Greenhills

1,745 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Greenhills, from 2 m² to 22,824 m² (2.28 ha, 5.64 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 113 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2RES (Existing residential)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 1,473 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1REGEN (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 283 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M3LC (District, neighbourhood centre)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 29 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS (Open space, park)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11), Dublin City · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 28 Jul 2026Refuse permission

  (1) Demolition of all existing industrial and warehouse structures on site (579.1 sq.m) and associated site clearance works; (2) Construction of part 6, part 7, part 10 storey over basement mixed use block providing 99 no. apartments, comprising 49 no. one-bed units and 50 no. two-bed units, with balconies on all elevations; (3) Provision of a commercial unit (148.2sqm) fronting onto Greenhills Road at ground floor level along with a designated set down area/loading bay; (4) Provision of 87.2 sq.m of designated indoor residential amenity space at the ground floor level; (5) Provision of 1,127 sq.m of Communal Open Space to the rear of the site; (6) An access ramp to facilitate vehicular access to the basement car park which will provide 38 no. car parking spaces; A further 2 no. accessible car parking spaces are provided at ground level, resulting in a total of 40 no car parking spaces; (7) A total of 204 no. bicycle parking spaces (comprising 150 no. long stay and 54 no. short stay) at ground and basement level; (8) Provision of 68m of footpath along the Greenhills Road frontage, and a pedestrian crossing across the Greenhills Road; (9) All enabling and associated site development and works including landscaping, footpaths, boundary treatments, lighting, water and utility services and connections, bin stores, plant and all ancillary development and works above and below ground.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0184W

• 8 Jul 2026Grant permission

  Demolish 48sq. m rear extension & construction of a 36.3 sq.m rear extension to an existing dwelling with a pitched roof & proposed new dormer to rear with new roof lights to front and associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0177W

• 1 Jul 2026Unregistered application

  Proposed Outdoor advertising project comprising of digital advertising display units

  Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, PT8SD422

• 24 Jun 2026Grant permission

  Widening of vehicular entrance from 2.7m to 5m wide, remove grass verge on public footpath and dish accordingly.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0182

• 20 May 2026Grant permission

  Phase 1: Partial removal of approved shed to rear & construction of a ground floor extension to the rear, and attic conversion with dormer to the rear, amendment of roof to create side gable. Phase 2: removal of remainder of shed & car garage to rear & construction modular garden room containing an office /den /gym with amended rear boundary and access associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0244W

• 8 May 2026Grant permission

  Permission to amend the existing main roof from hipped to gable with attic-level gable window and the construction of a dormer window in the main roof to the rear of the house.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0221W

• 7 May 2026Declared not exempt

  Office space/ Cabin (100 Sq Ft) parking/ selling cars (3000 Sq Ft)

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED26/0042

• 7 May 2026Grant permission

  Permission for the provision of a 3.5m wide vehicular entrance to the front of the property.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0218W

• 7 May 2026Grant permission for retention

  Retention permission for Coffee Unit use currently operating from a container - opening hours 07:00-14:30 Mon-Fri.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0110W

• 6 May 2026Grant permission

  Ground floor side extension with pitched roof over & 1 No. roof light on side slope of roof.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0216W

• 5 May 2026Application declared invalid

  NOT IN DCC ELECTORAL AREA: RETENTION : retention permission for Coffee Unit use currently operating from a container at Brendan Kane Motors, Ballymount Road Lower, Ballymount, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 XY60. Opening hours are 07:00-14:30 Mon-Fri.

  Retention permission · Dublin City Council, WEB2093/26

• 17 Apr 2026Grant permission

  Conversion of existing attic space to become habitable space and erection of a dormer to rear and all associated site works to facilitate same.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0179W

• 9 Apr 2026Grant permission

  Vehicular entrance driveway with gate to front of existing house, including dishing of public footpath and associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0164W

• 2 Apr 2026Request additional information

  Change of use from light industrial to car sales facility, existing reception and office building retained for sales and all boundary walls surrounding the site retained, previous fire destroyed main roof and site cleaned to allow new facilities and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0086W

• 18 Feb 2026Grant permission

  The proposed development will consist of alterations and extension of the existing dormer dwelling to provide for the demolition of the existing single storey rear return and the construction of a new single storey flat roof rear extension (circa 45 sq.m) to provide a kitchen, dining and family area and the relocation of the existing window on the south facing elevation serving the existing shower room at ground floor level to the east facing elevation.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0066W

• 22 Dec 2025Grant permission

  The development seeking permission will consist of the construction of one dormer window in the main roof to the rear and, one rooflight in the main roof to the front.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0722W

• 11 Dec 2025Refuse ext. of duration of permission

  Extend the existing service workshop to provide additional service bays and covered secure parking.

  Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20A/0216/EP

• 8 Dec 2025Grant permission

  The development shall consist of the Demolition of the existing centrally located Single Storey industrial unit and ancillary offices housing the operations of AE Doors and the construction of a new three-storey Office and Welfare block housing the Staff facilities including Staff Entrance, bike parking, changing areas, toilets, canteen and office facilities. The development shall be formed in a three-storey steel and precast concrete structure clad with rendered blockwork to a parapet level and punctuated with Vertical Strip fenestration on the North and West Elevation with a full elevation of curtain walling on the North West Elevation incorporating vertical brise soleil. Ground floor shall house the Welfare facilities with two storeys of office above. Each floor shall measure 745 sqm giving an overall building floor area of 2,235 sqm. The overall height to parapet shall be 12m, giving a level of 67.59m OD. The roof shall support an extensive green roof. Some local car and bike parking shall be provided however the majority shall be housed with the wider Brennans site. A new boundary wall shall define the site and shall be set back to improve the footpath width. Local Landscaping shall be installed within the boundary incorporating the maximum permissible Suds infrastructure.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0299W

• 19 Nov 2025Grant permission

  Alterations to the building to facilitate the conversion of the existing Test Centre into a ''Drive - Through'' Test Centre in line with incoming RSA/CVRT regulatory policy. The alterations are mostly internal, including the re-positioning of partitions and the vehicular test equipment to facilitate the proposed 'drive - through' circulation route. Externally, there are alterations to the front facade including the removal of the glazed screen of the existing disused showroom and the insertion in that area of two new vehicular openings that will be similar to the one existing vehicular opening.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0283

• 19 Nov 2025Grant permission

  The development shall consist of the phased partial demolition, reconstruction and extension of the existing Bakery Production and distribution complex at their expanded site in Greenhills Industrial Estate. The overall development shall consist of a number of consecutive phases designed and implemented to ensure the maintenance of the ongoing operations of the facility namely: 1) Area 1 a. Demolition of the existing Varian brushes building which forms part of the expanded site. b. Creation external staff parking area constructed the North Eastern End of the site along with a new Public footpath and cycleway constructed around the Northern Boundary and providing access from St James Road into and through Greenhills Industrial estate. c. New Boundary wall formed with a brickwork wall with piers and Steel fence to match existing. d. Van Loading Building measuring 3082m2 on plan with a height of circa 5m at eaves level. The building shall be formed with a curved green roof with Solar panels and a step at the external elevation to reduce massing to the surrounding properties. The building shall be externally clad with Insulated Microrib panel which shall be augmented on the Southern and South Eastern elevations with Acoustic protection to minimise the operational noise at the boundary. 2) Area 2 a. Demolition of the existing centrally located two storey Office & Welfare accommodation and Van loading canopies. b. Construction of new Welfare Accommodation housing the Staff facilities including Staff Entrance, bike parking, Changing areas, toilets, canteen and office. Facility shall be formed in a Two storey concrete building clad with rendered blockwork to a parapet level and punctuated with windows along the Northern elevation. The footprint shall measure 829m2 and the overall height to parapet shall be 11m2. The roof shall house a mixture of green roof and solar panels. c. Reroofing and expansion of existing Packing operations to the South and adjoining the New Welfare Accommodation. Construction shall be of Structural Steel lattice girders supporting a mixture of Trapezoidal Insulated roof panels and built up insulated roof system. The Southern wall shall be externally clad with Insulated Microrib panel which shall be augmented on the Southern and South Eastern elevations with Acoustic protection to minimise the operational noise at the boundary. The extended Packing area shall measure 1273m2 on plan with a general height above floor level of 10.5m. 3) Area 3 a. Construction of new Bakery Facility on the site of the existing Car Park and loading area at the North Western edge of the site, directly adjoining the existing facility. The bakery shall measure 3007m2 and shall be 11m high at the boundary stepping up to 14m on the Bakery proper and 18m on the North Western Corner. The facility shall be completed with a mixture of rendered blockwork and brick work panels with high level windows into the Production area. The bakery shall be constructed of Structural Steel lattice girders supporting Trapezoidal Insulated roof panels solar panels. b. Demolition of the existing services area at the Western boundary. c. A three storey Plant and Process Area shall be constructed on the Western elevation and shall be constructed in a Concrete frame and clad with insulated Cavity walls finished with a mixture of Brick and Plastered blockwork external Elevations. The construction shall be completed with a tower structure in the North Western Corner. Roof Construction shall be an insulated built up system supported from a precast concrete superstructure. d. Reroofing of the existing batch and Multiplant Bakery areas to the South and adjoining the New Bakery. The existing low double pitch roofs shall be removed and a new higher Structural Steel lattice girder structure supporting a mixture of Trapezoidal Insulated roof panels and built up insulated roof system installed along with Solar Panels. e. Reroofing and regeneration of the existing Pan Plant located on the Southern boundary to consist of the replacement of the existing external envelope of the building. 4) Area 4 a. Demolition of the existing Administration office and Silo Enclosure. b. Construction of a new three Storey Office block with ground floor covered car parking. The building shall be completed in a concrete frame and precast concrete floors. The facility shall be completed with a mixture of rendered blockwork and brick work panels with strip windows to the Western elevation. c. Realignment of the existing Flour Silos and the installation of four additional silos which hall shall be contained within a Micro rib clad steel Enclosure for visual purposes. d. Alterations to existing boundary and the creation of a new car park and Intake Vehicle unloading area including the relocation of the existing entrance gates and the addition of a new gateway specifically for the office area. e. Redefinition of the existing boundary treatments and improvements to the existing internal estate footpath network with increased definition of cyclist facilities and road separation. Improved lighting installations to the environs of the development and adjoining areas. f. Installation of Sustainable surface water drainage and retention systems to all upgraded areas.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0139W

• 28 Oct 2025Grant permission

  i. The demolition of the former Chadwicks Builders Merchant development comprising 1 no. two storey office building and 9 no. storage/warehouse buildings ranging in height from 3m - 9.9m as follows: Building A (8,764 sq.m.), Building B (1,293 sq.m.), Building C (two-storey office building) (527 sq.m.), Building D (47 sq.m.), Building E (29 sq.m.), Building F (207 sq.m.), Building G (101 sq.m.), Building H (80 sq.m.), Building I (28 sq.m.), and Building J (44 sq.m.), in total comprising 11,120 sq.m.; (ii) the construction of a mixed-use residential and commercial development comprising 588 no. residential apartment units (291 no. one-beds, 238 no. two-beds and 59 no. three-beds), 1 no. 570.91 sq.m. (443 sq.m. indoor space) childcare facility and 6 no. no. commercial/retail units in 4 no. blocks (A-D) ranging in height from 5 to 12 storeys as follows: a. Block A comprises 170 no. apartments (103 no. 1 bed-units, 59 no. 2 bed-units and 8 no. 3- bed units) measuring 8 storeys in height. b. Block B comprises 197 no. apartments (89 no. 1 bed-units, 92 no. 2 bed-units and 16 no. 3 bed-units) measuring 10 storeys in height. c. Block C comprises 81 no. apartments (44 no. 1-bed units, 16 no. 2-bed units and 21 no. 3-bed units) measuring 12 storeys in height. d. Block D comprises 140 no. apartments (55 no. 1 bed-units, 71 no. 2 bed-units and 14 no. 3 bed-units) measuring 8 storeys in height. All apartments will be provided with private balconies/terraces; (iii) provision of indoor communal residential amenity (614.14 sq.m.) at ground and first floors of Block A, B & C, ; (iv) the construction of 1 no. childcare facility comprising 443 sq.m. with dedicated outdoor play area (128 sq.m.) located at ground floor of Block B; (v) the construction of 6 no. commercial units at ground floor level of Blocks A, B and D, and 1 no. commercial unit at first floor level of Block A as follows: Block A has 1 no. unit at ground floor comprising 455.8 sq.m. and 1 no. unit at first floor level comprising 160.79 sq.m., Block B has 1 no. unit at ground floor comprising 190.96 sq.m. and Block D has 4 no. units at ground floor comprising 361.6 sq.m., 232.3 sq.m., 238 sq.m. and 174.9 sq.m.; (vi) the construction of 4 no. vehicular entrances; a primary entrance via vehicular ramp from the north (access from Greenhills Road) and 3 no. secondary entrances from the south for access, emergency access and services (access from the existing road to the south of the site) with additional pedestrian accesses proposed along Greenhills Road; (vii) provision of 270 no. car parking spaces comprising 240 no. standard spaces (including 6 no. car club spaces) and 13 no. mobility spaces, and 8 no. motorbike spaces located at surface level and within undercroft car parks within Blocks A, B , C and D, 17 no. commercial/ unloading/ drop-off parking spaces at ground level; (viii) provision of 1,269 no. bicycle parking spaces comprising 952 no. residents' bicycle spaces, 10 no. cargo/accessible bicycle spaces in 14 no. bicycle storerooms in surface and undercroft parking areas and 307 no. visitors' bicycle spaces located externally at ground floor level throughout the development; (ix) provision of outdoor communal amenity space (3,130.3 sq.m) comprising landscaped courtyards that include play areas, seating areas, grass areas, planting and scented gardens located on podiums at first floor level; provision of communal amenity roof gardens in Block A & B with seating area and planting (746.1 sq.m.) and inclusion of centrally located public open space (6,650 sq.m.) adjacent to Blocks A, B, C and D comprising grassed areas, planting, seating areas, play areas, water feature, flexible use space and incidental open space/public realm; (x) provision of toucan crossing and all associated road markings and signage from the subject site to a new footpath on northern side of Greenhills Road; (xi) development also includes landscaping and infrastructural works, foul and surface water drainage, bin storage, ESB substations, plant rooms, pv panels, boundary treatments, internal roads, cycle paths and footpaths and all associated site works to facilitate the development. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR).

  Lrd3-application, 588 homes · South Dublin County Council, LRD25A/0005W

• 22 Oct 2025Grant permission

  The proposed development will consist of an attic conversion with a rear dormer with a flat roof.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0609W

• 21 Oct 2025Declared not exempt

  Change of use of extended garage area from commercial use as waiting room and surgery back to residential use.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0095

• 21 Oct 2025Grant permission for retention

  Retention permission for change of use of extended Garage area from Commercial use as Waiting Room and Surgery (Planning decision order number P/2178/71) back to residential use, with all ancillary site and drainage works

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0610

• 15 Oct 2025Grant permission

  The development seeking permission will consist of the provision of a 3.5m wide vehicular entrance to the front of the property.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0598W

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 Greenhills.

Recorded monuments

• DU022-002 Flat cemetery
  Description

  These burials were first uncovered in 1892 during the quarrying of a sand and gravel ridge (NMI 1892:48). The remains comprised a burial with a bowl food vessel and an uncontexted vase food vessel. In 1898 there were further discoveries of two cists with two pit burials and two other possible pit burials (Plunkett 1898-190, 388). One contained an urn, the other a food vessel/urn (Waddell 1970, 116; 1990, 83). There is a development on the site. Compiled by Geraldine Stout

Architectural heritage

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

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 Greenhills, 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_3151 (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 Greenhills with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Greenhills · Na Glaschnoic

Area

758,731 m² (75.87 ha, 187.49 acres)

Civil parish

Crumlin, and its townlands

Barony

Uppercross

Electoral division

Terenure-St. James, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,404 people lived in 1,045 households in the Terenure-St. James electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 2% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Crumlin, Kilnamanagh, Limekilnfarm, Robinhood, Whitehall, Wilkinstown

Placenames

Greenhills 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.