Kiltalown
Townland in the civil parish of Tallaght, barony of Uppercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish Coillte Leamháin
- Area
- 112 ha
- 277 acres
- Land parcels
- 445
- registered freehold, median 194 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RES
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
445 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kiltalown, from 2 m² to 247,674 m² (24.77 ha, 61.2 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 99 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 · 458 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1RU (Agriculture)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 29 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3LC (District, neighbourhood centre)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1OS (Open space, park)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 13 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 · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1RES-N (New/proposed residential)
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
25 Aug 2026Officer allocation
Demolition of the existing single-storey c. 2,605sq.m. Junior School building; demolition of the existing single-storey c. 211sq.m. Junior School ancillary structures; construction of a new part three/part two-storey c. 4,998sq.m - Junior School building, located to the west of the existing Senior School building. The new school will accommodate 27 classrooms, a 3-class base Special Education Needs facility and all ancillary accommodation (the Senior School does not form part of planning application); 2 single-storey temporary accommodation units, c. 400sq.m, located to the south of the site, to facilitate the construction of the new school building; renewable energy design measures, PV Panels and/or heat pumps located at roof level; new school signage comprising wall-mounted lettering on the front elevation of the new building; external hard play area and 2 Multi-Use Games Areas; all located to the south of the site; redevelopment of the existing staff car parking and set-down facilities within the school site comprising: provision of 40 Junior school staff car parking spaces and 6 car set-down spaces, resurfacing of 22 existing Senior school car parking spaces, 106 bicycle parking spaces, new access road, new footpaths, landscaping and all ancillary site works; boundary treatment comprising of repair works to the existing low-level blockwork wall and new metal railings to an overall height of 2.4m along Fortunestown Road; replacement of the existing palisade fencing with new 2.4m high railings along Kiltalown Park Rd to the south; replacement of the existing pedestrian and vehicular entrance gates; works in the public road outside the school site: including 5 set-down spaces along Fortunestown Road, and services connection required to facilitate the development.
Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0207/EP
18 Mar 2026Grant permission for retention
Retention for the existing single storey pre-school and afterschool childcare buildings with associated site works.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0072W
5 Mar 2026Invalid - site notice
Retention of the existing single storey pre-school and afterschool childcare buildings with associated site works.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0060W
19 Feb 2026Grant permission
Minor alterations to the existing Pastoral Centre to include the formation of a new entrance door and enlarged window on the elevation to Fortunestown Road. The provision of a community café service within the existing main room of the building and all associated works including new skylights to north & south faces of the roof & minor site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0045W
19 Jan 2026Refuse permission
For the construction of a single two storey three bedroom detached dwelling to the side of the existing two storey dwelling along with new vehicular access and dishing of existing kerb on the western boundary and all other ancillary site development works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0013W
22 Dec 2025Invalid - site notice
For the construction of a single two storey three bedroom detached dwelling to the side of the existing two storey dwelling along with new vehicular access and dishing of existing kerb on the western boundary and all other ancillary site development works
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0314W
18 Jun 2025Declared exempt
Transitional Housing for clients on SDCC Housing List. No External changes will be made to the Property.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0045
11 Jun 2025Grant permission & grant retention
The construction of a two storey extension (c.70m.sq.) to the side of the existing two storey dwelling along with the widening of the existing vehicular access including dishing of kerb, alterations to the existing boundary treatments and all other ancillary site development works at 1 Cloonmore Drive. Retention permission is also sought for the existing single storey shed (c.35m.sq.) to the rear of the existing dwelling.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0389W
18 May 2025Declared not exempt
Transitional Housing for clients on SDCC Housing List. No External changes will be made to the Property.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0015
14 Jan 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of a single storey rear extension to existing clubhouse. The structure will be of steel frame with external insulated cladding panels and all associated site works
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0247
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
3 May 2024Refuse permission for retention
Works to existing 2 storey side Extension. Double doors in ground floor front elevation, partial ground floor front extension floor area 3msq. First floor rear balcony & double doors to access balcony. Stairs from ground floor to first floor. Change of use of 2 storey side extension to family flat with floor area 52msq
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0192
9 Nov 2023Grant permission
The installation of 1.6m x 0.87m x 0.5m (hxlxw) pressure reduction installation and 3.25m (h) vent stack with all ancillary services & associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0298
2 Oct 2023Grant permission
Single storey extension of 57sqm to side and rear of existing dwelling with flat roof.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0418
29 Sept 2023Grant permission for retention
Permission sought for the retention of existing store and glasshouse at rear
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0313
19 Jul 2023Refuse permission
Planning permission for the construction of 2 no semi-detached 2 storey dwellings, including all associated site works , landscaping and SUDs drainage details, increasing a section of the side boundary wall to 1.8m in height, new vehicular access exiting onto Cloonmore Drive, Dublin 24, for each dwelling, all at the site to the side of 1 Cloonmore Drive, Dublin 24.
Permission, 2 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0173
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
16 Jun 2022Refuse permission
Detached 2 bedroom dwelling at the vacant garden plot site including dishing of existing footpath and kerb finishes allowing for vehicular access across the site boundary to enable the provision of 1 off street parking space and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0276
18 Feb 2022Declared withdrawn
The installation of 3.25m vent stack servicing the existing underground natural gas pressure reduction installation with all ancillary services and associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0061
1 Dec 2021Invalid - site notice
Installation of a 3.25m vent stack servicing the existing underground natural gas pressure reduction installation; all ancillary services and associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0324
27 Oct 2021Refuse permission
Construction of a detached, three bedroom dwelling at the vacant garden plot to include dishing of existing footpath and kerb finishes allowing for vehicular access across the site boundary to enable the provision of 1 off-street parking space and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0293
21 Jul 2021Grant permission
Demolition of the existing single-storey c. 2,605sq.m. Junior School building; demolition of the existing single-storey c. 211sq.m. Junior School ancillary structures; construction of a new part three/part two-storey c. 4,998sq.m - Junior School building, located to the west of the existing Senior School building. The new school will accommodate 27 classrooms, a 3-class base Special Education Needs facility and all ancillary accommodation (the Senior School does not form part of planning application); 2 single-storey temporary accommodation units, c. 400sq.m, located to the south of the site, to facilitate the construction of the new school building; renewable energy design measures, PV Panels and/or heat pumps located at roof level; new school signage comprising wall-mounted lettering on the front elevation of the new building; external hard play area and 2 Multi-Use Games Areas; all located to the south of the site; redevelopment of the existing staff car parking and set-down facilities within the school site comprising: provision of 40 Junior school staff car parking spaces and 6 car set-down spaces, resurfacing of 22 existing Senior school car parking spaces, 106 bicycle parking spaces, new access road, new footpaths, landscaping and all ancillary site works; boundary treatment comprising of repair works to the existing low-level blockwork wall and new metal railings to an overall height of 2.4m along Fortunestown Road; replacement of the existing palisade fencing with new 2.4m high railings along Kiltalown Park Rd to the south; replacement of the existing pedestrian and vehicular entrance gates; works in the public road outside the school site: including 5 set-down spaces along Fortunestown Road, and services connection required to facilitate the development.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0207
4 Dec 2019Grant permission
New front porch; extend front sitting room for additional living accommodation; new shed to the rear for storage and garden room.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD19B/0467
19 Nov 2019Declared exempt
The change of use of Unit 4 from use as a retailing shop (formally in use as a butchers shop) to use as a hairdressers or barbers.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED19/0038
30 Oct 2019Refuse permission for retention
Retention of 2 projection signs to the northwest facing front elevation.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0335
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: Lugmore Glen 001212
Recorded monuments
- DU021-072 Church
Description
The OS Letters mention the former existence of a church at Kiltaltown (Herity 2001, 38). The foundations were removed in the early 19th century during building operations (Handcock 1991, 66, 3rd ed. ). There are no surface remains.
- DU021-081 Linear earthwork
Description
This linear earthwork runs along the S boundary of Kiltalown House. It survives in varying state of preservation and is similar in form to sections of the Pale Ditch identified elsewhere in South County Dublin. At it's W extremity, opposite the turn off for Blessington, the bank has been disturbed and spread (Wth 12.75m, H 0.7m). It extends in an easterly direction (L 180m). Both upper edges of the embankment have been planted with mature trees. It narrows as it runs to the E (Wth 10m) which is the best, preserved section before taking a wide curve to the NNE. At this point it is flat-topped (Wth 7m, H 1.8m). A stream runs along the E side of the bank and an external ditch along the W side (Wth 2.5m, D 0.6m). The bank terminates c. 50m to the SSE of the House. Preliminary excavations in 1998 uncovered a posthole on the top of the bank which suggests evidence for a timber palisade (O'Keefe 2000, 94-95). According to Ball and Hamilton (1895, 8) the Pale ditch ran from Tallaght on to Naas in County Kildare.
- DU021-090 Standing stone
Description
Situated in a field due S of Kiltalown House. This standing stone (Wth 0.48m; H 1.05m) is a squat, irregularly shaped block of granite with some quartz banding. It has been set up on its broad end, narrowing towards the top and is orientated roughly N-S towards Tallaght Hill. In October 1996 the stone was knocked over. It became apparent that it had been sitting on its flat base with no evidence for a socket (Swan 1998, 57).
Architectural heritage
- House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1910, with advanced two-bay extension to east. uPVC windows. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered base course. Modern projecting gable-fronted porch with uPVC door. Pitched tiled roof with central and shared beige brick chimney stacks.
- House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1910, with advanced two-bay extension to west. uPVC windows. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered base course. Original doorway blocked, uPVC door inserted to former window opening, and bay window added. Pitched tiled roof with central and shared beige brick chimney stacks.
- House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1910. Timber sash windows. Roughcast rendered walls with a smooth rendered base course. Replacement timber panelled door with shallow projecting concrete surround. Pitched tiled roof with central and shared beige brick chimney stacks. Simple iron railings and gate to street.
- House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1910. uPVC windows. Roughcast rendered walls with a smooth rendered base course. Glazed timber tongue and groove door in shallow projecting concrete surround. Pitched tiled roof with central and shared beige brick chimney stacks. Simple iron railings and gate to street.
- House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1910. Replacement timber casement windows. Roughcast rendered walls with a smooth rendered base course. Timber tongue and groove door with shallow projecting concrete surround. Pitched tiled roof with central and shared beige brick chimney stacks.
- House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1910. Replacement timber casement windows. Roughcast rendered walls with a smooth rendered base course. Glazed timber door with shallow projecting concrete surround. Pitched tiled roof with central and shared beige brick chimney stacks.
- Kiltalown House, country house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey former country house, c.1800, now in use as an educational centre. Smooth rendered walls with raised quoins, carved stone eaves course and parapet. Portico with paired granite Doric columns and full entablature. Glazed timber panelled door with segmental-arched fanlight and carved timber surround. Timber sash windows. Hipped slate roof with smooth rendered chimney stacks. Two-storey lean-to section to rere and single-storey extensions to north and south sides.
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 Kiltalown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Kiltalown · Coillte Leamháin
- Area
- 1,119,615 m² (111.96 ha, 276.66 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
- Corbally, Gibbons, Jobstown, Killinardan, Lugmore, Whitestown
- Placenames
- Kiltalown 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.