Official Land Registry Document
Land Registry Map — Stillorgan
Quick Answer
A Land Registry Map for a Stillorgan property is a copy of the official title plan, showing the registered extent of the land outlined and identified by its plan reference. It is the ordinary, uncertified version — for information rather than proof — delivered electronically. In Stillorgan, a south Dublin suburb of mid-century estates along the dual carriageway, the title plan usually shows a house plot mapped closely as the estate was laid out.
Seeing the registered extent of a Stillorgan property — where its boundaries run on the title plan — starts with the Land Registry Map. The Property Registration Authority holds that plan against the folio, and this is the ordinary copy of it, delivered electronically.
Official Land Registry Document
Land Registry Map — Stillorgan
Location
Stillorgan
County
Dublin
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A Land Registry Map is a copy of the official title plan for a registered property — the map the Property Registration Authority holds against the folio, showing the registered parcel outlined and identified by its plan reference. It is the ordinary, uncertified version of that plan: an information copy you can order, view and use, delivered electronically rather than issued under seal.
What the map shows is the extent of the registered land as the survey recorded it. The parcel is outlined against the surrounding Ordnance Survey mapping, adjoining registered parcels appear in context, and burdens capable of being shown graphically — a mapped right of way, for instance — appear on it. What it does not do is fix the exact legal boundary: registration in Ireland operates on general boundaries, so the mapped line shows approximately where a division runs rather than settling its precise position.
Stillorgan is a south Dublin suburb that grew through the middle of the last century into extensive estates either side of the dual carriageway, around an older village and the reservoir. A Land Registry Map here is usually of a house plot on an estate road, mapped as the estate was laid out, sometimes an infill site or an apartment curtilage, with the older village houses carrying earlier boundaries.
The distinction that matters most is between information and proof. A Land Registry Map answers the question of what the register shows as the extent of a property quickly, cheaply and electronically, which makes it the usual first step whenever a boundary or extent has to be understood. Where the same plan then has to be produced under seal — for a planning authority, a lender, a solicitor or a court — the Certified Map is the document that carries that weight, and it is ordered on the strength of what the map shows.
Different questions need different documents:
| Situation | Recommended Document |
|---|---|
| See the registered extent of a Stillorgan property for your own use | Land Registry Map — — this page |
| Establish who owns it | Folio Search |
| Prove the registered extent to a planning authority or court | Certified Map |
| Prove the register entry itself | Certified Folio |
| Read the wording of a mapped right of way or covenant | Instrument Copy |
The registered parcel outlined and identified by its plan reference
The mapped extent of the registered land at the scale the plan is held
Adjoining registered parcels shown in context around it
The folio number and county to which the plan relates
Burdens capable of being shown graphically, such as a mapped right of way
The Ordnance Survey framework the title plan is drawn on
Checking the registered extent before buying
Seeing what the title plan records as the extent of a Stillorgan property, before an offer, is the ordinary first use of the map.
Seeing a mid-century estate plot
A Stillorgan estate plot is mapped as the estate was built, and the plan shows the registered extent against the neighbouring plots.
An estate plot here is mapped as the ground was laid out.
Understanding a mapped right of way
Where a right of way is shown graphically on the plan, the map lets you see where it runs, though its terms are read from the instrument.
Seeing how a boundary relates to a neighbour
The map shows the registered parcel against the adjoining ones, which is where a boundary question usually starts.
Preparing to sell
Owners view the title plan before listing to confirm the registered extent matches what they believe they are selling.
Confirming the plan reference for a folio
The map ties the folio to the ground by its plan reference, which later orders rely on.
Deciding whether a certified plan is needed
Seeing the ordinary map first shows whether a certified copy under seal is the document actually required.
Recording the extent before works or a division
An electronic copy of the plan captures what the register showed before anything changes.
Checking adjoining or recently divided parcels
Where a plot has been split, the map shows how the registered parcels now sit against each other.
Deciding whether a certified copy is needed
Seeing what the title plan shows for a Stillorgan property first is the cheapest way to decide whether an ordinary map is enough or a certified plan under seal is the document actually required.
Recording the position before something changes
Where works, a sale or a division are in prospect, an electronic copy of the registered plan shows what the register recorded beforehand, which is frequently worth having later.
Home Buyers and Sellers
Buying in Stillorgan means seeing the registered extent of a mid-century estate plot, and how it sits against the neighbours, before you are committed.
Homeowners Checking a Boundary
Where a boundary with a neighbour in Stillorgan has come into question, the map is the starting point — it shows the registered extent, though not the exact legal line, which the general boundaries rule leaves to the instruments and the evidence.
Solicitors
Practitioners order the ordinary map to see the registered extent on a Stillorgan file quickly and electronically, and to judge whether a certified plan is required before one is ordered, which keeps the cost proportionate to the need.
Property Owners
Owners view the title plan to see the registered extent of a Stillorgan plot, particularly where a boundary with a neighbour or a shared area is in question.
Anyone Checking Before They Commit
Because the Land Registry Map is delivered electronically and needs only an address to start from, it is the quickest way to see the registered extent of a Stillorgan property before an offer, a boundary conversation, or a decision to order a certified plan. It answers the extent question for information, and shows whether a certified copy is the next step.
Stillorgan sits in the southern suburbs of Dublin, a place that grew from an old village into extensive mid-century estates whose title plans are comparatively recent in character.
Housing spread either side of the dual carriageway from the middle of the last century, around the village and the reservoir, with later apartment and retail development at the centre. A plan here is usually of a house plot on an estate road, mapped as the estate was built, though there are infill sites and apartment curtilages created more recently and larger older houses near the village whose boundaries derive from earlier surveys.
Compulsory first registration reached County Dublin only on 1 June 2011, so some older property may still be unregistered, with no title plan to copy.
Running through all of it is the general boundaries rule. However closely the plan appears to be drawn, the register is not conclusive as to where a boundary legally falls, and the title map shows approximately where a division runs rather than fixing it. A Land Registry Map for Stillorgan is authoritative as to the registered extent, and it is the right document for seeing and understanding that extent — but where the same plan has to be produced under seal to a planning authority, a lender or a court, the Certified Map is what carries that weight. The ordinary map is for information; the certified one is for proof, and knowing which a given situation needs is frequently the most useful thing the map settles. Ordering the ordinary map first, rather than a certified plan by default, keeps the cost proportionate to the question — and where the certified plan does turn out to be needed, the map has already shown exactly what it will contain. Ordered from an address and delivered electronically, it is the quickest and cheapest way to see the registered extent before deciding anything further.
Reading the map as a precise boundary survey
The general boundaries rule means the mapped line shows approximately where a division runs, not where it legally falls. A Land Registry Map for a Stillorgan property is authoritative as to the registered extent but is not a surveyed boundary, and a dispute is settled by the instruments and physical evidence rather than by measuring the plan.
Ordering a map when a certified copy is required
An ordinary map is for information. Where a planning authority, a lender or a court has asked specifically for a certified plan, an uncertified copy will not be accepted — /certified-map/dublin/.
Treating the map as permanently current
The map shows the registered plan as at the date it is produced. Dealings lodged afterwards will not appear, so where a matter runs on for months it is normal to take a fresh copy closer to completion.
Reading a closely drawn estate plot as surveyed
On a Stillorgan estate the general boundaries rule means the mapped line is approximate. The map proves the registered extent, not exactly where a boundary fence or wall stands.
Assuming a divided garden is mapped to the fence
Where a site was divided from a larger mid-century garden, the new boundary is mapped closely but remains a general boundary. The map shows the registered extent, not the exact physical line.
A Land Registry Map shows the registered extent of a Stillorgan property as the register records it, for information. It does not certify the plan under seal, which needs the Certified Map; fix the exact boundary line, which the general boundaries rule places outside the register; show who owns the land or the terms of a burden, which need the folio and the instrument; or cover land that has never been registered. Whether an estate fence matches the registered line, the position of a shared access, and planning history all fall outside what the map records.
Send the address and Eircode of a Stillorgan property, or the folio number together with its county. You do not need a folio number — locating the title plan is what the order does — but if you have one, its county completes it, since numbers repeat across the country.
If the property is a standard estate plot, a recent infill site or an older village house, saying which helps identify the registered plot to be mapped. Where more than one registered parcel matches what you have described, our team comes back to you before anything is sent so that you receive the right title plan rather than the nearest one.
Delivery time:
The Land Registry Map is supplied as an electronic copy, sent to the email address you provide, so nothing waits on the post. Each map is checked against the property you described before it is sent out.
Where a Stillorgan property cannot be identified from the details supplied, or the land proves to be unregistered so that no title plan exists, we contact you rather than sending something that does not answer your question.
No. An address and Eircode are enough to locate the title plan, and the folio number is not required. Folio numbers repeat across counties in any event, so an address is frequently the more reliable identifier, and locating the plan is part of what the order does.
As an electronic copy sent to the email address you give us, within. Nothing waits on the post, and each map is checked against the property you described before it is sent.
No. Even on a closely mapped estate plot, Ireland registers general boundaries, so the plan shows the registered extent approximately rather than fixing the legal line of a fence. It shows what is registered, not the exact position on the ground.
Where the division is registered, yes — the plan shows the registered parcels as they now sit. Because Ireland registers general boundaries, the mapped line is approximate rather than a surveyed division between the two.
Not on its own. A planning authority normally requires a certified plan under seal, so the ordinary Land Registry Map is for your own use and understanding, while the Certified Map — /certified-map/dublin/ — is the document a planning application actually needs.
Not on its own. A planning authority normally requires a certified plan under seal, so the ordinary map is for your own use and the Certified Map — /certified-map/dublin/ — is what an application needs.
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