Ballyboden

487 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyboden, from 1 m² to 22,049 m² (2.2 ha, 5.45 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2RES (Existing residential)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 471 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS (Open space, park)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 11 Aug 2026Grant permission & grant retention

  (1) retention of existing concrete slab (2) completion of Slab & planning permission for extension to existing Fabrication unit (additional floor area circa 153sqm) (3) Retention of use of bodywork & metal fabrication, Building 2 - Retention of two storey-prefab unit currently and use as office for occupant/applicant of Building 1 office is the ancillary use, Building 3 - Single storey storage unit currently in use to store construction material in this instance roofing and rainwater products, retention is also sought for associated signage for occupants of this yard and all associated site works and carparking.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0120W

• 30 Jul 2026Grant permission

  Carport conversion and single-storey extension to the front of the main house; Roof light on the main roof and all ancillary works required to facilitate the development.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0356W

• 2 Jun 2026Grant permission

  Conversion of the existing side garage into habitable space, including the replacement of the existing roof with a pitched roof, together with the construction of a front porch and minor alterations to the existing ground floor layout; widening of the existing vehicular entrance.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0265W

• 22 May 2026Invalid - site notice

  Conversion of the existing side garage into habitable space, including the replacement of the existing roof with a pitched roof, together with the construction of a front porch and minor alterations to the existing ground floor layout. The development will also include the widening of the existing vehicular entrance

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0245W

• 12 Mar 2026Declared withdrawn

  Retention and Planning Permission for: (1) retention of existing concrete slab; (2) completion of slab & planning permission for extension to existing Fabrication unit, additional floor area circa 153sqm.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0202W

• 11 Mar 2026Grant permission for retention

  Retention to retain dormer window as-built on foot of planning permission ref SD24B/0323 at the rear of property.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0103W

• 6 Mar 2026Grant permission

  Infill of existing front carport, including removal of the existing front door and installation of a new patio door to the front elevation, together with a rooflight to the front roof slope.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0093W

• 18 Feb 2026Grant permission

  The conversion of the attic into a non-habitable storage room, new dormer window to the rear, new velux windows to the roof on the front elevation and a new insulated rendered finish to all external elevations

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0069W

• 9 Feb 2026Invalid - site notice

  The conversion of the attic into a non habitable storage room, new dormer window to the rear, new velux windows to the roof on the front elevation and a new insulated rendered finish to all external elevations.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26B/0052W

• 30 Jan 2026Unregistered application

  Pursuant to the requirements of the above, South Dublin County Council hereby give notice toconstruct the following development in the Knocklyon to Ballyboden area of South Dublin, including Firhouse Road, Knocklyon Road (including Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna), Idrone Avenue (including St. Colmcille's Junior and Senior National Schools), Dargle Wood Park, Templeroan Road, Ballyboden Way, Boden Park, Ballyboden Road and Scholarstown Road: • Landscaping, tree planting, nature based Sustainable Drainage System • Traffic calming measures including reduced carriageway width and reduced corner radii and roundabout improvements • School zone improvements • High quality walking and cycling infrastructure, including segregated cycle lanes with kerb protection and new permeability links • New shelters at bus stops and new bus lanes on Ballyboden Way • Associated public lighting and other services. The proposal has undergone Appropriate Assessment Screening under the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and screening for Environmental Impact Assessment under the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU. The authority has concluded that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and a determination has been made that an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) is not required. The authority has also made a determination under Article 6(3) that the proposed development, either individually or in combination with other plans and projects, is not likely to have a significant effect on any European site(s). Any person may, within 4 weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to An Coimisiún Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. Persons wishing to inspect drawings and particulars of the proposed development can do so as follows: ONLINE: Visit our Public Consultation Portal (http://consult.sdublincoco.ie) during the period 30th January 2026 to 13th March 2026 at 5pm. IN PERSON: Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 during office hours from 30th January 2026 to 27th February 2026. Submissions and observations with respect to the proposed development dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the proposed development will be situated, may be made in writing up to 5.00pm on 13th March 2026 and may be submitted Online: https://consult.sdublincoco.ie/en/consultation/knocklyon-ballybodenactive- and-sustainable-travel-scheme In writing: Post to Senior Executive Officer, Climate Action, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin D24 A3XC.

  Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, PT8SD350

• 19 Dec 2025Declared withdrawn

  Proposed Bungalow and Associated site works with access across existing grass verge to rear of 61 Pearse Brothers Park, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 and for the construction of public footpath and 3 number car parking spaces to existing grass verge.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0148

• 16 Dec 2025Grant permission

  The demolition of existing single storey porch and construction of new enlarged flat roofed porch to front and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0700W

• 15 Dec 2025Grant permission & grant retention

  The development for retention consists of a vehicular entrance to the front, and the development for planning permission will consist of a single storey extension to the rear.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0611

• 21 Oct 2025Grant permission

  The development will consist of the construction of 1 no. two bed, two storey, detached dwelling located directly south of No. 40 Ballyboden Cresent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 (previously serving as a large side garden). The development will also consist of demolition of a single storey domestic shed, the widening of the existing vehicular entrance, and all associated site development works on a site measuring c. 0.029 hectares.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0098W

• 13 Oct 2025Grant extension of duration of permission

  Two storey, two bedroom house together with associated site works and widening vehicular access by 400mm on site to side of property.

  Extension of duration of permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0319/EP/2

• 25 Sept 2025Grant retention & refuse retention

  Retention Permission to retain as constructed 2 no Front Porches , 2 no domestic Garden rooms, boundary walls ,Piers and gated entrances along with all ancillary site development works at Nos. 1 & 2, Saint Roch, Taylor's Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 T2V8 & D16 R2N3

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0570W

• 4 Sept 2025Declared not exempt

  The granny flat has operated as a fully self-contained residence for over 32 years, with its own front and rear entrances, divided garden, independent essential services, dedicated parking and no shared access with the main dwelling. The unit was constructed in full compliance with planning and building regulations and has remained in lawful use since it's completion. Planning Permission was granted under Decision Order P/4409/89 and building by-law approval under Order No. BBL/3630/89. No physical alterations are proposed, and the use does not materially affect the character of the area. The continued use aligns with Section 5 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Planning and development Regulations 2001 (As amended). This application is further supported by legal precedent, including Narconon Trust v An Coimisiún Pleanála (2006) IEHC 239, which confirms that a change of use without physical works may be exempted development. The continued use also qualifies for immunity under Section 160 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, having exceeded the statutory 7-year period without enforcement. We are a retired couple now living in what was a granny flat. The granny flat obtained permission on the basis that once it ceased to be used as a granny flat that it would then become part of the main dwelling. This arrangement aligns with national housing policy objectives promoting flexible living arrangements, efficient use of existing housing stock, and support for aging in place. We no longer have use for the main house as a family home. This application seeks confirmation that the continued independent use of the granny flat constitutes exempted development. It does not involve physical separation or subdivision requiring planning permission. I respectfully request that South Dublin County Council confirm the exempted development.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0082

• 27 Aug 2025Declared exempt

  It is proposed to change the wall finish from Red brick to smooth render of 4.2 m2 of the ground floor front elevations.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0078

• 21 Aug 2025Grant permission

  The development consists of a new window, roof light and an extension to the front, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0506W

• 15 Aug 2025Referred to an coimisiún pleanála for determination

  South Dublin County Council is carrying out public realm, path, drainage and and landscaping works under a Part 8 development. The drainage design includes a large buried attenuation tank and requires a connection to Irish Water infrastructure outside the red line. boundary Wheater the installation of storm water attenuation infrastructure and related drainage works at Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 constitutes development and/or exempted development and such works to include. The installation of an underground attenuation tank and associated surface water drainage infrastructure: excavation, pipework, and surface water outfalls not specified in the approved Part 8 drawings: Alterations to ground conditions and surface finishes in areas not identified in the part 8 consultation drawings.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0075

• 15 Aug 2025Invalid - site notice

  Retention and completion Planning Permission for (1) retention of existing concrete slab (2) completion of Slab & planning permission for extension to existing Fabrication unit, additional floor area circa 153sqm

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0188W

• 1 Aug 2025Grant permission

  The development consists of an amendment to previously granted Planning Permission Number: SD22A/0028, to add an additional floor to the rear of the building to contain 2 bedrooms and amendments to the elevations.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0180W

• 24 Jul 2025Invalidate application

  Retention and completion Planning Permission for (1) retention of existing concrete slab (2) completion of slab & planning permission for extension to existing fabrication unit, additional floor area circa 153sqm.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0174W

• 3 Jul 2025Refuse ext. of duration of permission

  Two storey, two bedroom house together with associated site works and widening vehicular access by 400mm on site to side of property.

  Extension of duration of permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD19A/0319/EP

• 19 Jun 2025Declared exempt

  Landscaping Features including a Boules Court, four insect bars (timber kickabout posts) two pollinator flower beds, bulb planting and tree planting, including a fruit orchard. these features were carried out with the knowledge, involvement and agreement of South Dublin County Council in partnership with the local Resident's Association and local residents. In particular SDCC required that written agreement be secured from houses 25-34 Pearse Brothers Park before works proceeded. These letters were collected and submitted to SDCC in advance of installation. The works formed part of a co-mapped, co-designed community amenity enhancement project led by Ballyboden Tidy Towns and SDCC's Public Realm section a letter of permission/support was requested by SDCC of the local residents association as there was a historical agreement that no development works would take place on the subject site. The planning status of their original installation is the subject of a section 5 which is not yet determined. This application concerns solely the removal of the amenities and whether such action constitutes development requiring planning permission.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0047

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 Ballyboden.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballyboden.

Architectural heritage

• House, 1820–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single- and two-storey house, c.1840. Roughcast rendered walls. Slate hung to west. Gothic windows with Y-tracery, some set in bow fronted elevation. Hipped slate roof, conical to bow, with chimney stack to rere.

• Whitechurch Branch Library, library/archive, 1905–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached T-plan five-bay single-storey with attic library, built 1911. Advanced central block with double gable and projecting single-storey canted porch. Snecked rock-faced granite walls to sill level, red brick above, granite corners, roughcast rendered attic and rere. Timber sash windows throughout with lugged granite surrounds. Diocletian windows to gables, dormers to attic. Double-leaf timber door in segmental-arched opening. Hipped red tile roof with red brick chimney stacks and projecting bracketed eaves.

• Bolton Hall, country house, 1815–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built 1818. Flanking single-bay single-storey wings with applied blind temple front motifs. Central projecting single-storey porch crowned with cast-iron railings. Smooth rendered walls with parallel quoins and string course. Aluminium casement windows, with bracketed hoods to ground floor. Hipped slate roof with dentil cornice, cast-iron railings to valley, and four chimney stacks to perimeter. Arched gateway to garden with stucco plaque and funerary urn above. Large derelict house in garden known as the servants' quarters, echoes the proportions of the main house.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Flat-roofed granite and brick porch with replacement glazed timber door. Original timber casement windows. Coursed granite rubble walls. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Modern extensions.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Flat-roofed granite and brick porch with timber tongue and groove door. Coursed granite rubble walls. Replacement windows. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and replacement door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and uPVC door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Extensions to side and rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight. Hipped slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Single-storey extension with high hipped roof to rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and replacement door. Hipped slate roof with brick chimney stacks.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Extension to rere for Homeopathic Healing Centre.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Original timber casement windows. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and replacement timber panelled door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Extension to rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Original timber casement windows, including single segmental-headed opening. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and timber tongue and groove door. Hipped slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Extension to rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows, including single segmental-headed opening. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and replacement timber panelled door. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimney stacks. Extension to rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and replacement timber panelled door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Extension to rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and timber tongue and groove door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Simple iron gate.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Single-storey extension with high hipped slate roof.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and replacement timber panelled door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Extension to rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls, now painted. Replacement windows, including single segmental-headed opening. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows, including single segmental-headed opening. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and replacement timber door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Extension to rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows, including single segmental-headed opening. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and replacement glazed door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Extension to rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows, including single segmental-headed opening. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and replacement glazed timber door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1905. Replacement windows set in random coursed squared granite ground floor and beige brick first floor walls. Ground floor windows have round-arched blind recesses above. Granite porch hood supported by granite corbels over central uPVC door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Simple iron gates to street.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1905. Original timber sash windows set in random coursed squared granite ground floor and beige brick first floor walls. Ground floor windows have round-arched blind recesses above. Granite porch hood supported by granite corbels over central original timber door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Simple iron gates to street.

• Ballyboden Post Office/St Enda's Shop, house, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey former house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Original timber casement windows with wrought-iron grilles, including single segmental-headed opening. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and replacement door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stack. In use as Post Office and shop with separate business in buildings to rere. Cast-iron pillar post box to street, c.1985.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Original timber casement windows, including single segmental-headed opening. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and original timber tongue and groove door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1905. Replacement windows set in random coursed squared granite ground floor and beige brick first floor walls. Ground floor windows have round-arched blind recesses above. Granite porch hood supported by granite corbels over central replacement timber panelled door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Simple iron gates to street. Extension to rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1905. Replacement windows set in random coursed squared granite ground floor and beige brick first floor walls. Ground floor windows have round-arched blind recesses above. Granite porch hood supported by granite corbels over central timber door, possibly original. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Extension to rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Replacement windows, including single segmental-headed opening. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and replacement door. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Garage to side and extension to rere.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1905. Random coursed squared granite walls. Some original timber casement windows. Iron casement window in former segmental-headed opening. Gabled projecting granite porch with semi-circular fanlight and glazed timber. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stacks. Extension to rere.

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 Ballyboden, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3210 (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 Ballyboden with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Ballyboden · Baile Baodáin

Area

490,106 m² (49.01 ha, 121.11 acres)

Civil parish

Whitechurch, and its townlands

Barony

Rathdown

Electoral division

Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, the unit of the census

Census 2022

3,952 people lived in 1,453 households in the Rathfarnham-St. Enda's electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 6% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyroan, Ballyroan, Edmondstown, Haroldsgrange, Newtown, Oldorchard, Rathfarnham, Scholarstown, Whitechurch, Willbrook

Placenames

Ballyboden 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.