Whitehall
Townland in the civil parish of Tallaght, barony of Uppercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish An Halla Bán
- Area
- 49.5 ha
- 122 acres
- Land parcels
- 265
- registered freehold, median 208 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RES
- Planning
- 69
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
265 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Whitehall, from 1 m² to 103,613 m² (10.36 ha, 25.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 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 · 261 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1OS (Open space, park)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1RU (Agriculture)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 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
27 Jan 2026Unregistered application
The upgrade of the Butler McGee Park will consist of: • Four formal entry plazas at: – the Cheeverstown Road and Cookstown Road junction, linking with Jobstown Park. – the Cookstown Road and Maplewood Road Junction – the northeastern corner of the park, adjacent to the southern boundary of St. Mark’s GAA club, leading out on to Cookstown Road. – the Drumcairn Avenue and Drumcairn Parade junction. • Main spine routes, shared pedestrian/cycle with formal signature trees and park lights, along the eastern boundary, linking Butler McGee Park to Jobstown Park and the Luas stops, and east-west through the park connecting Drumcairn with the Fortunestown Shopping Centre. • Controlled access gates to be installed at all entrances. • Provision of CCTV. • All existing sports pitches, except for Pitch 80, retained with some realignment and refurbished where necessary with drainage and re levelling. • Provision for active recreation – e.g. Teenspace, with facilities such as skate park (with floodlighting), basketball courts and fitness area, and natural play area with large climbing feature wall. • A Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) with floodlighting. • A 35m long x 6m high ball wall, with hard paving to one side and floodlighting • Activity circuit (Park Run) – with seats and play/fitness equipment. • A dog park enclosed with post and rail fencing with wire mesh. • Relocation of a 220m length of the northeastern boundary to incorporate the grass verge to the road into the park, allowing for more room between the proposed path and the pitches. • Biodiversity improvements - existing hedgerow relocated/replaced and supplemented with meadowland management and planting of bulbs and formal and informal tree groups. • Attenuation basins and possible swales associated with the pitch drainage which will also contribute to enhanced biodiversity. • All associated landscape works. • All ancillary works. The proposal has undergone Appropriate Assessment Screening under the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and screening for Environmental Impact Assessment. 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 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is not required.
Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, PT8SD340
11 Nov 2025Unregistered application
The upgrade of the Butler McGee Park will consist of four formal entry plazas at - the Cheeverstown Road and Cookstown Road junction, linking with Jobstown Park. - the Cookstown Road and Maplewood Road Junction. - the northeastern corner of the park, adjacent to the southern boundary of St. Mark's GAA club, leading out on to Cookstown Road. - the Drumcairn Avenue and Drumcairn Parade junction. Main spine routes, shared pedestrian/cycle with formal signature trees and park lights, along the eastern boundary, linking Butler McGee Park to Jobstown Park and the Luas stops, and east-west through the park connecting Drumcairn with the Fortunestown Shopping Centre. Controlled access gates to be installed at all entrances. All existing sports pitches, except for Pitch 80, retained with some realignment and refurbished where necessary with drainage and re-levelling. Provision for active recreation - e.g. Teenspace, with facilities such as skate park (with floodlighting), basketball court and fitness area, and natural play area with large climbing feature wall. A Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) with floodlighting. A 35m long x 6m high ball wall, with hard paving to one side and floodlighting Activity circuit (Park Run) - with seats and play/fitness equipment. A dog park enclosed with post and rail fencing with wire mesh. Relocation of a 220m length of the northeastern boundary to incorporate the grass verge to the road into the park, allowing for more room between the proposed path and the pitches. Biodiversity improvements - existing hedgerow relocated/replaced and supplemented with meadowland management and planting of bulbs and formal and informal tree groups. Attenuation basins and possible swales associated with the pitch drainage which will also contribute to enhanced biodiversity. All associated landscape works. All ancillary works.
Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, PT8SD314
8 Nov 2024Grant permission
To erect photovoltaic panels on a ground mounted system with a 7.37 MWp on 35,243.81 sqm of the land located to the south of the existing Roadstone quarry facility, Cookstown Road, Dublin 24, D24 PKK2. The electricity generated will be used by the Roadstone site. The development will comprise of photovoltaic panels with ground mounted frames together with all ancillary cabling and electrical infrastructure; 1 no. transformer cabin; using all temporary ways and temporary construction compound / set-down area provided by Roadstone Limited
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0134W
6 Jun 2024Grant permission & grant retention
Retention permission, of the dormer to the rear aspect of the roof, a velux rooflight to the front aspect of the roof, and planning permission for an extension to the front of the dwelling, comprising a porch, and a bay window, with standing seam zinc roof and wall finishes to match existing.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0264
30 Apr 2024Invalid - site notice
Retention Permission of the dormer to the rear aspect of the roof, a Velux rooflight to the front aspect of the roof, and planning permission for an extension to the front of the dwelling, comprising of a porch and a bay window, with standing seam zinc roof and wall finishes to match existing.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0188
10 Apr 2024Grant permission
New storage and maintenance shed (780sq.m); An extension to the existing laboratory (281 sq.m); A new enclosed HVO generator with transformer and fuel storage tank (internally bunded) on a concrete plinth (156sq.m), all within a 0.3 hectare application area at the existing quarry.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0343
25 Mar 2024Invalidate application
The provision of an extension to the front of the dwelling, comprising a porch and a bay window, with standing seam zinc roof and wall finishes to match existing.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0121
18 Oct 2023Grant permission
The development within an area of 4.1 hectares will comprise of: A new concrete plant (7,271 sq metres), comprising enclosed mixing units, 16 no. cement silos (c. 23 metres height), enclosed aggregate storage bins (c. 16.5 metres height), feed conveyor systems, & 2 no. control rooms; a replacement truck wash out facility (1,237 sq. metres); and related ancillary works within a 4.2 hectare application area at the existing quarry. The new concrete plant will replace the three existing concrete plants on site, all of which will be decommissioned upon commencement of operation of the new plant.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0265
24 Jan 2023Grant permission
Material alteration to a single school wing consisting of the installation of an external insulation with rendered finish to the junior school wing and the installation of an external biomass boiler unit to the north elevation / creche wing as part of the pathfinder 2022 energy upgrade programme.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0013
7 Dec 2021Refuse permission
Two storey 44sq.m extension to the rear accommodating a ground floor kitchen extension and new first floor bedroom with roof to be pitched; wall and roof finishes to match existing dwelling.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0612
16 Aug 2021Grant permission
Roof dormer to the rear aspect of the roof and construction of a single storey 18sqm rear extension with flat roof.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0451
31 Aug 2020Grant permission & grant retention
Roof dormer to the rear of aspect of the roof and the retention of the widened vehicular access.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD20B/0322
31 Aug 2020Grant permission & grant retention
Roof dormer to the rear aspect of the roof and retention of the 'Velux' rooflight to the front aspect of the roof.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD20B/0321
29 Apr 2020Grant permission
Provision of a roof dormer to the rear of aspect of the roof.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20B/0143
30 Jan 2020Grant permission
Erection of a new 95.5sq.m three bedroom dwelling house to the side of the existing house with new vehicular access and associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0025
27 Jan 2020Grant permission
Extension to the side at first floor level only comprising a staircase from the rear first floor bedroom to attic level; the enclosure to the stairs to be 1m wide external with off-white T&G effect cedral cladding finish.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20B/0022
5 Jul 2018Part 8 approved by council
Proposed Older Persons’ Residential Development as follows: Two proposed older persons’ residential developments at Fernwood Park (28 units) and at Maplewood Road (25 units), Springfield, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The proposed developments shall consist of: Fernwood Park - 22 One Bedroom, Single storey units; Fernwood Park - 6 Two Bedroom Single storey units; Maplewood Road - 8 One Bedroom Single storey units; Maplewood Road - 2 Two Bedroom Single storey units; Maplewood Road - 15 One Bedroom Three storey managed building with communal facilities. All accommodation units will have solar panels located on roofs. The development will also consist of all associated site works including but not limited to provision of private open space, upgrading of existing areas of public open space (Fernwood 5172sq.m., Maplewood 2634sq.m), boundary treatment/s, drainage, service & utility connections, roads and street lighting with vehicular & pedestrian access from the adjoining existing estate infrastructure (provision of 25 car parking spaces including 7 accessible spaces at Fernwood Park and 21 car parking spaces including 4 accessible spaces at Maplewood Road.) The Fernwood development will be facilitated by a new road junction connecting to the northern end of the existing Fernwood Park Road and also to the north western end of the Ashgrove Road. The Maplewood development will be facilitated by a new road junction connecting to the existing Maplewood Road. On the Fernwood proposal the development includes the extinguishment of an existing public footpath to the side of 35 Fernwood Park and 37 Ashgrove, Springfield. The footpath is proposed to be replaced to the immediate front of houses 1-5 as a replacement footpath as an alternative route for pedestrians to use. A formal extinguishment of right of way will be sought, subject to Part 8 planning approval. 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, 6th July 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, 31st August 2018 or written submissions not later than 4.30pm, Friday 31st August 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 31st August 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-older-persons-residential-development-fernwood-park-maplewood-road-springfield
Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD188/0003
18 Oct 2017Grant permission
A safety enhancement to the existing gas mains network comprising a District Regulator Installation (DRI) made up of a pressure relief unit (cabinet c.1.8m in height) and associated vent flue (c.3.5m in height), as well as site development works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0270
2 Jun 2017Grant permission for retention
Retention of the following: (1) Quarry control office & garage (1835sq.m) & 5 storage portacabins (14sq.m,14sq.m, 14sq.m 12.6sq.m & 8.4sq.m); (2) ESB switching station (58sq.m) & substation (36sq.m); (3) spare parts storage area (c. 2445sq.m); (4) maintenance shed (117.7sq.m); (5) car park (30 spaces & 627.7sq.m); (6) 2 lampost (10.5m high); (7) 'Clause 804' plant (1177.7sq.m); (8) wet sand plant (684.4sq.m); (9) 2 weighbridges (325.4sq.m); (10) general waste storage area (c. 12.5sq.m); (11) quarry fuelling station with two 9m3 fuel tanks (126.8sq.m); (12) metal recycling storage area (c.310sq.m); (13) truck parking area (c. 6632sq.m); (14) 1 security camera post (2.2m high); (15) 1 lamp post (9.2 high); (16) hydrocarbon interceptor; (17) tyre storage bays (c.140sq.m); (18) dry sand pant (2203.4sq.m); (19) 1 lamp post (10.3m high); (20) quarry stores (163sq.m); (21) effluent holding tank; (22) security station (13.9sq.m) and 2 lamp post (6.5m high); (23) wheel wash (236.3sq.m); (24) 'Tricel' effluent treatment system; (25) settlement lagoon system (3208.9sq.m); (26) sand polishing filter; (27) security fence (2.9m high); (28) overburden storage mound (7.3 ha); (29) perimeter screening berm (5m to 8m high by 1.6km long & 6ha); (30) perimeter screening berm (5.2m high by 310m long & 7930sq.m); (31) plant storage area ( 8356sq.m); (32) perimeter screening berm (9.2m high by 147 long & 4770sq.m); (33) screening berm (8.4m high by 340m long & 5257sq.m); (34) perimeter screening berm (6.5m high by 240m long & 5665sq.m); (35) perimeter screening berm (9m high by 320m long & 1ha); (36) screening berm (2.7m high by 245m long &3125sq.m); (37) screening berm (3.5m high by 950m long & 1.1ha); (38) screening berm (3m high by 243m long & 3030sq.m); (39) screening berm (3.3m high by 238m long & 2088sq.m); (40) settlement pond area (6.4ha); (41) screening berm (3.5m high by 379m long & 4793sq.m); (42) screening berm ( 3.1m high by 244m long & 3743sq.m); (43) internal access road (285m long) to Outer Ring Road entrance/exit, gate, pedestrian gates, footpaths, paladin fencing (1.8m high) & 6 lampposts (6m high); (44) screening berm (5.2m high by 215m long & 4040sq.m); (45) relocation of entrance to C&D recovery site permitted under SD02A/0167 & all ancillary site works; internal roads & landscape planting.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0293
2 Jun 2017Grant permission for retention
Retention of: (1) plant/parking storage area (c.1457sq.m); (2) truck/car parking area (c.653sq.m); (3) fuelling station (129.7sq.m) & 2 fuel containers (c. 25sq.m & 23sq.m); (4) 4 transportation garage truck wash out bays (c. 433.5sq.m); (5) bunded fuel storage tanks (233sq.m); (6) oil interceptor; (7) 3 storage containers (30.2sq.m each); (8) truck/car parking area (592sq.m); (9) transportation garage & office with two storey back office/canteen/stores (2036.9sq.m), 2 storage portacabins (16.4sq.m & 10.5sq.m), 1 storage container (c. 7.5sq.m) & generator; (10) 1 lamp post (7.8m high); (11) bunded fuel storage (74sq.m); (12) 5 lamp posts (5.7m high); (13) 5 lamp post from 6.6m to 7.2m high; (14) screening berm (3.7m high by 106m long & 936sq.m); (15) car park for transportation garage & office staff (924sq.m); (16) 1 lamp post (7.8m high); (17) sprinkler system; (18) lab/offices (503.7sq.m) & 3 storage containers (30sq.m each) with 'Biocycle' effluent treatment system; (19) central waste storage container area (c. 860sq.m); (20) 1 storage container (11.9sq.m); (21) metal recycling storage area (c. 324sq.m); (22) 2 lampposts (6.7m & 10m high); (23) fuel/storage shed & fuel tank (162.6sq.m); (24) aggregate storage bays (c. 306sq.m); (25) waste (stone/brick) storage bays (c. 71sq.m); (26) mould blocks storage area (c. 45sq.m); (27) paving plant (2,110sq.m) with elevated feed hopper; (28) 1 storage container (26.4sq.m); (29) rumbler plant (106.8sq.m); (30) packing plant & rumbler (243.8sq.m); (31) 3 security light towers (15.2m & 21.2m & 8.9m high); (32) concrete block/paving storage yard (c. 4.2ha); (33) block plant 2 (3210sq.m); (34) 2 storage porta cabins (27.6sq.m & 34.1sq.m); (35) office/canteen/changing rooms/toilets (c. 133.67sq.m), 1 storage container (c. 14.2sq.m) & 1 storage porta cabin (c. 9.3sq.m); (36) central orders office (85.3sq.m); (37); 1 lamp post (8.8m high); (38) sample storage area (c. 78sq.m); (39) aggregate storage bay (c. 330sq.m); (40) aggregate storage bays (762sq.m); (41) workshop & stores (c. 164.6sq.m); (42) mortar plant (c. 170.8sq.m), substation (14.1sq.m) & stores (29.1sq.m); (43) block plant 1 (3604sq.m) & feeder hopper conveyor to block plant (c. 322sq.m); (44) 'Flomix' silo storage area (c. 299sq.m); (45) Dry Mortar 'Flomix' plant (c. 452sq.m) & storage container (15sq.m); (46) storage bays (427sq.m); (47) 1 Security Cameras Post (7.8m high); (48) sprinklers system; (49) 4 security light tower (1 at 22.1m & 3 at 16.9m high); (50) 2 truck containers (c. 29.2sq.m each); (51) 1 storage container (c. 21.8sq.m) & water tank (9.3sq.m); (52) attenuation pond (c. 4176sq.m); (53) water tank (c. 35sq.m); (54) 1 lamp post (8.8m high); (55) 5 concrete truck wash out bays (c. 322.5sq.m); (56) 1 container (14.1sq.m); (57) block & concrete dispatch office (c. 97.9sq.m); (58) effluent pump station (c. 12.5sq.m); (59) aggregate storage area (c. 1.95ha); (60) roller crusher mill (65.8sq.m); (61) 'Skako' concrete plant (c. 330sq.m) & 2 storage containers (c. 22sq.m & c. 14sq.m); (62) aggregate storage bays (c. 582sq.m); (63) contracts plant storage yard (c. 4311sq.m); (64) 4 contracts yard storage containers (3 at 11.9sq.m & 1 at 29.8sq.m); & all ancillary site development works, internal roads & landscape planting.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0410
28 Feb 2017Grant permission for retention
Retention of two storey retail display shop (106.2sq.m) & office (180.8sq.m), paving product sample shed (27.7sq.m), storage shed (169.5sq.m) & water tank (4sq.sq.m), retail concrete plant (59.6sq.m), retail product storage bays (725sq.m), retail product storage yard (c.1.2ha), 2 dry mortar 'Flomix' silos (7.9sq.m & 7.92sq.m), welfare room (10.6sq.m) retail display area (1,785sq.m), storage portacabin (14.6sq.m), screening berm (2,370sq.m, c.2.5m high & 166m long), car park (424sq.m, 23 spaces), security hut (4.2sq.m) & barrier entrance, 3 lamp posts (8.1m, 6.6m & 9.2m high), 2 storage containers (29.5sq.m & 29.5sq.m), 1 lamp post (6.2m high), 1 lamp post (9.5m high), pedestrian entrance, 2 Roadstone Retail Outlet signs at site entrance, 6 flagpoles at 8.7m high, 5 directional signs, footpath, 500m of internal roads, the completion & retention of a 45m long & 3m high product display wall, landscaping & all ancillary development works.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0239
28 Feb 2017Grant permission & grant retention
Retention permission for single storey Roadstone Main Office (697sq.m), the single storey ISAC Office (766sq.m), 8 storage portacabins (14.6sq.m, 36.8sq.m, 14.6sq.m, 14.6sq.m, 14.6sq.m, 35.2sq.m, 14.6sq.m, 14.6sq.m) & one storage container (29.5sq.m), LPG gas store vessel (5.25sq.m, 2200 litre), office bin storage area (27.5sq.m), car park 35 spaces (1300sq.m), car park 73 spaces (1577sq.m), aerial pole 21.85m high with lighting at 11.1m high, fence 1.8m high and 30m long), 4 lamp posts (4.75m high), 3 security camera posts (2.2m, 2.2m & 5.9m high), 2 lamp posts (6.1m high), Roadstone office sign, 'Tricel' effluent treatment system and sand polishing filter, internal roads, footpaths, landscaping and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development comprises 30sq.m single storey additional office space within the existing courtyard of the main office building and all ancillary site development works.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0241
6 Apr 2016Grant permission & refuse permission
Two storey extension to rear and single storey porch and living room extension to front.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16B/0103
21 Jan 2014Grant extension of duration of permission
Construction of a full size all-weather pitch, a hurling wall/ handball alley structure with overall 6 no. 20.0m high floodlight stanchions, perimeter fencing, mobile dugouts, all with associated site works and ball stopping measures
Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD08A/0446/EP
23 Sept 2011Grant permission
Detached garage with pitched roof to front / side garden.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD11B/0243
The 25 most recent of 69 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 Whitehall.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Whitehall.
Architectural heritage
- St Mark's Youth and Family Centre, house, 1860–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1870, now in use as a community centre. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered base course. Replacement timber sash windows. Timber panelled door with plain fanlight, flanked by fluted columns. Hipped slate roof with chimney stack to rere. Single-storey extension to rere.
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 10 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3088 (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 Whitehall with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Whitehall · An Halla Bán
- Area
- 494,983 m² (49.5 ha, 122.31 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tallaght, and its townlands
- Barony
- Uppercross
- Electoral division
- Tallaght-Fettercairn, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Tallaght-Fettercairn electoral division: 11,335 people in 3,471 households; 38% of households own their home; 54% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Belgard, Cheeverstown, Cookstown, Jobstown, Tallaght
- Placenames
- Whitehall 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.