 74 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
- R2RES (Existing residential)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 551 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1RU (Agriculture)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 52 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3HA-DM (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1OS (Open space, park)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1EE (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1RES-N (New/proposed residential)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3LC (District, neighbourhood centre)
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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
29 Jul 202635 day assessment
A single-storey extension to the sides and rear of the existing cottage; A detached garage; Demolition of the existing side porch, chimney, and sections of the existing walls to facilitate the proposed extension; All associated site development works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0354W
29 Jul 2026Referral
Permission to construct a new community centre consisting of 3 no. buildings (a) a two-storey administration building of 982.8sq.m, consisting of a café, kitchen, administrative office, group spaces, and ancillary accommodation; (b) a two-storey community building of 773.5sq.m, consisting of group Spaces (with complimentary programming of childcare function), staff facilities and ancillary accommodation; (c) A two-storey exhibition space and Community Space Building of 2178.6sq.m, consisting of a large gallery space, a function room and ancillary accommodation; Externally, the facility will provide play spaces including artificial surfaced pitches, car parking, bike parking, bin storage, a pickup/drop-off area, a farmers market stall area, signage, perimeter boundary treatments and all associated groundworks; Permission to include a new vehicular entrance, a new pedestrian and cycling entrance and link to the dodder valley green way park, all on/adjacent to the existing Kiltipper Road.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0185W
15 May 2026Declared exempt
Whether the construction of a timber cabin/structure at the rear of the house is or is not exempted development. The structure measure approx. 4m in height (exceeding class 3 limits) and was refused retention under planning red:SD25A/0280W.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED26/0045
19 Nov 2025Refuse permission for retention
Retention Permission for timber cabin used as art studio with sessional art classes to rear of existing house
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0280W
7 Oct 2025Grant permission
A community Mural on the wall at 1 the rear of 1a Knockmore Avenue, Tallaght. This community mural is a project funded by the Creative Ireland Mural Grant in collaboration with the Connect 4 project, connect for life and members of the local community. The mural draws its inspiration from the poem authored by Emmet O'Brien in partnership with Sean Farrell and the Connect 4 project. The central theme of both the mural and the poem concerns the positive impact of sport on mental health.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0246
16 Sept 2025Application declared invalid
NOTE OUTSIDE DCC JURISDICTION: The log cabin at the back garden , size (m) 5.9 x 3.3 = 19.47 sq. mt. , side wall height 2200 mm. ridge heigth 2200 mm , wall log 45 mm Was built in July 2024. I use it as my art studio and also for art classes for children , from the age 4 to 11. I am teaching myself and the most children in the groups are 10. The structure of the cabin is in accordance with the planning rules however I have been told by Paul Byrne in the planning department that I need to apply for the retention due to fact that cabin is used for the business purposes. The classes run on Monday 4 to 7 pm, Tuesday 4 to 5 pm, Wednesday 5 to 6 pm, Thursday 4 to 7 pm , and every second Sunday (adults) I have a public liability insurance, fire regulation and all necessary regulations and safety measure on place You are welcome to come and check the site . Please let me know what should be done so I can keep maintaining the classes. Thanks. Ekaterina.
Retention permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5153/25
1 Aug 2025Declared not exempt
Mural/Art installation in collaboration with Connect 4 Project and local community
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0068
27 Jan 2025Declared exempt
Insulating House, Back, Front & Side (Wraparound)
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0007
6 Aug 2024Grant permission
The works consist of the construction of an adjoining single-storey special education needs (SEN) unit (540sqm.) to the west of the existing school building and will include two SEN classrooms with safe base and storage facilities, a central activities space, office, multi-sensory room, cleaner's stores, storage rooms, toilets, shower areas, and associated ancillary spaces plus an additional 6no. car parking spaces to the north of the proposed extension. Other works include the relocation of the existing attenuation tank; the relocation of the junior play area and orchard, and the inclusion of a new sensory garden (100sqm.) and a secure soft play area (100sqm.) to the west, with all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0139W
28 Jun 2024Grant permission
Extension to existing garden room with the re configuration of roof and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0295
27 Mar 2024Grant permission & grant retention
Retention for 3 no. roof lights (2 facing east a 1 facing south). A detached garden room of 16sq.m floor area. Permission for a rear, ground floor extension of 22sq.m floor area with a stove flue. A gable window facing south at attic level.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0129
18 Apr 2023Grant permission for retention
Retention of existing single storey extension to side and rear & porch to front of existing dwelling and all associated site works.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0171
12 Sept 2022Unregistered application
The D24 Neighbourhood Cycle Network is an interim cycle scheme which aims to quickly implement a comprehensive and connected network of protected cycle facilities, suitable for cyclists of all ages and abilities, in the D24 area.
Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD228/0014
26 May 2021Grant permission
Two storey childcare facility of circa 459sq.m on a site measuring circa 0.136 hectares forming part of the existing Elder Heath residential estate; access to the proposed development will be via Elder Heath Walk & Elder Heath Crescent previously granted permission under Reg. Ref. SD12A/0168 (as extended under Reg. Ref. SD12A/0168/EP); car parking, landscaping and all associated site development works; the proposed development will have the effect of modifying part of a previously permitted development granted under Reg. Ref. SD12A/0168 as extended under Reg. Ref. SD12A/0168/EP.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0303
6 May 2021Part 8 approved by council
Killinarden Park upgrade, total site area approx. 20ha and Greenway with landscaped pedestrian/cycle route within Killinarden Park and between Killlinarden Park and Sean Walsh Park, total site area approx. 4.50ha. The works will comprise: • Strategic walk/cycleway with bat sensitive lighting along Whitestown Stream; new and enhanced entrances, including new road crossings at Killinarden Heights , Whitestown Drive, Whitestown Way and Killinarden Way/Killinarden Estate (with a revised carriageway arrangement); feature areas at primary and secondary accesses; a Primary Oval footpath and walking/exercise circuit 1km in length; existing secondary footpath network retained and resurfaced where required; and a new footbridge crossing the Whitestown Stream within the park. • Replacement and new park perimeter walls/railings where required and retention of existing private walls/railings. • Linear play trails; seating; two natural play areas; outdoor fitness and calisthenics equipment; a Multi-use Games and Skate Area; upgrade of existing grass sports pitches to include re-levelling where required. • Biodiversity and landscape improvements including a community orchard; wildflower meadows; surface water swale; willow; native woodland; informal tree groups; Signature Trees; and retention of existing tree groups and scrub where shown. • Installation of CCTV Cameras for monitoring by An Garda Siochána and South Dublin County Council. • All ancillary works. The proposal has undergone Appropriate Assessment Screening under the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and screening for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) under the EIA Directive 2014/52/EU. The Planning Authority has made a preliminary examination of the nature, size and location of the proposed development. The authority has concluded that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and a determination has been made that an EIA is not required. Any person may, within 4-weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. The plans and particulars of the proposed development are available for inspection online on the Council’s Public Consultation Portal website (http://consult.sdublincoco.ie) during the period from 6th May 2021 to 17th June 2021. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, persons wishing to inspect printed plans and particulars of the proposed development must make an appointment by emailing planningdept@sdublincoco.ie or by phoning (01) 4149000. After making an appointment, printed plans and particulars will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 during office hours from 6th May 2021 to 3rd June 2021. Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the proposed development will be situated may be made in writing up to 5pm on 17th June 2021 and may be submitted either via: Online Submissions: http://consult.sdublincoco.ie or Post to: A/Senior Executive Officer, Project Delivery Unit, Corporate Performance and Change Management, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 YNN5. NOTE: Please make submission by one medium only. All submissions should include name and a contact address. It should be noted that the Freedom of Information Act, 1997-2006 (as amended) applies to all records held by South Dublin County Council. South Dublin County Council’s Personal Data Privacy Statements can be viewed at www.sdcc.ie and all personal data will be retained in line with statutory requirements.
Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD218/0004
7 Apr 2020Grant permission
Residential development consisting of 16 two storey houses comprised of 1 four bed detached house; 6 three bed semi-detached houses & 9 two and three bed terraced houses; access to the proposed development will be via a new vehicular access road located off the existing Elder Heath Drive to the south of the subject site; including all associated development works, internal roads, drainage, landscaping etc; all on a site of circa 0.81 hectares located at Killinarden Heights and when finished will form part of the existing Elder Heath estate., The proposed development will have the effect of modifying part of previously permitted residential development as granted under Reg. Ref. SD12A/0168 and extended under Reg. Ref. SD12A/0168/EP.
Permission, 16 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0334
31 Jan 2020Grant permission
Two storey, end terrace house with new entrance; car parking in front garden and associated works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0027
22 Nov 2019Grant permission
Subdivision of existing single dwelling into 2 three bed, semi-detached dwellings; demolition of existing garage and associated site works.
Permission, 2 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0203
31 May 2019Grant permission
Construction of a single storey link corridor in the south west corner of the existing school building; installation of new windows to the perimeter of the building to facilitate a proposed new internal layout and other ancillary works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0173
7 Aug 2018Grant permission
Two storey house with converted attic, new entrance, car parking in front garden and associated works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0283
6 Jul 2018Part 8 approved by council
Social Housing Development consisting of 7 housing units and 6 apartment units, 13 units in total, on undeveloped lands on a site located at Killinarden Heights, adjacent to Knockmore Avenue (adjoining St. Catherine’s House) Killinarden, Tallaght, Dublin 24 consisting of: 7 3-bed, 2 storey houses, 6 2-bed apartments (3 storey). The works include: New access off Killinarden Heights, landscaping works to boundaries, ancillary works, landscaping works, and all necessary associated ancillary works on the site and adjacent areas. All units to be minimum A2 BER rated. The housing provision includes two / three storey units grouped in terraces. Plans and particulars of the proposed scheme will be available for inspection or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy for a period of 6 weeks from Thursday 31st May 2018, during the public opening hours at the offices of South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Submissions or observations in relation to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made as follows: online at https://consult.sdublincoco.ie up to midnight on Friday, 27th July 2018 or written submissions not later than 4.30pm, Friday 27th July 2018. Please address your submission to: Senior Executive Officer, Housing Department, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24. NOTE: Please make your submission by one medium only. Only submissions received by Friday 27th July, 2018 and addressed as set out above, will be considered. Submissions cannot be accepted in any other format or to any other postal address. Submissions and observations should state the name, address, and, where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc. which you represent. https://consult.sdublincoco.ie/en/consultation/proposed-social-housing-development-consisting-7-housing-units-and-6-apartment-units-13
Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD188/0004
1 May 2018Grant extension of duration of permission
A residential development comprised of 328 dwellings and a crèche on a site of 12.23 hectares. Access to the development is via 2 vehicular access points from Killinarden Heights and 1 realigned vehicular access point from Deerpark Place, off Kiltipper Road, including modifications to existing car parking and incidental open space at the entrance. The proposed development is comprised of: 5 no. 3 & 4 bed 2 storey detached houses, 15 no. 3 bed detached bungalows, 12 no. 4 bed 2 storey semi-detached houses, 121 no. 3 bed 2 storey semi-detached houses, 8 no. 3 bed semi-detached dormer houses, 163 no. 2 & 3 bed 2 storey terraced townhouses, 4 no. 2 bed apartments in 1 no. 2 storey block and a crèche (445sq.m.) in a two storey building, all located south of Killinarden Heights, northwest of Kiltipper Road and west of Deerpark Estate. The lands are subject to an existing permission (Reg. Ref. SD07A/0013) with Phase 1 currently being developed, known as Elder Park. The development includes all associated site development and infrastructural works, car parking, open spaces, landscaping and makes provision for Dublin City Council watermains to the north and ESB reservation to the south.
Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD12A/0168/EP
19 Sept 2017Refuse permission
Construction of 10 no. 3 bed, 2 storey semi-detached and terraced houses, which will form part of an overall permitted residential development (under Reg. Ref. SD12A/0168). The proposed development includes for all associated site development works, including proposed modifications to the previously permitted site layout, all on a site area of circa 0.345ha.
Permission, 10 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0337
16 Aug 2017Grant permission
One 92.4sq.m, 2 storey 3 bed end of terrace dwelling on site measuring 241sq.m within the existing Hazelgrove development and all associated works (previous permission Reg. Ref. SD06A/0692).
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0287
3 Jul 2017Grant permission
One 92.4sq.m, 2 storey, 3 bed end of terrace dwelling on site measuring 215sq.m within the existing Hazelgrove Development and all associated works. Previous permission Reg. Ref. S00A/0922. Compliance with condition 2.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0217
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Killinardan.
Recorded monuments
- DU021-055 Ritual site - holy well
Description
St Paul's Well in the parish of Tallaght is located E of Killinarden in a field that was under rape seed at the time of inspection. This is a natural spring well dedicated to St Paul and called Tober Phoil (Ó Danachair 1958, 86; Hegarty 1939, 70; Herity 2001, 38). The spring has been piped leaving no visible trace above ground. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 20 April 2023
- DU021-058 Mound
Description
Located in steeply sloping, uneven ground at the foot of the Dublin Mountains. Named on the 1843 OS 6-inch map as a large oval enclosure. There is a low earthen mound at the site with thorn bushes growing on it (dims. 13m NE-SW; 12.5m NW-SE; H 0.6-1.2m). This is probably the 'moat' which had nearly disappeared in 1876 (Handcock 1991, 46, 3rd ed. ).
- DU021-059 Enclosure
Description
Located on a steep N-facing slope above Tallaght village. The 1843 OS 6-inch map shows a fort (diam. c. 24m). Not visible at ground level.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Killinardan.
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_3090 (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 Killinardan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Killinardan · Cill an Ardáin
- Area
- 2,091,950 m² (209.2 ha, 516.93 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tallaght, and its townlands
- Barony
- Uppercross
- Electoral division
- Ballinascorney, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ballinascorney electoral division: 874 people in 283 households; 71% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymana, Kiltalown, Lugmore, Mountseskin, Oldbawn, Whitestown
- Placenames
- Killinardan 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.