Oldcourt

Area

94,365 m² (9.44 ha, 23.32 acres)

Buildings

No building touches it.

Zoning

R2 RES (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
G1 OS (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
P1 RU (South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective

Townland

Oldcourt

Planning applications on this parcel

• 1 May 2026Grant permission

  Attic conversion with rooflights to the front and rear.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0212W

• 22 Feb 2024Grant permission

  New educational campus, to be delivered on a phased basis comprising 1 No. part 3 storey, 1,000 pupil Post Primary School (Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School: Roll No. 68307J) and includes accommodation for children with special educational needs, a multi-purpose hall and all ancillary teacher and pupil facilities with a gross floor area of c. 11,021 sq.m; The development will also include and permanently incorporate elements of the temporary two storey postprimary school development (permitted under An Bord Pleanála Ref: ABP-311141-21; South Dublin County Council Reg. Ref. SD21A/0137), including vehicular access from Oldcourt Road; 3 ball courts; 2 pedestrian and cyclist access points and 1 pedestrian only access point to the northern boundary of the site; car parking; surface water drainage; attenuation tanks; piped infrastructure and ducting; changes in level and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground; The development will also include minor revisions to the previously permitted car parking area to allow for the provision of additional car parking spaces to serve the Post Primary School; The development will also include 3 additional ball courts and play areas; 1 storage building (c. 48 sq.m); car parking; electric vehicle charging points; bicycle parking; hard and soft landscaping; waste management provision; cycle and pedestrian routes; boundary treatments; ancillary ramps and stairs; signage; attenuation tank; PV panels; boiler and plant; surface water drainage and SuDS measures (including green roofs); 3 flag poles; street and security lighting; piped infrastructural services and connections; changes in level and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground; The development will also consist of the retention of an ESB substation located to the south of the vehicular entrance at Oldcourt Road.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0149

• 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

• 20 Apr 2021Grant permission

  50sq.m single storey rear and side extension; new double doors to side wall and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0225

• 1 Oct 2019Grant permission for retention

  Retention for change of use of the site from religious instruction and the recreational activities of a religious body to the use of Orlagh House (Protected Structure ref. 374) as a wedding venue and corporate event space/destination with ancillary accommodation facilities.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0059

• 1 Jun 2018Refuse permission & refuse outline permission

  Permission and outline permission for development, respectively, for a mixed use scheme on two sites identified as Site A and Site B, respectively, with a combined area c. 10.14 hectares. The proposed development on Site A, for which permission development is sought, will consist of the construction of a residential scheme comprising: 65 residential units (8,310sq.m) comprising: 51 houses (31 4-bed houses (1 detached unit; 2 semi-detached units; 12 end terrace units and 16 mid terrace units) and 20 3-bed houses (2 detached units; 16 semi-detached units and 2 mid terrace units) and 14 apartments (6 single storey apartments (4 1-bed units and 2 2-bed units) and 8 3-bed duplex apartments). The development of Site A will also consist of the provision of 121 car parking spaces; bicycle parking; internal access roads; public and private open space (including areas of hard and soft landscaping); PV solar panels on roofs; waste storage facilities; Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS); boundary treatment works; signage; lighting; 1 ESB substation; changes in level; site services (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. The proposed development on Site B for which outline permission for development is sought, will consist of the construction of an educational campus (comprising a two storey 16 classroom primary school (2,407sq.m); a two storey 37 classroom post primary school (10,095sq.m) and playing pitch (c. 2.67 ha). The development of Site B will also consist of the provision of 114 car parking spaces; 660 bicycle parking stands; areas of hard and soft landscaping; extension of the footpath along Ballycullen Road; waste storage facilities; Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS); boundary treatment works; lighting; changes in level; site services (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. Site A (c. 1.9 ha) is located south of Stocking Avenue (west of Stocking Wood Copse), Ballycullen Dublin 16; Site B (c.8.24 ha) is located east of Ballycullen Road (south of Abbot's Grove), Oldcourt, Dublin 16. (Two Protected Structures are located in Site B: a Stone Cross, RPS Ref. 360 and St. Columcille's Well (Holy Well) RPS Ref. 362. For the avoidance of any doubt, no works are proposed to the protected structures). The development proposed requires the 'relocation' of the specific objective (Objective PS (Proposed Primary School) to provide a primary school set out in South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2016-2022 (as shown on map 10) from Site A to Site B.

  Permission and outline permission, 65 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0204

• 31 Jul 2017Grant approval

  South Dublin County Council intends to lodge an application with An Bord Pleanála under section 175(3) of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) for the approval of the “Dublin Mountains Visitor Centre” Development. The site of the proposed development is Coillte's Hell Fire and Massy's Wood forest properties (totalling c.152 ha) in the townlands of Mountpelier, Killakee and Jamestown in South Dublin. Development is also proposed along stretches of the R115 and R113 regional roads connecting the site to the urban areas of Woodtown and Ballycullen to the north. Development is also proposed along stretches of the R115 and R113 regional roads connecting the site to the urban areas of Woodtown and Ballycullen to the north. The proposed development includes (a) the conversion of 26 ha of Coillte’s Hell Fire forest property from productive conifer forest to mixed deciduous woodland for use primarily as amenity open space; (b) modifications, including new sections of trail, and upgrade of the existing network of walking and equestrian trails throughout the Hell Fire and Massy’s Wood forest properties; (c) construction of a ‘tree canopy walk’/pedestrian bridge over the R115 to link the trail networks of the two properties, with a ‘bridge house’ at the Hell Fire end of the bridge; (d) conservation works to the Hell Fire Club building (South Dublin Record of Protected Structures ref. 388) and the architectural heritage of the Massy’s Wood property including the walled garden (part of South Dublin Record of Protected Structures ref. 384); (e) installation of heritage interpretation signage along the network of trails; (f) construction of a new parking area for 275 no. cars (including 14 no. disabled spaces) and five coach spaces to replace the existing parking area on the Hell Fire forest property; (g) construction of a visitor centre comprising two buildings (one single storey and one two-storey) side-by-side at an elevation of c. 300m on the Hell Fire forest property, with a combined gross floor area of 980 sqm, accommodating the following uses/spaces: audio-visual/exhibition facility (101 sqm), education room (55 sqm), café with seating area (175 sqm), servery (36 sqm) and kitchen (60 sqm), ‘Ramblers’ Lounge’ (43 sqm), retail (45 sqm), kiosk (27 sqm), toilets (66 sqm), facility management offices (55 sqm), and associated reception, circulation, plant and storage spaces; (h) construction of a stand-alone electricity substation (23 sqm); (i) installation of a new watermain line and sewage pipe under the R115 from the Hell Fire property to the existing watermain and public sewer network; (j) construction of a network of swales and ponds for attenuation of surface run-off, and a culvert beneath the R115 to channel overflow of surface water into the Glendoo Brook; (k) modifications to the existing entrance to the Hell Fire forest property; (l) installation of new fences along sections of the Hell Fire property boundary; (m) all ancillary works and landscaping on the Hell Fire and Massy’s Wood properties. It is proposed to make modifications to the stretches of the R115 and R113 roads connecting the site to the urban area to the north, including the provision of a footpath (minimum 1.5m width) and an advisory cycle lane (1.5m width), and the retention of a carriageway of sufficient width for two-way traffic except at one location where a single lane traffic shuttle is proposed. The proposed modifications to the roads do not require encroachment into adjoining private lands, but do require localised widening of the R115 by 1.2m into the Massy’s Wood property for a stretch of c.100m. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The application and the EIAR may be inspected free of charge during office hours, or purchased at the offices of South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24, and An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, until 25 September 2017

  Application under part 10 · South Dublin County Council, SD17X/0001

• 30 Jun 2016Grant permission

  Erection of 2 temporary 6m high advertising signs (13.5sq.m each) & 16 temporary 6m high advertising flagpoles and flags adjacent the Ballycullen Road and Stocking Avenue, all within the previously approved housing development (Reg. Ref. SD13A/0005).

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0137

• 22 Jun 2016Declared exempt

  Replacement of defective timber cantilever balconies with self supporting steel frame balconies to 89no. units throughout the development.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED16/0036

• 11 Oct 2013Grant permission

  Construction of 88 houses comprising 3 no. 2 storey detached four bed houses, 6 no. 2/3 storey semi detached five bed houses, 20 no. 2 storey semi detached four bed houses, 4 no. 2 storey detached three bed houses, 44 no. 2 storey semi detached three bed houses, 6 no. 2 storey end terrace three bed houses and 5 no. 2 storey mid terrace three bed houses. The application also includes the provision of two vehicular entrances, four pedestrian entrances, a childrens play area, refuse stores and all associated site works above and below ground level at a 2.9 ha site bounded generally by Ballycullen Road to the west, Stocking Avenue to the north, site zoned for primary school use to the east and undeveloped lands to the south at Ballycullen, Dublin 16.

  Permission, 88 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD13A/0005

• 3 Aug 2004Refuse permission

  11 apartments in 1 building ranging from 3 to 4 storeys in height. The proposed building is to provide for 11 no. 2 bedroom units, all with own balconies, a communal back garden and a shared roof terrace. Provision is made also for on-street car parking at the front of the proposed building, bin storage and bicycle parking at the site.

  Permission, 11 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD04A/0579

• 14 Oct 2003Grant permission

  Planning permission to raise the roads and finished floor levels to site No's. 467-655 inclusive on already approved planning permission Reg. Ref. S00A/0920 and to add a velux rooflight to the front elevation and make minor internal modifications to all house types E included in above site no's.

  Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD03A/0527

• 14 Feb 2003Grant permission

  Development comprising the construction of an approx. 2500m long distributor road ,including the reconstruction of approx. 205m of Oldcourt Road, to connect Oldcourt Road in the West with Stocking Lane in the East. The project entails the construction of an approx 7.5m carriageway with provision of a grass verge, footpath and cycleway on both sides (total reservation 17m): The provision of an additional approx. 275m of footpath stretching west from project chainage CH.866.7 along the Northern edge of Oldcourt Road. The realignment of approx.483m of Ballycullen Road. The realignment of approx. 263m of Stocking Lane. The creation of eleven new junctions along the length of the road at project chainage CH.1243 (junction with existing local access road), CH.1318.8, CH.1505.2 (exit junction to part Oldcourt Road), CH.1723.6, CH.1873.1 (new roundabout to Ballycullen Road),CH.2093.1, CH.2466, CH.2572.1, CH.2804, CH.3262 and CH.3366 (new roundabout to Stocking Lane) to serve future planned developments; site developments and landscape works. This project will involve the closure of Daletree Road at the southern extremity; all on lands of approx. 9.4 hectares in extent in the townlands of Ballycullen and Oldcourt, Dublin 24.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD02A/0426

• 18 Oct 2002Grant permission

  To add velux rooflight to front elevation and minor internal modifications to house type E of already approved planning permission Reg Ref. S00A/0920 on site no's 045-052, 156-159, 165-168, 173-182, 237-247, 251-255, and 258-261 inclusive and retention of same alterations to site no's 107 and 108.

  Permission, 48 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD02A/0620

• 12 Sept 2002Grant permission

  To comply with condition No. 6 of Reg. Ref. S00A/0920 for Change of house type on site no's 13-17 inclusive from 5 no. house type E1 (3 bed 3 storey to front, and 2 storey to rear) to 3 no. house type E3 (2 bed 2 storey to front and single storey to rear).

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD02A/0535

• 16 Aug 2002Invalidate application

  To comply with condition No. 6 of Reg. Ref. S00A/0920 for Change of house type on site no.'s 13-17 inclusive from 5 no. house type E1 (3 bed 3 storey to front and 2 storey to rear) to 3 no. house type E3 (2 bed 2 storey to front and single storey to rear).

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD02A/0483

• 6 Aug 2002Grant permission

  Planning permission in accordance with condition No. 10 at Reg Ref. S00A/0920 for modifications to the existing approved block F1 to provide 10 in lieu of 12 apartments with expanded creche facilities in lieu of two apartments at ground floor level and 12 no. additional carparking spaces.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD02A/0463

• 8 Mar 2002Grant permission

  Accordance with Condition No. 5 of Reg. Ref. S00A/0920 for change of 6 no. house type E2 on site No's. 98-103 inclusive to 6 no. house type E3 (2 bed, 2 storey with single storey to rear), and change of house type B2 and A on sites 104-105 respectively to 1 no. house type A1 (3 bed 2 storey with single storey extension adjacent to the existing dwelling on Ballycullen Road).

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, S02A/0151

• 30 Jan 2002Grant permission

  Change of house types and minor boundary modifications on sites no's. 106 to 117 incl. of existing grant of permission Reg. Ref. S00A/0920 . Change of house type from 4 no. type B (4 bed, 3 storey houses) and 3 no. type D1 (3 bed, 3 storey houses with integral garage) to 3 no. type E (3 bed storey houses) 2 no. type C (2 bed 2 storey houses) and 2 no. type D (3 bed 3 storey houses with integral garage). The remainder 4 no. type A and 1 no. type B houses to have slight boundary modifications.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, S02A/0055

• 3 May 2001Grant permission

  Construction of 655 no. residential units consisting of 141 no. 3 bed 2 storey houses, 152 no. 3 bed 3 storey houses, 63 no. 4 bed 3 storey houses, 12 no. 2 bed 2 storey houses, 1 no. 2 bed 1/2 storey house, 29 no. 3/4 bed 3 storey houses with integral garage, 8 no. 4-bed 2-storey semi-detached houses, 7 no.1-bed and 35 no. 2-bed apartments in 3 store blocks, 2 no.1-bed and 10 no. 2-bed apartments in 4 storey block with 150m2 creche at ground floor level, 130 no. 2-bed duplex units, 5 no. 3-bed, 36 no. 2-bed and 24 no. 1-bed apartments in 3 and 4 storey over ground level linear apartment block; total provision for 1181 no. car parking spaces; associated landscaping and site development works; the construction of an East/West distributor road in accordance with the Ballycullen-Oldcourt Road Area Action plan linking Ballycullen Road with Old Court/Daletree Road; the upgrading of that portion of the Ballycullen Road adjacent to the site; open space of 2.52 hectares (6.2 acres); all on site of 18 hectares (44.5 acres) An Environmental Impact Assessment accompanies this application.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, S00A/0920

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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.

• DU022-028 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Annotated St. Columkille's Well on the 1863 ed. OSi 25-inch map. This is a well maintained holy well in the parish of Tallaght that is dedicated to St. Columcille. The water is traditionally thought to cure sore eyes, ears and throat. It is a natural spring which has been enclosed, with a granite basin that contains a spout-like feature (Wth 0.65m, D 0.2m). It is still venerated. The holy well was described by Handcock (1877, 43) as follows; 'Near Orlagh gate, about one hundred yards from the road, in a field on the west side of Mount Venus, is a well dedicated to St. Columbkill. There are some very old thorn trees round it, which used to he covered with rags, ribbons, and garlands, the votive offerings of those who came to drink of the water. Beside the well is a large granite rock, in which is the deeply-marked impression of the knee of the saint as he kneeled to drink. It is said that the water of this well cannot be made to boil ( I never tried). In the field, near the well, stands a large plain granite cross, erected with several others, some of granite, more of wood, to secure immunity from the cattle plague, about 1849'. In the 1958 the well was described by Ó Danachair (1958, 86) as follows; 'A clear spring with a little runlet of water. It is a very ancient looking thing - OSL. Now enclosed in a cupola of masonry and embellished with a crucifix, a statue of the saint, a railing, paths and shrubs ; there is a chained metal cup for drinking. Still visited; the water is drunk and applied to sore eyes, cars and throat. The pilgrim recites a rosary at the well. In recent years the Sunday after 9th June is a day of devotion, with public prayers and hymns. Small religious objects are left as offerings, as are flowers. Some crutches have been left by people cured there and many medals are nailed to a tree which overhangs the well. Legend: the water cannot boil'. A stream runs below the well. A 19th-century stone cross stands 60m to the NE, and is marked on the historic OSi maps (Herity 2001, 37). Folklore collected from Edmondstown School recorded the following tradition about St. Columcille's Well; 'This well is situated near Orlagh College. Many people visit it in the Summer. The people leave medals, scapulars, and Rosary beads, and prayer books when they visit it. Many people get cured of sickness by visiting it. There is a statue of St Columcille beside the well' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0797, Page 27; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428229/4387497/4458590). Folklore collected from St. Mary's School, Tallaght recorded the following story about the origins of the well; 'St Columcille's Well at Ballycullen is situated at the foot of the Dublin Hills in a clump of trees close to the entrance to Orlagh College. It is told that one very hot summer's day St Columcille was journeying from his school at Drumcondra to visit another of his schools in Wicklow. He took the shortest way across the Dublin Mountains. Being tired and thirsty he stopped a while to rest. Finding a well, he drank of the water, and then having washed and rested he went on his way, blessing the well before he departed. The imprint of the Saint's knees are still shown on a rock at the well and numerous "cures" have been effected by the use of the water. The well has never been known to go "dry" even in the most sultry summer. During the Great War a pilgrimage was organized to this well to beg the Saint's intercession to avert "Conscription" in Ireland. A fete or Feis or Pattern was also organized to raise funds to build a shrine and erect a bridge over the stream which drains the well' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0795, Page 041; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428219/4386865/4456593). See attached photograph (01) taken by Tomás Ó Muircheartaigh, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, L020.06.00086 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/53807. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 20 April 2023

Architectural heritage

• Monument, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Monolithic square-section rough dressed granite cross, erected in 1868, approximately 3 metres high, 30 centimetres in section. Equal armed cross head, worn incised date to east face. Irregularly shaped granite sub-rectangular base.

• Saint Colmcille's Well, holy well, 1910–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Coursed rubble stone gable-fronted statue niche, erected 1914, over holy well. Contains statue of St Colmcille. Well with random paving around opening set in water garden, approached by small bridge. Memorial Celtic cross within grounds.

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

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Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3154 (ZIP).

Flooding

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