Esker South

Area

14,836 m² (1.48 ha, 3.67 acres)

Buildings

7 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 3,173 m².

Zoning

R2 RES (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
G1 OS (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective

Townland

Esker South

Planning applications on this parcel

• 5 Nov 2024Grant permission

  Extending the existing the school with a single storey office & administration extension to the south of the building, and a single storey classroom extension to the east of the building. The works will also include alterations to the interior of the existing building to accommodate a new accessible WC and food preparation area. The works will include all associated ancillary works, landscaping and services.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0194W

• 14 Jul 2017Part 8 approved by council

  A new single storey public swimming pool building, including gymnasium and fitness suites, changing facilities and cafeteria and associated accommodation, comprising 3,308 square metres of internal accommodation. Landscaping and public realm improvements to surrounding area and new car park to allow for 108 car parking spaces and 88 bicycle parking spaces. The proposed works are close to a Protected Structure on the Record of Protected Structures in the South Dublin County Development Plan 2010 – 2016, number 103, 'King John’s Bridge, Esker, Lucan.' The proposed works will not materially affect the external appearance or character of this structure, and views of the bridge will not be affected. Plans and particulars of the proposed schemes will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy from during the period from 14th July to 28th August 2017 at: South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 (between the hours of 9:00am – 5:00pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00am - 4.30pm on Friday) and Lucan Library, Supervalu Shopping Centre, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co Dublin (between the hours of 9:45am – 8:00pm Monday to Thursday and 9.45am - 4.30pm on Friday and Saturday (closed Saturdays of Bank holiday weekends)). The plans and particulars can be viewed on: South Dublin County Council’s website – www.sdcc.ie and the Public Consultation Portal http://consult.sdublincoco.ie. Written submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the developments would be situated, may be made in writing to arrive no later than 5pm on 11th September 2017 to: Senior Executive Officer of the Community Department, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24. https://consult.sdublincoco.ie/en/consultation/part-8-lucan-swimming-pool-griffeen-valley-park

  Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD178/0005

• 3 Jul 2012Grant permission

  The construction of a single storey extension (c. 9sq.m.) to rear (northeast) of existing single storey building and the replacement of glass roof over conservatory (c. 9.7sq.m.) with a conventional roof, including rooflights, with supporting corner posts and all finishes to match existing building, including all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD12A/0133

• 4 May 2006Grant permission for retention

  Retention of prefabricated accommodation. The development consists of prefabricated teaching accommodation of an area of 775 square meters containing classrooms, specialist teaching rooms, staff rooms, toilets, store rooms and external parking, play area, boundary fence and entrance gates.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0340

• 19 Mar 2004Grant permission

  To make modifications to permission (Reg. Ref. No: S01A/0423)(PI06S.131067) at Esker, Lucan, Co. Dublin, which comprised of 97 no. residential units and creche on site circa 2.2 hectares. It is proposed to include 10 no. additional residential units contained in duplex blocks 1,2,3,4,5. Duplex Block 1: to contain 11 no. residential units consisting of 1 no. 1 bed apartment, 6 no. 2 bed apartments, 4 no. 3 bed townhouses, (balconies to Southern elevation of Block 1). Duplex Block 2: to contain 13 no. residential units consisting of 1 no. 1 bed apartment, 7 no. 2 bed apartments, 5 no. 3 bed townhouses. (Balconies to Northern elevation of Block 2). Duplex Block 3: to contain 14 no. residential units consisting of 2 no. 1 bed apartment, 8 no. 2 bed apartments, 4 no. 3 bed townhouses. (Balconies to Northern/Southern elevation of Block 3). Duplex Block 4: to contain 14 no. residential units consisting of 10 no. 2 bed apartments, 4 no. 3 bed townhouses. (Balconies to Southern elevation of Block 4). Duplex Block 5: to contain 12 no. residential units consisting of 8 no. 2 bed apartments, 4 no. 3 bed townhouses. (Balconies to Western elevation of Block 5). All on site.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD04A/0177

• 11 Apr 2003Grant permission

  3 prefab classrooms and store.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD03A/0211

• 29 Oct 2002Grant permission

  Protect and carry out minor works on graveyard boundary wall which is a protected structure and abuts the subject site. To demolish existing bungalow, derelict two storey dwelling and out buildings and to build on resultant cleared site circa 2.2 hectares, 99 no. 2/3 storey residential units to contain / 8 no. 3 bed semi-detached units / 16 no. 2/3 be courtyard house units / 48 no. 2/3 bed duplex blocks / 27 no. 2 bed apartment units / 2 no. semi basement car parking decks with a total of 43 no. spaces and 85 no. surface car parking, provision for creche (single storey, 148 sq.m with 5 no. surface car parking spaces, ancillary landscaping and play area) landscaping and ancillary works.

  Permission, 99 homes · South Dublin County Council, S01A/0423

• 5 Mar 2002Grant permission

  Additional 2 prefab classrooms, office and toilets.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, S02A/0131

• 20 Nov 2001Grant permission

  Retention for 2 prefab classrooms.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, S01A/0604

• 16 Oct 2000Grant permission

  Da seomrai rangana.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, S00A/0416

• 10 May 1999Grant permission

  Erection of 9 single storey prefabricated temporary classrooms and toilet accommodation, ancillary site works and provision of new vehicular entrance.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, S99A/0098

• —Pending

  • Construction of 4.2 km shared pathways pedestrian and cycle facilities within parklands and quiet streets and traffic calming measures on vehicle carriageway from Grand Canal to Lucan Village • Construction of 4.29km school connections with improved footpaths, cycle facilities, and school zones. • Junction amendments to provide safer movement of pedestrians and cyclists • Associated services • Landscaping and Public Realm works

  Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD228/0009

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 3 recorded monuments.

• DU017-022001 Church
  Description

  St. Finian's medieval parish nave (int. dims. 13.9m E-W x 5.5m N-S; ext. dims. 12.7m E-W x 7.1m N-S) and chancel (int. dims. 12.8m E-W x 5.5m N-S; ext. dims. 13.6m E-W x 7.1m N-S) church ruins stands in the W quadrant of a rectangular-shaped graveyard (DU017-022002-), 100m NE of King John's Bridge (DU017-078----) crossing the Griffeen River. The S wall of the graveyard forms the townland boundary with Esker South. The church stands on the S boundary of the townland of Glebe situated between the townlands of Esker North and South. The church is named after the esker between Leath Conn and Leath Mogha (the divisions of ancient Ireland), and was granted with Clondalkin to St. Patrick's Cathedral and Prince John reserved Esker as one of the royal manors of Dublin. The medieval parish church ruins stands in the parish of Esker, diocese of Dublin in the barony of Newcastle. The parishes of Esker and Crumlin originally formed part of the demesne in the Vale of Dublin, which Henry II annexed to the Crown and which was under John organised as the four royal manors of Newcastle Lyons, Tassagard or Saggard, Esker and Crumlin and these were ruled for the Crown by Seneschals whose office continued into the nineteenth century (Simington 1945, xxvi). The 1615 Royal Visitation of the Diocese of Dublin recorded the following details about Esker church which was then standing in the medieval deanery of Newcastle-Lyons; 'Richardus Wiborow curatus. Vicarius deprivatus propter non residentiam. Vacua ergo sequestrantur fructus' (Ronan 1941, 27). In 1630, Archbishop Bulkeley's Visitation of Dublin recorded the following details about Esker Church; 'The church is altogether ruinous: nothinge upp but the walls. The great tythes belonge to the Deane of St. Patricks. The vicariadge by reason of the nearness of it to Clondalkan, is united to Clondalkan, the said Mr. Ware being vicar of both, whose meanes there is worth xx libri per annum. Mr. Lamoruke Nottingham, of Ballyowen, is a principal abbettor and maintainer of preists and fryers in that parishe, who resort to his house' (Ronan 1941, 71). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Dublin recorded that the Vicars Chorals of St Patrick's Cathedral (DU018-020269-) were the owners of 20 acres in 'Esker Glebeland in Esker 15 acres' (Simington 1945, 307). Poorly preserved remains consist of a long undivided single cell rectangular building (ext. dims. 29.2m E-W x 7.18m N-S) aligned ESE-WNW, built of roughly coursed masonry that has been heavily repointed in modern times with ribbon pointing by the county council (HAW report 13/07/1978). The church was extensively rebuilt in the 16th-century when it was re-roofed in timber but by the 17th century it had been considered ruinous (Ball 1906, 82-3). The W gable has two tall buttresses (H c. 6.5m) supporting a segmental arch (H c. 6m) which appear to be a later addition that may have supported a bellcote. The church (int. dims. 26.5m E-W x 5.8m N-S; wall T 0.73-0.9m) is entered through opposed doorways at the W end of the N and S walls, now missing their stone surrounds and now visible as large broken out gaps. The interior of the church is lit by an unglazed twin light, cusped-trefoil headed window with sunken spandrels in the centre of the S wall which Henry A. Wheeler dated to c. 1400 (SMR File 17/06/1976). This fine window is set into a round-headed emrbasure. Above this window has been placed the spandrel of a second twin light window, the original location of which is unknown. There is a narrow slit ope with rough transom set into a deep embrasure in the W gable. There is a plain square-shaped ope of a late date appears to the S of the buttress at first floor level. Two putlog holes visible near W end of n wall may have supported a timber floor or wooden staircase. The E end of the church survives to foundation level only. The E end of the church may have been lit by window located off centre to E in the S wall, now visible as a broken out gap in the wall. Patch of herringbone masonry visible on the internal face, at E end of N wall of the church. Esker Church ruins was described by Ní Mharcaigh (1997, 267-8) as follows; 'The church is situated within a graveyard on a raised site near a housing estate. Conservation work included extensive repointing of the stonework and reduction of the eastern end of the two side walls and of the east wall to neat flat-topped foundations of 0.5m high for about half of their lengths. There is no apparent division between nave and chancel but broken areas opposing each other in the stonework of the two side walls indicate the position of a chancel arch. The west wall stands to a height of c. 7m. In the centre is a long, narrow slit window c. 2.5m from the ground, with splayed top and sides on the inside and a straight sill under a segmental arch. The window is divided horizontally at about one-third of its length from the top. On the outside, the west wall is buttressed on each side of the central window and the buttresses join to form an arch projecting over the window. In the west wall on the south side of the southernmost buttress is a plain opening 0.5m2 at a slightly lower level than the centre window. A ledge above the window is indicative of a loft. The south and north walls stand to a height of 2m for half of their length and to 0.5m for the remainder. In the south wall is an opening of 2m wide, which may have been an entrance. Between the west wall and the opening, the line of the wall stones at the top of the remaining wall may indicate the site of a window. In the north wall a gap 3m wide, almost opposite that in the south wall, may be the site of another entrance. In the south wall there are two windows. The first is a two-light window, each light having a cusped trefoil head under a slightly ogee arch with flat border and a concave spandrel in each corner. Two wide undecorated, stones, chamfered, frame the sides of the window, which has a straight, slightly projecting sill. The centre mullion is in two parts of different sections and has been reconstructed. The window, which is splayed on the inside, was in the chancel. Over the two-light window in the south wall, a piece of worked stone with concave spandrels, similar to those of the window, has been placed upside down. Neither this nor the central mullion appears in the picture in Ball (1906, 82). It is evidently part of another window and was placed there during conservation work. The second window, further east in the south wall, is a narrow round-headed one without moulding. It is splayed inside under a segmental arch. At the west end of the north wall are two square putlog holes (c. 20cm) at different levels. There is a section of herringbone stonework at the east end of the north wall. Ball (1906, 82-3) refers to the west wall as the belfry gable but there is no sign of a bellcote now. He also quotes documentary evidence for a wooden (Berry 1905, 328-9). The two-light window in the south wall is of fifteenth-century date. The other two windows are not sufficiently distinctive to permit close dating. A fifteenth-century date for the church is suggested'. See attached Rocque's 1760 map of Dublin County showing Esker Church Ruins See attached colour photograph of the external face of the west gable of Esker Church taken by Patrick Healy https://hdl.handle.net/10599/8016 © South Dublin Libraries Images. See attached plan of church taken from Ní Mharcaigh 1997, Fig. 6 Berry, H. F. 1905 The Dublin Gild of Carpenters, Millers, Masons and Heliers in the sixteenth century. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 35, 321-7. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 10 May 2023

• DU017-022002 Graveyard
  Description

  This roughly rectangular graveyard encloses the remains of a large medieval church (DU017-022001-). It contains 18th century memorials. It is enclosed by a masonry wall and townland boundary. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• DU017-078 Bridge
  Description

  King Johns Bridge crosses the Griffeen River 30m upriver of the 19th-century bridge annotated Esker Bridge (NIAH Reg. No. 11204023) on the 1837 ed. OSi 6 inch map. This partially ruined hump-backed masonry bridge crossing the river from SW to NE probably carried a medieval road leading to St Finnian's medieval church ruins (DU017-022001-) and graveyard (DU017-022002-) 100m to NE. According to O’Keeffe and Simington (1991, 134-6), the bridge is clearly marked on Rocque’s map as 'King John’s Bridge'. Esker was part of a demesne in the Liffey valley which Henry II annexed to the crown and which was organized under King John as a royal manor. The bridge probably fell into disuse between 1760 - the date of publication of Rocque’s survey map of the County of Dublin and the 1837 edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map when the road is shown as re-aligned and Esker Bridge constructed. D'Alton (1838, 660) recorded that 'by an act of 1771, Mr Vesey havinn agreed that the road from the new bridge over the Liffey, should be carried without any expense to the county through his estate in a certain line, whereby said road would b considerably shortened, it was enacted, that, as soon as the said new road should be finished, it should be lawful for Mr. Vesey to stop and enclose that part of the old road which lies on the west side of the little river Griffin'. Only a single central arch survives of the original triple-arched bridge, what survives is a partially intact central arch and accompanying piers, a short length of the NE arch and the demolished remains of the SE arch. The overall length of the visible remains is 7.7m and is 4.3m wide including cutwaters. The surviving central segmental arch is formed of narrow voussoirs set on edge rising from straight-sided piers. The keystone is wedge-shaped and was slightly too large to fit perfectly. The bridge spans an opening 2.1m wide and is approximately 3.8m in length. At its narrowest width it measures 0.8m surviving better at the upstream end to the SE where it measures 2.1m. The piers are composed of well-made coursed rubble masonry up to five courses high. In overall height the piers measure 1.5m from the river bed to the arch springing point with evidence for some rebuilding of on the inner edge of the N pier. Two triangular cutwaters project 0.5m upstream at 45 degrees each side the arch opening. Just beyond the intrados of the SE arch the imprint of a short length of wicker centering can be seen at the N side of the arch. Test excavations located 1.5m to the W of the bridge in 2003 under licence no. 02E1018 revealed a cut-limestone wall post-dating the bridge that was aligned N-W/S-E which followed the course of the Griffeen River (Kavanagh 2006, 170) References: Kavanagh, J. 2006 King John's Bridge, Lucan. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2003, 170. See attached Rocque's 1760 Map of County Dublin showing King Johns Bridge and Esker Church ruins See attached reconstruction of King John's Bridge by Jonathan Cully courtesy of the Society for Old Lucan Compiled by: Margaret Keane Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 March 2023

Architectural heritage

• King John's Bridge, bridge, 1800–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch road bridge, c.1820. Segmental arch with dressed voussoir stones, set into limestone rubble construction with granite coping blocks. Modern alterations to the south-eastern elevation.

• Esker Abbey, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey house, c.1860, now derelict. Roughcast rendered finish with breeze-blocked windows. Some timber casement windows to the first floor. Projecting single-storey porch to the centre bay. Half-hipped slate roof with rendered chimney stacks. Roughcast rendered boundary walls with rendered, ruled and lined gate piers having caps bearing remains of house name. Cast-iron pedestrian gate. Rere extension with pitched slate roof and chimney stack to gable end. Range of stone rubble outbuildings to rere and east. House possibly originally single-storey and earlier.

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

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3003 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.

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