Whitestown

495 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Whitestown, from 3 m² to 363,538 m² (36.35 ha, 89.83 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2RES (Existing residential)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 416 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1EE (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 56 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1REGEN (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 19 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS (Open space, park)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M3LC (District, neighbourhood centre)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 27 May 2026Grant permission

  Construction of a mixed-use development in 2 No. blocks (Block A to the east and Block B to the west) with a gross floor area of 14,976.5 sq.m m (excluding undercroft car parking area of 1,975.8 sq.m m) and ranging in height from 1 No. storey to 6 No. storeys. The blocks are connected via a single-storey undercroft/podium level. The development includes: 169 No. residential units (80 No. 1-bed, 85 No. 2-bed and 4 No. 3-bed); 2 No. class 1 / class 2 commercial units (totalling 356.5 sq.m m); and a crèche (162.8 sq.m m) with external play area. The development also comprises: new street and turning head at the site's southern side and junction with Whitestown Way to the east; 77 No. car parking spaces, with 66 No. within the undercroft car parking area and 11 No. on-street; 5 No. motorcycle parking spaces; 2 No. set-down bays; cycle parking; hard and soft landscaping, including public open space, communal amenity space and incidental spaces; private amenity spaces (as balconies and terraces facing all directions); boundary treatments; sub-station; plant/operational rooms; bin stores; public lighting; green roofs; rooftop plant, PV arrays, lift overruns, telecommunications infrastructure and automatic opening vents; and all associated works above and below ground. The site is generally bound: to the east by Whitestown Way; to the south by Riverside Business Park; to the west by Whitestown Road / Whitestown Industrial Estate, undeveloped lands and the Vita Actives premises; and to the north by the Vita Actives premises and The Arena mixed-used development. It also extends to include part of Whitestown Way for junction, road infrastructure and landscape works.

  Permission, 169 homes · South Dublin County Council, LRD26A/0002W

• 20 Apr 2026Grant permission for retention

  Retention Planning Permission for the following: single storey extension (Area 122m2 / c. 6.5m in height) to North elevation of existing industrial building, the installation of a fire escape door to East elevation (rear), alterations to the West (front) elevation, as previously approved under planning reference SD08A/0719 and associated site works at Units A1/A2 South City Business Park, Tallaght, D24HT95.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0206W

• 3 Mar 2026Grant permission & grant retention

  Blenders intend to apply for Retention Permission and Permission for development on lands at Blenders, Whitestown, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 VY75. The development for which retention permission is sought consists of minor works arising from deviations to the permitted finished goods warehouse associated with SD23A/0277 as follows: 1.Single storey office, staircase and utility rooms (1 no. panel room and 1 no. fire hose reel pump room) to the north-west of the finished goods warehouse with roof plant over. 2. Standalone bicycle shed to the north east corner of the site. 3. Widening of the internal road in the southwest corner of the site to accommodate additional HGV staging spaces. 4. Relocation of pedestrian walkway to the front of car parking spaces to the north-west of the site. 5. Associated lighting, landscaping, retaining gabion wall and drainage arrangements. Planning permission is sought for: • alterations to the existing entrance to the south of the site in order to prevent HGVs striking the ground surface on entry/exit along with replacement gates and fencing. •new landscaping (including additional planting) •omission of permitted sprinkler tank and meter room from that permitted under SD23A/0277 All associated site works.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0271W

• 22 Dec 2025Grant permission

  • Part change of use at ground floor level from office use to warehouse / logistics use (with a Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 944 sq.m) and light industry- manufacturing / food processing use (GFA of 1,860 sq.m), including ancillary staff welfare facilities, with the remainder of the existing floorspace (GFA of 712 sq.m) unchanged from the existing office use; • Proposed extension to the rear / south elevation of the existing building (with a GFA of 861 sq.m), comprising one level with a height of 7.47m, to provide an additional ancillary store to the proposed light industry- manufacturing / food processing use; • Proposed two storey extension (GFA of 13 sq.m) to the north elevation to provide an additional lift shaft and proposed extensions to the northern and west elevations to provide additional lobby / entrance areas (12 sq.m); • Provision of additional floorspace at first floor level (within the existing building envelope) to provide an additional 1,040 sq.m (GFA) of office floor space, ancillary staff welfare facilities, ancillary innovation and testing rooms, storage and plant rooms, and an additional 163 sq.m (GFA) of a mezzanine storage area; • Associated internal reconfigurations and installation of new internal partition walls, and associated alterations to the elevations including materials and fenestration arrangement, additional loading bays and roller shutter doors; • Provision of associated signage including an internally illuminated sign adjacent to the security entrance gate, a directional sign, internally illuminated signage over the entrance doors to the unit and 2 no. signs over entrance canopies; • Reconfigured car parking to provide 72 no. car parking spaces (a reduction from 134), widening of the internal service road, provision of new pedestrian footpaths from the estate road, internal segregated pedestrian footpaths and crossing, and the provision of a security fence and gate; • The proposal includes dock leveller, landscaping, bicycle store, external store with WC/garden store/bin store, plant compound, PV panels to new rear extension roof and bicycle store roof, surface water drainage, including detention pond and swale, and all associated works. The proposed development results in an overall increase of 2,089 sq.m in the total GFA of the unit from 3,516 sq.m to 5,605 sq.m, comprising office, warehouse / logistics, light industry manufacturing / food processing uses, and ancillary staff welfare facilities, innovation and testing rooms, storage and plant rooms.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0143W

• 10 Dec 2025Invalidate application

  Retention of existing carports with photovoltaic panel roofs in the eastern car park and permission for the erection of photovoltaic panels on the roof of the administration building, the processing facility, the outdoor canopy store roof and further carports with photovoltaic panel roofs in the eastern car park at Henkel Ireland Operations & Research Ltd., Tallaght Business Park, Whitestown Industrial Estate, Dublin 24. This is a RED III Application.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, RED25A/0002W

• 7 Oct 2025Grant permission

  A community Mural on the wall at 1 the rear of 1a Knockmore Avenue, Tallaght. This community mural is a project funded by the Creative Ireland Mural Grant in collaboration with the Connect 4 project, connect for life and members of the local community. The mural draws its inspiration from the poem authored by Emmet O'Brien in partnership with Sean Farrell and the Connect 4 project. The central theme of both the mural and the poem concerns the positive impact of sport on mental health.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0246

• 1 Aug 2025Declared not exempt

  Mural/Art installation in collaboration with Connect 4 Project and local community

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0068

• 10 Jul 2024Grant permission

  The Development will consist of the installation of 1,611 msq solar photovoltaic Panels to various rooftops of the existing building at Blenders, Whitestown Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24VY75

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0174

• 5 Mar 2024Grant permission

  Construction of a finished goods warehouse (including freezer room) at the south side of the existing Blenders manufacturing facility. The proposed extension will have a gross floor area of 3,900 sq.m and a maximum height of 20.5m. Also, ancillary works including: PV panels to new proposed warehouse roofs, 3 no. additional loading dock levellers, Relocation of existing carparking (no change in numbers) including provision of 4 no. EV charging spaces and 2 no. accessible parking spaces, 35 no. cycle parking spaces., New HGV staging area to accommodate 4 trucks., Construction of new sprinkler tank (10m high) and pump room (3m high) to the south west of the site along with retaining wall., Provision of internal connections to the main Blenders building., Fire escape door to western elevation of main Blenders building. All associated site works including landscaping, drainage infrastructure and a new path to east of site.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0277

• 13 Dec 2023Grant permission for retention

  The permanent retention of a 174.4 sq.m extension to the rear of existing industrial/warehouse building and a two storey office and store (c. 56.4 sq.m) to the front that are subject to temporary planning permission per reg ref SD18A/0362.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0326

• 19 Sept 2023Grant permission

  Development of a welfare facility to accommodate a future bus layover which was approved as part of the D24 Neighbourhood Cycle Network Scheme. The proposed development consists of a bus driver welfare facility comprising of two toilet units circa 6 m2 each, hard standing area, and associated infrastructure. The proposed development is approximately 0.05 hectares (ha) in size.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0230

• 29 Mar 2023Grant permission for retention

  Retain the amalgamation of both units for single occupancy and external alterations comprising of removal of external timber panel doors and replacement with PVC double glazed doors, removal of an external window and replacement of same with a double leaf door, installation of external signage and installation of external security shutters to windows and doors.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0062

• 8 Feb 2023Grant permission for retention

  Retention of existing signage to the front of the unit including: 1 no. 9m x 1.5m lightbox with printed graphic and returns; 3 high level vinyl graphic signs total area 46sq.m; 2 No. 6.56m high vinyl graphic signs to flanking windows; 1 No. 300mm vinyl graphic strip forming archway 3.58m wide by 2.36m high; 2 No. 300mm vinyl graphic strips to entrance doors; 80mm wide strip to windows either side of entrance door to total length of 6.14m; and 1 No. 4.32m wide by 0.8m high Dibond graphic panel to trolley bay.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0434

• 17 Jan 2023Grant permission

  The development will consist of a single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling (overall floor area 54.3m.sq.) incorporating a new common entrance hallway & toilet (10.6.m.sq.) located at the front of the proposed extension leading to a new 'family flat' (43.7m.sq.) located at the rear of the proposed extension and associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22B/0401

• 12 Sept 2022Unregistered application

  The D24 Neighbourhood Cycle Network is an interim cycle scheme which aims to quickly implement a comprehensive and connected network of protected cycle facilities, suitable for cyclists of all ages and abilities, in the D24 area.

  Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD228/0014

• 8 Sept 2022Grant permission

  93sq.m extension for office space at first floor level (internally) to an existing 279.87sq.m light industrial and warehousing unit and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0350

• 28 Mar 2022Declared not exempt

  First floor extension of existing office space (c.17.6m.sq.)

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED22/0003

• 31 Jan 2022Grant permission

  Construction of a new 125sq.m (9.0m high) single storey side extension to existing facility for the storage of materials ancillary to the existing business currently operating on site with minor internal modifications and associated site development and ancillary works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0223

• 4 Jan 2022Grant permission

  Provision of a shopping trolley bay, and remove existing, and associated works at the surface level carpark of the Arena Centre, Whitestown Way, Dublin 24

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0001

• 8 Dec 2021Request additional information

  Die cut signage and vinyl graphics to be placed on the building

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED21/0077

• 6 May 2021Part 8 approved by council

  Killinarden Park upgrade, total site area approx. 20ha and Greenway with landscaped pedestrian/cycle route within Killinarden Park and between Killlinarden Park and Sean Walsh Park, total site area approx. 4.50ha. The works will comprise: • Strategic walk/cycleway with bat sensitive lighting along Whitestown Stream; new and enhanced entrances, including new road crossings at Killinarden Heights , Whitestown Drive, Whitestown Way and Killinarden Way/Killinarden Estate (with a revised carriageway arrangement); feature areas at primary and secondary accesses; a Primary Oval footpath and walking/exercise circuit 1km in length; existing secondary footpath network retained and resurfaced where required; and a new footbridge crossing the Whitestown Stream within the park. • Replacement and new park perimeter walls/railings where required and retention of existing private walls/railings. • Linear play trails; seating; two natural play areas; outdoor fitness and calisthenics equipment; a Multi-use Games and Skate Area; upgrade of existing grass sports pitches to include re-levelling where required. • Biodiversity and landscape improvements including a community orchard; wildflower meadows; surface water swale; willow; native woodland; informal tree groups; Signature Trees; and retention of existing tree groups and scrub where shown. • Installation of CCTV Cameras for monitoring by An Garda Siochána and South Dublin County Council. • All ancillary works. 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 significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and a determination has been made that an EIA is not required. Any person may, within 4-weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. The plans and particulars of the proposed development are available for inspection online on the Council’s Public Consultation Portal website (http://consult.sdublincoco.ie) during the period from 6th May 2021 to 17th June 2021. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, persons wishing to inspect printed plans and particulars of the proposed development must make an appointment by emailing planningdept@sdublincoco.ie or by phoning (01) 4149000. After making an appointment, printed plans and particulars will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 during office hours from 6th May 2021 to 3rd June 2021. Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the proposed development will be situated may be made in writing up to 5pm on 17th June 2021 and may be submitted either via: Online Submissions: http://consult.sdublincoco.ie or Post to: A/Senior Executive Officer, Project Delivery Unit, Corporate Performance and Change Management, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 YNN5. NOTE: Please make submission by one medium only. All submissions should include name and a contact address. It should be noted that the Freedom of Information Act, 1997-2006 (as amended) applies to all records held by South Dublin County Council. South Dublin County Council’s Personal Data Privacy Statements can be viewed at www.sdcc.ie and all personal data will be retained in line with statutory requirements.

  Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD218/0004

• 9 Feb 2021Grant permission

  Single storey family/utility room extension to front, side and rear; porch extension to front and associated site works to existing dwelling.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0056

• 10 Nov 2020Refuse permission for retention

  Retention of standalone residential building located at first floor level with external staircase adjacent to existing industrial unit for exclusive residential use for associated Rewinds staff as residential accommodation consisting of three bedrooms, communal living area, communal kitchen area and all associated site works.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0293

• 5 Nov 2020Refuse permission & refuse retention

  Retention of conversion of a portion of an existing industrial unit for exclusive residential use for associated rewinds staff as residential accommodation over two floors consisting of 7 en-suite bedrooms; communal recreational area; communal kitchen and dining area; Permission for landscaped open space; bin and bicycle store and all associated site works.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0287

• 10 Jul 2020Grant permission

  Provision of a new lift to service the mezzanine & first floor of the building; construction of new sanitary facilities including accessible sanitary facilities on the first floor of the building; extension of existing internal mezzanine floor; internal modification to the existing building layout; no alterations are proposed to the external facade of the building as part of this planning application; all other associated ancillary site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0169

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.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Whitestown.

Recorded monuments

• DU021-056 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on the W bank of a stream on a gentle NE facing slope. . An aerial photograph taken in 1971 (FSI 2 339/8) shows remains of a roughly circular enclosure defined by a low earthwork (ext. diam. c. 40m). There is a housing estate on the site. Not visible at ground level.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Whitestown.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Whitestown, 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, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3089 (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.

No address of the register names Whitestown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Whitestown · Baile an Fhaoitigh

Area

977,518 m² (97.75 ha, 241.55 acres)

Civil parish

Tallaght, and its townlands

Barony

Uppercross

Electoral division

Tallaght-Oldbawn, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,445 people lived in 1,583 households in the Tallaght-Oldbawn electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 15% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Jobstown, Killinardan, Kiltalown, Oldbawn, Tallaght

Placenames

Whitestown 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.