Esker South
Esker South is a townland in the civil parish of Esker, barony of Newcastle, Co. Dublin. Its name in Irish is An Eiscir Theas.
Parcel 1766432
- Area
- 260,505 m² (26.05 ha, 64.37 acres)
- Buildings
- 134 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 11,459 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
3 Sept 2026Referral
Change of use and conversion of existing two storey private house (Esker House) to a retreat house with ancillary accommodation. Works to this Protected Structure comprise essential repairs including woodworm, wet rot and damp treatment, refurbished roof timbers, valley gutters, rainwater goods and staircase, new heating and electrical services and the introduction of a new partition and door-set to provide a minor hall and a pastoral office within the old study and complete redecoration of the internal rooms.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0214W
20 Aug 2026Invalid - site notice
Change of use and conversion of existing two storey house to a retreat house with ancillary accommodation. Works to this protected structure comprise essential repairs including woodworm, wet rot and damp treatment, refurbished roof timbers, valley gutters, rainwater goods and staircase, new heating and electrical services and the introduction of a new partition and door-set to provide a minor hall and a pastoral office within the old study and complete redecoration of the internal rooms
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0201W
27 Mar 2026Grant permission
Mono-pitch, single-storey extension to the front and side, conversion of existing garage to habitable space and installation of a rooflight to the side roof slope of the existing side extension; and provision of a new side gate to the rear garden.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0140W
11 Sept 2025Declared not exempt
The installation of two additional LED lanterns at our track during a project to replace 24 existing halogen lanterns to LED. Community climate action programme.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0084
14 Feb 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable c/w window, new access stairs, 2no, roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0059W
11 Dec 2024Grant permission
Two storey extension to rear and velux to front existing house & all associated works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0168W
9 Oct 2024Refuse permission
Planning permission sought by Julian Egidiu & Ana Mihoc for 2/3 storey house (3 bedrooms + attic study room) rear dormer & 2 Velux windows, associated works, set back from existing house in line with existing houses at GREENE HAVEN ESKER ROAD LUCAN. CO. DUBLIN K78 XE28.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0223W
28 Sept 2024Part 8 approved by council
A proposed Sports Changing Rooms Pavilion at Griffeen Valley Arthur Griffith Park, in the townland of Esker South. In accordance with the requirements of the above, notice is hereby given that South Dublin County Council proposes: • One single storey pavilion building consisting of two individual team changing rooms each with one WC area, one club storage area, and one plant room, all with individual access. • 1 No. Storage facility for equipment with a Plant room. • Ancillary landscaping works adjacent to the pavilion building. • All associated ancillary works in adjacent areas including but not limited to foul & surface water drainage and utility supplies. • CCTV. The proposal has undergone Appropriate Assessment Screening under the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and screening for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) under the EIA Directive 2014/52/EU. 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 signifi cant e ects on the environment arising from the proposed development and a determination has been made that an EIA is not required.
Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD248/0004
18 Jun 2024Grant permission
The construction of a new 485 m2 crematorium within the grounds of Esker Lawn Cemetery consisting of a congregation space, 1 no. electric cremator and associated plant and services spaces, and the provision of visitor toilets, and ESB substation; provision of new car parking area and minor adjustments to existing parking resulting in the net addition of 2 parking spaces; amendments to existing site landscaping involving removal and reduction of existing hard surfaces and roadway surfaces and all associated works; the construction of new landscaping works including a contemplation pond, water feature, planted landscape berms and swale drains at the building perimeter and at the adjacent area designated for grave spaces under SD10A/0331 as part of a combined suds drainage and biodiverse planting strategy; temporary access for construction traffic to be provided from the eastern boundary, and the existing boundary treatment reinstated post construction.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0292
9 Nov 2023Grant permission
The installation of 1.81m x 1.42m x 0.51m (h x l x w) pressure reduction installation and 3.25m (h) vent stack with all ancillary services & associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0296
23 Mar 2022Grant permission
Two storey extension to rear of 35.6sq.m. and a front porch extension of 2sq.m. with minor interior alterations as well as associated site works and the demolition of an existing external shed of 4sq.m.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0625
15 Mar 2022Grant permission
Alterations to the existing single storey school building and the building linked two storey extension to the south and east. The proposed development includes the creation of a new vehicular entrance off Esker Drive with the existing entrance becoming exit only; minor alterations to the elevations and arrangements of functions to the existing single storey school building; the construction of a new one and two storey extension of 5620sq.m to accommodate a Special Education Needs Unit; a PE hall; teaching spaces and associated ancillary functions; the temporary relocation of one existing pre-fabricated building during the construction works; the removal of all pre-fabricated buildings upon completion; the provision of a temporary car parking during construction; the provision of 92 permanent car park spaces and 200 bicycles spaces; the revision of the site layout to now include 6 ball courts; a secure play area for the SEN unit; and the creation of 2 secure pedestrian gates linking the school lands to the adjacent local authority park land and playing fields.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0078
15 Jul 2021Grant permission for retention
Retention of pre-school use of single storey annex to rear of main house (Protected Structure).
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0066
6 Jul 2021Refuse further ext of duration of permission
(1) Change of use and conversion of existing two storey private house (Esker House) and single storey annex to a Retreat House with ancillary accommodation located in the annex; works to this Protected Structure comprise essential repairs including woodworm, wet rot and damp treatment, refurbished roof timbers, valley gutters, rainwater goods and staircase, new heating and electrical services and the introduction of a new partition and door-set to provide a minor hall and a pastoral office within the old study and complete redecoration of the internal rooms; works to the annex comprise essential repairs including refurbished roofing and rainwater goods, new heating and electrical services and complete redecoration of the internal rooms; (2) change of use and conversion of existing Stable Blocks 1 & 2 to Classrooms / Meeting Rooms and Workshop / Service Room; Stable Block 1 to contain 2 Classrooms and Workshop and Stable Block 2 to contain 4 Classrooms; conversion to include removing existing slates, reinforcing roof timbers and re-roofing using existing slates and details on Stable Blocks 1 & 2 and replacement of existing Velux rooflights on Classrooms 4 & 5 with Velux Conservation Rooflights on Stable Block 2; works include complete redecoration of the internal rooms; (3) demolition of existing c. 1970s double height barn; (4) construction of a new community building consisting of a Main Auditorium (part single storey, part two storey), and single storey secondary hall, canteen, toilets and ancillary accommodation with a floor area of 1073sq.m. (5) demolition of existing c. 1970s derelict Gate Lodge and replacement with single storey two bedroom Gate Lodge for use as caretakers living accommodation with a floor area of 75sq.m. (6) taking down, re-aligning and rebuilding existing c. 1970s stone boundary wall at both sides of entrance to site to provide adequate sight lines along Esker Road and provision of new footpath to both sides of entrance, as required by Roads Department, South Dublin County Council; (7) extension to existing car parking facilities to provide 55 car parking spaces and associated site works including attenuation of drainage; car parking generally to be finished with permeable paving and overflow car park to be finished with 'Grasscrete' paving to preserve the grassland setting; (8) erection of free standing sign inside proposed new boundary wall at Esker Road, 2m long by 0.6m high at height 1.3m from ground level. This application includes an Appropriate Assessment (AA), a Bat Survey and Assessment, a Conservation Impact Study (C.I.S.) and Flood Risk Assessment Report.
Further extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD11A/0125/FEP
25 Apr 2018Refuse permission
3m high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack servicing the existing below ground natural gas pressure reduction unit with all ancillary services and associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0142
23 Mar 2018Invalid - site notice
A 3m high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack servicing the existing below ground natural gas pressure reduction unit with all ancillary services and associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0095
7 Mar 2018Grant permission
Demolition of a front porch, construction of a two storey extension at the front of the detached house, internal modifications and renovation of the existing building and all associated site works to facilitate the development.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD18B/0083
28 Aug 2017Grant extension of duration of permission
A lawn cemetery comprising 3,461 plots; a single storey management building (93sq.m.); a toilet building (23sq.m.); a storage building (68sq.m.); columbarium wall (2m in height); 40 car parking spaces (includes 3 disabled parking spaces); 1 new vehicular entrance off Lucan Newlands Road and vehicular pathways, realignment and partial culverting of underground drainage pipe to enhance the existing watercourse; provision of a water feature and contemplative area; landscaping works including boundary treatment; all other necessary site development, excavation works and associated development on site south of new Esker burial grounds close to Cherbury Park and abutting the N4 Lucan By-Pass and Vesey Park, Lucan.
Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD10A/0331/EP
25 May 2017Grant permission
Permission to alter the existing building and to build and extension. The works located off Esker Drive, Lucan consists of the creation of a new vehicular entrance off Esker Drive while the existing entrance will become exit only, minor alterations to the elevations and arrangement of functions to the existing building, the construction of a new one/two storey extension of 5,616sq.m to accommodate a Special Education Needs Unit, a PE hall, teaching space and associated ancillary functions, the temporary relocation of one existing pre-fabricated building during the construction works, the removal of all pre-fabricated buildings at completion, the provision of temporary car parking during construction and the provision of 92 permanent car spaces and 100 bicycle spaces, the execution of a new arrangement of site works to include 6 ball courts, a secure play area for the SEN unit and the creation of a secure link to the adjacent Local Authority parkland/playing fields.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0164
20 Feb 2017Grant permission
Erection of a three meter high perimeter fence around the athletic track.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0042
14 Dec 2016Grant permission
Two storey extension to east (side) of dwelling.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16B/0213
5 Oct 2016Grant permission
Side ground & first floor extension, utility and garage area, additional bedroom and bathroom; convert attic for storage with raised gable; rear ground floor extension extending living area and kitchen.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16B/0202
15 Apr 2016Grant extension of duration of permission
(1) Change of use and conversion of existing two storey private house (Esker House) and single storey annex to a Retreat House with ancillary accommodation located in the annex; works to this Protected Structure comprise essential repairs including woodworm, wet rot and damp treatment, refurbished roof timbers, valley gutters, rainwater goods and staircase, new heating and electrical services and the introduction of a new partition and door-set to provide a minor hall and a pastoral office within the old study and complete redecoration of the internal rooms; works to the annex comprise essential repairs including refurbished roofing and rainwater goods, new heating and electrical services and complete redecoration of the internal rooms; (2) change of use and conversion of existing Stable Blocks 1 & 2 to Classrooms / Meeting Rooms and Workshop / Service Room; Stable Block 1 to contain 2 Classrooms and Workshop and Stable Block 2 to contain 4 Classrooms; conversion to include removing existing slates, reinforcing roof timbers and re-roofing using existing slates and details on Stable Blocks 1 & 2 and replacement of existing Velux rooflights on Classrooms 4 & 5 with Velux Conservation Rooflights on Stable Block 2; works include complete redecoration of the internal rooms; (3) demolition of existing c. 1970s double height barn; (4) construction of a new community building consisting of a Main Auditorium (part single storey, part two storey), and single storey secondary hall, canteen, toilets and ancillary accommodation with a floor area of 1073sq.m. (5) demolition of existing c. 1970s derelict Gate Lodge and replacement with single storey two bedroom Gate Lodge for use as caretakers living accommodation with a floor area of 75sq.m. (6) taking down, re-aligning and rebuilding existing c. 1970s stone boundary wall at both sides of entrance to site to provide adequate sight lines along Esker Road and provision of new footpath to both sides of entrance, as required by Roads Department, South Dublin County Council; (7) extension to existing car parking facilities to provide 55 car parking spaces and associated site works including attenuation of drainage; car parking generally to be finished with permeable paving and overflow car park to be finished with 'Grasscrete' paving to preserve the grassland setting; (8) erection of free standing sign inside proposed new boundary wall at Esker Road, 2m long by 0.6m high at height 1.3m from ground level. This application includes an Appropriate Assessment (AA), a Bat Survey and Assessment, a Conservation Impact Study (C.I.S.) and Flood Risk Assessment Report.
Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD11A/0125/EP
12 Nov 2015Grant permission
New 42sq.m two storey pitched roof extension to the west elevation comprising new play room and new utility room at ground floor level; 2 new bedrooms at first floor level and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD15B/0332
7 Jul 2015Grant permission
Construction of a stand-alone, pre-fabricated single storey building consisting of 6 classrooms, an office and communal corridor, with connections to the existing foul water drainage system, the provision of an on-site surface water disposal system and the creation of two pedestrian boundary access gates with pathways from the existing adjacent sports facility car park to the south of the site; one to give access to Lucan Community College and one to give access to the public foot-path adjacent to the west boundary of the site, together with all other ancillary and associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD15A/0117
The 25 most recent of 49 applications.
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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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 moderately low, 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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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 186.2 ha
- 460 acres
- Land parcels
- —
- more than 2,000
- Zoning
- R2
- RES
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
More than 2,000 parcels touch this townland. The map cannot draw that many.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2RES (Existing residential)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin The zoning objective in the plan - M3DC (District, neighbourhood centre)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin The zoning objective in the plan - G1OS (Open space, park)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin The zoning objective in the plan - R3SDZ (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin 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
18 Sept 2026Officer allocation
Construction of a small, non-permanent timber & polycarbonate utility enclosure/ lean-to inside passage maintaining boundary clearances. Will not extend past house front.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED26/0103
3 Sept 2026Referral
Change of use and conversion of existing two storey private house (Esker House) to a retreat house with ancillary accommodation. Works to this Protected Structure comprise essential repairs including woodworm, wet rot and damp treatment, refurbished roof timbers, valley gutters, rainwater goods and staircase, new heating and electrical services and the introduction of a new partition and door-set to provide a minor hall and a pastoral office within the old study and complete redecoration of the internal rooms.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0214W
20 Aug 2026Invalid - site notice
Change of use and conversion of existing two storey house to a retreat house with ancillary accommodation. Works to this protected structure comprise essential repairs including woodworm, wet rot and damp treatment, refurbished roof timbers, valley gutters, rainwater goods and staircase, new heating and electrical services and the introduction of a new partition and door-set to provide a minor hall and a pastoral office within the old study and complete redecoration of the internal rooms
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0201W
13 Aug 2026Grant permission
Construction of a part-single, part-double storey side and rear extension; and associated partial-demolition of internal modifications to the existing dwelling and boundary wall, site works and installation of a new side gate (accessible off the public footpath).
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0196
22 Jul 2026Declared not exempt
Shed / Outhouse in rear garden - 25 sq.m in area.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED26/0068
29 Jun 2026Declared exempt
A single storey extension (31.5m2) to the rear of the dwelling house.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED26/0060
22 Jun 2026Grant permission
Construction of a two storey side extension to the existing house with flat roof dormer formed at the rear of the house over the new and existing roof area; Demolition of existing single storey pitched roof rear extension and replacement with single storey pitched roof rear extension full width of property including site works and landscaping.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0308W
17 Jun 2026Grant permission & grant retention
Attic conversion with hip to gable roof to rear and dormer to side to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non-habitable storage space with roof windows to both sides. Retention for extended vehicle access all with associated ancillary works.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0297W
10 Jun 2026Declared not exempt
Shed / Outhouse in rear garden - 25 Sq.m. in area.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED26/0055
5 Jun 2026Grant permission for retention
Retention of a Dormer Attic conversion including: a box shaped dormer window altering the original roof profile of the rear North facing slope of the roof; a new bedroom and an en-suite bathroom at dormer attic level.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0277W
29 May 2026Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure; raising of existing gable c/w window, new access stairs; 2no. roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0263W
8 May 2026Invalid - site notice
Attic conversion with hip to gable roof to rear and dormer to side to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non-habitable storage space with roof windows to both sides. Retention for extended vehicle access all with associated ancillary works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0224W
1 May 2026Grant permission for retention
The relocation and amalgamation of previously permitted bike stores (Reg. Ref. [SD21A/0359]) to a revised location north of Block 2, together with all associated site works.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0109W
3 Apr 2026Grant permission & refuse permission
Alterations to previously granted planning application (SD24A/0204), including extended ground floor footprint to granted dormer bungalow and new detached habitable garden room with revised site layout.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0088W
30 Mar 2026Grant permission
Construction of single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling comprising of family room, bedroom with en-suite and all associated site works. Pedestrian access from Griffen Dene.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0143W
27 Mar 2026Grant permission
Mono-pitch, single-storey extension to the front and side, conversion of existing garage to habitable space and installation of a rooflight to the side roof slope of the existing side extension; and provision of a new side gate to the rear garden.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0140W
23 Mar 2026Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic to non-habitable space including raised gable to mini-hip, dormer to rear, window to side & velux to front of existing dwelling.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0129W
19 Mar 2026Grant permission
The development includes a single-storey rear extension, an attic conversion for storage purposes, a raised side gable with a Dutch-hipped roof and new side window, a rear dormer roof, roof lights to the front, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0119W
27 Feb 2026Declared not exempt
Relocation of Existing Pillar within the curtilage of the dwelling to widen Vehicular Access to the driveway. No Alteration to the public footpath or existing dropped kerb is proposed
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED26/0017
11 Feb 2026Grant permission
Construction of a single storey extension to side of existing dwelling to contain family ancillary accommodation with internal modifications and associated site works
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0049W
5 Feb 2026Declared not exempt
Conversion of a portion of the exclusive use front garden within the curtilage of the dwelling into domestic parking driveway to facilitate off street parking and electric vehicle charging. Works will involve replacement of soft landscaping with a permeable hard surface. No alteration to height or alignment of boundary walls no alteration of footpath or road. Aligns with class 1, part 1, schedule 2 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001. As works within the curtilage of a dwelling/house. The driveway is for domestic use only and to provide off street parking facilities. No alternation to public footpath, road or boundary wall.
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED26/0009
19 Dec 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable c/w window, new access stairs, 2no. roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0716W
17 Dec 2025Grant permission
Planning permission is sought for 2 storey extension to front, side and rear of existing house, additional bedroom / utility facility, also attic conversion with dormer projecting window to rear, also new single storey porch extension to front of house, permission also sought for single storey building to rear garden consisting of gym/ games room and storage facility, and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0704W
11 Dec 2025Grant permission
Construction of single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling comprising of family room and bedroom with en-suite and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0691W
2 Dec 2025Grant permission
Planning Permission for a two-storey side and rear extension, along with a single -storey infill rear extension and all associated site works
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0672
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 Esker South.
Recorded monuments
- 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 House, farm house, 1770–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey farm house, c.1780, with shallow advanced end bays. Smooth rendered walls. Timber sash windows. Timber panelled door with simple radial fanlight and side lights. Pitched slate roof with raised gables, each having rendered chimney stacks. Extension to rere with hipped roof. Limestone rubble boundary wall to front. To west a smooth rendered boundary wall with a round-headed doorway with cast-iron gates to gardens. Rebuilt rubble stone gate piers and screen walls with late nineteenth-century cast-iron gates to east.
- Outbuilding, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Complex of two detached multiple-bay single-storey outbuildings, c.1810, the southernmost now converted into a dwelling. Set in an L-shape both have pitched slate roofs and are of limestone rubble construction. Some timber tongue and groove stable doors remaining. Modern skylights to south pitch of converted building.
- House, 1935–1945 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1938. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered base course. Timber sash windows. Glazed timber tongue and groove door in shallow projecting concrete surround. Widely-spaced dentil cornice beneath overhanging eaves of a pitched tiled roof with central and shared brick chimney stacks. Timber picket fence to street front and large gardens to north.
- House, 1935–1945 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1938. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered base course. Replacement timber casement windows. Replacement timber panelled door in shallow projecting concrete surround. Pitched tiled roof with central and shared brick chimney stacks. Crenellated breeze-block wall and gate piers to street front.
- House, 1935–1945 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1938, now abandoned in favour of modern extension to north. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered base course. All windows and doors have been breeze-blocked. Shallow projecting concrete surround to doorway. Pitched tiled roof with central and shared brick chimney stacks.
- House, 1935–1945 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1938. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered base course. Aluminium casement windows. Shallow projecting concrete surround to doorway. Pitched tiled roof with central and shared brick chimney stacks. Modern crenellated limestone rubble wall and gate piers to street front.
- 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, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Esker South, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3004 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Esker South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Esker South · An Eiscir Theas
- Area
- 1,861,653 m² (186.17 ha, 460.02 acres)
- Civil parish
- Esker, and its townlands
- Barony
- Newcastle
- Electoral division
- Lucan-Esker, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 33,849 people lived in 9,990 households in the Lucan-Esker electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 2% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Adamstown, Balgaddy, Ballyowen, Doddsborough, Finnstown, Glebe, Grange, Kishoge, Lucan and Pettycanon
- Placenames
- Esker South 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.