Rochestown Domain
Townland in the civil parish of Kill, barony of Rathdown, Co. Dublin; in Irish Baile an Róistigh
- Area
- 42.4 ha
- 105 acres
- Land parcels
- 422
- registered freehold, median 375 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Objective A
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
422 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rochestown Domain, from 1 m² to 34,850 m² (3.49 ha, 8.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 47 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 · 387 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Objective NC (District, neighbourhood centre)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 49 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 - S5Objective SNI (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 0 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
7 Aug 2026Assessment period
Permission is sought for change of use from commercial/medical use to residenti
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0594/WEB
31 Jul 2026Assessment period
(i) The demolition of an existing ground floor lean-to structure to the rear of
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0440/WEB
30 Jun 2026Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of: •Demolition of existing timber storage
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0377/WEB
8 Jun 2026Grant permission
Works to existing 2-storey detached dwelling consisting of: Demolition of chimne
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0332/WEB
22 May 2026Registered application
73 mobility hub sites across the Council's administrative area
Part vlll (public consultation) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, PC/IC/01/26
12 May 2026Grant permission
Removal of rusty steel support post on left, replace with block support, build o
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0283
22 Apr 2026Declare application invalid
Removal of rusty steel support on front left and replacing with concrete block s
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0239
20 Mar 2026S5 split decision
Rendering front of house to fix brick pointing, replacement of windows, Build ou
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF3726
16 Feb 2026Grant permission
Planning permission for the following (i) to demolish the internal wall of Unit
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0100/WEB
30 Jan 2026Grant permission
Permission is sought for alterations and extensions to existing dwelling. The w
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0053/WEB
26 Jan 2026Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0038/WEB
22 Dec 2025Grant certificate of exemption
1 Unit
Certificate of exemption - part v · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, V/096/25
22 Dec 2025Grant permission
The subdivision of the existing site to include the removal of existing garden
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0997/WEB
28 Nov 2025Grant permission
Permission is sought for alterations and extension to existing dwelling. The wor
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0918/WEB
25 Nov 2025Grant permission
(1) Single storey extension to side of existing semi-detached dwelling. (2) Ele
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0663/WEB
5 Nov 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space to 3no. bedrooms, 2no. bathrooms and office
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0622/WEB
23 Oct 2025Grant permission
Planning permission is sought for the following works: 1) Works to the existing,
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0803/WEB
2 Oct 2025Grant certificate of exemption
1 dwelling
Certificate of exemption - part v · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, V/074/25
1 Oct 2025Grant permission
1) 1no. new dormer bungalow type 4 bedroom detached dwelling, with 2no. dormer w
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0749/WEB
25 Sept 2025Withdraw the application
The development will consist of the following : (i) The demolition of an existi
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0738/WEB
11 Sept 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of: The demolition of the existing single storey c
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0498/WEB
10 Sept 2025Grant cert of exemption (<=4 unit)
2 units
Certificate of exemption - part v · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, V/069/25
8 Sept 2025Grant permission
Demolition of an existing sub-standard, single-storey structure currently used a
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0694/WEB
7 Aug 2025Grant permission
Demolition of the existing garage and construction of a new single storey extens
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0445/WEB
5 Aug 2025Declare application invalid
Demolition of the existing garage and construction of a new single storey extens
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0438/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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Rochestown Domain.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Rochestown Domain.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Rochestown Domain.
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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Rochestown Domain with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Rochestown Domain · Baile an Róistigh
- Area
- 423,936 m² (42.39 ha, 104.76 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kill, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Dalkey-Avondale, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinclea, Johnstown, Rocheshill, Rochestown, Thomastown
- Placenames
- Rochestown Domain on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.