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 1838559
- Area
- 19,409 m² (1.94 ha, 4.8 acres)
- Buildings
- 4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 84 m².
- Zoning
- M3 DC (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
R2 RES (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
G1 OS (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
R3 SDZ (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective - Townland
- Esker South
Planning applications on this parcel
25 Apr 2024Grant extension of duration of permission
237 dwellings (up to a maximum of c.24,911sq.m GFA) in a mixture of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses, duplexes and apartments as follows; 119 apartment units shall be accommodated in 4 blocks of 2-5 storeys; Block 01 (4 storey) to consist of 20 one bed apartments and 16 two bed apartments; Block 02 (4-5 storey) to consist of 22 one bed apartments and 41 two bed apartments; Block 04 (3-4 storey) to consist of 9 two bed apartments and 1 the bed apartment located within the 4 storey element of Block 4; Block 05 (2-3 storey) to consist of 1 one bed apartment, 5 two bed apartments and 4 the bed apartments, 20 duplexes shall be accommodate in 2 blocks of 3-4 storeys; Block 03 (3 storey) to contain 2 one storey one bed unit, 2 one storey two bed units and 4 three storey three bed units; Block 04 (3-4 storey) to contain 12 three storey three bed units located within the three storey element of Block 4; 98 houses shall consist of 67 two storey, three bedroom houses; 47 with the option of a single storey rear extension at ground floor level (House Types B1.1x and B1.2x); 15 two storey, four bedroom houses; 6 three storey, four bedroom houses and 10 part three storey, part two storey four bedroom houses; provision of 1367sq.m of public open space; provision of c. 318 car parking spaces; re-alignment of the northern section of Tandy's Lane from a point to the north of the entrance to Somerton House to its junction with Adamstown Drive (existing access arrangements will not be affected); all ancillary and associated site development and landscape works; vehicular access to the development is to be provided off Adamstown Drive, The Paddock's Way and the re-aligned Tandy's Lane on lands bounded generally to the northwest by the Hillcrest residential development, to the northeast by Supervalu Lucan, to the east by Westbury Drive, Westbury Avenue, the rear of houses fronting onto Westbury Grove, and Somerton (Phase 1) currently under construction pursuant to SDCC Reg. Ref. SDZ16A/0005, to the south by Somerton House (a Protected Structure), and Tandy's Lane Park Amenity Area (permitted under SDCC Reg. Ref. SDZ18A/0003, and to the west by Adamstown Park and The Paddock's Way with the site located on both sides of Adamstown Drive and also on either side of the northern portion of Tandy's Lane.
Extension of duration of permission, 237 homes · South Dublin County Council, SDZ19A/0004/EP
18 Sept 2019Grant permission
237 dwellings (up to a maximum of c.24,911sq.m GFA) in a mixture of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses, duplexes and apartments as follows; 119 apartment units shall be accommodated in 4 blocks of 2-5 storeys; Block 01 (4 storey) to consist of 20 one bed apartments and 16 two bed apartments; Block 02 (4-5 storey) to consist of 22 one bed apartments and 41 two bed apartments; Block 04 (3-4 storey) to consist of 9 two bed apartments and 1 the bed apartment located within the 4 storey element of Block 4; Block 05 (2-3 storey) to consist of 1 one bed apartment, 5 two bed apartments and 4 the bed apartments, 20 duplexes shall be accommodate in 2 blocks of 3-4 storeys; Block 03 (3 storey) to contain 2 one storey one bed unit, 2 one storey two bed units and 4 three storey three bed units; Block 04 (3-4 storey) to contain 12 three storey three bed units located within the three storey element of Block 4; 98 houses shall consist of 67 two storey, three bedroom houses; 47 with the option of a single storey rear extension at ground floor level (House Types B1.1x and B1.2x); 15 two storey, four bedroom houses; 6 three storey, four bedroom houses and 10 part three storey, part two storey four bedroom houses; provision of 1367sq.m of public open space; provision of c. 318 car parking spaces; re-alignment of the northern section of Tandy's Lane from a point to the north of the entrance to Somerton House to its junction with Adamstown Drive (existing access arrangements will not be affected); all ancillary and associated site development and landscape works; vehicular access to the development is to be provided off Adamstown Drive, The Paddock's Way and the re-aligned Tandy's Lane on lands bounded generally to the northwest by the Hillcrest residential development, to the northeast by Supervalu Lucan, to the east by Westbury Drive, Westbury Avenue, the rear of houses fronting onto Westbury Grove, and Somerton (Phase 1) currently under construction pursuant to SDCC Reg. Ref. SDZ16A/0005, to the south by Somerton House (a Protected Structure), and Tandy's Lane Park Amenity Area (permitted under SDCC Reg. Ref. SDZ18A/0003, and to the west by Adamstown Park and The Paddock's Way with the site located on both sides of Adamstown Drive and also on either side of the northern portion of Tandy's Lane.
Sdz application, 237 homes · South Dublin County Council, SDZ19A/0004
11 Feb 2019Grant permission
Addition of bay window to front & first floor over side study extension, total area 27sq.m to provide study at ground level; bedrooms and bathroom at first floor; works include minor internal alterations; modifications to front, side and rear elevations; 3 roof lights to rear; attic conversion to store; change to roof profile; roof extended to gable end at side; associated site development works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD19B/0036
21 Jun 2018Grant permission
Construction of a first floor extension over the existing study/utility room with associated elevation alterations and associated siteworks.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD18B/0277
11 May 2018Grant permission for retention
Retention of a roof dormer located on the west elevation/gable inclusive of non-habitable storage and toilet to attic space with 3 'Velux' roof lights on the (south) pitched roof inclusive of all associated surface water and foul water connections.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD18B/0206
10 Oct 2017Grant permission
Two storey pitched roof extension (64sq.m) to the rear (northeast) of the existing semi-detached dwelling together with internal modifications and associated works. The new extension to the dwelling will maintain the internal accommodation of 4 bedrooms.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD17B/0341
4 Aug 2017Grant permission & grant retention
Permission for the construction of a ground floor pitched roofed single storey extension to the rear and a first floor pitched roofed extension over the converted garage to the side. The development (relating to retention permission) consists of the ground floor converted garage to the side and the single storey front entrance porch. The developments (all associated with the domestic use of the property as a dwelling house) include associated internal alterations and changes to elevations and roofs including door and window openings, roof windows etc.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD17B/0270
30 Mar 2017Grant permission
246 dwellings in a mixture of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses consisting of 141 2 storey 3 bedroom houses - 85 with the option of a single storey rear extension and/or an additional adaptable room at attic level with a dormer window to the front elevation (house type 01) and a further 45 with the option of a single storey rear extension (houses types 03A, 03B and 03C); 76 2 storey 4 bedroom houses, 32 with the option of a single storey rear extension (house type 05); 15 2 storey 5 bedroom houses - each with the option of a single storey extension (house type 06) and 14 2.5 storey 5 bedroom houses - each with the option of a single storey rear extension (house type 08); 244 dwelling have solar panels at roof level; vehicular access to the development is provided off Adamstown Drive and via a new access off Newcastle Road (R120); the provision of c.1ha of public open space; all ancillary and associated site development and landscape works, including 4 ESB substations (with a combined gross floor area of c.32.6sq.m), surface upgrade works to Adamstown Drive; the provision of 534 car parking spaces in a variety of on curtilage and on street conditions; demolition of existing structures on site (c.449sq.m) site development works are also included on lands west of Tandy's Lane, all on a site of approx. 10ha. on lands bounded generally to the north by Westbury housing estate, to the east by Newcastle Road (R120) to the south by houses in Finnstown Fairways and the lands of Finnstown Castle Hotel and Golf Course and to the west by Tandy's Lane and Somerton House. This application is bring made in accordance with the Adamstown Planning Scheme 2014 and relates to a proposed development within the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme Area as defined by Statutory Instrument no. 272 of 2001.
Sdz application, 246 homes · South Dublin County Council, SDZ16A/0005
18 Jul 2016Refuse permission
Two storey pitched-roof extension (76sq.m) to semi-detached dwelling with the addition of a single storey conservatory to the rear (northeast) of the existing dwelling together with internal modification and associated works. The new extension to the dwelling will maintain the internal accommodation of 4 bedrooms.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16B/0239
2 Dec 2015Grant permission
Demolition of existing single storey conservatory to rear and: (1) construction of new single storey extension to rear; (2) new first floor extention to side of house (incorporating a new hipped roof with associated dormer roof); (3) dormer roof extension to the rear of the main roof and associated internal modifications.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD15B/0349
20 Mar 2015Grant permission
Refurbishment and extension to the existing house including the demolition of the existing single storey side extension and replacement with a new two storey side extension and single storey extension to the rear, alterations to the existing front porch and canopy and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD15B/0082
3 Feb 2009Grant permission
Temporary works to approved road known as Adamstown Drive, as previously approved under Reg. Ref. SDZ05A/2, pending full completion of the roadway. The proposed temporary works will consist of the provision of a temporary 2.5m wide shared cycleway and footpath on the northern road edge and a 1.25m on/off road cycleway on the southern road edge, between the R120 (Newcastle Road) junction and The Paddocks. The development also includes for temporary associated signage along Adamstown Drive and for the full completion of approved road known as Adamstown Drive, in accordance with plans and particulars approved under Reg. Ref. SDZ05A/2 and all associated site development and infrastructural works, all on lands at Dodsborough, Lucan, Co. Dublin, which forms part of Development Areas 2 (Somerton) and 3 (Airlie Stud) of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme. This application is being made in accordance with the provisions of the Adamstown Planning Scheme 2003. The lands fall entirely within the boundaries of Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by Statutory Instrument No. 272 of 2001.
Sdz application · South Dublin County Council, SDZ09A/0001
15 Jul 2008Grant permission
Construction of a 23sq.m. first floor extension to the side of the house over the existing garage along with a new side entrance along Westbury Drive - the ridge height to match existing.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD08B/0336
14 Jul 2008Grant permission
Residential development consisting of 189 no. dwelling units consisting of 1 no. 5 bed detached house, 1 no. 3 bed detached house, 18 no. 3 & 4 bed semi-detached houses, 12 no. 3 bed terraced townhouses and 95 no. 1, 2 & 3 bed apartments & 62 no. 2, 3 and 4 bed duplex units located in 7 no. 3, 4 and 5 storey blocks and all being part of an overall Development at Development Area 2 - Somerton, Adamstown, Co. Dublin. This application also includes for all associated site development and infrastructural works, public open spaces, landscaping, surface and underground car parking (298 spaces) and bicycle parking on a site area of approx. 4.8 hectares immediately west of Westbury Estate, Lucan, east of The Paddoks, Adamstown, Co. Dublin and south-west of the Lucan (Superquinn) Shopping Centre. The site will be directly accessed via 3 no. vehicular access points off Adamstown Drive to the south, all being part of Development Area 2 (Somerton) of Adamstown Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme. This application is being made in accordance with the provisions of Adamstown Planning Scheme 2003, as amended by Variation No. 1. The development will take place entirely within the boundaries of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by Statutory Instrument No. 272 of 2001. Significant Further Information: Residential development of 192 no. dwelling units consisting of 4 no. 3 & 4 bed detached houses, 16 no. 3 & 4 bed semi-detached houses, 105 no. 1,2 & 3 bed apartments & 67 no. 2, 3 & 4 bed duplex units in 11 no. 2, 3, 4 & 5 storey blocksand all being part of an overall development at development Area 2 - Somerton, Adamstown, Co. Dublin. This application also includes for all associated site development and infrastructural works, public open spaces, landscaping, surface and undergroundcar parking (367spaces in total) and bicycle and bin storage. It is also proposed to extend internal road MCAO northwards from Adamstown Drive to boundary with Lucan (Superquinn) Shopping Centre.
Sdz application, 189 homes · South Dublin County Council, SDZ07A/0012
13 Jun 2008Grant permission
Construction of a new two storey extension to side of existing with ridge height and Dutch hip to match existing complete with 4 velux windows to rear and solar panels (4.sq.m) to southerly roof pitch(rear). Existing garage area to remain as storage. Also glazed porch to front with canopy style roof over both porch and garage door. Reconfiguration of internal layout on 1st floor also. Conversion of attic area to leisure area with en-suite. All services to be connected to existing and all above to include ancillary site works
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD08B/0424
3 Mar 2008Grant permission
(a) Conversion of existing garage to family room, (b) new single storey conservatory extension to the rear, (c) new ground floor utility room extension on eastern side of existing Kitchen, (d) construction of first floor extension to the side above the converted garage and new utility room, (e) conversion of existing attic for use as hobbie room with shower en suite together with 6 no. velux roof windows (5 no. in south {rear} elevation and 1 no. in east {side} elevation and all associated site works. Total floor area of extensions/conversions is 84.62sq.m.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD08B/0132
3 Mar 2008Refuse permission
Construction of new 2 storey extension to side (with gable, 31sq.m total-21sq.m upstairs, 10sq.m downstairs to rear of existing garage area) ridge height to match existing complete with velux windows and 2 solar panels (4q.m) to southerly roof pitch. Existing garage area to remain as storage. Also glazed porch (3sq.m) to front with canopy style roof over both porch and garage door. Reconfiguration of internal layout on 1st floor also. Conversion of attic area to bedroom with en-suite and dormer style window to rear and front. All services to be connected to existing and all of the above to include ancillary site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD08B/0129
8 Aug 2007Invalid - site notice
21sq. m. first floor extension to the side of the existing house and 22sq.m. ground floor extension to the rear of the existing house.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD07B/0679
12 Sept 2006Grant permission
First floor extension at north gable end of house consisting of new bedroom and bathroom, new window at southern gable end of house to existing ensuite.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD06B/0698
12 Jun 2006Grant permission
Garage conversion and bay window and porch to front; first floor extension at side and replace existing conservatory at rear with single storey extension and one number velux roof window at front and rear in existing roof.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD06B/0429
19 Oct 2004Grant permission
First floor extension at side and velux roof window to front and rear.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD04B/0556
22 May 2003Grant permission
Construction of a first floor extension to side of house.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD03B/0264
5 Mar 2002Grant permission
First floor side extension over existing and attic conversion to storage space.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, S02B/0110
1 Mar 2002Grant permission
Additional bedroom and associated dressingroom and bathroom (approx. 35m2) over an existing ground floor utility room (which is to be extended by approx. 6m2) and existing ground floor diningroom to the existing 2 storey residential house, to a maximum of 2 storeys with retention with change of use of existing garage to diningroom.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, S02B/0099
6 Jul 1999Grant permission
Bedroom and en suite over garage conversion.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, S99B/0441
The 25 most recent of 27 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
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 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.
- 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.
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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.