Kingstown
Kingstown is a townland in the civil parish of Taney, barony of Rathdown, Co. Dublin. Its name in Irish is Baile an Rí.
Parcel 1831849
- Area
- 228 m²
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 130 m².
- Zoning
- R2 Objective A (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1)) The objective
- Townland
- Kingstown
Planning applications on this parcel
28 Jun 2006Grant permission for retention
Amend previously permitted development (Reg ref D04A/1091 AND PL 06D.210014)
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D06A/0905
21 Dec 2004Grant permission for retention
Retention of single storey bin store
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D04A/1514
17 Nov 2004Refuse permission
For change of use of existing gate lodge (a protected structure)
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D04A/1331
17 Jun 2004Grant permission
Minor alteration to permitted development (Reg.Ref. D00A/1140) incorporating
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D04A/0681
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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 20 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3237 (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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
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
- 78.1 ha
- 193 acres
- Land parcels
- 739
- registered freehold, median 221 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Objective A
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
739 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kingstown, from 1 m² to 88,745 m² (8.87 ha, 21.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Objective A (Existing residential)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1), Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 708 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Objective G (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1), Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 27 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Objective F (Open space, park)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1), Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Objective NC (District, neighbourhood centre)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1), Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Objective B (Agriculture)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1), Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 1 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
18 Sept 2026Assessment period
Permission is sought for alterations and extensions to existing dwelling. The w
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0505/WEB
3 Sept 2026Withdraw the application
External insulation wrap was advised to have the paper work before doing the wor
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF13826
31 Jul 2026Request additional information
a) the modification to existing rear single storey extension of the existing tw
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0583/WEB
17 Jul 2026Declare application invalid
a) the modification to existing rear single storey extension of the existing tw
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0547/WEB
21 Apr 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of: extensions to both ends and rear of existing d
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0238/WEB
17 Apr 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of the conversion of existing attic space comprisi
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0227/WEB
31 Mar 2026Declare application invalid
The development will consist of: extensions to both ends of existing derelict d
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0185/WEB
24 Mar 2026Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of the conversion of the existing attic by
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0169/WEB
11 Mar 2026Grant permission
1. Demolition of original 60.1 sq/m single storey cottage. 2. Construction of a
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0187/WEB
6 Mar 2026Declare application invalid
Permission sought for: 1) Demolition of original 60.1 sq/m single storey cottage
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0174/WEB
27 Feb 2026Refuse permission
a) the modification to existing rear single storey extension of the existing tw
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0150/WEB
17 Feb 2026Declare application invalid
The proposed development will consist of the conversion of the existing attic by
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0096/WEB
16 Feb 2026Declare application invalid
The proposed development will consist of the conversion of the existing attic b
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0093/WEB
13 Feb 2026Declare application invalid
The conversion of the existing attic by extending the side gable wall and roof t
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0084/WEB
9 Feb 2026Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0074/WEB
6 Feb 2026Grant permission
Construction of a two-storey front extension with a front-facing gable, together
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0072/WEB
23 Jan 2026Grant permission
Development will consist of a new first floor extension to the rear of the exist
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0032
19 Dec 2025Refuse permission
Amendment to planning permission D25A/0588/WEB – widening of the permitted 2.5m
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0988/WEB
4 Oct 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0566/WEB
25 Jul 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic to non habitable room, with raised gable to the sid
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0588/WEB
5 Jun 2025Grant permission for retention
The retention of a front and side single storey extension with pitched roof, co
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0319/WEB
28 May 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of and consists of: Permission for single storey fl
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0298/WEB
28 May 2025Grant permission
Modification of existing converted attic space comprising of new gable window, 2
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0296/WEB
20 May 2025Grant permission
A first floor extension to the rear of the existing house to accommodate an add
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0281/WEB
9 May 2025Grant permission
permission for a first floor extension of 32 sqm to the side of an existing two
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0247/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 Kingstown.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Kingstown.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kingstown.
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 Kingstown, about 1 in 5 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_3238 (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 Kingstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Kingstown · Baile an Rí
- Area
- 781,134 m² (78.11 ha, 193.02 acres)
- Civil parish
- Taney, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Ballinteer-Woodpark, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 5,323 people lived in 2,037 households in the Ballinteer-Woodpark electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balally, Ballinteer, Taylorsgrange, Tiknock
- Placenames
- Kingstown 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.