Churchtown Upper
Churchtown Upper is a townland in the civil parish of Taney, barony of Rathdown, Co. Dublin. Its name in Irish is Baile an Teampaill Uachtarach.
Parcel 2699986
- Area
- 8,959 m² (0.9 ha, 2.21 acres)
- Buildings
- 9 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 672 m².
- Zoning
- G1 Objective F (COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028) The objective
R2 Objective A (COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028) The objective - Townland
- Churchtown Upper
Planning applications on this parcel
26 Jun 2025Grant permission
Proposed widening of existing vehicular entrance to front garden also proposed
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0503/WEB
2 Feb 2024Grant permission
Minor modifications to permitted development (D23A/0038) for modifications
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D24A/0065
23 Jan 2023Grant permission
Planning permission for front porch extension, garage conversion, rear partially
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D23A/0038
29 Nov 2022Grant permission
Planning permission is sought for the renovation of existing dwelling. The works
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D22A/0939
25 Jul 2022Grant permission
Planning permission is sought for new raised roof to existing side extension
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D22A/0542
16 Dec 2020Grant permission
Permission is sought for demolition
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D20B/0414
6 Nov 2020Grant permission
Permission for the construction of
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D20A/0818
29 Mar 2017Refuse permission for retention
Permission for Retention of existing widened vehicular access to the front of
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D17A/0274
14 Dec 2012Grant permission
Permission for development at this site. The development will consist of / cons
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D12B/0393
30 Oct 2012Grant permission
Planning permission for proposed alterations to previously approved
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D12B/0347
15 Nov 2011Grant permission
Permission is sought for a ground floor extension, 2 No. dormer extensions
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D11B/0363
19 May 2010Grant permission
Planning permission for development of a rear first floor dormer extension
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D10B/0227
10 Mar 2010Grant permission
Permission sought for the demolition of the garage and sheds to the side and rea
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D10B/0104
12 Jan 2010Grant permission
Planning permission for development consisting of the removal of a single
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D10B/0005
24 Sept 2009Refuse permission
Permission is sought for change of use from open ground
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D09A/0709
14 Jun 2007Grant permission
Extension
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D07A/0801
19 Apr 2007Grant permission
2 storey, 4 bed, detached house on a sloping site, with bay windows to front, do
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D07A/0509
5 Dec 2006Grant permission
Modifications to existing house; gabled extension, single storey entrance porch
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D06B/1057
23 May 2006Grant permission & refuse permission
For construction of detached two storey dormer bungalow, (4 beds with a floor)
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D06A/0662
12 Apr 2006Refuse permission
To construct a 3 storey 4 bed detached house on a sloping site, with bay
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D06A/0512
1 Nov 2005Grant permission
To demolish part of existing extension to side of existing semi-detached dormer
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D05A/1419
29 Aug 2005Grant permission
For first floor dormer extension to rear of dwelling.
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D05B/0641
27 Oct 2004Grant permission
Demolish part of the existing garage to side,
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D04A/1244
15 Sept 2004Grant permission
Demolition of existing single storey garage
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D04A/1056
10 Sept 2004Grant permission
For a new detached dormer bungalow at the side fronting onto
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D04A/1043
The 25 most recent of 26 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 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_3237 (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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in 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
- 89.6 ha
- 221 acres
- Land parcels
- 1,048
- registered freehold, median 363 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Objective A
- Planning
- 98
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
1,048 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Churchtown Upper, from 2 m² to 144,553 m² (14.46 ha, 35.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 73 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Objective A (Existing residential)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 1,060 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Objective NC (District, neighbourhood centre)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Objective F (Open space, park)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Objective MTC (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Objective E (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Objective SNI (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 1 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
8 Sept 2026Referral
Retention consists of the conversion of the existing ground floor garage to a ho
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0675/WEB
4 Sept 2026Referral
Planning permission for a domestic extension and works to existing two-storey se
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0480/WEB
3 Sept 2026Assessment period
Proposed (1) one & two-storey extensions to side & rere, involving the demolitio
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0661/WEB
18 Aug 2026Assessment period
Demolition of the existing single storey structure to the side of the existing h
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0617/WEB
3 Aug 2026Refuse permission
The development will consist of amendments to previously granted planning appli
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0442/WEB
29 Jun 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of; 1) Single storey flat roof extension to the re
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0489/WEB
24 Jun 2026Grant permission
Two-storey pitched-roof extension to the front incorporating a frontfacing gable
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0365/WEB
18 Jun 2026Request additional information
Permission to widen the existing pedestrian entrance to create a new vehicular
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0455/WEB
18 Jun 2026Grant certificate of exemption
1 Dwelling.
Certificate of exemption - part v · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, V/043/26
16 Jun 2026Grant permission
The demolition of an existing shed and construction of a four-bedroom, two-stor
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0451/WEB
10 Jun 2026Grant permission
Refurbishment and extension to existing semi-detached house to include (a) singl
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0339/WEB
8 Jun 2026Declare application invalid
The demolition of an existing shed and construction of a four-bedroom, two-store
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0424/WEB
8 Jun 2026Invalidate application
Permission to widen the existing pedestrian entrance to create a new vehicular entrance 3.6 meters wide to facilitate off street parking for two cars and EV charging.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0283W
25 May 2026Grant permission
Amendments to Planning Permission Reg. Ref. D26A/0031/WEB. The proposed amendmen
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0384/WEB
22 May 2026Registered application
73 mobility hub sites across the Council's administrative area
Part vlll (public consultation) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, PC/IC/01/26
23 Apr 2026S5 dec exempt
Replacement of two windows. Existing two windows are rotten, single-glazed and
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF6026
2 Apr 2026S5 dec exempt
Formation of a single pedestrian gate opening in the existing masonry boundary w
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF4826
5 Feb 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of (i) removal of existing boundary wall facing Fi
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0064/WEB
27 Jan 2026Grant permission
The demolition of some external walls to the rear of the property and the existi
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0038
24 Jan 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of demolition of existing garage and sheds and con
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0036/WEB
21 Jan 2026Grant permission
Provision of 1.8m high railing around creche play area, external plant ancillar
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0031/WEB
19 Jan 2026Grant permission
Permission is sought for alterations and extensions to existing dwelling. The wo
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0022/WEB
19 Dec 2025Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of: 1) Demolition of the existing single s
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0991/WEB
8 Dec 2025Grant permission
Demolition of the existing single storey kitchen extension and garden shed to r
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0685/WEB
5 Dec 2025Grant permission
A new two storey extension with pitched roof to the side of the existing house,
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0679/WEB
The 25 most recent of 98 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 Churchtown Upper.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Churchtown Upper.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Churchtown Upper.
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 Churchtown Upper, about 1 in 5 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 low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3236 (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 Churchtown Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Churchtown Upper · Baile an Teampaill Uachtarach
- Area
- 896,189 m² (89.62 ha, 221.45 acres)
- Civil parish
- Taney, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Dundrum-Sweetmount, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 2,689 people lived in 1,046 households in the Dundrum-Sweetmount electoral division. 62% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinteer, Churchtown Lower, Dundrum, Haroldsgrange, Newtown Little, Rathmines Little, Whitehall
- Placenames
- Churchtown Upper 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.