Yellow Walls

218 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Yellow Walls, from 2 m² to 60,709 m² (6.07 ha, 15 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2RES (Existing residential)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 226 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1EE (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS (Open space, park)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 22 Dec 2025Grant permission

  Planning permission for attic conversion with raised roof to form an gable roof on both side with dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non-habitable storage space with roof window to front remove chimney all with associated ancillary works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0593W

• 6 Oct 2025Withdraw the application

  Planning permission for attic conversion with raised roof to form a gable roof on both side with dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non-habitable storage space with roof window to front remove chimney all with associated ancillary works

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0586W

• 28 Jul 2022Grant permission

  The erection of a temporary golf gym pavilion and all associated site works (structure is located within curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS 002).

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD22A/0056

• 14 Apr 2022Part 8 approved by council

  Traveller Accommodation Group Housing Scheme consisting of 7 units

  Application under part 8 · South Dublin County Council, SD228/0002

• 21 Dec 2021Grant approval

  Modifications to the previously permitted Strategic Housing Development granted on the subject site (Reg. Ref. ABP-305857-19), which is currently under construction. The proposed development will provide for amendments to the permitted development as follows: • Permitted Block 1 increased in height by 1 storey and will now comprise 235 apartments in total (an increase of 21 from the permitted 214) • Permitted Block 2 layout will be reconfigured, and increased in height by 1 storey, and will now comprise 34 apartments (an increase of 1 from the permitted 33) • Replacement of permitted Block 3 (a terrace of 5 2 storey, 3-bed houses) with a new 4-5 storey apartment block comprising 28 apartments (an increase of 23 from the permitted 5) • Replacement of permitted Block 4 (a 3 storey commercial block comprising creche, gym, retail unit, community room and concierge) with a 2-5 storey block comprising 16 apartments, creche and residential amenity space (providing a gym, co-working space, a multi-use room, kitchenette and reception). The overall development, as modified, will increase from 252 permitted residential units (comprising 247 apartments/duplexes and 5 houses) to 313 apartments in four blocks (an increase of 61 units) and including 137 1-beds, 171 2-beds and 5 3-beds. The building height will now range up to 9 storeys (previously up to 8 storeys). All apartments will have associated private balconies/terraces to the north/south/east/west elevations. Permitted parking will be revised to now provide 214 car parking spaces (a decrease of 11 spaces) and 378 bicycle parking spaces (an increase of 70 spaces). All associated site services and works to enable the development including bin stores, ESB substations, associated roadworks and services connections, public and communal open spaces, vehicular access, pedestrian/cyclist connections, boundary treatment works and landscaping.

  Shd3-application to abp, 66 homes · South Dublin County Council, SHD3ABP-312275-21

• 22 Nov 2021Grant permission for retention

  Increase in the permissible number of children attending from a daily total of 42 to 56 at any one time at the existing childcare facility from that approved in previous planning ref. SD11A/0278 and extended & amended by ref. SD16A/0343; 2 additional carparking spaces on site; no additional construction work is proposed.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0195

• 20 Oct 2021Invalid application

  Erection of a temporary golf gym pavilion and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0286

• 28 Jun 2021Grant permission

  Amendments to the previously permitted two storey, stand-alone shed building under planning Reg. Ref. SD16A/0122 comprising of the change of materials on the southern, eastern and western elevations from a combination of render and fibre cement cladding to brick; changes to the position and proportions of the permitted windows on the southern elevation; provision of an additional window on the western elevation; provision of four rooflights and an increase of one metre in the overall height of the building.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0170

• 21 Jun 2021Grant extension of duration of permission

  1 extension comprising two storeys to the side and one storey to the rear of existing house and 1 two storey stand alone shed building.

  Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0122/EP

• 7 Nov 2019Grant permission

  Mixed use scheme which consists of: (a) 252 residential units in 3 blocks made up of 247 apartment/duplex units within 2 2-8 storey blocks (1 of which is over podium car park) comprising 119 one bed units, 125 two bed units, and 3 three bed units; 5 2 storey, three bed semi-detached/terraced house; all of the residential units will have associated private open space/balconies/terraces facing north/south/east/west; (b) a separate non-residential block measuring (total floor area c. 1118sq.m) and will comprise a creche (c.430sq.m), retail unit (c. 269sq.m), gym (c.152sq.m), community room (c. 231sq.m), and concierge (c. 36sq.m). The development will have 225 car parking spaces (145 spaces at under croft level, 70 spaces at surface level and 10 spaces at the 5 houses), 5 motorcycle parking spaces and 308 secure bike parking spaces. The site is accessed through the existing vehicular access to the west, off the unnamed road to the west. There will be a number of pedestrian entrances along St. Lomans Road, the Fonthill Road (R113) and the unnamed road to the west. In addition to all the new facilities all other site services and works to enable the development of the site will also be provided including site, bin stores, ESB substations, associated roadworks and services connections, a large quantity of public and communal open space, boundary treatment works and landscaping.

  Shd3-application to abp, 252 homes · South Dublin County Council, SHD3ABP-305857-19

• 6 Dec 2017Grant permission

  A 3m high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack servicing the existing above ground natural gas pressure reduction unit with all ancillary services and associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD17A/0435

• 30 Sept 2016Grant permission

  (a) Construction of flat roofed single storey extension (35sq.m) to rear and side of existing childcare area in the rear section of existing dwelling at ground floor. (b) Construction of covered buggy store to rear of existing entrance to childcare area to rear of existing dwelling at ground floor. (c) All associated internal and external alterations.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0343

• 5 Aug 2016Grant permission

  1 extension comprising two storeys to the side and one storey to the rear of existing house and 1 two storey stand alone shed building.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0122

• 18 May 2015Grant permission

  Modifications to the previously permitted development Reg. Ref. SD05A/0090 (as amended by Reg. Refs. SD06A/0519, SD06A/0958, SD07A/0485 & SD09A/0002); amendments are proposed to the permitted site layout and residential mix at the northern end of the St. Edmunds development. It is proposed to replace 134 permitted residential units (comprising 59 houses and 75 apartments within house nos. 33-76 and Blocks 6, 7 & 8) with 104 no. 2-3 storey, semi-detached and terraced houses ranging in size from c.110.2sq.m to c.153.8sq.m and comprising 46 no. 3-bed units and 58 no. 4-bed units; all associated site development, landscaping, open spaces, boundary treatment works, car parking and infrastructural services provision.

  Permission, 104 homes · South Dublin County Council, SD15A/0012

• 14 Jan 2013Grant extension of duration of permission

  Extend the existing 4 no. bedroom dwelling to 6 no. bedroom family house with proposed 2 storey extension to the north-east of the existing dwelling (including 2 no. skylights facing north-east), single storey extensions to north-east of the house (including a total of 6 no. skylights; 3 no. facing north-west and 3 no. facing south-east). Proposed first floor extension to the south of the existing house to the front and side elevation (south-west & south-east). It is proposed to increase the ridge level by circa 748mm to accommodate en-suite master bedroom at attic level with 8 no. skylights (6 no. facing north-west and 2 no. facing south-east). All together with associated site development works, boundary treatment and landscaping.

  Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD07B/0990/EP

• 17 Dec 2012Grant permission

  Single storey extension to the side (south) and rear (east) elevation of the existing dwelling to replace the existing conservatory bay with an increased floor area of 56.3sq.m. together with associated landscaping and site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD12B/0309

• 22 Nov 2012Declared exempt

  Change of ancillary function of internal hospital rooms, 6no.offices to 6no. bedrooms. 2no.store rooms to 2no offices. 1no. tea station to 1no. shower room. 3no.offices to 3no.sitting/ activity rooms, with associated refurbishment/fit out and some minor reconfiguration of the rooms.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED12/0053

• 23 Nov 2011Grant permission

  (a) Change of use of part of the ground floor to existing dwelling from residential use to use as childcare facility (to extend use from existing detached Sunflowers Childcare facility to rear of dwelling); (b) construction of entrance porch extension for proposed childcare facility to rear of dwelling and all alterations associated with the change of use to childcare facility; (c) alterations to existing hardstanding to side / front of dwelling to provide additional carparking and associated hard and soft landscaping; (d) conversion of the attic space of the existing dwelling to create bedroom, study and en-suite with the construction of a flat roofed dormer roof windowto front of dwelling, Velux roof windows, new replacement entrance porch to side of dwelling and all associated internal alterations.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD11A/0278

• 6 Jul 2011Grant permission

  Proposed building of partial single storey ground floor side extension with pitched & hipped roof over with three Velux roof lights over with 15.9 sq.m. floor area.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD11B/0256

• 11 Nov 2010Grant extension of duration of permission

  The development has been revised to provide a total of 577 no.residential units and comprising 501 no. units in blocks 2 to 8 ranging in height from 2 to 6 storeys and comprising 51 no. 1 bedroom apartment units, 347 no. 2 bedroom apartment units, 36 no. 3 bedroom apartment units, 10 no. 2 bedroom duplex units, 30 no. 3 bedroom duplex units, 12 no. 4 bedroom duplex, 2 no. 2 bedroom houses, 10 no.3 bedroom houses and 3 no. 4 bedroom houses. In addition, the development comprises 4 no 2 storey 2 bedroom houses, 15 no 3 storey 3 bedroom houses, 36 no 2 storey 3 bedroom houses, 20 no.3 storey 4 bedroom houses and 1 no. 2 storey 4 bedroom house. A retail unit (286 sq m) is provided at ground floor level of block 2. 987 no. communal car parking spaces are provided to serve the residential units and retail units of which 554 no. are located at basement level of blocks 2, 3, 4, and 5. Block 1 comprises a leisure centre (3,534 sq,m) at the ground and first floor level and medical centre (482 sq.m.) at first floor level. 124 no. car parking spaces are provided of which 114 no. are at basement level. The development also provides for a 2 storey creche (695 sq.m) with 11 no. car spaces. Vehicular/ pedestrian access is to be from St Lomans Road with additional pedestrian accesses to the N4 via St Lomans Hospital and to Mount Andrew Avenue. An Environmental Impact Statement accompanies this application.

  Extension of duration of permission · South Dublin County Council, SD05A/0090/EP

• 6 Nov 2009Grant permission

  Permission for the duration of 10 years for mixed use retail, commercial and civic/community developments adjacent to the existing built area of Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. The proposed development, described as Liffey Valley Town Centre Phase 2, comprises 2 primary elements: a retail extension (60745sq.m. gross floor area) and a new Civic Quarter (7792sq.m. gross floor area) with a total combined gross floor area of 68537sq.m. The area within the site boundaries is 18.08 hectares. The retail extension includes retail outlets (c. 38302sq.m.), food and beverage outlets (c.3796sq.m.), non-retail service outlets (c.3026sq.m.) with associated service, storage, management, toilet and circulation accommodation, provided in 8 primary buildings, arranged alongside 1 covered street and 1 open street extending southeastwards from the existing shopping centre. The retail extension buildings are generally 3 storey retail scale in height arranged to address streets and plazas including a covered street with a glazed roof (20.8m maximum over ground level) having glass louvered openable vents along each side, an open street and a retail plaza linking both streets on the south side. The Civic Building is 4 storeys (19.95m) high over basement level and accommodates a public library, community facilities, commercial offices (1265sq.m.) and centre management suites, food and beverage outlets, enterprise units, citizen support services and public service unit, with associated circulation, storage and toilet facilities, in a building located northwest of the existing buildings of the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre and displacing existing surface carparking. The proposed development includes underground car parking under the Civic Building, additional car parking spaces at surface level and a multi-storey carpark (16.15m high) on 5 levels located east of the retail extension area. The primary development proposals are located on lands encompassed within the Liffey Valley Ring Road defined by Bothair an Life and Ascail an Life. Road and junction improvements and pedestrian crossings are proposed along Bothair an Life extending from its junction with Fonthill Road to its junction with Coldcut Road; at the junction of Coldcut Road with Fonthill Road; at the N4/Fonthill Road off-ramp, where lane improvements are proposed; and south of the pedestrian over bridge on Ascail an Life. The development also includes the re-alignment of the south eastern section of Ascail an Life. Approximately, 1,530sq.m. of the existing buildings are to be demolished to facilitate redevelopment. Access to service yards is from existing private roads within the Liffey Valley Centre. The proposal includes all associated service yards, plant and equipment, including combined heat and power (CHP) plant, electricity substations, street lighting, public transport hub, landscaping and boundary treatments. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) The planning application and EIS may be inspected or purchased, at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy. The co-applicants for this application are Quarryvale Two Ltd., Quarryvale Three Ltd., Grosvenor Quarryvale Ltd. and Anna Livia Properties Ltd.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD09A/0161

• 10 Aug 2009Grant permission for retention

  Retention of change of use of garden shed to playschool at rear of house.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD09A/0230

• 15 Apr 2009Grant permission

  Alterations and extensions to the existing dwelling including (1) a single and 2 storey extension to the rear (east) elevation and a 2 storey extension to the side (south) elevation totalling 197.1 sq.m. including new window and door openings; (2) changes to the existing elevations including 2 no. new and 3 no. revised window openings on the front (west) elevation, 2 no. revised window openings and a revised door opening on the rear (east) elevation and 1 no. new window opening on the side (north) elevation; (3) 5 no. new velux rooflights; (4) 6 no. solar roof panels; (5) a single storey detached garage of 34.7 sq.m ; (6) all other site development works required to facilitate the development.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD09B/0123

• 2 Jan 2009Grant permission

  Amendments to previously permitted development Reg. Ref. SD05A/0090 (subsequently amended by permissions Reg Refs SD06A/0519, SD06A/0958 & SD07A/0485). Amendments are proposed to the permitted site layout, residential mix and house types on the northern portion to the lands now known as St. Edmunds to include; site no.s 42 - 76 inclusive which currently comprise 35 no. terraced 2 & 3 storey houses in a mix of 25 no. 3 bedroom and 10 no. 4 bedroom houses; Block 7 which currently comprises 8 no. 1 bedroom and 6 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 14 no. 3 bedroom and 2 no. 4 bedroom Duplexes and 4 no. 3 bedroom houses, all in a 2, 3 & 4 storey block; Block 8 which currently comprises 2 no. 1 bedroom and 6 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 10 no. 3 bedroom and 2 no. 4 bedroom duplexes, 6 no. 3 bedroom and 2 no. 4 bedroom houses, all in a 2 & 3 storey block to a new arrangement of 4 no. 2 storey semi-detached 4 bedroom houses; 4 no. 2 storey semi detahced 3 bedroom houses and 74 no. 2 storey terraced houses comprising 56 no. 3 bedroom and 18 no. 2 bedroom houses. All of the above is proposed with amendments to permitted site development works and surface car parking.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD09A/0002

• 3 Oct 2008Grant permission

  Alterations to previously approved ref SD07A/0765 to include (1) a revised dwelling size, design and location comprising a new two storey plus attic 5 no. bedroom 683.5 sq. m private residence, (2) construction of a new single storey over basement 229.1 sq.m pool house to rear, (3) construction of new 3m boundary wall to the rear of the neighboring residence (also in the ownership of the applicant) and (4) all other site development works required to facilitate the development.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD08A/0499

The 25 most recent of 54 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 Yellow Walls.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Yellow Walls.

Architectural heritage

• House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1910. Rubble stone walls with red brick quoins and dressings to openings. Projecting gable-fronted entrance porch. Stone lintels and sills to window openings, now blocked. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stack. House currently unoccupied.

• House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1910. Rubble stone walls with painted brick quoins and dressings to openings. Projecting gable-fronted brick entrance porch with overlight above door. Replacement timber casement windows in square- and segmental-headed openings. Pitched slate roof with brick chimney stack.

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 Yellow Walls, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3045 (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 Yellow Walls with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Yellow Walls · Na Ballaí Buí

Area

206,991 m² (20.7 ha, 51.15 acres)

Civil parish

Palmerston, and its townlands

Barony

Uppercross

Electoral division

Lucan-Esker, the unit of the census

Census 2022

33,849 people lived in 9,990 households in the Lucan-Esker electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 2% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydowd, Ballyowen, Fonthill, Hermitage, Irishtown

Placenames

Yellow Walls 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.