Rowlagh
Townland in the civil parish of Esker, barony of Uppercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish Rualach
Parcel 1889033
- Area
- 12,687 m² (1.27 ha, 3.14 acres)
- Buildings
- 27 buildings touch it, 3,204 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- G1 OS (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
R2 RES (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
M3 LC (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective - Townland
- Rowlagh
Planning applications on this parcel
2 Aug 2007Grant permission
New 2 bedroom, 2 storey end of terrace house with porch and new vehicular entrance onto public road for 2 no. off street car parking, site division boundary walls and all associated site development works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0626
29 May 2007Invalid - site notice
New 2 bedroom, 2 storey end of terrace house with porch and new vehicular entrance onto public road for 2 no. off street car parking, site division boundary walls and all associated site development works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0392
2 Apr 2007Part 8 approved by council
Village Improvement Scheme: The works consist of the following : 41 on road car-parking spaces; 36 car parking spaces off road in front of ras Rualach; 5 Speed ramps; New signal controlled crossing on the Neilstown Road; Raised paved area along frontage to shops on Collinstown Road; Provision of central island on Neilstown Road, broken in the vicinity of bus-stops; Shared footpath and cyclepath to the west of Neilstown Road in the vicinity of the proposed parking; Provision of over-run strip on roundabout; Provision of bollards in the vicinity of paved area on Collinstown Road; Provision of Titan kerbs around roundabout to prevent illegal parking.
Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD078/0005
16 Feb 2007Grant permission
For demolition of existing garage and provision of a two storey extension to front, side and rear of existing house incorporating wrap-around single storey extension and porch.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD07B/0121
27 Jul 2004Refuse permission
To apply for planning permission to the previously granted permission Reg. Ref. SD03A/0269 for the addition of 1 No. 2 bedroom 2 storey townhouse. This is a proposed increase of townhouses from 11 to 12 No. All on the site. This site also includes a recorded monument DU017-067 (Site of Castle) which is a protected structure under the Planning and Development Act 2000.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD04A/0560
3 Jun 2004Grant permission
Modifications to previously approved planning permission Reg. Ref. S01A/0122 to include the material change of use of four apartments to medical centre at first and second floor levels and minor alterations to floor plans and elevations.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD04A/0114
8 May 2003Grant permission
Demolition of the existing building and the construction of a community centre, 12 no. 2 storey townhouses and 48 no. apartments in four blocks as follows: Block A consisting of 3 storeys containing a community centre at ground floor and 6 no. apartments above (2 no. 1 beds and four no. 2 beds), Block B, C and D consisting of three stories and 14 apartments each, (2 no. 1 beds and 12 no. 2 beds) and 66 no. surface car park spaces and associated site works.
Permission, 60 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD03A/0269
26 Sept 2002Grant permission
Single storey extension to side of the existing house incorporating new sitting room and dining room. In addition the application also includes proposed single story extension to the rear incorporating new utility room and shower room.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD02B/0440
9 Apr 2001Grant permission
To construction 20 no. residential units in a two/three storey building
Permission · South Dublin County Council, S01A/0125
6 Mar 2001Grant permission
To construct 1 no. supermarket (944m2) with associated storage and office space (510m2), 8 no. shop units (801m2), 1 no. restaurant (174m2), 20 no. three bedroom residential units, decked carpark (59 spaces) and 18 surface carparking spaces, in 2 no. three storey buildings at
Permission · South Dublin County Council, S01A/0122
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 1 recorded monument.
- DU017-067 Castle - unclassified
Description
Duncan's map (1821) shows 'Rowlagh Castle, defaced'. Today there is a housing estate on the site.Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3086 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for 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
- 39 ha
- 96 acres
- Land parcels
- 545
- registered freehold, median 216 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RES
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
545 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rowlagh, from 1 m² to 60,117 m² (6.01 ha, 14.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 57 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2RES (Existing residential)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 540 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3LC (District, neighbourhood centre)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 50 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1OS (Open space, park)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 2 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
6 Aug 2026Referral
Retention for existing single storey garden room and permission for new extension link in rear garden to create family ancillary accommodation with internal modifications and associated site works.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0365W
19 May 2026Invalid - site notice
Retention for existing single storey garden room, and permission for new extension link in rear garden to create family ancillary accommodation with internal modifications and associated site works.
Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0243W
23 Mar 2026Invalid - site notice
Retention for existing single storey garden room, and permission for new extension link in rear garden to create family ancillary accommodation with internal modifications and associated site works
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0125W
11 Jan 2026Grant permission
Planning permission sought for the construction of a detached 2 storey house, connection to existing public foul and surface water, amendment of existing boundary walls and new vehicular entrance arrangement for existing and proposed house and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0006W
10 Dec 2025Invalidate application
Permission is sought for a single storey extension to contain family ancillary accommodation (circa. 45m2) to rear garden of existing dwelling with associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0686W
18 Sept 2025Grant permission for retention
The development seeking retention consists of the change-of-use from a credit union to a medical clinic and all associated site works.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0233W
18 Aug 2025Withdraw the application
Permission for a detached 2 storey house
Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0076
28 Jul 2025Invalidate application
Application form for a Section 5 exempted planning permission sought for sub division of existing site for the construction of a detached 2 storey house, connection to existing public foul and surface water, amendment of existing boundary walls and new vehicular entrance arrangement for existing and proposed house and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0065
26 Jun 2025Declared withdrawn
Planning permission sought for sub division of existing site for the construction of a detached 2 storey house, connection to existing public foul and surface water, amendment of existing boundary walls and new vehicular entrance arrangement for existing and proposed house and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0058W
25 Apr 2025Grant permission
Single storey granny flat extension to side of existing house
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0090W
8 Apr 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, new gable window, new access stairs and flat roof dormer to the rear. Construction of single storey Family Flat to the side of existing dwelling comprising of 2no. bedrooms, bathroom and open plan kitchen and living room and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0468W
13 Jan 2025Refuse permission for retention
Retention Permission of single storey garage/playroom/home office (circa. 49m2) to rear garden of existing dwelling with associated site works.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0005W
12 Dec 2024Grant permission
a. Change of roof profile from hip end profile to Dutch hip end profile to incorporate attic conversion with dormer extension to rear, b. 1No windows to gable end, c. 1no Velux roof light to front elevation d. all associated site works
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0564
26 Nov 2024Invalid - site notice
Retention Permission of single storey garage/playroom/home office (circa. 49m2) to rear garden of existing dwelling with associated site works
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0531W
15 Nov 2024Invalid - site notice
Single storey garage/playroom/home office (circa. 49sq.m.) to rear garden of existing dwelling with associated site works.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0511W
6 Sept 2024Invalid - site notice
A. Change of roof profile from hip end profile to Dutch hip end profile to incorporate attic conversion with dormer extension to rear, B 1 No window to gable end, C. 1 No 'Velux' roof light to front elevation, D. All associated site works
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0391
21 Aug 2024Invalidate application
Change of roof profile from hip end profile to dutch hip end profile to incorporating attic conversion with dormer extension to rear. 1 no. velux roof light to front elevation and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0369
17 May 2024Refuse permission for retention
Retention Permission of single storey garage / playroom / home office (circa. 40m2) to rear garden of existing dwelling with associated site works.
Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0417
16 Jan 2024Grant permission
Demolition of existing single storey side garage extension and the erection of a 2 storey extension to the side with pitched roof over. A single storey front extension with pitched roof over and 3 rooflights. A single storey rear extension with flat roof over and 2 roof lights all for extended living accommodation.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0012
12 Dec 2023Invalid - site notice
Demolition of existing single storey side garage extension and the erection of a 2 storey extension to the side with pitched roof over the extended living accommodation.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0513
7 Jul 2023Grant permission
Construction of a 2 storey, 3 bedroom, detached swelling to side garden of existing dwelling: site works proposed including modification to vehicular entrance and boundary walls with landscaping and associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0095
5 Apr 2023Refuse permission
Construct a single storey one bedroom residential unit to the rear of existing two storey dwelling in rear garden space and to use existing side entrance for means of ingress and egress with all necessary site works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0067
24 Feb 2023Grant permission
A single Storey extension to the side of the house and all ancillary site works
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23B/0075
24 Jan 2023Grant permission
Mixed development consisting of 1 public house and 26 apartments. The overall development will comprise the following; demolition of the existing single storey public house (area 910sqm), construction of a 4 storey apartment block within the footprint of the site (1267sqm) comprising of 26 apartments ( 4 one bedroom units, 22 two bedroom units) and smaller public house at ground level (area 156sqm and total area 2717sqm), all apartments have balconies/terraces. Car park for 12 cars (including 1 disabled space), bin stores and bicycle stands at ground level. Communal areas include 1st floor courtyard above carpark and 3rd floor roof terraces for apartments. Streetscape proposals within site boundaries to facilitate and enhance the public realm.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0346
4 Nov 2022Grant permission
Construction of new 41sqm single storey detached insulated steel shed on concrete base to South side of existing Health centre, adjustments to existing concrete footpaths/grassed areas & surface water system to suit & all associated ancillary works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0417
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 Rowlagh.
Recorded monuments
- DU017-067 Castle - unclassified
Description
Duncan's map (1821) shows 'Rowlagh Castle, defaced'. Today there is a housing estate on the site.Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Rowlagh.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3086 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Rowlagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Rowlagh · Rualach
- Area
- 389,915 m² (38.99 ha, 96.35 acres)
- Civil parish
- Esker, and its townlands
- Barony
- Uppercross
- Electoral division
- Clondalkin-Moorfield, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Clondalkin-Moorfield electoral division: 7,024 people in 2,283 households; 51% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 2% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Coldcut, Collinstown, Irishtown, Ronanstown
- Placenames
- Rowlagh 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.