Friarstown Lower

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Friarstown Lower, from 9 m² to 27,870 m² (2.79 ha, 6.89 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3HA-DM (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 83 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1RU (Agriculture)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 28 Nov 2025Grant permission

  Decommissioning of existing septic tank and installation of a new wastewater treatment plant and percolation area on site 2 : For installation of a new surface water soakaway, at Friarstown Lower, Bohernabreena , Dublin 24 , D24YY22

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0665W

• 24 Nov 2025Refuse permission

  Detached two storey house, site entrance, sewage treatment facility and associate siteworks.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0287

• 1 Jul 2025Declared withdrawn

  Planning Permission is sought for decommissioning of existing septic tank, and installation of new waste water treatment system, percolation area, and associated site works all to existing dwelling,

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24B/0583W

• 13 May 2025Withdraw the application

  Detached two storey house, site entrance, sewage treatment facility and associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0110

• 21 Nov 2022Grant permission

  Changes to previously granted permission PR/0456/22; Minor elevation changes to proposed extension and entrance porch to existing house, change in flat roof finish to the proposed extension, external wall insulation to the existing house and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22B/0507

• 11 Feb 2022Grant permission

  New two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling comprising 49sq.m additional floor area at ground floor and 22.5sq.m additional floor area at first floor, including the introduction of a family flat of 90sq.m floor area within the footprint of the existing dwelling and associated internal alterations. Introduction of a new porch at existing main entrance door and new rooflight on existing pitched roof. Upgrade of existing drainage including replacement of existing septic tank.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22B/0056

• 11 Oct 2021Grant permission for retention

  Planning permission was granted on the site under SD19B/0486 & ABP-307604-20 for a two storey dormer extension to the side and rear of the existing cottage; new front porch; replace roof of existing cottage and associated works. Retention permission now sought for the repositioning and changes to the permitted two storey dormer extension to the side/rear together with a new single storey extension to the rear; 1 additional dormer window to the front roof; new front porch; internal changes and external changes to permitted windows and doors to elevation; Total floor area of the extension is 174sq.m.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0523

• 7 Apr 2021Grant permission

  Complete extension granted under Ref. SD06B/0567 and SD06B/0567/EP to extend existing private dwelling; proposed extension (119.6sq.m) & existing dwelling (104.2sq.m); install proprietary treatment system.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21B/0194

• 16 Dec 2020Grant permission

  Replacement and raising of existing single storey extension roof/walls to side of original house; relocation of front door to opposite/side (south-west) elevation; alterations to window and door opes on all elevations including new windows on side (south-east) elevation; rebuilding of single storey shed structure to west corner of site on boundary and conversion to ancillary home office use with new window/door and existing lane access door omitted; demolition of single storey shed structure attached to house on boundary; works will also include removal of a chimney; provision on a roof light and all associated internal alterations, site, drainage and ancillary works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD20B/0505

• 14 Apr 2020Refuse permission

  Demolish the existing extension to the side and rear of the existing cottage and replace with a two storey dormer extension to the side and rear of the existing cottage with a slate roof to match the existing cottage; new front porch; remove existing decayed slate roof to the existing cottage and replace with a new slated roof to match original; internal alterations; external finishes to match existing and associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD19B/0486

• 9 Jul 2019Refuse permission

  Renovation and extension of existing vernacular cottage for use as a holiday rental home; alterations including removal of existing galvanised roof; raising of cottage walls and placing a new 'A' roof to form a new habitable space at first floor; windows and door alterations and additions to 3 elevations; new single porch extension to front; removal of side shed structure of cottage; associated drainage works on site; all associated ancillary works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD19B/0266

• 20 Oct 2016Grant permission

  Importation and spreading of inert material (clay and soils etc.) over lands 7.566ha for the purposes of land recovery for agricultural activity with all ancillary works. Access to the proposed development shall be from existing entrance on Montpelier Road to applicant's family home which shall be rearranged to accommodate proposed development.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0069

• 4 May 2016Refuse permission

  Detached two storey house, sewage treatment facility and associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0147

• 18 Mar 2016Refuse permission

  Renovation and extension of existing vernacular cottage for use as a holiday rental home; alterations including removal of existing galvanised roof, raising of cottage walls and placing a new 'A' roof to form a new habitable space at first floor, windows and door alterations and additions to 3 elevations, new single porch extension to front, removal of side shed structure of cottage, upgrading of existing waste water and surface water treatment systems on site to cater for both main dwelling house on site and upgraded cottage and all associated ancillary works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16B/0082

• 10 Sept 2015Grant permission

  External and internal alterations to existing single storey dwelling house, new single storey extension to sides and rear of existing house together with upgrading of existing sewage treatment system and associated siteworks.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD15B/0275

• 23 Jul 2015Refuse permission

  External and internal alterations to existing single storey dwelling house; new single storey extension to sides and rear of existing house; upgrading of existing sewage treatment system and associated siteworks.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD15B/0071

• 23 Dec 2014Refuse permission

  Two storey detached house, sewage treatment facility and associated siteworks.

  Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD14A/0289

• 25 Sept 2014Grant permission

  Ground floor extension and re-roofing of existing family home to include first floor bedroom and family/TV room with all ancillary works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD14B/0245

• 5 Jun 2014Refuse permission

  Construction of a detached two storey house (c. 232sq.m.) with 1 no. first floor balcony and associated siteworks including single storey garden shed (c. 16sq.m.), wastewater treatment system and rainwater soakway pit.

  Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD14A/0120

• 1 Oct 2012Refuse ext. of duration of permission

  Agricultural shed to accomodate livestock (cattle) with ajoining manure pit - pit size 204sq.m.; all ancillary works; entrance shall be from existing entrance granted SD02A/0680.

  Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0009/EP

• 25 Oct 2011Grant extension of duration of permission

  To extend existing private dwelling (size of proposed extension 119.6 sq.m., size of existing dwelling 104.2 sq.m., total 223.8 sq.m.) and install proprietary treatment system.

  Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD06B/0567/EP

• 30 Mar 2011Refuse ext. of duration of permission

  Bungalow and installation of new packaged waste water treatment systems to new and existing dwellings on site, and forming new vehicular access from public road for new and altering of vehicular access to existing house.

  Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD05A/0791/EP

• 23 Dec 2008Refuse permission

  1. Removal of 2 no. existing sheds from site; 2. removal of existing septic tank; 3. construction of 1 no. detached 4 bedroom dormer bungalow with partial ground floor rear extension, proposed installation of new foul sewer treatment system and all ancillary works, proposed use of existing vehicluar entrance for both existing dwelling on site & proposed.

  Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD08A/0864

• 8 Oct 2008Grant permission for retention

  Retention of the brick front elevation as a change of the front elevation condition 4 of a notification to grant of permission reg ref no SD06A/0009

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD08B/0695

• 20 Aug 2008Grant permission & grant retention

  Retain and complete existing shed structure to be used as replacement for existing old shed, which has been partially demolished to allow for construction of new shed

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD08A/0398

The 25 most recent of 75 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 Friarstown Lower.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Friarstown Lower.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Friarstown Lower, about 1 in 10 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 high, moderately low, low.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3125 (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 Friarstown Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Friarstown Lower · Baile na mBráthar Íochtarach

Area

217,717 m² (21.77 ha, 53.8 acres)

Civil parish

Tallaght, and its townlands

Barony

Uppercross

Electoral division

Bohernabreena, the unit of the census

Census 2022

5,672 people lived in 1,740 households in the Bohernabreena electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Corrageen, Friarstown Upper, Glassamucky, Mountpelier

Placenames

Friarstown Lower 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.