Woodpark
Townland in the civil parish of Kill, barony of Rathdown, Co. Dublin; in Irish Páirc na Coille
- Area
- 69.7 ha
- 172 acres
- Land parcels
- 563
- registered freehold, median 203 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Objective A
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
563 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Woodpark, from 1 m² to 80,171 m² (8.02 ha, 19.81 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 42 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 · 569 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S1Objective TLI (Education)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Objective NC (District, neighbourhood centre)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 6 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 · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Objective E (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 4 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
3 Sept 2026Referral
Permission for development on site of c. 0.2551 ha . The overall site comprises
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0662/WEB
31 Aug 2026Assessment period
Planning permission for the proposed development of a Warehouse storage building
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0650/WEB
25 Aug 2026Registered application
Class 3A exemption.
Exemption class 3a · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, C3A/0003/26
13 Aug 2026Assessment period
Retention planning permission for a car wash and valet facility including two st
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0608
12 Aug 2026Declare application invalid
Retention planning permission for a car wash and valet facility including two st
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0604
22 Jun 2026Grant extension of duration of perm.
Permission for a strategic housing development for student accommodation shall
Extension of duration of permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, ABP31141121/E
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
29 Apr 2026Grant permission
The development consists of widening the existing vehicular entrance to the fro
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0323/WEB
17 Apr 2026Grant permission for retention
Retention of 3 windows at first floor level of the building on the rear/ wester
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0294/WEB
5 Mar 2026Grant permission
Attic conversion for storage incorporating a rear dormer window and three roofli
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0122/WEB
4 Mar 2026Grant permission
Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development comprising amendments to th
Permission (lrd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD26A/0163/WEB
5 Feb 2026Grant permission
Full planning permission for; 1) Demolition of existing single storey rear exten
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0066/WEB
30 Jan 2026Grant permission
Part demolitions to front,side and internal walls, new single storey extensions
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0056
11 Dec 2025Grant permission
We, Olivier Mainardis and Ciara McAlinden, intend to apply for permission for d
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0695/WEB
8 Dec 2025Grant permission
The expansion of the site’s existing cycle infrastructure, including the provisi
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0945/WEB
5 Dec 2025Assessment period
(i) The construction of a multi-storey car park building with a maximum height
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0940/WEB
2 Dec 2025S5 dec not exempt
We intent to construct a modular building, which will consist of 4 changing room
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF18825
19 Nov 2025Grant permission
An extension to the existing Personnel Support Facility building (PSF), addition
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0884/WEB
10 Sept 2025Grant certificate of exemption
1 dwelling
Certificate of exemption - part v · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, V/067/25
21 Jul 2025Refuse permission
Planning Permission is sought for the addition of a second floor to an existing
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0411/WEB
4 Jun 2025S5 dec exempt
Single storey flat roof rear extension
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF10125
16 May 2025Grant permission
Retention of: a) attic conversion including installation of a window in south ea
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0269/WEB
26 Mar 2025S5 dec exempt
Erecting a garden room 6.5m (w) * 3.8m (d) * 2.7m (h) at the back of our backyar
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF5125
18 Mar 2025Grant certificate of exemption
1 dwelling
Certificate of exemption - part v · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, V/013/25
11 Mar 2025Grant permission
(A) Subdivision of site and construction of a new 2 storey 2 bedroom detached d
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0190/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 Woodpark.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Woodpark.
Architectural heritage
- Kensington, house, 1800–1837 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay (two-bay deep) single-storey over basement house, extant 1837, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch; single-bay full-height bows (east) centred on single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height return. Occupied, 1911. Now disused. Hipped slate roof on an E-shaped plan behind parapet with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks on axis with ridge having stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron conical hoppers and downpipes with cast-iron rainwater goods (east) on red brick header bond stepped consoles retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined wall to front (west) elevation on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on rendered, ruled and lined base with rendered quoins to corners supporting parapet having cut-granite coping; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder). Segmental-headed central door opening into house approached by flight of three concrete steps, doorcase with three quarter-engaged Ionic columns on plinths supporting "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice on rosette-detailed fluted frieze, and moulded surround framing timber panelled double doors having fanlight. Square-headed flanking window openings in tripartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows having two-over-two sidelights. Pair of square-headed central window openings to rear (east) elevation centred on square-headed door opening with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing four-over-eight timber sash windows. Square-headed flanking window openings in tripartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns having two-over-two sidelights. Interior including: central hall retaining roundel-detailed carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed plasterwork ceiling rose; reception room (north-west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door, chimneypiece, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (south-west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door, chimneypiece, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; bow-ended reception room (north-east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; bow-ended reception room (south-east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters, chimneypiece, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling. Set in relandscaped grounds.
- Post box, 1928–1937 · Regional interest
Description
Pier-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, between 1928-37, with "P7T [Posts and Telegraphs]" and "SÉ [Saorstát Éireann]" monograms. Set in rendered surround in truncated boundary wall.
- National Rehabilitation Hospital, house, 1800–1837 · Regional interest
Description
Attached three-bay single-storey over part raised basement house, extant 1837, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height breakfront on an engaged half-octagonal plan with (single-storey) prostyle distyle portico to ground floor. Sold, 1916, to accommodate alternative use. Renovated. Hipped double-pile (M-profile) slate roof behind parapet with concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on rendered, ruled and lined base with "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice supporting panelled parapet having iron-covered coping. Segmental-headed central door opening behind (single-storey) prostyle distyle portico approached by flight of eight cut-granite steps with moulded surround framing replacement glazed timber door having roundel-detailed overlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins. Square-headed opening (first floor) with moulded surround framing glazed timber double doors having margins. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-granite sills, and moulded surrounds with "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed pediments on fluted consoles framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and moulded surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing three-over-three timber sash windows. Set in relandscaped grounds.
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 20 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_3312 (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
- Woodpark, Ballinteer Avenue5 sales
The townland
- Name
- Woodpark · Páirc na Coille
- Area
- 696,633 m² (69.66 ha, 172.14 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kill, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Cabinteely-Pottery, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Cabinteely-Pottery electoral division: 5,106 people in 1,830 households; 80% of households own their home; 18% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Honeypark, Johnstown, Kill of The Grange, Rochestown, Thomastown
- Placenames
- Woodpark 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.