Rocheshill
Townland in the civil parish of Kill, barony of Rathdown, Co. Dublin; in Irish Cnoc an Róistigh
- Area
- 47.5 ha
- 117 acres
- Land parcels
- 105
- registered freehold, median 306 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Objective A
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
105 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rocheshill, from 5 m² to 86,819 m² (8.68 ha, 21.45 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 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 · 121 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Objective F (Open space, park)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 6 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
15 Jun 2026Grant permission
(i) Demolition of the existing detached single-storey over lower ground level d
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0448/WEB
12 Jun 2026Grant cert of exemption (<=4 unit)
One dwelling.
Certificate of exemption - part v · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, V/042/26
11 Jun 2026Declare application invalid
(i) Demolition of the existing detached single-storey over lower ground level d
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0441/WEB
27 Apr 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of the construction of a single-storey ancillary g
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0319/WEB
17 Apr 2026S5 dec not exempt
Installation of solar panels as per the attached drawing
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF5926
20 Jan 2026Grant permission
The proposed development on a 0.1139ha site shall consist of the following: Dem
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0028/WEB
21 Nov 2025Grant permission
We, Killiney Golf Club, intend to apply for retention permission and permission
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0891/WEB
9 Oct 2025Grant permission
The construction of a single storey steel shed structure adjacent to the existin
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0763/WEB
8 Jun 2025Grant permission & grant retention
The proposed development will consist of and consists of the following:
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0454/WEB
28 May 2025Refuse permission
Planning Permission is sought for a new sliding door vehicular entrance in a spl
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0423
30 Apr 2025Grant permission
The widening of the pedestrian entrance to form a 2.8 metre wide vehicular entr
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0349/WEB
22 Apr 2025S5 split decision
1. Lowering of some windows & widening of one
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF7325
14 Apr 2025Grant permission
Planning Permission to fit 3 no. rooflights in the front roof elevation to allow
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0302
21 Mar 2025Grant permission
The development consists of a single storey extension to the side of the existi
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0150/WEB
3 Mar 2025S5 dec exempt
Erection of metal fencing which blocks public access at two locations at either
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF3125
6 Dec 2024Grant permission
The development will consist / consists of works to a Protected Structure as fol
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D24A/0973/WEB
26 Nov 2024Grant permission
THE RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING DRIVING NETS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW GOLF
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D24A/0940/WEB
21 Nov 2024S5 dec exempt
1. Attic Coversion in existing roof space. 2. Rooflight x 2 (Veluc 980x780)
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF15024
18 Oct 2024Grant permission
Design alterations to the development of a new dwelling permitted under applica
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D24A/0843/WEB
4 Oct 2024Declare application invalid
Permission is sought for a modification to the external finishes of the previou
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D24A/0798/WEB
26 Sept 2024Declare application invalid
Permission is sought for a modification to the external finishes of the previou
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D24A/0777/WEB
24 Sept 2024S5 dec exempt
An established Right of Way is blcoked at two locations.
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF12624
24 Sept 2024S5 dec exempt
An established Right of Way is blocked at two locations. There is a two meter fe
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF12724
19 Sept 2024Declare application invalid
The development will consist of works to a Protected Structure as follows: The
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D24A/0749/WEB
18 Sept 2024Declare application invalid
The development will consist of works to a Protected Structure as follows: The
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D24A/0745/WEB
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: Dalkey Coastal Zone And Killiney Hill 001206
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Rocheshill.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Rocheshill.
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_3337 (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 Rocheshill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Rocheshill · Cnoc an Róistigh
- Area
- 474,869 m² (47.49 ha, 117.34 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kill, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Killiney North, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Killiney North electoral division: 3,390 people in 1,228 households; 87% of households own their home; 10% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinclea, Kilbogget, Killiney, Rochestown, Rochestown Domain, Scalpwilliam or Mount Mapas
- Placenames
- Rocheshill 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.